...for The Deuce and I to make our annual pilgrimage to Game Stop at midnight, after a few drinks, of course, and collect our pre-bought copies of NCAA Football 2008. We were the oldest guys there by 10 years 3 years ago, and now it's beyond creepy. However, I think that feeling like a weirdo is a small price to pay for revamped recruiting and fresh rosters.

The MIB will no doubt be simulating the 2014 season as early as tomorrow, and I will be taking the Gothenburg Swedes to the Big 12 title game by the end of the week, despite starting them off as an academic powerhouse.

My prediction is that the Huskers will be ranked approximately 18th in the game, which is probably fair. The new animation videos on easports.com, especially the hit stick and group tackling, lead me to believe that this game will be awesome.

My goal a year ago was to own a PS3 by the time this game came out, but now I will have to be content with the PS2 version and hope that Sony still exists for NCAA 2009. No sure bet there. Maybe they will have a Wii version by next year...

If anyone has any predictions about the game, leave a comment. And we'll be getting a few beers before getting to Game Stop at 11:45 to stand in line with the kids, feel free to invite yourself and bask in the solemn glow of loserdom. It's amazing that either one of us has ever spoken to a female.