I suppose in part because they lost Monday Night Football, ABC is now going to have regular primetime college football games on Saturday nights. Seems a little weird, since Saturday night football is also a staple of ABC’s kid sister, ESPN, does it not? I dunno. It’s a little too early to start thinking about football, but hey, the more football that’s on, the better.

One little quibble with ABC, though… does the color guy have to be Bob Davie? Never in my life have I been watching a game called by Bob Davie, and thought to myself, “Wow, Bob Davie’s doing a really good job.” Never have I heard anyone else say that, or anything remotely similar to it. “Man, I’d like to whack Bob Davie in the groin with a 9-iron,” however, is something I’ve heard at least three dozen times.

I don’t really have much of a problem with Brent Musburger… yes, he’ll probably be drunk for most of these games. And yes, he doesn’t actually provide a lot of information about the games or players, other than, “Let me tell you somethin’, folks, this guy is big.” But hey… he’s Brent Musburger. He’s like your alcoholic uncle that just shows up around holidays, says some weird stuff, and makes himself the center of attention. He’s not going to make your life better in any way, but you’re never unhappy to see him, either. When he’s around, at least you know it’s an occasion.

They kick it off on September 2nd with Notre Dame/Georgia Tech. Ohio State/Texas is the next week, followed by Nebraska/USC.