I'm In Love With Lisa +Addendum

Lisa Horne is a contributing writer for Fox Sports.

This is an except from her latest entry: The House Rules For College Football

"August 28th, the first day of college football, should be viewed as a National holiday and treated with the utmost dignity and respect.

Every one of the games will be the most beautiful games I have ever watched, and South Carolina v NC State, an ESPN Thursday night special, will be watched with tears in my eyes as soon as the theme music starts up."

Addendum

Continuing with the theme of women sports writers - here's a link to a revised column by Heather Dinich of ESPN.

Heather put together a piece ranking the toughest places to play football in the ACC. It was right about 40% and totally wrong about 60%.

She and ESPN got so much flack - she wrote a revised column / blog entry.

She got it right on stadiums 1 through 4 on the second time around. Still don't get her 'thing' with Bobby Dodd in Atlanta.

She moved Carter-Finley from number 11 to number 4 - which is absolutely correct.

In the ACC, the top 4 toughest places to play - Clemson, Florida State, Virginia Tech and NC State are all big time, passionate and loud.

After those top 4, it's a pretty dramatic drop in atmosphere and fan support at the other 8 ACC schools. You can pretty much lump everyplace else in the ACC together.

Heck, East Carolina has a bigger time football atmosphere than the remaining 8 ACC schools. (Don't tell 'em I said that. We don't want those Down East rednecks to get the Big Head and all.)

We're not winning the way we'd like - but that doesn't mean Carter-Finley is a pushover place to play in. Not by a long shot.

We're loud, we're rambunctious and we sell out Carter-Finley year after year after year. With losing records no less.

The way folks around here carry on about football, you'd think we'd have a long tradition of winning teams and national expectations.

We've got the expectations. The winning will get there.

(Bill's prediction: 6 and 6 this year - but next year - look for no less than 8 and 4)

Clemson

Speaking of expectations and predictions. I almost feel sorry for Tommy Bowden down there at Clemson. If Tom O'Brien were coaching this year's Clemson squad - they'd go undefeated and would play for the BCS National Championship.

But Tommy B will find a way to lose at least 1 and possibly 2 games during the regular season. I'm pulling for 'em though. I'd like to see them play in (and win) the Orange Bowl.