Rise and shine, Bulldog Nation!

Welcome to the general college football game day open comment thread, which is designed to serve your general college football game day commenting needs as you enjoy the multitude of important contests taking place around the country check the score of the Boise State game you missed because you had better things to do on a Friday night kill time waiting for 7:00 to get here.

The game-specific comment thread for tonight's crucial SEC East showdown between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Tennessee Volunteers in Knoxville is scheduled to open for business at 6:00 this evening. In the meantime, feel free to use this thread to discuss events occurring on gridirons other than the one with the checkerboard end zones, as well as to converse upon such subjects as barbecue, bourbon, music, the Oxford comma, and (if you absolutely must) soccer.

Join in the fun in the comments below!

Go 'Dawgs!