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Unlike the TV commentators, whose biases, allegiances, etc., often aren't aired, I'm going to go ahead and throw out some info on the 4 guys who will be providing the comments and info for this site. They'll have the opportunity to put everything into their own words as well, but I wanted to give a quick bio sketch so you'll know who's who.

Starting off, there's Brad, who's as big as a Longhorn fan as there can be. Ask him what's wrong with the program, and he'll quickly answer with two words: Greg Davis. A frequent reader of Hornfans and a devoted listener of Austin sports radio, Brad's got the lowdown on Texas sports. And, further showing that he should follow in Mike Leatch's footsteps and use his law degree to be a football coach, the only guy with a winning record (like 3000 to 12) against me in EA Sports NCAA games (2003-2006).

Next up is Jimbo, who can tell you every detail about every Auburn-Alabama game that ever happened. A devoted grad of the university on the plains, Jim is one of our two SEC devotees, who will probably disagree on a lot of things with our next guy . . .

Venu, an equally devoted grad of Alabama. Venu is the go to guy for overs and unders and all the in-depth info about college football. Venu's been running his own preseason college football poll for years, which you can find at his blog, http://www.nairlaw.blogspot.com/. Venu will always have a special place in my memory for being one of three other people cheering on Penn State at BW3s in Austin, when Penn State beat the corn out of Nebraska, at the same time Texas was demolishing the UNC Tar Heels.

Finally, there's me, Dave, a graduate of Dear Old State, and a lifelong Penn State fan. I'm still in the camp that JoePa gets to make the call whether to stay or to go, cause JoePa IS Penn State football. Cut me, and I bleed blue and white. That having been said, I'm more inclined to agree with Athlon's ranking of PSU at 60, than some of the other preseason mags top 25 listings. While you need defense to be champions, you need to score more than 4 points a game to win.

That's it - that's our staff of friendly contributors, with our school allegiances out in the open.

Coming up soon - our conference rankings, national championship picks, and self-administered polls.