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This picture above can answer the question to the title of this blog post. These are the two worse things ever and I mean EVER to happen to college football. Kirk Herbstreet or “Herbie” as Brent Musburger likes to say is the two problems that college football needs to fix. It’s clear ESPN is not going to step-in and it’s time the NCAA did. Herbie and Brent tell voters where to vote and which teams belong where. The problem is they use their bias opinions and rank bad teams way too high. This causes problems and we have teams in the top 25 that don’t belong there. The USC Trojans is Kirk Herbstreet’s team. He has blamed a ABC camera man for being a fan of USC and acted like he felt bad for him when Stanford destroyed USC earlier this year. Kirk was just feeling bad his team lost and he tried to divert the attention to a ABC camera man; who had just taken a nasty fall when a college football player bulldozed him over during a game.

If you want to see college football cleaned up; then fixed the Herbstreet and Musburger problem:

*Not allowed to predict what the polls will say the next day

*Not allowed to do commercials with the USC coach

*Not allowed to call games or be on TV period

Get rid of Kirk and Brent and college football could correct a lot of problems. Neither one of these two will admit Alabama and Florida are the best two teams in college football. We want the BCS to put the two best teams in the nation against each other? Then put the Crimson Tide and Gators on a football field and let them play a game for all the marbles. Don’t rely on the SEC to fix these problems and the SEC Championship Game should only be round 1 and college fans should get to see these two great teams play more than once this year. We could see who the true champions of college football is if we matched these two teams up twice.

Sound like a bad idea? Well it wasn’t a few years back when Michigan and Ohio State played a close match up in college football. These two and other ESPN folks wanted to see a rematch of the Ohio State and Michigan game because they said these were the best two teams in college football. Michigan went on to lose after these strong statements and Florida pounded Ohio State in the big title game. Now we have the same situation, but now all the games are done. The only losing that can be done is to each other. If you want to see the two best teams in college football go at it; then send Texas and TCU to their own bowl game and let’s see Alabama and Florida have a rematch.

I’m sure you guys remember the Michigan and Ohio State year and these two played and it was a 2 point difference in the final score. So many wanted to see a rematch here, but not 1 word with Bama and Florida. Texas can’t hang with either one of these two teams and those small schools that are sporting undefeated records should not even be in the top 10 right now. Let’s face it. The Southern teams can’t produce undefeated teams because there is so much talent and competition in the ACC and SEC. We had to create our own championship games in these college divisions, so we could at least see two good games each year.

The ACC Championship Game between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and Clemson Tigers will be better than any other bowl match up. The Alabama and Florida game for the SEC Championship in Atlanta at the Georgia Dome is where the Super Bowl of college football will be played in 2009. You heard me right. The college Super Bowl is going to be held on December 5th in Atlanta, Georgia and this will determine the best team in college football. The BCS Bowl Games will determine nothing and I mean nothing. The BCS will have no attractive games on their slate. If they pick the Texas Longhorns to face a team from the SEC; then remember that famous line from Rambo, “if you plan to send that many in, then be sure to remember one thing” (What’s that?) “a good supply of body bags”. Alabama and Florida are both about 5 speeds ahead of the Texas football program and college fans deserve a better match up for their BCS Championship Game. The only team in the nation that could stand a chance against a Alabama or Florida team from the SEC will be the team that wins the ACC Championship.

I will be rooting for Alabama in the SEC Championship Game and I hope the Crimson Tide defeat Tim Tebow and company. I do think Florida is a slightly better team and I see the Gators winning 38 to 24 in the Big SEC Championship Game in Atlanta. That’s my prediction for the SEC match up and I also have one for the ACC Championship Game. I will go with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to beat the Clemson Tigers in Tampa Bay, Florida on December 5th with a final score of 33 to 27 in Tech’s favor.

Congratulations to the best 4 teams in college football:

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Clemson Tigers

Florida Gators

Alabama Crimson Tide

Too bad the biggest problem in college football is a couple of sports announcers that can’t look at the teams for who they are and not what they want them to be. Kirk Herbstreet is the worse one in the world for supporting the over ranked USC Trojans and keeping them in the top 25; when they could easily be beat by at least 25 teams in college football. Brent Musberger is a close 2nd for his opinions on where the teams should be ranked in the polls that come out on Sunday. It’s Brent that is telling voters where to put teams and his bias votes has caused all of the problems that college football has had for the last decade or longer. I am begging the NCAA officials to ban Kirk Herbstreet and Brent Musberger from ever doing another college football game and no more national audiences for these two. They chose a Stanford and Notre Dame football game over the Georgia Tech and Georgia rivalry that was clearly the better match up on that Saturday in late November.

I live just north of Florida in the state of Georgia. It isn’t uncommon for the folks living in Georgia to take a vacation down to Florida once a year; since we are bordering states. I have visited a few different places in Florida. I have enjoyed all of my visits to the Sunshine State and there really isn’t a bad destination you could take to Florida. Perhaps if you took a trip to an area in Florida that had an approaching hurricane would not be much fun and would be a bad travel destination, but for the most part they are all fun places to visit.

If I had to select one place in Florida that is better than all the rest; then I would choose panama city beach as my favorite Florida destination. It is hands down the best place to visit in Florida and it might just be the best travel destination in the southeastern United States. You will find Panama City Beach in the pan handle of Florida. It borders the waters in the Gulf of Mexico and if walked straight out through the ocean; then you would end up in the country of Mexico. Panama City Beach does face the South; when you’re looking straight ahead or over the edge of the ocean in the Gulf of Mexico.

I haven’t been to Panama City in Florida recently, so not sure what changes have been made down there. One of the things I always do is eat at a restaurant called Bishops. They have an all-you-can-eat buffet and they have a little bit of everything on it. The seafood is really good there! If you live in Panama City or have visited there recently, please let me know if Bishops is still in business. They have other great seafood restaurants in Panama City Beach. Eating seafood, when I travel to Florida, is a must and you will be hard-pressed to find better seafood any where else in Florida.

Entertainment is always a plus when you make a trip or plan a vacation to a foreign place. Plenty of adult clubs for the older travelers to enjoy in Panama City. There is no shortage of putt putt courses or go-kart tracks for the kids either. Panama City offers a friendly atmosphere to families with small children and they will love all the game rooms and surf shops along the strip.

I have to go to the dog races when I visit Florida and I always check out the greyhounds when I visit Panama City Beach, Florida. There isn’t a greyhound track inside the city, but just a short 30 minute drive away is a dog track for those that like to bet on the dogs. You can bring the kids to the dog track near Panama City called Ebro. They allow all ages in and you just have to keep the children away from the betting area where the tellers are located. I have never took anyone to the greyhound races and they had a bad time. I guarantee you will have a good time, if you visit the dog track, the next time you visit Florida.

No doubts that Panama City Beach is the top travel destination to choose for those that are planning a trip to Florida. Yes, I have visited Daytona Beach before and it is a great place to see too. I just don’t rank Daytona ahead of Panama City, because there is much more to do in Panama City when you compare it to Daytona Beach or other popular places in Florida. I know Mickey Mouse and his friends are great in Central Florida, but I still like Panama City Beach the best. Orlando doesn’t even have a beach and you have to have the sand between your toes if you go to Florida!