I can’t really preface this story with anything. So I’m just going to let you read the insanity below:

Witnesses said a man and his former wife were shot to death over an argument about the Alabama-Louisiana State University football game, though a spokesman for the slain man’s family disputed that Monday.

“Basing it on this ball game is totally false,” said Shannon Odom, the half brother of Dennis James Smith.

Smith, 41, and Donna Kaye Hall Smith, 39, were shot to death about 7 p.m. Saturday in the rural community of Owassa in southern Alabama, the Conecuh County sheriff’s office said. The two divorced about five years ago but had recently gotten back together and were planning to remarry, Odom said.

Michael W. Williams, 28, was charged with two counts of murder in the shooting at his home, where he and others had watched the game. He was being held Monday without bond and a sheriff’s investigator did not know if he had an attorney.

People at Williams’ home said the dispute was over the game, which Alabama won 27-21 in overtime, an investigator said. Witnesses said Williams was an Alabama fan and Dennis Smith rooted for LSU, but Odom disputed that, describing Smith as an “adamant Tide fan.”

I’d paste the whole thing in here, but it’s too long. Long story short, some angry LSU fans got killed by some angry Alabama fan. And it should be noted that the angry LSU fans went at an angry Alabama fan with a pistol, when the angry Alabama fan had a shotgun.

Shotgun or a pistol? If you’re ever wondering which fan base is smarter, look no further than a shotgun vs a pistol.

Then again, killing two people over a game — especially when your team freaking wins! — doesn’t exactly put you at the top of the IQ totem pole.

It’s not even smack talk, really. But the media and papers love to blow a situation like this out of shape, so I figure I’ll do the same.

With the Florida/LSU game looming this weekend, and possible National Title hopes on the line (for LSU, anyway; you generally kiss away any hopes of that when you lose to Ole’ Miss), what’s at stake isn’t enough. So now some LSU guys are talking, and they’re saying if they get a shot at Tim Tebow, they’re taking him out.

And Tebow thought circumsizing small children in other countries looked painful.

Opening weekend of college football is just about done, but the game I’ve really been looking forward to — when my Vols head to California to face UCLA — will close the weekend tonight (and Rutgers and Fresno St. are about to go at it right now).

With that said, here’s a few thoughts on what’s transpired thus far.

Jackonsville State 14, Georgia Tech 41: The Jackets were able to run for 385 yards in its first game running the triple option. You don’t watch a D-I school beat Jackonsville State and say a system will work, but if Thursday night was an indication, then the system will work.

UGA 45, Georgia Southern 21: This isn’t the kind of game you want to see from the No. 1 team in the nation. That offensive line of Georgia has got to be a question mark.

Youngstown State 0, Ohio State 43: The biggest thing about this game wasn’t the score but the health of Chris Wells. If he’s out for a duration of time, and from what I saw from USC, you’ve gotta give the Trojans the nod during their showdown in two weeks.

USC 52, Virginia 7: Ouch. The ACC really showed that they’re an inferior conference this weekend.

Chattanooga 2, Oklahoma 57: Sadly, the score wasn’t even this close. It was 50-0 at halftime, and then the reserves came in.

Hawaii 10, Florida 56: They didn’t look as sharp as I expeted, but keep in mind that Percy Harvin is still out, but expected to play next week against Miami.

Illinois 42, Missouri 52: Chase Daniel had 323 yards and 3 touchdowns. As good a start as that was, he was outplayed by Juice Williams, who had over 400 yards throwing and 5 TD’s.

Appalachian State 13, LSU 41: There wasn’t going to be another miracle this year. Not against that defensive size and speed.

Villanova 21, West Virginia 48: They’re one of the teams I’ve said will play in the BCS Title game. It wasn’t the best showing, but a win’s a win.

Alabama 34, Clemson 10: Again: The ACC just didn’t show up. The Clemson game was never close, and Tommy Bowden proves again why you can’t rely on Tommy Bowden. You can’t say Alabama has more talent, but they sure did look like it Saturday night.

Louisiana Monroe 0, Auburn 34: I watched this game, and though the score shows a blowout, this game was a lot closer. Auburn’s offense never did click, and that’s hopefully just some rust in the new spread system they’re implementing.

Northern Arizona 13, Arizona State 30: Does anyone really think Arizona State will beat UGA? I hope they do, but I’m not really buying into it.

Virginia Tech 22, East Carolina 27: Again: Wake up, ACC.

Washington 10, Oregon 44: Say goodbye to Ty Willingham. He’s on thin ice as is, and losing by 34 points in the opener isn’t the way to start the season.

ESPN has a group of “experts” together to make their picks, and they range widely. There’s a common theme of teams in the BCS Title game: Oklahoma, UGA, Florida, USC, Ohio State, Georgia, and one brave soul picking Missouri, but some of the picks seem off. Two people say Ohio State will win it, and if there’s anything history’s taught us about Ohio State being in a national title game, it’s that won’t not just win, but they’ll get absolutely blown out.

To Todd McShay’s credit — he picked THE Ohio State University to win it all — he at least has them victors over Oklahoma, and not a team from the SEC. Other predictions throughout:

-If they’re right, Clemson will dominate the ACC. If I’m right, Clemson will be a dark horse all year long, and maybe the team that busts the BCS (think Auburn a few years back when they went undefeated in the SEC and got shafted). If Clemson beats Alabama, they’ll be a decent sized favorite the rest of the year.

-Recent odds calculated Georgia of having a 6.2 percent chance of reaching the BCS Title game. It seems low until you look at their schedule, and then you have to wonder if Vegas shot a little high. They play at South Carolina, at Arizona State, Tennessee and Alabama in back-to-back-to-back-to-back games. They get a breather with Vandy, and then it’s off to a gauntlet the likes college football has never seen: At LSU, Florida in Jacksonville — and don’t think Mighty Tim Tebow has forgotten last year — Kentucky in Lexington and then Auburn on the road. So, if you think they’ve got a 6.2 percent chance of going undefeated or only losing one, then you’re clearly no mathmetician, and you’re obviously a tad insane.

-Pittsburgh and South Florida are being picked to win the Big East. Have we forgotten about West Virginia? The team that was one game away from playing for the national title? I know South Florida has had WVU’s number over the last couple of years, but if you think they’re going to have an overall better record than WVU, then you’re smoking that same stuff the guys and gals at UGA are.

-Oklahoma seems to be a lock by these guys to win the Big 12. Missouri has a lot of talent returning, and OU is kind of notorious for late season melt downs (of course, that usually happens in a bowl game).

-Where’s some pub on my Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets? No love for my Tennessee Vols? These guys don’t know anything.

Showing that a student’s grades aren’t important and only his athleticism is, Jacksonville St. has accepted Ryan Perrilloux, where the former star will have two years left of eligibility.

Jacksonville State coach Jack Crowe spoke to the family of Perrilloux earlier this month about the possibility of transferring to the school. Crowe also spoke with LSU coach Les Miles, who explained Perrilloux’s situation to Crowe.

“Les was very kind to spend quite a bit of time explaining the situation to me,” Crowe told The Associated Press. “He’s very optimistic about him being a successful player and a successful student-athlete.”

I’m glad Les has such a great outlook that he decided to kick the guy off of his team. Since Perrilloux redshirted and won’t be docked a year for the transfer, he’ll have two years to really fuck up this opportunity, as well. Somewhere, Texas fans rejoice.

There’s been the lingering question of if Ryan Perrilloux would be the starting QB for LSU this season, and I think that question may have just been answered. Perriloux, who’s most notorious for failing out of classes and having run-ins with the law, has been dismissed from the team.

Perrilloux, who had been suspended three times in his college career, “didn’t fulfill his obligation as an LSU student-athlete,” Miles said in a statement. The school said Friday that Perrilloux is expected to finish out the spring semester.

A lot of coaches out there are on their phones right now in an effort to get Perrilloux to their school. The guy’s a ridiculous talent and, hey, what’s three or four arrests per year? It’s not that bad in the grand scheme of things.

I apologize for not posting last night. I was planning on putting a post up in the second quarter, around the time LSU was starting to pull away, and my Internet was down. It was quite a pain. Though the ‘net was down, my TV was working just fine, or at least fine enough for me to see the beating that took place.

After a 38-24 beatdown of Ohio State, in which 14 points doesn’t do the beating justice, I have to ask:

Do the Buckeyes ever deserve to be in a National Title game again? I’ve heard all week from Big Ten faithful that LSU has never seen an offensive line like this, that they’ve never faced a running game like this, that their offense would go stagnate against Ohio State’s “number one” ranked defense.

Pat Forde writes a great article that covers every reason Ohio State shouldn’t be invited back next year, but I don’t think it’s necessary; with an opener against USC, whether it’s at home or not, I can’t see them winning. And if this team has one loss, I can’t imagine any voters putting them in the BCS Title game, especially if an SEC team is representing.

PS: In the last year now, Ohio State has lost two National Championship games in football, one in basketball, and one in soccer. Those fans will eventually be placed on suicide watch.

Anyway, check out the article. There’s a big buzz right now about a playoff, and a Plus-One, and a million different ideas to fix the system, but the problem with all these ideas is they’re never put in place. I won’t get my hopes up.

It’s quarter number one, play four, I think, and Ohio State’s Chris (Beanie) Wells has just ripped off a 65-yard touchdown run, putting the Buckeyes up quick. It’s 7-0 now, which really doesn’t mean much; it was 7-0 last year, and then they just watched from behind the rest of the game. Dejavu? We shall find out. I’ll try and keep some kind of postings going through the game, though I can’t keep any promises; when you drink and watch football, the posts could stop at the end of the game, and they could stop after this. Don’t be surprised if it’s the latter.

Last night was probably the first ever suspenseful BCS Selection Show — for the most part, people pretty much know who’s going and who’s not; I don’t think anyone thought Boise State was going to sneak past Florida last year and play Ohio State, and, well, voters learned that Michigan sucked at the right time of year — and while it was entertaining and fun to watch, I’m not certain I like the matchups.

Illinois snuck into the Rose Bowl, when everyone other than Florida was hoping they’d play the Gators in the Capital One or Outback. Georgia has Hawaii, which isn’t going to be nearly as close as everyone’s saying, and VT will more than likely blow out a Kansas team that ranked 109 out of the 116 teams in college football when it comes to strength of schedule (all this bad shit said, I think the West Virginia/OU game will be pretty entertaining).

Oh, and I should point out that everyone’s favorite National Championship Game Punching Bag, Ohio State, gets another crack at another SEC team for all the marbles. They got their teeth kicked in last year by the Gators, then lost to the very same team in similar fashion in basketball, and this year they’ll complete the Cycle of Misery.

I haven’t seen the early line yet, but I’m jumping all over LSU. People are saying the Buckeyes are underdogs this time, and they’ll be prepared this time, but I’m just not buying — they didn’t play anybody all year and, after all, they’re The Ohio State University, and second place is what they do best.