A special day

It's that time again. The experts making wild comments. The drama. The anticipation. Super Tuesday? Nope. I'm talking about National Signing Day.

In the next few hours, we'll see rivals and scout get maximum hits. We'll hear experts like Lemming and Luginbill drool over 17 and 18 year old boys in ways that would seem indecent on any other day of the year. We'll see names like Perry, Pryor, and Jones make some 40 year old 220 pound alum's day while breaking the heart of several others.

If we're lucky slightly more than half of the elite, will actually be elite. We'll also completely forget about these rankings in 4 years when the bulk of these kids actually get playing time. We'll forget that Kansas and Missouri had great seasons with mediocre recruiting classes while Miami and Notre Dame continue their trend of underachieving and losing in bowl games (when they're actually bowl-eligible that is).

All that being said, let's take this day for what it is. Another chance to think about college football even though it's 6 months until the first game of 2008 kicks off.