"Going Off The Grid" is a weekly survey of sports personalities offering their thoughts on a handful of issues in sports and pop culture. This week, four members of the college football media share their expectations for the upcoming season and the state of the sport.
- CBSSports.com's Jon Solomon
– Binge-watches "House of Cards" in his downtime.
- SI.com's Andy Staples
– Winter is Coming -- can't get enough "Game of Thrones."
- ESPN's Samantha Ponder
– Thinks the real stars reside on HGTV.
- FoxSports.com's Stewart Mandel
– Breathlessly awaiting new episodes of "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
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First college football game covered | Big 12 expansion will be... |
Sum up "MACtion" in three words |
Best uniform |
Biggest issue facing college football |
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 Solomon |
Florida State-Maryland in 1994 | A cluster (if they even expand) | I rarely watch |
Sports writers opining on style is ironic |
Long-term health for unpaid players |
 Staples |
The Citadel-Florida in 1998 | Hilarious | Best Tuesday ever | Georgia. Silver britches rule | Giving the employees a raise |
 Ponder |
USC-Michigan in the 2007 Rose Bowl | About money | Buffet of goodness | Legally obligated (by marriage) to say FSU | Mo money, mo problems |
 Mandel
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Wake Forest-Northwestern in 1996 | Bungled in every conceivable manner |
Something to watch |
UCLA's powder blues | Coaches minimizing players' violent crimes |
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