Game day: 5:15 p.m.

TAMPA — Just arrived at Raymond James and it’s still pretty dead, at least inside the stadium. A handful of McNeese players are warming up and the band is quietly filing into their section.
Just a few things. Of course it has been reported that Pat Julmiste will start at quarterback. No shock there. He would have been my choice, but for those watching the game at home on ABC 28, redshirt freshman Matt Grothe should see some playing time.
Should be interesting to see how Grothe does, and who the quarterback’s new favorite receiver turns out to be, especially on the four wide sets with a single back in the back field. That will be Moise Plancher, who was one of the few players to show up at the media conference Tuesday.
Plancher was fun to talk to on the side. I usually like to talk to the players on what it’s like to be a student. Sometimes it’s funny because these players have just as good war stories about the first day of classes, parking and other college clichés.
Turns out Plancher doesn’t own a car. He did at one point, but last year it got towed and he just led the DMV auction it off. Now, he claims, he gets rides from a few players here and there, but walks to most things, including to the athletic facility, on campus.
That’s all I got for now. Sorry its not much, but it is game day, and just walking up through the parking lot to the stadium, I could feel electricity in the air.
There are fans who really enjoy this: Bulls’ games. They are die hard USFers and will do anything for their green and gold. Then there are the fans who just like college football, The raised beer can cheers made me laugh, which then made me realize college football will always be college football.

Mike Camunas