As surely as the dog days of summer slowly crawl toward September, a new college football season will soon be upon fans throughout the nation.

Many of these excited followers will point to the "big game" their team has in the bag because of home-field advantage.

Last season Penn State visited Ohio State, Alabama traveled to Georgia, and Boise State went to Oregon.

All three games featured comparatively equal squads, but followers of the home teams felt they had a definite advantage.

The hometown supporters roared before and during the games. There would be no turning back; this was their time to win. <...

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