The country’s best 2017 college football preview with 130 team previews and more Contents How to have more fun as a CFB fan 2 by Jason Kirk The secret is really simple, but might take some practice. FAQ: What average fans should know 3 by Alex Kirshner Missed the entire offseason? That's probably healthy. Let's get you all caught up before Week 1. The oral history of Boise State 4 by Bill Connelly I went to Boise to hear from players, coaches, and players-turned-coaches on how a team in the middle of football nowhere accomplished all this. Coach O tells the story of landing the LSU job 5 by Steven Godfrey He had his dream job in his hands. Then he lost it. Eight days later, he had it, after a Thanksgiving game overshadowed by rumors. How Clemson became social media national champs 6 by Richard Johnson With one guiding question as a mission statement, the Tigers athletic department dominates the game of phones. Is Fleck the next Harbaugh? 7 by Alex Kirshner When you're this relentlessly yourself, you run out of peers to count as comparisons. How the nickel became base defense 8 by Ian Boyd Being a nickelback used to mean being your team's fifth-best DB. Now it might mean you're a Heisman finalist. Meet Atlanta's amazing new stadium 9 by Morgan Moriarty The astounding new home of the Falcons is also college football's biggest 2017 stage. All 130 teams ranked, from Alabama to Texas State 10 by Bill Connelly After spending hours of study on every single team, here's how Bill stacks them up. Bowl projections, from the Playoff on down 11 by Jason Kirk Let's pick all 39 bowls and the National Championship, weeks before the season begins. 130 Team Previews ACC12 Big 1213 Big Ten14 Pac-1215 SEC16 Independents17 American18 Conference USA19 MAC20 Mountain West21 Sun Belt22 And much more The champ will be one of these 10 teams by Bud Elliott 23 Why we love such a static sport by Bud Elliott 24 Our interview with Uncle Verne by Richard Johnson 25 Interviewing the relentless Dino Babers by Richard Johnson 26 The spread has changed football forever by Alex Kirshner 27 How music works in locker rooms by Morgan Moriarty 28 The most overrated team from every preseason poll by Jason Kirk 29 Do the 2 best 2017 QBs play for rivals? by Michael Bird 30 How one of the best OCs ever will change Ohio State by Ian Boyd 31 The creative consultant LSU needed by Ian Boyd 32 Ranking all 19 of Saban's losses at Bama by Jason Kirk 33 Replaying ‘NCAA Football 05’ Classics mode by Kofie Yeboah 34 20 new uniforms show the trend is simplicity by Morgan Moriarty 35 Meet the women who run recruiting by Morgan Moriarty 36 How does the next generation feel about concussions? by Alex Kirshner 37 CFB's lack of black coaches is a pipeline problem by Richard Johnson 38 Ranking 16 potential Chip Kelly destinations by Jason Kirk 39 Do recruits even remember your team's last title? by Bud Elliott 40 Inside Taggart's first Signing Day at Oregon by Steven Godfrey 41 Facebook: @SBNationCollegeFootball Twitter: @SBNationCFB CFB newsletter: Subscribe here Snapchat: SBNationCFB Instagram: SBNationCollegeFootball © 2017 Vox Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved