Best opening weekend ever? We say yes

Between Alabama-USC, Houston-Oklahoma and Texas A&M-UCLA, we really do think this might be the best weekend ever.

Best weekend ever?

How about an established power versus the feared upstart? Perhaps the golden boy West Coast QB against the mauling defensive end from Texas A&M? Or how about defending the champions battling a fallen powerhouse?

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And that weekend extends into Monday.

Best weekend ever? We'd say so.

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Published Sep 2, 2016 | Modified Sep 2, 2016

ANDY STAPLES

Senior writer Andy Staples has covered college football for SI since 2008, developing an encyclopedic index of the best food in every college town along the way.

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