Week 2 of the college football season is always a grind. You've got last year's numbers, preseason projections, and a one-game sample size. And none of them fully agree yet. Some teams looked exactly like we thought they would. Others threw total curveballs and then there are the matchups from Week 1 that don't really tell us anything at all.

This is the week where you lean on your priors, tweak where you have to, and trust what you've actually seen. It's uncomfortable, it's messy, and honestly, that's what makes Week 2 fun.

I'm adding to that fun with a bold live dog, and a rivalry total that probably makes me a little too optimistic. No spoilers yet, but let's just say we're testing a couple of defenses, trusting a trend or two, and maybe daring the market to prove us wrong.

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