Heading into college football, what's got everyone's attention? Here's some of my thoughts in no particular order.

I'd like to have a discussion on these and your thoughts to help prime for the season.

• NY6 contenders in Troy and APP, and possibly Arkansas State if they can score an upset or two vs Nebraska / Miami.

• SBC Week 1 and Week 2 statement games for OOC. Its no secret these two weeks are the most viewed weeks in college football and give us the most visibility. APP at UGA, Troy at Boise, South at Ole Miss, Arkansas State at Nebraska to name a few.

• SBC contenders Arkansas State, Appalachian State, and Troy. Darkhorses in Idaho and Georgia Southern with South Alabama getting the sleeper/shocker pick if they can avoid injuries and play with a chip on their shoulders.

• Arkansas State removing Buster Faulkner from his offensive coordinator position and Georgia Southern moving back to a true triple option offense.

• Nearly the entire conference looks to improve this year. Eyes are on Georgia State, Texas State, and Louisiana Monroe, especially.

• Louisiana and New Mexico State are two teams we aren't sure will be improved. Big question marks surrounding Louisiana. Improvement could be on the horizon, but there's turnover to be addressed alongside some off the field issues. New Mexico State would benefit from a healthy Larry Rose III and a senior QB in Tyler Rogers, but can Doug Martin take his program to a mid level SBC team this year?

• Can Idaho keep their chip on their shoulder this year? After they proved all the doubters wrong they ended the season with a 9-4 record and absolutely manhandled what many see as the preseason MWC Champ for 2017.

• Veteran QBs from Troy, APP, and Idaho getting one last shot. Silvers, Lamb, and Linehan are the embodiment of SBC football all having been four year starters. Other senior QBs Justice Hansen Tyler Rogers and Conner Manning are other names to keep an eye on.

• Marquee Conference Games: APP vs GS, GS vs GSU, TROY vs ARKST, TROY vs USA, IDAHO vs APP and TROY, GS vs TROY, ARKST vs LOUISIANA. Add your suggestions to this list.

• SBC vs CUSA. Matchups aren't great with our lower level programs playing their mid level and top level programs. Will be great if we can win this series.

• Coastal Carolina enters the fray as a pretty strong FCS program with lots of turnover going into SBC play. Head coach is also out for the season.

• SBC position within the G5. Outlook is good, but can the SBC realize its potential this year?

• SBC High Octane Offenses: Troy and Arkansas State look to lead the way, but don't leave out Idaho, GS, and APP.

• SBC Stiff Defenses: APP and Arkansas State lead the way with Troy in the mix. Louisiana and GSU have a chance to be in this group.