The glorious day has finally arrived! Say goodbye to those boring Saturday afternoons because college football season is back. The action kicks off tonight with UNLV/Wisconsin on ESPN.

We’ve teamed up with our friends over at Effing Gear to offer up our conference and national champion predictions. Check out our picks and be sure to leave a comment with your guess at this year’s national champion. We’ll award one lucky commenter with his or her choice of any Effing Gear t-shirt offered on The Man Registry. (more info below).

BCS Conference Champion Predictions

SEC – Alabama Crimson Tide (11-1)

Big 10 – Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-2)

Big 12 – Oklahoma Sooners (12-0)

Pac 12 – Stanford Cardinal (10-2)

ACC -Florida State Seminoles (10-2)

Big East – West Virginia Mountaineers (9-3)

National Championship Game

Oklahoma over Alabama

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Now for the fun part. Leave a comment below with your national championship prediction (Team A over Team B). At the end of the day on Friday (9/2/11), we’ll select one entry at random and that person will win their choice of any Effing Gear t-shirt that we offer.

Effing Gear is an ingeniously awesome new company that offers a college-inspired, playful clothing line that puts an emphasis on fun. We recently partnered with them to carry their line of campus tees. The winner of our giveaway will receive the Effing shirt of their choice from one of the following schools/teams: Iowa State, Texas, LSU, Mizzou, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Colorado, TCU, Kansas State, Syracuse and Baylor. Good luck!

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[Money & Men] 10 Things NOT to be Cheap About – guyism

WTF Are These Grooms Wearing? – staggered usa

Top 5 Songs for a Stormy Wedding Day – gigmasters

What are the Differences Between Suit Styles? – primer magazine

How to Avoid the Post-Wedding Blues – hitched media

The Three Rings of Marriage – wedinator

The Top 10 Must-Try Grooming Experiences – ask men

Wedding Guests Airlifted to Safety After Hurricane Irene – huffington post

Scott Pilgrim-Themed Marriage Proposal – love, the yes girls

Groom Outfit & Accessory Inspiration – the boho wedding blog

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Wanna know something cool about this latest viral marriage proposal video? I actually know the groom from my college days. Sadly, I cannot take credit for giving him the idea for this creative proposal. Major props to Dave for planning this out and keeping it a surprise.

Credit – A Dang Engagement from dave jacobsen on Vimeo.

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