I live in the South. And for the people in this region college football season never really ends. It just takes a six-month TV timeout. And instead of taking a trip to the john or grabbing another cold beer, the hibernation of their National Sport of the Confederacy simply gives these folks an opportunity to brag up their teams and make wild and baseless college football predictions for the upcoming fall.

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We are at the beginning of fall practice, the true genesis of the quest for the 2009 Bowl Championship Series national championship, and just weeks away from the release of the initial college football poll. I guess that is close enough to kickoff to make some college football predictions on this year’s season.

Below are five 2009 college football predictions. You can consider them futures betting plays, you can consider them suggested wagers, or you can consider them gospel. I will leave that to you. But here are five predictions that I feel will bear fruit through the 2009 college football season:

1. Take Florida (2-to-1) to win the BCS National Championship.
Yeah, it’s chalky. Yeah, it’s obvious. But it’s the equivalent of when Florida basketball brought back all five starters and like six of their top seven from the team that won the national title. I mean, what did you think was going to happen? You could try to get creative here. You could try to beat around the bush. But the bottom line is that Florida’s team was absolutely ridiculous last year – and they brought everyone back. I would be down on the Gators if they had a more daunting schedule. But they really don’t. They are virtually assured a spot in the SEC title game, which has become a BCS playoff with the winner going to the national title game. If they win that SEC championship then they will face another soft Big 12 team in the championship. We’ve seen how that story ends.

2. Take Clemson (4-to-1) and Florida State (4-to-1) to win the ACC Championship Game.
If you bet $250 on each play you’ll be in a great position to hedge and lock up a profit on Dec. 5. One of those two is going to win the Atlantic. They will likely play Virginia Tech in the ACC Championship. If they do, then you bet $600 on the Hokies to win. You’re guaranteed a profit, since Va. Tech will be favored. If for some reason one of the other teams from the Coastal upset Tech and get to the title game then you might have a favorite at 4-to-1 and then you can bet $500 (money line) or $600 (with the points and going for a middle) on an underdog team like North Carolina or Miami.

3. Take Illinois (+600) and Michigan State (+500) to win the Big Ten.
I really like Iowa to do some damage in this conference this year as well. It’s tough to bet against Ohio State, but that team is just not up to the caliber that they have been for the past three seasons. I have little, if any, faith in Penn State this year because of their losses on the defensive side of the ball and in the receiving corps. My preseason pick is actually the Illini to take the title. They get Penn State and Michigan State at home and they get Ohio State early, and with two weeks to prep. If Illinois wins one of those games then they are still in a decent position to go 6-2 and earn at least a tie. If they win two of those games they only have to avoid an upset at Minnesota on Nov. 7. Michigan State misses Ohio State entirely and they get Penn State at home on the last game of the year. Other than that, they have tricky road games at Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota. If they win two, hold serve at home, then they will be playing at home for the conference title against the Nittany Lions on Nov. 21.

4. The Pac-10 title won’t be worth wagering on.
I don’t know what’s up with the Pac 10, but last year I thought that it was really shaky and this year I think that the conference is really shaky. USC is very vulnerable this season and the odds just don’t warrant a play. Cal has the title in its sights but they have to win at Oregon, at UCLA, at Arizona State, at Stanford, and at Washington (and that’s IF they beat USC) to take the cake. Oregon is kind of a mess this year and I don’t think they have it in them on the defensive side of the ball. Other than that, who is left? The odds aren’t great on anyone and the most likely scenario is that USC ends up losing to Cal, but winning the title anyway. That’s what these power programs do. So I would ride dogs hard in conference play and not bother with trying to score a futures bet.

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5. Take Tim Tebow (+200) and Colt McCoy (+250) to win the Heisman Trophy.
Again, chalky. But let’s not overthink this. The odds suggest that both will be in New York the night that it’s announced. I know this much: Sam Bradford will NOT win the Heisman. So if you have eliminated one of the top players, and if you bet $100 on the other two, then you’re in good shape in my book. If you’re looking for a few other potential longshots I would suggest Noel Devine (+3500), Zac Robinson (+6500), and maybe Jonathan Dwyer (+1200).