Going Off The Grid: College Football Media Opines On Big 12 Expansion, Best Uniforms

"Going Off The Grid" is a weekly survey of sports personalities offering their thoughts on a handful of issues in sports and pop culture. This week, four members of the college football media share their expectations for the upcoming season and the state of the sport.

• CBSSports.com's Jon Solomon
  – Binge-watches "House of Cards" in his downtime.
• SI.com's Andy Staples
  – Winter is Coming -- can't get enough "Game of Thrones."
• ESPN's Samantha Ponder
  – Thinks the real stars reside on HGTV.
• FoxSports.com's Stewart Mandel
  – Breathlessly awaiting new episodes of "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

Going Off The Grid
	First college football game covered	Big 12 expansion will be...	Sum up "MACtion" in three words	Best uniform	Biggest issue facing college football
Solomon	Florida State-Maryland in 1994	A cluster (if they even expand)	I rarely watch	Sports writers opining on style is ironic	Long-term health for unpaid players
Staples	The Citadel-Florida in 1998	Hilarious	Best Tuesday ever	Georgia. Silver britches rule	Giving the employees a raise
Ponder	USC-Michigan in the 2007 Rose Bowl	About money	Buffet of goodness	Legally obligated (by marriage) to say FSU	Mo money, mo problems
Mandel	Wake Forest-Northwestern in 1996	Bungled in every conceivable manner	Something to watch	UCLA's powder blues	Coaches minimizing players' violent crimes