College Game Day: Boston

It's not fair, comparing college town to college town, when you add a Boston College or USC to the mix. They get major metropolises to add to their weight. I find it unfair, so I compare Tallahassee with Chestnut Hill, the west suburb of Boston.

With Miami and Cal ruining marquee matchups this week vs Oklahoma and USC respectively, ESPN's CollegeGameDay threw in the towel and stuck near to their Connecticut offices. The show goes to Chestnut Hill, Boston -- home of Boston College -- Saturday, where one gold team plays another, Florida State. Here's my ESPN article on what to do there.

(One thing you can do -- that you can't in many college towns -- is stroll up on game day and buy $37 tickets.)

The game:
Who really knows? BC has looked okay, and FSU schizo.
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Prediction:
Boston College 21, Florida State 20
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The destinations: Chestnut Hill vs Tallahasee No contest. One (Tallahastown) has a state capitol, a historic capitol and the nearby Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park -- repeat, Edward Ball Wakulla -- where The Creature from the Black Lagoon was filmed. It's home to the world's deepest freshwater spring, where you can swim and keep an eye out to the massive underwater caves below. But watch for Creatures.

Chestnut Hill is pretty, has some bars, and a reservoir -- going to a game is great, but on an anyday, Tallahassee wins as a destination, 16-10.

--> Unfortunately, the park is named for an Edward Ball, pictured, and not an Edward Ball Wakulla.