[Tuck4Bama]

ATLANTA (AP) -- The Atlanta committee which organized the Chick-fil-A Bowl announced final plans on Friday for Clemson and Alabama to open the 2008 season in the Georgia Dome.

Atlanta Sports Council officials have been in negotiations with the schools for months to play the neutral-site game in Atlanta on Aug. 30, with tickets distributed evenly between the schools.

Chick-fil-A Bowl president Gary Stokan said last week plans for the game were put on hold while the committee focused on the bowl game, but he said talks would resume this week.

Alabama played Florida State in Jacksonville on Sept. 29 this season in a similar neutral-site arrangement. Each team received $2 million for the game. Florida State won, 21-14, before a Jacksonville-record crowd of 85,412.

SI.com - NCAA Football - Clemson to play Alabama in Georgia Dome in '08 - Friday January 4, 2008 3:28PM

[Stoney]

You know this game may just well feature the best of the ACC-vs-SEC no doubdt this game will have far reaching implications. Even when Clemson loses this game they still have time to regain thier #9 status by beating up on the ACC. This game will be a good measuring stick for Bowden to see just how good his 4 & 5 star recruits are. DeQuan is supposed to be a real beast but will he be able to penetrate against the all-american offensive lineman at Alabama? That will be a battle to be seen.. More importantly who is going to be the Tigers QB? Will Proctor or an unknown? This game will answer so many questions I am salivating for kickoff !!!!

This game will set the tone for the 2008 college football season and with it ride the hopes and dreams of millions of fans.

[Stoney]

Here kitty kitty....

[conwell2549]

QB for Clemson is still Harper. Last year he had over a 65% completion percent and over 140 QB rating. And with the return of Spiller and Davis the best one, two punch in the ACC last year its fair to say Bama will have their hands full. Clemson is preseason ranked near or in the top 10 but with Tommy Bowden still the head coach anything can happen. Clemson has a bad habit of playing up or down to their competition.

[Stoney]

So what are you thinking about this game?