TCU/LSU is going to be great. I can't wait.
I'm also looking forward to:
UNC v SCar although I think that the OBC should handle them. There's nothing that brings me greater joy than watching Spurrier try to coach a QB when the season begins.
This is also a big game for a lot of schools in terms of recruiting. Carolina is a hotbed of recruits. SCar, Clemson, UNC, VT, NCSU, Tennessee, UGA, Bama, LSU, Ohio State are ALL in the Carolinas trying their best to lure the talent bred there to their campus. The Carolinas, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Alabama (before Saban), Mississippi, Louisiana (before Miles) are traditional recruiting battlefields. Games like UNC/SCar should be important, especially considering it's the first week of the season, and a lot of prospects from NC/SC will have their eyes on that game leading up to accepting offers/visits from other schools.
Ole Miss vs Vandy isn't a huge game nationally, but it features two up-and-coming coaches parading their programs as "the next big thing." This game is an SEC rivalry (a lot of people wouldn't usually care about that), so they aren't fond of each other anyway.
This is an early litmus test for James Franklin, who wants to propel Vanderbilt to that next level. If they're going to prove that they're a tier above programs like Ole Miss, they have to win on national TV.
On the other side, Hugh Freeze has got to prove that he's more than a goober looking dude with a knack for recruiting. For both of these programs, this game is a HUGE launching pad for continuing their respective successes from 2012. Both have overachieved, both are trying to get a following behind them, both are looking to prove that they "don't have time for programs like Vanderbilt or Ole Miss" (depending on what side of the fence you fall on). On top of all that, it's the New Money Vandy Grads vs the Old Money Ole Miss Legacies, which makes for great golf course trash talk.
Nevada at UCLA - who is UCLA? What will their identity be in 2013?
Kentucky vs Western Kentucky - they 'posed to be SEC
FIU at Maryland - I'm a closet FIU fan. This is the kind of game that Maryland loses, for whatever reason.
Central Michigan at Michigan - the start of a six week Heisman campaign for Michigan's Gardner.
Mississippi State vs Oklahoma State - I think OkSt should have a dominating performance, considering Miss St lost their two best corners and OkSt slings the shyt out of the rock.
Boise State v Washington - This is going to be a very very good game. I really like the Huskies ever since Sark got there.
Bama/VT - This is probably going to end up being Saban tucking Beamer in, but it's still Virginia Tech vs Alabama.
UGA at Clemson - AWWWWWWESOME. Can't wait. I want to see how for real UGA's run game is as opposed to whatever Bama and Yeldon put up against VT.
I think that Yeldon is the best running back in the country, and barring an injury, I expect him to be better than Lacy, Richardson, and Ingram.