Predictions are what makes the preseason so fun. Everybody starts on equal footing. Every team has the same dreams of a national championship.

Having said that, the preseason is has less than 24 hours of life left as the 2010 college football season gets underway Thursday. So before we embark on yet another crazy season, let’s see what some of the analysts predict for postseason play before they’ve had a chance to see the teams on the field (the best is saved for last):

CBS Sports – Kentucky vs. Georgia Tech in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl

ESPN (Mark Schlabach) – Kentucky vs. North Carolina in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl

ESPN (Andrea Adelson) – Cincinnati vs. Kentucky in the Birmingham Bowl

Sports Illustrated – Penn State vs. Kentucky in the Outback Bowl