I'm not skilled/motivated enough to provide the thread intro often found to initiate a race weekend, but having not seen one, I thought I'd put folks on alert in case it was missing from radar. 2017 is shaping up as an absolute blast for the 'ship. Fantasy dudes -- be sure to make your picks. The rest of you, start talkin' smack. I'll start: Cal surely will win at home if it rains. If not, he should have. There.