Entering a new season, there may be no greater thrill for the college football fan than to be prepared with the lowdown on the hottest storylines, names and trends. For sure, you don't want to be caught spouting last season's conventional wisdom at this season's tailgate parties.

Check out the 2002 college football season "What's Hot, What's Not" List below, then wade into a local fraternity tailgate, climb aboard your favorite barstool, sidle into a debate among co-workers, or -- in the timeless tradition of the List -- impress your date:

What's Hot, What's Not in college football 2002
Category	Hot	Not
Heisman promotional campaign	No promotion -- let numbers do talking	Posters on grain silos
Hot QB in Texas	Kliff Kingsbury (Texas Tech)	Chris Simms (Texas)
Blood-boiling rivalry	Miami-Florida	Ohio State-Michigan
Player's violation	Dirty things in other people's closets	Plagiarism
"He Hate Me" Heisman campaign	Casey Clausen (Tennessee)	EJ Henderson (Maryland)
Underground Heisman candidate	Dave Ragone (Louisville)	Onterrio Smith (Oregon)
Miami's biggest problem	Expectations	Challengers
Please give him more pub	Marquel Blackwell (South Florida)	Chris Rix (Florida State)
Mecca for road-trip junkies	Neyland Stadium (Tennessee)	Kyle Field (Texas A&M)
Poll to respect	"Online by fans	Media
State of Florida coaching style to emulate	Coker's mellowness	Zook's frenzy
Cripes, he's still in college?	Terrence Edwards (Georgia)	Jason Thomas (UNLV)
Bandwagon team to root for	Washington State	Fresno State
Tailgate debate fodder	Who's better -- Eli or Peyton?	Eli Manning -- stay or go pro?
Sideline fashion statement	Golf-style wind shirt	Sweater-vests
Player haircut style	Shaved clean	Tight 'fro
Mascot	The LSU Tiger	That Seminole guy on the horse
Mr. Excitement	Reggie Williams	Charles Rogers
Shoes to fill	Major Applewhite	Steve Spurrier
Special-teams gimmick	Fake field goals	Fake punts
Tailgate grub	Turkey burgers	Grilled corn-on-the-cob
"He's due" coach	Glen Mason (Minnesota)	Mike Bellotti (Oregon)
Coaching cliché	"It was a total team effort."	"One game a time."
Conference to watch	Big 12	WAC
BCS hot button	Team's win total	Margin of victory
"Me-too" offensive philosophy	Mix it up	Run it up
Prototype QB	Calls his own plays	Super-sized
Game-day eye candy	Dance teams	Cheerleaders
Tailgate mixer	Tailgate mixer	Caffeine-laced sport drinks
Sleeper	Memphis	Maryland
Colorado BMOC	Jeremy Bloom	Chris Brown
What you'll be singing after the Fiesta Bowl	"We Are the Boys From Old Florida"	"Boomer Sooner"

Dan Shanoff is a columnist for Page 2. His "What's Hot, What's Not" trend-spotting list appears Thursdays. Got inside scoop on an up-and-coming trend? Want to declare something passé? Send this glimpse of your hipness to hotnotlist@yahoo.com.