Now that it's 2018... here are the year's teams for Following the Compass

I've already updated this on the Following the Compass page, but I did want to alert all of my long time readers to the teams for our annual Following the Compass festivities. First off, what Following the Compass is:
In an effort to see the country and appreciate every team out there, I randomly select two games across the college and professional sports calendars, by first selecting a team and then picking a game off their schedule. This weighs things more towards college sports, which is fine, because that opens up more of the country to my inquiring mind. Last year, the two teams were NYCFC and the Toronto Maple Leafs, so every once in a while, so it's not all college teams all the time.
I try to then select a game, again randomly, off the schedule and try to get to the game. Failing that, I will watch the game on TV or online, and then follow the team for the rest of the year. I already said that it's not college teams all the time but of course this year, it is.
On the eve of the College Football National Championship, I am proud to say that both teams are college football teams. Team number one is the Texas Tech Red Raiders from the Big 12.

The Big 12 is a conference that releases schedules early. I picked the 2nd game off of their schedule, which in 2018 is a non-conference contest with Lamar, an FBS school located in Beaumont. The game will be in Lubbock on September 8th When I was interested in grad school many years ago, I took a swing by Texas Tech, considering it a candidate. I'm curious to see how it looks 10 years later.
The second team is out of the ACC. It will be a conference game, which is problematic, because their conference schedules aren't out yet. Game 7 on the season, which is what I drew, will fall in mid-October. This year, that game was against Clemson. The team I am interested in, however, is Syracuse.

When their schedule comes out, I will certainly keep you updated... eventually.