The good people who set the betting lines are tuned in to our needs. Proof? The lines are out for the 2010 BCS series! Here's some highlights.
Reigning champion Alabama is the favorite to win a repeat title at 3-1.
Ohio State is 25-4 (that's 6 1/4: 1 if you're unable to do arithmetic because of having too much fun at the Super Bowl party last night).
Lane Kiffin and USC are 12:1. Sanctions could make this infinity : 1. BTW, I am officially off the USC bandwagon, no fan of the Pete Carroll for Lane Kiffin trade.
My Northwestern Wildcats are 125:1. If you think that is insulting, allow me to point out that the vast majority of teams are in "the field". For years, NU resided in "the field". No more.
Baylor, BC, K-State and South Carolina share the 125:1 price.
NU's Outback Bowl opponent, Auburn, is 30:1.
Texas, sans Colt McCoy, is 14:1, same as Boise State. Tebow's gone, Gators are 16:1.
Oregon, new home of the football scandal, is 12:1.
Carpetbagger Kelly and the University of South Bend are 70:1. Jilted Cincinnatti is 80:1.
So, if you have a few bucks rattling around in your pocket and you're feeling prognosticational, take your best shot. Season starts in 7 months.
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Off topic: The Super Bowl
Maybe I'm feeling a bit cranky...It's early, and I've read a couple of reviews of yesterday's Super Bowl Big Show. Lewis Lazare has his horns out and is ripping the commercials. Jim DeRogatis has ascended to his haughty place and is skewering the oldies show from the Who.
Blah-blah-blah.
Let's call it what it is: we gather annually to watch five hours of great entertainment, and it's free. Some good ads, some not so good ads, with ten or twelve minutes of a big name act in the middle. We had a house full of friends, good food, good times, broke even on the wagering. Nice...
Ain't that America!
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