#33, the GMAC Bowl

Tonight is the penultimate (click to elucidate) contest of the season, the GMAC Bowl, coming to you from Mobile, Alabama. 

The game is at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, to be exact.  I believe that the stadium was named after either Cheryl Ladd, former Charlie's Angel and cover girl (p.s. "cover girl" is what "super models" were formerly called.  Equally vapid, different name.)

Or it may be named for Ernie Ladd, ex-KC Chiefs lineman and pro wrestler.  Physically, he was a giant of a man, particularly for the times in which he competed.

As for Peebles...I got nothin'.

Central Michigan v Troy +3   O/U 61
My job is very easy today. Two Gun has chosen Troy +3. So that's that.

Troy, the University and the Alabama city, is 170 or so miles from Mobile. Central Michigan University is in Mt. Pleasant, an 800+ mile jaunt. Home advantage: Troy.

I think this is an OVER play, but I wouldn't parley it to Troy, sorry, Petey.

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About last night:

What a terrific, smart performance from the Iowa Hawkeyes!  I'm talking on both sides of the ball; simply exhiliarating to watch.  Exhiliarating, that is, assuming that you had chosen Iowa, as did we. 

We go to 22-10 in Bowl Season.  If you want to get some big ha-ha's from the Iowa fans' happy response to last night, take a peek at (click) Black Heart, Gold Pants. 

OK, I looked it up, and Ladd-Peebles Stadium IS named after Ernie Ladd, but not the same one.  The stadium Ladd was a local banker/civic force from many years ago (he's been muerte since 1941, the year 1941, not the movie 1941) and Peebles was a civic force not-so-many years ago.

After tonight, one more game to go. I picked Texas back in August.  They will have their hands full tomorrow.