In an amazing display of terrible, brutal football my team is winless. It's not like I'm knocking on the door or even pretending to be in close games. I am BAD. Brutal. TERRIBLE. I feel like the classic winless Bucs, not the Lions of last year.. the team that was so brutal when they asked their head coach, "What do you think of your team's execution?" He replied, "I'm all for it." That's how I feel with big name, little production players like Colt McCoy, Julio Jones, and Regis Benn leading the charge. These guys are stiffs right now, Benn can't find the end zone with a map. The last time Julio Jones scored gas was under $1.20 a gallon and the internet hadn't been invented yet.
College Football
16 October 2009
12 September 2009
Fresno State +8.5 vs. Wisconsin. (Wisconsin had over 30 people sick with a 2 day flu bug and only beat Northern Illinois by 8. Fresno State is a better opponent and is not afraid of playing big competition. Ryan Mathews can run the ball all day and Fresno will play tough enough defense against the Badgers)
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6 September 2009
So, I don't know if you heard about this new emphasis that college football is placing during games. It's apparently geared towards stopping hitting of "defenseless" players and head-hunting. Well, apparently this rule is awful. I mean, TERRIBLE. In case you weren't watching the Georgia vs. Oklahoma State game this bad rule came into full effect. Georgia S Rashard Jones delivered a picture perfect shoulder first hit into a receiver going for the ball, doing what Jones was taught to do. NOT LET THE OPPONENT CATCH THE BALL. Amazingly, every ref and 30,000 people in the stands threw their flags onto the field. It looked like litter out there, absolute trash.
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5 September 2009
The biggie. Illinois vs. Mizzou under 59.
Nevada +14.5 on Notre Dame.
Illinois/UAB/Colorado ML parlay.
Okie St/GA under 57.
BOOK IT.
Continue reading "Operation Centsports: Quick afternoon bets"
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4 September 2009
So, I forgot to post 1 big time winner last night. I was all over the Oregon/Boise State under and the Utah/Utah State over. Hammered the under for a win, lost a little bit on the Utah spread and pushed on the total. Figured they could cover 21 against a bad, bad Utah State team, but it apparently wasn't meant to be. I'm a tad frustrated by that loss, but I've got one for tonight. Friday Night High School Football night has a line up; not for high school but for that slugfest down south. High powered Tulsa vs. ground ready Tulane and you know where I am going. Under 62, all day long. Tulsa isn't starting Paul Smith anymore, they were embarrassed their last time out. Tulane runs right, runs left, runs right and left and they are going to try to keep the ball out of Tulsa's hands. Eat the clock and score some points that way, baby. Slow down the temp and make them earn the win.
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29 August 2009
So, rumor has it online sports betting used to be really sweet; I heard pinnaclesports was an excellent, reputable site until the US cracked down on this alleged integrity issue. An article I read points to a 1999 study that over $380 billion is illegally wagered on betting. Now, I am not an advocate of; well, if society does it.. then it must be right. Because usually, I think people are pretty stupid, especially society. However, this seems harmless to me because the money can be used in so many ways. Think of all the tax money and money, in general, the state and the US can collect, insane. Anyway, it appears sports betting is only allowed in several states where it was legal before a certain law was passed.
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17 December 2008
Webster's dictonary defines tradition as:
"1 a: an inherited, established, or customary pattern of thought, action, or behavior (as a religious practice or a social custom) b: a belief or story or a body of beliefs or stories relating to the past that are commonly accepted as historical though not verifiable2: the handing down of information, beliefs, and customs by word of mouth or by example from one generation to another without written instruction3: cultural continuity in social attitudes, customs, and institutions4: characteristic manner, method, or style."
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19 October 2008
WEEK 8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS
25. MIN (6-1)
I can’t believe it’s come to this, but, hey, take it up with Cal, BYU, Vandy, Wake Forest, and Michigan State. Plus, the Gophers did beat the high-octane Illini, and I refuse to reward Ball State with a spot until they beat somebody half-decent.
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12 October 2008
WEEK SEVEN POWER RANKINGS
25. GT (5-1)
This team is looking shaky. Relegated to their third-string quarterback on Saturday due to injuries, they barely escaped a 2-5 FCS school, Gardner-Webb, with a 10-7 win. If they don’t get healthy soon, this will be last week in the top 25 for the Yellow Jackets.
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4 October 2008
WEEK SIX COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS
25. GT (4-1)
Considering the fact that a 3-point loss in Blacksburg is the only blemish on its record, Georgia Tech deserves to be ranked in the top 25. In his first year in Atlanta, Paul Johnson is definitely exceeding expectations.
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3 October 2008
“This must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays.”
Through this quotation, Douglas Adams—the British satirist—has unwittingly offered college football fans a simple slogan for their beloved behemoths: stick to Saturdays. Seriously, Thursday nights have become regular, gridiron guillotines for the would-be kings of college football. It seems like every week, with Saturday always just a couple of days away, we hear that familiar whoosh of the blade and there’s a new, freshly anointed helmet in the basket. This week it was the University of South Florida in its dramatic 26-21 loss to unranked Pittsburgh. USF, at the time, had risen to the #10 spot in the polls and appeared to be the Big East’s savior. Not anymore, chop! This is the second consecutive year that the Bulls have had their hopes (and heads?) slashed on a Thursday. In the tumultuous anarchy that was last year’s polls, USF had reached the #2 spot in the country before losing on a Thursday to an unranked Rutgers team 30-27. I’m not making this stuff up, I promise. In the five games that have featured ranked teams on a Thursday this year, the aforementioned schools are a combined 1-4. #24 South Carolina? Chop, courtesy of Vanderbilt. #21 West Virginia? Chop, courtesy of Colorado. #1 Southern Cal? Chop, courtesy of Oregon State. In fact, before Utah's win last night, one had to go all the way back to November 15 of 2007 to find a higher-ranked school that survived the dreaded Thursday night game (#7 WVU beating Louisville 38-31). In last year’s football season, a higher ranked team lost 6 times on Thursdays. In 2006, 7 were upset. What are we to make of this scary trend? Does the shorter week and, thus, less prep time really play that large of a part in these matches? Do the underdogs play their hearts out because many of them know this will be the only time they’ll be on ESPN? Or, in the spirit of October, is Thursday night just cursed? Whatever the case, this is a trend that has reached a point where it can no longer be ignored. Want a BCS sleeper? Look for a team that sticks to Saturdays.
Through this quotation, Douglas Adams—the British satirist—has unwittingly offered college football fans a simple slogan for their beloved behemoths: stick to Saturdays. Seriously, Thursday nights have become regular, gridiron guillotines for the would-be kings of college football. It seems like every week, with Saturday always just a couple of days away, we hear that familiar whoosh of the blade and there’s a new, freshly anointed helmet in the basket. This week it was the University of South Florida in its dramatic 26-21 loss to unranked Pittsburgh. USF, at the time, had risen to the #10 spot in the polls and appeared to be the Big East’s savior. Not anymore, chop! This is the second consecutive year that the Bulls have had their hopes (and heads?) slashed on a Thursday. In the tumultuous anarchy that was last year’s polls, USF had reached the #2 spot in the country before losing on a Thursday to an unranked Rutgers team 30-27. I’m not making this stuff up, I promise. In the five games that have featured ranked teams on a Thursday this year, the aforementioned schools are a combined 1-4. #24 South Carolina? Chop, courtesy of Vanderbilt. #21 West Virginia? Chop, courtesy of Colorado. #1 Southern Cal? Chop, courtesy of Oregon State. In fact, before Utah's win last night, one had to go all the way back to November 15 of 2007 to find a higher-ranked school that survived the dreaded Thursday night game (#7 WVU beating Louisville 38-31). In last year’s football season, a higher ranked team lost 6 times on Thursdays. In 2006, 7 were upset. What are we to make of this scary trend? Does the shorter week and, thus, less prep time really play that large of a part in these matches? Do the underdogs play their hearts out because many of them know this will be the only time they’ll be on ESPN? Or, in the spirit of October, is Thursday night just cursed? Whatever the case, this is a trend that has reached a point where it can no longer be ignored. Want a BCS sleeper? Look for a team that sticks to Saturdays.
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