Good luck.

Because the Texas Longhorns will definitely have their hands full against the Alabama Crimson Tide when they play for the 2010 BCS national championship. Oh yeah, the title game is this Thursday, marking the culmination of yet another thrilling college football season.

The Texas Longhorns are seeking their second BCS national championship in five years. You see, it was five years ago when Texas shocked the USC Trojans to win the national title 41-38 behind Vince Young’s heroics. On Thursday, they can win it on that same field when they take on Alabama in Pasadena, California.

Just like in 2005, the Texas Longhorns will be the underdogs as they try to upset the Alabama Crimson Tide from winning their first ever BCS national title. Alabama is so well put together this season that beating them is such a daunting task. After all, this was THE team that booted out the defending national champions Florida Gators out of the national championship picture and if these…

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We do too.

And that’s despite the fact that Alabama is coming to the 2010 BCS national championship game without any experience whatsoever playing in a game this big with the freaking national title at stake.

Yep, the Alabama Crimson Tide is coming to their first ever BCS national championship game facing the Texas Longhorns who have already won it five years ago on the same field that they’ll be in this Thursday night. We still like the Tide though, here’s why.

Third year head coach Nick Saban has engineered a quick turnaround in Tuscaloosa as he led the Alabama Crimson Tide to two undefeated seasons in the last two years. This season, the Crimson Tide dominated the defending national champions Florida Gators to win the SEC title, earning a bid for the Crystal Trophy for the first time.

Alabama enjoyed a significantly improved season on offense. Behind the rushing of Mark Ingram and the steady play of quarterback Greg McElroy, the Tide scored an average of 31.7 points per game, finishing 27th nationally.

Their running game was dominant, finishing 8th in the country and earning starting tailback Mark Ingram an invite to the Heisman Trophy ceremony. Their passing offense was efficient but it only finished 67th nationally, showing their commitment to running the football. With the way Ingram has been running with the football, nobody is complaining.

As good as their offense already is, the Crimson Tide’s…

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Will we see another underdog make a cheerleader cry?

The BCS bowl season continues and after we saw the Boise State Broncos upset the TCU Horned Frogs at the Fiesta Bowl to make the beautiful TCU cheerleaders cry from the sidelines, the 5-point underdogs Iowa Hawkeyes EYE for the same as they take on Georgia Tech at the 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl.

The Coastal Division champions Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets won the conference title with a thrilling 39-34 win over Atlantic Division champions Clemson Tigers at the 2009 Dr. Pepper ACC Football Championship at Raymond James Stadium on December 5. Led by the ACC Coach of the Year, Paul Johnson, the championship was the Yellow Jackets’ first outright ACC championship since 1990.

Georgia Tech has been to the Orange Bowl five times with its last appearance coming in 1967, in the final game coached by the legendary Bobby Dodd. They are looking for a successful sixth trip and with the team they have right now, the Iowa Hawkeyes are definitely in a whole lot of trouble.

Georgia Tech placed five offensive players and six players overall on the 2009 All-ACC first-team; quarterback Josh Nesbitt, running back Jonathan Dwyer, receiver Demaryius Thomas, guard Cord Howard, center Sean Bedford and defensive end Derrick Morgan. Morgan was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year, the first Yellow Jacket to ever earn the award. He was also named as a first team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association.

If the Hawkeyes want to come up with an upset…

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The BCS Bowl season continues.

And this time, we have the 2010 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl for you. This one features two undefeated teams in their respective conferences as the Boise State Broncos go up against the TCU Horned Frogs at University of Phoenix Stadium.

Both the Boise State Broncos and the TCU Horned Frogs finished with unblemished records to win their respective conferences. Boise State finished 13-0 to win the WAC title while TCU finished 12-0 to win the Mountain West Conference.

The Boise State Broncos and the TCU Horned Frogs have only met twice with both meetings occurring in big BCS bowl games. They collided last season in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl with the Horned Frogs winning an exciting 17-16 decision then. Boise State prevailed 34-31 in their first meeting on December 23, 2003 in the Plains Capital Fort Worth Bowl on TCU’s home turf.

For the past 10 years, the Broncos boast a 121-20 composite record for a .858 winning percentage that leads the nation over that span. The Tostitos Fiesta Bowl will be Boise State’s 10th bowl appearance and second BCS appearance in the past four seasons.

The Broncos ride into the Valley of the Sun after posting…

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For all ya’ll wondering how pissed the Gators were after losing to Alabama and miss out on the national championship game, we’ll find out soon enough.

Because on January 1, the Florida Gators will take out all their frustrations on the 2010 Sugar Bowl, where they take on the Cincinnati Bearcats. Yes, it doesn’t look good for the undefeated Bearcats people.

To say that the Florida Gators are feakin’ pissed could very well be an understatement. This year was supposed to be Tim Tebow’s last hurrah as he came back to Florida to play his senior year looking to win one more national championship with the Gators.

Instead, the Alabama Crimson Tide spoiled any plans they have of another trip to the BCS title game when the Tide claimed the 2009 SEC title. Tim Tebow will now leave Florida on a sour note, having missed out on winning the national championship in his final year as a Gator.

Of course, before he leaves the college ranks to probably get drafted by the Buffalo Bills, he still has a shot of giving Florida one more hardware, the Sugar Bowl. That is if he can lead the Gators to a win over the 12-0 Cincinnati Bearcats.

The problem is, the Cincinnati Bearcats are looking to take out some frustrations they may have as well. You see, this team went a perfect 12-0 through the season, yet, they still didn’t get the invite to play in the national championship game.

A win over the defending national champions…

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Water coolers and sports talk radio hosts can rejoice once again this year, as the BCS system has people bemoaning the lack of a true playoff system in college ball.

In case you didn’t know it yet, the Alabama Crimson Tide pulled off a tidy upset of the No.1 Florida Gators last Saturday, moving into the 2010 BCS national championship game. Listed anywhere from as 5.5-point underdogs up to +7, ‘Bama was getting only about 30 percent of all the betting action by kick-off, according to online sportsbook SPORTSBETTING.com.

Bettors took a hit when the Tide defense did a number on Gator QB Tim Tebow en route to a 32-13 win.

Now Nick Saban and the rest of the Alabama Crimson Tide will prepare to play the Texas Longhorns, who were much less convincing in their BCS title berth showcase.

Coming into last week ranked No.3 by the BCS, the Texas Longhorns were set for one of the national championship spots, facing the No.22 Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Big 12 title game. Texas was in a ”win and you’re in” scenario, kicking off as 14-point favorites.

It was hardly a convincing win, as Texas struggled throughout, but they did manage to eke out a 13-12 win to claim the conference championship. Texas bettors were never really in a spot to cover the two touchdowns all game and moneyline bettors were fortunate to get even the straight up win.

The near-loss to the Cornhuskers didn’t matter to…

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Yep, the third world moron is on steroids and he’s refusing to undergo drug testing to save himself from the ass-kicking he’ll get from Mayweather.

In case you didn’t know, the anticipated Manny Pacquiao – Floyd Mayweather fight is in serious jeopardy, thanks to Pacquiao’s refusal to submit himself to the Olympic – style drug testing Mayweather proposed.

The reigning pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. wants to give the fans the fight of the decade and in order for them to have that, he wants himself and Manny Pacquiao to undergo drug testing to finally wipe the slate clean of any controversies both fighters may have with performance enhancing drugs.

It was Floyd Mayweather Sr. who accused Manny Pacquiao of using human growth hormones (HGH) to gain an advantage in his fights inside the ring. And although Mayweather Jr. hasn’t accused Pacquiao of anything yet, Pacquiao’s refusal to undergo drug testing really raises some questions.

If Pacquiao doesn’t have anything to hide, then why refuse to submit to drug testing?

‘’C’mon. It’s only a little bit of blood. If you have nothing to hide, then do the test…”

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The irresistible force meets the immovable object.

No, it’s not Hulk Hogan versus Andre the Giant all over again but the 2010 Rose Bowl. Oregon’s irresistible running game, averaging 236 yards per contest, takes on Ohio State’s immovable defense that has only given up a measly 83.7 yards to the opposing team.

Well, something’s got to give and this Rose Bowl game between the Oregon Ducks and the Ohio State Buckeyes could very well decide which is really important in winning championships, defense or offense?

The Ohio State Buckeyes have always been the better team every single time they went up against Oregon. The Buckeyes have been so dominant that they haven’t been defeated by any Oregon Ducks team for seven straight contests.

Yes, Ohio State is 7-0 all-time against Oregon, which makes betting on the Ducks at the Rose Bowl a little bit harder to fathom.

Of course, if you’re a Ducks fan, you’d be happy to know that these two teams haven’t played each other since 1987 and a lot of improvements have been made by the Ducks since then. Oregon now has a formidable running game that ranks sixth overall in the nation and as good as that offense has been, their defense isn’t so bad either.

Oregon has only surrendered 329 yards per game, which ranks…

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Well, Tom Coughlin certainly hopes so.

At 7-6, the New York Giants are on the brink of missing the playoffs after such a strong start to the 2009 NFL football season a few months ago.

Yes, it looks like the Dallas Cowboys are not the only team having their fair share of problems this December as we witnessed the New York Giants squander away all the momentum they’ve generated during the early parts of the season.

Once lording over the NFC East, Eli Manning and the rest of the Giants now find themselves sitting third behind the struggling Cowboys. Their remaining three games are huge if they want to clinch that wild card playoff spot. A loss could very well be the killer to their hopes of a run at the Super Bowl.

On Monday Night Football, they have the Washington Redskins in the first of three must-win games for the Giants. After this NFC East rivalry, the Giants have the Carolina Panthers before heading to the Metrodome to face the red hot Minnesota Vikings.

Yup, it doesn’t look too good for the Giants right now. But if there’s that one guy who can help the Giants make that final push for the postseason, it’s Eli Manning. Sure, he can be inconsistent at times but the fact of the matter is, the guy can make plays when it counts the most.

Just ask the Patriots after Eli led the Giants to win…

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Bowl Mania is here and SPORTSBETTING.com is right on top of it.

Along with the holiday season comes the NCAA bowl season, which kicks off this week and runs through to January 7th, when the 2010 BCS national championship game will crown a champion for the 2009 season.

But before we get there, we still have other huge BCS bowl games for you as the New Mexico Bowl gets the first taste of the Bowl spotlight with its date this Saturday night. It features a matchup of the Fresno State Bulldogs taking on the Wyoming Cowboys. Online sportsbooks have installed the Bulldogs as 12.5-point favorites, with an Over/Under of 55.

Here are just some betting trends to take note of if you’re betting on this game.

Fresno State has not thrived when favored by more than 8-points, going 3-8-1 ATS in their last 12 games with that situation.

Wyoming has been solid in their last eight games when listed as an underdog in general, the Cowboys are 6-2 ATS in such situations.

SPORTSBETTING.com is reporting 70 percent of all the betting action on this bowl game so far has come in on the favored Bulldogs.

Also on Saturday, we have a bowl game that harkens back to the middle ages with the University of Central Florida Knights and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights meeting in the St. Petersburg Bowl.

The line in this one is much tighter with Rutgers favored by 2.5-points and the Total at 44.5.

The Scarlet Knights are -140 on the moneyline and…

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