Can’t wait for the football season to start?

We can’t either. And while we wait for the 2010 NCAA college football season to get here, we can take a look at some of these college football programs that are more valuable than that piece of shit you call your car.

Valued at $68 million, the LSU Tigers are a tremendous economic asset to the surrounding community. Besides turning a $39 million overall yearly profit, it is estimated that $8.2 million in direct spending is generated by visitors to East Baton Rouge Parish by each game the Tigers play at the 92,400 seat Tiger Stadium.

With three national titles and thirteen SEC conference titles, the Tigers have an enduring track record of success, which explains the massive influx of visitors to each home game. It’s fair to call the Tigers an economic juggernaut, and it looks to remain that way for the foreseeable future.

The second most valuable Big Ten football team in the country (and eighth overall) is the Ohio State Buckeyes, valued at $85 million by Forbes. It’s a two spot rise for Ohio State, who occupied the 10th spot last time rankings were compiled. It’s also worth noting that Ohio State is the only school to have its teams in the top 10 of Forbes’ football and basketball rankings (its basketball team is the 10th most valuable in the NCAA.)

Interestingly, however, the immense financial and athletic success of the school has not translated to an astronomical coach’s salary. Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel is paid at a level one might expect given the school’s sparking track record.

Valued at $84 million (with profits of $45 million) the Georgia Bulldogs…

It doesn’t get any better than that.

Arguably the biggest game of the weekend, the top two teams of the nation, both still yet to taste defeat this 2009 NCAA college football season, collide as No.1 Florida Gators take on No.2 Alabama Crimson Tide for the SEC title.

That’s right, the SEC championship game will pit two undefeated teams against each other in order to decide who wins the conference this season. The 2009 SEC championship game will also most likely decide who will play for the national title come January.

This title game between the Florida Gators and the Alabama Crimson Tide is dubbed as the most anticipated matchup in college football since Florida and Oklahoma played in the BCS title game last year. It’s the game people started talking about in the preseason and have been pointing to ever since and now it’s finally here.

The Florida Gators and the Alabama Crimson Tide are in a battle between two high-profile coaches; Florida’s Urban Meyer and Alabama’s Nick Saban. This contest will also be about two Heisman trophy hopefuls Tim Tebow and Mark Ingram, not to mention a war between two of the nation’s best defenses with a spot in the national championship game on the line. The winner advances to…

Which teams will play for a BCS bowl game?

We’ll know soon enough. But right now, we have games for you to bet on for Week 13 of the 2009 NCAA college football season.

First we have the Oklahoma State Cowboys looking for their fourth straight victory as they battle the Oklahoma Sooners. The 12th Cowboys are on a roll with three straight wins, getting a huge lift from quarterback Zac Robinson.

He set an Oklahoma State record last season by completing 65 percent of his passes and still has a shot at achieving that mark again, completing 158 of 249 passes for a .635 completion percentage in 2009. Also stepping up for the Cowboys is running back Keith Toston. Since taking over as Oklahoma State’s featured rusher, the guy has averaged 103.6 yards.

On the other hand, the Oklahoma Sooners will try to rebound from a 41-13 loss against Texas Tech. With the loss, Oklahoma (6-5, 4-3) now has its most losses since going 7-5 in 1999. It was just the fifth victory in 17 meetings for Texas Tech against the Sooners, and the Red Raiders had never won by more than 10 points in the series.

The huge win was a stunning reversal from last season, when the Sooners crushed Texas Tech 65-21 to end the Red Raiders’ national championship hopes. Oklahoma hadn’t lost this badly since falling to Texas 45-12 in 2005.

Expect the Sooners to bounce back against the…

Week 10 of the 2009 NCAA college football season is history and the Florida Gators remain as the no.1 team in the nation.

You read it, the Florida Gators stay at the top of the BCS standings after Week 10. They preserved the number one spot with a 27-3 win over Vanderbilt. The biggest mover this week however was Texas.

That’s right, the Texas Longhorns jumped one place higher to grab the second spot from the Alabama Crimson Tide, who have now dropped to third in the rankings.

If both the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Florida Gators remain undefeated, they will have to play each other in the Southeastern Conference title game. The Iowa Hawkeyes and the Cincinnati Bearcats round up the top five teams after Week 10 in the BCS Standings.

Teams looking in include the TCU Horned Frogs and the Boise State Broncos, all unbeaten and hoping for the Gators, the Crimson Tide or the Longhorns to slip up.

And since Alabama faces a stiff test Saturday when the LSU Tigers travel to Tuscaloosa, it’s only a matter of time before either of these teams break through the top five.

The TCU Horned Frogs hold a slim lead over the Boise State Broncos in the race to be this season’s BCS buster. Both teams had lopsided victories over the weekend.

Other movers include the Oregon Ducks moving up two…

Boy, talk about a huge game eh?

Week 10 of the 2009 NCAA college football season continues with a huge game between the LSU Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tide.

The Alabama Crimson Tide, led by head coach Nick Saban, is yet to drop a single game this year. They are looking to play for the national title this season and anything less than that will be deemed a failure.

Is this the year that the Crimson Tide makes it? They will be tested by the LSU Tigers who may have found their running game back after blitzing Tulane 42-0 in their previous game.

The Tigers, who have been inconsistent throughout the year, ran for a season-high 267 yards, averaging 6.5 yards a carry against the Green Wave. Running back Charles Scott led the way with 18 carries for 112 yards, his first game over the 100-yard mark this season.

QB Jordan Jefferson was 11-of-17 passing for 163 yards and two touchdowns against Tulane, giving him 10 touchdown passes for the season. He was intercepted once and sacked twice. Trindon Holliday had 105 yards on three punt returns, including a pair of 50-yard runbacks. The senior sprinter now has 475 punt return yards in his career, no.10 on LSU’s all-time list.

For the Alabama Crimson Tide, they know that this…

Who is the beast in the SEC?

We’ll find out Saturday as Week 6 of the 2009 NCAA college football season continues with two undefeated teams going at it.

You read it, on one side, we have the 4-0 Florida Gators from the SEC East, looking to defend the BCS national title they won last year. And since this is the final year that they’ll be having Tim Tebow behind center, they are hoping that they’d be able to lift the national title again before Superman goes pro and plays for the Cleveland Browns.

On the other end, we have the 5-0 LSU Tigers from the SEC West trying to reclaim their spot on top of the SEC and play for the national title once again. Their gutsy win over Georgia answered some questions on their resolve this year. Are they really good enough to play for the title again? A win over the defending champions Florida Gators will sure prove that.

Without a shadow of a doubt, this is the biggest college football game of the week and whichever team that comes out of this one unscathed and STILL undefeated should definitely be the odds on favorite to go all the way and win the BCS national championship.

But as far as Florida Gators head coach Urban Meyer is concerned, he’s just hoping that his star quarterback can be a part of it.

Florida coach Urban Meyer is hopeful that senior quarterback Tim Tebow will…

And mind you, it’s not how one would expect.

Prior to the start of the 2009 NCAA college football season, the world was the Florida Gators’ oyster.

Coming off a BCS championship the season before, the preseason NCAA football odds unanimously declared Florida the No.1 team in the nation and the Gators were favored to repeat the feat this year, as online sportsbook SPORTSBETTING.COM had them as the odds-on favorite with odds set at +200 in late summer.

Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow was the golden boy of college football heading into the 2009 campaign. Already boasting a Heisman Trophy, won in 2007, he was the big favorite heading in, listed at +200 to add another award to his trophy case.

The Florida Gators have also looked potent this season, jumping out to a 4-0 start (4-0 SU and 2-1 ATS on lined games) and is still the consensus No.1 team in college football, but things are looking murky in the swamp, so to speak, lately.

Florida managed to cover the big line in a 41-7 victory over Kentucky two weekends ago, but Tebow suffered a concussion during the third quarter when he took a shot to the head. He left the field on a cart, was taken to hospital and was released the following day.

The Gators didn’t have a game last week, which means Tebow had more time to recuperate, and it’s a good thing too as their next game is against conference rival and the current consensus No.4 LSU Tigers.

SPORTSBETTING.COM has kept a close eye on the…

Let’s just put it this way, how important is Superman to Metropolis?

You can just imagine how worried the Florida Gators have been after watching their prized quarterback get carried off the field. And since we are only in the first few weeks of the still young 2009 NCAA college football season, what happens from here will dictate if they can still compete for the national title come January.

In case you didn’t know, Tim Tebow was taken out of their game against the Kentucky Wildcats after he was sacked hard by defensive end Taylor Wyndham. Tebow’s head hit his teammate Marcus Gilbert on the leg, bending his neck violently.

Of course, since the Florida Gators are looking to defend their national championship, this is a huge blow to their campaign this season. Tebow is the focal point of the Gators offense. He is a quarterback who can run with the football as good as he can throw it. He is arguably the best college football player to ever play for Florida and with him out, the SEC becomes a free for all for teams like the LSU Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tide who are both looking to take advantage of a Tebow – less conference.

Tebow began his college career as a role player, getting on the field in goal-line and short-yardage situations. But it didn’t take a while for him to become team captain, a Heisman Trophy winner and a two-time national champion.

He set records, made history and picked up enough…

And trust us, these couple of games will prove to be good ones.

The 2009 NCAA college football season resumes with a couple of games you shouldn’t miss. Its only Week 5 and already, we’ve seen a lot movement as far as the national rankings are concerned.

First we have the fourth – ranked LSU Tigers visiting the Georgia Bulldogs, becoming the highest-ranked team to visit Athens in 14 years. However, it is safe to assume that the LSU Tigers are in a tough spot. They hardly survived their match against Mississippi State last week and their schedule doesn’t get any easier with a slew of tough SEC opponents ahead.

For what it’s worth, the LSU Tigers thrive on interceptions as they’ve picked up six so far this season, returning two for touchdowns. This Tigers defense is hungry, but it will still come down to stability.

Georgia won last year in Baton Rouge, Louisiana 52-38, and are also sporting a three-game win streak against the Tigers. However, the Bulldogs (3-1, 1-0) had a quieter offensive day last week, holding off Arizona State 20-17 at home, after scoring 52 and 41 points in the previous two games.

Let’s see if they can pick up the scoring against LSU.

The Bulldogs won their last matchup with LSU at Sanford Stadium 26-13 in 2004, still LSU leads the all-time series 14-12-1. Georgia is 9-1 versus SEC West opponents during the past four seasons and 20-5 overall against that division.

The other huge game this weekend is the contest between…

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