Search Results
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
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…
Posted in College, College Football, College Football Betting, ESPN, Sports, Sports Events, Sports Betting, Sports Book, Sports Handicapper, Television, Underdogs, World Events | No Comments »
Monday, January 4th, 2010
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…
Posted in College, College Football, College Football Betting, ESPN, NCAA Football Betting, Sports, Sports Events, Sports Betting, Sports Book, Sports Handicapper, Television, Underdogs, World Events | No Comments »
Friday, December 11th, 2009
As expected, Alabama and Texas will play for the BCS national title.
So much for Tim Tebow’s last hurrah this 2009 NCAA college football season eh? In case you missed it, Tebow’s Gators lost to the Alabama Crimson Tide last weekend, 32-13, while the Texas Longhorns BARELY edged the Cornhuskers, 13-12, as the Tide and the Longhorns earned the invite to play for the BCS title.
It was a fitting end to what has been another awesome season. And after 14 weeks of college football, it’s going to be the Alabama Crimson Tide playing the Texas Longhorns on January 7 for the 2010 BCS national championship in a game between two Heisman trophy hopefuls, Alabama’s Mark Ingram and Longhorns quarterback Colt McCoy.
Of course, like every other year the BCS selects its two championship teams, we have quite a few snubs again with each of ‘em worthy of playing for the title game as well.
This year, we have the No.3 TCU Horned Frogs, the No.4 Cincinnati Bearcats and the No.6 Boise State Broncos (again…) who have all finished the season undefeated just like Alabama and Texas. And the debate about college football’s way of choosing the two best teams to play for the title once again rears its ugly head and just like every other year, those folks from the BCS are standing by their decision.
”It’s a fair question,” said BCS executive director Bill Hancock…
Posted in College, College Football, College Football Betting, ESPN, NCAA Football Betting, Specials, Sports, Sports Events, Sports Betting, Sports Book, Sports Handicapper, Television, Underdogs, World Events | No Comments »
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Yeah, it’s still Florida.
As expected, the Florida Gators remain atop the BCS standings after Week 12 of the 2009 NCAA college football season.
The Florida Gators, which had to fight for a 10-point win at South Carolina, remain first with a BCS average of .9833, followed by the Alabama Crimson Tide at .9521 and the Texas Longhorns at .9261.
The nation’s three remaining unbeaten schools; TCU Horned Frogs, Cincinnati Bearcats and Boise State Broncos, are holding steady at fourth, fifth and sixth respectively.
TCU, at no.4, is the highest ranked team that does not secure a BCS berth automatically by virtue of winning
its league. This is the highest BCS ranking ever for any team without an automatic bid to any of the big money college bowl games.
There was no change in the top eight teams from Week 11 to Week 12.
Rounding out the BCS top 10 is Georgia Tech at No.7, followed by Louisiana State, Pittsburgh and the Ohio State Buckeyes.
The top eight teams ranked in the 2009 BCS rankings in Week 11 did exactly what they needed to do to hold onto their positions as the week played out. Florida went on the road to Columbia S.C. and took care of business by defeating South Carolina.
The Alabama Crimson Tide ventured into hostile territory and manhandled Mississippi State while Texas stepped out of…
Posted in College, College Football, College Football Betting, ESPN, NCAA Football Betting, Sports, Sports Events, Television, World Events | No Comments »
Friday, November 20th, 2009
Guys from SPORTSBETTING.com know it, that’s why they’re hyping this thing up as much as they can already.
The 2009 NCAA college football season hits Week 12 and already, attention is focused on the SEC championship game to be played a couple of weeks from now. It will, barring a complete disaster, be a matchup between the no.1 Florida Gators and no.2 Alabama Crimson Tide. Online sportsbooks currently have the Gators as the odds-on favorite to win the SEC at 5/9, with Alabama sporting odds of 7/5.
The BCS’ top 5 teams remain unchanged from the previous week with the Florida Gators still on top, the Alabama Crimson Tide second and then followed by the Texas Longhorns, the TCU Horned Frogs and the Cincinnati Bearcats.
Florida hasn’t deviated from top spot since the BCS rankings first came out a little over a month ago and with two more easy games before the conference championship, there is no reason why the Gators shouldn’t remain at the top of the 2009 BCS rankings heading into the big game.
This week, Florida has a tilt against the Florida International Golden Panthers. This should be a blowout. It is one of the biggest pointspread margins of the season, with sportsbooks listing the Gators as 43-point favorites.
Florida is currently riding an 11-game straight up winning streak. They have recorded a mark of 9-5-1 ATS the last 15 times they’ve been listed as a favorite of 8 points or more, but they’re only 2-5-1 ATS in the last eight in that spread range. Although 43 points is a wild spread to ask a team to cover.
Sports bettors are still enamored with the no.1…
Posted in College, College Football, College Football Betting, ESPN, NCAA Football Betting, Sports Events, Sports Betting, Sports Book, Sports Handicapper, Television, Underdogs, World Events | No Comments »
Saturday, November 14th, 2009
It’s Week 11 and we have Florida trying to extend a nation-best 18-game winning streak.
Yep, it has been that crazy for the Florida Gators this 2009 NCAA college football season. Can they remain on top of the BCS after this weekend? They have the South Carolina Gamecocks next and I have a feeling the Gators will continue pounding on the rest of the field.
The South Carolina Gamecocks will be led by quarterback Stephen Garcia, who has thrown for 2,094 yards, including three 300-yard games. The 6-2, 219-pound sophomore has thrown 12 touchdowns and five interceptions. Garcia ranks 10th in the SEC in passing efficiency and yet he squandered chances for signature moments, such as the final offensive snap at Georgia.
Don’t expect these guys to stop the Florida Gators from winning their 19th straight game.
We also have some other games that should prove to be profitable for ya’ll, like this one between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Ohio State Buckeyes. The Hawkeyes are looking to improve their current BCS standing, a win over Ohio State will do just that.
The 4th seeded Iowa Hawkeyes will continue to rely on the services of quarterback Ricky Stanzi, despite throwing five interceptions in their last win against Indiana.
Iowa remains fourth in the BCS for the second straight week, their highest ranking in school history. The Hawkeyes are also the highest-rated Big Ten team in the BCS. Iowa is 78-43 in this decade (.644), one of the best winning percentages in school history. The Hawkeyes were 77-40-4 (.652) during the 1980s.
But will you pick them over Ohio State..?
Posted in College, College Football, College Football Betting, ESPN, NCAA Football Betting, Sports, Sports Events, Sports Betting, Sports Book, Sports Handicapper, Television, Underdogs, World Events | No Comments »
Friday, November 13th, 2009
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…
Posted in College, College Football, College Football Betting, ESPN, NCAA Football Betting, Sports, Sports Events, Sports Betting, Sports Book, Sports Handicapper, Television, Underdogs, World Events | No Comments »
Thursday, June 18th, 2009
TEAMS PAGE
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE
Clemson Tigers
Boston College Eagles
Duke Blue Devils
Florida State Seminoles
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Maryland Terrapins
Miami Hurricanes
NC State Wolfpack
North Carolina Tar Heels
Virginia Cavaliers
Virginia Tech Hokies
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
[...]
Posted in Oddjack | No Comments »
Friday, December 19th, 2008
And while the Poinsettia Bowl may not be as big as, say, the BCS national championship, Boise State is playing! That means it’s going to be exciting.
The BCS Bowl season continues at the Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego when it hosts the 2008 Poinsettia Bowl between the No.9 Boise State Broncos and the No.11 TCU Horned Frogs.
The TCU Horned Frogs will make its 10th bowl appearance in the last 11 seasons. Despite that experience in BCS Bowl games, they will have their hands full against the undefeated Boise State Broncos who, despite their strong campaign this season at 12-0, were still snubbed from the BCS title game.
Only four other bowls feature
two teams with a higher combined current ranking than the Poinsettia Bowl (20). It’s also the first time the TCU Horned Frogs will play in a BCS Bowl game that has two teams having a ranking this high.
The last time TCU had this kind of game was the 1959 Bluebonnet Bowl, when No.11 Clemson defeated No.7 TCU, 23-7. The Frogs are 4-4-1 when playing a bowl game with both teams ranked.
TCU and Boise State will face each other for just the second time in their history. The first meeting also featured a battle of top-20 teams as the 18th-ranked Broncos defeated the…
Posted in College, College Football, College Football Betting, NCAA Football Betting, Oddjack, Sports, Sports Betting, Sports Book, Sports Handicapper, Underdogs | No Comments »
Thursday, October 16th, 2008
6-0. That’s where the Cougars are at this point of the season.
You read it, BYU is undefeated after seven weeks into the 2008 NCAA college football season and they will put that undefeated streak on the lie when they go up against the TCU Horned Frogs to start Week 8 of college football.
The BYU Cougars have the longest winning streak in college football. Since losing at Tulsa back in September 15, 2007, they have won 16 straight games, winning their 6th straight game of the season after beating New Mexico 21-3 last Saturday.
The Cougars are in their
first 6-0 start since opening 2001 with 12 wins. Beating the TCU Horned Frogs, who currently stand at 6-1, a perfect 3-0 in conference play, is next on their itinerary.
The Horned Frogs, who received the 27th-most votes in this week’s AP poll for their dominant defense, are being challenged to remain unbeaten in the Mountain West. Along with Brigham Young and the Utah Utes, TCU is one of three teams looking to come out of the Mountain West with a bid for a 2008 BCS Bowl game come January.
TCU has held five of its seven opponents to seven points or fewer. TCU is No.1 in the nation in total defense, only giving up 207.4 yards per…
Posted in College, College Football, College Football Betting, ESPN, NCAA Football Betting, Oddjack, Sports, Sports Events, Sports Betting, Sports Book, Sports Handicapper, Television, Underdogs, World Events | 1 Comment »