Was out of town for the first week, so I didn't pay much attention to the games aside from seeing Michigan lost and Auburn pulled out a close one.

Tonight, I wanted a little action, so on a lark I threw some money on the Over 64 for the Louisville-MTSU game. I've been rewarded with a 28-14 score only ten minutes into the game.

100 points in that game, such and easy cover for you.

Rutgers FTW...I haven't seen New Brunswick this excited since they caught that serial rapist...(the most recent one)

Yeah...made it with 4 minutes left in the half. Kind of funny to win a bet that far before a game's over.

Considering going to the Auburn game tonight.

I'm such a stupid sportsbettor when it comes to college football. I mean, with baseball, I can pretend I know what I'm doing. With this, I do a glance-over and impulse. Fortunately, I realize this, and I'm a nit, so I keep my bets under $15.

Here's who I got today:

Football - College Lines (Game) Total
(313) Nebraska vs. (314) Wake Forest Over 50 Sat@12:00p

Football - College Lines (Game) Pointspread
(326) Vanderbilt +4 Sat@12:30p
Competitor: (325) Alabama

Football - College Lines (Game) Total
(353) South Carolina vs. (354) Georgia Over 45 Sat@5:45p

Football - College Lines (Game) Pointspread
(354) Georgia -4 (-105) Sat@5:45p
Competitor: (353) South Carolina

Football - College Lines (Game) Pointspread
(382) Auburn -7 (-105) Sat@9:00p
Competitor: (381) South Florida

Football - College Lines (Game) Total
(383) Virginia Tech vs. (384) LSU Over 38 Sat@9:15p

Football - College Lines (Game) Total
(381) South Florida vs. (382) Auburn Under 39 Sat@9:00p

...argh. Bye-bye, season. Auburn deserved to lose that game. Unless they use it to inspire them the rest of the way, they're going to get stomped during the SEC schedule. And to be honest, it's pretty worthless when that happens. What good was beating Florida last year on the heels of losing to Arkansas?

I went a nice 1-6 on my picks to boot.

I'm retiring from following College Football this season. GL everyone.

Thats the loyal Auburn fanbase everyone admires so much.

Who said I'm going to stop being a fan? It's my loyalty to Auburn that causes so much pain to watch this debacle.

And to be honest, this is one of the primary reasons that I think football is kind of stupid game. Everyone gets pumped up for one hour-long game per week over (ideally) 13 weeks. And, they're not even an hour of play...so much of that is clock-killing. So we put all of this emphasis on a tiny number of trials...and a single turnover...a matter of yards...can potentially change a whole game or season. With one slip up...one or two losses...oh well...season's shot.

Baseball...you get plenty of time/game/trials to narrow down the best teams. Requiring "perfection" over a dozen games exalts luck.

If we want to make a poker analogy...football seasons are the equivalent of having one big MTT. Yes, there's plenty of dead money (terrible teams), and skill is going to play a major part in winning...but it's too much hub-bub for the entertainment that it provides. We get all ramped up for this one annual tournament...and it's so easily flushed. In a game like baseball, you're looking at POY races...those that have demonstrated excellence over the long haul.

Cobalt since u live there make sure Cox doesnt play another down.....Burns did pretty good today. I cant believe they put in cox on that last drive. I know why they did it and he got them down there. But, those last 4 downs were just sooo bad. What a year its gonna be. But, if we beat ALA for 5 in a row Im might be happy.

Totally agree. I'm hoping that the promise that Kodi "Excellent" Burns showed isn't fleeting.

We've beat Bama 5 years in a row already. We're going for 6...but that doesn't look likely. If we keep turning over the ball like this (12 in 3 games...against low tier teams), we're going to be lucky to win 3 games.

You did.

My goodness the Irish are fuckin terrible. 38-0 to Michigan, damn.

UCLA shit the bed.

Go Rutgers.

After this mess, I said that I'm not going to actively follow college football this season. Will I hear plenty about it and be exposed to it regardless? Probably. Do I hope we get our shit together? Yeah. Will I follow next season? Definitely. Heck, I'm still probably going to end up going to a game this season. I just don't see the point in getting involved with it emotionally when the only emotions are likely going to be bad.

somewhere Ty Willingham is laughing his arse off. Personally, I hope the Irish start 0-8. Then, when Weis isnt fired I hope some african-american rights group sues Notre Dame for unfair hiring practices or something. God, that would be sweet.

Gators are looking good!
although Im still scared about our defense

LETS GO CUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSE!!!!!

was supposed to be in Tuscaloosa tonight for the UGA game but I feel like crap so decided to stay home instead..........anyway.........anyone want to make a wager with me??

I want UGA and 3.5 points..........any takers???

I'll do it. How much are you thinking of?

Quite a messed up play in the Iowa/Wisconsin game....

Very tight game in Bama last night.

(Somewhat warcastic "yay" for Auburn beating NM State.)

how bout them DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mmmmmmm....Gator Tail.

AU > UF on the river

How about those Illini?

WAREAGLE

no joke im so freakin pissed right now
@ first i was like screw this we suck, we arent coming back, then we get the momentum i get all hyped up and everything, only to blow it
LFT

Considering how good South Florida has looked this year that loss Auburn took to them doesn't look so bad now.

I think I provided myself some outs in that passage you quoted, SA, but I probably was being a bit melodramatic after two "ridiculous" losses. It's kind of hard to not get emotionally invested when your team is competing with and beating the #4.

That said, it frustrates the crap out of me that we destroy our seasons like this and then take down some big rankers.

Jadaki, USF might not look so bad, but this Miss State loss is still pretty unexcusable.

Yea, in the long run you guys will remember beating Florida more than losing to Miss St.

#3!

This is true. Beating them in 2001 and again in 2006 are definitely two of my favorites CFB memories.

Fun times:

Auburn vs. Florida teams ranked in top 4
Florida rank Auburn result
2007 4th W, 20-17
2006 2nd W, 27-17
2001 1st W, 23-20
1996 1st L, 51-10
1994 1st W, 36-33
1993 4th W, 38-35

Charley Gets Upset After Florida Loses

Auburn rolls along by soundly beating Vandy for the billionth time.

LSU and Florida comes down to an exciting wire.

Standford/USC leads to loudest celebration of the day.

Crazy upsets with UK > LSU and OSU > Cal.

Yes...I'm prepared to look pathetic with this bump...but didn't know where else to put it and didn't want to start a new thread...

So Hawaii's the only perfect D1A team. They deserve to play for the national championship. I mean, they might get thrashed if they did, but pretending that all of these teams are on "par" by having them in the same division and then treating them unequally is a joke. Break up the division if you have to...but stop pretending that this system is a good one.