Just when I was getting the "big head" and thinking I was on a serious roll in the "Friday Picks"( 8-2 in the last two weeks).......Vegas dealt a humbling blow.
0-3 in the college picks.....and 1-1 in the pros. But oh how close it was. Betting against the point spread is a risky thing. Think about the picks......Clemson was winning......but lost in the final minutes. Oklahoma won easily.....but didn't quite cover the 19 point spread. Kentucky won.....but only by 2.....the spread was 7 1/2.
In the pros........Indianapolis laid an egg. The Colts lost........straight up. The only winner was the Chicago Bears and they had us chewing our collective fingers until finally winning, 48-41....and covering.
There is always next week.
Tampa Bay......."shamed" the devil.......
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays........who this year.......ditched the "devil".....to be known as simply the Tampa Bay Rays.....are in the World Series.
Good for them! Now , I am not a religious man , but I applaud them for the name change.
In the Rays mere 10 year existence, they had never had a winning season. They had never even won 70 games in a season.
Tampa also plays in the division of the "best teams money can buy".......as in the N Y Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and the Baltimore Orioles.
And they rose above ........with a payroll.....a fraction of the big boys.
The Rays feature a nucleus of talented young players.....drafted and developed in their farm system.
How refreshing.
The BCS.......has started its' mess...........
The first "Bowl Championship Series" (BCS) poll has come out..........This poll incorporates the "Harris Poll", the "Coaches Poll", and a computor poll to figure out who will ultimatly play for the national championship. No major surprises. 3 conferences dominate: the SEC, the Big 10, and the Big 12........with USC the lone representative from the Pac 10. Noticeably absent are teams from the Big East .......and the ACC.
The top 10:
Bowl Champ. Series Ranking
| Rank | Team | Record | Pts | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Texas | (7-0) | 1.0000 | -- |
| 2. | Alabama | (7-0) | 0.9500 | -- |
| 3. | Penn St. | (8-0) | 0.8700 | -- |
| 4. | Oklahoma | (6-1) | 0.8300 | -- |
| 5. | USC | (5-1) | 0.7800 | -- |
| 6. | Oklahoma St. | (7-0) | 0.7700 | -- |
| 7. | Georgia | (6-1) | 0.7200 | -- |
| 8. | Texas Tech | (7-0) | 0.7100 | -- |
| 9. | Ohio St. | (7-1) | 0.7000 | -- |
| 10. | Florida | (5-1) | 0.7000 | -- |
At 43.......Bernard.....is "da man"!!!
Saturday night in Atlantic City, Bernard Hopkins and his 43 year old body won a unanimous decision over previously undefeated Kelly Pavlik (26).........Hopkins confused and dominated the Youngstown, Ohio native in a non-title middleweight fight.
Bernard........you have made all of us "old men" proud....
We salute you.
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