Archive for December, 2009
Maximum Fantasy Sports has released their fantasy football Mock Draft for the 2009 fantasy football season. Mock Drafts are very useful tools to assist fantasy football participants when executing fantasy football online drafts or establishing pre-rankings for fantasy football offline drafts. While many fantasy football sites provide a de facto ranking system, to truly succeed at fantasy football, participants need to have a successful draft. Mock Drafts are a huge time-saver when compared to analyzing all players at the various skill positions for the 32 teams found in the NFL. When evaluating the NFL players, Maximum Fantasy Sports assumed a standard league scoring configuration. The configuration assumes starting a starting roster of 1 QB, 2 RBs, 3 WRs, 1 TE, 1 K and 1 D/ST. Points are awarded for the following actions:
Passing: 1 point for every 25 yards, 4 points for each Touchdown, and -2 for each Interception
Rushing: 1 point for every 10 yards, 6 points for each Touchdown, and -2 for each fumble lost
Receiving: 1 point for every 10 yards, 6 points for each Touchdown
Kicking: 3 points for every Field Goal made and 1 point for each successful Extra Point
Defense: 2 points for every fumble covered, 2 points for every interception, 1 point for every sack, 2 points for each shutout and 2 points for each safety
The Mock Draft is 16 rounds in length and assumes 12 teams are participating in the league. The round-by-round picks with comments can be found on the Maximum Fantasy Sports website at http://www.maximumfantasysports.com/. The Mock Draft is far too large to list in this article.
There are many other fantasy football scoring statistics and scoring systems that can be used, so make sure to make adjustments to the draft positions based on scoring differences found in your league before drafting your team. You definitely want to make adjustments to certain wide receivers and running backs if you are playing in a league that awards Points Per reception (PPR). These points make possession receivers and pass-catching running backs more valuable.
Maximum Fantasy Sports is the only Fantasy Football site that allows both player and position draft pre-ranks, giving Maximum Fantasy Sports the most sophisticated draft control in the fantasy sports industry. These pre-ranking tools allow league participants to provide the draft control with the drafting philosophy of its owners. There is a greater likelihood that the draft control will draft a team that the owner will be happy with if the owner is not present at a live online draft.
Maximum Fantasy Sports is the only fantasy football website to allow Commissioners to configure a league with in-game player changes. This feature is optional, but, when used, gives the manager the ability to immediately react to injuries or player benching situations and substitute in another player at that position for the remaining unplayed quarters or half of that fantasy player’s game.
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The likely star of the 74th showing of the AT&T Cotton Bowl classic will be the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Oklahoma State, with a 9-3 overall record and 6-2 in the Big 12 Conference, faces Ole Miss, 8-4 overall wiith a 4-4 SEC record. This year’s game will be a rematch of the 2004 classic where the Rebels, who were led by now New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, defeated Oklahoma State, 31-28. This is only the second time that the Cowboys and Ole Miss have faced each other, with both of these meetings at the Cotton Bowl Classic.
I will be watching the game through live streaming video coming over the Internet onto my computer. You could be watching it on your PC, too.
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This year’s 2010 classic on January 2 was considered to be the BCS matchup before the season started. However, it may now be dubbed the Disappointment Bowl since neither the Cowboys or the Rebels lived up to any preseason hype. But, if you’re a Rebels or Pokes fan, it doesn’t matter. Especially if you’re viewing the game in the comfort and convenience sitting in front of your own computer screen.
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A thrilling football match between Doncaster and Preston is going to be palyed on 15th August 2009. This incredible and fascinating match will be played at Keepmoat football stadium. Keepmoat football stadium is situated in Doncaster, England. 32 million were used in building up of this beautiful and flawless football stadium. The Keepmoat football stadium was opened on 3rd August, 2007. Keepmoat is one of those football stadiums that are chosen as potential training venue. It was chosen for the training of athletes. This beautiful and mind blowing football stadium has the capacity of holding 15,231 spectators in it.
The Keepmoat football stadium is one of the favorite football stadiums of people all over the world. This match has really captured the attention of football lovers. People are hurrying to buy tickets. If you are also interested to grip the tickets for yourself your family or your friends, then you can visit the office of the stadium and can get your tickets for this lovely match. You can also buy the tickets from the shop of the stadium. People can also visit the shop of the stadium for enquiries. The fans of both the teams are looking very excited for this great event. People have a lot of expectations with their favorite football players. Nothing can be forecasted about the weather. The match will become more interested if the weather is sunny. Live football scores are going to be displayed on internet.
Both the teams are working really hard to come up to the expectations of their fans. The practice of Doncaster and Preston is in full swing. A tough competition is expected from both the teams. A lot of viewers are going to be in the stadium to enjoy this match. They will not be only watching a tough match, but also be receiving mouth-watering food and a wide variety of soft drinks. The organizers are putting in a lot of efforts to make the event memorable and impressive for the spectators. Top football players of Doncaster and Preston are going to participate in this match. The spectators are looking forward to an amazing match. Football live scores are going to be presented on internet for football fans.
The spectators are dying to see their favorite players doing fantastic job in the ground. A large number of people are expected to come to Keepmoat football stadium to cheer up their favorite teams. The tickets of the match are being sold. A lot of hustle and bustle is expected on the match. Football fans can not wait to see their favorite teams play. The expectations of the spectators are soaring high up in the sky. You should not miss this golden opportunity. Come and hold some fun and laughter for your family and friends. Tickets can easily be bought through internet. The fans are very greatly supporting their teams. The past records of both the teams have been outstanding. The players of both the teams are very optimistic about their match. Doncaster and Preston will play with great urgency to win. Football results are going to be exhibited on internet.
Getting into an Ivy League college on a football scholarship is a dream of many aspiring jocks. There’s the opportunity to play for your college team and be a centre of admiration on the field as an alpha male. There’s the glory of winning trophies and accolades, your practice sessions on the barking orders of the coach made all the more sweet when your team mates and you don Purdue University sweatshirts.
Loyalty branding
A great uniform to foster team spirit, college sweatshirts are ideal for gruelling training programs with adrenaline pumping warm up periods when paired with the right sweatpants. Capable of quickly absorbing perspiration and keeping the body warm at the same time, your sweatshirt amplifies your loyalty to your university colours. As fraternity boys with a strong link to the alma mater, your college department could be printed conspicuously on the front of your shirt, adding to the brotherly bond.
Promotional item
With the University crest printed on the apparel, visibility for your college is enhanced. The history of your august body of knowledge and study is reflected inspirationally on useful and comfortable clothes, allowing students to proudly identify with their seat of learning. Having your business logo on a sweatshirt creates subtle advertising for your company every time the wearer goes out in public. With a variety of colours and sizes to suit every taste, this item of clothing is suitable to be given away as promotional gifts in sales pitches or campaigns, or sold in specialist stores which former graduates can access for a touch of nostalgia.
Fashion statement
The ubiquitous sweatshirt has evolved with the passing of time to become a necessity of fashion designers. Tailored for the catwalk with bright, zesty colours, they have divested the boring and baggy shapes to now sport crew necks and come sleeveless. Hooded ones, called ‘hoodies’ are no longer essentially a sportswear niche. A common wardrobe necessity for the younger generation, hoodies are trendy, branded pieces commonly matched with funky jeans that underscore personal style and fashion sense.
Cultural icon
‘Hoody head’ surfers and skateboarders make sweatshirts their preferred out-of -doors garment, being durable, functional and quality for money in thick cotton or mixed with fleece. Raised hoods have become the staple of the angst ridden, rapper loving teenager, a symbol of his isolation accentuated by his half-hidden face and an icon of popular culture. A hip-hop crowd puller, hoodies set you apart from the conventional population with its modern and distinctive designs. The fashion world has acknowledged the importance of women and catered to their desire by bringing out their shape and form in figure hugging sweatshirts that stop at the waist.
When you’re looking for a quick and easy choice of outfit that can be swiftly pulled over your head and matched with your scruffy jeans, the Purdue University sweatshirt is right on the ball. Hooded or with crew necks, these sweatshirts are affordable for the cash strapped and guaranteed to keep you protected in blustery weather. You’ll be comfortable and trendy, ready to ride out into the eye of the storm.
Along with the holiday season comes NCAA bowl season, which kicks off this week and runs through to January 7th, when the BCS Championship game will crown a champion for the 2009 season.
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 sportsbook have installed the Bulldogs as 12.5-point favorites, with an Over/Under of 55.
Bowl Game Trends:
- 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% of all the betting action on this bowl game so far has come in on the favored Bulldogs.
St. Petersburg Bowl
Also on Saturday, 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 in their last 20 games overall are 15-5 straight up.
The UCF Knights (+120 on the ML) are a decent 7-4 SU in their last 11 games overall but have been a very profitable 9-2 ATS in their last 11 starts.
Meanwhile, Rutgers has been atrocious when favored by 4-points or less, going 2-7 ATS in their last nine in that situation.
Central Florida is 8-4 ATS in their last 12 when an underdog of 4-points or less.
Online sportsbook are reporting a lean to the Scarlet Knights in betting action to this point, with Rutgers getting 57% of the volume.
Maaco Bowl Las Vegas
The 3.5-point favorite Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles will take on the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders on Sunday in the New Orleans Bowl but a more intriguing bowl takes place the following Tuesday when the No. 18 Oregon State battle the No. 14 Brigham Young Cougars in the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas.
The Beavers are favored by 2.5-points with the Total set at 61.
While Oregon State wanted a spot in a January bowl game (the Rose Bowl) it had to settle for one in December and bettors might want to look at their December numbers, as they are quite impressive.
OSU is 7-1 SU and ATS in their last eight December games and in their last 12 in that month are 9-3 ATS.
The Cougars, on the other hand, are 3-9 ATS in 12 December games dating back to 1996.
In the Beavers’ last 20 games when favored by 4-points or less, they are 15-5 SU.
The appetizers are being served and that should only whet the appetites of bettors leading up to the big January 1st and all the BCS bowl games.
Enjoy the NCAA college football betting Bowl season kick-off.
The football match between Sheff Wed and Barnsley is going to take place in Hillsborough football Stadium. This adorable and beautiful football stadium is situated in Sheffield, England. This awesome football stadium came into being on 2nd September, 1899. Hillsborough football stadium has a capacity of 39,814 spectators. It is the largest football stadium in England. Hillsborough football stadium is one of the famous stadiums of England. The former name of Hillsborough football stadium until 1914 was Owlerton Stadium. This soothing and charismatic football ground has two tiered stands, two large single tiered stands and two large separate stands. All of these are beautifully covered. The capacity of all these four stands is pretty similar as far as the capacity is concerned. The south stand happens to be the largest and the west stand is the smallest.
Hillsborough football stadium is one of the favorite football stadiums for the spectators all over the world. This match has really incarcerated the concentration of football lovers. People are quickening to buy tickets. Live football scores are going to be displayed on internet, for the football lovers. If you are also interested to hold the tickets for yourself, your family or your friends, then you can visit the office of the football stadium and can get your tickets for this attractive match. You can also buy the tickets from the shop of the stadium. The football stadium can also be visited for different kinds of enquiries. The fans of both the teams are looking very excited for this great event. People have a lot of expectations with their favorite football stars.
A breathtaking and tough competition is expected from both the teams of Sheff Wed and Barnsley. Both the teams are working really hard to come up to the expectations of their fans. The practice of Sheff Wed and Barnsley is in full swing. A lot of audiences is going to gather in the stadium. The spectators are not only going to watch a charismatic match, but also going to receive mouth-watering food and a wide variety of soft drinks. The organizers are putting in a lot of efforts to make the event outstanding and remarkable for the spectators. The football live scores will keep everyone updated on the developments of this match. The players of both the teams will play for winning.
The football match between Sheff Wed and Barnsley is going to be a great occasion for both the teams to show their talent. The tickets of the match are being sold. Cricket fans can not wait to see their favorite teams play. The expectations of the spectators are soaring high up in the sky. You should not miss this golden opportunity. Come and clutch some pleasure and amusement for your family and friends. Tickets can easily be bought through internet. Football match results are going to be displayed on internet for the football fans. The weather condition is very unpredictable. People will enjoy the match a lot if the weather is sunny.
Chris, a friend of mine, is a huge Huddersfield Town fan and often travels to watch Town play in away games. I am a dot-com entrepreneur specialising in travel and I was interested to learn about the difficulties Chris faces when his team play away.
Chris lives in Halifax and drives to and from games in the local area on the same day. However when the game is a long way away, driving back the same day is often not possible. Bournemouth, where Huddersfield played on August 18th, is 260 miles from Huddersfield and is too far for a day trip! Instead it makes more sense to find accommodation near the football stadium, book a room and make a weekend of the trip.
Using the main search engines to find accommodation, hotels , bed and breakfasts and guesthouses near football stadiums was not an easy task. There are lots of web sites offering thousands of hotels all over the country but none of them presented the information in a manner suitable for a football fan. Information and maps showing hotel and stadium locations relative to the city centre did not exist. Chris also wanted cheap hotel deals – he was travelling with his mates not his girlfriend and so there was no need for flashy accommodation! This is where I, the dot-com entrepreneur stepped in!
Looking at the problem, I realised that hundreds of thousands of football fans travel up and down the UK every week to watch their teams play. They type in keywords like football hotels, football hotel, hotels near football stadiums into Google but web sites do not offer the information the football fan needs to book hotels. I therefore mixed up Google maps technology with a new hotel price comparison system and created www.MATCHhotels.com
This new site shows football supporters exactly where hotels are relative to footballs stadium on a Google map. Users enter a match date to see prices from several leading hotel websites. Multiple prices are shown for each hotel so fans can find cheap deals and book hotels online.
Hotels near football stadiums are now easy to find and book online.
The Boston College Eagles college football team was established in 1892, when the college agreed to set up the team upon the request of Joseph O?Connell and John Drum, the latter becoming the team?s first coach. Since its inception the team has proven its worth as a formidable opponent, having won many of its matches among its long-standing rivals, the College of the Holy Cross and the University of Notre Dame. The team has also been ranked high in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) standings in recent years
In addition, the Boston College Eagles have been ranked among the country?s best among the college football teams for academic achievement, having garnered the highest mark possible in the polls for any college football team?s Academic Progress Rate. (APR) In addition, Boston College has been proud of its players from the team?s roster through the years that eventually made significant contributions to professional football; one of these players that stood out and made the Tigers a competitive team is Doug Flutie, who has been regarded as a legend in Boston College football history.
Based in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, the Eagles have been playing at the Alumni Stadium in the Boston College campus grounds since 1957, when the stadium was opened to replace the smaller Alumni Field grounds nearby.
Important Moments And Accomplishments
Throughout its history, the Boston College Eagles have appeared in a record of 19 post-season bowl appearances. The team last bowl appearance was on 2007?s Champs Sports Bowl when it defeated the Michigan State Spartans for the title. This victory would also mark the Eagles? 8th straight bowl victory, a winning streak record which by itself is unprecedented in collegiate football history.
In addition, Boston College has also managed to snag a conference title when it was a member of the Big East Conference. Since becoming a member of the ACC, the team has managed to win the conference?s Atlantic Division championship in 2007 and be listed as one of the Top 10 college football teams by the Associated Press for that year.
Quarterbacks in the Current Roster
Currently, the team?s quarterbacks are composed of Alexander Atiyeh, Codi Boek, Chris Crane, Dominic Davis, Chris Johnson, Nick Loury, John Lowell, and Justin Tuggle.
Recent News
The Boston College Eagles has yet to win an ACC championship; this season, the team is looking forward to clinch its first conference title under the ACC. For Eagles Coach Jeff Jagodzinski and the players, this season so far is looking good for them. With an impressive record so far of 5 wins and only 1 loss during this current college football season, the team is optimistic in securing a slot in the conference slot and eventually win the title as well. For the fans of the Boston College Eagles, any home game of the team this season is certainly something to look forward to. And with the way things are going right now for the Eagles, the next remaining games will be interesting to watch for those who would like to see how far and how successful they will go in their dream for the title
ef=”http://www.sportsbetting.com/”>Fresno St. vs Wyoming College Football Preview:
Led by the top rusher in the nation, Fresno State will be looking for a better outcome when it plays in its second straight New Mexico Bowl.
For Wyoming, led by first-year coach Dave Christensen, merely appearing in a postseason game for the first time in five years is a big step for the program.
The Bulldogs and Cowboys kick off the bowl season when they meet in Albuquerque on Saturday.
Fresno State had a rough start to the year, losing three of four. Two of the losses came against ranked teams and one was in double overtime.
The Bulldogs (8-4) rebounded to go 7-1 over their final eight games, ending the season with a 53-52 overtime victory at Illinois and earning a trip to Albuquerque for the second consecutive season.
Fresno State is led by junior running back Ryan Mathews, who topped the Football Bowl Subdivision with 151.3 rushing yards per game. The first-team All-WAC player scored 17 touchdowns to give him 37 for his career, breaking the school record set by Anthony Daigle from 1991-93. He is the second Bulldogs back to run for more than 3,000 yards.
Mathews helped Fresno rank 14th in the nation in points per game at 34.3. The Bulldogs were 19th in yards per contest with 435.9.
With one of the nation’s most prolific offenses, the Bulldogs might have gone to a more prestigious bowl game if they had played sportsbook online better defense. They ranked 111th against the rush at 212.4 yards per game and were 81st in scoring defense at 27.8 points a contest.
Fresno State is making its 10th bowl appearance in the last 11 seasons under coach Pat Hill, and the Bulldogs are looking to leave Albuquerque with a victory this time.
Despite coming into the 2008 New Mexico Bowl with a 7-5 record, Fresno State carried an eight-point lead over Colorado State into the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs couldn’t hold it, giving up 20 points in the final period to lose 40-35.
“We are a much different team, a more confident team than when we came to New Mexico a year ago,” Hill told Fresno State’s official Web site. “We were not a strong team at the end of last season and the fourth quarter against Colorado State showed that.”
While Wyoming will be focused on trying to contain Mathews, it will also have to contend with Ryan Colburn, who threw for 2,333 yards and completed 60.2 percent of his passes. He had 18 touchdowns but was intercepted 11 times.
Wyoming (6-6) won its final game to become bowl eligible. The Cowboys will be playing in their first bowl game since beating UCLA 24-21 in the 2004 Las Vegas Bowl.
Wyoming is led by freshman Austyn Carta-Samuels, who threw for 1,752 yards and completed 59 percent of his passes, but tossed only seven touchdowns with four interceptions. He had one passing touchdown over the final six games, getting sacked 20 times in that span.
Saturday’s game could be a high-scoring one with Wyoming also struggling defensively. The Cowboys gave up 27.3 points a game and ranked 91st against the rush at 170.5 yards per contest.
Wyoming forced 14 turnovers in its first six games but only six over the last six. The Cowboys, though, finished with a plus-7 turnover margin, a big improvement after being at minus-22 last year.
Fresno State won the last matchup with Wyoming 24-7 on Nov. 22, 1997, when both teams played in the WAC. The two have split six meetings, with this being the first at a neutral site.
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(Editor’s Note: All of the team rankings are based on the Top 25 Coaches’ Poll, and the Sagarin Ratings, Jeff Sagarin’s factual, mathematical ratings among competition between all 245 Division 1 teams.)
Only 7 teams remained on top and on track at 2-0 during the second week of the college football season—Florida, USC, Alabama, California, Boise State, Brigham Young and Kansas.
No. 1 Florida crushed Troy 56-6 behind Tim Tebow’s career-high 4 touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown.
No. 3 Southern Cal saved the best to last against No. 7 Ohio State to win, 18-15, on the road as freshman quarterback Matt Barkley led the Trojans on a 14-play, 95-yard drive to score with 1:05 remaining. The Buckeyes of Ohio State have now lost 7 straight games against top 5 teams, including two national title games and last season’s 35-3 drubbing by USC in Los Angeles.
No. 4 Alabama took down Florida International 40-14 as QB Greg McElroy completed a school-record 14 straight passes. Remember that Alabama was the same school that Joe “Willie” Namath led to a National Championship in 1964, and Kenny “The Snake” Stabler led to another National Championship in 1965. Both Namath and Stabler played for the Crimson Tide’s legendary coach Paul “Bear” Bryant.
No. 10 California routed Eastern Washington, 59-7, behind Jahvid Best’s 144 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns, one rushing and another on a 22-yard reception.
No. 11 Boise State shut out Miami of Ohio, 48-0, as QB Kellen Moore went 16-for-26 for 307 yards and 4 touchdown passes.
No. 12 Brigham Young, following up on its 14-13 upset of Oklahoma a week earlier, kicked Tulane sideways on the road, 54-3, as QB Max Hall threw for 309 yards and 2 TDs and Bryan Kaiya scored twice.
No. 25 Kansas whipped UTEP, 34-7, on the road behind Jack Sharp’s 104 yards rushing and 3 touchdowns.
There were 4 genuine upsets as Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Tennessee and Michigan State all hit the turf hard.
No. 20 Notre Dame allowed Tate Focier to throw a 5-yard TD pass to Greg Matthews with 11 seconds to go to give unranked Michigan a 38-34 victory in the Big House at Ann Arbor. Focier, a freshman, went 23-for-33 for 240 yards, 2 TDs, one interception, and ran for 70 yards and a score. Notre Dame’s star QB Jimmy Clausen, now a junior, went 25-for-42 for 336 yards and 3 TDs, but did miss some throws that proved costly.
You can argue about who was the better QB on this day, however, nothing counts but the final score, and Notre Dame again came up a loser in a big game.
After taking down Georgia last week, No. 6 Oklahoma State, a 15-point favorite, let it all slip away while losing to Houston 45-35 at home. The Cowboys need to learn how to ride again; they seem to always have more offense than defense.
UCLA quietly went to 2-0 by upsetting Tennessee on the road 19-15. The Volunteers, a 10-point favorite, are not making much of an impression in the SEC anymore.
The Michigan State Spartans, favored by 14.5, let Central Michigan totally embarrass them with a last-second 29-27 defeat on their home turf. The Spartans had an excellent schedule this year that offered them a chance to run the table (go undefeated) since they drew both Michigan and Penn State at home and did not have to play Ohio State. Instead, Michigan State was out-coached, out-played and deserved to lose.
Five teams went 2-0 and scored good wins to cement their position as up and comers to watch:
No.18 Nebraska, favored by 21, beat Arkansas State 38-9. No. 23 Cincinnati beat 1-AA SE Missouri State 70-3. Unranked Pittsburgh, favored by 10.5, beat a good Buffalo team 54-27 on the road. Unranked Iowa beat in-state rival Iowa State 35-3 on the road.
Unranked and unbeaten Southern Methodist upset UAB 35-33, and they did it on the road. Now don’t laugh at SMU, give the Mustangs and coach June Jones some credit; after all, if you are a fan of Virginia Tech, Oklahoma, Rutgers or Georgia, your team is not 2-0, you are 1-1.
Another unranked team that went 0-12 last year finally won its first game in 16 tries as new head coach Steve Sarkisian and new defensive coordinator Nick Holt put together an impressive 42-23 victory over Idaho. Yes, Idaho is no big deal, but Washington is going to start winning and beating better teams than Idaho. You read it here first.
Here are 19 teams who have gone 2-0 to start the season, but their victories have been no big deal considering the competition they have been playing:
No. 2 Texas, favored by 32.5, beat Wyoming on the road 41-10, but could not cover the spread.
No. 5 Penn State, favored by 28.5, beat Syracuse 28-7, but could not cover the spread.
No. 9 LSU, favored by 14.5, beat Vanderbilt, 23-9, but could not cover the spread.
No. 17 Utah, favored by 14, beat San Jose State 24-14, but could cover the spread.
No. 19 North Carolina, favored by 4.5, needed 12 last quarter points to barely beat Connecticut 12-10, but could not cover the spread.
No. 24 Oregon State, favored by 7, beat UNLV 23-21, but could not cover the spread.
So seriously, why are Texas, Penn State, LSU, Utah, North Carolina and Oregon State rated so high? Answer: Do not ask anyone who bet on them to not only win, but cover the spread.
Here are the other 13 teams that are 2-0 in no particular order because frankly, it is too soon to tell if they are really good at all:
Missouri over Bowling Green 27-20, Tulsa over New Mexico 44-10, Hawaii over Washington State 38-20, Auburn over Mississippi State 49-24, South Florida over Western Kentucky 35-13, West Virginia over East Carolina 35-20, Texas Tech over Rice 55-10, Boston College over Kent State 34-7, Minnesota over Air Force 20-13, Southern Mississippi over the University of Central Florida (UCF) 26-19, and Northwestern over Eastern Michigan 27-24.
Also Arizona over 1-AA Northern Arizona 34-17, and Colorado State needed a 4th quarter touchdown to beat 1-AA Weber State 24-23.
Here are 5 teams that won their first game, but really need to play a good team and win to think they are doing anything worth talking about:
No. 14 Oklahoma beat 1-AA Idaho State 64-0, No. 16 TCU beat Virginia 30-14, No. 21 Georgia barely beat South Carolina 41-37, Virginia Tech beat Marshall 52-10, and Rutgers beat 1-AA Howard 45-7.
Every week in college football there are games and victories that cause you to do a double take when you read the score and check out the teams. Here are 3 from this week:
Toledo beat Colorado 54-38 at home, dropping the Buffaloes to 0-2. This caused me to wonder if there have been sinkholes developing in the State of Colorado. Much more and the Buffaloes will fall off the radar screen. Maryland needed an overtime to barely beat 1-AA James Madison 38-35. Louisiana Lafayette upset Kansas State 17-15.
Put a wrap on it Benny, and throw it in the archives; it ‘s time to get ready for college football’s third week of competition.