Can the Tide roll on the Longhorns?
Thursday, January 7th, 2010
They are the favorites.
And that’s despite the fact that Alabama is coming to the 2010 BCS national championship game without any experience whatsoever playing in a game this big with the freaking national title at stake.
Yep, the Alabama Crimson Tide is coming to their first ever BCS national championship game facing the Texas Longhorns who have already won it five years ago on the same field that they’ll be in this Thursday night. We still like the Tide though, here’s why.
Third year head coach Nick Saban has engineered a quick turnaround in Tuscaloosa as he led the Alabama Crimson Tide to two undefeated seasons in the last two years. This season, the Crimson Tide dominated the defending national champions Florida Gators to win the SEC title, earning a bid for the Crystal Trophy for the first time.
Alabama enjoyed a significantly improved season on offense. Behind the rushing of Mark Ingram and the steady play of quarterback Greg McElroy, the Tide scored an average of 31.7 points per game, finishing 27th nationally.
Their running game was dominant, finishing 8th in the country and earning starting tailback Mark Ingram an invite to the Heisman Trophy ceremony. Their passing offense was efficient but it only finished 67th nationally, showing their commitment to running the football. With the way Ingram has been running with the football, nobody is complaining.
As good as their offense already is, the Crimson Tide’s true strength rely on their defense. They are the top-ranked defense in the country as far as points allowed are concerned at a mere 11 points per game. Tim Tebow and the rest of the Gators learned that the hard way when they could only come up with 13 points against the Alabama defense.
Alabama is also 2nd in the country in…
College Football Week 5 Betting Tips
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009
And trust us, we have a couple of games that 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 No.7 USC Trojans and the No.24 California Golden Bears.
The USC Trojans (7-1, 1-1 Pac-10) bounced back from…
2008 College Football Week 15 Tips
Saturday, December 6th, 2008
Conference Championships, rivalry matchups, BCS considerations – Week 15 of the college football season is stacked with huge games.
We are one step away from Bowl season and this weekend’s results will have a big impact on how the bowl schedule shakes out.
The game that has the most bearing on the BCS bowl games is the SEC title game between the No. 1 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide and the No. 4 Florida Gators—the respective SEC West and East champs, with all kinds of sports betting lines favoring the Gators by 10-points.
The game will be played on neutral territory at the Georgia Dome. Dating back to 1996, the two teams have been even straight up, going 3-3, while the Florida Gators have gone 2-4 ATS against Alabama, including four straight ATS losses in a row.
That said, the gators have not been a bankroll drain when favored by more than 8-points, as they boast a mark of 5-0 SU and a perfect 5-0 ATS the last five times they have been in this situation.
On the other side, Alabama has not been good at winning games when a dog of +8 or more, going 0-7 SU. However, they are a marginally profitable 4-3 ATS in that span, but it is worth highlighting that they have gone 4-0 ATS in the last four in this spot.
SportsBetting.com players are placing their chips on the Gators, as 64% of the betting action is coming in on Florida.
Another conference championship worth noting will feature the No. 20 Missouri Tigers taking on the No. 2 Oklahoma Sooners for the Big 12 title. OU is a steep 16.5-point…
Texas Longhorns top BCS Rankings
Thursday, October 16th, 2008
The BCS rankings continue to shuffle and this week, it’s no different.
Yes, the revolving door of the 2008 NCAA college football season continues to move as far as the BCS rankings system is concerned and it is no surprise that we have a new No.1 team in the nation this week.
The Texas Longhorns are the new No.1 team in college football after beating the Oklahoma Sooners 45-35. The Longhorns’ ascend to No.1 is the fastest in college football history since Miami went from sixth to first back in Aug.29, 1988, after beating top-ranked Florida State 31-0 to start their campaign.
The Longhorns received 39 first-place votes and 1,599 points from the media panel. The Alabama Crimson Tide received the other 36 first-place votes and 1,582 points. The Longhorns became the fourth team this season to be ranked No.1, following Georgia, Southern California and Oklahoma. It’s last season all over again that had four No.1 teams and eight different teams ranked second.
And for the second time this season, three of the top four teams in the country lost on the same weekend. While the losses by the previously top-ranked Sooners, Missouri and the LSU Tigers were already stunning, what it did on the BCS rankings was something harder to fathom.
Unbeaten Penn State Nittany Lions moved up three spots to No.3 while the Oklahoma Sooners dropped three spots to No.4 after suffering their first loss of the season. The Florida Gators gained six spots to No.5 after pounding LSU 51-21 last Saturday night.
The No.6 USC Trojans are followed by Big 12 rivals…
USC Trojans top early BCS Rankings
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
The latest rankings have been released and it shouldn’t surprise you who’s on top at this point of the season.
College football’s BCS rankings are finally out for the 2008 NCAA college football season and after four weeks into the college football year, the Trojans from Southern Cal are back on top of the food chain.
You read it, after dismantling Virginia 52-7 in their season-opener before beating the crap out of the Ohio State Buckeyes 35-3, the USC Trojans are now the no.1 team in the country.
They have a perfect 2-0 record coming to their game on Thursday against Oregon State and I have a feeling these USC Trojans are only getting started.
Following these Trojans at the second spot are the Oklahoma Sooners, who are now 3-0 and is averaging almost 50 points per game. The Sooners crushed Chattanooga 57-2, Cincinnati 52-26 and disposed Washington 55-14. Oklahoma received 1,484 and 1,424 votes from AP Top 25 and USA Today Poll, respectively.
The Georgia Bulldogs are closely behind at the third spot with four consecutive wins to begin their campaign. The Bulldogs received 1,475 from AP Top 25 and 1,388 from USA Today Poll.
And you can bet your ass these guys are looking for a BCS national championship game by season’s end.
Securing the fourth spot are the Florida Gators, who are winning BIG for the last three games. They have beaten their opponents by an average of…
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