Tuesday Morning QB
The next time you hear someone disrespect the Pac-10, simply utter these three letters, ?U-S-C!?
It was supposed to be a great game; Primetime TV, two of college football?s most storied programs, but when all was said and done, the USC Trojans, much to the delight of the home crowd, hammered the Ohio State Buckeyes by a final of 35-3, seriously jeopardizing OSU?s chances of making a third trip to the BCS title game?hey, who are we kidding, it basically ended their BCS title game hopes.
The Buckeyes started the week off listed as 10-point underdogs, then by 10.5-points and finally 11-point underdogs before game time.
?Beanie? Wells was dressed in civvies, USC proved to be head and shoulders above Ohio State and solidified their position atop the polls?the Buckeyes meanwhile dropped all the way down to 13th in the AP and 14th in the USA Today polls.
Now, if someone comes up to you and disrespects the Big 10, you can just nod in agreement.
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What was with all the offseason excitement from Michigan fans about Rich Rodriguez bolting from West Virginia to Ann Arbor?
The Wolverines are 1-2 and 0-3 against the spread, their latest defeat coming at the hands of the upstart (?) Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Listed at +1, the Wolverines were beaten soundly by a final of 35-17.
If you wagered on the Georgia Bulldogs (-7) and South Carolina Gamecocks game on Saturday we have good news, you didn?t lose?but you didn?t win either.
The Bulldogs avoided an upset by grabbing two turnovers in the fourth, including a Mike Davis fumble before he dove into the endzone for what would have been a game tying TD; Georgia came away with a 14-7 win and dropped from second to third in both the AP and USA Today polls.
While all the hype surrounded OSU-USC going into the weekend, there was also Week 2 of the NFL to look forward to.
The Matt Cassel temp era began in New England and it wasn?t that bad a debut.
Cassel finished the game 16/23 for 165 yards and the Patriots came away with a 19-10 victory over the New York Jets; a final score that enabled the Pats to cover as 1-point road faves.
Shame on all of you in Green Bay who doubted Aaron Rodgers; he?s gone 2-0 both SU and ATS.
Most recently, the Packers went into Detroit and covered as 3-point road favorites in a 48-25 win.
If the New England Patriots should stumble, the Buffalo Bills might just be the team to pass them for the AFC East title.
The Bills covered as 4-point road underdogs in the humidity and heat in Jacksonville, beating the Jaguars 20-16. Buffalo is tied with New England for the AFC East division lead at 2-0.
Charger bettors are likely still getting over the stinging feeling from the beat they took Sunday afternoon. Most bettors laid 1-point on San Diego and would have been cheering madly as their team fell on an apparent Jay Cutler fumble late in the game, sealing the win. But hang on, a bad call by referee Ed Hochuli turned that fumble into an incomplete pass, giving the ball back to the Broncos. You know the rest?the Broncos score a TD to get within one-point, then eschew the one-point convert to try and win in regulation with a two-point conversion attempt?which they execute. Denver wins by one, sending San Diego to an 0-2 start.
And it all ended with a great Monday nighter that saw the Cowboys and Eagles trade blows all game. The Cowboys scored last, winning straight up but not winning by enough to cash tickets for their backers. Dallas was a 6.5-point favorite, but only won by four.
?Over? bettors were celebrating at half-time, as this clash produced 54 points in the first two quarters.
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On the diamond, the Chicago Cubs seem to be warming up after a cold streak. The NL Central leaders have won three straight games punctuated with a no-hitter on Sunday against the Houston Astros, courtesy of Carlos Zambrano.
Zambrano had been suffering from an inflamed right rotator cuff but looked good in his return, going the distance and striking out 10.
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The next time you hear someone disrespect the Pac-10, simply utter these three letters, ?U-S-C!?
It was supposed to be a great game; Primetime TV, two of college football?s most storied programs, but when all was said and done, the USC Trojans, much to the delight of the home crowd, hammered the Ohio State Buckeyes by a final of 35-3, seriously jeopardizing OSU?s chances of making a third trip to the BCS title game?hey, who are we kidding, it basically ended their BCS title game hopes.
The Buckeyes started the week off listed as 10-point underdogs, then by 10.5-points and finally 11-point underdogs before game time.
?Beanie? Wells was dressed in civvies, USC proved to be head and shoulders above Ohio State and solidified their position atop the polls?the Buckeyes meanwhile dropped all the way down to 13th in the AP and 14th in the USA Today polls.
Now, if someone comes up to you and disrespects the Big 10, you can just nod in agreement.
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What was with all the offseason excitement from Michigan fans about Rich Rodriguez bolting from West Virginia to Ann Arbor?
The Wolverines are 1-2 and 0-3 against the spread, their latest defeat coming at the hands of the upstart (?) Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Listed at +1, the Wolverines were beaten soundly by a final of 35-17.
If you wagered on the Georgia Bulldogs (-7) and South Carolina Gamecocks game on Saturday we have good news, you didn?t lose?but you didn?t win either.
The Bulldogs avoided an upset by grabbing two turnovers in the fourth, including a Mike Davis fumble before he dove into the endzone for what would have been a game tying TD; Georgia came away with a 14-7 win and dropped from second to third in both the AP and USA Today polls.
While all the hype surrounded OSU-USC going into the weekend, there was also Week 2 of the NFL to look forward to.
The Matt Cassel temp era began in New England and it wasn?t that bad a debut.
Cassel finished the game 16/23 for 165 yards and the Patriots came away with a 19-10 victory over the New York Jets; a final score that enabled the Pats to cover as 1-point road faves.
Shame on all of you in Green Bay who doubted Aaron Rodgers; he?s gone 2-0 both SU and ATS.
Most recently, the Packers went into Detroit and covered as 3-point road favorites in a 48-25 win.
If the New England Patriots should stumble, the Buffalo Bills might just be the team to pass them for the AFC East title.
The Bills covered as 4-point road underdogs in the humidity and heat in Jacksonville, beating the Jaguars 20-16. Buffalo is tied with New England for the AFC East division lead at 2-0.
Charger bettors are likely still getting over the stinging feeling from the beat they took Sunday afternoon. Most bettors laid 1-point on San Diego and would have been cheering madly as their team fell on an apparent Jay Cutler fumble late in the game, sealing the win. But hang on, a bad call by referee Ed Hochuli turned that fumble into an incomplete pass, giving the ball back to the Broncos. You know the rest?the Broncos score a TD to get within one-point, then eschew the one-point convert to try and win in regulation with a two-point conversion attempt?which they execute. Denver wins by one, sending San Diego to an 0-2 start.
And it all ended with a great Monday nighter that saw the Cowboys and Eagles trade blows all game. The Cowboys scored last, winning straight up but not winning by enough to cash tickets for their backers. Dallas was a 6.5-point favorite, but only won by four.
?Over? bettors were celebrating at half-time, as this clash produced 54 points in the first two quarters.
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On the diamond, the Chicago Cubs seem to be warming up after a cold streak. The NL Central leaders have won three straight games punctuated with a no-hitter on Sunday against the Houston Astros, courtesy of Carlos Zambrano.
Zambrano had been suffering from an inflamed right rotator cuff but looked good in his return, going the distance and striking out 10.
Enjoy your week.
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