PAC 12 Champeenship: UCLA @ Orygun (-31 1/2). Ahahahahahaha. Seriously. Yeah, I'm betting it, why?

by Titov on Dec 2, 2011 6:40 AM EST

UCLA (6-6, PAC 12 S Champs) @ No. 9 Orygun (10-2, PAC 12 N Champs) [-31 1/2].

This starts at 5 am Sat. Moscow time, so with luck I'll see the 2nd half over bkfst. Actually, with luck I'll sleep through it, as by the 3rd q this "game" will prolly look a lot like pro wrestling, or maybe Ultimate Fighting when one guy has a broken leg but has to keep playing b/c of a forfeit clause involving his first born child or sth. Anyway, yeah, the conf's first champeenship is an embarrassment before it starts, what w/ the Bruins getting nipped at the buzzer by $C last wk 50-0 – so long Neuheisel, at last – and OR, having themselves lost to the Rubbers, now in the mood for demonstrating they're no worse at the We Are thing than the goons from Heritage Hall.

A spread like this doesn’t make for rational betting, of course, but what the hey. Last week I got f#cked by the Ducks, who covered EXACTLY; so this wk I’ll take ‘em at their word, all 31.5 of it. I know, I know: it’s ridiculous to bet, in effect, that a conf-div champ can lose by 81.5 aggregate over successive weeks. But I just did it.

Regional Pick o' the Wk: New Mexico (1-10) @ No. 7 Boise (10-1) [-48 ½]

You thought that OR @ 31.5 was a little scary? Try this. And thx, I think I will. For one thing, this is prolly Petersen’s last H game, what with the UCLA job suddenly open—so why not let the dogs loose? Secondly, N Mex has shown some truly awe-inspiring incompetence over long stretches this year, at one pt. getting their pants pulled down to the tune of 195-14 over 4 games. This’ll be their third straight 1-11 yr, btw. So yeah, the dogs REALLY have a place to run.

The answer to your unspoken question – Have you ever bet a 48.5 before? – is Nope. And especially after taking a 31.5, too! I have LOST on a -41 (Snodfart 24 -$C 23 in ‘07), which to my knowledge remains the biggest upset in the hist of NCAA-based wagering; but this isn’t going to be an upset, and prolly SHOULD run over 50 – so I’m takin’ it, even though I loathe Boise. (Do a weather check tomorrow, just in case – y’know, snowstorms happen…). Anyway, get those rubles down and Enjoy!

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OR 49-31

“[The] Bruins (6-7) played with passion for their outgoing coach and kept it closer than many thought they would…”— while that’s true on both counts, there’s no telling whether the coach-based passion was due to sympathy or relief.

In any case, credit to UCLA’s athletes for playing closer to their skill level this week— and for longer: at 24 down, they could easily have packed it right up, as most of us expected, but they didn’t. ‘Course, some of ’em might have had an, um, extra incentive. Oh wait, that’s $C.

We still suck, but on Sept. 29, 2011, we did a Very Cool Thing. Yeah, we did that.

by Titov on Dec 3, 2011 12:36 AM EST reply actions

Boise 45-0

‘s what often happens when your fate is in the hands of somebody’s scrubs. Moore & Co. took their (deserved) bows after one drive in the 3rd, for 38-0, and watched the back-ups/underclassmen score once in a quarter and a half— which is pretty underwhelming against the hapless Hispanowolfs, but it coulda been worse: they mighta kicked a FG so you could lose by 1/2 instead of 3.5…

Anyway, Petersen has taken a new tack: shouting about getting jobbed by the BCS used to be everybody else’s hobby, but now he’s out front banging the drum. Too bad: with a crap sked and a H loss, he doesn’t have a case, of course. So it’s on to the Pretty Good Bowl, where they’ll angrily beat up this year’s Utah, whoever that is. Deal with it.

Petersen himself, meanwhile, still has UCLA written all over his forehead in blue letters— which will help the conf, so I’m for it.

OK now, let’s get out the bowl sheet and start plotting this yr’s Massive Avalanche Win Strategy. Look, I gotta pay off November…

We still suck, but on Sept. 29, 2011, we did a Very Cool Thing. Yeah, we did that.

by Titov on Dec 4, 2011 12:18 AM EST reply actions