Forget what everyone has said about Florida not deserving to be in the BCS Championship game. They came, they conquered, and they proved to all the naysayers that they deserved to be there.

OSU fans left early in the 4th quarter when Florida took the lead 41-14. If they were UCONN fans, they would have been gone by halftime.

Technorati: BCS Championship Game, Florida Gators, The Ohio State Buckeyes, UCONN Huskies

Congratulations to Sue for winning the first annual Random Thoughts Bowl Contest. Sue came on strong at the end as Mark Burney struggled with some picks in the middle. A big thank you to everyone for participating this year. For Sue, what does she win, she wins a guest post here at Random Thoughts. I am sure we all look forward to what she has to say. So again congratulations again to Sue and thank you to everyone for playing.

Eight games have been affected by the spreads.

Oregon State beat Missouri 39-38 but they didn’t cover the spread (-3.5)

Texas Tech beat Minnesota 44-41 but they didn’t cover the spread (-6.5)

Boston College beat Navy 25-24 but they didn’t cover the spread (-6)

Texas beat Iowa 26-24 but they didn’t cover the spread (-11)

Miami beat Nevada 21-20 but they didn’t cover the spread (-3)

Auburn beat Nebraska 17-14. Auburn was giving 3 points. The game is a push. Will go down as a tie.

West Virginia beat Georgia Tech 38-35 but they didn’t cover the spread (-7)

Cincinnati beat Western Michigan but they didn’t cover the spread (-8)

• 1. Sue: 19-12-1
• 2. Mark B: 17-14-1
• 3. Liang: 16-15-1
• 4. Ladd: 15-16-1
• 5. Mel: 14-17-1
• 5. Scott: 14-17-1
• 7. Keith: 13-18-1
• 8. Ian: 7-24-1
• 8. Marc: 7-24-1

I think after this I am getting out of the predicting sports business. I wasn’t good with my baseball predictions and as you can see I am not faring well here at all. Oh well. Looks like the winner will definitely be doing a guest post.

To see the picks, go here.

Here is the 2006-2007 Bowl Schedule. Go down to the comments section and get your picks in. Rules and spreads are posted in the comments section. The winner will write a guest post on anything they want.
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Technorati: BCS National Championship, The Ohio State Buckeyes, Florida Gators

Just months after saying he was committed to the Louisville Cardinals football program, ESPN is reporting that Head Coach Bobby Petrino is leaving to be the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons. The deal is rumored to be for 5 years $24 million dollars. This comes on the heels of Petrino signing a 10 year $25 million dollar contract with the Louisville Cardinals.

This is what Petrino had to say back in August:

“I can’t tell you how happy I am with the commitment and the confidence that Tom Jurich has in me and the university has in me. I also wanted to make sure that everyone understood, I know I’ve said it, that this is where my family wants to be. This is where I want to be. I want everyone to really believe it.”

Now it is January 7th and he has pulled a Nick Saban. He lied to the media and his players and the University. If you’re gonna be in it for the long haul, that doesn’t mean you run to the NFL for more money or in the case of Nick Saban, run back to the college ranks.

Petrino had led the Louisville Cardinals to 12-1 season that ended with a victory in the Orange Bowl over Wake Forest. His overall record at Louisville was 41-9 and took Louisville to the top of the Big East every year and also nationally. Good riddance to another man who can’t keep his word.

Technorati: Louisville Cardinals, Atlanta Falcon, Bobby Petrino, Nick Saban, Orange Bowl