■ 2018 - 2019 ODDS TO WIN THE NCAA FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ■

[mjp28]

A long look ahead for the 2018-2019 NCAA football season, March 30, 2018......

ODDS TO WIN 2018-19 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (1/7/19) vegasinsider.com 

Team	Odds
Alabama	9/4
Clemson	11/2
Ohio State	7/1
Georgia	8/1
Michigan	16/1
Penn State	16/1
Washington	22/1
Oklahoma	25/1
Auburn	28/1
Florida State	30/1
Wisconsin	30/1
LSU	35/1
Texas	35/1
Miami, Fl.	45/1
USC	45/1
Virginia Tech	45/1
West Virginia	45/1
Notre Dame	55/1
Stanford	55/1
Michigan State	65/1
Texas A&M	65/1
Arizona	100/1
Florida	100/1
UCLA	100/1
TCU	110/1
Boise State	120/1
Kansas State	120/1
Mississippi State	120/1
Missouri	120/1
Oklahoma State	120/1
Oregon	120/1
South Carolina	175/1
Nebraska	200/1
Iowa State	225/1
North Carolina State	225/1
Utah	225/1
Wake Forest	225/1
Central Florida	300/1
Iowa	350/1
Louisville	350/1
Minnesota	350/1
Northwestern	350/1
Purdue	350/1
Syracuse	350/1
Washington State	350/1
Colorado	500/1
Ole Miss	500/1
Arizona State	600/1
Arkansas	600/1
Boston College	600/1
Duke	600/1
Georgia Tech	600/1
Houston	600/1
Indiana	600/1
Kentucky	600/1
Maryland	600/1
Memphis	600/1
North Carolina	600/1
Pittsburgh	600/1
South Florida	600/1
Tennessee	600/1
Texas Tech	600/1
Vanderbilt	600/1
Virginia	600/1
Florida Atlantic	750/1
BYU	1200/1
Baylor	1200/1
California	1200/1
Colorado State	1200/1
Fresno State	1200/1
Illinois	1200/1
Kansas	1200/1
Oregon State	1200/1
Rutgers	1200/1
San Diego State	1200/1
Appalachian State	9999/1
Nevada	9999/1
UNLV	9999/1

[mjp28]

Five BIG TEN in the top 20, sounds a lot like last year.

[MLD Woody]

Big Ten alumni bases have a lot of money to bet

[wargograw]

Texas. Lol. Every. Single. Year. 

[MLD Woody]

And so does Texas

[mjp28]

On 3/31/2018 at 9:55 AM, MLD Woody said:

Big Ten alumni bases have a lot of money to bet

Traditionally over the decades BIG TEN teams have always been desirable bowl game teams because the fan base traveled well and spent money.

Particularly in cold weather months when beaches or casinos are involved. 

[The Gipper]

1 hour ago, mjp28 said:

Traditionally over the decades BIG TEN teams have always been desirable bowl game teams because the fan base traveled well and spent money.

Particularly in cold weather months when beaches or casinos are involved. 

And it has been surmised that that is one reason that they have not had as much success as they potentially should:   A. they come from cold weather to warm weather and become distracted  B.  Also....they are always "on the road" in those games.  Bowl games are held in the states of the Pac 12 or SEC...their home territory.  Some minor bowl games may now be played in northern cities with domes....but most are still held in SEC/Pac 12 territory.

[MLD Woody]

Point A is idiotic

Point B is very valid.

[The Gipper]

2 hours ago, MLD Woody said:

Point A is idiotic

Point B is very valid.

Point A  perhaps should be idiotic....but it is nevertheless a fact.   If guys come from the north and the cold and go to the south and the warm, and hang around beaches or pools....there can be some distraction to that.

[mjp28]

2 hours ago, The Gipper said:

Point A  perhaps should be idiotic....but it is nevertheless a fact.   If guys come from the north and the cold and go to the south and the warm, and hang around beaches or pools....there can be some distraction to that.

Actually historically the BIG TEN always finished before thanksgiving, no conference championship games, did not play freshmen, did not use JuCo players all put them at a disadvantage over other conferences. Football players who sit through thanksgiving, Christmas and maybe even new year can get very sluggish and put on weight.

All of that has been somewhat  corrected in recent years and it shows. 

.......oh and being visitors does enter into the equation, nobody wants to play in the snow when you can go to Tampa, Miami or Disney World. 

[MLD Woody]

6 hours ago, The Gipper said:

Point A  perhaps should be idiotic....but it is nevertheless a fact.   If guys come from the north and the cold and go to the south and the warm, and hang around beaches or pools....there can be some distraction to that.

No.... It's not a fact.

It's not a fact that players from colleges up north get distracted by warm weather when they play down south and that it affects their play

[The Gipper]

10 hours ago, MLD Woody said:

No.... It's not a fact.

It's not a fact that players from colleges up north get distracted by warm weather when they play down south and that it affects their play

Yes, it is.  The weather alone is not the distraction.

I mean....the proof is in the pudding.....when  FMU comes south to play in Columbus they are always distracted by peripheral things.    Like indoor toilets, running water, paved streets, clothing that is not plaid, etc.

[MLD Woody]

1 hour ago, The Gipper said:

Yes, it is.  The weather alone is not the distraction.

I mean....the proof is in the pudding.....when  FMU comes south to play in Columbus they are always distracted by peripheral things.    Like indoor toilets, running water, paved streets, clothing that is not plaid, etc.

 

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2009/09/10/biggame.html

Ohio State hopes so and says it has learned its lesson from big matchups such as the Texas game in 2005, in which cleanup crews found several soiled shorts and a few coolers filled with poop.

“You either deal with the problem up front, or you deal with it later when it’s ugly,” said Kelley-Snoke.

 

 

If only OSU fans were distracted by indoor toilets, huh?

[mjp28]

11 hours ago, MLD Woody said:

No.... It's not a fact.

It's not a fact that players from colleges up north get distracted by warm weather when they play down south and that it affects their play

Wrong. They can and DO get distracted big time, why do you think the BIG TEN used to do so poorly in the Rose Bowl games.

Pac 10 teams were home for another game to win, the B1G guys were there on vacation to go to Disneyland......even with superior teams that were generally the winner of the OHIO STATE/Michigan game which was the winner of the defacto BIG 2 little 8 non playoff B1G conference tournament. 

Gipper 1 Woody 0. (sorry Woodman, you must of been distracted   .......just kidding pal).

[MLD Woody]

You're mixing up correlation and causation. Sort of. That's under the assumption that the players are even distracted in any way...

[The Gipper]

21 minutes ago, MLD Woody said:

You're mixing up correlation and causation. Sort of. That's under the assumption that the players are even distracted in any way...

So....what you are saying is that there were no distractions for Big Ten etc. teams  when they went to bowl games out west or down south.  That they lost all those games JUST because the other team was always better than them. 

[MLD Woody]

2 minutes ago, The Gipper said:

So....what you are saying is that there were no distractions for Big Ten etc. teams  when they went to bowl games out west or down south.  That they lost all those games JUST because the other team was always better than them. 

I don't think you realize what you're trying to argue. Just like someone that poops in coolers...

 

You're arguing that B1G teams are distracted in warm weather, and it's a major part of poor performance

1) If I argue "distractions" aren't a major factor, that doesn't mean there are "no distractions"

2) if I argue it isn't a major factor, that doesn't mean there are no external factors in poor performance

 

"Only dealing in absolutes" Gip is almost asbad as "All I need is anecdotal evidence" Gip.

[The Gipper]

16 minutes ago, MLD Woody said:

I don't think you realize what you're trying to argue. Just like someone that poops in coolers...

 

You're arguing that B1G teams are distracted in warm weather, and it's a major part of poor performance

1) If I argue "distractions" aren't a major factor, that doesn't mean there are "no distractions"

2) if I argue it isn't a major factor, that doesn't mean there are no external factors in poor performance

 

"Only dealing in absolutes" Gip is almost asbad as "All I need is anecdotal evidence" Gip.

So....you admit that there ARE distractions when Big Ten teams go to play in bowls.....

ergo....admitting that I am right.

Discussion over. 

[MLD Woody]

Lol, this is what I expected from a cooler pooper. 

 

You are still having a rough time following basic logic. So I think I'm done.

[The Gipper]

1 hour ago, MLD Woody said:

Lol, this is what I expected from a cooler pooper. 

 

You are still having a rough time following basic logic. So I think I'm done.

You are done. You lost.   Go crawl back into whatever other disgusting edifice makes you happy.

[MLD Woody]

Ah cooler poop. You got me

[The Gipper]

17 hours ago, MLD Woody said:

Ah cooler poop. You got me

What is your obsession with shite?

Oh...yes...you a an FMU fan.....shite is all that comes your way.

Maybe you can see fit to go live in  a "New House"....where they have toilets.

[wargograw]

On 4/10/2018 at 1:33 PM, MLD Woody said:

Point A is idiotic

Point B is very valid.

I still fail to see how 20,000 people in a 65K stadium constitutes some sort of serious home field advantage. 

On 4/9/2018 at 11:28 AM, MLD Woody said:

And so does Texas

Aren’t you the one always whining about trolling?

[Browns149]

Why would anyone bet on that school up north?

they haven’t won a title in decades. And their coach has never won a title

 

[mjp28]

11 hours ago, Browns149 said:

Why would anyone bet on that school up north?

they haven’t won a title in decades. And their coach has never won a title

 

Great expectations. 

After years of "m" getting pummeled by The OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY it looked like the Wolverines program was turning the corner and improving they did have a great defense recently -but- apparently can't recruit to the Urban Meyer level yet. 

Who knows how much better they might have been with a star quarterback last year? They just don't have the depth that the BUCKEYES have. I would like to see them more competitive, good for the B1G too.

[TexasAg1969]

4 SEC teams in the Top 12.

[The Gipper]

55 minutes ago, TexasAg1969 said:

4 SEC teams in the Top 12.

4 Big Ten teams in the Top 11....

[Canton Dawg]

Sad to hear the Buckeyes QB Joe Burrow announced his departure today.

He’s going to be a hot commodity for some D1 team with a need for a starting QB.

I hear Florida, Nebraska, Oklahoma State are already putting their feelers out for his services.

I certainly don’t want him in the Big 10.

[The Gipper]

15 hours ago, Canton Dawg said:

Sad to hear the Buckeyes QB Joe Burrow announced his departure today.

He’s going to be a hot commodity for some D1 team with a need for a starting QB.

I hear Florida, Nebraska, Oklahoma State are already putting their feelers out for his services.

I certainly don’t want him in the Big 10.

Does he have to sit out a year?

[Canton Dawg]

1 hour ago, The Gipper said:

Does he have to sit out a year?

No, he graduated last week which makes him a graduate transfer.

He was a redshirt freshman, so he has 2 years eligibility left.

Burrow was a 5 star recruit, and Ohio Mr Football winner in 2014 if I remember correctly.