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Yes, USC-Washington!!

Texas Tech at Oklahoma

Ohio State at Nebraska — upset special?  OK, yeah, crazy, upset vs spread (17)?

and, no, I don’t sit down to watch 12 or 16 h of footbal, but monitor games as I go about my Saturday chores or activities.

45??  Won’t see that until Monday morning. It will rain over the weekend but the starting time in current computer models is currently just before the game (late Sat afternoon) so the 40% reflects timng uncertainity in a 5-day forecast.

Efficient market theory applies here.  If the spread is not a good representation of the actual expected outcome then professionals will recognize it, lay big money and eventially the spread will meet reality.   If not, someone will come up with a system to beat Vegas.    Market inefficiencies could happen in lower level G5 teams but not for teams…[Read more]

There is a funny book, “Squib-Kick it to the Fat Guy”  that has a ton of Leach anecdotes. Entertaining guy in his rambling, but honestly if I were rooting for a team he was coaching I’d be disappointed that he’s potentially leaving out some stuff that could take the team to the next level. He was perfect as an offensive coordinator, but a ead…[Read more]

I guess its called LA Live: Restaurants at LA Live

The LA area is quite vast — if you’re in the Long Beach area, try the Crab Pot.

If you haven’t hit the touristy Grauman’s Chinese Theatre area, its kind of fun to visit in person — see what people are talking about.   Same with Santa Monica Pier.

Closer to USC is the entertainment district around the Staples Center.  Could be good for a meal…[Read more]

Washington, being a conference mate, and especially since they’re in the Pac-12 North thus not impacting the Utes’ route to the Pac-12 Conference Championship game, gets my rooting interest over the Breedem Young Poopoo Piles, not that it makes a hill-of-beans difference.

Good of the Provostans to subject USC to a double-OT game while Utah rested…[Read more]

Aha, OK, but that part of Idaho is pretty much the same as Utah. Granted, USU vs Utah would be a MUCH better game.