Redneck High

I got all excited today because of the Texas/OU game (and the Longhorns' impressive win) and started betting everything in site. Not smart at all, but it made for a fun day. I figure that's OK every so often.

Of course when betting like this it's pure luck if you win much, and I didn't have luck. I lost almost everything, going 3-8 on the day (a final bet on the very late Nevada/Hawaii game is still out). Could have been a much better 5-6 day were it not for two backdoor covers in the Pitt/Syracuse and Nebraska/Iowa State games. That Nebrasksa/ISU was my favorite backdoor cover of a second-half bet, because it was a completely meaningless score that came with all of 6 seconds left on the clock.

Who's a lucky boy? Not me.

10/7 RESULTS

Bowl. Green at Ohio St. (-34) - Loss, $33

Texas (-5) vs. OU (at Dallas) - Win, $33.60/$30

Ball State (-3) at Buffalo - Win, $35.10/$30

Tennessee at Georgia, Under 38 - Loss, $32.40

Pitt (-3 2H) at Syracuse - Loss, $30.60

Texas A&M at Kansas (+3 2H) - Loss, $30

Duke at Alabama (-27.5) - Loss, $33.30

Duke at Alabama (-13.5 2H) - Win, $61.50/$60.30

Tennessee at Georgia (+3 2H) - Loss, $35.10

Parlay: Nebaska (-7) at Iowa St. & Over 54.5 - Loss, $24

Nebraska (-0.5 2H) at Iowa State - Loss, $21.50

(For final scores, see the season record page.)

I'm not bitching, though. Today was a very fun day. I had a great time watching the Longhorns win with a bunch of friends, and even didn't mind losing my poorly thought-out spur-of-the-moment bets. I'll get more serious and disciplined the rest of the season, but I had a good time tossing money around today.

Texas looked good, yo. This might have been Colt McCoy's real arrival. He finally looked more poised than just a plain ol' freshman. That's very good news for the Horns.

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