2008 cfb -- time to post my bowl card so far--updated card post 277

[RetroVK]

and kyle, regarding Heyward-Bey being healthy, doesn't make me feel warm and fuzzy about my Nevada play given their secondary issues...that being said, I still feel Nevada is the side in that one...

me too. And i also have to wonder if being banged up ,,, and heading to nfl .. Heyward-Bey looks to limit contact.

think i screwed myself on ncst buddy.

 

[GWarner27]

pags i owe you a thanks too i guess:shake:

...i will say i still like Nevada a lot but i'm worried if Hayward-Bey is playing.

i'm now 4-1 on the bowl season with my lone loss being the BSU ML. It could have been a great start but i'm confident i can continue this, largely with the help of you guys.

...now i still have not put a bet in on the 'pack, but i'm waiting to hopefully have ppl hit it back towards -1 or P now that people are seeing Hayward-Bey is playing. I'm not sure i want to play against Friedgen, though, but i am very tempted to back Colin Kaepornick as i've said before. In addition, i think that if it's less than a fg spread it shouldn't matter much as not many games are decided by less than a FG.

as for NCSU, vk, i think both teams are very hot right now so i have little to no idea what's gonna happen tomorrow and i'm staying far away.

...looking forward to a few more plays guys :cheers:

 

[Yanks27Sox9]

nice win, VK.

hey, i saw (in post 277 ) that clemson was a lean. was looking at that game again tonight...and what i kept coming back to was if clemson had seen a passing attack like this...and if they'd even be remotely ready for it. hard to tell, considering their competition this season...and the lack of passing attacks in the overwhelming majority of them.

all that said...i'm not a fan of the cornhuskers either, especially on defense. botton line...basically leaning nebraska and the over here...as i think they'll pass all over clemson, who will run all over nebraska...if that makes sense.

 

[cubsker]

nice win, VK.

hey, i saw (in post 277 ) that clemson was a lean. was looking at that game again tonight...and what i kept coming back to was if clemson had seen a passing attack like this...and if they'd even be remotely ready for it. hard to tell, considering their competition this season...and the lack of passing attacks in the overwhelming majority of them.

all that said...i'm not a fan of the cornhuskers either, especially on defense. botton line...basically leaning nebraska and the over here...as i think they'll pass all over clemson, who will run all over nebraska...if that makes sense.

Clemson won't run all over Nebraska. Strength of the Husker D is the DLine. If the Huskers limit turnovers and stay even on Special Teams, they'll win.

 

[RetroVK]

I don't think either of you are giving the clemson defense much credit. They have given up more than 21 points just twice all year .. the opener vs bama and the FSU game. Only USC holds opponents to less yards per attempt passing than clemson. Yes , some of that is due to bad quarterback play in the ACC , of which Ganz ( love this kid ) does not apply. We know for certain that clemson moves the ball on Nebraska , everyone does. It is a bit of a misnomer to call clemson a running team at this point .. yes they have the two great backs but they are actually throwing it around for 219 a game and will be facing a defense that gives up a horrendous 8.1 yards per pass attempt.

I also think clemson has the more opportunistic defense.

In a game lined thsi close i have nebraska playing vs one of the three best defenses they will have faced all year vs clemson playing vs one of the three worst defenses that it has played all year. One teams offensive production should be considerably lessened and the other considerably increased.

Health on the huskers guys.

 

[horses]

Likely to be against you here as well VK as I have a strong lean to Nebraska as well. One of the 3 worst defenses clemson has faced all year? Citadel, South Carolina St, Duke, Virginia, NC State, Maryland...I don't know about that.

Regardless, NU has advantages on both lines and the better QB in my opinion...and at a pickem' spread or even getting a couple points, that should be enough. Also like the coaching matchup with Swinney already releasing DC Koenning, though I'm not sure if he's going to coach the bowl game or not.

 

[RetroVK]

Likely to be against you here as well VK as I have a strong lean to Nebraska as well. One of the 3 worst defenses clemson has faced all year? Citadel, South Carolina St, Duke, Virginia, NC State, Maryland...I don't know about that.

Regardless, NU has advantages on both lines and the better QB in my opinion...and at a pickem' spread or even getting a couple points, that should be enough. Also like the coaching matchup with Swinney already releasing DC Koenning, though I'm not sure if he's going to coach the bowl game or not.

i meant fbs .... i eliminate the fcs from my capping.

ncst ( healthy ) and maryland are better defenses than nebraska , atleast statistically speaking... virginia has been good defensively almost all year. Again some of the statistical difference is one defense playing in an offense anemic conference and the other playing in the big12 where offenses rule the day.

There is a coaching mismatch on paper but both guys are new to the bowl thing and i like how clemson has responded under dabo swinney.

I think you are right in that the nebraska dline is probably the better unit vs clemson oline but not on the other side of the ball.

I also agree that NU has the better qb but not by a ton like mccoy vs pryor or stafford vs hoyer or something like that.

 

[RetroVK]

Also want to make note of VT going into Nebraska and winning while piling up 377 yards of offense. They average just 296 normally .. and play in the ACC.

 

[horses]

No doubt the Va Tech game is one to bring out, as Gobblers went for over 200+ rushing in that game. If Clemson gets anywhere close to that, they'll win and cover. Think Nebraska has gotten better, esp up front defensively. They should have their way with the Clemson OL. We'll see...

 

[bull]

For someone being overly selective its a great deal of time and effort you have put in here . If you dont play anything then for one millionth time let me say Thank You from everyone for the effort . Hope you decide to play something because I am sure you havent missed many details in looking at the 3 games .

Glad to hear Pags that your thinking about Wisky as well . Little concerned with the game @ Iowa and I not that was sort of their bottom but both teams didnt play many tough games or if they did didnt show well . Any thoughts you have would be interested in hearing .


:cheers:

Kyle - I for one think you should play more games. I posted this some weeks back. Every one has his one methodology, but your hard work and superior knowledge should give you a leg up on 99 % of the people who bet on College football. Anyway, good luck. As I've said before, I would love to see you win BIG.
cheers
bull

 

[RetroVK]

Kyle - I for one think you should play more games. I posted this some weeks back. Every one has his one methodology, but your hard work and superior knowledge should give you a leg up on 99 % of the people who bet on College football. Anyway, good luck. As I've said before, I would love to see you win BIG.
cheers
bull

Thanks bull ... it's easy for me to remember the games like ncstate when it would have won ... but go back and look at my unplayed leans on championship week where i didnt make a play..... or trust me .. it would nto ahve been pretty.

i made a conscious effort to increase number of plays this year and i definitely did that.... i dont want to increase the parameters much more than that.

lets not forget the ncst game is one day removed from the wisconsin game ...... 1-1 minus juice had i done both.

Hitting roughly 55-56 % this year with the strict rules .....

 

[tee*dub]

Thanks bull ... it's easy for me to remember the games like ncstate when it would have won ... but go back and look at my unplayed leans on championship week where i didnt make a play..... or trust me .. it would nto ahve been pretty.

i made a conscious effort to increase number of plays this year and i definitely did that.... i dont want to increase the parameters much more than that.

lets not forget the ncst game is one day removed from the wisconsin game ...... 1-1 minus juice had i done both.

Hitting roughly 55-56 % this year with the strict rules .....

Don't change... Selective is the best approach... I always tell people-- play less, but play for more..

In fact-- only play Iowa from now on

 

[RetroVK]

Don't change... Selective is the best approach... I always tell people-- play less, but play for more..

In fact-- only play Iowa from now on

The irony is that i have been giving my picks to some guys i work with in other parts of the business and one of them complained to me that i made too many plays this year. i did warn him ahead of time that i was recquiring less variance from my line vs books line this year in an effort to increase overall profit while probably decreasing win percentage. Decreased the win percentage anyway ......

 

[pags11]

kyle,

be glad you laid off NCSU...I aged a full year and was fortunate to cash my ticket after Wilson got hurt...agree with you about Clemson having the decided advantage on defense...I also think they have more playmakers on offense (although Ganz is a better QB than Harper)...lean to Clemson...

 

[RetroVK]

My nevada writeup is in post #8

Here are some thoughts with the iowa play... not as detailed as some others and lacking in some X's and O's but take it for what it's worth....

Iowa -4 over south carolina ( i got a better number haha )

This is the story of two teams with opposite perception from not just the betting public but the college football public in general. Iowa is an under the radar covering machine that I have been backing since the early part of the year. They do everything that we handicappers love to see in order to make money. They pound you with arguably the best RB in the nation in Shonn Greene , they stuff the run , they are well coached and they tackle. I had stated weeks prior to the penn state game that Iowa was going to trip them up and end their chance at a national title game. But it isn’t the fact that Iowa is as good a team as there is coming out of that conference that I like , it’s that no one seems to recognize it. That’s where we make our money betting on teams that are undervalued and fading teams that are overvalued. In addition , Iowa seems to play with something to prove every week because they are not respected and talked about. Again they are right there with Ohio State and Penn state as the best team in the Big TEN but you actually hear more about Michigan state , Wisconsin and even a bad Illinois team than you ever hear about little old Iowa. What is even more appealing is the fact that Spurrier and company have been over rated most of the year and have expectations that far exceed their ability. Perception.

Whenever you examine a bowl game , it is important to figure out motivation as much as X’s and O’s. This is especially true when you are going to lay points as we are about to with the hawkeyes here. Does the favorite want to win the game? The answer should be a big YES in this spot. So unlike some other situations this year like Missouri , we have a favorite that WANTS to win. Then there is the conference mantle issue. The Big Ten conference desperately wants to beat the SEC after the ohio state title games the last couple of years.

South Carolina really struggled down the stretch each of the last two years . Spurrier has had a tough time settling on a QB , and one would have to think that multiple quarterbacks see action again in this game . The gamecocks just turn the ball over too much and the grind it out style that iowa uses will punish those types of mistakes. Why does south carolina show up and play a more inspired game here than they did vs. rival Clemson to end the year ?

South Carolina has lost some players heading into this game including their leading tackler Emanuel Cook to academics which tells me that a lot of the guys have sort of given up on the year as well. Also, you have a situation where because of depth issues South Carolina is actually changing defensive schemes heading into the bowl. They ran a 4-2-5 scheme all year but the losses in the secondary have forced their hand to a 4-3 scheme for the bowl. Hard to expect superior execution when that happens. Yes . The injuries are in the secondary where iowa does less to exploit you as they like to slam you with the power run and yes , a 4-3 look is a better run stopping defense than a 4-2-5 but asking a new defensive scheme to stop iowa here consistently seems tough in my opinion … it only takes a few missed assignments for this to get away.

The biggest concern of the game for me would be FG kicking where USC has a decided edge.

Not going to over-analyze this one. The writing on the wall looks pretty clear and I am going to believe what I am reading.

Iowa by 13

 

[cubsker]

Also want to make note of VT going into Nebraska and winning while piling up 377 yards of offense. They average just 296 normally .. and play in the ACC.

nebraska was not running the offense they are now when they played va tech. Nebraska D has improved throughtout the season and they get back their best LB, Dillard.

 

[RetroVK]

nebraska was not running the offense they are now when they played va tech. Nebraska D has improved throughtout the season and they get back their best LB, Dillard.

Agree with both of those statements.


If Nebraska wins this game it would be their best win of the year , yes ?

Best win i see is kansas .. which obviously doesn't compare.

 

[tee*dub]

Iowa by 13

In the first Half:smiley_acbe:, then more to come.

 

[tee*dub]

, Iowa seems to play with something to prove every week because they are not respected and talked about. Again they are right there with Ohio State and Penn state as the best team in the Big TEN but you actually hear more about Michigan state , Wisconsin and even a bad Illinois team than you ever hear about little old Iowa.

Seriously Kyle, this is the key point and why the line is what it is.. Iowa is as good as Ohio state IMO and they beat Penn st and the game was not a fluke.. Let me ask this-- If Penn St was playing Scary, what would the line be? This line should be closer to that... It amazes me no one really knows much about this team..

And the beauty of it, is Iowa really doesn't buy into it either.. They take nothing for granted and play like their hair is on fire every fucking week. That is due to Ferentz IMO and the history he has at Iowa.. Most of his good teams were under the radar and just kept getting better all year and peaked in the Bowl game.. They beat LSU a couple years ago in a similar situation and this team is soooo much better than that one..

Don't get me started... As you know I am playing 2-4 units in my Bowl games with a very rare 6 unit play... Got 10 units on Iowa.. Best spot in the Bowl season by far..

 

[RetroVK]

Seriously Kyle, this is the key point and why the line is what it is.. Iowa is as good as Ohio state IMO and they beat Penn st and the game was not a fluke.. Let me ask this-- If Penn St was playing Scary, what would the line be? This line should be closer to that... It amazes me no one really knows much about this team..

And the beauty of it, is Iowa really doesn't buy into it either.. They take nothing for granted and play like their hair is on fire every fucking week. That is due to Ferentz IMO and the history he has at Iowa.. Most of his good teams were under the radar and just kept getting better all year and peaked in the Bowl game.. They beat LSU a couple years ago in a similar situation and this team is soooo much better than that one..

Don't get me started... As you know I am playing 2-4 units in my Bowl games with a very rare 6 unit play... Got 10 units on Iowa.. Best spot in the Bowl season by far..

Yup .. Awesome to see you that confident , Tee.

I know you were right there in the offseason with me pimping this team and i am just amazed that lines never adjusted more. I guess no one believes what they are seeing each week. shrug. Their four losses are by a combined 12 points for pity sake... could easily be undefeated as they had more first downs than their opponent in every single loss and of the four losses were only out gained in one game ..... and that was by 3 yards.

Under appreciated team. But those of us that have been betting them a lot can appreciate them.

 

[J-Aims05]

Nevada rolls today VK!!! all over it! BOL BRO

 

[bull]

Hitting roughly 55-56 % this year with the strict rules .....

Certainly can't argue with that.
Especially if you know that you are passing up winners ata lower clip than 55. Or 54. 53 ??

 

[RetroVK]

Hitting roughly 55-56 % this year with the strict rules .....

Certainly can't argue with that.
Especially if you know that you are passing up winners ata lower clip than 55. Or 54. 53 ??

yeah if i expand the criteria i start losing what edge i have at this point. already dropped my lifetime percent a little to try and get more volume.

 

[bull]

kyle,

be glad you laid off NCSU...I aged a full year and was fortunate to cash my ticket after Wilson got hurt...agree with you about Clemson having the decided advantage on defense...I also think they have more playmakers on offense (although Ganz is a better QB than Harper)...lean to Clemson...

Pags- That was a real white knuckler. I was pleasantly surprised when Schiano elected to go for the FG at the end. :smiley_acbe:
Personally, I thought it was the wrong call. Make the TD and game over.
Stop short and NCSU has about 70 yards to get in position for a FG without their best QB and only a minute to play.
The FG could have been blocked, and maybe returned, or the kickoff could be returned, or NCSU has decent field position to try for the win.
I consider myself lucky.

 

[CrimsonK]

Let's get em today Kyle... Hopefully we can talk some about the GT game. I made more money on that team this year than any other by leaps and bounds. I do have some concerns though...

As I talked about in regards to the Wake/Navy game the triple option is less effective IMO when the opposing team has additional time to prepare. The motivational aspects of the game may be the largest margin of any bowl game this season. Going from winning a Nat'l Title a year ago to playing in a pre-new years day bowl and being about 3 weeks too late playing in the GA Dome WILL certainly be a major factor in this game. GT is essentially at home and will be very well represented. Living in ATL I have gotten a great feel for GT with all of the local media and what not I am privy to. I also see quite possibly the largest gap in coaching in this game. I've argued till I was blue in the face that Paul Johnson is a Top 10 coach in CFB. Lester Miles on the other hand is an imbusul(sp? maybe I'm the imbusul). The guy just makes some of the worst coaching decisions that I personally have ever seen. They worked out for him last season and not this season and I think that's a big difference in why they went from BCS champs to 7-5 in one season. Johnson's offense usually starts a bit slow as I think he puts out lots of "feelers" in the first half meaning he sees what the defense is giving him and is the best coach at making 2H adjustments in the nation IMO. LSU has them out athleted at every position except QB and the RB's are prob a wash as Grant and Dwyer are both terrific.

Some concerns as I have about backing GT:

1. Public perception.. The nation finally learned about CPJ and GT late in the season and I saw some value diminish in their lines... LSU never once showed well on Nat'l TV with UGA, UF and Bama all being CBS games. They didn't look overly impressive in any of those games except Bama made them look a bit better than they are.

2. LSU's speed on defense. While their D line has under performed they are still one of the top units talent wise in the nation. They have been very solid against the run keeping opponents to 105 rypg. If they force GT into 3rd and longs then GT will be in a world of hurt. Some of GT's play calling towards the end of the year on first downs was really poor IMO. If LSU stifles GT's run can GT pass the ball effectively. Thomas has been their big play WR and is a great talent but I'm unsure how much success that he and the pass will have on a talented secondary.

3. Depth.. GT has had some serious injuries on the OL and I believe they will be starting a 250/260 lb Tackle. Dwyer and Nesbitt have been injury prone this season dealing with leg injuries. My main concern is Nesbitt. If he gets banged up, i'm not confident in Shaw to do the job, and god forbid Booker gets in for another Gardener Webb bonanza. Roddy Jones will spell Dwyer and he is a good RB so that is not so much a concern of mine.

4. Gt's defense trending the wrong way.. This is one of the more under rated defenses. However, they did allow 24, 28, 28, 23 and 42 to close out the season. I still think the strength of this team is their DL but the secondary has been erratic but that should be nullified with as many times as the LSU QB's will throw it to them. GT MUST penetrate with their front 4 and force LSU to make poor decisions throwing the football.

5. It's not usually wise to back a favorite in the Peach Bowl/Chic Fil A Bow.. I believe the dog has cashed something like 12 of the last 15.. I'm a firm believer in backing GT as a dog but weary to lay points with them, especially with the recent defensive mishaps.

These are just some of my quick thoughts.. Hopefully you can tell me where I'm wrong and let me know where you're coming from on backing GT..

 

[Marlo]

I enjoy reading this thread.

 

[RetroVK]

Let's get em today Kyle... Hopefully we can talk some about the GT game. I made more money on that team this year than any other by leaps and bounds. I do have some concerns though...

As I talked about in regards to the Wake/Navy game the triple option is less effective IMO when the opposing team has additional time to prepare. The motivational aspects of the game may be the largest margin of any bowl game this season. Going from winning a Nat'l Title a year ago to playing in a pre-new years day bowl and being about 3 weeks too late playing in the GA Dome WILL certainly be a major factor in this game. GT is essentially at home and will be very well represented. Living in ATL I have gotten a great feel for GT with all of the local media and what not I am privy to. I also see quite possibly the largest gap in coaching in this game. I've argued till I was blue in the face that Paul Johnson is a Top 10 coach in CFB. Lester Miles on the other hand is an imbusul(sp? maybe I'm the imbusul). The guy just makes some of the worst coaching decisions that I personally have ever seen. They worked out for him last season and not this season and I think that's a big difference in why they went from BCS champs to 7-5 in one season. Johnson's offense usually starts a bit slow as I think he puts out lots of "feelers" in the first half meaning he sees what the defense is giving him and is the best coach at making 2H adjustments in the nation IMO. LSU has them out athleted at every position except QB and the RB's are prob a wash as Grant and Dwyer are both terrific.

Some concerns as I have about backing GT:

1. Public perception.. The nation finally learned about CPJ and GT late in the season and I saw some value diminish in their lines... LSU never once showed well on Nat'l TV with UGA, UF and Bama all being CBS games. They didn't look overly impressive in any of those games except Bama made them look a bit better than they are.

2. LSU's speed on defense. While their D line has under performed they are still one of the top units talent wise in the nation. They have been very solid against the run keeping opponents to 105 rypg. If they force GT into 3rd and longs then GT will be in a world of hurt. Some of GT's play calling towards the end of the year on first downs was really poor IMO. If LSU stifles GT's run can GT pass the ball effectively. Thomas has been their big play WR and is a great talent but I'm unsure how much success that he and the pass will have on a talented secondary.

3. Depth.. GT has had some serious injuries on the OL and I believe they will be starting a 250/260 lb Tackle. Dwyer and Nesbitt have been injury prone this season dealing with leg injuries. My main concern is Nesbitt. If he gets banged up, i'm not confident in Shaw to do the job, and god forbid Booker gets in for another Gardener Webb bonanza. Roddy Jones will spell Dwyer and he is a good RB so that is not so much a concern of mine.

4. Gt's defense trending the wrong way.. This is one of the more under rated defenses. However, they did allow 24, 28, 28, 23 and 42 to close out the season. I still think the strength of this team is their DL but the secondary has been erratic but that should be nullified with as many times as the LSU QB's will throw it to them. GT MUST penetrate with their front 4 and force LSU to make poor decisions throwing the football.

5. It's not usually wise to back a favorite in the Peach Bowl/Chic Fil A Bow.. I believe the dog has cashed something like 12 of the last 15.. I'm a firm believer in backing GT as a dog but weary to lay points with them, especially with the recent defensive mishaps.

These are just some of my quick thoughts.. Hopefully you can tell me where I'm wrong and let me know where you're coming from on backing GT..

will get into this later .. will be interesting to see how the extra time helps the tigers prepare with all of the defensive coordinator issues right now.

 

[RetroVK]

was on the wrong side here.

Though the QB injury was obviously painful and a contributor to wearing down the nevada rush defense after the group of thre and outs and the lost drive to the backup on a three and out.

I thought Maryland would have more success running the ball than some other teams this year because of the types of teams nevada played but I didn’t see them getting that worn down. They got gashed a lot there late.

Too many mistakes and big plays.

Basically Maryland turned their big special teams play into a td and nevada threw an interception after theirs.

Bad bet.

Here is the boxscore …

Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs 19 26
3rd down efficiency 4-14 8-18
4th down efficiency 0-0 0-1
Total Yards 457 484
Passing 198 370
Comp-Att 13-27 24-49
Yards per pass 7.3 7.6
Rushing 259 114
Rushing Attempts 39 33
Yards per rush 6.6 3.5
Penalties 6-50 4-35
Turnovers 3 3
Fumbles lost 2 1
Interceptions thrown 1 2
Possession 29:01 30:47
One of those games where i dont think the boxscore tells the whole story. It looks decent for nevada but I never felt i was on the right side of this bet at any point or that nevada was the better team at any point. That might have been different had the QB not gotten injured which caused a lot of 3 and outs and helped to wear down that wolfpack defense but “if’s ” and “could-have-beens” are the words of whining losers.


Congrats to anyone who bet the Terps today.

 

[pags11]

kyle,

bottom line is that Chris Ault sucks, so does Nevada's defense and the QB is a great athlete but below average decision maker and doesn't put enough air under the ball...oh well, we still cashed two of three today (at least you leaned these ways last we talked)...GL tomorrow brother...

 

[bull]

Happy New Year, Kyle and Pags.
Looks like the only game you have on 12/31 is tonite .
I'm thinking maybe I have to wish you good health on that one.

 

[RetroVK]

Happy New Year, Kyle and Pags.
Looks like the only game you have on 12/31 is tonite .
I'm thinking maybe I have to wish you good health on that one.

my least favorite of the bowl season that made my card.

Hopefully GT can find a way to exploit the lsu secondary on their 9 pass attempts .....

 

[CrimsonK]

Hate it that we may be on opposite sides in the peach bowl, I think Jefferson brings a new dimension to LSU.. I'd go max play on LSU if they let Russell Shepard come in early.. Have a safe new year buddy

 

[pags11]

Happy New Year kyle...

 

[cubsker]

Agree with both of those statements.


If Nebraska wins this game it would be their best win of the year , yes ?

Best win i see is kansas .. which obviously doesn't compare.

this would be the best win, though KU is no joke.

 

[GWarner27]

vk,

any interest in Clemson? i can't believe this line is this low with how bad Nebraska is, but i'm worried about Dabo Swinney.

 

[SportsNut]

Happy New Year VK !

 

[pags11]

gwarner,

dabo did us in...damn...

 

[RetroVK]

5-3 posted on the bowl season

TCU HORNED FROGS -2 LOSER
Iowa Hawkeyes -3 WINNER
Wake Forest -2.5 WINNER
southern mississippi +5 WINNER
notre dame +1 WINNER
Louisiana Tech Pick WINNER
Nevada -1.5 LOSER
Georgia Tech -4 LOSER

That's it for me this year for cfb barring a halftime mistake but those never make it into my threads anyway. I had a smallish teaser play and a few other bets that were settled the last couple days where i haven't been around the site. I won't bore you with worthless after the fact boasting or whining.

The end result of the year on the sides was a winning percent of 55.77. Which is actually not that bad considering i just about doubled the number of plays thsi year compared to the last 5 or 6. Trust me , while the percent dropped a little the financial reward didn't. In addition to the nice win percent on the sides , i managed to make a few pennies on my two moneyline plays and a small itsy bitsy win on my totals this year. Also had the two futures go 2-0 for a nice W. Using a 1 unit system on my posted stuff this year would have yielded an 8.3 unit profit assuming ten cent juice. Using a 1-5 unit system would have yielded a 41.5 unit profit. Using a 1-10 star system would have yielded an 83 unit profit. Etc etc etc.

Felt it was a good year with the cfb "time to post" threads and that we covered a lot of material. Thanks for all your help and i look forward to doing it all again next year ... same bat time , same bat channel.

I will have an end of year thread that will cover my posted plays on CTG for 2008. It focuses mostly on my cfb results and is more for me than anything else , but i will close out all of my sports for last year in that thread and begin fresh for 2009 thereafter. I think CBB was the only sport that i failed in last year and luckily the unit there is small. thanks again and good luck to those of you betting in the last few bowls.


overall 82-67-2 55.03%
Sides 58-46-2 55.77%
moneyline dogs 1-1
totals 23-20 53.5 %
futures 2-0

 

[Capt. Slap]

You were great to read all season man,

Really enjoyed it...you had a nice season, already looking forward to next years :cheers:

 

[HUNT]

Great season VK..can't wait until next fall.

 

[CrimsonK]

Looking forward to next season already VK, I've enjoyed some of the discussions we had these past few weeks

 

[pags11]

great job finishing in the plus territory this bowl season my friend...

 

[RetroVK]

capt slap -- thanks bud ... that avatar might give me nightmares.

huntdog -- thanks hunt , was great talking foots with you this year.

crimsonk -- also wish you had been around earlier in the year to discuss with. Offseason is actually started rpetty early on this forum as we share power rating numbers , home field advantage numbers , opinions , rj has his "not in steele" update threads etc etc etc etc etc so be sure to check in the forum by july. early bird gets the worm.

pags-- no doubt i benefitted from getting to know yo this year not just in regards to football but just joking around and what not. Consider you a friend as much as a cfb expert at this point. great season for you and i look forward to next years sunday conversations in cfb.

 

[broadwayjoe]

helluva year bud...thanks for all of your valuable insight...it was extremely helpful. i'll see ya around in the college hoops forum and hopefully in the nfl forum for the playoffs

 

[broadwayjoe]

oh by the way...

GO BUCKS!

 

[RetroVK]

Just an imprint from the fact we were down there doing our part for so long ... so we branded/tattoed the area with our logo.

In a related story ......... Ohio State mascot is a nut.

Hook em

 

[broadwayjoe]

^

lmao

 

[pags11]

thanks very much kyle...I, in turn, consider you a friend and handicapping associate...

"That'll due Pig..."

 

[Aztec4Life]

Just an imprint from the fact we were down there doing our part for so long ... so we branded/tattoed the area with our logo.

In a related story ......... Ohio State mascot is a nut.

Hook em

:36_11_6:

Great job this season buddy!

:cheers:

 

[RetroVK]

This Florida line is getting a tad out of hand .. if it hits 6.5 somehow i am going to have to buy to the +7 and take my chances with the hated sooners.