New Year not happy for Big 10

$$ has poured in on Michigan State, who have moved from a 10 point dog to a 8.5 point dog, and on Uconn, who have dropped from a 17 point dog down to 15. The perception is that Alabama and Oklahoma don't care enough to show up for relatively minor bowl games. Right now 'Bama is driving, and the Tide crowd is making a bunch of noise...State hasn't had the ball yet. We'll see if they can move the ball against an SEC defense. If not "Bama probably covers.

Oklahoma is a whole two years removed from their BCS Championship game vs. Florida, and they are in a BCS bowl game, but this is a pretty lame matchup. What is their motivation? To silence the smirks of Chokelahoma? Beating UConn won't help, because UConn sucks. That's the perception anyway. UConn lost to Michigan, which makes me think it's more than a perception, though they may have improved since then.

The Big Ten has been going down like the Hindenburg all day. Northwestern lost to Texas Tech, 45-38. Respectable, unlike Michigan State and Michigan, who were crushed, 49-7 by Alabama, and 52-14 to Mississippi State respectively. Penn State made a game of it, but ultimately fell to Florida, 37-24, and Wisconsin lost to TCU, 21-19.

The only consolations, for me at least, are that I had Wisconsin(+3)over TCU, so Wisconsin covered, and that Rich Rodriguez will probably get fired. Go Green.

I went ahead and took Oklahoma(-15.5)over UConn, not so much a bet against UConn as a bet against somebody who managed to lose to Michigan. Right now OU is up 14-0 at the end of the first quarter. Hopefully they get up about 35-0 before their supposed lack of motivation kicks in. I could have had Okla(-15) earlier, or I could have paid vig for that, but 15 to 15.5 isn't a big half point. On the other hand, I would have paid to drop from 14.5 to 14. In fact, the reason I didn't bet this sooner was because I was hoping the line would drop to 14.

Bodog's line moved back to 16 before game time.

Ugh. UConn just got a pick 6. I wonder if the Sooners are about to find a way to blow this game.

I haven't found any pro games I like for this weekend. Maybe HOUSTON(-3)over jacksonville. Like the Texans haven't burned me enough already.

20-10 at the half. I just realized Matt Millen is one of the announcers. If the Sooners don't cover I'm blaming him. I'm a Lions fan. It's what we do.