Brock Purdy is wholly deserving and wholly undeserving of being the NFL MVP. Also: Joe Barry’s still in Green Bay, mid-major coaches might be lying, Nebraska got a five-star, and the Dodgers signed a bad deal.
Today’s Best Bets: Monday, December 18th
Back to the college football futures grind, with bowl game and MNF and CBB action alongside.
Did Matt Entz Throw North Dakota State’s Game Against Montana?
There’s (theoretical) precedent.
Bowl Picks, Made Two Ways
Big pool, small pool.
Today’s Best Bets: Saturday, December 16th
Bowl games, an FCS semifinal, and Arizona vs. Purdue.
Joe’s Notes: The FCS Playoffs, and Hopes for Variety in the 12-Team CFP
If you think a 12-team CFP will get more teams involved, think again. Also: Uncertainty in the FCS semi’s, big-time college basketball, redshirt resolution, and we cannot win bets these days.
Today’s Best Bets: Friday, December 15th
Can we lose nine college basketball picks in a row?
Today’s Best Bets: Thursday, December 14th
Picking what we can find tonight, and this week’s NFL futures.
Joe’s Notes: Hope for Chicago State
Chicago State has a path to relevance, and all it took was one big win. Also: The redshirt/restraining order mess, Ohtani’s opt-out, Hoskins vs. Bellinger, and some miscellany.
Today’s Best Bets: Wednesday, December 13th
We’re trying something stupid; and we caught an FCS break.
Joe’s Notes: The Alexandria Wizards
A proposal to keep teams from fleeing to the suburbs. Also: the FSU “lawsuit,” the transfer lawsuit, and the Dodgers’ Sisyphean pursuit of triumph.
Today’s Best Bets: Tuesday, December 12th
From Cedar Falls to Frisco.
Stu’s Notes: Great Athletes Who’ve Worn Number 99
Joe Kelly vs. Wayne Gretzky. Also: Tommy DeVito’s agent makes it weird, the Finns are fighting, the eggnog is located, and someone stole our poop.
Joe’s Notes: Does the NFL Have Too Many Good Teams?
It’s hard to win. Also: The Joe Barry question, more on Ohtani’s money, Oregon State & Washington State’s reign of terror, Connor Bedard, and the Bulls should trade Coby White.
Today’s Best Bets: Monday, December 11th
Monday Night Football, finding some college basketball, and a first crack at the latest FCS markets.
Joe’s Notes: How Much Is a Shohei Ohtani Worth?
Why the deferred money matters, and why it doesn’t. Plus: Matt Entz leaves NDSU, a Joe Flacco Hall of Fame thought, and the Bulls’ long December.
Today’s Best Bets: Sunday, December 10th
Lions and Cougars.
Montana Held On, Brevin Easton Went Long: Where the FCS Quarterfinals Left Us
North Dakota State is routing teams again, and it was a windy day in Brookings.