Football Update (for those who care)

A quick summary of the bowl mistakes I have made:

UCLA: Never bet against your team. Previously noted.

Alabama: Never pick a rival conference team (SEC) if you can help it.

Clemson: I don't think anyone saw that coming, so I don't feel so bad.

Virginia Tech: Never bet against a former coach for your team. This rule trumps the Alabama rule.

Tennessee: The Alabama rule plus the fact that I really like Penn State makes this one of the worst. And I think this was the game where the band played "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" at halftime.

Michigan: So you're telling me that Florida State > UCLA > USC > Michigan? What's going on here? I got a bad feeling about the Rose Bowl today so I didn't watch it. I'm glad.

To end on a positive note, here are the great ones:

TCU: Because I misunderstood the system, I ranked this game #1 and won a ton of points off of it. And I think horned frogs are cool. And I hate Baylor.

Central Michigan: I don't want to diss the poor Blue Raiders, but Central Michigan was playing at home against a team that just hasn't been able to perform at the I-A level.

South Carolina: Spurrier had a win like this coming ever since the Florida game.

Boston College: I had no idea that Navy would put up such a fight. Also, see the "BC vs. Navy" post below.

Auburn: Ever since Cadillac Williams (and maybe before), they've had an x-factor that gives them an edge in tough games.

Boise State (in progress): Who doesn't want these guys to win? They're nobody, an undefeated WAC team that was judged as a "huge underdog" going in when they've had momentum all season and Oklahoma had a star running back with a broken collarbone. But let's be fair: Boise State's marching band sucks. Bad. And Oklahoma's just played "Bohemian Rhapsody" at halftime.