COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF INVESTMENTS
After falling on my handsome piehole last week by going 1-3 in wagers placed on the CFP quarterfinals, there is only one thing to do: rise up, wipe the blood trickling from my nose, and give it another go.
First, I have to go through a therapy session, and briefly look back to understand why I failed in three of the four games. I’ll say this: my only significant wager was laying the points and taking Indiana to eradicate Alabama, and so I cashed after the Hoosiers dismembered the Bama Aura to win by 35 points.
What the hell did I miss in picking Ohio State over Miami and laying the 9.5 points? Two things (1) Ohio State head coach Ryan Day called the plays on offense, slowed the pace to a painful crawl, turtles up, and played directly into Miami’s hands … instead of pushing at a much faster pace to wear out the Hurricanes defense. The Buckeyes were predictable and one-dimensional. Coach Day evidently thought this was a Big Ten showdown against, say, Wisconsin. Bad coaching did me in. And (2) Miami is much better than I thought; as quality goes, I thought the ACC was a particularly thin serving of porridge. And Miami didn’t even make it to the ACC’s lightweight title bout! But the Hurricanes summoned power and the glory and the imposing arrogance from the old Jimmy Johnson days. I don’t know if “The U” is all the way back. But the vibe is within them.