FINALLY!!! Two semifinal CFP games that both delivered.
Just when it seemed like the January 2 bowl games felt like yesterday’s leftovers, Tulane scores 16 points in the last 4 minutes to shock USC, 46-45, for the very biggest win in Green Wave history.
Another January 2 shocker from a betting standpoint. Mississippi State kicks a last ditch field goal to go ahead 13-10. The Bulldogs started off as small favorites but the line rose to 3.5 in the hours leading up to the game. Imagine having a +3.5 or -3.5 ticket. On the ensuing kickoff, Illinois attempted the standard throw-the-ball-around-like-a-hot-potato on the ensuing kickoff. At one point, an alert MSU defender intercepts an errant toss and runs it back for 6 on the game’s final play. 19-10 final. Assuredly, there were “Oh my Gods” and “F*ck mes” in the betting world.
Even with some truly meaningless games (IE, LSU beat an undermanned Purdue team, 63-7), college football always seems to deliver.
HAPPY NEW YEAR from the Odyssey!
