Originally Posted by redietz View Post
Originally Posted by coach belly View Post
Originally Posted by redietz View Post
NFL games comprise, at most, 10% of my betting volume any given year, and that's a stretch.
Yet, 90% of your betting stories here involve NFL bets.
Well, that's a non sequitur for the ages.

So I'm supposed to blab most about what I bet most? I don't think that's in the AP code of conduct, but I could be wrong.

I suppose most of my betting horror stories are NFL stories. Let's see -- I had Houston at 30-1 and 40-1 to win the SB and some dude named Frank Reich was at QB for the other team.

I did a column about my favorite horror bets back when Alan ran this place.

The Oilers/Bills was there.

I had Clemson football at 50-1 to 100-1 to win the national championship one year. They were seven-point faves versus Alabama in the opener. It lasted about 10 seconds. Alabama ran back the opening kickoff and thrashed them.

That same year or the next, I had Clemson at 100-1 to win the NCAA hoops title after they came out of the gate 16-0 or 17-0. Not only didn't they win the title; they didn't make the tournament! They blew about five double-digit leads with five minutes left, lost some overtime games, and people figured out (1) they could not handle a press and (2) they could not shoot free throws. Did not make the tournament.

My favorite SB bet was the no score for first five minutes of game -- Colts versus Bears. Opening kickoff was run back for a TD. I turned the channel and watched a Monk marathon.