[qwerty49]

I was in Vegas earlier this week. The Boyd chain of casinos (Sam’s Town, Gold Coast) were offering 60:1 odds on Stanford. Planet Hollywood (which uses Caesar’s odds) and the Westgate Sports Book were offering 50:1.

Although  I could see how Stanford could open 0-2, I do think this year offers a rare alignment of the stars (particularly of offensive firepower), even with the tough road schedule, and I did put my money where my mouth is by placing a larger-than usual wager.

So you can probably guess how this gambler sees it, though I should probably disclose I have never won any of my longshot Vegas bets.

60:1 is not bad -- maybe even a slight overlay.  There are most likely no more than 30-40 schools who have a shot at it on paper at this point.  But the path for the likes of Bama and Clemson is always helped by their brands.  And they both find and play a lot of true frosh, especially at the so-called skill positions.  It's like the NBA lottery; schools like that have several ping pong balls in the fishbowl.  And then there's the Domers, who always have a shot due to their chronically lame schedule and ridiculously inflated brand.

[qwerty49]

I was in Vegas earlier this week. The Boyd chain of casinos (Sam’s Town, Gold Coast) were offering 60:1 odds on Stanford. Planet Hollywood (which uses Caesar’s odds) and the Westgate Sports Book were offering 50:1.

Although  I could see how Stanford could open 0-2, I do think this year offers a rare alignment of the stars (particularly of offensive firepower), even with the tough road schedule, and I did put my money where my mouth is by placing a larger-than usual wager.

So you can probably guess how this gambler sees it, though I should probably disclose I have never won any of my longshot Vegas bets.

60:1 is not bad -- maybe even a slight overlay.  There are most likely no more than 30-40 schools who have a shot at it on paper at this point.  But the path for the likes of Bama and Clemson is always helped by their brands.  And they both find and play a lot of true frosh, especially at the so-called skill positions.  It's like the NBA lottery; schools like that have several ping pong balls in the fishbowl.  And then there's the Domers, who always have a shot due to their chronically lame schedule and ridiculously inflated brand.