Matt Youmans
Preseason polls are out, preview magazines are published, and power ratings are set. Almost all of them indicate Indiana, led by 7-foot sophomore Cody Zeller, is about to emerge as the dominant team of this college basketball season.
Early in the morning, Brian Urlacher rumbled down the sideline and returned an interception for a touchdown to put the Chicago Bears in the win column. It was over, and never mind that it was only the first quarter.
When placing a bet, it’s always comforting to have the best quarterback on the field on your side. In this case, Alabama junior AJ McCarron is just that.
All of the Tony Romo critics had been quieted. All of the betting tickets on the New York Giants were about to be shredded. It doesn’t get any better – or worse – than this.
On paper, it shaped up as a brown-suit, brown-shoe Sunday. Few of the matchups appeared exciting. One exception featured Robert Griffin III, the flashy rookie quarterback who nearly rallied the Washington Redskins to a giant upset.
