It is true that Auburn is recovering from the incident of its poisoned sentimental trees, but those in the Tuscaloosa region are trying to bounce back from a much more real catastrophe.
Auburn must be excited to put the despicable incident of the poisoned oak trees in Toomer’s Corner behind it and just play some football.
One of the first games of the 2011 regular season is a clash of one team (Memphis) that has nowhere to go but up after an awful 2010 showing in Conference USA, with another (Mississippi State) having already begun its ascent in the SEC.
Last week’s USC-Washington State matchup was one for the history books. The Trojans were 42.5-point away favorites, the highest spread USC has faced on the road since Pete Carroll took over the program. That was enough chalk to send bettors scurrying to Washington State’s side.
The California Bears (2-0 SU & ATS) are off to a fast start. On Saturday they will come all the way east to take on the Maryland Terrapins (1-1 SU, 0-1 ATS) in a rare bi-coastal NCAA football matchup that is set for a Noon ET kickoff at Byrd Stadium (natural turf) in College Park, MD.
The Georgia Bulldogs begin their SEC Conference schedule this Saturday when they invade South Carolina to take on a Gamecocks squad that was beat, yet again, by the Vanderbilt Commodores. The Bulldogs have looked fantastic in their past two games, but South Carolina is an actual team while Central Michigan and Georgia Southern, well, they’re not exactly online football betting powerhouses. Then again, is Georgia?
