The Beginner’s Guide to College Football

So your job has relocated you and your family to the Southeast.  Or you just found out your girlfriend’s father is something called a “booster.”  Perhaps you just like the way you look in a number “15″ jersey.  In any case, you’ve recently found college football, and as they say, it’s time to act like you’ve been there before.  We here at Third Saturday hear your ignorant pleas and are more than willing to give you an assist (that’s basketball, not football…and maybe hockey.  I don’t know.  Stay focused).  Below, you will find a list of phrases that you absolutely must know and be able to use if you are to survive this fall.  Football is not for the weak of heart…or stomach depending on where you “tailgate.”  But I’m getting ahead of myself.

Football futures

While we here at TSIB do not condone gambling (that was for the auditor) we (read: I) thought it might be interesting to see what Vegas (Warning: links to a gambling website) thought of the chances our respective teams had of winning the 2009 BCS title. Here’s what they got for the SEC teams….

Alabama  40/1
Tennessee  100/1
Arkansas  100/1
Florida  6/1
Georgia  6/1
Kentucky  100/1
LSU  12/1
South Carolina  100/1

The rest of the SEC is part of the field at 25/1.

USC has the best odds at 3/1. Oklahoma and The OSU are with Florida and UGA @ 6/1. Vol fans, they even have Notre Dame at 55/1.