During football season you can’t drag football fans away from their TV’s. Watching their favorite college teams play is a way of life - until the season ends. Football fans are competitive and a lot of them find that playing poker is a good way to fill in time during the off season. Many of the members of the Cardschat Poker Forum are also college football fans and join in on discussions on both topics in the forum.
College football is already an institution for Americans. It stands to gain even more interest thanks to the US Supreme Court declaring the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act unconstitutional. That opens up college sports betting to every state in America, something that Beatthefish.com has been covering for USA-facing online poker for years.
Posted on December 8th 2019
Championship weekend left little drama as only Oregon’s very slight upset of Utah raised any eyebrows. The Duck’s win further opened the door for the Big 12 Champion to enter the playoff discussion, and after Georgia’s loss to LSU, the door flung wide open for the Sooners to take the 4th and final playoff spot…. Read more »
Posted on December 1st 2019
Be prepared for a lot of controversy. It’s PAC 12 vs Big 12, Utah or Oklahoma, what’s your pleasure? Of course Oregon and Baylor might have something to say about this argument as well, but if the Utes and Sooners both win their respective conference championship games all eyes will be on the final decision… Read more »
Posted on November 24th 2019
Many a good team has traveled to the Arizona desert and left the desolate environment with a shocking loss. Perhaps, none so more than Oregon, as late Saturday night the Arizona State defense held the Ducks in check for 3 quarters, enough to build a 24-7 lead, then hold off a furious Oregon rally to… Read more »
Posted on November 17th 2019
During the Switzer years at Oklahoma the phrase “Sooner Magic” was coined to pen the amazing comebacks the Sooners experienced in games of National prominence over Nebraska. Saturday night in Waco, Texas, Sooner Magic was reborn, Twenty First Century style, as Oklahoma overcame a school record 25 point deficit to down undefeated Baylor 34-31. Trailing… Read more »
Posted on November 10th 2019
With three weeks remaining in the 2019 regular season there is still a lot of football left to be played, but LSU took a huge step forward toward punching their ticket to the College Football Playoff. The Bayou Bengals dominated their arch rival Alabama for three quarters, then withstood a furious comeback bid to survive… Read more »
Posted on November 3rd 2019
The PAC 12 inched closer to the CFP Saturday as Oregon and Utah beat two of the conference’s other elite teams which went a long way towards clearing up the muddled conference race. Oregon manhandled USC in the Coliseum 56-24 and Utah pulled out a win over Washington in Seattle 33-28. Both the Ducks and… Read more »
Posted on October 27th 2019
The not so mighty Oklahoma Sooners, a whopping 23 point favorite, strolled into the Little Apple of Manhattan, Kansas and were humbled by a very prepared Kansas State team. The Wildcats performed a near flawless offensive game and upset the highly ranked Sooners 48-41. The Oklahoma loss all but spoiled any chances the Sooners have… Read more »
Posted on October 20th 2019
As long as Boise State remained unbeaten it was almost a forgone conclusion the Broncos would represent the Group of Five in the New Year’s Six arrangement in the College Playoff format, but Brigham Young’s 28-25 dramatic win changed all assumptions in a flash. Boise State certainly remains in contention, but a host of other… Read more »
Posted on October 13th 2019
The Bayou Bengals hosted the Florida Gators Saturday night in Baton Rouge and survived a scare, but came away victorious after a hard fought 42-28 win. The undefeated Gators, already having defeated SEC West foe Auburn, appeared poised to take down another West Division heavy weight, but late 4th quarter offensive fireworks by Joe Burrow… Read more »
Posted on October 6th 2019
In the Nation’s premier game of the week, the Florida Gators edged the Auburn Tigers 24-13. The win catapulted Florida into national title contention, but far from removes Auburn from the discussion. Scheduling is the Tiger’s best friend in the sense that Auburn has the opportunity to play and beat LSU and Alabama, both current… Read more »