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 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 »
Posted on September 29th 2019
The last undefeated Pac 12 team fell from grace Friday night as the visiting Sun Devils pulled off an upset, defeating the hosting Bears 24-17. The loss potentially leaves the Pac 12 on the outside looking in for a playoff spot among the four participants chosen by the CFP Committee. At least one of the… Read more »
Posted on September 15th 2019
The Central Florida Golden Knights have posted two consecutive unbeaten regular seasons and appear to be heading for a third after blasting the Stanford Cardinal 45-27 Saturday. The College Football Playoff Committee has virtually ignored UCF in the past, stating concerns over strength of schedule.. The Golden Knights are making that angle in conversation more… Read more »
Posted on September 8th 2019
What started as a defensive struggle in the first half ended in an offensive onslaught in the second half as LSU built a 20-7 halftime lead then watched Texas fight back within two points before eventually falling to the spirited Tigers 45-38. It was a huge road win for LSU which has sputtered offensively for… Read more »