Spoke with IOWA FB assisitant last evening, and.......IMPORTANT UPDATE
He told me that this backup has looked OUTSTANDING in his preparation for todays game and he will be surprised if he does not play at LEAST ADAQUATE ENOUGH FOR THEM TO WIN THE GAME TODAY!!!
Of course you would EXPECT him to say that, perhaps to the media and such, but he is pretty up front and BRUTALLY honest with me when discussing the team......as he has been my friend for 25+ years.
I still believe asking a kid that has never started to perform well in the Horseshoe is asking a lot, HOWEVER I may be inclined to take the +17 after discussing this with him.
Please note, I LAID -13.5 with this game early on as many of you know, and late last night I felt compelled to take back 60% of my wager at +17 even money after my 30 minute discussion with my friend.........so that is where I stand on this game.
Early in the week I was calling for a 24+ point win by the Buckeyes, now I'm calling for between an 11-20 pt win by the Buckeyes in a game that i still feel will fall somewhere around the over/under total of 38 or so.
Of course you would EXPECT him to say that, perhaps to the media and such, but he is pretty up front and BRUTALLY honest with me when discussing the team......as he has been my friend for 25+ years.
I still believe asking a kid that has never started to perform well in the Horseshoe is asking a lot, HOWEVER I may be inclined to take the +17 after discussing this with him.
Please note, I LAID -13.5 with this game early on as many of you know, and late last night I felt compelled to take back 60% of my wager at +17 even money after my 30 minute discussion with my friend.........so that is where I stand on this game.
Early in the week I was calling for a 24+ point win by the Buckeyes, now I'm calling for between an 11-20 pt win by the Buckeyes in a game that i still feel will fall somewhere around the over/under total of 38 or so.