Author Archives: Bobby Goodspeed
THE NCAA FINALLY MOVES INTO THE 21ST CENTURY
THE NCAA FINALLY MOVES INTO THE 21ST CENTURY In spite of the best efforts of NCAA president Mark Emmert to keep university athletes playing for NCAA schools strictly away from any form of compensation for participating in university sports and … Continue reading
COACH ‘O’, JOE BURREAUX & THE #1 RANKED TIGERS
COACH ‘O’, JOE BURREAUX & THE #1 RANKED TIGERS No one saw this one coming. Sportscasters first started noticing the LSU football team after they beat the favored Texas Longhorns in the first game of the season. OK, that was … Continue reading
BOOKIE 101: GETTING STARTED
BOOKIE 101: GETTING STARTED A local bookies’ business is built on trust. Nobody ever really trusted a sports book anyway. After several years of experimenting with sending money out of the country to off shore sports books, most players … Continue reading
TIP OFF TIME FOR THE NBA
TIP OFF TIME FOR THE NBA The new NBA season gets underway on Tuesday evening with a bang when the Los Angeles Clippers host the Los Angeles Lakers at 7:30 pm PST at the Staples Center, which is currently the … Continue reading
THE WORLD SERIES MEANS ACTION
THE WORLD SERIES MEANS ACTION For decades Major League Baseball’s annual World Series was the most wagered on sporting event of the year. Way before the first TV sets showed up in American homes, local bookies enjoyed unprecedented action during … Continue reading
TALLADEGA
TALLADEGA NASCAR these days runs on all kinds of tracks from the half mile short tracks at Dover and Martinsville to the big two mile plus tracks at Daytona and Kansas. But the biggest, the baddest and the most anticipated … Continue reading
WHAT A QUALITY PAY PER HEAD SERVICE DOES FOR ITS CLIENTS
WHAT A QUALITY PAY PER HEAD SERVICE DOES FOR ITS CLIENTS The Internet has become a gypsy carnival of flashes and pop-ups and predictions and promises of everything from hair restoration to increased sexual potency coming at you every … Continue reading
WORLD SERIES RACE DOWN TO THREE TEAMS
WORLD SERIES RACE DOWN TO THREE TEAMS The Washington Nationals are for real. Just ask the Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals. Just ask anyone who had a wager on the Nationals to win the NLCS this year, … Continue reading
LSU PASSES CLEMSON IN AP POLL
LSU PASSES CLEMSON IN AP POLL The formally number five LSU Tigers football team has jumped up to the number two spot on the latest AP Poll by defeating the number 7 Florida Gators by a final score of 42-28, … Continue reading
THE NFL TODAY
THE NFL TODAY The NFL is already going into its sixth week with the Giants putting up a valiant battle against the seemingly unstoppable Patriots on Thursday Night Football. New York kept the contest within one score up until the … Continue reading