College Football Human Anchor Clinched!
The win by Texas over USC in the Rose Bowl was the latest example of how we coulda-woulda-shoulda stuck to our guns on a theme. By the way, before we get to that, you undoubtedly witnessed former and once-again Human Anchor John Kitna dragging the Cincinnati Bengals down last week against the Steelers (who, as you see, held a sizable edge in Road Points Differential).
You’ll remember that late in the College Football season, current Syracuse head coach Greg Robinson was #1 on the 2005 College Football Human Anchor chart for driving an 8-4 ATS bowl team from the prior season so far down into the ground that the offense was invisible and they were out of bowl contention early. Things got so bad that Syracuse needed a +35 spread to cover a game near the end of a 4-7 ATS season. So, let’s complete the thread.
Where had Greg Robinson been in 2004? He was the Defensive Coordinator for the University of Texas, a team that lost money for bettors at 5-7 ATS last season. In 2005, it was Robinson off, Gene Chizik in, and National Championship in the bag for the suddenly elevated Texas Longhorns, who rose to the top of the point-spread chart at 11-1-1 ATS. They say it was quarterback Vince Young raising his game? Maybe. We have a different take. Mr. Robinson, please step up to the podium and accept your award!