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Below is our exclusive ranking of the toughest places to play hoops in the SEC, brought to you by a group of hotels that plays home to visiting teams at three stops along the annual SEC road trip.

Visiting Columbia to watch your team take on Mizzou? There’s a Holiday Inn hotel in Columbia for that.
Heading to good old Rocky Top? There’s a Crowne Plaza hotel in Knoxville for that trip, too.
“Geaux”-ing to Baton Rouge? Well whaddaya know, there’s a Crowne Plaza Baton Rouge hotel and a Holiday Inn hotel in Baton Rouge, too.

Let us know in the comments if you agree/disagree with our ranking of the toughest venues in the SEC, and why.

1. Rupp Arena – Kentucky

The country’s largest arena designed specifically for basketball is easily the toughest place to play on the road in the SEC. And why not?  UK has a win percentage of about .888 since beginning play there in 1976, so the Wildcats pretty much never lose on their home court. Also, the arena is almost always packed – Rupp Arena annually leads Division I men’s basketball in attendance, so road teams have that going against them as well.

It’s large. It’s loud. It’s legendary. And when it comes to playing hoops on the road in the SEC, there’s no tougher place to play than Rupp Arena.

To see which stadium ranks no. 2, plus check out the remaining 13 arenas on our list,  Read the rest of this entry »

When it comes to the USA, we are just a lot different than the rest of the world.  In fact, we take a game with the same name (football) and it is played entirely different than the rest of the world.

And, when it comes to popularity, this 2011 Gallup study showed that football is by far, the most popular sport in the USA.  54% of Americans identified themselves as pro football fans and 44% said they were college football fans.  Pro baseball came in at 46% making it the second most popular sport in America.

Just 19% of Americans identified themselves as tennis fans, thus making tennis the 10th most popular sport in the country, just ahead of professional wrestling which may or may not actually be a sport, depending on who you ask.

It’s interesting how many people flock to bet on football in the USA despite the fact that it is really difficult to win money over the course of a season.  The oddsmakers are incredibly accurate when it comes to football.  After all, books tend to spend an enormous amount of time on football since that’s where the most action is.

That’s why you may want to consider betting on a less popular sport instead.  I don’t know anybody that takes bets on pro wrestling (for obvious reasons) so tennis may be your best bet.  Don’t know much about tennis?  There’s a website with advice for tennis betting from a pro coach that you may want to consider to help you in entering the world of tennis wagering.

After all, there’s only one guy on a tennis court (ok sometimes there are 4) so you don’t nearly have as many variables as you need to consider when making a football bet.

When you are the quarterback of the Alabama Crimson Tide, it kind of goes with the territory that you will have a hot girlfriend.  Such is the case with A.J. McCarron who is dating Miss Alabama, Katherine Webb.

We figured you saw enough of A.J. during the national championship game so here’s some more of A. J.’s girlfriend, Katherine Webb.

Alabama fans must be thinking that A. J. has the perfect girlfriend except for one thing… (go to the end of this post for why she’s far from perfection).

A. J. McCarron’s girlfriend Katherine Webb

Katherine Webb bikini pics

< More hot bikini pictures of Katherine Webb, A. J. McCarron’s girlfriend, after the jump.

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As Oregon gets ready for its Fiesta Bowl matchup with Kansas State, the Oregon Duck mascot was actually up to something else as he goes Gangnam Style in this popular parody. Actually, after watching this video, you’ll wonder why this version didn’t get the most hits of the year on YouTube.

You don’t have to be a Sports Geek to love this video. You just have to love mascots that can dance. And, we at College Fantasy Coach do love it!

Most likely, your college fantasy football league doesn’t count statistics from bowl games.  Your season is done and you’re probably still playing in your NFL fantasy league, hopefully preparing for the playoffs.  If you are out of your pro fantasy league, you may be working on your own personal workout programsinstead of studying stats on your iPad.

DUKE will have something to cheer about this year as they take on Cincinnati in the Belk Bowl.

When it comes to the college football bowl games, however, a different kind of competition is becoming more and more commonplace in offices and among old friends.  It’s the College Bowl Games Football Pool.  I’ve been invited to play in several of them (one of the perks for being a famous fantasy sports blogger, I guess).  Here’s how they work.  You pick EVERY college football game against the spread.  There are usually lots of entries and significant prize money available.  Often, the prize money goes to the top 10 players in the competition.

But, how do you pick these often one-sided and unpredictable games?  Are there any tips on pick bowl games ATS?  What are some of the theories people have on picking the 35 bowl games?

• Don’t pick teams heavy with pro prospects — they won’t want to play hard in the minor bowl games and risk injury for their upcoming pro careers.
• Underdogs to cover — Often the big underdogs will cover.
• Coaching Changes — Often the head coaches are gone and the assistant is left to fend for himself.  Avoid such teams in bowls .
• Those Who’ve Been There — The teams that don’t make it to bowls very often are just happy to be there.  Think Duke in the Belk Bowl vs. Cincy.  Oh yeah, the Bearcats have a coaching change.