Vegas Likes the Irish

Well, okay, not really.  It’s not really Vegas anymore, it’s more “Internet Gamblers”, but whatever.

I’m sure this will change as the Spring sessions end and summer/pre-season roll around, injuries occur, etc.  But right now at least, the big board gives ND a 40-1 shot at the MNC.  Seems like a long shot, but when you consider the rest of the field, it’s an implied rank of 11th.  Not too shabby.

Course, this could be a bit misleading, as ND fans of late have headed to Vegas in droves to drink/party off the effects of:  

1) Losing last minute recruits     

2)  Men’s Hoops Implosion               

3)  Obama at Commencement   

4)  A play about vaginas talking  

5)  The cancellation of the Dillon Pep Rally

Not much surprising in the upper echelon, except maybe Ohio State over some of the SEC powers (again).  Oregon is getting some love.  And I have no idea how Pitt could be 60-1.  Without all-everything HB LeSean McCoy, they are going to suck.  But again, it’s way early.

Obviously Vegas odds to win it all will also take into account how likely a team is to be put into the BCS championship game.  Utah is a perfect example of how this is slightly messed up. Even if they end up pretty highly ranked, their odds of making it to the BCS title game are slim, so their odds here are slim.  I’m not saying they’ll repeat last year or be in the Top 20, but you’d think they’d be better than 200-1.  But, they’re not a BCS team, so their road is tough/impossible.   Like it or not, that’s the BcS world we live in.