BEST OF: Gambling Man 12.6.1998

   Just because Sybil and I are out frolicking in the South Pacific, couldn't leave you guys hanging. So while I'm gone let's do what the syndicated radio shows do. Yeah, a little "best of ..."
   I'll post some of my favorite stories from my writing past and before you know it, I'll be back live and in living color with tales from abroad.
   Thanks again for your patronage, your patience and your understanding of my honeymoon sabbatical.

GAMBLING MAN

By Richie Whitt
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
December 6, 1998

   "B.H." is a lot like you and me.

   Lives in a tranquil Tarrant County neighborhood. Has an adoring wife of 18 years, a 17-year-old son, a '91 Ford truck and passions for sports and cold, hard, cash. He smokes too much, swears like a sailor, is uncomfortable in ties, gives what he can to charity and relishes his time on the golf course.

   But look closer - where few are offered a view - and B.H. is nothing like

you and me. While the rest of us were casually watching the Minnesota

Vikings-Green Bay Packers Monday Night Football game on Oct. 5, he propped

up his feet, popped open a cold one and illegally made $17,000.

   Some people live for sports; others live on sports. You betcha, B.H. is a big-time bookie, an independent member of a thriving local underworld fraternity ...

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WHITT'S END: 12.26.13

      Whether you're at the end of your coffee, your day, your week or even your rope, welcome to Whitt's End:

   *I'm retiring to spend more time with my family. I'm hopping on a plane on Christmas Day to take a temporary gig 2,100 miles from home ...

   *The man who ended Tony Romo's season two Decembers in a row ...

   *The worst Christmas gift you received couldn't have been worse than this ...

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WHITT'S END: 12.19.13

      Whether you're at the end of your coffee, your day, your week or even your rope, welcome to Whitt's End:

   *Sifting through the rubble of the Cowboys' collapse, I dug up some good news. Under Jason Garrett they've suffered 15 what I'd consider "heart-break" losses along the lines of Sunday's 37-36 defeat to the Packers. And in the game following those losses the Cowboys are ...

   *I wondered how fantastic Cumulus chief Jeff Catlin would run ESPN and The Ticket, seeing as he's program director over both stations. And the answer seems to be ...

   *You Betcha Week 17: If you've mirrored my picks all season you're up $5,985. This week ...

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WHITT'S END: 12.12.13

      Whether you're at the end of your coffee, your day, your week or even your rope, welcome to Whitt's End:

   *Let's go back to August. The Cowboys are preparing for their season when the ghost of football future (there is such a dude, right?) appears with this offer: Tony Romo will play so well that he throws 20 more touchdowns than interceptions (27-7) and to win the NFC East in 2013 your team gets to face five consecutive backup quarterbacks down the stretch. But if they don't beat them and make the playoffs, I take away your DVRs. Forever. We'd have taken that deal, right? Because, sure enough, look at who the Cowboys will face in the season's final five weeks: Quarterbacks who are injury replacements or who started the season as afterthought second- or even third-stringers. Matt McGloin (Raiders), Josh McCown (Bears), Matt Flynn (Packers), Kirk Cousins (Redskins) and Nick Foles (Eagles). There's a decent chance none of those teams make the playoffs. You can't say it wasn't all laid out lovingly and invitingly before the Cowboys. And, yes, if Tony Romo can't beat four of those five quarterbacks in this stretch then ... gulp.

   *You Betcha Week 16: For the year I'm now up $3,985. This week I'm going with ...

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WHITT'S END: 12.5.13

      Whether you're at the end of your coffee, your day, your week or even your rope, welcome to Whitt's End:

   *With Lance Dunbar out for the season, it's time for DeMarco Murray to play like an elite running back. But, wait, he already is. While you were bemoaning and degrading Murray as an oft-injured underachiever, look what he went out and did. He leads the NFL in yards-per-carry at 4.9 and is on pace for 1,115 yards, which would be the best season by a Cowboys' running back since Emmitt Smith in 2000. For the Cowboys to survive December, Murray needs to pull the sleigh. And there's evidence right under our cold noses that's he fully prepared to do just that.

   *I'm thoroughly entertained by - and not at all surprised by - the comments criticizing my move to monetizing this here corner of the blogosphere. One of the biggest reasons for the decision? ...

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WHITT'S END: 11.8.13

      Whether you're at the end of your coffee, your day, your week or even your rope, welcome to Whitt's End:

   *Baylor's high-flying offense sputtered early, scoring only three points and  surrendering two on its first five drives. Baylor's Heisman Trophy candidate quarterback Bryce Petty completed only 13 passes all night. "It wasn't our cleanest game," said Petty. "We struggled to find our rhythm most of the night." Sounds like the Bears lost, right? Nope. They trounced a Top 10 Oklahoma team, 41-12. Okay, I'm impressed. And America should be too. Yes, Ahmad Dixon, God can save a Hooker. And Baylor can win the Big 12.

   *Dwight Howard laughably boasts himself as "Superman." But did you see him last night? The Rockets' extremely mortal center was literally running scared from Lakers players, trying to avoid being intentionally fouled out of his fear of failure. Hack-a-Howard worked. He missed seven of 12 free throws in the fourth quarter of a one-point loss to his old Lakers team. Superman can leap over tall building. Howard can't even step over tiny puddles.

   *Wait, there are serious concerns about Dez Bryant having a bulging disc in his back? You don't say!

   *If Jonathan Martin needed evidence to support his claim that he was criminally harassed rather than being inherently soft, he got it last night in the form of Stanford 26, Oregon 20. Don't be misled by the final score skewed by a blocked field and an onside kick, this was a comprehensive mauling of the ballyhooed Duck Die-Nasty. The Cardinal played mean, nasty, tough football in keeping possession for 45 minutes and running the ball right down down the Ducks' bill most of the night. Martin, of course, played offensive lineman at Palo Alto.

   *Speaking of Martin and hazing in the NFL, read this article about former tight end Cam Cleeland and the vision he lost being forced to run the Saints' training camp "gantlet" allowed by former coach Mike Ditka. There's nothing cool about being fake tough.

   *I feel sorry for the family of slain former Cowboys' player Jerry Brown, but there's something wrong with hugging and forgiving Josh Brent while blaming - via lawsuit - the club in which Josh Brent got drunk enough to wreck his car and kill their son. You can fault Brent and the club, or just Brent himself. But no way you put all that responsibility solely on the club.

   *Matthew 5:5 - Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the Earth. NFL 101: Yeah, but they won't play for the Dolphins.

   *Hot.

   *Not.

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   *Now that's what I call a Happy Family! As part of our elongated grand opening, we're giving away free Pizza Buzz today in Fort Worth. That's right, F-R-E-E! Stop in for a slice. See you there.

   *Think college football has changed in 50 years? When Roger Staubach won the Heisman at Navy in 1963 he threw seven touchdowns, and seven interceptions.

   *You don't see this often: CBS' 60 Minutes admits a major gaffe in reporting.

   *You Betcha Week 11: After a slow start, Cowboys-Vikings got rolling last week and scored 51 points to give us another win. That's two in a row. I would quit while I was ahead, if I was still a good $4,000 behind. This week give me Texas Tech to bounce back from two humbling losses. I know the Raiders have lost two in a row and suddenly Kansas State has won two in a row after decent showings against Oklahoma State and Baylor, but the Wildcats haven't won on the road this season. Tech certainly won't blow out K-State, but they'll cover.
STARTING BANKROLL: $10,000
CURRENT BANKROLL: $5,925
SEASON RECORD: 4-6
LAST WEEK: 1-0
THIS WEEK: Texas Tech minus-3 over Kansas State for $1,000.

   *Since I bought some Twitter stock, do you Tweeters now work for me?

   *I remember vividly the day in San Antonio when we were interviewing Jerry Jones on the air at 105.3 The Fan and news broke of Nnamdi Asomugha signing with the Eagles. The owner was slump-shouldered and depressed. Cowboys fans were numb. Asomugha, then the jewel of free agency as the best cover corner in the NFL, has since been cut by both the Eagles and 49ers. If sports and life teach us anything it's to enjoy your time atop the mountain. Because, chances are, it won't last.

   *Saints 34, Cowboys 24.

   *For my takes on bullying in the NFL and Tony Dorsett's sad saga, check out NBC 5's Blue Star Blog.

   *This weekend? Dinner with old friends tonight. Tennis Saturday morning, followed by <> at night. Sunday is a lounging day of football on the couch, followed by Cowboys-Saints Sunday night. Don't be a stranger.

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WHITT'S END: 10.3.13

      Whether you're at the end of your coffee, your day, your week or even your rope, welcome to Whitt's End

  *Wednesday's firing of Rangers' bench coach Jackie Moore alerts us as to who is really in charge in Arlington these days: Jon Daniels. Moore was a long-time Nolan Ryan guy. A baseball lifer. A 70-something whose seen 5,000+ games from the dugout alongside the likes of Whitey Herzog, Billy Martin and Lou Pinella. But the GM apparently wants sitting beside manager Ron Washington someone more like, well, the GM. A younger guy with a statsier approach. Daniels wants science and scouting over guts and guile. Tell that to Joe Torre, who won four titles in the Yankees' dugout with Don Zimmer in his hip pocket. Like Zimmer, Moore still thinks WAR is something to be avoided, not studied. Besides, who is Wash gonna hug from now on after wins? Probably his pack of cigs.

   *Been telling you for a month or so that Randy Galloway's radio days were numbered. Now we know the exact number: 3. Galloway, a DFW media icon for 50 years, will do his regular shift on 103.3 FM ESPN Thursday, Friday and then hang up his microphone after Monday afternoon's 3-6 p.m. show. I'm told sidekick Matt Mosley will get a new partner for the prime-time slot starting next week. Who it be? Stay tuned.

   *I got an idea: Let's NOT tailgate in a Cowboys' jersey before they play Chargers in San Diego.

   *Went to the Office Depot on Highway 377 in Watauga yesterday in search of a computer, etc. for our Pizza Buzz office. Me: "So, um, what's the difference between this one and that one?" Associate in red shirt: "Hmm. Let me see ... Well, I don't think anything." Really? Because the price between the computers was $100. In hamburger money that's like $3. A burger for $7 better be a whole different - hopefully better - than the one for $4. Even more frustrating, after 20 minutes figuring out which one was best for us, yep, you guessed it ... neither one was in stock. Bought the display out-of-box at a big discount and am hoping for the best. By the way, Dead & Gone: Desktop computer "towers." Now they're just somehow "built in" to the monitor. Freaky.

   *Tell me again that baseball doesn't over-celebrate. The Rays have already enjoyed three champagne parties - clinching tiebreaker, winning tiebreaker, winning Wild Card - before the first pitch of the ALDS.

   *The Cowboys are 2-0 at home. Amazingly, they haven't started 3-0 since the days of Aikman, Emmitt, Deion, Texas Stadium and Prince. Yep, 1999. One of the reasons? AT&T Stadium - where the Cowboys are 20-15 - just  isn't an intimidating place. I discuss over at NBC 5's Blue Star Blog.

   *Hot.

   *Not.

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   *We're still hiring drivers at Pizza Buzz, where we're set to open next week (finally). Contact Justin@PizzaBuzz.com if you're interested in delivering pizza and beer to the fantastic tippers in Fort Worth. We've fired up the oven and chilled down the freezers. Goofing off yesterday we were wondering how long one of us could survive in the 34-degree metal box. In just shorts and a T-shirt. I was guessing I could last overnight, long as I jogged in place and kept my body temp up. But I dunno, my buddy might be right that hypothermia would set in and you'd be done within a couple hours. Just standing in it for 10 minutes was miserable.

   *HaHa Clinton-Dix is suspended from Alabama for violation of team rules. The story isn't that he's suspended. Or that he's the No. 1 DB NFL Draft prospect in college football. It's that his name is HaHa. Silly me, I thought my childhood buddy Happy Slauson had the most joyful name ever. Truth.

   *Remember when we looked up as kids and were amazed by all the twinkling lights? Now NASA brains are certain that there are more stars in the sky than there are grains of sand on every beach on Earth. Yep, my mind just officially blew. And to think, some Earthlings think we're somehow the only "chosen ones" given the gift of life. Yeah, right.

   *Watched the movie Disconnect last night and ... thumbs up. Dysfunctional relationships in an online world. It's different. It's thought-provoking. It's realistic. And it's got clever plot twists. I don't like most movies, but this one is worth your time and money.

   *Texas sucks, but they'll take care of Iowa State tonight on the road. Horns, 34-23.

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   *I've tried not to like Ray's manager Joe Maddon and his goofy glasses, but I just can't. He's a great manager, but also a likable, honest guy with the media and he's true to his hometown, charitable roots. Good on him.

   *You Betcha Week 6: Damn, that was ugly. First time this year I've just been flat-out wrong about a game. Thought I was in good shape with SMU (plus 20 points) leading TCU, 10-7, at halftime last week. But, um, the Frogs pounced on the Mustangs to the tune of 38-7 in the 2nd half and ... loser. This week? I witnessed the Cowboys' paltry, 27th-ranked pass defense this year against Eli Manning and Phillip Rivers. Dallas has already allowed 10 passing touchdowns, most in the league. I cringe at what Peyton Manning will do without a lick of pressure and with Orlando Scandrick trying to shadow Wes Welker. Yikes. I really think the Broncos will top 40 points.
STARTING BANKROLL: $10,000.
CURRENT BANKROLL: $8,975.
SEASON RECORD: 2-3.
LAST WEEK: 0-1.
THIS WEEK: Broncos minus-8 over Cowboys, for $1,000.

   *Good pitching beats good hitting, version 4,000,000.0: In two elimination games spanning 18 innings the Rays have allowed just two runs.

   *I've known the dork in the freezer pic since high school. These days he's my business partner. And today he turns, gulp, 50. Seems like just yesterday we were spending leisurely summer afternoons swimming and playing wiffle ball in his backyard and crazy, dangerous nights playing "tag" from our cars. All my buddies from the Duncanville High School Class of '82 are turning half-a-hundred. Please accept my condolences.

   *Today? Pizza Buzz today and Sybil got her hair did for Fall. So me and my fiancee and her touch of Autumn red are going out somewhere tonight. Don't be a stranger.

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WHITT'S END: 9.26.13

      Whether you're at the end of your coffee, your day, your week or even your rope, welcome to Whitt's End

   *"We know that once (Tony Romo's) rattled and what not, it’s easy to take him out of the game.” - Corey Liuget, defensive end for the NFL's 32nd-ranked unit. The Chargers - Dallas' Sunday opponent - are the only team to surrender 1,000 yards passing through three weeks. In other words, seems like a good week for Liuget to shut his pie hole and fix what is broken in his own trailer.

   *Fitting that with Josh Hamilton in the yard tonight the non-"baseball town" of Arlington will welcome its 3,000,000th fan into Rangers Ballpark. Rangers average about 1,800 more fans per game than the Angels. Said Hamilton of his team's four-game season-ending series against his old team: "Sure we'd like to (knock them out of the playoffs) and silence their crowd."

   *At the Valero on I-35W just north of downtown Fort Worth the price of gas is ... $2.99. Where are all those doomsdayers who predicted Obama's incompetence would push gas over $5 a gallon? Enjoying low gas prices at the pump, that's where.

   *Toldja earlier this week that Randy Galloway's days at 103.3 FM ESPN were numbered. Think you could fill his iconic boots? The job apparently is already open. Good luck!

   *More fragile: Those silky spider webs suddenly floating in our skies or Miles Austin's hamstrings?

   *Hot.

   *Not.

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   *The $7,875 fine to Dez Bryant for his casual-yet-clear "throat slash" maneuver against the Rams seems steep, especially when it came only seconds after he got away with murder via a two-handed shove on cornerback Courtland Finnegan to get open in the end zone.

   *Raise your hand if you've had enough of the "Manning Family story"?

   *If I seem particularly irritable today it's because my upstairs (office) A/C went kaput. We want it to be gorgeous Fall-like weather. But try typing in 93-degree heat. Dare ya.

   *DeMarcus Ware will be in the Cowboys' Ring of Honor. But is he the franchise's best all-time pass-rusher? Let's debate over at NBC 5's Blue Star Blog.

   *Reminder to Texas drivers: It is against the law to cross a double-white line. Not a friendly reminder like "Don't forget your umbrella." A law. As in, it's in place to make our roads safer and violating it could get you a $100 ticket. I'd say cars entering the highway prematurely over double-white lines is one of the main reasons for traffic jams. A car this morning just couldn't wait for the dotted-line, legal entrance area of the ramp and violently swerved over the double-white line for an awkward merge into traffic that was traveling much faster than it. The result? The car in front of me had to hit his brakes, as did I, as did the car behind me. And so on ... and so on ... and so on. Stop crossing double-white lines. Please.

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   *Dirk Nowitzki spent part of his Wednesday in a Time Machine. Oh, check that, apparently it's a hyperbaric chamber. My bad.

   *Ted Cruz and his fraudulent filibuster made me ashamed to be an American. What? He's Canadian? Whew.

   *You Betcha Week 5: House money, baby! We're playing with house money. Well, at least $75 of it. For the first time all season my wager didn't come down to some fluky play that didn't decide the game but certainly affected the outcome. Cowboys rolled the Rams, nice and relaxing. Now, let's keep it local. And easy. Sorry, but TCU isn't 20 points better than anybody this season. This game means much more to SMU than the deflated Frogs. Give me the Iron Skillet as motivation and the Mustangs to exploit the three touchdowns.
STARTING BANKROLL: $10,000.
CURRENT BANKROLL: $10,075.
SEASON RECORD: 2-2.
LAST WEEK: 1-0, Cowboys minus-4 over Rams.
j THIS WEEK:  SMU plus+20 over TCU, for $1,000

   *Of all the folks ESPN forces down our throats by trying to convince us of their stardom, I don't get Scott Van Pelt. But I must be wrong, because Sports Illustrated says he's a must-follow on Twitter.

   *In college I used to actually make plans to watch the America's Cup yacht race. Looking back, it was more a fascination with the advent of cable TV sports than with sailing. I also, for example, used to be glued to Australian Rules Football.

   *Ragweed, you sonofabitch. Enough already.

   *Today? Pizza Buzz. It's a process. Don't be a stranger.

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Week 3/ 9.12.13: You Betcha

   I'm starting with a mythical bankroll of $10,000, courtesy of my friends at Bodog sports online casino. First of all, because their site is easy to navigate. More importantly, because they're based in Costa Rica and have had minimal success tracking me down in the past.
   I'll analyze games/wagers each weekend and make a pick every Thursday. With any luck, by Christmas it'll be new iPhone 6s for everyone!

   The sports gambling Gods taketh away, and sometimes they giveth back.
   Had no business winning last week's bet - the 49ers minus-4.5 over the Packers. San Francisco was up three points with under two minutes remaining and was driving in Green Bay territory. One more first down and the Niners would've run out the clock. Instead, on a third-down scramble Colin Kaepernick just fell down, setting up a fourth down as the clock tick-tick-ticked.
   Jim Harbaugh's decision? Field goal. Final: 49ers 34, Packers 28. Whew.
   Let's call it even, because in Week 1 I was hosed by a late special-team gaffe.
   I could quit while I'm ahead or ...
   Alabama is gonna roll A&M.
   The Crimson Tide has lost one football game in the past 680 days. 'Bama has won 18 of its last 19 over three seasons.
   The bump in the road: Texas A&M. Nick Saban can downplay revenge all he wants, but the fact that he immediately began playing A&M's 29-24 upset on continuous loop on the TVs in his team's training room after his team beat Notre Dame for the 2012 national title says otherwise.
   Alabama will be ready. And Alabama is clearly the better team.
   The Tide has three new starters along its offensive line, but with running back T.J. Yeldon it will be able to control the ball, the clock and the game. No doubt that Johnny Goofball will be the best player on the field Saturday in College Station, so Alabama's plan will be to keep him off of it.
   The Aggies' defense is more than vulnerable. I know they were missing three suspended starters, but their first two games have been alarming. A&M surrendered 509 yards to Rice, 390 to Sam Houston State and a combined 59 points to those awful outfits.
   It may be the biggest game in A&M history with record-high ticket prices, but to Saban it's just another loss to avenge. And he's pretty damn good at that. His teams at 'Bama and LSU are 15-2 when facing a team the next time after losing to them. At Alabama he's 7-1 in revenge games, winning by an average of 33-12.
   Alabama will win, and easily cover the 8.

STARTING BANKROLL: $10,000.
CURRENT BANKROLL: $10,400.
SEASON RECORD: 1-1.
LAST WEEK: 1-0.
THIS WEEK: Alabam minus-8 over Texas A&M, $750.

Week 2/ 9.5.13: You Betcha

   I'm starting with a mythical bankroll of $10,000, courtesy of my friends at Bodog sports online casino. First of all, because their site is easy to navigate. More importantly, because they're based in Costa Rica and have had minimal success tracking me down in the past.
   I'll analyze games/wagers each weekend and make a pick every Thursday. With any luck, by Christmas it'll be new iPhone 6s for everyone!

   Well, that $ucked.
   TCU - plus my five points - was poised to win, or at least cover last Saturday night at AT&T Stadium. Trailing only 30-27 the Horned Frogs had momentum late in the fourth quarter and ... LSU 75-yard kickoff return.
   Just like that. Poof.
   Two options in the wake of a gut-wrenching loss. 1. Quit while I'm behind; 2. Win it all back.
   I think the 49ers are going to handle the Packers Sunday in Candlestick. Green Bay isn't nearly the team it was last January. And San Francisco is better. Final score of that meeting in the NFC Playoffs: 45-31.
   While Colin Kaepernick has added Anquan Boldin to his stable of weapons, the Packers have offensive trouble. Receiver Greg Jennings bolted for the Vikings in free agency and they suffered season-ending injuries to starting left tackle Bryan Bulaga and running back DuJuan Harris. So Aaron Rodgers is going against one of the NFL's best defense with a rookie left tackle (David Bakhtiari) and a rookie running back (Eddie Lacy).
   The Packers' first-team offense didn't score a touchdown in the preseason.
   Good luck. 49ers win by 10+ points.
STARTING BANKROLL: $10,000.
CURRENT BANKROLL: $8,900.
SEASON RECORD: 0-1.
LAST WEEK: 0-1.
THIS WEEK: 49ers minus-4.5 over Packers, $1,500.

Week 1/8.29.13: You Betcha

   I'm starting with a mythical bankroll of $10,000, courtesy of my friends at Bodog sports online casino. First of all, because their site is easy to navigate. More importantly, because they're based in Costa Rica and have had minimal success tracking me down in the past.
   I'll analyze games/wagers of  local interest each weekend and make a pick every Thursday. With any luck, by Christmas it'll be new iPhone 6s for everyone!

   Always loved sports. Almost as much as sports gambling.
   In college I was a tad, shall we say, obsessed. Won thousands. Lost of tens of thousands. Had the bookie threatening to break my legs. Had to paint Dad's house to pay off an emergency "loan." And had more than my money's worth of fun along the way.
   Just ask any of the '80s-circa "entertainers" at Lace in Arlington.
   In fact, if I was given another five free lives, I'd likely risk one of them trying my hand as a professional sports gambler in Las Vegas.
   Which brings us to you.
   I know you bet. It makes sports more interesting. More fun. And I can help.
   Each Thursday I'll scour the college and NFL betting lines and find a winner, free of charge. (If I learned anything through the years it's that the way to win is quality of bets, not quantity.)
   Got one.
   And it sounds crazy, because I'm betting against the SEC.
   TCU plus+5 points against LSU Saturday night at Cowboys Stadium feels really strong. I know, I know. LSU has won 41 consecutive non-conference games. Six SEC teams are ranked ahead of the Big 12's best, Oklahoma State at No. 13. And truth be told, LSU will probably have a bigger crowd in Arlington.
   But here's where the Horned Frogs stay close. TCU picked off 21 passes last year, returns its top five defensive backs and top four tacklers from 2012. Gary Patterson's kids can play defense.
   And LSU can't play offense.
   The Tigers had one of the nation's worst passing offenses last year. Mediocre quarterback Zach Mettenberger returns, but leading rusher Jeremy Hill may not play pending pending discipline for his off-season arrest.
   TCU might win this game, as LSU's vaunted mystique is dissolving right before our eyes.
STARTING BANKROLL: $10,000.
CURRENT BANKROLL: $10,000.
SEASON RECORD: 0-0.
LAST WEEK: 0-0.
THIS WEEK: TCU +5 over LSU, for $1,000.