Gambling on Amateurs    

   Some college football coaches have a gentlemen's agreement to disclose injury information. Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for states to allow sports gambling, forget the "gentlemen's" part.

   We bet there will be a mandatory, college football injury report before Alabama wins another national title. Bettors need to know who's not playing each week.

   We bet, before they bet, that bettors will want to know additional details such as:

Does the quarterback have a sore pinkie finger?
Were any starting players out after curfew Friday night?
Are any of the star players having girl-friend troubles?

Is a team in the middle of midterm exams?
Does the starting tailback have a family emergency to cope with?
Who was suspended this week for poor academic performance?

Is the flu going around the locker room?
Has a key player agreed to throw a game?
Who got arrested for battery or theft and missed practice?

   We bet that sports pages will have fewer football statistics. More space will be devoted to team rankings in the above categories. Hope that's just a joke.

   So much for college boys playing a game for fun and bragging rights, before they return to studies Monday-Friday. College football has been a big business for decades. You bet it has. 

      Jimmy

   PS. And did a player dis an upcoming opponent, resulting in chalkboard 
         incentives...if they still use chalk?