Robert Ferringo - Articles

Defense Wins Super Bowls

I often say that football is a violent, brutal game. So, quite naturally, the team that is more violent and brutal will usually win. Only the strong survive, and this maxim has borne itself out time and time again from the bloody core of this beloved, gladiatorial sport. Read

By: Robert Ferringo | 30/01/2007 | Sports & Fitness

Understating the Super Bowl Point Spread

Over the weekend I was cruising around Buckhead having a few drinks with an old friend when the topic of the Super Bowl came up. He mentioned that he had asked “a guy” that he places wagers through to throw down $2,000 on Chicago for him next Sunday. But when I asked my friend what number he got the line at he looked at me like I just asked him to recite the state capitols in reverse alphabetical order. Read

By: Robert Ferringo | 29/01/2007 | Sports & Fitness

Nfl Power Rankings - Conference Championship Edition

Well, boys and girls, it comes down to this. Two men enter, one man leaves. The Holy Grail of Gambling is just eight short quarters away and I truly believe that we have the two best teams in each conference matched up to decide who gets to plunge into the two-week gauntlet of Sex, Money, and Depravity that lead up to the Super Bowl. Read

By: Robert Ferringo | 19/01/2007 | Sports & Fitness

Tips for Betting the Super Bowl

It's the belief that the United States is destined to become the grandest and greatest empire in history. It's the idea that we as a people are inherently Right and selected for greatness. And it is the manifestation of a principle at the core of our society: Bigger is Better. Read

By: Robert Ferringo | 19/01/2007 | Sports & Fitness