| Thursday's national championship game has more on the line than just a football trophy. Burnt Orange Report has challenged our corresponding liberal political state blog, Left in Alabama, to a friendly wager on the outcome of the game. Thus, we bring you this year's Blogger Championship Series:
State Blogger BCS Championship Wager -- Burnt Orange Report vs. Left in Alabama
In addition to home state pride, each blog will be wagering local foodstuffs, to be supplied by the losing state blog to the winning state blog. On our end, Burnt Orange Report has put 10 pounds of local Elgin sausage on the line. Left in Alabama has proffered several slabs of local ribs. I'm not sure why we'd want them with all of our own excellent local barbecue, but the offer was accepted nevertheless!
Alabama is the favorite by 4 points, however we charitable and confident Longhorns are willing to play winner-take-all, rather than factor in the spread.
Here's what our rival liberal bloggers have to say:
Since Gov. Bob Riley is undoubtedly too cowed by the religious right to make a friendly wager with Rick Perry, it is our clear duty as liberal bloggers to take up the slack. -- Left In Alabama
This is a valid point, and since Perry's an Aggie, we're unclear if he's up for the task of even rooting for the Longhorns in the first place! As for playing to win, rather than the spread?
Points? Points are them thar things on the end of a Long Horn. We gonna milk us some cows Thursday and eat us some sausage on Sunday morning. Oh yeah, we accept. Let the games begin! -- Left in Alabama
We'll have more coverage before Thursday's big game, but in the meantime, this blog, our Longhorn alumni on staff, our readers, and residents of the great State of Texas have just one thing to say to our friends in Alabama:
HOOK 'EM, HORNS!
Update: Left in Alabama responds! Game on! |
