Posted on 01/07/2022 2:22:42 PM PST by BenLurkin
"Mattress Mack," also known as Houston furniture store owner Jim McIngvale, has placed a $1.2 million bet on the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide (+125) to defeat the No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs in the College Football Playoff National Championship (Jan. 10, 8 p.m. ET on ESPN).
Should he win the bet, placed through Caesars Sportsbook, McIngvale would win $1.5 million.
Mattress Mack said Georgia (-3) being listed as an early favorite got his attention and created a promotion at his stores tied to Alabama.
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Crimson Tide is a really unfortunate name for any team.
This game might be more interesting than people think.
A team that has already beat the other team in a big game doesn’t want to have to play them again......you can ask Florida State about what happened in the ‘96 sugar bowl
So basically the outrageous bet is to generate ‘free advertising
Georgia 21
Alabama 17
I bet I ran into 10 complete strangers today that said roll tide to me just because I was wearing an Alabama T-shirt. It is a wonderful camaraderie. Roll Tide roll!
Looking forward to this matchup.
Being a Michigan fan, I also kinda knew they would fall flat against Georgia and they did.......
Georgia 21
Mattress Mack has been a fixture in Houston forever — I grew up seeing his commercials on TV all the time. He’s a bit over-the-top, but he does a lot of good charity work.
Now, whatever happened to Michael Pollock of Colonial House Apartments? As I recall you could only rent one of his apartments if you were unmarried (or maybe a swinger.) Those were the days...
If he doesn’t sell MyPillows, he’ll be torched on FR....
It's meant to be whatever you want it to be. You want it to be a prediction of whether or not the squirrels in my arborvitae will have female or male babies, then have it....Sheesh!
I don’t have a dog in the fight. But those odds makers are a savvy lot.
Roll Tide roll!
He’s the best! I’ve met him a couple of times and he comes off as a good dude.
“Looking forward to this matchup.”
Yeah; me, too. I have no cat in this fight; but I think it will be a great game.
And it’s a hedge on his promotions.
Crimson Tide is a really unfortunate name for any team.
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I’ve always thought of it as the most dynamic moniker of any athletic team on the planet because to me it invokes the image of a powerful and irresistible force of nature.
I always thought of it as a female elephant during her time of the month.
It makes me think of menstruation.
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