Got the weekly BALLS Index rankings from Sal at madduxsports.com. And it made me realize that, nine weeks into the college football season, there are a few things we as fans know to be true:
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Chad Millman
Chad first joined ESPN The Magazine as an editor in 1998. A year later he left to write "The Odds" -- about a trio of Vegas bookmakers and wise guys -- and to find riches working for an Internet company. He made tens of dollars on "The Odds," and the web biz tanked. So he returned to The Mag, where he is now a senior deputy editor. He also worked at Sports Illustrated and wrote some other books, including "Iceman" with Chuck Liddell, "Invincible" with Vince Papale, "Pickup Artists" with Lars Anderson, and "The Detonators."
Millman's weekly Behind the Bets column and daily blog explore the culture of sports gambling.
Chad Millman
