Woulda, coulda, shoulda but don’t: the ticket that could have brought Auburn fan Mark Skiba $50K if it had hit.
The Auburn Tigers very nearly pulled down one of many most not likely championships that are national the history of college football this week. But for starters man with a massive payday on the line, ‘almost’ simply wasn’t close enough.
Mark Skiba is now one thing of an Internet phenom, after he posted a image of the $100, 500-1 betting slip he had that would pay out, should Auburn win the BCS Championship. The bet ended up being placed by his dad during a vacation to Las Vegas last January, whenever few offered Auburn any opportunity at becoming an elite team in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), not to mention one of many top squads in the country.
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But Skiba an Auburn alumnus and a giant fan associated with the group held to the ticket even with the Tigers lost a season that is early with LSU a loss that must have ended whatever faint hopes they had of finding themselves within the title game.
Then, miracles started to happen. Auburn starting game that is winning game, eventually finding by themselves ranked in the top 25 groups in college football. a tipped ball within the final minute led Auburn past Georgia 43-38. Seven days later, Auburn beat undefeated Alabama the national title favorite at that point by returning a lengthy Alabama field go Continue reading “Online Sensation Auburn Fan Mark Skiba Just Misses with 500-1 Shot”