Red remembers reading a story many years ago about an inveterate gambler and all of his numerous bets on the Superb Owl.  The punch line of the story was that he was so addicted to gambling that he had bet $500 on the coin toss.  Little did we know that such a bet would become commonplace.  Today you can make bets on such ridiculous matters as the following:

What color will Bill Belichick’s hoodie be?

Gray +150, Blue +175, Red +700

What color Gatorade will be dumped on the winning coach?

Orange +150, Yellow +350, Clear +400, Blue +750, Red +750, Purple +800, Green +1000

How long will the National Anthem (sung by Idina Menzel) take?

Over/Under 2 minutes and 2.5 seconds

How many times will Gisele Bundchen be shown on TV?

Over/Under 1.5 times.

These are of course in addition to the many ridiculous prop bets that you can make based on the actual play of the game.  These include, among many others, such important matters as:

Whether a ball hits a goal post on any kicking play.

Whether there will be a fake punt for a first down.

Whether the jersey number of the first player to score a touchdown will be odd or even.

What strikes Red as odd is how many of these bets can be manipulated.  For example, what is to prevent Belichick from wearing a red hoodie and having a stalking horse put down several large on that prop bet?