Bayh Makes a Bet

U.S. Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana has made a double-or-nothing bet with Montana’s Senator Max Baucas on Saturday’s NAIA National Championship football game between Saint Francis University of Fort Wayne and Montana’s Carroll College.

Bayh said he is so confident of a USF victory that he wanted to up the ante on a bet made last year with Baucus. Bayh agreed to put up a bucket of Indiana-grown popcorn against Baucus’ Montana beer.

Carroll, which is 13-0, won its third national championship last year over Saint Francis 15-13.

The 50th annual national championship game will be played in Savannah, Tenn.
St. Francis (13-0) is going for its first national title. The Cougars have lost only three games in the past four years — all in the playoffs and twice in the championship game to Carroll.