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Death To The NCAA
How Many Jobs Could Kevin Sumlin’s Buyout Have Saved?
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Tom Ley
December 13, 2020
This Is So Stupid
Proud Hoosiers, Now Is The Time To Take Up Arms Against Your Hated Buckeye Neighbors
243
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Lauren Theisen
December 9, 2020
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College Football
Louisville Football Coach Says The Quiet Part Loud
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Patrick Redford
December 8, 2020
College Football
The People Least Suited To Run College Football Already Do
136
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Ray Ratto
December 4, 2020
College Football
What Comes After Sarah Fuller?
146
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
December 2, 2020
College Football
The Big Ten Is Getting The Football Season It So Dearly Wanted
174
Comments
Maitreyi Anantharaman
December 1, 2020
Death To The NCAA
Dabo Swinney Is The Perfect Shitbrained Coach For These Shitbrained Times
217
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Chris Thompson
November 23, 2020
College Football
LSU’s Failure To Investigate Sexual Misconduct Goes Beyond Football
57
Comments
Diana Moskovitz
November 16, 2020
College Football
Here Is The Most Futile Trick Play Of The Weekend, Possibly The Season, Maybe Even The Decade
48
Comments
Patrick Redford
November 15, 2020
College Football
Jim Harbaugh: The Problem With Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan Is Jim Harbaugh
85
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Patrick Redford
November 15, 2020
College Football
Washington-Oregon State Delivered 13 Seconds Of Avant-Garde Football
68
Comments
David Roth
November 15, 2020
Very Short Debates
Is 53 Football Games A Lot Of Football Games?
71
Comments
Tom Ley
November 13, 2020
NBA
Sports Leagues Have Stopped Even Pretending To Give A Shit
215
Comments
Chris Thompson
November 12, 2020
NFL
Get Rid Of The Fucking Fans
223
Comments
Drew Magary
November 11, 2020
College Football
An Arm And A Legend: Rick McIvor And The 100-Yard Throw
109
Comments
Dave McKenna
November 11, 2020
College Football
Having Fans In The Stands Has Never Seemed Like A Worse Idea
123
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
November 8, 2020
Death To The NCAA
College Football Coaches Are Having A Hard Time Understanding What A Holiday Is
80
Comments
Maitreyi Anantharaman
November 3, 2020
College Football
An Eight-Lateral Touchdown Doesn’t Have To Count To Be Awesome
29
Comments
Tom Ley
November 1, 2020
This Is So Stupid
The Nebraska Cornhuskers Must Face Us On The Gridiron This Weekend
172
Comments
Chris Thompson
October 29, 2020
College Football
Who’s In Charge When An Outbreak Hits A College Town?
127
Comments
Maitreyi Anantharaman
October 27, 2020
This Is So Stupid
Please Look After Your Football Coaches
103
Comments
Tom Ley
October 27, 2020
College Football
College Football Welcomed Rice Back With A Quadruple Doink In Overtime
43
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 25, 2020
College Football
The Mask Stops Working When You Take It Off
77
Comments
Maitreyi Anantharaman
October 18, 2020
Defector Up All Night
Nick Saban’s Got COVID-19
153
Comments
Samer Kalaf
October 14, 2020
College Football
A Willingness To Risk A Superspreader Event Is Now A Competitive Advantage
103
Comments
Lauren Theisen
October 11, 2020
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