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Ray Ratto

Death To The NCAA

It’s The First Round Of The College Football Playoff, Charlie Brown

College Football

We’re Nearing The Finish Line Now

A Florida Gator tackles a Texas Longhorn in a college football game.

Things Can Always Get Worse

Lauren Theisen

Boise State wide receiver Jerard Rabb dives into the end zone

Risk Week

Boise State Will Always Be The Greatest Underdogs

Patrick Redford

STILLWATER, OK - NOVEMBER 27: Offensive coordinator Cale Gundy of the Oklahoma Sooners greets his brother, head coach Mike Gundy of the Oklahoma State Cowboys, before their game at Boone Pickens Stadium on November 27, 2021 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

Oklahoma Assistant Cale Gundy Resigns After “Shameful” Film-Room Incident

Kelsey McKinney

Jocelyn Alo #78 of the Oklahoma Sooners throws her hands in the air after a softball play.

College Softball

Do Not Root For The Vile Oklahoma In Tonight’s Softball World Series

Manning giving a press conference earlier this season.

Is Oklahoma Assistant Roy Manning Recruiting For The Sooners Or Lincoln Riley?

DALLAS, TEXAS - OCTOBER 09: Head coach Lincoln Riley of the Oklahoma Sooners arrives before the 2021 AT&amp;T Red River Showdown at Cotton Bowl on October 09, 2021 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)

The State Of Oklahoma Is Handling Lincoln Riley’s Departure Very Normally

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Drew Magary

DALLAS, TEXAS - OCTOBER 12: A general view of play between the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners during the 2019 AT&T Red River Showdown at Cotton Bowl on October 12, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

A Bigger SEC Is Better Football

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - DECEMBER 29: DeMarvion Overshown #0 and D'Shawn Jamison #5 of the Texas Longhorns react after a turnover in the fourth quarter against the Colorado Buffaloes during the Valero Alamo Bowl at the Alamodome on December 29, 2020 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)

There’s Room In The Future For A Big Fat SEC And Not Much Else

Kalyn Kahler

The Women’s College World Series Is Worth Caring About, Even If The NCAA Doesn’t

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Head coach Scott Frost of the Nebraska Cornhuskers walks off the field after the loss against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Memorial Stadium on November 29, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Oklahoma Sooners