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The Rose Bowls of the Mind

The Rose Bowls of the Mind

More than slightly sentimental, this one. I apologize.

HAT HAT HAT HAT HAT! BELL BELL BELL BELL BELL!

HAT HAT HAT HAT HAT! BELL BELL BELL BELL BELL!

And Michigan State "hosts" Maryland at Ford Field

PJ Fleck is Going to Axe You One More Time

PJ Fleck is Going to Axe You One More Time

Plus the Cascadia Classic and *shudder* Penn State on the Piscataway

Michigan Goes for Five in a Row* and Ryan Day Needs a Refresh of Just for Men Beard Dye

Michigan Goes for Five in a Row* and Ryan Day Needs a Refresh of Just for Men Beard Dye

RIVALRY WEEEEEEEEK

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An All-College Mascot Thanksgiving Dinner and How I'd Prepare Them

An All-College Mascot Thanksgiving Dinner and How I'd Prepare Them

Oh yes, I'm running this back from last year. Apologies in advance.

A Sicko’s Guide to Mid-Major Programs to Keep an Eye On

A Sicko’s Guide to Mid-Major Programs to Keep an Eye On

Many thanks to OTR reader Glassjawed for this monstrous mid-major manual!

The Sherman Grants

The Sherman Grants

Let's put our heads down and run the damn ball

A Message to University of Illinois President Tim Killeen

A Message to University of Illinois President Tim Killeen

"Must they own everything? Can we not have a football team, just as a treat?"

Big Ten Mascot Rankings

Big Ten Mascot Rankings

Let's offend 17 Big Ten fanbases by ranking their mascots too low

In the Era of Google Zero, We're Going Old School

In the Era of Google Zero, We're Going Old School

While others pivot to generative AI and chatbots to find their traffic, we're turning to the water cooler, the grapevine, the OG social media network: word of mouth. If you get what we're trying to build here, tell someone. We hope you'll both stick around.

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