THE BIG COUNTRY/RUN
I WOULDN'T LIVE THERE IF YOU PAID ME TO From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.I. THE BIG COUNTRYThere is a stretch of I-64 West between St. Louis and Iowa City, Iowa....
View ArticleBLATANT HOMERISM: IDAHO VS. FLORIDA
THE BEST PERFORMANCE BY FLORIDA IN A LONG TIME BRINGS HOPE TO GATOR NATION A review by unit: OFFENSE: A++++++No fumbles, no interceptions, no plays for a loss, and not even a single punt on the night....
View ArticleCollege Football Playoff threat watch, Week 1: A top 5 after Saturday
All we know about the College Football Playoff right now are that many teams are in the running for it and that all of them are in grave danger. An instantaneous survey of five teams in the best...
View ArticleHAPPY LABOR DAY
ENJOY THE FRUITS OF THE OPEN MARKET If you don't have to work on a specific day, you should definitely not work that day. That's our attitude towards Labor Day, where you, the Great American Worker,...
View ArticleTHE CURIOUS INDEX, 9/2/2014
PIRATE LES IS ALL TOO FAMILIAR WITH YOUR SEAS OF CHEESE SAIL THE SEAS OF CHEESE AT YOUR OWN RISK, WISCONSIN. Melvin Gordon did have a hip flexor injury limiting his play in the second half of...
View ArticleThe Acrostical, Week 1: Nothing ever changes
Remember The Alphabetical? That was so hard to write, and if you're going to write something 15 times a year, you either have the choice of your sanity or simplification. Here's to emptying the college...
View ArticleHATIN' ASS SPURRIER REVIEWS WEEK ONE
HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE "I thought we paid a pretty good tribute to Brad Scott's South Carolina teams on Thursday night.""They call it a 3-4 defense in Columbia cause you miss three, maybe...
View ArticleTHE CURIOUS INDEX, 9/3/2014
YOU'RE IN GOOD HANDS, PENN STATE DAMMIT, DEREK. If Vandy plays like they did against Temple and plays three QBs, Ole Miss has people in the secondary that will maim receivers in a remorseless fashion....
View ArticleHAPPY BIRTHDAY, JANE. HERE'S DESMOND HOWARD TALKING ABOUT HIS HAIR
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/J07ldTb-IdE" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> "I have what you would call a smooth, gradual fade which transitions into the...
View ArticlePOWER RANKINGS WITH TREMENDOUS HEINOUS AND ILLEGAL AMOUNTS OF POWER
BACK WITH OH SO MUCH HOLY POWER No they don't make much sense. But they're ours, just like this baby made of ham we call Skillet Orville Hall, and that's what counts. Isn't that right, Skillet? 1....
View ArticleTHE CURIOUS INDEX, 9/4/2014
MMM, CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THESE EGGSAND HE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW A CAMERA WAS ROLLING.That's a giant wine glass, lady, and that's how we know you really did go to Washington State. Mike Leach would be...
View ArticleSHUTDOWN FULLCAST: BEING CHARLIE WEIS FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES
WELCOME BACK! ARE BEARS CLEAN ENOUGH?It's back: the longest, most meandering football podcast on these internets, the Shutdown Fullcast. Featuring Jason Kirk and Ryan Nanni, we spend this week's...
View ArticleFACTOR FIVE FIVE FACTOR PREVIEW: ARIZONA AT UTSA
THE FACTOR FIVE FIVE FACTOR PREVIEW WELCOMES 2014 TO THE FLOOR WITH ROADRUNNERS WILDCATS AND OTHER THINGS YOU FIND IN YOUR TENT IN THE DESERTThe Factor Five Five Factor Preview is back for 2014 with...
View ArticleTHE CURIOUS INDEX, 9/5/2014
MEEP MEEP MEEP MEEP MEEP MEEP MEEP SOMETIMES WHEN YOU LOSE YOU WIN. The scoreboard is a liar. UTSA dominated the dancing punter, giant fucking devastating block, and excellent t-shirt category. Arizona...
View ArticleTHE NINETEENTH CENTURY EDITORIAL CARTOONIST PREVIEWS THE WEEK IN COLLEGE...
TURNING YESTERDAY'S HOT TAKES INTO STONE COLD LOCKS1. Ball State at Iowa2. Maryland/USF3. Michigan at Notre Dame4. UAB at Mississippi State5. Virginia Tech at Ohio State6. Kansas State at Iowa State7....
View ArticleCollege Football Playoff Threat Watch, Week 2: Bob Stoops beats you with...
The weekly insta-reaction top five.An instantaneous survey of five teams in the best position for the College Football Playoff's four spots at this very moment, plus the biggest threats looming for...
View ArticleA day with The Duck: Oregon's mascot and the silent king of Eugene
One giant duck oversees everything that happens at the University of Oregon. He was in full form before, during, and after his team's win against Michigan State on Saturday.The Duck is awake,...
View ArticleTHE CURIOUS INDEX, 9/9/2014
LET'S ALL KEEP THIS IN PERSPECTIVE AND HEY THERE GOES PERSPECTIVE OUT THE DOOR PENN STATE NOW ELIGIBLE TO NOT MAKE THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF. The NCAA, which still exists for some reason, took...
View ArticleMARYLAND'S NEW UNIFORMS ARE PATRIOTIC AS HELL
You know it's Maryland football because he's standing in front of the cannons, not behind them.
View ArticleHATIN' ASS SPURRIER RESPONDS TO WEEK TWO
NOT MUCH GOING ON? HATIN' ASS SPURRIER DISAGREESWhich one of y'all told Will Muschamp the painted part wasn't lava?I know it wasn't dominating, but the Gamecocks can call them LEast Carolina now that...
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