Also: Arch Manning Bust Watch, Matthew Stafford vs. the moon, home-field by latitude, and Oregon likes cheese.
NIT Stu’s 32 Predictions for 2024
An NIT champion, Joe Kelly’s ceiling, and the largest earthquake produced by that fault line situation in Missouri.
Stu’s Notes: What the NIT Can Learn From the Pop-Tarts Bowl
We can’t stop thinking about it. Also: the Game of the NITe of the Weekend; how I would rig a bowl game, and what if free agents hate Craig Counsell?
Stu’s Notes: A Blue Blood NIT Vibe Check
UCLA is in the NIT mix. Indiana is in the picture. And UNC isn’t out of it. Also: The Sens fired their coach, Burnley shouldn’t have fired theirs, and a little bit of hate for Denver.
Stu’s Notes: Sean Stellato’s Existence, and What It Implies About Taylor Swift
The NFL might be rigged. Also: Heinous act draws NBA ejection, Draymond struck a man, Juwan Howard might’ve been set up, and Louisville is being Louisville.
If the Supreme Court Decided Who Made the College Football Playoff
An ambitious crossover event.
Should the Wienermobile Be Allowed in Wisconsin?
Our answer? Yes.
Why Did Honolulu Become Hawaii’s Population Center?
Why not somewhere on the Big Island, where there is definitionally more space?
Stu’s Notes: What Aaron Rodgers Knows About When He’ll Return
Aaron Rodgers didn’t fake an Achilles tear. But he’s definitely up to something. Also: JMU resembles a certain other Cinderella, Arch Manning Bust Watch returns, and a thought on Thursday weddings.
Joe’s Notes: The Texas Rangers and Bob Knight
Two loose ends, before the weekend.
Your 2023 Joe Kelly Playoff Preview
Tomorrow, Joe Kelly’s ninth postseason begins.
Conference USA Thursday: What to Know
Three big ones, from Lynchburg to Ruston to our nation’s capital.
Stu’s Notes: Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift, and Confidence
Football and relationships, plus: Tim Wakefield, who to cheer for in the MLB Playoffs, Ryder Cup reflections, college football demons and Devils, and more.
The Wienermobile Is Back
Great wiener news.
Joe’s Notes: Where Will the MLB Playoff Cut Lines Fall?
Plus: That college football promotion–relegation idea, the Cubs’ big night, Shohei Ohtani’s hitting, and the Packers’ issue with turf.
Joe’s Notes: A Case for the Cubs
Plus: The Rays might stay put, SMU got some money, that Iowa State game, Alabama’s quarterback, that Packers game, Phil Mickelson’s statement, and more.
Good Things Shrewing: Is Notre Dame–Ohio State a Rivalry?
Competing regional powers meet in South Bend. How bad is the blood?
We Asked AI to Dress Mack Brown Like Carl Spackler
Mack Brown vs. Gophers.