Tough look. Then: Appreciating the Calder Cup, appreciating the Riverside Stride, and is the advertising industry ok?
Does Starbucks Run Its Air Conditioning Cold On Purpose?
How one blogger came to order a decaf coffee.
The Problem With Liberal Ice Cream
First of all, that’s not even a good word for it.
Stu’s Notes: At Talladega, Michael Jordan Seemed Happy
Good for him. Also: Grounding the Rockies, the Broncos’ bad look, and Joe Kelly’s bad luck.
Tim Robinson’s ITYSL Live: What to Expect
I Think You Should Leave came to Austin this week.
Three Things: NIT Stu Tells Kentucky No
NIT Stu will not be Kentucky’s next head coach. Also: The NCAA T*urnament stunk, and solar eclipses rule.
Stu’s Notes: Texas vs. Rick Barnes
How Texas fans will handle the latest reunion. Also: Brock Cunningham’s wins record, Ashley Barnes and Shohei Ohtani, and a little NIT talk.
Stu’s Notes: Rob Manfred Begins His Five-Year Retirement Tour
Rob Manfred is retiring. In 2029. Also: Learning which hockey players are good, Austin has two Dillos, and the best fireballs so far in the young stock car season.
Stu’s Notes: The Big Ten’s Big NIT Hopes
The dream of Midwestern NIT prominence is not yet dead. Also: Kelvin Sampson is a baseball coach, Armando Bacot and the grind, and a women’s basketball question we promise is earnest in its nature.
Stu’s Notes: Damian Lillard and Blazers Fans Need to Settle Down
At some point, you have to say goodbye. Also: Saleh vs. Hackett, Sean Miller saw the devil, and Lane Kiffin’s had another busy week.
The Courier’s Guide to Austin: 4. They’ll Build Snowmen in the Trailer Parks (The First Snow)
“I’ve seen a big snow, too, in a quiet trailer park in Texas.”
The Courier’s Guide to Austin: 3. In the Winter, the City Wakes Up Slow
“There are two broad types of UT students, and the better by far lives independently in West Campus.”
The Courier’s Guide to Austin: 2. The Sun Sets Special Across Downtown
“It will look like fire, and it will look like magic.”
The Courier’s Guide to Austin: 1. You’re Gonna Hate Mueller
“I was not (hypothetically) running an illegal gambling ring.”
Introducing: The Courier’s Guide to Austin
A series of essays.
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.
Louisville Happy, Miami Sad: College Football’s Week 6 Vibe Check
It stinks that Allstate seized control of the word “mayhem.”
Stu’s Notes: Welcome, Women, to the NIT Experience
Also: Taylor Swift, Sean Payton, more on Bears fans, the bobblehead night, Texas Motor Speedway, Burnley’s back, Sens preseason, and a quarrel with Austin FC.