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.
BFN: Professional Football Comes to Austin
The Manning family saw the vision. Texas isn’t a college team anymore.
Stu’s Notes: Hook ‘Em (But Let Me Be Clear)
How this Texas-neutral Austinite feels about the Bama game. Plus: Joe Kelly’s rehab outing, the Tez Walker reaction, and the USA’s sports failings.
This Motherfucking Dog
We had an incident.
Austin’s Heat Streak Is Over
We couldn’t get to 50.
Why I’m Rooting for the Heat
Day 44.
Bevo’s Fake Nuts: When Can We Call Arch Manning a Bust?
Now?
Stu’s Notes: Jim Irsay Contemplates His Death
Indianapolis Colts owner and philosophizer Jim Irsay understands his place in the universe. By which I mean the NFL.