Also: Dusty Baker strikes again, Taylor Swift’s favorite network, Northwestern prep, the best neutral site, Brady Tkachuk’s face, and some NIT art.
Stu’s Notes: I Have Created a Problem for Myself
A Cubs & Joe Kelly fan reckons with the possible path ahead. Plus: Lou Holtz fires back, Joe Kelly fires, and Damian Lillard should’ve been a Beekeeper.
Joe’s Notes: The Damian Lillard Trade and the Suns
The Blazers met their star’s demand, and the Suns look good. Also: That Clemson realignment rumor, Tito Francona’s goodbye, and the Cubs’ devastating loss.
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.
Good Things Shrewing: Working on the Things to Work On
Ten men on the field, a great game and a frustrating loss, and everything else going on for Notre Dame athletics this week.
Stu’s Notes: Does Colorado Have Bad Fans?
These guys are out of control. Also: Lane Kiffin did some needling, the Packers loss is on NIT Stu, Joe Kelly won the NL West, and so many allegations. So many.
Good Things Shrewing: Is Notre Dame–Ohio State a Rivalry?
Competing regional powers meet in South Bend. How bad is the blood?
Stu’s Notes: UC Berkeley Really Wants to Be a Mid-Major
Good try, ACC. Cal wants what it wants. Also: Aaron Rodgers and the word “shock,” the Rugby World Cup, some basketball bits, F1 is killing lizards, and Everton goes American.
Stu’s Notes: Aaron Rodgers, Artist
Oh yeah, we’re going there. Also: Dartmouth tries to unionize, Jay Norvell tries to get smoked, the Stetson Bennett thing, Ryder Cup camera access, Ons Jabeur, Shane van Gisbergen, and The Pitch Was a Strike.
Stu’s Notes: Another Joe Kelly Return
Also: Seth Davis’s motives, Kai Jones’s wellbeing, setting expectations for children, and a little bit of Burnley.
Joe’s Notes: The NBA Tries to Make Its Players Play
Also: Turf wars, the Pac-2 legal battle, Iowa State’s long-term outlook, Packers talk, Cubs talk, the Nationals’ weird spot, Scherzer’s injury, and David Stearns’s morality.
Good Things Shrewing: The Heisman and Sam Hartman
Can Notre Dame break a different three-decade drought?
Fox Sports Wants Its Own NIT
Everybody loves the NIT.
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.
Joe’s Notes: Caleb Williams Might Dodge the Draft
Plus: Chris Jones, Travis Kelce, Cy-Hawk Week, Julio Urías, the Cubs, the Packers, Ben Shelton, American basketball, and NASCAR’s stars.
Good Things Shrewing: Brian Kelly’s Notre Dame Legacy
How will we remember Brian Kelly in South Bend?
Stu’s Notes: It’s September. Do You Know Where Your Joe Kelly Is?
The playoffs approach, and the Dodgers keep waiting on their physical and emotional leader.
Joe’s Notes: The ACC Doesn’t Like Its Chances
Proactive ass-saving.