Also: The Peacock docuseries, basketball’s Spanish tour, the start of soccer season, and Deuce Knight’s recruitment.
BFN: Texas’s SEC Friends, Enemies, and Frenemies
Finding the Longhorns their allies in this brave new world.
BFN: What Pole Assassin’s Marriage Means for Texas Football
Breaking down the nuptials of college football’s most iconic former stripper.
BFN: Texas A&M’s Life as Little Brother
Jim Schlossnagle, Pitbull, and Texas’s assertion of its dominance.
Good Things Shrewing: Ranking Notre Dame’s 2023–24 Athletic Seasons
From lacrosse to volleyball, how all the Irish did this academic year.
Good Things Shrewing: Is Two Straight Wins a Winning Streak?
Asking for ourselves before looking at the Al Golden extension news and the addition of Army to the 2024 football schedule.
BFN: The Red River Rivalry Has Crested
College softball’s Opening Day brings Oklahoma into the focus, and reminds us: The Red River Rivalry is about to recede.
Good Things Shrewing: The Danger of Too Much Losing
Notre Dame is playing about as this roster was expected to play. The issue is how many losses are adding up.
BFN: Rodney Terry and the Hot Seat
Is he on it? If not, when?
Joe’s Notes: Understanding Brock Purdy
The quarterback is the same as he was as a freshman in college. He’s also, paradoxically, still getting better. Also: The fourth down calls, LMU cuts six sports, and Washington State should focus on basketball.
BFN: Kyle Shanahan Played at Texas?
Feminded of something old every day.
Good Things Shrewing: Indiana State Is Surging
For this week’s Notre Dame thoughts…we’re looking elsewhere in the state.
BFN: Horns Downed
The return of the Nuts, where the Rodney Terry era is going mostly as expected.
Good Things Shrewing: Catching Up on the Early Days of Shrewsberry
Where things stand in South Bend, and a lot of thoughts on how football season ended.
Good Things Shrewing: The Micah Shrewsberry Era (Almost) Begins
Also: Notre Dame’s bowl situation, the Clemson matchup, and a big weekend ahead for the soccer teams.
Good Things Shrewing: Notre Dame’s Schedule Is Getting “Worse”
Notre Dame beat USC and Duke. Now, both might finish the season unranked.
Good Things Shrewing: Notre Dame Still Owns USC
Plus: What we’re hearing about Notre Dame’s next president.
Good Things Shrewing: Something to Play For
The stakes, as always, are high. Also: What does Fr. Olinger think about NIL?