Plus: Packers vs. Bears, Joe Burrow and Brock Purdy, the word “ace,” the Nationals fiasco, Chris Chelios, and the Pac-2’s legal action.
College Football Week 2: Texas and Alabama Continue the Battle for the New SEC
And 24 other games worth talking about.
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.
Joe’s Notes: The ACC Doesn’t Like Its Chances
Proactive ass-saving.
Joe’s Notes: ACC Expansion Makes Short-Term Sense. But…
…there is a long term. Also: ASU, the CFP format, Iowa gambling, and the MLB waiver wire.
Joe’s Notes: Does the NFL Make Other Sports Hate Each Other?
The NFL’s dominance of sports appetite creates an illusion of starvation elsewhere. Also: Wander Franco’s latest, Luis Castillo’s fastballs, the White Sox might move, college baseball’s rising, Drew Smyly’s starting, Jirehl Brock’s leaving, Rutgers gambled on Jeremiah Williams, and some NASCAR game theory.
Joe’s Notes: Could the Mountain West Get Aggressive?
Options exist for the Mountain West beyond the Pac-4.
Joe’s Notes: Are the Brewers Actually Considering Moving?
What to make of the ballpark situation in Milwaukee.
Joe’s Notes: Washington State and Oregon State Become the Prize
Someone is going to get the Cougs and the Beavs, and that someone is going to be very happy about it.
Joe’s Notes: With Gene Smith’s Retirement, Ohio State Approaches a Crossroads
Ohio State’s athletic department is changing the guard.
Joe’s Notes: How Far Every MLB Team Needs to Go to Be Happy With Their Year
Also: Is the Big Ten a charity? Breaking down a very dumb report.
Joe’s Notes: Colorado Rejoins the Big 12
What happened, what happens next, when what happens next happens.
Joe’s Notes: Should Congress Run College Sports?
An NIL proposal arrives in the Senate.
Joe’s Notes: The Trade Deadline Decision to Buy or Sell
There is a number. But we don’t know what it is.
Joe’s Notes: Yes, Cricket Is Popular
The world’s second-biggest sport is trying again in the U.S.A.
Joe’s Notes: Happy Birthday, Justin Steele
Also: Northwestern is about to be very bad for a very long time.
Joe’s Notes: The WNBA’s College Lesson Plan
What professional women’s basketball could take from the college game.
Joe’s Notes: How to Measure an Offseason
Changes in title odds are a flawed way to evaluate a trade.