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.
Joe’s Notes: Is the NFC Bad?
The Lions don’t need to be great this year to have a great season. Also: Aaron Jones, Marcus Stroman, the Ohio Bobcats, the Bristol night race, and Taj Gibson.
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.
Joe’s Notes: Duquette to Epstein, Dombrowski to Bloom
The Red Sox are moving on again. Also: the Braves keep winning, pitchers keep hurting, the NL Cy Young race, the NHL and Atlanta, and Matt LaFleur’s soft skills.
Today’s Best Bets: Thursday, September 14th
The Reds used a lot of bullpen last night, and we continue to try to get our first NFL win of the year.
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.
Today’s Best Bets: Wednesday, September 13th
Including this week’s NFL futures.
Today’s Best Bets: Monday, September 11th
Can we get to 0–5 on the NFL season??
Today’s Best Bets: Sunday, September 10th
Our favorite MLB underdog (today).
Joe’s Notes: The Cy-Hawk Game, 2023
Plus: Packers vs. Bears, Joe Burrow and Brock Purdy, the word “ace,” the Nationals fiasco, Chris Chelios, and the Pac-2’s legal action.
Today’s Best Bets: Thursday, September 7th
We try to keep the baseball rolling while we welcome the NFL to action. Also: All our football futures for the week, for both college and the pros.
Stu’s Notes: Josh McDaniels Does Not Play Well With Others
Plus: More World Cup rigging, Spain’s legal system, Geoffrey Butler, David Stearns, Joe Kelly, and Christopher Morel.
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.
Stu’s Notes: What Does Deion Sanders’s Success Mean for the Dallas Cowboys?
All of Coach Prime’s teams are winning right now. Also: Harbaugh, Northwestern, Uiagalelei, the Bloomin’ Onion, US Open fans, and even more.
Stu’s Notes: The White Sox Are So Bad That Fans Are Bringing Guns to Games
And! Hunger strikes, Trey Lance, Auston Matthews, cricket drama, NASCAR survival, The Hawk, and that bastard Sean Payton.
Joe’s Notes: Jerry Reinsdorf Doesn’t Solve the White Sox’ Problem
Plus: the David Ross complaints, the core John Fisher problem, the Royals’ ballpark plans, the Nick Lodolo what-if, Chris Jones’s holdout, Rashan Gary’s return, Reggie Bush’s lawsuit, Ohio State’s new president, Jaden Rashada, and Marcus Ericsson.
Stu’s Notes: JJ Watt Celebrated National Milk Day
And! #NotAllMinnesotans, Bears fans stay silly, and the Verlander–Alex Cora spat somehow comes back to Joe Kelly.