Yes, Colorado's offensive gameplan and opening script fell into the hands of Texas Tech fans the night before the game.
Called around this morning and got some details. Gift link:
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Yes, Colorado's offensive gameplan and opening script fell into the hands of Texas Tech fans the night before the game.
Called around this morning and got some details. Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/765...
. @davidubben.bsky.social mixed up his metaphors and it led to an important debate:
Which would be worse to fall into: snakepit, pool of sharks or scorpion pit?
🍩 @davidubben.bsky.social ranks his Top 5 donut shops in America:
Saturday, a Manning wearing No. 16 will be throwing passes at Neyland Stadium.
But he'll be on the opposing sideline wearing a different shade of orange.
On the split loyalties of Manning Bowls past, present and future.
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I followed around Lane Kiffin as he “walked into a storm.”
It ended with beer in the air, his former players taunting him and kicked off the biggest party in Oxford in a long time.
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I followed around Lane Kiffin as he “walked into a storm.”
It ended with beer in the air, his former players taunting him and kicked off the biggest party in Oxford in a long time.
Free story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/761...
How much did your team spend on its roster?
Our staff @theathletic.com spent months and talked to countless people inside and outside of every Power 4 program in search of the answer.
Here's what we found. Free story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/int...
What's going on at the places where we found rosters cost the least?
I took a closer look.
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How much did your team spend on its roster?
Our staff @theathletic.com spent months and talked to countless people inside and outside of every Power 4 program in search of the answer.
Here's what we found. Free story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/int...
If you think media was cheerleading conference realignment I genuinely don't know what media you were consuming. Certainly not mine. I've been bemoaning it consistently for literally for almost 20 years.
Kansas and Missouri have gone hard this week, educating students and fans about the rivalry.
Mizzou alum @davidubben.bsky.social is concerned the damage that conference realignment has done to the Border War.
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“You want to go old school and play it?”
Inside the night the lights went out in Tallahassee.
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🎙 New Bunch Formation
- Colorado stuns Georgia Tech
- UMass did WHAT???
- Why is LSU pushing it this far?
- We debate Pop Watson vs Soda Watson
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Flipping narratives in Carolina.
Should we be concerned about USC and FSU?
FBS debuts and more. We talked every Week 0 game.
Plus, how @chrisvannini.com and I got to where we are today and our own CFB/journalism journeys.
Watch/listen: bunchformationpod.com
What happens when your program is consistently good but not quite great?
And well-resourced but not quite rich?
"I’ve got to make business decisions sometimes."
On Dave Doeren and NC State, life in the middle and the stakes of an expanded CFP. www.nytimes.com/athletic/754...
The Sugar Bowl was in two days.
Then Texas learned it had a player who was 30 years old.
He had already played professional football and had been competing all season under a fake name.
Free story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/740...
What happened to giant shoulder pads?
It's a simple question. My search for why was a little more complex.
"It's scary."
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