Articles from September 2011

NFL Season Preview: Rat, Race, and the Fantasy Phenomenon

September 9th, 2011

Many of those who are old enough to have been alive in 2003 will remember it as the year I fell back in love with football. When Steve Young retired in 1999 and the 49ers fell from grace, I had very little to live for. Jeff Garcia was no replacement for the white Michael Vick. I repeat, the white Michael Vick. If neither of those gave you goosebumps, you are soulless.

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Sixteen Scandals, Ryan Gosling, and 2011 NCAA Football

September 2nd, 2011

So I have never actually seen Sixteen Candles or The Notebook, but my girlfriend tells me they are a sort of holy writ for college football fans. Is she lying? Am I lying? Of course I have seen The Notebook. And agree it was handed down directly to Ryan Gosling by God of College Football and Thunder, hear his cry.

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