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Friday August 1 Open Thread
Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit. Carry on.
AlmaOtter
Illinois expat in the Mid-Atlantic. Non-tenure track history nerd.
Football
2025 Week Zero Preview: There's Whiskey in the Jar
Because it's never too soon to start thinking about football. Let's dive into the Week Zero schedule and get a taste for what's coming soon. Iowa State Cyclones v Kansas State Wildcats. Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland. 11:00 AM CT. ESPN. Man, these Ireland
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INDEPENDENCE WEEKEND OPEN THREAD
Consider this a sandbox to test out the new site's features. Questions/concerns/rebuttals? Hit me up, I'll answer them (probably).
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Monday July 21 Open Thread
The Wreck of the Edmund Glizzgerald. Happy Monday, all. The American Athletic Conference is now just The American. And it has a creepy mascot!
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Wednesday July 30th Open Thread
Your loyal otter is fucking off to God's Time Zone. Midwestern beer reviews to come! * Sports stuff: let's rank schedules! * Politics stuff: Big Ten NATO!
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Thursday July 31 Open Thread
Happy Thursday, y'all. Comin' to you live from God's Time Zone.
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Tuesday July 29 Open Thread
It's my Friday. Huzzah! * Apologies for yet another Athletic link, but hey Tony Pettiti: we don't want this. No one wants this. Quit it. * RIP to Ryne Sandberg. Dammit. Fuck cancer.
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Monday July 28 Open Thread
Another Monday. But hey, I only have two days of work and then I'm absconding out of the sauna that is Northern Virginia and jetting back to God's Country. I'm coming for you, Milwaukee. Prepare the beer and cheese.
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Friday July 25 Open Thread
* Trump issued an EO on college sports. Unsurprisingly, here's the pull quote of choice: "“In many ways, this helps schools more than athletes,” one athletic director told The Athletic on the condition of anonymity. “Not sure how enforceable it is, but it’s a step in the
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Thursday July 24 Open Thread
It's Thursday. Tomorrow is Friday. Huzzah. Big Ten Media Days continue. 31 days until CFB ships up to Dublin. LFG! * Nice piece on the Scott Frost "wrong job" comments from OTE stalwart DeadRead. * Is there any more of a Northwestern-styled QB name than Preston Stone? * While
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Wednesday July 23 Open Thread
Huzzah, it's midweek. And the B1G Media Days continue. * Purdue coach Barry Odom takes a shot at Coach Cignetti. * Cigs talks scheduling philosophy. * Bielema on the CFB world * Schiano talks about stuff too
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Tuesday July 22 Open Thread
* B1G Commish Tony Petitti says that Michigan has suffered enough. Sure. We'd hate to cheat them of future opportunities! * Northwestern's potentially taking on a new QB when they open the season at Tulane. * Indiana has brought back the bison. Only Illinois and Michigan remain without a