BIG NOOOOOOOD SATURDAY PREGAME HANGOUT

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Good morning! We've got a long day of Bee One Gee football ahead of us. Some of us (including myself and Ms. OhioOtter) will even be LIVE IN PERSON IN COLUMBUS! Let's get prepared by reading a few articles, shooting the shit, and talking ball.

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(If you're looking for game previews or Xs and Os or that sort of thing, this isn't the place. Sorry.)

From OTR!

College Football ad Similitudinum: The Championship

Aren’t you glad this is over?

Off Tackle RepublicTransient Buckeye

The USC Trojans Have the Dumbest Mascot Origin Story in the Big Ten

No, for real. It’s even sillier than the Wisconsin Badgers story.

Off Tackle RepublicAlmaOtter

From Elsewhere!

How the 89-year-old tradition of Script Ohio and dotting the i defines Ohio State and its band

The tradition of “Script Ohio” remains a cherished part of Ohio State University and college football. At 89 years old, it continues to captivate fans.

AP NewsJOE REEDY

Bill Belichick Releases Statement on Potential Departure for NFL

The North Carolina coach made his feelings clear Friday.

Sports IllustratedPatrick Andres

Head coach search committees are dodging accountability

Public records reveal how schools circumvent public records. Oops!

FOIAballDavid Covucci