FRIDAYYYY November 13 Links and Banter

Leading off: an apology to you lot. I've been a bit of an indolent deadbeat the last month or so and have phoned it in on more than one occasion. I owe you far more than that, and I am sorry. To those of you that requested stickers, they are in the mail as of this morning! To the folks to whom I owe emails, uhh: bonus sorry and please remind me? And to the folks that expected deeply researched longform historical football articles: in this economy? What the fuck is wrong with you? (I swear to you, I am working on a few pieces. Writer's block is a beast.)

Alright, to a few links. Happy Friday, all.

Factoid Feast XXIII

As discussed in Factoid Feasts I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XI, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, XXI, and XXII, my searches through football history sometimes lead to topics too important to ignore but too minor to Tidbit.

Football ArchaeologyFootball Archaeology

Today in Sports! RIP, Conference Championship Games

The ups and down of 35ish years of conference title games. PLUS, Pochettino gets poached, the life and death of the Youth Olympic Games, and a lot more!

Sports! with Rodger ShermanRodger Sherman

How I Succumbed To Reef Madness And Came To Love A Slowly Sinking Ship | Defector

The SS United States finally sank in the Gulf of Mexico at around 10 p.m. ET Wedneday night. Not since the Minnow had a doomed vessel’s last tour run so far over schedule and still kept viewers engaged. Those who stuck with the 10-hour livestream were rewarded with an amazingly touching denouement. The ship had…

DefectorDave McKenna

What a Wyoming Election Judge Saw on Election Day

Despite intimidation efforts from the Department of Justice, election workers in Wyoming helped ensure a fair vote on Election Day.

Barn RaiserMarion Yoder

Chinese Spy Running Out Of Excuses Not To Hang Out With JD Vance

WASHINGTON—Saying he was grasping at straws in his efforts to avoid spending any more one-on-one time with the American vice president, Chinese spy Simon Li told reporters Monday he was running out of excuses not to hang out with JD Vance. “I don’t know when JD is going to take the hint that I have no […]

The OnionThe Onion Staff

The Ragin Cajuns have a Catahoula Leopard Dog who will be their new live mascot and he is ADORABLE and you can vote on his name! options include Beau, Louis, Rex, Roux, and SLI louisiana.edu/mascot

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— Sickos Committee (@sickoscommittee.org) November 12, 2026 at 11:50 PM