FRIDAYYYYY June 5 Links and Banter
Cheers to the freakin' weekend, all
Happy Friday, all. Hell of a week, huh?
We've got a few links for you today, starting with a very college football story and slowly meandering away from the plot towards immensely amusing juvenile humor involving hard shafts. ESPN could never.
Inside Brian Kelly’s AI-addled free consulting service
He says he’s working for schools. But is he getting paid?
David Covucci
Most Big 12 Schools Turning Down $30M RedBird Credit Line
If all schools were to take the deal, RedBird and Weatherford could shell out a total of $500 million, but that won’t be necessary.
Amanda Christovich and David Rumsey
World Cup Tallies Another Human Rights Abuse
The legacy of the World Cup is intertwined with human rights abuses and propagandizing on behalf of killers and despots. The 2026 tournament has already sullied itself with things like the handing of a totally real FIFA Peace Prize to Donald Trump, and FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s botched attempt to engineer a Palestine-Israel handshake photo…
Luis Paez-Pumar
Flag Feedback, Hot Tub Party Barges, and Reggie Dinkins
I was apprehensive about publishing Monday’s newsletter regarding the new state flag and the citizens of Rock Ridge who oppose it. I was concerned that it was too preachy, that it needed more jokes, and that it would cause a substantial amount of cancelled subscriptions. I ran it past Midwest
Steve “Stu” Neuman
I Am Thrilled That My Career Day Exhibit on Shaft Hardening at My Son’s Middle School Was So Popular
“One bright boy asked me to clarify why thicker shafts are better. I explained that a larger girth has a larger radius of gyration and makes a shaft more res…
Mary E. McCartney
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