FRIDAYYYYYYY September 18 Links and Banter

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FRIDAYYYYYYY September 18 Links and Banter
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Good god, it's Friday. Hi all, and my apologies for my pisspoor performances this week. It's been a bit of a shitshow in the Otter household, but I've tried to make up for it with some good stuff today. Let's get to it.

2026 MAC Football Week 3 Game Preview: Eastern Michigan Eagles at Wisconsin Badgers
Eastern draws a second Big Ten opponent in as many weeks when they travel to Wisconsin this Saturday.
Bo French insulted Texas fans. Longhorn boosters fund him.
The school even had a room named after his dad.
Everybody Hates Bob Kraft | Defector
Drew Magary’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday at Defector during the NFL season Got something you wanna contribute? Email the Roo. You can also read Drew over at SFGATE, and buy Drew’s books while you’re at it. I should never find myself in a position where I’m forced to cheer on Macklemore.…
How Three Brothers Built an AI Slop Empire by Buying Legitimate News Sites and Turning Them Into Zombie Content Farms That They Say Get 50 Million Page Views per Month
Brown Brothers Media is a media empire raking in millions of clicks with AI, fake writers, and plagiarism.
Chris Fowler defends Holly Rowe, demands apology from reporters who laughed about AI video
Texas quarterback Arch Manning has apologized for his ‘insensitive comments’ about Holly Rowe and an AI video depicting violence against her.
Technically, There Is a Non-Zero Chance That Anything Might Kill Off Humanity in the Next Decade: A Response from Anthropic’s Claude
“Human lives are fragile. A piano might fall on a person’s head. A person might get mistaken for a piñata at a birthday party and get beaten to death. An aut…

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Don't Watch This; Watch That, Week 3: An Ode to September Maryland

Don't Watch This; Watch That, Week 3: An Ode to September Maryland

Five coaches have beaten Mike Locksley-led Maryland in September. Can you name them? (Also: the futility of London games and the future of non-conference scheduling in the MAC.)

Week 3: B1G Six Pack

Week 3: B1G Six Pack

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Thursday September 17 Links and Banter

Thursday September 17 Links and Banter

FOOTBALL TONIGHT AWOOOOOGA

Week 2 Big Ten Power Poll:  Big Ten Teams as "Star Wars" Quotations

Week 2 Big Ten Power Poll: Big Ten Teams as "Star Wars" Quotations

Shout-Out to Mochila03 for this week's contribution