Monday May 4 Links and Banter

Hello, all! I hope you had a good weekend and I hope all of your teams won in epic blowouts. Yes, even you, Pistons fans.

Thanks for asking, my Cubbies did in fact sweep the Dbacks! But more importantly, I spent Sunday afternoon drinking beer outdoors with friends while watching the Nationals barely beat the Brewers. Can't ask for a better day for a baseball game.

Let's get to a few links, yeah?

What Might Have Been: Harvard’s Football Challenge of 1856

Harvard challenged others to an intercollegiate football game in 1856. The game never occurred, but what if it had?

Football ArchaeologyFootball Archaeology

Free Friday: Sleeping Through History, Plus Some Ronnie James Dio Fast Facts

Midwest Excellence, a newsletter by RandBall’s Stu (from the internet)

Midwest ExcellenceSteve “Stu” Neuman

So, I went to the 1981 season’s Wikipedia page...

The Sickos SentinelSickos Committee

The Strange Origins of National Barbecue Day & National Barbecue Month

The Strange Origins of National Barbecue Day & National Barbecue Month

Robert F. Moss