Monday July 21 Open Thread

The Wreck of the Edmund Glizzgerald. Happy Monday, all. The American Athletic Conference is now just The American. And it has a creepy mascot!

Wednesday July 30th Open Thread

Your loyal otter is fucking off to God's Time Zone. Midwestern beer reviews to come! * Sports stuff: let's rank schedules! * Politics stuff: Big Ten NATO!

Tuesday July 15 Open Thread

Happy Tuesday, everyone. Just a few links to start off the day. * This humble blog cosigns this article from 404 Media. We may not spell things correctly and we use improper words like hamblasted or boatraced, but dammit, we're made by humans and not AI. * And now for

Thursday July 31 Open Thread

Happy Thursday, y'all. Comin' to you live from God's Time Zone.

Daily Open Threads

Monday Open Thread

Still working through some of the bugs/features/options. Test it out, give me some feedback, and we'll keep working to make a better republic.

Thursday, July 10 Open Thread and Random News Links

As a nod to Axe Week, a reminder that after over a century of playing every damn year, Minnesota and Wisconsin remain tied at 63-63-8. Truly remarkable. Happy Thursday, all. Football: 1. Ohio is possibly leaving the MAC for the Sun Belt? 2. PJ Fleck is in our lives until

Monday July 14th Open Thread

It's Monday. Just two links for you. That time Illinois killed the Illibuck turtle in a bathtub full of liquor. Beer, Germans, and the Creation of Cincinnati

Merciful Friday Open Thread, Plus Links of Various Provenances

We made it to the Friday after a long weekend. Congrats, everyone. You've earned it. And many thanks to all of you for giving this republic a shot. We've been in business for just over a week and we're still here. More stuff to

Tuesday July 29 Open Thread

It's my Friday. Huzzah! * Apologies for yet another Athletic link, but hey Tony Pettiti: we don't want this. No one wants this. Quit it. * RIP to Ryne Sandberg. Dammit. Fuck cancer.

Wednesday July 16 Open Thread

Midweek, y'all. Celebrate accordingly. Be good to each other. Links of Various Sorts! 1. Click through for the hyper-specific AI slop involving LSU head coach Brian Kelly. Stick around for a preview of the horror-scape coming our way. 2. But why do we care about Belichick at UNC?

Thursday July 17 Open Thread

Hey, all. The weekend winks at us, floating just beyond the horizon. Pitter patter, let's get at 'er. Links and Stuff: 1. A bunch of long-distance swimmers will brave Lake Superior (aka Gitchi Gami) later this month in honor of the Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank 50 years

Wednesday July 23 Open Thread

Huzzah, it's midweek. And the B1G Media Days continue. * Purdue coach Barry Odom takes a shot at Coach Cignetti. * Cigs talks scheduling philosophy. * Bielema on the CFB world * Schiano talks about stuff too