Thursday August 27 Links and Banter

This is not a drill.

College football is on tonight. 11 hours from this post's publication, there will be 22 FCS football games on ESPN+.

Repeat: THIS IS NOT A DRILL

Bust out those streaming account logins. Grab a beer or some snacks. Limber up your typing fingers for some shitposting. It starts tonight. And continues tomorrow. And FBS Week Zero proper kicks off at 12:00 ET on Saturday.

Until then, may I interest you in a few links from around the CFB world? After that, perhaps the magnificent, glorious arrival of MNW's DWT;WT? Or maybe you're a discerning Indiana-dweller. Could we interest you in some (admittedly belated) Bucket Week coverage later today?

Let's do this thing.

DOLLYWORLD

“Someone tricked you into listening to an entire Eudora Welty short story while only taking three minutes to do it.”

Channel 6Spencer Hall

What Happens When There Are No Rules?

College football, college life, and the strange consequences of growing up in a world where no one seems to be in charge.

Throwbacks: A Newsletter About Sports History and CultureMichael Weinreb

The 2026-2027 Sickos Football Fortunes - The FBS Independents, the Pac-12, and the Mountain West

We predict your team’s vibes for the season horoscope style based on their “birth date” along with a random school football record.

The Sickos SentinelSickos Committee

How Many University Vice-Chancellors Does It Take to Screw in a Lightbulb?

“One Vice-Chancellor for Administration and Finance to commission a feasibility study. One Vice-Chancellor for Institutional Effectiveness to assess the impa…

McSweeney's Internet TendencyBen Steere

And in case you missed it, DWT;WT has come to the Republic.

Week 0 College Football Watch Guide

Don’t Watch This; Watch That: Barack Obama is LYING TO YOU about books. (Also, a TOP FIVE matchup in Week 0!)

Off Tackle RepublicMNWildcat

ENNUI HUSKY YESSSS

OMG OMG OMG

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