Thursday June 11 Links and Banter

And we're into the back half of the week. Huzzah.

Thursday June 11 Links and Banter
Via Lake Michigan! Live!

Hey, we made it (ish). It's Thursday, which is not inherently interesting in its own right. But we have Consequential Sports to watch this afternoon!

Mexico hosts South Africa at Azteca starting at 3:00 PM ET/2:00 GTZ and goddammit, OTR is covering it just like you'd expect: with dedicated game threads, limited relevant knowledge, and perfectly apt comparisons to the B1G West.

Until then, let's click a few links, shoot the shit, and mark the time, yeah?

The one man who can get Cody Campbell to change course
He was “star-struck” when they met.
EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD CUP, RANKED BY FESTIVITY POTENTIAL
We’ve done the homework of ranking every country at the tournament by degrees of potential bandwagoneering fun.
The World Cup is here! (Like, actually here, in the USA)
It’s the official Sports! World Cup preview! Will the USMNT be good? (Hard to say.) What tiny countries are competing? (Lots!) Will it run smoothly? (Signs aren’t great.) And more!
Circle City Cardinals? A modest scheduling proposal for Ball State football
With the Circle City Classic shuttered, there’s an opportunity out there for the MAC’s only Indiana-based program.
Welcome, Soccer Fans. We’re Monetizing the Oxygen
“Yes, we know it’s a bummer. However, due to low ticket sales, low hotel bookings, and generally low enthusiasm, oxygen is the only necessity left for us to…

Your Hoosiers Moment In Zen:

TOM CREEEEEEAMS.

This one's for you, 87RAS. You're welcome.

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USC Heads Piscataway, the Miners Visit the Big House, and the Hawkeyes Take On the Boreal Iowegians

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Good news: conference matchup. Bad news: Rutgers.

MACtion Ahoy!

MACtion Ahoy!

We've got 4x MAC schools and an FCS matchup to lead off the day

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