Morning, all. Did everyone survive the wrenching pain that is returning to the (metaphorical or literal) office after a long weekend of college football? I could use another four day weekend, please.
But regardless, the show goes on. Let's hit a few links. After all, Rutgers kicks off again in less than 60 hours!
THE 2026 TOP WHATEVER: WEEK ONE
If you don’t see your team listed below, it’s because they didn’t do anything particularly interesting this weekend.
Spencer Hall
Today in Sports! Grand Theft Wolverine?
I have some notes on the officiating that led to Michigan’s Hail Mary 2.0. PLUS: Uh oh Dabo, an appreciation for UMass’ breakout win, and more from a not-dull Week 1 of college football!
Rodger Sherman
Gallery: Michigan’s last-second, controversial win vs. Western Michigan
Mitten Football once more had Rachel Leggett shooting the game, one that will be remembered around the Mitten for ages.
Andrew Graham
MAC updates statement after Western Michigan Hail Mary debacle; appeals result
The MAC formally requests Western Michigan be awarded a victory over Michigan after the controversial “Bail Mary” ending.
Steve Helwick
How an Op-Ed in Support of Football Divided Oberlin’s Campus
The liberal-arts college Oberlin has barely won any football games in the past few years. Still, one senior argued, the school and its students should support the team.
Jesse Dougherty
How—and Why—We Find Ourselves Trapped By Our Jobs
Leo Tolstoy should have been triumphant. By the 1880s, the Russian novelist had written the masterpieces War and Peace and Anna Karenina, achieving what he’d spent his life pursuing. But he was con…
Lindsay Crouse
Why We Must Return to the Office to Use AI in Person
“I didn’t think a full, six-day-per-week, fourteen-hour-per-day, in-office schedule was necessary to discharge my duties clicking the ‘generate’ button, foll…
Jonathan Zeller
^ things that make us nerds say "HELL YES"
