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Previewing the SEC for 2025
SEC Media Days take place this week, where do the various teams stand heading into the fall camp?
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The MCU infinity saga, the myth of our times
I've been showing my 10-year old the MCU movies and reliving the 2010s. The saga is a terrific curriculum for sharing some timeless values.
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The theory of the big nickel
Explaining Seth Fisher's idea for the next big defensive adjustment, the tight end adjuster for a defense.
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Pro-style roster management comes for college football
Texas Tech made headlines over the fourth of July when they dropped a big bag to secure the top offensive tackle in the state of Texas. What will this…
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The field side Edge and modern defense
The 2-4-5 scheme Michigan relied on to win the 2023 National Championship is now college football's "best practice" thanks largely to this particular…
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How will straight seeding impact the 2025-26 college football playoff?
After a bad seeding in 2025, college football is making a tweak in 2026 before the bigger adjustments in 2027.
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June 2025

Spring check-ins: Pony express
SMU had a great inaugural season in the ACC, can they follow it up?
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Re-thinking Ohio State's chances in 2025
There's a chance the Buckeyes have a better shot at a repeat as National Champions than I assumed earlier in the offseason...
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Flowers for OKC's perimeter defense
Oklahoma City just won the NBA Championship with defense.
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Spread 501: Bum hunting with hybrids
Playing to your opponent’s weakness is better even than playing to your strength.
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Does Lincoln Riley still "have it?"
Lincoln Riley's plan for building USC into a national contender might be better than it's looked.
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Final stretch of the NBA Finals
Our spread-O Pacers and spread-D Thunder are tied 2-2 with just three games left.
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