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Jordan Burch's signing day melodramas foretold his eventual transfer
For 50 days in the winter of 2019-20, Jordan Burch was at the center of one of the most bizarre signing day dramas of all time.
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How the Gator Bowl killed the Tobacco Bowl
In 1945, two fledgling bowl committees were scrambling to secure the funding and paperwork to launch a New Year's Day game. One game is still played today. The other one never got started.
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I am sending this newsletter against doctor's orders
The haters and losers in Big Medicine will not keep me from sending out TTFA's New Year's resolutions for 2023.
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The '84 Notre Dame win made USC believe great things were possible
In October 1984, the heretofore lowly Gamecocks walked into South Bend and planted its flag in the cradle of modern college football.
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Dewey Foster and the plane crash that didn't kill Lou Holtz
Twenty-three years ago today, Dewey Foster died in service to his alma mater. When it is remembered at all, the tragedy is too often framed as an example of adversity overcome by Lou Holtz.
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Shane Beamer put the media through hard times
Understanding how Shane Beamer used his introduction of Dowell Loggains to restore the vibes around his program.
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Dowell Loggains and the six months in 2010 that fast-tracked his coaching career
And some other thoughts on South Carolina's new offensive coordinator.
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What's the ideology of N.I.L.?
College football players should be fairly compensated for their work. But achieving that goal exclusively through NIL deals is bad for the sport.
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My first good night of sleep all week
Some behind-the-scenes insight for paid subscribers into this newsletter's biggest day ever and content coming up in the month ahead.
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Hugh Freeze hire shows how CFB media is fundamentally broken
The reasons the college football media is unequipped to hold powerful men to account run so much deeper than the decisions made by any one reporter.
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How SC newspapers covered previous Clemson streak-busters
South Carolina's win on Saturday made it nine times the Gamecocks have busted a Clemson winning streak of four games or more. Here's a look at how newspapers covered the previous eight.