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Weekend Precedent: College Football | Week 1
LSU makes a statement, Michigan needs a miracle, and introducing the Precedent College Football Ratings
Sep 7
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Bob Sloop
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August 2026
The Weight He Shouldn't Have to Carry
How Kansas City is retooling around Mahomes, and what the 90s Cowboys and 49ers can teach us about protecting a championship window.
Aug 27
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Consent Required
Myles Garrett, Herschel Walker, and the forty-year shift in player leverage
Aug 13
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July 2026
Buy It or Build It
How college football and college basketball are learning the same lesson about roster building
Jul 30
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How the World Builds a Soccer Player
Why baseball and hockey might be one bad decade away from soccer's problem
Jul 16
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The Last League Without a Ceiling
Baseball's salary cap fight isn't just about money. It's about whether the sport learned anything the last time it went to war with itself.
Jul 2
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June 2026
The Game That Couldn't Find a Home
How a displaced basketball game reveals forty years of consequences nobody planned for
Jun 18
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The Last Time Baseball Looked Like This, They Changed the Rules
Batting averages are at their lowest since 1968. History tells us what usually comes next.
Jun 4
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