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How the Big 12 Could Be the New Big East

The college football landscape is in turmoil as an eight-team conference scrambles to hold on to power and relevance among the new world order. No, I’m not talking about the Big 12 in 2021. I’m talking about the Big East. The Big East Conference – barely one decade ago – was in a similar situation to the eight programs that now remain in the Big 12. The Big East’s story could teach us lessons about what to expect from the university presidents, athletic directors, and television executives who hold power and will be making decisions among the Big 12 landscape. This story will undoubtedly sound familiar. Some schools lucked into upgrading, like Louisville, rocketing up the ranks from Conference USA…
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  • TGS Presents: NBA Finals Preview

    TGS Presents: NBA Finals Preview

    TGS Presents a NBA Preview pod with Ted Flint, Jared Stansbury and Andrew Hammond as only The Tailgate Society can.  Subjects include previewing the NBA Finals, Jordan pushing off, favorite conspiracy theories with a little bit of Iowa State vs Kansas State tossed in at the end for good measure. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher or […]

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  • DIY Cornhole Boards

    DIY Cornhole Boards

    Here at the Tailgate Society we talk about a lot of things. We talk sports, we talk entertainment, we talk politics, and so on. But the one thing we don’t talk much about is tailgating itself.

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  • Shop Talk 1.19: More Marvel, Meow!

    Shop Talk 1.19: More Marvel, Meow!

    Welcome to Shop Talk! Your weekly home for the latest news in movies, games and events from the world of comics, video-games, anime and so much more, ENJOY! The boys are back and more Marvel than ever! Lots of news on the dark side, er I mean Marvel side of things, Farcry creators pissed off […]

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  • The Internet: Week In Review 5/30/2017

    The Internet: Week In Review 5/30/2017

    Well hello there people! I’ve been on vacation for a couple of weeks (I’m sure you were totally worried). Anyway, here’s some random funny shit from the last few days. The type of person who wouldn’t last long without warning labels. Idiot. Fire. Camera… The Special Combo ! This dog really hates cabbage, chill dog. My […]

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  • The Corner Booth 1.09: Change is hard

    The Corner Booth 1.09: Change is hard

    Ted welcomes Tom Danielson to The Corner Booth along with a late arriving Jared Stansbury.  To discuss a variety of subjects.  Including checking in on how Tom is doing after switching favorite teams to all Minnesota teams. Before discussing sports movies and how Ted has changed since the Cubs won a World Series. Once Jared […]

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  • Josh Allen: Bringing Attention to Wyoming Football

    Josh Allen: Bringing Attention to Wyoming Football

    Not many people outside of Wyoming necessarily care about the state (many don’t even know where Wyoming is).

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  • Top Gun 2: Casting Call

    Top Gun 2: Casting Call

    On May 23, Variety reported that Tom Cruise had officially signed on for a sequel to his 1986 smash hit “Top Gun”. We live in a world where sequels and reboots are getting made for all of our favorite shows and movies. Hell, ABC is making another season of “Rosanne” and somehow John Goodman is involved […]

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  • The Best TV I Watched When I was Unemployed

    The Best TV I Watched When I was Unemployed

    Getting let go from a job I loved was exceedingly not great, but the unexpected free time lent itself to some real television discovery. In the three weeks I was jobless earlier this year, I started and finished about 10 shows. Here’s what stood out. The Good Place IMDB description: The Good Place is a […]

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  • Sean Hannity Forgot the First Rule of the Internet: Don’t Trust Anyone on the Internet

    Sean Hannity Forgot the First Rule of the Internet: Don’t Trust Anyone on the Internet

    It’s appealing to embrace things you see on the internet that seem too good to be true.

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  • The Function of Customization

    The Function of Customization

    I’ve run into a problem where I’m too sure of what I want when online shopping.

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