The Tailgate Society

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Tag: College Sports

  • Book Report: The Sinful Seven

    Book Report: The Sinful Seven

    Ever get just punched in the mouth by how awesome a book is? It happened to me, and it’s all Vox Media’s fault. They had the best sportswriters of a generation and they squandered them in the face of Covid. Not great for long term security of the writers who lost their gigs, but hugely […]

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  • Monday Morning Coffee

    [media-credit id=58 align=”aligncenter” width=”300″][/media-credit]   Happy Monday! (If there is such a thing) It’s Monday, nobody really likes Mondays.  We all search for things to do/read to procrastinate on Monday mornings, and I’m fully here to help contribute to that!  So take a break and read up on some of what’s going on in the […]

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  • Why Sports

    Why Sports

    Anyone who has ever interacted with me probably knows I love sports. Some even ask “Why sports?”

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  • College Football Midseason Review

    College Football Midseason Review

    Can you believe the college football season is already half over?

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  • What makes a rivalry?

    What makes a rivalry?

    The buildup You’re sitting in your office at work, unable to complete the tasks your boss just gave you. Your mind is on Saturday’s big match-up, a rivalry match-up that has been circled on your calendar since the last time the two teams collided last season. Your body is on edge in nervous anticipation; this […]

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  • We’re Not That Drunk 2.01: What’s Buzzing Andy with Andy Fales

    We’re Not That Drunk 2.01: What’s Buzzing Andy with Andy Fales

    On this edition of the We’re Not That Drunk Podcast, Arnold fills in for Tom in the producer role as Ted and Jared welcome one of Arnold’s former colleagues at WHO TV in central Iowa – Des Moines sports media legend, Andy Fales. In the first episode of season two, Andy talks about some fan […]

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  • Friday Degenerate Board – 12/23/16

    Friday Degenerate Board – 12/23/16

    We’re getting to the scary point in the season where I’m almost convincing myself to actually put money on my bets. We hauled in another $317.13 last week bringing our five week profits to $2,102.13. That’s a cool 42% ROI since we began this venture together. We were incredibly close to raking in another $1k […]

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  • #TBT: College Sports Mascots

    Today’s Throwback Thursday take us to an era where children may have been a little less open to getting a picture with their favorite mascot. From birds to animals to trees (what?) mascots have been a part of sports since their creation, but have definitely become far more inviting creatures in the modern era. While […]

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