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The University of Northern Iowa is different. When I was looking for a college, it was on my list. Iowa and Iowa State were too big. It was Northern Iowa or Simpson. I visited each. […]
College Football
Gookin’s Trends Week Five
MTSU and Western Kentucky have gone over the point total in 5-straight games in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Tulsa has hit the 1H over in 3 of their last 5 home games, while Temple has hit […]
Gookin’s Trends: Week Four 2024
The road team has won 6-straight games in the series between Georgia State and Coastal Carolina. Wisconsin and Purdue have gone over the point total in each of their last 4 matchups, averaging 65.5 points […]
Gookins Trends 2023 Week One
In the last 2 seasons, totals of 64 or more in Week 1 have gone under in 20 of 25 games. Games to watch: W Kentucky vs. S Florida (70), S Methodist vs. LA Tech […]
Misaligned
The night after the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, when Boise neighborhoods were still whooping to the sky in the aftermath of the most significant win they’re apparently going to get their hands on for a minute, […]
A discussion about college football with ChatGPT
It’s time to see if the bot knows ball. I’ve asked ChatGPT a series of questions and quickly found that there are a lot of caveats involved with its dubious answers. Also, disappointingly, it can’t […]
Week Zero of College Football: Perfect start to the season or too soon?
Week Zero is complete in college football, headlined by Northwestern’s 31-28 win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Dublin, Ireland. Other games included Utah State over Connecticut and Vanderbilt over Hawaii. Week Zero presents a bonus […]
Ranking the Best Rivalry Trophy Games: September
College football is the best sport in the world and I won’t hear any arguments to the contrary. Part of that greatness is the lore and excitement around rivalry games. While there are well over […]
Ranking College Football Bowl Games by Sponsor Sketch Level
Bowl season is full of festive excitement. The teams get to travel to exotic and distant locales like Frisco, TX or Annapolis, MD to put on an exhibition game, all in the name of charity […]
Sports & Corks 3.32: Upsets, Betrayal, and Sweet Potatoes
Emily and Emily recap the week of sports that was Thanksgiving. They chat college football and basketball, and NFL. Naturally, they have wine picks from the holiday, hot takes, and games of the week. Emily […]