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People expected @ArizonaFBall to fall apart when the coaching carousel spun, but Brent Brennan didn’t just hold this roster together—he built a culture guys wanted to stay for. One of many reasons why they’re italicized & underlined on my sheet. Here is why the Wildcats are primed to smash expectations: 1. Noah Fifita is criminally underrated (and he actually stayed) Most people think Arizona is in transition. They’re wrong. They kept the one thing portal money can’t buy: a 5

If you didn’t follow me last year & only looking @TerpsFootball past records, you’re missing the bigger picture. Last year they were a cash cow for us HC Mike Locksley quietly engineered one of the most cohesive rosters in the country. The Terps return 71% of its overall production—2nd nationally behind only Notre Dame (ever heard of them?) The public thinks they’re bottom tier Big Ten squad, but let’s dig in on why they’re wrong & why 7 wins is MAX value 1. Malik Washington

I know you are all eager to hear my United Bowl after my last illustrious weekend. (I went 0-3) But here we are anyway. And here you are reading it. Why? Morbid curiosity maybe. Anyway, JASON BEAN REVENGE GAME! The Kings traded Bean midseason to the Defenders and it actually has worked out for both teams. Bean has saved the Defenders' season when Ta'amu was out for the year and limping into the playoffs with a BIG losing skid. And the Kings have rebounded from their 0-3 start

THE WORLD CUP IS HERE!!! The 2026 FIFA World Cup officially starts on Thursday with (Group A) Mexico v South Africa. Interestingly enough, that is the inverse match from the 2010 South Africa World Cup opener that gave us a famous celebration following South Africa’s goal scored by Lawrence Siphiwe Tshabalala. That match will then be followed with the other two Group A teams, South Korea v Czechia. For those unaware, there are 12 groups (A-L) of four nations each. The group

Game 1 DC Defenders @ Orlando Storm: Picks: Orlando ML (-185), Under 47.5 (PK) This will be the third week in a row the Orlando Storm and the DC Defenders will play each other. (Wild right?) With the Storm winning the first matchup 27-19 and the second matchup 29-23. And they always say "it's hard to beat a team twice." So, presumably it's even harder to beat a team 3 times. But I'm not convinced; the DC Defenders are missing their starting QB Jordan Ta'amu and they have not

Champions League: The most important game in European club football, the Champions League final, came all the way down to penalties after a 1-1 draw through 120 minutes between Arsenal and PSG. As an Arsenal fan, I will try to write this without bias, but in all reality that is impossible for me. Deal with it or scroll to the next section on the page. Arsenal opened the scoring early with a 6th minute Kai Havertz goal. It was beautifully placed in the top corner from a very d

A new football league is launching this weekend called the Continental Football League (COFL). It is the spiritual successor of the original Continental Football League that ran from 1965-1969. The goal of this league is to act as a true minor league system. Aiming to serve as a tier 3 league like Double AA for the MLB and the ECHL for the NHL. They want to give overlooked players a platform to move up to the NFL, CFL and UFL. To help with this, they have instituted a rule ca