Hi, hello, and happy new year!
It is an especially happy new year to fans of universities with mascots inspired by apex hunters of the North - Huskies and Wolverines! Best of luck in the championship game next week to the fans of Michigan and Washington; it will be a thrilling finish to the season, I'm sure.
But with the thrill of victory, must come the agony of defeat. Michigan may have stopped the Crimson Tide, but they cannot stop the tide of destiny. So give me the underdog - and in this case, the literal dog. Go Huskies! (Remember: good teams win, great teams cover)
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Onto a more serious subject. I would like to offer my condolences to those befallen by the Curse of Rafael Cruz once again. Wherever he goes, L's follow. Sorry Longhorns fans, and sorry to everyone for having to show you a gaping, pustulating sphincter (R-TX) of a man below:
Again, I am quite sorry I had to show you this image. But I assure you it was necessary for the integrity of my story. And on the topic of integrity, here is a refresher, in case you're a senator/traitor/rat bastard reading this:
-Whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States. (18 USC 2383: Rebellion or insurrection)
-Whoever lets another man humiliate their wife, and then bend the knee to said man, shall be rendered ineligible from holding any public office, and quite frankly, labeled as a cuck. No offense to people that like to get down in the bedroom like that...but if he won't stand up for his own wife, how could you ever trust him to stand up for you? He's as cowardly a cunt as they come. Don't forget this on November 5th, mothers and fuckers...
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More on that story at 11. For now, let's go to Big Al for the sports scoop:
As for the story of the 2023 Crimson Tide, it seems to have ended. Alas - what is a more beautiful tragedy to watch unfold, than that of a crumbling empire? Indeed, I don't feel an ounce of pity for them and neither should you; they've had more than their fair share of fun. Bear Bryant? Nick Saban? AND Forrest Gump? They've won six! national titles since I've been alive, which is, precisely, six more than the number my dear old Rutgers has right now, and likely ever will.
Now, as much as I'm content with Michigan winning the damn thing as well, to give the Big Ten Conference its due, it dawned on me that conferences won't mean jack shit in the college sports landscape soon. The specter of capitalism, through the slippery tentacles of media rights deals and partnerships, among other things, has seeped into amateur sports.
Don't get me wrong - I'm all for these kids getting what they can while they can, but something just feels rotten about the college athlete transfer portal turning into a glorified free-agent market. Name-Image-Likeness laws, or NIL for short, have changed in recent years, and in my eyes, they've changed for the better. There's still a lot of work to be done, though; the commodification of every aspect of the game presents a huge problem for the future of athletics. But this shall be a story for another day - I simply don't have the time, resources, or substances on hand right now to sit down, research and write an expose worth its weight, on the gerrymandering of college sports conferences and such. So for now, it's history.
Speaking of which, maybe they'll preserve these punchy playlists in the National Library of Congress some day. Until then, this sheisty, substandard blog will have to do.
Forza!
Episode 9 Setlist
TRACK: Atlantis
ARTIST: Donovan
TRACK: Veridis Quo
ARTIST: Daft Punk
TRACK: It Never Entered My Mind
ARTIST: Miles Davis
TRACK: Huddle Formation
ARTIST: The Go! Team
TRACK: War on War
ARTIST: Wilco
TRACK: Play With Fire
ARTIST: The Rolling Stones
TRACK: Caravan
ARTIST: John Wasson
TRACK: Time Moves Slow
ARTIST: BADBADNOTGOOD feat. Sam Herring
TRACK: Do It Again
ARTIST: Steely Dan
TRACK: Tuyo
ARTIST: Rodrigo Amarante
TRACK: Don't Go No Farther
ARTIST: Muddy Waters
TRACK: Cortez the Killer
ARTIST: Neil Young & Crazy Horse
TRACK: Communication Breakdown
ARTIST: Led Zeppelin
TRACK: My Friends
ARTIST: Red Hot Chili Peppers
TRACK: What Is Hip?
ARTIST: Tower of Power
TRACK: 84' Dreamin
ARTIST: Com Truise
(The last free Twofer Tuesday you'll ever get)
TRACK: Mission Impossible - Main Theme
ARTIST: Danny Elfman
TRACK: Take It or Leave It
ARTIST: The Strokes
TRACK: Killing Me Softly with His Song
ARTIST: Roberta Flack
(86 years young. keep on jamming, Roberta!)
TRACK: Canned Heat
ARTIST: Jamiroquai
TRACK: White Rabbit
ARTIST: Jefferson Airplane
TRACK: Brain Stew / Jaded
ARTIST: Green Day
(f-bombs were censored on the air, but they won't be here. so fuck you, you fuckin' fuck! it's a great word, anyone that disagrees is a FUCKIN liar and you know it, motherfucker)
TRACK: Something's Got a Hold on Me
ARTIST: Etta James
TRACK: Long Distance Runaround
ARTIST: Yes
TRACK: Video Killed the Radio Star
ARTIST: The Buggles
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Do whatever the hell you want,
Good Night
and
Good Luck.
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"If the only thing keeping a person decent is the expectation of divine reward, then brother, that person is a piece of shit"
-Rustin Cohle
"The ball is now in your court - so take it or leave it, punks."
- me