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Our @offtacklerepublic.bsky.social correspondent writes in from Marquette, MI, on life and D-II football in the Upper Peninsula.
The Superior Dome interior is what a cozy log cabin would look like if it grew up to be a football stadium.
#cfb #football
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The Superior Dome interior is what a cozy log cabin would look like if it grew up to be a football stadium.
#cfb #football
www.offtacklerepublic.com/superior-dom...
Want a unique college football experience? Get to the Superior Dome.
Amid college football's financialization, gameday at Northern Michigan offers a window into D-II football with a beautiful--and unique--backdrop.
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October 6, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Our @offtacklerepublic.bsky.social correspondent writes in from Marquette, MI, on life and D-II football in the Upper Peninsula.
The Superior Dome interior is what a cozy log cabin would look like if it grew up to be a football stadium.
#cfb #football
www.offtacklerepublic.com/superior-dom...
The Superior Dome interior is what a cozy log cabin would look like if it grew up to be a football stadium.
#cfb #football
www.offtacklerepublic.com/superior-dom...
honest to god someone get this kid an offer before ferentz signs another tight end
September 14, 2026 at 12:05 AM
honest to god someone get this kid an offer before ferentz signs another tight end
just doing some comparative research here, don't mind me
September 13, 2026 at 7:50 PM
just doing some comparative research here, don't mind me
oh so THAT'S why despite my not having had season tickets in 9 seasons, "my" season ticket rep called me 10 separate times this summer.
Seems bad Northwestern's new Ryan Field opens in 3 weeks and they're still trying to sell seats
September 13, 2026 at 7:17 PM
oh so THAT'S why despite my not having had season tickets in 9 seasons, "my" season ticket rep called me 10 separate times this summer.
I don't think I'm far off in suggesting that Hawai'i football moving from Team1Sports (bad) to MW+ (paywalled) is the greatest atrocity to ever happen on September 12 or an adjacent day.
September 13, 2026 at 4:35 AM
I don't think I'm far off in suggesting that Hawai'i football moving from Team1Sports (bad) to MW+ (paywalled) is the greatest atrocity to ever happen on September 12 or an adjacent day.
doesn't he know that Minnesota is the only Big Ten school to return its HC, OC, DC, and QB -- and that people expect him to believe that's a GOOD thing?
September 12, 2026 at 8:46 PM
doesn't he know that Minnesota is the only Big Ten school to return its HC, OC, DC, and QB -- and that people expect him to believe that's a GOOD thing?
You get the sense that Pat Fitzgerald vs. Chris Creighton is Fitz vs. Bizarro Fitz, both with a vest and a commitment to Establishing the Run, the latter just with a beard and a visor (and fewer/no allegations of program-ruining hazing).
September 12, 2026 at 8:41 PM
You get the sense that Pat Fitzgerald vs. Chris Creighton is Fitz vs. Bizarro Fitz, both with a vest and a commitment to Establishing the Run, the latter just with a beard and a visor (and fewer/no allegations of program-ruining hazing).
No seriously: hurry! Only 45 minutes until the first college football game of the weekend kicks off!
(You didn't read that wrong, and I don't have the time zone wrong. Don't Watch This; Watch That is the ONLY #CFB watch guide with a semicolon AND the courage to consider EVERY game.)
(You didn't read that wrong, and I don't have the time zone wrong. Don't Watch This; Watch That is the ONLY #CFB watch guide with a semicolon AND the courage to consider EVERY game.)
Get ready, this week's Don't Watch This; Watch That had the COURAGE to...
...rank the #B1G stadiums?
Wait, come back -- it's by our favorite metric: random shit that college tour guides like to pretend matters! (also municipally-approved toplessness?)
www.offtacklerepublic.com/week-1-colle...
...rank the #B1G stadiums?
Wait, come back -- it's by our favorite metric: random shit that college tour guides like to pretend matters! (also municipally-approved toplessness?)
www.offtacklerepublic.com/week-1-colle...
Ranking the Big Ten Football Stadiums
What's the best college football game on this weekend? What time do tonight's games kick off? And how do the Big Ten stadiums rank by capacity (if they were municipalities in their home states)?
www.offtacklerepublic.com
September 3, 2026 at 8:16 PM
No seriously: hurry! Only 45 minutes until the first college football game of the weekend kicks off!
(You didn't read that wrong, and I don't have the time zone wrong. Don't Watch This; Watch That is the ONLY #CFB watch guide with a semicolon AND the courage to consider EVERY game.)
(You didn't read that wrong, and I don't have the time zone wrong. Don't Watch This; Watch That is the ONLY #CFB watch guide with a semicolon AND the courage to consider EVERY game.)
Get ready, this week's Don't Watch This; Watch That had the COURAGE to...
...rank the #B1G stadiums?
Wait, come back -- it's by our favorite metric: random shit that college tour guides like to pretend matters! (also municipally-approved toplessness?)
www.offtacklerepublic.com/week-1-colle...
...rank the #B1G stadiums?
Wait, come back -- it's by our favorite metric: random shit that college tour guides like to pretend matters! (also municipally-approved toplessness?)
www.offtacklerepublic.com/week-1-colle...
Ranking the Big Ten Football Stadiums
What's the best college football game on this weekend? What time do tonight's games kick off? And how do the Big Ten stadiums rank by capacity (if they were municipalities in their home states)?
www.offtacklerepublic.com
September 3, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Get ready, this week's Don't Watch This; Watch That had the COURAGE to...
...rank the #B1G stadiums?
Wait, come back -- it's by our favorite metric: random shit that college tour guides like to pretend matters! (also municipally-approved toplessness?)
www.offtacklerepublic.com/week-1-colle...
...rank the #B1G stadiums?
Wait, come back -- it's by our favorite metric: random shit that college tour guides like to pretend matters! (also municipally-approved toplessness?)
www.offtacklerepublic.com/week-1-colle...
As a high school kicker who once put a point after SQUARELY into my long-snapper's ass, I ABSOLUTELY recognize terrible kicking form when I see it, and that UNCO kicker...woooooooof, brother bear.
August 29, 2026 at 4:11 AM
As a high school kicker who once put a point after SQUARELY into my long-snapper's ass, I ABSOLUTELY recognize terrible kicking form when I see it, and that UNCO kicker...woooooooof, brother bear.
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Hail to the chief! @mn-wildcat.bsky.social is back at @offtacklerepublic.bsky.social
He's scoured the globe to give you the best goddamn college football watch guide around. And he's also here to rage about Obama's book choices.
Try and find that content anywhere else. OTR contains multitudes.
He's scoured the globe to give you the best goddamn college football watch guide around. And he's also here to rage about Obama's book choices.
Try and find that content anywhere else. OTR contains multitudes.
Sure, there are college football watch guides. But do ANY of them have a semicolon in the title?
(Also, if they DON'T recommend a TOP FIVE matchup in college football on Thursday, you're subscribed to the wrong blog. Join us @offtacklerepublic.bsky.social.)
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(Also, if they DON'T recommend a TOP FIVE matchup in college football on Thursday, you're subscribed to the wrong blog. Join us @offtacklerepublic.bsky.social.)
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August 26, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Hail to the chief! @mn-wildcat.bsky.social is back at @offtacklerepublic.bsky.social
He's scoured the globe to give you the best goddamn college football watch guide around. And he's also here to rage about Obama's book choices.
Try and find that content anywhere else. OTR contains multitudes.
He's scoured the globe to give you the best goddamn college football watch guide around. And he's also here to rage about Obama's book choices.
Try and find that content anywhere else. OTR contains multitudes.
Sure, there are college football watch guides. But do ANY of them have a semicolon in the title?
(Also, if they DON'T recommend a TOP FIVE matchup in college football on Thursday, you're subscribed to the wrong blog. Join us @offtacklerepublic.bsky.social.)
www.offtacklerepublic.com/week-0-colle...
(Also, if they DON'T recommend a TOP FIVE matchup in college football on Thursday, you're subscribed to the wrong blog. Join us @offtacklerepublic.bsky.social.)
www.offtacklerepublic.com/week-0-colle...
August 26, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Sure, there are college football watch guides. But do ANY of them have a semicolon in the title?
(Also, if they DON'T recommend a TOP FIVE matchup in college football on Thursday, you're subscribed to the wrong blog. Join us @offtacklerepublic.bsky.social.)
www.offtacklerepublic.com/week-0-colle...
(Also, if they DON'T recommend a TOP FIVE matchup in college football on Thursday, you're subscribed to the wrong blog. Join us @offtacklerepublic.bsky.social.)
www.offtacklerepublic.com/week-0-colle...
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August 26, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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This is akin to a good local bar closing its doors.
After 18 years, this iteration of Off Tackle Empire is finally coming to end.
An explanation and a thank-you, from OTE: www.offtackleempire.com/latest-news/...
An explanation and a thank-you, from OTE: www.offtackleempire.com/latest-news/...
A Blog, If We Could Keep It
New management for SBNation is coming to Off Tackle Empire — we say thank-you after eighteen years of blogging about the Big Ten.
www.offtackleempire.com
August 10, 2026 at 1:51 PM
This is akin to a good local bar closing its doors.
God that was a GREAT series.
Thanks @bythebelt.bsky.social, for that amazing series and all the great work you continue to do -- we hope there's more in the future with you and the good folks at @offtacklerepublic.bsky.social.
Thanks @bythebelt.bsky.social, for that amazing series and all the great work you continue to do -- we hope there's more in the future with you and the good folks at @offtacklerepublic.bsky.social.
If you know your deep Hustle Belt Lore, then you'll recall the wonderful people who helped create and upkeep Off Tackle Empire.
The "B1G-MAC Swap" series was core to our early success, and fun to boot. Looking forward to whatever comes next from OTE-- and there *will* be a next.
The "B1G-MAC Swap" series was core to our early success, and fun to boot. Looking forward to whatever comes next from OTE-- and there *will* be a next.
After 18 years, this iteration of Off Tackle Empire is finally coming to end.
An explanation and a thank-you, from OTE: www.offtackleempire.com/latest-news/...
An explanation and a thank-you, from OTE: www.offtackleempire.com/latest-news/...
August 13, 2026 at 2:59 PM
God that was a GREAT series.
Thanks @bythebelt.bsky.social, for that amazing series and all the great work you continue to do -- we hope there's more in the future with you and the good folks at @offtacklerepublic.bsky.social.
Thanks @bythebelt.bsky.social, for that amazing series and all the great work you continue to do -- we hope there's more in the future with you and the good folks at @offtacklerepublic.bsky.social.
After 18 years, this iteration of Off Tackle Empire is finally coming to end.
An explanation and a thank-you, from OTE: www.offtackleempire.com/latest-news/...
An explanation and a thank-you, from OTE: www.offtackleempire.com/latest-news/...
A Blog, If We Could Keep It
New management for SBNation is coming to Off Tackle Empire — we say thank-you after eighteen years of blogging about the Big Ten.
www.offtackleempire.com
August 10, 2026 at 1:08 PM
After 18 years, this iteration of Off Tackle Empire is finally coming to end.
An explanation and a thank-you, from OTE: www.offtackleempire.com/latest-news/...
An explanation and a thank-you, from OTE: www.offtackleempire.com/latest-news/...
For those of you noting that this is some Big Ten West-ass soccer, well...uh...told ya so:
www.offtackleempire.com/world-cup-20...
www.offtackleempire.com/world-cup-20...
One B1G Beautiful Guide: A College Football Fan’s World Cup Guide to USA, Turkiye, Paraguay, Australia
What if the Big Ten West were Group D at the 2026 World Cup? The USMNT, Turkiye, Paraguay, and Australia aim to answer that question.
www.offtackleempire.com
June 20, 2026 at 4:48 AM
For those of you noting that this is some Big Ten West-ass soccer, well...uh...told ya so:
www.offtackleempire.com/world-cup-20...
www.offtackleempire.com/world-cup-20...
Should the #B1G pursue private equity and conference-level advertising? Some thoughts and analysis: www.offtackleempire.com/football/499...
NCAAF Roster Management – Part 4. Conference Revenue
Are private equity and conference-negotiated sponsorship and advertising a bad thing for the Big Ten?
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May 13, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Should the #B1G pursue private equity and conference-level advertising? Some thoughts and analysis: www.offtackleempire.com/football/499...
they got there before nebraska, wow
This is Prairie View’s first tournament win in program history.
March 19, 2026 at 2:21 AM
they got there before nebraska, wow
Now that the basketball war crimes are over (looking at you, #Rutgers-#Gophers), it's time to ask: which #B1GMBBT venue should be named after a war criminal?
(Plus previews of #Huskers-#Purdue, #badgers-#Illini, and your #wisconsin seven-day forecast.)
www.offtackleempire.com/open-game-th...
(Plus previews of #Huskers-#Purdue, #badgers-#Illini, and your #wisconsin seven-day forecast.)
www.offtackleempire.com/open-game-th...
March 13, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Now that the basketball war crimes are over (looking at you, #Rutgers-#Gophers), it's time to ask: which #B1GMBBT venue should be named after a war criminal?
(Plus previews of #Huskers-#Purdue, #badgers-#Illini, and your #wisconsin seven-day forecast.)
www.offtackleempire.com/open-game-th...
(Plus previews of #Huskers-#Purdue, #badgers-#Illini, and your #wisconsin seven-day forecast.)
www.offtackleempire.com/open-game-th...
Join the OTE #B1GMBBT Bracket Challenge!
Pick all 17 #B1G Men's Basketball Tournament games (better than any other competitor), win a prize:
www.offtackleempire.com/basketball/4...
Pick all 17 #B1G Men's Basketball Tournament games (better than any other competitor), win a prize:
www.offtackleempire.com/basketball/4...
Big Ten Basketball Tournament Bracket Challenge
Pick the winners of each Big Ten men’s basketball tournament game, win a fancy Off Tackle Empire prize! Rules and details inside.
www.offtackleempire.com
March 9, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Join the OTE #B1GMBBT Bracket Challenge!
Pick all 17 #B1G Men's Basketball Tournament games (better than any other competitor), win a prize:
www.offtackleempire.com/basketball/4...
Pick all 17 #B1G Men's Basketball Tournament games (better than any other competitor), win a prize:
www.offtackleempire.com/basketball/4...
Much like Bruce Pearl, we finally had to speak our truth: here are all the #B1G teams who should make #MarchMadness over the Miami-Ohio RedHawks.
www.offtackleempire.com/basketball/4...
www.offtackleempire.com/basketball/4...
Big Ten Bubble Teams That Should Make the NCAA Tournament Over Miami-Ohio
Looking at NET rankings, Kenpom, Torvik, and strength of schedule, it’s not even close when you put the Miami Redhawks up against Indiana, Ohio State, and USC.
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March 2, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Much like Bruce Pearl, we finally had to speak our truth: here are all the #B1G teams who should make #MarchMadness over the Miami-Ohio RedHawks.
www.offtackleempire.com/basketball/4...
www.offtackleempire.com/basketball/4...