I would like to formally call out Gmail for preventing me from posting on here. You can’t filter password reset emails to spam just because they are frequently in my inbox. Adjust your positions in Alphabet before the public finds out about this.
Temperatures fluctuate, leaves change color and the nation’s focus turns to the gridiron. The cycle of seasons is constant. The variance within the cycle is constant. And as much as I wish my interests would deviate from its usual cycle, I find myself craving the college football season. If I would’ve posted the numerous drafts I have created, you would have followed a devout fan’s highly emotional reaction to a swiftly changing landscape when it comes to the sport (Needless to say, I am happy they are drafts as most of you would look at me differently had they been posted). Unfortunately for a team like Pitt, these changes have made things more difficult. It’s disheartening, it’s difficult to come to terms with and I thought it would drive me away from College Football entirely. After all, there’s a football league that exists where every single team is capped on its spending. I fully expected the cycle of my own college football yearning to be interrupted, at the very least, if not fully disrupted. Yet here I am reading about the 2024 Iowa Hawkeyes. Here I am, envisioning what will be an unprecedented unveiling of college football playoff games happening on campuses across the country. I am still drawn into the traditions that define the sport. I am still drawn to the unpredictability that makes the game so great. Do I think my Panthers, running leagues behind in NIL funding, struggling to retain any of their top talent, have a shot to do anything remotely notable this year. You bet your ass I do. Whether I like it or not, tailgates will pop up as they do every September. Marching bands are going to march this fall. Penn State will lose to Ohio State, and I will be there to soak in every moment of it. So, folks, as June turns to July and training camp inches closer, so will The Grad Assistant’s (II) CFB previews. It is good to be back.