I don’t think I can overstate this enough. We may just have one of the greatest QB duels based on NAME alone in (1) Texas vs ULM tonight at 8:00 PM ET. In the RED CORNER, standing in at 6’2, 195 pounds, The GENERAL. General Booty!!! And in the ORANGE CORNER, coming in as the NEW Heavyweight Champion of the WORLDDDDDD, Arch Manning! My god I feel like Bruce Buffer right now. Lots of sports today, thanks for spending a couple of minutes with us!

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Today’s Trivia🧠

🏈 Let’s talk college football mascots today. Which of the following is NOT a real college football mascot?

• A. Stanford Tree (Stanford)

• B. Pistol Pete (Oklahoma State)

• C. Rocky the Rocket (Toledo)

• D. Thunder Bolt (Marshall)

• E. Big Al (Alabama)

(answer at the bottom of the Stump!)

On This Day…

⚾️ In 2008, the final home game was played at the original Yankees stadium. The stadium opened in 1923 and hosted more than 6,581 regular season home games during its 85-year history.

The final tour of the stadium was given on November 9th, 2008, before it was demolished in 2010. The site was converted into a public park called Heritage Park. There is multiple baseball fields there as well as a full turf field and track. Poetic.

What’s Worth Your Time

🏈College Football Gritfest of the Week

When it comes to college football, all eyes are on the big-time ranked matchups. Sometimes it’s more fun to watch two unranked, gritty teams battle it out to in a four-quarter blood bath. This week, we’re headed to the islands of Hawai’i.

Northern Iowa @ University of Hawai’i. On paper, you would think Hawai’i should be able to take this game. They’re in a higher division, the game takes place on the island, and they have the time zone advantage.

Yet, Vegas only has them at 7.5-point favorites. The Rainbow Warriors are coming off an ugly loss to Sam Houston State, who’ve only been in the FBS for two years. Northern Iowa is one of the most respected FCS programs in the country, and they play hard-nosed football.

I’d expect this one to be UGLY! Northern Iowa is gonna run the ball until they can’t run anymore, then probably run some more. Will the Rainbow Warriors be able to put up enough points to match the Panthers from Iowa?

My favorite part of Hawai’i games is the fact that they kick off at midnight Eastern time. If you don’t think you have enough football in tonight and it’s getting late, don’t be afraid to check in on this one at Clarence TC Ching Athletics Complex in Honolulu.

🏈 Manning. Booty. Ready For War.

Before we can get to the Panthers and the Rainbow Warriors, there are some marquee teams in action. Texas is ranked No. 1 for the first time in almost 20 years! How will they handle it?

Going to keep this one nice and short. Yes we could talk about how Texas is not the 1 seed or how they are 44.5 points favorites against Louisiana-Monroe. I would just like to take A SECOND…to talk about the QB battle on our hands today.

We’ve got ARCH MANNING. And we’ve got GENERAL BOOTY.

One is the Nephew of The Sheriff. And the other doesn’t need a family connection, he’s just straight up the General. If there was one name of a human being that could spoil Texas’ first game as Number 1, I would put my mortgage on it being General Booty.

Booty. Manning. 8:00 PM ET.

🏀 Ben Simmons ‘fully cleared’ for Training Camp

Can you believe that despite all the noise and the time off, Ben Simmons was a 3x All-star and made the All-NBA Third Team! I knew he had some juice to him but I forgot how much.

Well, Ben Simmons has been ‘fully cleared’ to play again whatever that means. The 2016 Number 1 overall pick underwent back surgery to repair a pinched nerve in March of this year. This was his second procedure done on his back. Everybody loved to joke about him.

He was an easy target. He didn’t shoot threes, barely shot at all, was on the 76ers, and was being paid a ridiculous amount of money. The Brooklyn Nets are in a bit of a rebuild this coming year, but to see Ben playing again and going back to being the great facilitator that he was would be a cool sight. Brooklyn will open up the regular season on October 25th against the Orlando Magic.

🏈 Purdy, Aiyuk, Let’s See What You Got?

This weekend we’ve got the San Francisco 49ers (1-1) heading to LA to face off against divisional rivals, the LA Rams (0-2). It’s an IR war between these two as CMC, Kittle, Deebo, Kupp, and Puka are all out! With all of the injuries for the Niners, who does that leave?

Well, offensive weapon-wise, here’s where we’re at. Jordan Mason has been a revelation in the backfield. He’s run tough and scored in both games so far this season. Receiver-wise it seems like Juaun Jennings has been one of the most picked-up fantasy players this week. With all of these stars out, he has to get more catches, right?

The one receiver that is still left is the guy who missed all of training camp holding out for a new contract. Brandon Aiyuk. Here you go B, if you really are that guy who deserved the entire farm, go out there and prove it!

All of this and we haven’t even gotten to the quarterback yet. If you don’t think the Purdy doubters are praying for a Niners meltdown you’re dead wrong. If the Niners falter, no matter how they lose, the narrative will be that Purdy is nothing without his weapons. We’ll see what happens.

🏀 “I want to be here for the rest of my career”

Yesterday Joel Embiid signed a 3-year, $193 million extension with the Philadelphia 76ers, confirming the deal of course on Instagram. Do the 76ers have what it takes to go the distance?

The Eastern Conference in the NBA has been the same song and dance for the last 5 years. The Celtics are the team to beat. If the Bucks are healthy they can compete with them. Miami always hangs around, and the rest of the field is still ‘one year away’. Where has that left the 76ers?

Philly always seems to be the ‘I think they can really make some noise’ team. But then right around playoff time, some injuries start to add up, and they can’t close out the big series. They haven’t made an ECF while Embiid has been there (the last one for the franchise was in 2001).

The Sixers have upgraded from Tobias Harris to Paul George, and with Tyrese Maxey at times looking like a top young star in the league, maybe this year they can make some noise.

Yesterday, but the Good Stuff❗️❗️ 

⚾️ CANNOT WAIT….To see this guy in the Postseason! #52!

🏈 1-YARD PUNT RETURN TD!

🏈 Not a great stat for the Cornhuskers. The announcer seems thrilled.

🏈 All-time QB Name battle today!

🏀 Can we get this jersey in the RAFTERS?

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Today’s Slate

*All times are ET*

🏈 NCAAF Top Games: (11) USC vs (18) Michigan (3:30 PM on CBS), (12) Utah vs (14) OK State (4:00 PM on FOX), (6) Tennessee vs (15) Oklahoma (7:30 PM on ABC), Baylor vs Colorado (8:00 PM on FOX), (13) Kansas State vs BYU (10:30 PM on ESPN)

⚾️ Tigers @ Orioles (4:05 PM), Twins @ Red Sox (4:10 PM ET), Phillies @ Mets (4:10 PM), Yankees @ Athletics (9:07 PM), full schedule

⚽️EPL: West Ham vs Chelsea (7:30 AM on USA Net), Fulham vs Newcastle (10:00 AM), Crystal Palace vs Man United (12:30 PM on NBC) ; LALIGA: Valencia vs Girona (12:30 PM on ESPN+), Real Madrid vs Espanyol (3:00 PM on ESPN+) ; Bundesliga: Bayern vs Werder (9:30 AM on ESPN+) ; Serie A: Juventus vs Napoli (12:00 PM) ; Ligue 1: Reims vs PSG (3:00 PM), full schedule

Trivia Answer:

D. Thunder Bolt (Marshall)! Nothing like. a little mascot trivia to start you off on this fine college football Saturday. Although they are the Thundering Herd, Thunder Bolt is is fact, NOT the Marshall mascot. That would instead be Macro the Bison.

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