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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

New USELESS Poll is up... Special thanks to @stephenhartzell.bsky.social of @hitdpod.bsky.social for providing this week's Tailgate Tasting recommendation mikeandhisrants.substack.com/p/useless-po...

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USELESS Poll: Week 5

The autumn wind is a pirate...

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

New Northwestern stadium looks good and they are taking it to Penn State. My only concern is for the adequately served student in the Medill hoodie shown at the break. There are deadlines to hit, people. @edsbs.bsky.social @hollyanderson.bsky.social @jasonkirk.fyi

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The USELESS Poll is a bit late due to the front office being drunk on a boat, but it's still here on Saturday... That's the USELESS Poll Guarantee™️ mikeandhisrants.substack.com/p/useless-po...

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USELESS Poll: Week 4

Ranking teams from an unknown port of call...

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

New USELESS Poll is here!!! Special thanks to @jessicasmetana.bsky.social for this week's Tailgate Tasting mikeandhisrants.substack.com/p/useless-po...

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USELESS Poll: Week 3

Our sideline reporters are trained to fight back.

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

@jessicasmetana.bsky.social could you recommend a restaurant or tailgate staple at ND to feature in my poll's recurring bit? @lucyrohden.bsky.social helped last week and would love to hear from the other half of your podcast. Link to poll for reference: mikeandhisrants.substack.com/p/useless-po...

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USELESS Poll: Week 2

It’s a game of inches... and (extra) seconds

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Week 2 of USELESS Poll is hot and ready. A special thanks to @lucyrohden.bsky.social of College Football Happy Hour for her knowledge and guidance on the Tailgate Tasting. mikeandhisrants.substack.com/p/useless-po...

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USELESS Poll: Week 2

It’s a game of inches... and (extra) seconds

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

@lucyrohden.bsky.social any chance you could recommend an Iowa tailgate tradition/staple or local establishment a visitor should try? It's a running item in my half-serious poll and I try to get a wide variety of locations. Link for reference: mikeandhisrants.substack.com/p/useless-po...

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USELESS Poll: Week 1

May the blown calls, memorable plays, and tailgate parties be ever in your favor...

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

@sickoscommittee.org Early condolences for "Michigan's extra 0:01" claiming the top spot in the final Sickos rankings before Week 1 is over.

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

@shutdownfullcast.bsky.social For all readers tired of Michigan winning the Charity Bowl every season, this is a great opportunity to break donation record AND exponentially increase donor base by creating "Michigan's extra second University" for $1 donations.

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

@edsbs.bsky.social Broadcast just announced "hottest game ever in Columbia, SC." I feel like angels are breaking seals somewhere in the piedmont region and/or low country.

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

New USELESS Poll is up: substack.com/home/post/p-... ... Special thanks to @opg.bsky.social from @sickoscommittee.org for providing insight to this week's tailgate tasting feature.

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USELESS Poll: Week 1

May the blown calls, memorable plays, and tailgate parties be ever in your favor...

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

@opg.bsky.social Looking for input.. I do a semi-serious CFB poll and include a restaurant/tailgate tradition at a random site to enlighten my mostly southern readers. Highlighting Pitt this week and thinking Primanti Bros. link for reference: mikeandhisrants.substack.com/p/2026-usele...

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2026 USELESS Poll: Preseason/Week 0

Time is a flat circle...

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Behold the triumphant return of the USELESS Poll... mikeandhisrants.substack.com/p/2026-usele...

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2026 USELESS Poll: Preseason/Week 0

Time is a flat circle...

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

@sickoscommittee.org they wouldn't survive a quarter in Ypsilanti.

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

@edsbs.bsky.social The Fullcast once asked for the stories of a time a reader was "Limitless"... Today, on the 19th anniversary of my college graduation, knees aching and mind feeble, Facebook has reminded me of my moment:

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

@edsbs.bsky.social A mere pittance to pay for helping a good cause and telling App State to go to hell.

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

@edsbs.bsky.social Wife ventured to Popeyes to pick up dinner and panicked. Tried to tell her it's all part of the vision.

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

@hollyanderson.bsky.social looking for college football moral advice... How wrong is it that I read the news on Lou Holtz and have spent the last 30 minutes laughing to myself about him pronouncing "hospice?" Do I get leeway for overcoming the same sort of impediment as a kid?

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

@edsbs.bsky.social as dangerous as Oregon looks, it has to be tough to play QB knowing that you're only ever half a second away from a Texas Tech defender gnawing on your soft tissue.

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

@sickoscommittee.org find yourself someone who looks at you like GUS looks at the Birmingham Bowl trophy.

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

@shutdownfullcast.bsky.social there is no greater potential for a dad/DIY disaster than this guy tasked with fixing the backboard and rim in front of tens of thousands in a nationally televised game.

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

My 6-year old explained the global syndicate of tooth fairies at work because "there's no way just one has enough time and money to get to all the teeth every night." ... Two weeks into 1st grade and she already has a better grasp of international commerce and macroeconomics than the president.

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

I feel like @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social should give a rundown of this after sneaking Spencer into an open house.

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Adult life in busy metro suburbia: After my wife, kids, and about three coworkers, the next closest and most consistent relationship in my daily life is with the new robot floor cleaner at QT.

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

I've worked in journalism for about 20 years. A lot of people burn out and I get it ... But it's amusing that most are productive members of society while the only one who left due to me calling him out for outright plagiarism - the worst possible indignity of a journalist - is now a pastor.

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

@edsbs.bsky.social just read the latest Ch. 6... the world needs more righteous indignation from people who enjoy southern football culture while maintaining decent human values. GT and Vandy's somewhat less problematic overlords should hold power until the rest of the region gets it together.

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

GOOD: classic rock BETTER: singing along to Hotel California AWKWARD: getting to the "check out/never leave" line and realizing you were spacing out as a distraction while visiting your mother in law in a memory care facility... 🫣

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Convicted felon and rapist goes out of his way to proclaim he'll break the law: Isn't this the sort of wasteful redundancy DOGE is supposed to be eliminating?

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

If we’re renaming bodies of water based on petty grievances, I propose that this be renamed the Kendrick Lamar passage.

Google maps screenshot of the Drake passage between South America and Antarctica

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

@sickoscommittee.org not a rivalry trophy, but @lebatardshow.bsky.social today confirmed that the championship trophy for @thegregcoteshow.bsky.social 's fantasy football league weighs 13.6 lbs BONUS FACT: If trophy was made of gold, it'd currently be worth 16,274,026,219 Vietnamese Dong.

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

@celebrityhottub.bsky.social good luck tomorrow and Go Birds! If it's any help, the Facebook timeline karma gods reminded me of what could be just days away.

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Shit's going just great... Why do you ask?

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

If Ohio State wins a national championship, will it give Ryan Day the courage and self-esteem to stop painting half his face with shoe polish?

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

When people from a mostly gutted/underfunded agency can make something go half-a-million mph and literally slap the face of the sun, yet all of our space funding is controlled by a bitch who loves twitter fights, it should be a bit concerning.

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Guess I'll start back up with posting here now that there's some life...

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 28/03/2024

In the interest of free markets, capitalism and whatnot, I'd like to announce that I am also selling a bible, replete with my blog posts from the 2010s and a some bangin' wing and chili recipes. It's probably not worth the $69.99 I'm asking, but at least you won't be a total asshole if you buy it.

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 26/09/2023

@hollyanderson.bsky.social saw a 12-foot skeleton in a front yard yesterday surrounded by several smaller ones worshiping at his feet. But then I went to Home Depot... what say you of the 13-foot animatronic Jack Skellington?

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