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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 · 17/09/2026

I'm patiently waiting for the crossover/reboot where Reacher needs to go undercover because... reasons... as Blue Mountain State linebacker Thad Castle.

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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 · 08/09/2026

Clock being kept on the field... The concept of linear time faces a second harrowing Week 1 challenge.

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This limited lighting situation has to be a dream come true for the FSU equivalent of the TAMU section 336.

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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 · 03/09/2026

I see the vision of the Sickos guy peeking out from an overpass support and soliciting passersby about having some long, non-scoring drives they need to check out.

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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 · 11/04/2026

Postgame wrapup: I got exactly what I wanted. Her order came with rice instead of mashed potatoes, but also an extra tender. The scales of "Louisiana fast" justice remain balanced.

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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

My wife came up with a color scheme that looked great in theory... Then I lost a few prime football viewing weekends searching for items that are surprisingly hard to find in "salmon"

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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 · 29/01/2026

It's a shame that during the "Rutgers Backed Securities" bit, the mention of "winning in the traunches" seemed to go overlooked... Just here to appreciate that drop-in.

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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

And Vulcan is carting a wagon. Georgia Southern's rallying cry is GATA... Get After That Ass... And they did.

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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 · 28/10/2025

I'm a Phillies fan... In 1993 my dad was painting the living room and I got to "help" by sleeping on the couch and watching the game. He worked all night and woke me up to see the absurdly rain-delayed DH that ended around 4:40 in the morning.

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Bad: being old and falling asleep in the 7th. Good: being old, so I have to wake up to pee at 1 a.m. and got 7 more innings of baseball.

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

I had a college roommate who once tried to spit fire with everclear. He also had a faulty lighter and held it in his mouth long enough that his tongue went numb for about a day... He's currently a bariatric surgeon.

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

I refuse to believe Clay would ever devise a play where multiple guys have to run left.

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Mike Anthony @mikeanthony15.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

I envision a world where this power couple takes over the universe. Obviously Taylor is doing fine on her own, but what if she goes full Rogan and ushers her fans to football by chatting with new NFL talent and calling every dumb thought they have "fascinating," with zero context or follow-up?

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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

The cost of ink saved from exclusion of unnecessary words in a second sentence really extrapolates out over the course of a year at tens of thousands of copies printed per day. If anything, you owe me and my em dashes a fat bonus for saving the company on overhead.

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

I hate this evolution of AI ... The em dash is a time-honored tradition of legit writers who are simply on a roll and can't be bothered with syntax before deadline.

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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 · 21/05/2025

While it can't match the sheer amplitude of full "Peak Crap New York," I'd submit that no other large sports town and sometimes thunderdome matches the consistency of Philadelphia.

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

Everyone knows Friar Dom is better suited as behind-the-scenes muscle.

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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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