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Carla in the stands at First Bank Stadium at the LSU/Vandy football game.

Greetings from halftime at First Bank Stadium where Diego Pavia is even faster in person than he seems on TV. Gonna be a wild second half. #CnCShow

Carla and Crappy Show: The Blue Raider Extra Point Edition Also, farewell to James Franklin, chaos at Red River, and a Holy War just for good measure. Happy Fall Break, everyone!

This is a special episode of the CnCShow. Yes, the college football slate this weekend is loaded. But I also got to welcome a former student as guest co-host, and he totally rocked it. Listen to Dylan and me preview Week 8! @unclecrappy.bsky.social @ajkuftic.xyz

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1. Happy birthday, Crappy! 😊
2. If Jimbo didn’t end it, I don’t know what/who does. Too much money in the sport these days for coaches not to have these extensive contracts, IMO.

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Yep. Couldn’t have said it better myself, kiddo. 😕

Carla and Crappy Show: The Mystery Grab Bag Edition Also, we may have accidentally become food bloggers. Oops. Our bad.

This is your weekly reminder that I also host a college football podcast, and if today is anything like last night, we’re in for a wild ride. Grab some coffee and listen/read/watch. @unclecrappy.bsky.social @ajkuftic.xyz #CnCShow

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Wait. That wasn’t the Enchantment Bowl. What are you doing with snow globes? 😉 (Gotta listen to the show, friends.)

Uniform number (American football) - Wikipedia

Yep. The NCAA recommends players of certain positions wear certain numbers, especially on offense: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform...

Carla and Crappy Show: The 'What Are They Thinking?' Edition

Schedule a Dakota for your opening home game? Whew -- not so fast, my friend. Get ready to settle in for five straight days of college football -- and start by listening to this week's Carla and Crappy Show. @carlaswankfox.bsky.social @ajkuftic.xyz #CnCShow #CFB open.spotify.com/episode/1kDD...

Carla and Crappy Show: The 14th Time’s the Charm Edition The Carla and Crappy Show · Episode

So this is an annual reminder that in addition to being a college instructor, I’m also the co-host of a college football podcast. (Thanks, sports journalism roots!)

Would love for you to join me, @unclecrappy.bsky.social, and @ajkuftic.xyz for Season 14! #CnCShow

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Also, I stood in line multiple times at the local Quiznos or Crazy Mocha (a local coffee chain) with Mario Lemieux.

I rode in a golf cart with Walter Cronkite.

Thanks for sharing! The whole agenda looks fantastic. Checking my schedule to see if I can join online. 😊

Congratulations!

OK, fellow academics … Finals Week. Who has a good grading playlist to share?

Goodness. After surviving four consecutive days of tornado warnings and severe storms in Middle Tennessee, the emergency siren test on campus just now made me jump out of my office chair and grab my phone. I know testing systems is super important but … whew. Too soon.

Does the fact that the temperature’s dropping help us out in any way? (This tired mama hopes so. Fingers crossed.)

Of course he did. And any other opponent, they would have found something closer to UK. But he was “doing a solid” and it backfired. In the best way possible, for this RMU alum. 😊

Because Rupp wasn’t available. Women’s tourney site, if I remember correctly.

@achiappazzi.bsky.social UGH. 12:40 tip. Of course.

Good news! My Robert Morris Colonials get an almost home game by playing their first round game in Cleveland. Bad news? It’s against Bama. 🥴(Oof.) #LetsGoBobbyMo #BeatBama 💙❤️🤍🏀

I’m good as long as it’s not the first window, haha. So, yeah.

Selfishly, I’m also happy for the Friday schedule, too. But … yeah. I’m with you all the way, Bob, but this is gonna be a tough one, I fear.

Yeah. Not great, other than location. Disappointed by the 15, not a 14, too.

Yes to all of this … but it doesn’t make it any less stressful. 😅

Go Bob. This is March. One more! 💙❤️🤍🏀

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All of that to say, my colleague is fine and will be back to campus in a few weeks. I’m super proud of the students and adjuncts for their resilience. And yes, I’m pretty dang proud of myself, too.

Happy Spring Break, to those who celebrate. 😊

For a brief period, I was responsible for 9 classes. Our adjuncts really stepped up to help balance the load. And our students? They’ve been amazing. The seniors have stepped up to support me in ways I didn’t know I needed.

I realize this is super trivial compared to everything else going on in the world right now, but I submitted 6 classes of midterm grades just a couple of hours late last night. I ended up with a super heavy teaching load due to the very unexpected FMLA leave of my colleague.

I just polished off half a sleeve of Thin Mints without even trying, if you’re wondering where I’m at mentally right now. 🙃

Yep. To lose him and Mike Lange in the same 24 hours is really tough. A sad day for this yinzer. 🖤💛

My copy arrived today! Thank you so much. 😊