The Future of Football

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Back to the Future

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Cardboard Cutouts.

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Fuzzy Box.

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Super League!

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Now of Football

The Sound and Fury.

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Fear and Loathing in Florida.

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The Panther, the Rebel, and the Portal.

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Go Chasing Waterfalls.

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Super Fruit.

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Future of Football

Chutes and Ladders.

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You Sank My Conference.

Adelson, Andrea. "ACC Boss Prepares for Fight as Clemson, FSU Consider Lawsuits." ESPN, 16 May 2023.

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The King is Dead.

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Postscript

Welcome to Purgatory.

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