Welcome Back!

Hello again college football junkies! I'm STILL in college and college football is STILL freaking awesome! We here at the Wide Right Busch Light (NA) headquarters welcome you back for another topsy-turvy season of Big Ten, Iowa State and Notre Dame football! After taking the title in 2020, our King, Tyler Graber has granted us all an opportunity to win back the Golden Busch Light Can from his clutches (once I actually give it to him that is). For those of you that are new to the league this blog is where you will find weekly satirical articles on everything happening around the universe of Big Ten football as well as ISU and ND. You will also be able to follow the league standings every Sunday night in the nationally acclaimed Sunday Funday article in which an overview of the weekends action is given and I take shots at Scott Frost, Jim Harbaugh, Clay Helton and PJ Fleck whenever his boat full of gophers strikes the annual iceberg that sinks it. I wrote that intro like five times on a Monday morning in nothing but my underwear and a XXL Iowa Hawkeye T-shirt from like 2005 and couldn't think of anything else so just enjoy it. 

The season hasn't even started and already it feels as though college football is taking a very direct approach at following the Lord of The Rings script into its future. A great evil (Greg Sankey and the SEC) has surfaced and its power has scared once strong allies to the rest of the college football world (Texas and Oklahoma) into joining forces to rule all of Middle Earth. However, an alliance (fellowship) has been formed between the powers that remain (Big Ten, PAC 12, ACC) whose sole purpose is to take the ring of power (Big Ten and ACC's TV deals) and cast it in to the fires of Mount Doom (Winning the National Championship). Two individuals must bear the load of actually casting the ring into the fire (Clemson and Ohio. St) and in their success lies the fate of all of Middle Earth. Eerie isn't it? Does Disney have anything to do with LOTR because if so this is definitely on purpose right?! For christ's sake they even look the same!!!

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey & Sauron

Texas AD Chris Del Conte & Saruman

We shall follow this developing story as the year moves along. Now, onto some WRBL League business.

Week 0 is already in the books and the college football world was treated to an early Christmas present as Nebraska lost to Illinois. Technically that would mean the Cornhuskers lost before the season even started so all is definitely right with the world after a wacky 2020. We have 6 new members this year and 4 four of you picked Nebraska as well as two original members who should know better (you will all be shamed int the recap of this game on Sunday). With additions unfortunately come subtractions and we must bid adieu to one of my favorite members of WRBL 2020, Dalton. A man of true character, Dalton showed up every week with enthusiasm and optimism even though he had made a beautiful studio apartment out of the basement of the league. I shall never forget his favorite saying, "Im going 10-0 this week!" only to then be beaten down by the hammers of reality which are indeed hard and heavy. 

To you Dalton we raise a glass of the one true nectar of the gods this league was founded on. 

So long my friend.

This opening article is a short one as I have much planned for the rest of the season. Next week will be jam packed with a special addition "Player Profile" article of every member of the league on top of the usual Sunday Funday, Power Rankings, and eventually Tuesday Ticker article once we have compiled enough stats from the season.

With that, may I and everybody here at WRBL headquarters wish us all the best of luck and safe passage through what is sure to be one wild ride of a season! If early indicators are true (Iowa State being ranked #8 to start the season) than this year is sure to be full of some serious Mickey Mouse dickery the likes of which has yet to be seen! Good luck and be sure to check back in throughout the season for more from WRBL!