At some point this June,
, the author of the SID Sports Substack, put out a call for sportswriters on Substack to participate in a project. I’m an appreciator of his writing on college football given his perspective as a former sports information professional, so I told him I wanted in, assuming it was an AP Poll of some kind.What he did not tell me, or probably anyone, was that he wasn’t putting together a poll. He was taking on the herculean task of writing a preview magazine for the 2025 season.
I will forever admire the guy for doing this.
I will also forever appreciate him for publishing my goofs and bits about Army’s football team, the Mid-American Conference, Conference USA, and The Sun Belt Conference alongside the thoughts of people who write actual analysis of college football rather than my schtick: Chuck Klosterman meets Yahtzee Croshaw-style essays inspired by college football.
You should check out Griffin’s preview. And there is no time like the present because Week Zero is this Saturday. Football season is here. Hallelujah, hallelujah.
Dan, my man, thank you for this. It was a massive undertaking, but the response made it all worth it. Thank you for sharing and being a part of it! We'll have to run it back next year!