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A short but VERY SWEET message today as I gear up preparation for the Tailgaters League season 3!

There is a moment most of us can trace our lives back to—when someone looked at us and named something we couldn’t yet see in ourselves. For me, it was a woman named Tylitha Stewart, who caught me in a recording studio talking about applying to a business school I was sure was the ceiling of my ambition, and stopped me cold. “Do you know who you are?” s…

The 2026 World Cup was the largest in the competition’s history. It brought together 48 teams, 50% more than the 32-team format used at every previous men’s tournament, and staged 104 matches, up 63% from 64. The tournament stretched across 16 host cities, 3 countries and 4 time zones over 39 days, from 11 June to 19 July 2026. It was built to accommoda…

We’ve heard “next year’s class” so often throughout the years that it’s become little more than the butt of a joke. The words don’t carry weight any longer, and now when you say it, you’re accused of engaging in hyperbole. That’s just the world we live in today - the draft analysts who cried “wolf” for so long.

Happy Wednesday, good people!

Will Franklin grew up in St. Louis, starring at Vashon High School and the University of Missouri, where he still ranks among the program’s all-time leaders in single-season receiving. Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2008, Franklin’s playing career took him through the NFL, CFL, and beyond before he found his way back to St. Louis. After a brief st…

For years, evaluating a football player or team came down to the trusty box-score staples of passing yards, completion percentage, touchdown-to-interception ratios, rushing attempts, etc.

You dropped hundreds of dollars on four football tickets in the “cheap seats” months ago, and recently paid extra for rush shipping from Fanatics so that your family can all dress in tribal colors and scream at the game. However, the spending isn’t even close to being over.

In this edition of the All Access Football Draft Watch Show, hosts Ric Serritella and Russ Lande preview the top draft-eligible safeties for the 2027 NFL Draft. Tune-in each Sunday, live at 9:00am ea…

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Happy Friday, everyone!

Last year I decided to create a Substack to follow our NFL Texas-Exes, as the number of Texas Pros was beginning to skyrocket under the tenure of Coach Steve Sarkisian. After a few posts, I thought “hey… what if I also posted in video form, too?”

All Access Football Draft Watch Show hosts Ric Serritella and Russ Lande count you down to the 2026 college football season kickoff, just 32 days away! Tune-in to catch up on the latest offseason buz…

By Frederic J. Frommer

Hello, and welcome back to Football Sheets.

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Here’s the link to my 2026 Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet, Depth Charts, and Projections (Link Below):

In response to my column on quarterback rankings and NFL culture largely being anti data, our friend Freddie deBoer left a comment:

For years in college football, there was a not-so-secret world of under-the-table payments to players. Pre-NIL, the guy or gal handing over the brown bag of cash was usually anonymous, and taboo to speak of. Not every school participated in the illicit affairs of The Bag Man, but every school knew it was happening.

It’s nearly football time! American football that is.

The football world is not merely concerned. It is in open revolt. UEFA and all 55 of its member associations have unanimously rejected FIFA’s proposal to sell private investors a stake in FIFA Forward Enterprise, a new commercial subsidiary responsible for operating and monetizing the World Cup and FIFA’s other competitions. Their resistance raises a serious business question: is FIFA about to place an extraordinarily low value on the commercial future of the world’s largest sporting event?

Happy Monday, all!

The second half of the year sees lots of great sports books coming out. Here are twelve I am particularly looking forward to reading with the full list, sorted by sport, below. Do let me know which one’s you’ll be picking up. Happy reading.

We all have them with our significant others — the little sayings stolen from friends, acquaintances, and co-workers, that you apply to day-to-day life.