Covering Arizona & Nevada for The Center Square. Baja Arizona enthusiast. CSU alum & current APSE west region chair.https://bsky.app/profile/cgboan.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cgboan.bsky.social/post/3mwwmcvicmc2lWho's ready for some Big Ten football03 Oct 2026 00:17 +0000at://did:plc:tn73rdagtqa3zbapsiidveb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwmcvicmc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cgboan.bsky.social/post/3mwwllhc7cc25My man’s name is … Connor Onion03 Oct 2026 00:04 +0000at://did:plc:tn73rdagtqa3zbapsiidveb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwllhc7cc25https://bsky.app/profile/cgboan.bsky.social/post/3mwwldd54xc2lWatching ACC football...02 Oct 2026 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:tn73rdagtqa3zbapsiidveb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwldd54xc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cgboan.bsky.social/post/3mwvtccgdo22lBest Of The West is back, with the Utah Utes pulling away from the rest of the pack (or PAC, I guess). Read this week's rankings for free here: https://westcoastbiassports.beehiiv.com/p/best-of-the-west-where-the-pac-12-universe-stands-entering-week-502 Oct 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:tn73rdagtqa3zbapsiidveb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvtccgdo22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cgboan.bsky.social/post/3mwuagmway22hDon’t know which is more pathetic: Kirk Herbstreit carrying water for DeShaun Watson or NBC amping up the Tomahawk Chop in the year of our lord 2026…02 Oct 2026 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:tn73rdagtqa3zbapsiidveb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwuagmway22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/cgboan.bsky.social/post/3mwtk7ai4vc2sCongrats to Mars on becoming the official planet of BlueSky01 Oct 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:tn73rdagtqa3zbapsiidveb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtk7ai4vc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/cgboan.bsky.social/post/3mwt2uoqy5c2dWell it’s a day later than usual, but here’s this weeks edition of Three Stars, with some love for Dylan Raiola and a few others. Read it all free here: https://westcoastbiassports.beehiiv.com/p/three-stars-oregon-s-raiola-shines-off-the-bench-in-week-401 Oct 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:tn73rdagtqa3zbapsiidveb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwt2uoqy5c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/cgboan.bsky.social/post/3mwqplh5jsc2jBona fide bangers all the way down...30 Sep 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:tn73rdagtqa3zbapsiidveb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqplh5jsc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cgboan.bsky.social/post/3mwqn4xb7us2mIf yesterday made one thing clear, it’s that Congress clearly does *not* know ball. My latest on the Protect College Sports Act, which still has time to be snuffed out before doing real damage… https://westcoastbiassports.beehiiv.com/p/a-requiem-for-a-bad-bill30 Sep 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:tn73rdagtqa3zbapsiidveb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqn4xb7us2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cgboan.bsky.social/post/3mworuyecyk2jOn a bit of a heater, picks wise, which means I'm likely to go skidding into the ditch this weekend. Alas, here's who I'm going with across the extended Pac-12 football universe this weekend: https://westcoastbiassports.beehiiv.com/p/how-the-west-was-won-stacking-up-the-pac-12-expats-in-week-529 Sep 2026 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:tn73rdagtqa3zbapsiidveb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mworuyecyk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cgboan.bsky.social/post/3mwmno5xhhs2kJim Everett in 1994: [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Sep 2026 01:14 +0000at://did:plc:tn73rdagtqa3zbapsiidveb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwmno5xhhs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cgboan.bsky.social/post/3mwmmi4xw4c2gFor those not keeping up on the ASU hockey case, KTAR just posted the letter from 7 players contradicting most (if not all) of Greg Powers and company’s claims. 26 pages of … grisly details here: https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-28-Hockey-Team-Members-Letter-to-ASU-President-Michael-M.-Crow.pdf29 Sep 2026 00:53 +0000at://did:plc:tn73rdagtqa3zbapsiidveb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwmmi4xw4c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/cgboan.bsky.social/post/3mwm3kw45m22jFun fact I learned while researching tomorrow's newsletter: If Jedd Fisch loses to USC & Brent Brennan beats Cincinnati, Fisch's record (18-13) and Brennan's (17-13) will be virtually identical. Especially interesting, given what UW's paying Fisch ($7.75M) vs. Brennan ($4.7M) at Arizona... https://static.klipy.com/ii/d6b0ce929193df3c242ac34b5654d2ce/97/b3/jDROnjkl.gif?hh=498&ww=498&mp4=JFGuMVijp1gVM&webm=8Q5XEiQlMNea7FdOA28 Sep 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:tn73rdagtqa3zbapsiidveb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwm3kw45m22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cgboan.bsky.social/post/3mwll6xubuc25My god, they did the meme… [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Sep 2026 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:tn73rdagtqa3zbapsiidveb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwll6xubuc25https://bsky.app/profile/cgboan.bsky.social/post/3mwjsklhcjk2oIf you’re dragging ass today, take solace in knowing you aren’t the Northern Arizona Arizona Lumberjacks, who didn’t get home after losing to Montana State until after 3am this morning…27 Sep 2026 22:04 +0000at://did:plc:tn73rdagtqa3zbapsiidveb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwjsklhcjk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/cgboan.bsky.social/post/3mwjs7qzoc22kA lovely day to be in America’s finest city (Tucson, Arizona)27 Sep 2026 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:tn73rdagtqa3zbapsiidveb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwjs7qzoc22khttps://bsky.app/profile/cgboan.bsky.social/post/3mwhujpi54222Tired: Pac-12 After Dark Inspired: Louie the Lumberjack After Dark27 Sep 2026 03:34 +0000at://did:plc:tn73rdagtqa3zbapsiidveb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwhujpi54222https://bsky.app/profile/cgboan.bsky.social/post/3mwhtjn4h2k22Can’t get fired on the LAX tarmac if you lose at home https://static.klipy.com/ii/2711dd8a75a85be822d136ec94899b3f/73/c5/pYQ1nNNl.gif?hh=216&ww=330&mp4=v35SVYh5jP&webm=gFRjKBiHCbD48jnN27 Sep 2026 03:16 +0000at://did:plc:tn73rdagtqa3zbapsiidveb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwhtjn4h2k22https://bsky.app/profile/cgboan.bsky.social/post/3mwhk7azixk22Christ almighty that hit on Dante Moore was some dirty work.27 Sep 2026 00:29 +0000at://did:plc:tn73rdagtqa3zbapsiidveb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwhk7azixk22https://bsky.app/profile/cgboan.bsky.social/post/3mwhif3qslc2jFuture Boston College head coach Shane Beamer26 Sep 2026 23:56 +0000at://did:plc:tn73rdagtqa3zbapsiidveb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwhif3qslc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cgboan.bsky.social/post/3mwgwwx77hc26September Maryland is no match for the Autumn of Bob Chesney apparently26 Sep 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:tn73rdagtqa3zbapsiidveb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgwwx77hc26https://bsky.app/profile/cgboan.bsky.social/post/3mwgwjzu2vk26*Extreme Luther Vandross Voice* “The Ball Is … Kicked?”26 Sep 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:tn73rdagtqa3zbapsiidveb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgwjzu2vk26https://bsky.app/profile/cgboan.bsky.social/post/3mwgvyo4qik25Everything in this BC-VT game should be played with “Yakety Sax” blaring in the background26 Sep 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:tn73rdagtqa3zbapsiidveb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgvyo4qik25https://bsky.app/profile/cgboan.bsky.social/post/3mwgumd4vpk2gAnother chamber of commerce early fall day in Chestnut Hill…26 Sep 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:tn73rdagtqa3zbapsiidveb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgumd4vpk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/cgboan.bsky.social/post/3mwfjoaznwc2lThe Calgorithm against Clemson in Berkeley this evening26 Sep 2026 05:14 +0000at://did:plc:tn73rdagtqa3zbapsiidveb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwfjoaznwc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cgboan.bsky.social/post/3mwfi4zjqe22nThe kicker from Cal’s name sounds like a villain from a children’s movie26 Sep 2026 04:46 +0000at://did:plc:tn73rdagtqa3zbapsiidveb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwfi4zjqe22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cgboan.bsky.social/post/3mwfgtb6sc225Oh say can Oski [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Sep 2026 04:23 +0000at://did:plc:tn73rdagtqa3zbapsiidveb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwfgtb6sc225https://bsky.app/profile/cgboan.bsky.social/post/3mweuck6z4k2jAs a CSU alum, this list is great, though I'm gonna show some love for the Rams' current QB (Hauss Hejny), who has done all of the following things in his NCAA career: - Played all of 1 game with piss-poor TCU & OK State teams & ... - Sports a jawline that would make Jay Leno jealous [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Sep 2026 22:52 +0000at://did:plc:tn73rdagtqa3zbapsiidveb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mweuck6z4k2j