Throwbacks: A Newsletter About Sports History and Culture

Throwbacks: A Newsletter About Sports History and Culture

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The Week's Top Five: Can't Knock the Hustle?
Plus: Tom Brady, the Tush Push, and other assorted acts of dubious morality.
 • Michael Weinreb
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Is the NFL Too Big To Fail? (1975)
Fifty years ago, professional football buried one of its last true challengers. How long can it last like this?
 • Michael Weinreb
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The Week's Top Five: The Mannings Are Great Because They Failed (1969)
Plus: Bill Belichick might fail before he succeeds, and Drew Allar (and Carson Beck) might turn failure into success, but it's too soon to tell.
 • Michael Weinreb
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The Week's Top Five: The Fox Scorebug Is A Watershed Moment for America (1994)
Plus: Preseason Sports Illustrated predictions, bad lists of sports movies, and weird performative nostalgia.
 • Michael Weinreb
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College Football Makes No Sense. But what Does Right Now?
America is in a weird place. But college football is a reminder that we've always been weird.
 • Michael Weinreb
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Michigan Embraces the Big Lie (2012)
So much for being "too smart for college football."
 • Michael Weinreb
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The Week's Top Five: Streakers, Sex Toys, and The (Possible) Redemption of Barry Bonds
Plus: Edward Sharpe and the "Worst Song Ever."
 • Michael Weinreb
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Charlie Weis and the unforgivable sin of ineptitude (2007)
The unifying theme of coaching and politics: No one wants an arrogant loser.
 • Michael Weinreb
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