We Are Maroon and Gold Episode 023

Continued college football previews, a draft of Aaron and Chandler's favorite cool athletes, and remembering Metallica's Ride the Lightning.

Aaron's Album of the Week: Tony Molina, Kill the Lights

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One minor correction: Jason Terry never made an All-Star Game.

2018 College Football Preview: American, Independents

College football's annually grueling hiatus is almost over. To celebrate, Ski-U-Blog previews and predicts the 2018 season, going conference-by-conference across the country.

Today, we wrap up the mid-major conferences with the AAC, and then we cover the six independents.

American Athletic Conference

West

Predicted standings:

1. Memphis

2. Houston

3. SMU

4. Navy

5. Tulane

6. Tulsa

We Are Maroon and Gold Episode 022

The Kawhi Leonard-DeMar DeRozan trade and stupid things Josh Hader and Larry Fedora said.

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2018 College Football Preview: MAC, Mountain West

College football's annually grueling hiatus is almost over. To celebrate, Ski-U-Blog previews and predicts the 2018 season, going conference-by-conference across the country.

In this post, we discuss the MAC and Mountain West.

Mid-American Conference

West

Predicted standings:

1. Toledo (conference champions)
2. Northern Illinois
3. Western Michigan
4. Central Michigan
5. Eastern Michigan
6. Ball State

We Are Maroon and Gold Episode 021

Macro ramblings on soccer and the NBA, Chandler's Conference-USA and Sun Belt opinions, and Aaron's review of seeing Radiohead in Chicago.

Aaron's Album of the Week: The Jayhawks, Back Roads and Abandoned Motels

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2018 College Football Preview: C-USA, Sun Belt

College football's annually grueling hiatus is almost over. To celebrate, Ski-U-Blog previews and predicts the 2018 season, going conference-by-conference across the country.

It's still some time until the first FBS games on August 25, but it's never too early to start talking about the mid-majors. Today, we cover Conference USA the Sun Belt.

Conference USA

West

Predicted standings:

1. UAB

2. North Texas

3. Louisiana Tech

4. Southern Mississippi

5. UTSA

6. Rice

7. UTEP

We Are Maroon and Gold Episode 020

Aaron's time seeing Dead and Company, and our live music regrets.

Aaron's Album of the Week: James McMurtry, Saint Mary of the Woods

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We Are Maroon and Gold Episode 019

Aaron's trips to the Revival Music Festival and Bonnaroo, and Chandler's time seeing Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers.

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