The Mid-Morning Dump: AMES-Day

REMEMBER WHEN I got up at 2:00 AM in the name of Cyclone fandom and blogging? Because I do.

GAME RECAP It wasn’t pretty but they all look the same in the W/L column.

POST-MORTEM Of a different kind. I was on the clock for the first tailgate, but it was wonderful to see all of you beautiful people again.

SO MUCH CONTENT Make sure you tune into the night cap tonight to listen to KCCI alum, Chris Hassel.

ALSO... The Litecast secured a bear-y, scratch that, very big guest for this week’s episode

GAMEDAY SIGNS If you’re struggling with thinking of the perfect gameday sign, join the WRNL discord. It’s a blast.

ICE MAN Mr. Matty Ice found a new NBA home in Chicago.

INJURIES SHOULD BE ILLEGAL One of college football’s best running backs is out for the season after one week. (Not Breece Hall)

NFL HYPE A short preview for all 32 teams.

PRIMETIME JR. Coach Deion Sanders has his son playing as his starting QB. And they just won their first game of the season on national television.

MICHAEL K WILLIAMS Best known for his portrayal of Omar in ‘The Wire’, the brilliant actor was found dead in his apartment yesterday. Mr. HBO, rest in peace.

X FACTORS If you’re really on an NFL kick, so are all the major sports journalism websites this morning.

CHRIS CREAMER SPORTS LOGO OF THE WEEK As always check out the website for all of your sports logo wants and needs. To follow along with the start of the NFL season, I thought I’d pick an oldie but a goodie. The Keebler elf Cleveland Brown logo, classic.