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Yesterday, the White House, after weeks of unrelenting vitriol, offered an olive branch to the Catholic Church, throwing its weight behind an expanded college football playoff.
Sorry. That’s … well, it’s too late. That’s the lede I chose for this story.
The College Football Playoff is certainly prepping for a 24-team bonanza, recently revealing a big brand refresh.
Although big isn’t the right word. Modest doesn’t accurately describe it, either. Heck, tweak might even be an overstatement.
You saw it online, surely, and thought, “Everything is so stupid.”
It sure is. And I’m here to tell you how expensively stupid it probably is.
FOIAball subscribers get receipts.
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