Week 3: Links, links, links

Welcome to Thirsty Thursday, where we quench your desire for entertaining college football links.

If you read only one college football story THIS WHOLE SEASON, read this one, a devastating, thorough attack by The Atlantic Magazine on the NCAA's sham of a racket making money off of young, mostly black men. It's here.

Badger fans not feeling the online only format? http://www.sheboyganpress.com/article/20110912/WIS020101/110912170/Saturday-s-game-vs-Northern-Illinois-available-only-online?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cs

Chandler Harnish is ready for another shot at Wisconsin. http://northernstar.info/sports/news/article_3e2ebf18-df45-11e0-98e1-001a4bcf6878.html

Take it from us, location isn’t the only thing wrong with Ypsilanti http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/lopresti/story/2011-09-14/eastern-michigan-football/50406048/1

Cubit needs to get it done against the Chips http://www.mlive.com/broncos/index.ssf/2011/09/nothing_ordinary_about_this_we.html

Fickell just a place holder? http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/FBC-OHIOSTATE_6055096/FBC-OHIOSTATE_6055096/

The battle for relevance in the sunshine state football landscape is on this weekend. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/story/2011-09-15/central-florida-florida-international-showdown-of-unbeatens/50402622/1

Maryland sporting All Black unis this week against WVU. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/story/2011-09-15/central-florida-florida-international-showdown-of-unbeatens/50402622/1

Edsall has experience with the Mountaineers http://newsandsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/552040/Maryland-coach-knows-Mountaineers.html?nav=5063

Michigan State, 2-0, NOT favored against Notre Dame, 0-irrelevant.

New York paper: NOTRE DAME HAS A TURNOVER PROBLEM.

LSU's Jarrett Lee is back in the saddle.

The folk in Starkville (Stark-Vegas?) would LOVE an upset.

Michael Dyer: Darkhorse Heisman candidate?

This story traces the birth of the offenses for Auburn and Clemson

After it meant exactly nothing for UCLA last season, what will a W over Texas mean this year?

People write mean things about Garrett Gilbert, because Garrett Gilbert blows.

Arizona State: Illinois' first test.

ASU's QB looking forward to opportunity.

The Utah-USC score changes pretty much f***ed some sports books.

The BYU- Utah "Holy War" game: Insane.

Oklahoma, FSU to help T-Town economy.

Chief Osceola: Not popular with real Native Americans.