WHEN RANKED TEAMS CLASH – The 19th ranked GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE BULLDOGS welcomed the number 18 NAVARRO COLLEGE BULLDOGS in a dogfight that has become an opening weekend tradition in recent years. Navarro College led 7-3 in the 1st Quarter and 16-11 come Halftime. Georgia Military College made their move in the 3rd Quarter, grabbing a 26-23 edge before winning it 33-30.
NUMBER TWO PREVAILS – The number 2 team in the nation – the IOWA WESTERN COLLEGE REIVERS – played host to the COFFEYVILLE COLLEGE RED RAVENS last night. The Reivers were chasing the Red Ravens 7-0 in the 1st Quarter before tying things up at 7-7 by the break. Iowa Western ruled the 2nd Half, outscoring Coffeyville 29-7 for a comfortable 36-14 triumph. Continue reading
THE STRANGE MANUSCRIPT BY _________ M.D. (1881) -Written by Alexander Pitts Bettersworth. The mock author, an M.D. who remains anonymous, upon learning that a comet will strike the Earth in 1883, stores supplies in Mammoth Cave with the help of his black servant Josh. With most of humanity dismissing the threat as a hoax or a mistake, the only other people who join them in the cave are a young woman named Ida and her black servant Chloe. 
The 5th ranked HUTCHINSON COLLEGE BLUE DRAGONS 
take it on the road for their season opener against the ELLSWORTH COLLEGE PANTHERS. Kickoff is set for 8:00pm ET.
The number 2 IOWA WESTERN COLLEGE REIVERS, meanwhile, will be playing host 
to their newfound rivals the COFFEYVILLE COLLEGE RED RAVENS. Kickoff in this game will be 7:00pm ET. 
Jewish model Elizabeth Pipko has been receiving death threats and rape threats over her support of de facto Third Party President Donald Trump. 
6. KILGORE COLLEGE RANGERS ### 7. LACKAWANNA COLLEGE FALCONS ### 8. BUTLER (KS) GRIZZLIES ### 9. SNOW COLLEGE BADGERS ### 10. NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA A&M GOLDEN NORSEMEN ### 
FARMING IN THE YEAR 2000 A.D. (1890) – Written by Edward Berwick. Just when you thought it was safe to read speculative science fiction about life in the future without Edward Bellamy’s Looking Backward being referenced, along comes this entry from the Overland Monthly‘s Twentieth Century special. 
Balladeer’s Blog is still the only site on the web that criticizes Democrats and Republicans equally. De facto Third Party President Donald Trump’s amazing successes for the African-American community have driven his approval ratings among those voters to as high as 39% and as low as 22% in assorted recent polls. Those numbers are astronomical for any Republican not named Lincoln (other Republicans get about 8%) and they reflect how President Trump has aided the working class and poor of ALL colors. 
NCAA Division Two – 1. MINNESOTA STATE MAVERICKS ### 2. FERRIS STATE BULLDOGS ### 3. VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS ### 4. NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE BEARCATS ### 5. TEXAS A&M AT COMMERCE LIONS ### 
6. COLORADO STATE AT PUEBLO THUNDERWOLVES ### 7. GRAND VALLEY STATE LAKERS ### 8. OUACHITA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY TIGERS ### 9. UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS GREYHOUNDS ### 10. HILLSDALE COLLEGE CHARGERS ### 
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