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Sat. 10/8: Daily links

Sun. 10/9: GAME DAY!!!

Mon. 10/10: What I learned this week…5 by Luciano11

Tue. 10/11: Archer’s Corner by ArcherNoles1863

Wed. 10/12 @ 10am: Fantasy Review by Nikvoodoo

Wed. 10/12 @ 1pm: Slick’s Overreactions by SlickVinny

Thu. 10/6 @ 10am: Rankings and Stats

Thu. 10/6 @ 1pm: This is How I See It by I’m the Juggernaut, Wench

Fri. 10/7: Totally Biased by cknuckles60191

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