Throughout the year of 2025, man, we saw so much stuff happen. Trump and Elon were basically married and went through a nasty divorce, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce got engaged (disappointed, the breakup album would have been fire), an American Villanova grad became the pope and so much more.
Instead of just being surprised or talking about it, Gen-Z coined a new phrase: “that was NOT on my 2025 bingo card.” Maybe Baby Boomers and Gen-Z have more in common than we thought. But, the whole past year, I was wondering where my bingo card was. What if I had guessed President Dudley was going to leave Lex? I could have won bingo!
For 2026, I’m making this an actual game, and I will get my blackout card. Here is my official Bingo Card for 2026.
Joe Rogan Revolution: I would ask if you remember Joe Rogan, but of course you do. What I will ask is: when was the last time you heard something about him — besides maybe a random Instagram Reels clip from a year ago. I think 2026 is the year of a Joe Rogan comeback. Is he going to run for public office? Is he going to sponsor something crazy and go viral again? I don’t know, but I have a feeling.
A Royal Scandal: I know the royals from across the pond have been in the headlines for some good, bad and ugly reasons recently, but it is time for something as huge as Meghan and Harry abdicating. Will King Charles be dethroned? Will Britain decide they don’t like the Crown anymore? I’ll leave this one open-ended.
A Paul Brother Gets Engaged: Hear me out on this one. I think 2026 will be the year of celebrity romance. The Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding is happening, Zendaya and Tom Holland might have theirs and I think either Jake or Logan Paul is up next in the queue. They are boxing their way into love.
A(nother) New Building Is Announced: This one might be a given. It seems that the wonderful sounds of concrete trucks and power tools are always playing at some new jobsite. But I think there will be something big, like Williams School big, announced. Is the university going to build something new? Are we going to tear down a building and start from scratch? Who knows what it will be, but I’m excited for it!
Major Shakeup: It seems that W&L is always changing the ways we learn for the better, in my opinion. New major requirements, new minor offerings, and we just keep moving forward. I think we might see something big, though. Are we going to finally get a true finance major? Are we going to finally accept AP scores that aren’t just fives?
Free space: Every good bingo card has a free space. It’s the key to winning. This one on our 2026 Bingo Card will have some caveats, though. Use your free space if and when: another celebrity wedding happens, Trump does something dumb, Elon gets cancelled, an AI robot that can do everything is invented, Gavin Newsom announces a presidential campaign, a major W&L faculty person leaves or gets fired or whatever else may not be on your bingo card.
Going into 2026, we are prepared. Feel free to add some of these to your own bingo card, and get back to me soon. One of us is going to win.
