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I didn't know it until now.
@stefmara.bsky.social I hope you've got room, because I just barged into your camp. I'm pissed.
But I thought teams belonged to their communities ... I guess only when subsidies are involved.
And now I'm pissed that it wasn't an option last night. Or am I more PO'ed to learn that it was done last night? Wednesday's event was horrific, as were other horrific events with guns during (hello Colorado) and before it. CK was a private citizen. Most victims were. Others elected. And yet ...
Ahhhh ... guess I missed the segment. And that beach day can't come too soon.
Headed there ... 🏃♀️
#GoPackGo
Media literacy is one of the most important things, along with personal accounting, for people to learn.
FFS. I mean, we knew this, but his minions still don't get it.
I hope you did right by my Bulls!
Go Long www.golongtd.com?utm_campaign... "Whether loud or subtle, bending the knee is commonplace these days." @tydunne.bsky.social is not that. If you want your football coverage pure and unfiltered, Go Long.
Feels like Love is scrambling a lot more than last week. #CommandersPackers
That was the 151st TD catch for a Stanford TE since Zach Ertz entered NFL in 2013, breaking a tie with Miami for most of any college in that span
I'm motivated to sack someone every time I see his quotes from the trade.
That can happen, huh
The news drew an outpouring of support from Jason Collins' fans and former teams.
I don't disagree with a word.
Eww, and now reading this after I posted about USF. IMHO, each a valid reason to just say no.
I sent a note to USF after I got a fundraising message after the big football win over Florida, Saturday. I wrote back that I'd send a few dollars -- because I'm a FAN -- when it rescinded the HOF honor for Jim Leavitt. I was "promised" a reply in 24-28 hrs. Yeah, crickets since.
Ouch.
I loved your pod when you guys talked about the value, er, devaluing, of truth. We're living in batty times.
(Springsteen)
I said this to someone offline earlier. Then I said, "Yeah, but it won't happen because *rights* to violence."
Gives us hope. You should be proud, @mattbrowncfb.bsky.social.
It told me I needed to put the screen away for the night (which I did).
It was smart. It was right, too. And did you know when you read too quickly, eyes see "Bill banning Patriots"... and think "what about Bill Parcells?" 🙃 But yes, you were right. And hi to you both.
Tampa sports reporters are busy today. www.usf.edu/news/2025/ro... #USF www.ut.edu/news-and-ut-... #UofTampa
Could it be? Will it be? Yeah, there's a good shot lots of us'll be glued to the 📺. (Or if it's 75+ and sunny, to our earbuds.) #USFatMiami (Info from #SportsBusinessJournal)
Like a lot of us say, sports is life.
41 year old kicker Matt Prater boarded a red eye flight on Wednesday. 89 hours, and a nationally televised walk-off winner vs. the Ravens later, he became the stuff of legend. A look inside his whirlwind half-a-week to becoming a Bills folk hero: www.nytimes.com/athletic/660...
There are extremely smart football minds who've never played in the NFL or worn the helmet. Ryan Clark was flat-out wrong in each case, detailed in this @frontofficesports.bsky.social column. He created a bad vibe for @espn.com and himself. #PR frontofficesports.com/ryan-clark-c...
One thing I learned (again) -- never leave a screen early ... whew. #RavensBills
Scorigami: Bills and Ravens final score has never happened before in NFL history www.buffalorumblings.com/buffalo-bill...
"Instead of talking about Sinner and Alcaraz, the focus before the match was on the USTA’s clumsy attempt at censorship." Here we call that a PR fail. The USTA -- or any org -- has to consider how a censorship "request" will resonate with/ public. Props to @benrothenberg.bsky.social for that info.
ABC and ESPN aired the boos of Donald Trump at the U.S. Open, ignoring the censorship request from the U.S. Tennis Association. Good for them.
Y'all ... 🤣
More shots of Springsteen today than WhatsHisName. I'll call that a W.
Players to Win Multiple Grand Slams on All 3 Surfaces: 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic 14 Hard, 7 Grass, 3 Clay 🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal 6 Hard, 2 Grass, 14 Clay 🇸🇪 Mats Wilander 2 Hard, 2 Grass, 3 Clay 🇪🇸 CARLOS ALCARAZ 2 Hard, 2 Grass, 2 Clay
Safety first.
I want to write something about unnecessary use of a camera, but ... 🎾
🚨🚨i am officially declaring a BUBBA WALLACE WARNING. i repeat a bubba wallace warning is in effect🚨🚨
I wouldn't have challenged that.
Forever a question mark.
Is that you, JW? 😅 (I want a dime for every time I've heard that in the last two years.)
I know a few Bucs fans who were ready to ship him off last season.
You'd have to pay me a lot of money. Or a lot of tequila before I got into the stadium.
Oh yeah, we ranked.
The Madden game effect.
Not favoriting because the guy was/is hurt, but that you called it a sukkah. 😂
Oh, and you probably already know -- Alcaraz with first set in hand.
Obviously, no one thought or cared about fans when they dumped the "come early" thing yesterday. Doesn't matter who it is -- sponsors and guests would do themselves a favor to consider fans. But ...
Yup. We know those tickets ain't cheap.
@stefmara.bsky.social People still waiting to get in. I see crisis communications in USTA’s future cuz there will be pissed fans.
Bruce Springsteen is good so the truly good > evil.
@stefmara.bsky.social
Play finally started at 2:40pm ET and Johnny Mac said fans are still waiting to get in.
I was outside editing so I didn't see early coverage.
Will do. Match just started.
And as we know in all football, it's how healthy you are at the end.
Love the defense and special teams in particular. I'm a superstitious-cautiously-optimistic fan.
#Raiders owner Al Davis honored with plaque in Brockton, Mass.... www.raiders.com/news/al-davi...
We'll soon find out how this plays, but ESPN's statement is the right one. #PR
I'm a USF alum and the last two weeks have been fun. A bunch of us want to, at some point, hope it's not a fluke.
I’m not one to go to bat for USF football, but I find it interesting that the knee jerk is that Florida must be awful and not that USF might be good. It’s still so early that there’s a chance that was the equivalent to losing to last year’s Boise State, which isn’t that bad.
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Service journalism defector.com/an-elegant-s...
Ahead of today’s US Open final, I wrote about how the Carlos Alcaraz-Jannik Sinner rivalry is pushing the sport of tennis to places it’s never been before. sports.yahoo.com/tennis/artic...
Too bad, so sad, Gators fans. 🤣
I know a few of you consider the reset of the NFL's fiscal calendar the official start, but it's really today. Happy New Year to all who respect the humans behind the helmets and remember that football is a GAME. Enjoy the season, y'all. 🏈🏈
Just told my nephew about that. Told him JL put the program on the map ... choked a kid ... forced to walk ... arrested a couple of weeks ago. As soon as I said the last part he said, "So USF pulled the induction?" Too easy to do the right thing, but ...
I can’t believe they’re still planning on putting Jim in the HoF. While he is important to the history of the program, you just can’t do that.
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USF is only the 3rd unranked team since 1995 to beat top 25 teams in back-to-back weeks in a single season (Iowa State and Texas in 2018). #CFB
We have officially entered college football coach buyout SEO article season.
I'm still pissed at the administration but wow -- this is Golesh Gold.
USF knocks off No. 13 Florida, 18-16, at the Swamp!! Bulls are 2-0 with wins over Boise State and Florida, and a game vs. Miami next week. USF now has to be considered the favorite to land the Group of 6 Playoff spot.
Biggest 🏈 win in USF history? #ChompThatGators
They think they won't be called for it?
SEC Network. Now. Lol
Florida State honored Ethan Pritchard, with his dad Earl breaking the rock after a win on Sept. 6. Ethan Pritchard was shot in the head on Aug. 31.
Or he gets so PO'ed that he leaves.
Women's final 🎾
Second set tiebreak in 3-2-1 ...
My eyes have gotten bad because I've been proven wrong on line calls throughout the #USOpen.
Obviously, if you're at the Open and see any protests, be sure to film them and put them on social media.
Would suck if at the US Open tomorrow chants of “Epstein” broke out while Trump was in the crowd.
I was already crisis comm planning for my alma mater (cuz how effing dumb is USF after so many PR wins), then this, another toy in my toybox. My loyalty to tennis goes back to single-digit age.
This weekend proves there's monumental need for credible crisis communication coaching. As if there wasn't proof before. #PR #crisiscommunications
Come join us for the Bounces #USOpen women's final chat, which should be a fun time and is open to all! bit.ly/USOpenWomens...
It's only taught me that if it were nicer out, I'd be at the beach instead.
Like Ben wrote, broadcasters won't be able to avoid all disruption if it happens during the thick of the match.
More news breaking at Bounces about Donald Trump's visit to the US Open men's final. The US Open has sent an email to broadcasters, obtained by Bounces, ordering them to censor any reactions or protests from the crowd to Trump's appearance. Read more here: www.benrothenberg.com/p/us-open-do...
Thanks to @benrothenberg.bsky.social for Sunday's US Open men's final update. www.benrothenberg.com/p/us-open-do... "But the preemptive instructions outlined by the USTA in this email—asking broadcasters to censor and avoid any possible protest or negative crowd reaction ... is further complicity."
I thought elementary school, but yes.
Ahhh, I appreciate the history lesson. Whether it would keep me from getting life-saving help from the other side, well ... ? Again, great history lesson.
I wished yesterday that I'd been smart enough to buy the domain months ago.
I looovvvvvve a good football rivalry, but that's batty!
Your family lets you do that?!
Whew -- guess there aren't a lot of mixed marriages in this rivalry. At least I met a few of those during an Auburn-Alabama event.
We pay more -- although landscapers mow and remove snow. Oh, those landscapers are being replaced because we could have done a better job on our own.