Ben Bertram

Idaho Football

[Chad Prather @WatchChad]

Good morning.

The reason you feel Charlie’s death so deeply is because grief doesn’t measure itself by proximity. It measures itself by meaning. You didn’t have to know him personally to feel the sting of his absence, because when a voice like his goes silent, something in the atmosphere shifts.

The reason it feels heavier than so many other tragedies is because your spirit recognizes that this is not just about a man, it is about a battle. Scripture says eternity is written on our hearts, and when someone who carried truth with boldness is suddenly gone, eternity aches within us. It’s like our souls know instinctively that the darkness celebrated, and that strikes us at the core.

The reason you can’t shake it is because psychologically, we don’t only attach ourselves to people…we attach ourselves to symbols. Charlie became a symbol of conviction in a time of compromise, courage in a time of fear. And when a symbol is struck down, it rattles something primal and eternal inside us.

That’s why even those who never met him feel it. There is a strange thread pulling at us, and it is not imagined. It is real. We are bound together by shared purpose, by shared longing for truth, by the Spirit of God Himself weaving us into a fabric that cannot be torn apart. This loss pulled at that fabric, and every one of us felt the tug.

So if you’ve wondered why this hits so hard, it’s because your soul knows. This is bigger than news. This is bigger than politics. This is about eternity, about truth, and about the weight of a man whose life carried both.

Love y’all.

[Lobo Football History @LoboFBHistory]

The fourth of only 4 Lobo Football Head Coaches to be named Conference Coach of the Year is Rocky Long (2002 Mountain West Coach of the Year). Long was also the 1971 WAC Offensive Player of the Year as a QB, making him the only individual to be both a conference player of the year and coach of the year at UNM. These two achievements combined set him at the very top of the pantheon of Lobo Football History.

[Ben Bertram @BBertram54]

@AlchimiaStudios Tz

[The Pit Press NM @ThePitPressNM]

The Pit Press Live! April 15, 2025 8 p.m. Ben Bertram (former player under Jason Eck) Gabe Lucero (UNM defensive lineman) https://t.co/1pA46sHzpV

[Ben Bertram @BBertram54]

@BFW Melvin Gordon 2014?

[Sickos Committee @SickosCommittee]

Just a reminder Bill Fagerbakke (voice of Patrick Star, and co-star of the sitcom Coach) played for the Idaho Vandals.

[Ⱬ₳Ɏ ₭ł₦₲ 🏁 @isiah_king_]

I have decided to withdraw from the transfer portal. Let’s Run It Back! @CoachTFord @VandalFootball

[Devin Woolsey @woodev07]

Does anyone know if this is going to apply for Division 2 athletes ?

[Kenny Hobart @HobartKenn69322]

@BBertram54 @NateAzzo Prayers have bee nanswered--GO VANDALS!

[Ben Bertram @BBertram54]

A real one! @NateAzzo

[Nate Azzopardi @NateAzzo]

Officially withdrawn from the portal.
VANDAL 4L🖤 @VandalFootball @CoachTFord

[Sam Brown @Sam_Brown1113]

#NewProfilePic

[Idaho Football @VandalFootball]

Help get our #ProVandals to the ProBowl! A retweet counts as a vote!

#ProBowlVote + @hogan_hatten
#ProBowlVote + @ChristianElliss
#ProBowlVote + Kaden Elliss

CC: @Lions, @AtlantaFalcons, @Patriots

#GoVandals

[Jack Wagner @Jackwagner09]

This goes out to @VandalFootball fans,players,signees, and recruits! Vandal football will be stronger coming out of this. Don’t be scared of the future we are still going to compete at a high level!!! 💯💯

[Devin Woolsey @woodev07]

We finished on top of the leader board, not bad. Go Rams 🔵🟡

[Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing]

"VANDY WE'RE FUCKING TURNT."

- Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia.

[Mark Schlereth @markschlereth]

Hey @Coach_Eck what do you think

[Big Cat @BarstoolBigCat]

Hoss

[Shan @ShanSachdeva1]

Blessed to receive an offer from University of Nevada !

[Ben Bertram @BBertram54]

From Albuquerque to Moscow Idaho, we are all so proud of you, brother! Nobody deserves it more.

[Jason Eck @Coach_Eck]

Great to see @VandalFootball represented at the Sugar Bowl. Congrats to @mbertram31 on being a part of the @WeAreAFCA @Allstate Good Works Team!

[Jason Eck @Coach_Eck]

Great to see @VandalFootball represented at the Sugar Bowl. Congrats to @mbertram31 on being a part of the @WeAreAFCA @Allstate Good Works Team!