Jalen Hurts Appreciator

Still trusting the process

[Jalen Hurts Appreciator @BabyHurts1]

@Will_Rucker3_AD Isaiah Canaan ❤️

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Restricted free agent Moussa Cisse has agreed to a two-year contract offer sheet with the New York Knicks, sources tell ESPN. His salary is half guaranteed in the first year and 2027-28 is non-guaranteed. The Dallas Mavericks have 48 hours to match or not.

[Jalen Hurts Appreciator @BabyHurts1]

It’s so obvious that Quentin Grimes is going to torch us for 10 threes and have the game of his life against the Sixers next season

[John LeFevre @JohnLeFevre]

In a just world, this would be a New York Times feature story - the Dave Portnoy Effect.

I randomly came across a Portnoy pizza review and just so happened to be close by. So I made the trip to Ah-Beetz in Delray Beach, Florida. He had given it an 8.4, which is (apparently) an excellent score. 

I don't follow Dave Portnoy. I don't consume Barstool's content, or even relate to the demographic it cultivates. I don't eat much pizza, except with my kids. I don't bet on sports, and generally think adult men who devote excessive hours to watching professional sports are wasting their time.

But, as someone who follows the zeitgeist, I can objectively say Portnoy seems like a very good person:
-> Earned his success; the free market seldom lies
-> Took Cancel Culture head-on and won
-> Raised ~$40 million for small businesses during COVID
-> Called out fake news outlets like Business Insider long before Ackman buried them
-> Personally donated and raised millions for great causes - law enforcement, first responders, animal shelters, etc. - as opposed to having a building named after himself at Harvard.

The pizza at Ah-Beetz is excellent. Very much worth the trip. But more interesting is the Dave Portnoy effect. I asked the owner about the influence he's had on their business. 

When Portnoy's review aired, Ah-Beetz was a single, small shop in a less-than-desirable strip mall not far from I-95, really far from the beach or what is generally considered a nice part of Palm Beach County.

Overnight, there was a two-hour wait, a pop that has never receded (because the food is also great). And now, in less than a year, there are soon-to-be 4 locations and 70+ employees, an expansion that they attribute almost entirely to Portnoy.

Revenue has increased more than 10x, or millions of dollars that are also attributable to Portnoy, for which he has not received/sought any attention or credit. 

Portnoy has completely changed their lives. And this has probably happened countless times all over the country. 

(Also, they said he was exceptionally kind and humble, and 100% sincere.)

This is America.

[Jalen Hurts Appreciator @BabyHurts1]

@SpikeEskin Can’t say this was entirely unexpected

[Dave Zangaro @DZangaroNBCS]

I imagine grade school Howie Roseman would start lunch with an apple and end up with two snack packs, Doritos and a fruit roll-up.

[Jalen Hurts Appreciator @BabyHurts1]

@ToddFuhrman @darrenrovell Not only brand awareness but also one-time revenue from signups… definitely a win for Peacock regardless of their ability to retain users.

[shamus @shamus_clancy]

that Cowboys beatdown shifted all of the energy across Philadelphia ahead of Eagles-Bucs

[LeSean Shady Mccoy @CutonDime25]

You kno what time it is 😡 😡 🦅

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[Madame President @zumamalicious]

Overconsumption of other people's lives.

[Philadelphia Eagles @Eagles]

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[Sean @SeanODowd15]

Big consulting news: McKinsey just cut the size of their next partner class by ~120

These are senior consultants who will (likely) be “counseled” to leave

Fascinating bellwether for the economy here.

If McK doesn’t think they’ll have enough work to keep them busy, then they’re getting signals their clients are tightening spend in 2024

[NBA Slime @TerryFranconia]

Frank Reich getting paid by 2 NFL teams showing up as an offensive consultant for the Philadelphia Eagles in the playoffs https://t.co/iZf0UD0Nus

[Jalen Hurts Appreciator @BabyHurts1]

Philadelphia Eagles Advisor to the Offensive Coordinator Frank Reich has a nice ring to it

[one dozen rats at a keyboard @PanasonicDX4500]

Being a fan of a team that comes out and plays 60 minutes of dominant football every week would be fun but being a fan of a team that gives the entire league psychological damage by playing like shit for most of every game and then winning anyway is just so emotionally fulfilling

[Word On The Birds @WordOnTheBirds]

“It don’t matter.”

Brandon Graham knew the Eagles weren’t losing

[Alshon Jeffery @AlshonJeffery_1]

Jake MF Elliott!!!!! 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅