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I’m here to talk NCAA and NFL, with the odd take for other sports. Bias free zone. Come with your facts not your feelings.

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It’s official. @Giants fire Brian Daboll, Mike Kafka named interim HC. Kinda had to see this coming after yet another 4th quarter collapse in a game that should have been won.

#Giants #Daboll #Kafka #Fired #NFL #NFCEast

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Credit where it’s due, @BadgerFootball overcame an anemic passing game with shutdown defense against #24 @UW_Football. Fickell and Mac needed this after confirming his return in 26. One off, or a turning point? We’ll see.

#Badgers #Huskies #B1GFootball #Carousel #NCAA

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I’ll never fault someone for having an opinion as long as they have facts supporting it. Colin Cowherd is one of my favs for that reason— he at least explains why. Logic may not check out but at least there’s a process that goes into it w/ a rounding error in the brain math.

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Recently read a take from an NFL beat writer that was atrocious, but at least he laid out the case well… even if IMO completely off base.

I saw the train leaving the station, just didn’t see the tracks very far ahead of it.

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@Badger_Rex @slmandel For those of us that weren’t alive during the Morton years, this is our rite of passage. I’ve heeded the wisdom of Badger fans past.. and now I am experiencing it myself. 😭😭😭

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@JasonMerkel @slmandel Ken said it best. Truth is, at ~78k capacity, avg ticket price of $57.. plus merch, media, food/bev, ads, etc.. football accounts for 78% of the entire Athletics budget. Basketball is 12%. For @uwchancellor to not take it seriously is nothing short of appalling.

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@slmandel I’ve read your stuff, You’re too smart to believe that we have people in charge that know wtf they are doing. They are absolutely going to roll with Fickell after going 2-10

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@ByPatForde If throwing money would have solved the problem, yanks would have won a WS since 09, PSG would’ve won champions league with Messi, US public education would be good, and world hunger would have ended.

Truth is, Fickell is just a dunce. Chryst had no recruiting and made a bowl.

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This is what A+ sarcasm looks like 🤣🤣

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@Hayesfawcett3 @Rivals @AdenReeder15 @5starsavi @CarterMeadows_ @TitanDavis97 @MalakaiLee2 @AndreClarkeJr3 @McHaleBlade @EJHollandOn3 @BarstoolUofM Have fun losing over there, we’ll continue to win 🤙

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@badgerbarstool @Hayesfawcett3 @Rivals @AdenReeder15 @5starsavi @CarterMeadows_ @TitanDavis97 @MalakaiLee2 @AndreClarkeJr3 @McHaleBlade @EJHollandOn3 @BarstoolUofM Oh the people that missed the sarcasm…

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@gr617_josh @Badgers_44 Yep. And what Cignetti did in the same (actually less) time as Fickell speaks volumes. Curt is exactly what a “hit” on hiring looks like. Instant impact, immediate change. We had a guy in Leonhard that saved Paul Chryst’s final season and got us to a bowl… then hired this jagoff

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@nathan_lewy @Badgers_44 It’s crazy that the FB alumni basically want this whole staff out of Madison. That speaks volumes when those players know the program better than pretty much any single one of us.

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@BarstoolUMN @Badgers_44 Even a broken clock is right twice a day

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@badgerbarstool Apparently not.

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Welp… @BadgerFootball has officially reached clown show status. So here’s a clown show meme. What a disgrace

#FireFickell #Badgers #FireMac #FireMnookin

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BREAKING: @BadgerFootball commits to Luke Fickell for 2026 season, per AD Chris McIntosh via @espn

Buckle up Badger fans… gonna be a bumpy ride,

#Badgers #FireFickell #FireMac #FireMnookin #Wisconsin #CFB #NCAA #B1G #B1GFootball

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A cautionary tale of loyalty to a dysfunctional org. Regardless of sport, we see this too often. Unfortunately, we chastise the players when they leave these teams to get a ring, cement their legacy, and fulfill their dreams.

#MikeTrout #MLB #HOF #Cooperstown #LAA #Angels

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Mike Trout is a generational MLB talent, a player who should have been plastered on Times Square billboards and cereal boxes.

But he's faded from the sport’s consciousness.

How?

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Crazy that @Giants fans swear it’s Joe Schoen’s fault that Evan Neal is a bust.

EVERY. SINGLE. SCOUT/GM. Had him as a top 5 pick.

If you predicted bust, send your resume in.

The pros didn’t see it and neither did you.

#NFL #Giants #EvanNeal #Bust #TradeDeadline #NFCEast