Victor B

University of Notre Dame '16

[Victor B @Benavides_HC]

THIS IS INSANE.

[Mariah Carey @MariahCarey]

Grateful to have the gorgeous and talented, the Christmas angels, JHud and Ari join me on stage tonight @thegarden for our song “Oh Santa! (Remix)” 🎅🏻☃️🎄❤️❤️❤️

[Mariah Carey @MariahCarey]

I gotchu Santa! Merry Christmas One and All! 🎅🏼🎄On sale now 🔥 https://t.co/EpDIxcg0W4

[Jon Finkel📚💪 @Jon_Finkel]

Dads and 90s kids, here's a fact:

We had it so good with SportsCenter and we didn't know it.... How could we?

We didn't know what was on the horizon that would try to take it down: first, league passes and TiVo and DirecTV... then the Internet and social media and YouTube...

During that brief, bright spot in sports media in the 1990s, SportsCenter was the only way to get the day's highlights...

We had black and white photos and box scores and features in the newspaper...

We had brilliant writing and reporting and pictures in Sports Illustrated and Sporting News and ESPN: The Magazine...

But for the day's highlights...

To watch Ken Griffey Jr. make a diving catch or Jordan hit a game winner or Barry Sanders twirl through a defensive line...

If you didn't catch it live, the only way to see it was on SportsCenter (maybe your local news sports show - maybe)...

And into this void stepped Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann and Stuart Scott and Rich Eisen and Craig Kilborn and Linda Cohn and Robin Roberts and crew...

And all the catch phrases every kid in high school and college would repeat: "cool as the other side of the pillow"... Jumanji... En Fuego....

We'd watch SportsCenter at night then again in the morning.

It was a monolith. You'd show up at school and you'd have the same frame of reference for the highlights you saw. It was a shared experience.

It was awesome. And even though the show still exists and works, it's not a cultural touchstone anymore... it can't be... not with every highlight available from 1,000 sources across social media instantly...

And there are bright spots to be sure... My man and Top 10 Randy (@RandyScottESPN) is terrific. So are plenty of others.

But classic SC, man. It was a shared experience. By everyone.

These kids don't know... Sitting there, retweeting highlights, sharing reels, scrolling their feeds... Doing the work to find what they like with no commentary or context.

Times change. I get it. And we always glorify what we grew up on. Maybe that's all this is.

Still, I miss Stu Scott. He ruled.

If you agree, share this and follow me @Jon_Finkel.

Boo-Yah!

[Michelle Obama @MichelleObama]

I wanted to share some of my thoughts on today's Supreme Court decision on affirmative action:

[Victor B @Benavides_HC]

I don’t get what @MLB and @Yankees are doing by making it seem like tonight’s broadcast was on Prime when you need to have an add on https://t.co/vpUajjyjvR sub. To be able to watch every game this season, you expect me to have cable (YES), Apple TV, Prime, Peacock and now this.

[CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ @CBSSportsGolazo]

Erik ten Hag's got his eyes on another trophy as Manchester United bounce back from their 7-0 loss to Liverpool. 👀

[Out @ St. Paul @outatstpaul]

Tweet, Tweet! Does this thing still work? OSP Twitter is BACK.

[Victor B @Benavides_HC]

@UnexpressedP Long lines and pricey covers? PASS.

[CBS @CBS]

How beautiful was it to see @MariahCarey get to share the stage with her daughter Monroe? ❤️ #MerryChristmasToAll

[Black Gay Boy Abroad @NickGuillory]

They just don’t make ‘em like this anymore!!! Iconic!!! Put some respeckkkk on her name!!! #MariahCarey #MariahSZN #Mariah

[mer(rinaccio) christmas ❄️ @R0NMARINACCI0]

pls don’t take them away from me 💔

[Forever @JessPamily]

.@MariahCarey in 1999 speaking on how she’s not recognized as a songwriter. Today, she’s getting inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and finally getting that recognition!

[Victor B @Benavides_HC]

My favorite CitiBike tradition is putting my noise cancelling headphones in, shuffling @MariahCarey, and singing her music top of my lungs as I traverse NYC.

[Victor B @Benavides_HC]

I need my morning coffee stat.

[Xorje Olivares @XorjeO]

Greatest lesson from 2021 after leaving a decade-long job and moving to the West Coast after 11 years on the East is:

Follow your gut. Follow the money. And follow along with those you love and trust.

[Victor B @Benavides_HC]

@kpmccabe Absolutely! Highly encouraged. And I know you. You’d find a way to coordinate a crazy hat into the outfit, too.

[Victor B @Benavides_HC]

This is my petition to normalize bloutfits in 2022.