Don’t set goals that are easily obtainable. Set goals that you as a person right now can’t achieve. You have to work your butt off to even become that person that can obtain those goals, so that once you finally achieve them.... no one can stop you.
I saw real people today, I saw smiles, I saw a great race, and the loudest roar of the crowd ever (after a surprisingly quiet day). I saw people I don't know, but see them every year and upon leaving, drive safe, see ya next year. I don't bring a cooler, the fellow next to me offered a sandwich and a drink. That's Indy, THAT's the real world. See ya next year.
Old dusty freezing cold take.
Indy has proven time after time it is the best host city. It's walkable, affordable, moderate climate, and has some of the best people in the biz
I don’t follow hockey, but this had me tearing up. They brought their teammate’s (who was killed by a drunk driver) kids out onto the ice with their dad’s jersey to celebrate the moment. 🥹
Nine SEC teams! Who could’ve guessed! 🤯
• Go 1-8 against the ACC, Big 12, and Big Ten in the postseason.
• Get 5 bids to the CFP and fail to even reach the national championship game for a THIRD consecutive season.
• Have your conference champion be a one-and-done in the CFP for a second consecutive season.
• Have your conference runner-up end with a 35-point loss in a game viewed by 23.9 million people.
• Have your 11-1 third place finisher score 3 points and lose a CFP game at home.
• Finish with a losing record to the ACC (second time in the last three years).
Doesn’t matter! Here’s 9 preseason ranked teams to help bolster those early résumés and rig public perception again. 🎁💕🥰
In December, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said that the SEC deserved 7 bids to the College Football Playoff and that 5 wasn’t enough.
He said that Vanderbilt and Texas should also have been in the Playoff.
Despite getting 5 bids, the SEC did not reach the national championship game for a third season in a row.
In bowl season as a whole, the SEC finished 4-10, the worst of any conference. Two of those wins and two of those losses were to other SEC teams, so in non-conference postseason play the SEC went 2-8.
With Miami’s victory over Ole Miss last night, the SEC finished 6-8 against the ACC, the second time in the last three years they’ve had a losing record to the ACC.
It seems the era of blind special treatment and benefit of the doubt for the SEC has come to an end. We’ll have to wait until August to see if there’s 10 SEC teams in the preseason poll again to get the narrative rebooted.
Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love should be the 2025 HEISMAN TROPHY winner, here’s why:
🚨Insane stats 🚨
- 1306 rushing yards (2nd in P4)
- 7.1 yards per carry (1st in P4 among RBs with >1000 rushing yards)
- 1580 yards from scrimmage (1st in P4)
- 17 rushing TDs (2nd in P4)
- 20 total TDs (1st in P4)
- Did all of this while splitting carries with another elite RB
👀 Eye Test 👀
- Just watch Jeremiyah Love play football. He is clearly the most explosive, talented, and dynamic player in all of college football
- Every time he touches the ball, he is a threat to score or make an eye popping play
🤷♂️The other candidates 🤷♂️
- Fernando Mendoza and Julian Sayin are having really good seasons that I respect. However, these seasons are simply not Heisman worthy.
- Let’s compare Cam Ward’s stats (4th in Heisman voting last year) to Fernando Mendoza’s and Julian Sayin’s stats this year (Ward vs Sayin vs Mendoza):
➡️ Passing yards (4313 vs 2832 vs 2614)
➡️ Passing TDs (39 vs 27 vs 30)
➡️ Passer RTG (172.2 vs 185.4 vs 184.8)
➡️ Yards/attempt (9.5 vs 9.4 vs 9.5)
➡️ Interceptions (7 vs 4 vs 5)
- Yes I realize these are Cam Ward’s stats through 12.5 games vs 11 for Sayin/Mendoza, but you get the point
- Mendoza and Sayin are having great seasons, but not HEISMAN worthy seasons
🏆 What is the Heisman Trophy? 🏆
- The Heisman Trophy is an “award given annually to the most outstanding college football player in the United States”
- If we are serious about the Heisman trophy winner going to the most “outstanding player”, then I believe Jeremiyah Love is clearly your 2025 Heisman Trophy winner.
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Jeremiyah Love is a generational player that will be talked about until the end of time with other ND Legends like @iamrocketismail , @81TimBrown , @JeromeBettis36 , @JoeMontana , etc. We should all consider ourselves extremely lucky for having witnessed his time at Notre Dame!
Todd McShay on The McShay Show doesn’t know how to describe Jeremiyah Love.
In the best way of course.
He says he knew JLove was going to be the best running back this year.
"If he doesn't get to New York, what the hell are we doing? And I have a Heisman vote so I'll do my part."
🏁 To my family, friends, teams, sponsors, and fans who have genuinely supported me for the last 30 years in motorsports, I want to thank you for allowing me the privilege to continue our family’s passion on the racetrack.
I have had some really fun times behind the wheel in a lot of different types of racing cars — a lot of great memories as well, mostly at the Indy 500.
Today, I am announcing my retirement from motor racing and the Indianapolis 500. That totals 20 starts at the Speedway, which I feel so fortunate to be able to say. That is ranked 12th all-time. Not bad for a 38-year-old.
I am proud of my overall stats at the Indy 500. I had six very legitimate shots at victory with Andretti Autosport and ended up with 20% top-3 finishes at the Speedway. It feels accomplishing to me to be able to retire having more podium finishes than my father Michael and the same as my grandfather Mario at the biggest race in the world.
I will never forget the rare circumstance of getting to race my dad in the closing laps for the win there — the pressure of participating in a dramatic Bump Day in 2011 to a pole position in 2020. That is what the Indianapolis 500 produces: extremes on both ends. That is why I love and appreciate it so much.
I am very much at peace with the next chapter in my life after dedicating three decades to the sport. I will be prioritizing most of my time on being a great father to my daughter, Miura, and tending to my other business ventures.
I am also coming out with a memoir about my life called “Defending the Dynasty.” Details coming soon on that.
2006–2025: Competing at the top level of North American motorsport is and has been an honor for me, even in the tough times. That is where I can look back and say I have made my best progress in life as a man. Learning to navigate very difficult dynamics at times, and others doubting me, made me realize that my opinion of myself is the one that should matter the most.
Lastly, a special thank-you to a lot of the people I respect in motor racing for the kind words about my driving, work ethic, and true character.
– MA 🏁
A powerful moment from Netflix’s ‘Starting 5’ as Reggie Miller passes the baton to an emotional Tyrese Haliburton as the next great for the Pacers after his Finals run:
“He risked it all for a franchise, for a state, for an organization. … How many are willing to risk it all?”