It doesn’t matter how famous you are, how much money you make or what you do for a living.
You can be one of the most recognizable people in the world. You can have all the success, awards and accomplishments anyone could dream of.
But at the end of the day, there’s someone who doesn’t care about any of that.
Someone who looks at you like you’re their whole world. Who thinks you walk on water. Who just wants your time, your hugs and to know you’re there.
They don’t call you famous.
They don’t call you successful.
They just call you Dad. ❤️
And that’s the most important title any man will ever have.
Perspective is everything
Perception is reality
31-2
20-game win streak
Last loss was in 2024
0 home losses
6-2 vs ranked teams
2 CFP appearances
1 Heisman
1 Rose Bowl win
1 Peach Bowl win
1 Natty
#NeverDaunted
Justin Verlander's ending was one for the ages. Had to add the moneyball music, because how in the heck can you not be romantic about baseball after something like that?
Fernando Mendoza signed a rookie contract in July worth $57.27 million. Fully guaranteed. He is 22 years old.
This week he announced what he is doing with his rookie season.
He is starting a series called Finance with Fernando to teach people his age how to handle money.
His words in the trailer.
"My true passion is fiscal responsibility."
He is not bluffing. He graduated from the Haas School of Business at Berkeley, and he is finishing a master's in business administration in December.
Here is how he got to the point where a 22 year old can say that.
All four of his grandparents left Cuba for Miami in 1960.
He grew up in Miami and played at Christopher Columbus High School. In two seasons as the starting quarterback he threw for 1,396 yards and 16 touchdowns. Total. Nobody was building a recruiting class around that.
He committed to Yale.
Then another recruit's decision opened a door at California, and he went to Berkeley instead. He redshirted in 2022. He started eight games in 2023 and eleven in 2024.
Then he hit the portal and went to Indiana, a program that had gone 9-27 in the three years before Curt Cignetti showed up.
What happened next does not really happen.
Indiana went 16-0. Mendoza threw 41 touchdown passes, a school record. They won at Oregon. They beat No. 1 Ohio State for the Big Ten title.
Rose Bowl against Alabama, he went 14 of 16 for 192 yards and three touchdowns in a 38-3 win. Peach Bowl against Oregon, five touchdowns.
Then the national championship game, against Miami. The school in his own hometown.
Indiana won 27-21. He was the offensive MVP.
First Heisman Trophy in Indiana history. First national championship in Indiana history.
Then the Raiders took him first overall. He wears number 15 for Tom Flores, who gave him his blessing to use it.
And right now he is sitting behind Kirk Cousins.
So instead of waiting around, he is finishing the MBA and starting a personal finance series for people who have never had money and are about to.
One more thing worth knowing about him. His mother Elsa lives with multiple sclerosis. He and his brother worked with restaurants to put items on the menu that raise money for MS research.
Turn on any sports broadcast in America right now and count the sportsbook ads.
The number one pick in the draft started a show about not losing your money.
@stoolpresidente@barstoolsports Stop talking Dave this is NOWHERE close to ANY of those games you just mentioned… UM just beat a MAC school with a gifted 01 second that they were favored to win by 27.5. STFU
@barstoolsports UM is a dumpster fire waiting to ignite the entire block… anyone celebrating tonight’s “W” also believes
Santa Clause will bring Michigan a postseason appearance. Good luck
@stoolpresidente@barstoolsports Dave …. You are an idiot. You would have been one of those Morons who stormed to the field and solidified how far Michigan has actually fell from Football Glory. There wasn’t 01 second left , they should have NEVER had a 2nd chance at the “hailmary”. UM is Not Good
@dpshow@HiMyNameIsSeton Seton is a National Treasure and his daily contributions to the @dpshow will be missed! Best of Luck and thanks for always sharing your truth and honesty.
We proudly present the definitive video of "The Run". Ward took the best of the brilliant videos from so many incredible Hoosier fans and created this sensational piece. ENJOY! And I dare you to not get goosbumps and teary-eyed when we see Fernando's parents.
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