Christian Smith

You will never know the value of a Moment untill it becomes a Memory

[Christian Smith @Christian_S_2]

Can you get a DUI on Heelys?

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

There's a physicist at Stanford named Safi Bahcall who modeled this exact principle and the math is wild.

He calls it "phase transitions in human networks." When you're stationary, your probability of a lucky event is limited to your existing surface area: the people you already know, the places you already go, the ideas you've already been exposed to. Your opportunity window is fixed.

When you move, your collision rate with new nodes in a network increases nonlinearly. Double your movement (new conversations, new cities, new projects) and your probability of a serendipitous encounter doesn't double. It roughly quadruples. Because each new node connects you to their entire network, not just to them.

Richard Wiseman ran a 10-year study at the University of Hertfordshire tracking self-described "lucky" and "unlucky" people. The single biggest differentiator wasn't IQ, education, or family money. Lucky people scored significantly higher on one trait: openness to experience. They talked to strangers more, varied their routines more, and said yes to invitations at nearly twice the rate.

The "unlucky" group followed the same routes, ate at the same restaurants, and talked to the same 5 people. Their networks were closed loops. No new inputs, no new collisions.

Luck isn't random. Luck is surface area. And surface area is a function of movement.

The lobster emoji is doing more work than most people realize. Lobsters grow by shedding their shell when it gets too tight. The growth requires a period of total vulnerability. No protection, no armor, soft body exposed to the ocean.

That's the cost of movement nobody posts about. You have to be uncomfortable first. The new shell only hardens after you've already moved.

[Christian Smith @Christian_S_2]

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[Rubbin is Racing @rubbinisracing]

Love hearing DW call the green flag

[The University of Toledo @UToledo]

Hey, @TheOnion, we like a good joke and it only works because everyone knows the real truth: UToledo is an amazing university!

[Fore Play @ForePlayPod]

EVERYBODY. STAY. CALM.

[Brandon Walker @BFW]

The SEC’s grip on the sport was already gone, but tonight triple confirms it. Miami just physically looked way better than the last SEC team standing, and the SEC won’t have a team playing for it all.

The SEC has fallen. It is no longer what it thinks it is.

[TCU Scouting @TcuScouting]

My favorite annual game

[College Football Zone @CollegeFBonX]

“It’s the Pop-Tart’s bowl. Both teams put sprinkles on their helmets and they have 6 live pop-tart mascots. The winning team gets to sacrifice one of them and then eat them live on the field. The trophy is also a fully functioning toaster. It’s the people’s national championship”

[Toledo Football @ToledoFB]

The Legacy of Excellence Continues 🚀

#TeamToledo | @coach_mjacobs

[Kyle Rowland @KyleRowland]

Home run for Bryan Blair and Toledo. Jacobs, a former Ohio State offensive lineman, is a Maumee native. He's done nothing but win in Division II and FCS. Was involved in the Bowling Green search last year.

[MattBeGreat @mattbegreatyt]

G5 automatic qualifier is great for the sport. It gives those guys something to play for. College football isn’t just played in the SEC. It’s nationwide

[Sidelines - Toledo 🚀 @SSN_Toledo]

Honestly, all I can do is thank him for everything he’s done for Toledo. The ride wasn’t always smooth, but zero losing seasons, a plethora of draft picks, the most importantly driving players to earn their degree, hes done so much.

Thank you Coach Candle.

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

College Football's Group of 5 is Under Attack, We Cannot Afford to Get Rid of Automatic Playoff Bids https://t.co/NQZLsHhIrN

[The MAC Sports Connection @TheMSCPodcast]

I used to be “I have a second team”, but my heart belongs to the MAC

I have been asked all week who I was rooting for on Saturday, and depending on the group I’m talking to, I say “Toledo and Miami” or Ball State and Central Michigan” just to remind folks that their schools they attended are playing football that day.

Which gets annoying when they reply “ok but really who is your real team”

The MAC. My Alma mater and grad program. The conference that shaped me. The other Division 1 football programs in the state.

[Dave Portnoy @stoolpresidente]

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[Cam Mellor @CamMellor]

Updated leaders in yards allowed per play, FBS defenses in 2025:

Toledo: 3.8
Ohio State: 3.9
Texas Tech: 4.0
Oregon: 4.0
SDSU: 4.1
Oklahoma: 4.3
Miami (FL): 4.3
JMU: 4.3
Iowa: 4.4
Wake Forest: 4.5
Indiana: 4.6
Louisville: 4.6
Missouri: 4.6
Michigan: 4.6
Arizona: 4.6
Buffalo: 4.7
Texas: 4.8
Pittsburgh: 4.8
Fresno State: 4.8

(📸: @ToledoFB)