Mark Jackson at Northwestern is one of the more interesting ADs to watch right now, and his recent conversation on the Excellent Leadership Podcast from Excel Search gets at why...
He's restructured the athletic department around a true C-suite, with a chief revenue officer, chief communications and branding, chief administrative, chief operating, and a dedicated GM function that works alongside the CRO and head coaches on market evaluation and deal structuring.
The quote that stuck with me was on building an executive team culture that demands real friction: "If you're executive team, if you're not shooting me straight and we're not aligned coming out of this room, fight me on it, compete for what you believe and tell me where I'm wrong because if we don't, we don't have a chance."
Good operating leadership in college athletics looks a lot like good operating leadership anywhere else, and Northwestern is showing what that can look like in practice.
Bullish on NU given how they are shaking up how they are going to operate...
@kicknyrgios I’m surprised you think of West as a plus defender (i agree). I think Bennerman projects as a good defender, but huge tbd. We need to hit on transfer (like every team), but think Collins has earned trust.
One of my biggest takeaways has been that last year’s transfers were good.
Here is a breakdown of what these sentences mean for those not in the know.
Sentence 1 Analysis:
> "Clavicular was mid jestergooning when a group of Foids came and spiked his Cortisol levels 😭"
*Clavicular: Nickname for streamer Braden Peters, is a reference to "clavicle lengthening/widening" (a niche obsession in body dysmorphia communities regarding shoulder width).
*Jestergooning: A portmanteau of two terms:
* Jestermaxxing: Acting like a clown or fool to get attention or cope with social rejection.
* Gooning: Originally referred to a trance-like state induced by porn addiction, but in this context, it generally means staring blankly or engaging in obsessive, low-IQ behavior.
*Foids: A derogatory "incel" (involuntary celibate) term for women, short for "Femoids" (Female Humanoids).
*Spiked his Cortisol levels: "Cortisol" is the stress hormone. This means the women made him extremely stressed, anxious, or panicked.
Translation: "This guy (Clavicular) was in the middle of acting like an idiot/zoning out when a group of women arrived and made him panic."
Sentence 2 Analysis
> "Is Ignoring the Foids while munting and mogging Moids more useful then SMV chadfishing in the club?"
*Munting: While originally a grotesque term from shock sites, in "looksmaxxing" slang, it is sometimes used (often ironically) to describe an extreme or ugly form of "Mewing" (tongue posture exercises to improve jawline). It implies focusing intensely on one's face/aesthetics.
*Mogging: Derives from "AMOG" (Alpha Male Of the Group). It means physically dominating someone else or looking much better than them.
*Moids: A derogatory term for men (Male Humanoid), often used as a counterpart to "Foid."
*SMV: Acronym for Sexual Market Value. A pseudo-sociological metric used in these communities to rank how "valuable" a person is to the opposite sex.
*Chadfishing: A combination of "Chad" (the archetypal attractive male) and "Catfishing." It means creating a fake dating profile using photos of a male model to see how women react or to waste their time.
Translation: "Is it better to ignore women and focus on making other men look inferior (through looks or status), or is it better to go to a club and try to trick people into thinking you have high sexual value?"
Summary:
The text asks a philosophical question within this specific internet subculture: Is self-improvement and dominance over other men (homosocial competition) more fulfilling than seeking validation from women through deception?
Here in Camping World Stadium ahead of the Cheez-It Bowl, previewing some concessions. FEATURING:
🧀Loaded Chili Cheez-It Crunch Dog
🧀Mac N Cheez-It Walking Nachos
🧀Cheez-It Bacon Cheez Burger
🧀Cheez-It Turkey Leg
@kicknyrgios Fair — i have big hopes for him in the coming years, so i guess we can chalk that up to a victory, given he was a complete no name coming out of high school.
I feel like Page was a complete ghost today. Almost like he chalked tonight as a loss before the tip
@kicknyrgios Man but windham has regressed so much… just completely lost his confidence…
Green stinks too though.
Those minutes are better spent with Mullins or west