Griffin Blunk

Butler University PharmD/MBA ‘22, University of North Carolina MS ‘24, Husband and Father, Colts/Pacers Fan

[Griffin Blunk @GBlunk25]

Getting back on the gridiron after 3 years felt pretty damn good🐶

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

Madden Orlovsky had a heartfelt message for his family and friends in honor of World Autism Awareness Day 🥹

This was a special moment for all of us at ESPN. Thanks, Madden and @danorlovsky7 ❤️

[Griffin Blunk @GBlunk25]

Bring back @UA_CoachBallou! Their fans don’t want him anyway🔴⚪️ #iufb

[Matt Zenitz @mzenitz]

Tennessee is expected to hire Indiana’s Derek Owings as its new head strength and conditioning coach job, sources tell @CBSSports.

Set to be a notable win for Josh Heupel. The 32-year old Owings has been an important behind the scenes figure these past two years at Indiana.

[Charlie Kirk @charliekirk11]

Get married, have kids, and stop partying into oblivion.

Leave a legacy, be courageous.

Happy Sunday

God Bless all the parents out there

🙏

[Griffin Blunk @GBlunk25]

@Orioles_AD @jordan_peterson @CoachMarkBless Congrats @CoachMarkBless! Enjoy retirement!

[Joey Lindstrom @JLinni]

Highlights from an epic back and forth between Valpo and SIU last night🔥

[Griffin Blunk @GBlunk25]

What a joke of a franchise

[Butler Football @ButlerUFootball]

DAWGS ARE RANKED 💥🏈🐶

[Griffin Blunk @GBlunk25]

Would love to give these to my wife (new mother) and her mom, as they are some of the biggest swifties I know for a nice night away! #ForTheShoe

[Jim Irsay @JimIrsay]

TAYLOR SWIFT TICKETS---4 for Sat. night, Nov. 2. ONE WINNER, will also buy dinner at Wisanggeni Pawon on E. 71st St. Retweet this & TELL ME WHY IT SHOULD BE YOU. Must incl. hashtag #ForTheShoe🙂 Fri. NOON deadline. Will be many worthy entries, but I can only pick one! ✌️

[Griffin Blunk @GBlunk25]

Rank @ButlerUFootball

[NCAA FCS Football @NCAA_FCS]

Week 6 @WeAreAFCA Rankings 🏈

#FCS

[Skyler Spetter @CgSkyler]

What will it take to bring the @UIndyFB and @ButlerUFootball rivalry back to prominence? North vs South, no travel costs, hell, the @Colts could open Lucas Oil as a neutral site. It would easily be the best D1 vs D2 rivalry game in the country and a date fans circle months ahead.

[RedditCFB @RedditCFB]

Winning percentage, selected D1 Bulldogs:
• Georgia: .750
• @ButlerUFootball: 1.000

[Griffin Blunk @GBlunk25]

DAWWGS

[Butler Football @ButlerUFootball]

What a WIN on the road💪

The 'Dawgs are 2-0🐶🏈

[ESPN College Football @ESPNCFB]

BOWLING GREEN STARTED THEIR SEASON WITH A 100-YARD KICKOFF RETURN 🤯

[Barstool Bama @BarstoolAlabama]

Inject this into my veins

[Rosss @hot_jupiterr]

HICKS vs. #KNICKS. SEE YOU IN BOSTON!!

Design a #Pacers jersey after every #NBAPlayoffs📷📷 #pacerswin #BoomBaby📷📷

4-3

[Butler Blue IV @TheButlerBlue]

Good Boy, Trip. Good Boy. We will miss you around here. 💙

[Griffin Blunk @GBlunk25]

This is ELITE! Go Orioles!

[Chris Stevenson @bringthehammer]

Building Our House: 🪵 9️⃣8️⃣

1 of 5: Sometimes, it’s hard to let things go, but our out-of-date weight room that was grossly undersized for the influx of students enrolled in our class will be easier to forget w/ a space like this.

A🧵about our new Sports Performance Center:

[Butler Basketball @ButlerMBB]

TAKING CARE OF BIZNESS

[Griffin Blunk @GBlunk25]

@JoeCheshire I’m right there with ya Chesh!

[Boyd Myers @boydmyers]

Today in pickleball, a lady brought her 13 year old special needs son out with her.

She made it a point to let us know that he didn’t want to play, but it was pretty obvious that he was fascinated by the game. He stood right by the court, running back and forth, watching every shot.

He would congratulate us on good shots, and bump us up if he was close. I loved his energy.

After a few games, I asked him if he wanted to play and he said “I can’t. I am not good”.

I told him “Of course you’re good. And you’re my partner.”

We played a couple of younger guys and they weren’t taking it easy on him. I am sure he didn’t want them to, but they went after him with any shot they could.

So when I had the chance, I went after them. Hard.

My partner (Alex) was doing the best he could. He had said he had never played and a lot of his balls either went into the net or sailed way long.

I didn’t mind. I just wanted him to have fun and realize he COULD do anything he wanted.

Still, eventually some how we were tied at 9 (game to 11) and I was serving.

On the first serve, we volleyed for a few seconds, when one of the other guys popped a lob up to Alex.

He absolutely crushed it straight between them for his first point. We all kinda looked at each other like “Where tf did that come from???”

He celebrated as if he had just won the US Open. It literally gave me a chill, but we still had one more point to go.

I told him “Let’s get one more, buddy.”

I served again, very similar sequence, and then one of the guys hit a soft dink to his left. I honestly assumed it was going to be good and the serve would go back to their side.

Alex chased it down, and was able to hit the a backhand just hard enough to catch the top of the net and barely roll over for the game winning point.

He absolute exploded after the ball bounced and we had won. I was shocked. I walked over to tell him great shot, and this 13 year old kid hugged me like I had never been hugged, literally picking me up off the ground and holding me there for a couple of seconds.

To be honest, this was one game that I didn’t care if we won or lost, but I have zero doubt that Alex will never, ever forget how those few minutes felt.

I can be an absolute ruthless competitor. Hell, I can be a dick. I mean, I don’t let my 5 year old daughter win at Candyland. But this morning, I remembered why I fell in love with sports to begin with, and the sheer joy one can attain from competition.

I stick out like a sore thumb in our Saturday morning group. I look like a linebacker playing with a bunch of skinny college kids, retired teachers, dentists, and bankers.

But when his mother mouthed “Thank you” to me, I couldn’t hide the tears that poured out from under my sunglasses.

Truth be told, those few minutes did as much for me as they did for Alex.

Y’all have a great Saturday.