Jason Colthorp

My time away from Twitter was glorious. Annnnnd now I’m back. 😑

[David Weigel @daveweigel]

A head-turning new "Michigan First" ad from @AbdulElSayed - he names some issue he agrees with MAGA voters on, then plays a supercut of Fox News hosts/Tucker praising him or bashing Mike Rogers. https://t.co/RhE0YlBp68

[Jason Colthorp @JasonColthorp]

Battle For the 10th #DailyFlash #MI10 #Michigan #politics #USHouse @cbhines586 @BouchardforMI @Local4News

[Jason Colthorp @JasonColthorp]

The Twentysomethings Speaking Up #DailyFlash #Michigan #Politics @Kennedy_School

[Dan Miller @DanMillerFox2]

Hello again. Looking forward to getting back to work this weekend. My family continues to heal, and I want to again thank you for your role in that. The support has been incredible. Over 500 donations for more than 43k to https://t.co/EjygzaWaTL.

[Jason Colthorp @JasonColthorp]

Wild Polling Scandal #DailyFlash #politics @WedgewoodPolls #polling

[Jason Colthorp @JasonColthorp]

@christinemango7 @Local4News Too kind, Christine! And I’m glad to hear it considering fairness is top of mind in any debate.

[Jason Colthorp @JasonColthorp]

3 hours until the Gubernatorial Debate!
8pm LIVE on @Local4News

[Jason Colthorp @JasonColthorp]

Attention to Detail Without Attacks: @MikeRogersForMI and @AbdulElSayed Appear Before the @deteconomicclub #DailyFlash #MISen #Michigan #Politics

[Jason Colthorp @JasonColthorp]

@grimsby54371353 @Castellani2014

[Jason Colthorp @JasonColthorp]

Had the pleasure of moderating the @deteconomicclub discussion w/ @MikeRogersForMI & @AbdulElSayed for #MISen. Great forum w/ actual policy answers w/o attacks on one another. 28 media outlets covered it — including 7 international. I actually did an post-interview for Estonia!

[Detroit Economic Club @deteconomicclub]

Here's what our #econclub podium looked like with U.S. Senate candidates @MikeRogersForMI and @AbdulElSayed, each answering questions from moderator @JasonColthorp

[Dave Dulio @DaveDulio]

Fascinating session at the @deteconomicclub with the #MISen candidates in their 1-on-1s with @JasonColthorp. Neither has mentioned their opp by name. getting deep into policy. Answers even found agreement in places: eg, some tariffs are good & we have a reading crisis in schools

[Jason Colthorp @JasonColthorp]

@grimsby54371353 @Castellani2014 Whitaker, Trammell, Morris. He was the best pitcher of the 80s. He won 3 WS, including going 10 innings in Game 7 of the 91 series to win it vs. ATL.

[Jason Colthorp @JasonColthorp]

Presidents Weekend #DailyFlash #trump #obama #senate #Michigan #politics
@Local4News

[Jason Colthorp @JasonColthorp]

UPDATE: Talked to Sheriff Wickersham who said he didn’t change his endorsement, he’s decided to “co-endorse” the candidates in the 10th.

Not sure I’ve ever seen that.

[Jason Colthorp @JasonColthorp]

Week In Review #DailyFlash #Michigan #politics #debate #Senate @Local4News

[Lynn Henning @Lynn_Henning]

Have seen lots of reaction to the ESPN series on Nick Saban. A lot of history, reported then and subsequently (wrote a book on this, in fact), has been forgotten:

Saban left MSU in 1999 for two reasons, both tied to then-President Peter McPherson. McPherson had welched on a $150,000 (not $100,000) raise committed to Saban. The stock market in the late '90s boomed and McPherson did not believe he could sell that raise to the MSU Board of Trustees. Saban then was making less than Tom Izzo.

That violation of pure financial principle set the stage for Saban at least listening to another offer, even though he and Terry through their coaching stops had always most loved East Lansing, had wanted to return there, and most definitely wanted to stay in November, 1999.

Another factor was McPherson's indifference to Saban's coaching. Even though the president had not been to a college football game between his college days and his arrival as MSU president, he "didn't believe Saban was a good second-half coach." True appraisal.

What might have been considered by the president, even if he had been on firm ground -- and he certainly wasn't -- is that in 1998 the Spartans had only 71 players on scholarship within a roster's 85-man limit. That was due to attrition inherited from George Perles' NCAA probation sentence. Small wonder some second-half leads in 1998 had washed away.

By 1999, Saban had a full scholarship roster, and a 10-2 record.

But the tensions and intolerances had grown too severe, and Saban was at least open to LSU's offer. Even after Terry visited Baton Rouge and told him it was a "diamond in the rough" they were going to stick in East Lansing. A long night of talking and not sleeping preceded a 5:30 a.m. phone call from McPherson who, in Saban's view, was "belligerent" and insisted Saban wasn't going to put MSU over a barrel.

The Sabans decided at that moment to leave for Baton Rouge.

[Jason Colthorp @JasonColthorp]

@DaneSager Mine too

[Jason Colthorp @JasonColthorp]

@Castellani2014 Amen. Whitaker’s numbers are better than several 2nd Basemen in Cooperstown.

[Jason Colthorp @JasonColthorp]

@TheDeanSisco On-field emcee for the Lansing Lugnuts. Best job I ever had!