Matthew Hoersten

[Alexander Rossi @AlexanderRossi]

Morning, what did I miss?

Anyway, see you @CrackerBarrel for @AskOffTrack live.

[James ⊬ APE @Tyler_yoseph]

Tyler Joseph said fuck Apple Maps

[Pat McAfee @PatMcAfeeShow]

WHO’S THE #1 TEAM IN THE COUNTRY AND THE B1G CHAMPS?

[HaliMuse @hali_muse]

Seems like a thousand years ago…

[bubba guts 🚂 @JKnowsBall_]

knicks fans watching aaron nesmith and tyrese haliburton rip their souls out in their 20 square foot studio apartment

[Jim Irsay @JimIrsay]

Go PACERS. Good luck to Herb, the entire @Pacers organization, and our city! 💪❤️

[Pat McAfee @PatMcAfeeShow]

This is devastating..

Jim had friendships with a lot of his former players.. I was lucky to be one of them.

Playing for a team that Mr Irsay ran was an honor. He was funny, brilliant, unique, and somehow still wildly relatable for a man who became the sole owner of an NFL team at the age of 37.. and before that, hired as the youngest general manager in the history of the league as a 24 year old.

He battled his demons, as we all do but, God blessed Jim Irsay with an abundance of compassion.. he wanted to give back/help everybody and everything he saw or knew about… putting a list together of all of the causes/things/people that he’s given to would be an impossible task.. probably well over $100,000,000.. there was even a whale about to get an assist from Jim at one point.

The 1st time he and I really had an extended convo was at training camp after the lockout in 2011.. players and front office weren’t allowed to communicate with each other during the lockout but, Jim followed me on Twitter throughout the CBA negotiations.. his first day at training camp, immediately after the lockout ended, he drove his golf cart over to where I was and started firing off questions about Twitter.. He enjoyed the thought of being able to connect with Colts fans all over the world.. he appreciated the opportunity to be able to share some of his thoughts in his own way.. and he absolutely LOVED the idea of being able to give money/experiences/tickets/etc. away to people on Twitter.

He was a mogul who had a creative artist’s brain.. Everything he did he wanted to do in a big and imaginative way.. his Twitter Giveaways became just that.. he wanted them to be awesome... and they were. He was a Billionaire who yearned to share his wealth in fun ways.

Anybody that met him would say that he seemingly woke up everyday wanting to help people.. life got in the way sometimes but, anybody who actually knew him, loved him.

A true anomaly.

When I decided to retire.. he and I had a 2.5 hour conversation in his office. He was sitting at his desk.. hitting the shit out of his vape .. and we talked about everything I was hoping to go do.

He tried to stop me for a few minutes.. even offered to renegotiate my contract.. and then once he realized my decision was made.. the convo turned into him trying to give me as much game as possible about running a business and maintaining authenticity. He gave me quotes and words to live by.. told me stories of mistakes he and others had made and he promised he would do anything he could to help me in my venture.

“If for some reason this doesn’t work or you don’t want to do it anymore, you’ll always have a job here at the Colts. You are family.”

Since that day.. Jim has done everything he can to help me succeed.. He’d join our show anytime I asked, no matter where he was in the world.. He’d send me motivational messages when he heard I was going thru something.. he’d forward articles that he’d come across that he thought I should read.. He’d answer any question I had about decisions I had to make.. and he even offered up his connections if I wanted to “buy that lovely wife of yours something nice brother”

Jim was a real one.. and we will all miss the shit out of him.

I send my positive prayers and vibes to his daughters, his grandkids, his loved ones, his staff, and everybody who has been working with Jim for the last 40 years.

Thank you for EVERYTHING big man.. You were a damn legend.

Rest Easy, brother.

[Matthew Hoersten @MatthewHoersten]

@Schultz975 @jakequery @theJCook @EddieGarrison_ Lol, definitely not Canada!

[BAM Weather @bam_weather]

Increasing threat for near blizzard-like conditions and SIGNIFICANT snow accumulations this weekend. https://t.co/eAV1MNZ1gU

[Pat McAfee @PatMcAfeeShow]

I’ve said what I believed to be the truth about the team.. & a bunch of “Colts fans” on the internet were trying to get me booed out of the city..

Current players, who have won nothing during their entire tenures, started using me and my face to try and paint me as the enemy in the city I’ve committed my life to.

And in the end… everything went.. just like I fucking said it would

In the biggest moments everybody with a brain knew they’d crack.. and they did.

A blind person could see the red flags on this team.. Work ethic questions, NEVER happens on good teams.. Preparation commitment questions, NEVER happens on good teams.. Late to meetings, NEVER happens on good teams.. Late to/skipping treatment, NEVER happens on good teams.. The franchise QB tapped out of a game.. on 3rd down.. in the red zone.. because he was tired… NEVER HAPPENED in the history of the NFL.

That’s literally the only thing you need to tell someone (who knows ball) and they could tell you everything about this team…

“Hey the franchise quarterback, who’s a professional athlete getting paid millions of dollars, and the face of a multi billion dollar franchise tapped out of the game because… because… because he was tired in the middle of the season”

“Oh wow.. that team has no chance” would be the immediate response..

And to the surprise of nobody.. that was the response by everybody who’s ever played/coached the game before but.. Colts blogs and fans who have been covering the Colts since 2020 and more recent knew better than everybody… Started personally attacking me and trying to kick me out of town.

When I said Joe Flacco gives us a better chance to win than AR immediately after the tap out.. I would’ve said whatever backup QB we had on the roster. That can’t be what the face of your team is doing.. just can’t be.. and to a bigger aspect of it all, somehow AR thought it was ok to do that. That’s a locker room issue.. that’s a culture issue.. thats an indicator of a loser attitude radiating thru a building that was built by greats.

I have no idea how they fix it.. I don’t think it’s like a light switch. “Alright, we’re gonna become Pros now” but… maybe it is, but what do I know?

Oh wait….. how this was all gonna work out. I knew that.

As a multiple year season ticket holder (not renewing).. and someone who has actively, daily, attempted to be an additive to this beautiful city. I hope they become a good franchise again.. this city deserves it.. the OGs in the Colts building deserve it (equipment managers, trainers, ticketing, PR, sales).. and on the flip side the players/coaches in that building deserve whatever happens to them. Your unwarranted arrogance, laziness, and lack of professionalism has lead you to ANOTHER early vacation… which is probably what most of you entitled bums have been hoping for.

I don’t speak for the city.. and I don’t speak for all ex Colts players because I was only a punter.. nominated for the HOF 3 times now but nonetheless.. I speak from my own perspective.. I’ve never seen a group waste opportunities/talent/money more than this group.

Cheers… #ForTheShoe #LahdHahse

#ForTheBrand #Pittsburghese

[Matthew Hoersten @MatthewHoersten]

@PatMcAfeeShow Sound the alarms. Taylor Swift just landed in Indianapolis.

[College GameDay @CollegeGameDay]

Bloomington, here we come‼️

Coach Corso returns home to see the 7-0 Hoosiers for our first-ever Saturday College GameDay at Indiana!

[Matthew Hoersten @MatthewHoersten]

@davematthewsbnd
Little Mikey Carson, '67 to '75
He rode his bike like the devil
Until the day he died. #DMB

[Matthew Hoersten @MatthewHoersten]

@VivalaZito @BostonConnr Great show today boys!

[Pat McAfee @PatMcAfeeShow]

A lot of you are talking very wild about me and our progrum.. I assume you are very new to us.

We are a sports show that tries to inform folks of what’s going on and have a good time with good vibes… Everyday.

We do not bat 1000 but we feel as if we do make solid contact A LOT.. Our people found us because of that. We’re wildly lucky for the folks that enjoy taking mental vacations with us.. Monday-Friday.. 48 weeks a year. We take a lot of pride in making folks’ lives a little bit happier or better.

This past year with our show’s going to College towns on Fridays, I got to chat with a lot of folks that watch our show. I loved learning about them and then I would normally learn about how they started watching our show.. There was always a “buddy referral” story.. then there was the other stories about folks going thru some shit and we were there to hangout with them as they battled thru whatever they were going thru.. I haven’t polled our crowd but I’m rather certain that nobody’s wanting to come hangout with us to hear us talk about politics. I think it’s probably a massive reason for our success actually… so all of this has been a good reminder of what we’re good for, and who we’re good for. Some day, I’ll try and build up enough of a brain to dive into the politics world but that time is nowhere near now..

Also..
Our fans know that ART ends shortly after Aaron’s team’s season ends.. that’s how it’s been. He’ll make random surprise welcomed pop ins during big events or offseason adventures but, it’s always been a season thing. I never said he’ll never be on the show again. I hope he chooses to still chat with us. We’ve been lucky the last 4 years to ride the wave of a season with a 4X NFL MVP (2 of which during The ART Era) and get his thoughts along the way.. in real time.

I certainly don’t love that I’ve found myself in political wars and public beefs because of something that a guest has said on our show or something that my dumbass has said.. including a lawsuit that was VERY public.. but I think what I’ve come to realize is that it’s gonna come with the territory of this venture. We are much more aware of that now. And, for the good of our lives, happiness, and mana 🤙🏼.. we’re gonna try and avoid as many as possible.

I say all that to say this…I have a lot of pride in what the boys, our fans, and I have built. We found what we’re good for. There was a lot of different points during our journey that it could’ve ended or stopped or slowed down.. because of the entire team, we’ve kept rollin… I love them. I’m thankful for them… and we just want to talk shit about sports.

See you tomorrow.

Cheers

[Matthew Hoersten @MatthewHoersten]

#Fuelthefire Welcome to Lahd Hahse!

[Matthew Hoersten @MatthewHoersten]

@tyschmit everyone sharts themselves. "If something stands between you and your success, move it. Never be denied" - Dwayne The Rock Johnson
Venmo @Matthew-Hoersten

[Pat McAfee @PatMcAfeeShow]

HELL YEAH @ChuckPaganoNFL 🎯

20 $500 WINNERS 💸💸

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#PMSLive

[Matthew Hoersten @MatthewHoersten]

@PatMcAfeeShow Need @BostonConnr running a 40 as well.

[Year of the Buffalo @YOTB1987]

Hey @PatMcAfeeShow you need any help with the Draft Spectacular?

Pros:
1. Punctual (with enough heads up)
2. Tall
3. Athletic (except when kids started throwing breaking pitches I switched to tennis)
4. I already own the uniform

Cons:
1. Math
2. Fear of heights

#GooseFTB