Thomas McPhail

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[Thomas McPhail @McPhailThomas]

@GregMadia Bet he still plays.

[Thomas McPhail @McPhailThomas]

@RobPowellWFC @FBGreatMoments Agree,
Him or Tory Holt, another Pack alum.

[Thomas McPhail @McPhailThomas]

@PackFootball Pack!

[Jon Finkel📚💪 @Jon_Finkel]

Dads and 90s kids, here's a fact:

We had it so good with SportsCenter and we didn't know it.... How could we?

We didn't know what was on the horizon that would try to take it down: first, league passes and TiVo and DirecTV... then the Internet and social media and YouTube...

During that brief, bright spot in sports media in the 1990s, SportsCenter was the only way to get the day's highlights...

We had black and white photos and box scores and features in the newspaper...

We had brilliant writing and reporting and pictures in Sports Illustrated and Sporting News and ESPN: The Magazine...

But for the day's highlights...

To watch Ken Griffey Jr. make a diving catch or Jordan hit a game winner or Barry Sanders twirl through a defensive line...

If you didn't catch it live, the only way to see it was on SportsCenter (maybe your local news sports show - maybe)...

And into this void stepped Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann and Stuart Scott and Rich Eisen and Craig Kilborn and Linda Cohn and Robin Roberts and crew...

And all the catch phrases every kid in high school and college would repeat: "cool as the other side of the pillow"... Jumanji... En Fuego....

We'd watch SportsCenter at night then again in the morning.

It was a monolith. You'd show up at school and you'd have the same frame of reference for the highlights you saw. It was a shared experience.

It was awesome. And even though the show still exists and works, it's not a cultural touchstone anymore... it can't be... not with every highlight available from 1,000 sources across social media instantly...

And there are bright spots to be sure... My man and Top 10 Randy (@RandyScottESPN) is terrific. So are plenty of others.

But classic SC, man. It was a shared experience. By everyone.

These kids don't know... Sitting there, retweeting highlights, sharing reels, scrolling their feeds... Doing the work to find what they like with no commentary or context.

Times change. I get it. And we always glorify what we grew up on. Maybe that's all this is.

Still, I miss Stu Scott. He ruled.

If you agree, share this and follow me @Jon_Finkel.

Boo-Yah!

[Broc Loveless @CoachBLoveless9]

Really excited to start @BoldSportsCons! If you have questions please feel free to reach out or check out the website! https://t.co/MyOmBafuhY

[Thomas McPhail @McPhailThomas]

@3HL1045 Mike Caldwell the DC for the Jaguars played at MTSU in the early 90’s for Coach Donnelly!

[Thomas McPhail @McPhailThomas]

@JayBilas ACC

[Thomas McPhail @McPhailThomas]

@PackPride Being a State fan is exhausting! Too old for this!

[Thomas McPhail @McPhailThomas]

@TheWolfpacker I’m to old for this!

[Thomas McPhail @McPhailThomas]

Keep Finley in the game! Fire Tim Beck! @gopack

[Cumberland University Football @CumberlandFB]

We are 9 DAYS away from our Spring Game on the Campus of @CumberlandU and the Phoenix are excited to compete and get better! #RAI2Ethe2TANDARD #ATTACK #GATA #RI23UP

[Tim Mathis @TimMathisCU]

Proud of Morgan Cates. Cumberland University’s representative for National Football Foundation award winner.

[Cumberland University Football @CumberlandFB]

Spring Practice for the Phoenix is right around the corner! Here are the dates for the Spring of 2022! #RAI2Ethe2TANDARD #GATA #ATTACK #SpringBall
#CUFootball #RI23UP

[Cumberland University Football @CumberlandFB]

We are just 171 Days away from the Home opener of the 2022 Season! #RAI2Ethe2TANDARD #GATA #ATTACK #OurYear22 #PHOENIXFOOTBALL #CUPhoenix

[Thomas McPhail @McPhailThomas]

@CoachNorwell Congratulations Chris!

[Thomas McPhail @McPhailThomas]

@Tmaclive1 Coach McPhail Cumberland University [email protected]

[Thomas McPhail @McPhailThomas]

@Tmaclive1 @CoachBlack_QB @MrTNT21 @CoachGebhardt @AustinSchaffer2 @coachjakereed Would like to speak to you!

[CFB Home @CFBHome]

This NAIA team has wins against all four of these opponents listed below. Not only do they have wins, but they're undefeated against all four. In the series history, if you put these four together the combined score is 144-10.

Alabama
Georgia
LSU
Louisville

Who am I?

[NAIAFBALL @NAIAFBALL]

Ever heard the saying "Logo holds weight?"

We are going to find out which logo is most recognizable in NAIAFBALL!

Starts next week🏆 #NAIALogoWars