Doug Ireland

"Retired" in '19 after 30 years as Northwestern State SID; @LaSportsHall chairman since '90; mermaid researcher; sunset chaser; Steelers, Saints, Pirates, golf

[Glenn Guilbeau @SportBeatTweet]

Few knew the real Daddy Dale Brown like the one who called him Dad.
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[Puckin Hostile @PuckinHostile]

Edmund Fitzgerald Day, year 51. For those who observe.

[LSU Women's Basketball @LSUwbkb]

Join us in Natchitoches on December 6th for an exclusive pregame tailgate before our game at Northwestern State!

The first 100 ticket purchasers will receive an exclusive poster autographed by the 2026–27 Tiger squad.

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[Visit Sault Ste. Marie @VisitTheSault]

Starting tonight at 1 AM, we’ll be sharing the real radio transmissions from the night the SS Edmund Fitzgerald was lost on Lake Superior, 50 years ago.

These posts will follow the timeline as it happened, from the first reports of rough seas to the ship’s final transmission.

We share them in remembrance of the 29 men who were lost, and in respect for all who work the Great Lakes.

Transmissions from: https://t.co/cE4Ednwct7

[Matt Moscona @MattMoscona]

A beautiful tribute from the Brown family. Worth your time. 🙏

[Skim Milkey @SkimMilkey]

I do not believe what the hell I just saw.

New Mexico State ended up somehow winning this game on a last second shot after this.

[Louisiana Sports HOF @LaSportsHall]

Save the Date for our 2026 LSHOF Fall Celebrity Golf Classic!

Sunday, Nov. 29: Celebrity Pairing Party at Edge Lounge at L'Auberge Casino

Monday, Nov. 30: Celebrity Golf Tournament at University Club in Baton Rouge

Don't miss the fun, register today at:
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[Jacques Doucet @JacquesDoucet]

"Hey Bert! I know why I haven't see you at practice. Because we a'int got no more ducks on the practice field."

@LSUfootball @Coach_EdOrgeron interacting with #LSU legend Bert Jones to warm your heart on a Friday.

https://t.co/9Gp2LZf8n0

[FanWord @fanword]

🏀 𝑴𝑬𝑬𝑻 𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝑩𝑨𝑺𝑲𝑬𝑻𝑩𝑨𝑳𝑳 𝑺𝑰𝑫.

He's one of three people covering sixteen sports at his NCAA Division II school. Men's basketball is his sport, which means he's responsible for a sport that begins in one crossover season and ends in another:

🏀 A preseason while running stats at football on Saturdays
🏀 A Thanksgiving tournament covered remotely from three states away
🏀 Two-game conference weeks, home doubleheaders, and award nominations due every Monday
🏀 Four seniors who each deserve more than a name read over the PA
🏀 An NCAA regional recapped from the baseball press box
🏀 Fifteen roster bios to update before next year's signing class arrives

Add it up, and it's well over one hundred hours of production work for one sport.

Read the full breakdown — and how FanWord Assist saves him dozens of hours over a full year of basketball 👉 https://t.co/QwuEcUIJ30

[Eric Sisson @ESisson7]

I wish I could take credit for this but gotta admit it was a friend in the group chat but I’m sharing here.

In honor of CFP playoff rankings and voting day yesterday, here is the Top 25 as US Presidents

[Ross Dellenger @RossDellenger]

If you were curious about the severity of Ed Orgeron’s medical condition, he says here that he was “about to die” and OLOL’s staff saved his life.

[Alex Anderson @AAnderson_KTBS]

Had a blast at @evangelfootball this week delivering a Griffin's Game Ball to @PeytonHouston8!

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

Marcus Spears had to miss his son's first college game for work. Problem is, his work is ESPN. So in the middle of Monday Night Countdown they cut live to the arena in Austin, more than 2,000 miles away, and let him watch his 17-year-old walk out of the tunnel while the whole country watched his face.

He almost didn't go to Seattle at all. He told the producers he was thinking about skipping the trip so he could be in the building. He got in the day before and said he felt terrible about it. Then he talked himself down with one line. "My wife and myself have prepared him to be where he is," he said.

And when he says his wife helped prepare him, he means it pretty literally.

Aiysha Spears was the 7th overall pick in the 2003 WNBA draft out of LSU. Marcus went in the first round to the Cowboys two years later and played nine seasons in the NFL. Their oldest, Cari, was the national high school volleyball player of the year and is now an All-American at Texas. Marcus Jr. was ESPN's No. 1 player in the entire class of 2027, and he graduated a year early so he could get to Austin at 17. The youngest, Miko, is coming up in volleyball too.

So you've got a house where both parents were first-round picks and two of the kids became top recruits in the country in two different sports. That kind of thing basically doesn't happen.

He did get to see his son play once before Monday, at an exhibition at Madison Square Garden the weekend before. The opponent that night was St. John's, which happens to be where Aiysha started her own college career back in 1999.

When the live shot came up, the guy who breaks down NFL film on TV every week told the crew he was about to cry, and said the kid had worked his butt off to get there.

Then Junior came off the bench, and the first time he got on the floor he blocked a guy driving to the rim. A minute later he bullied his way into the paint and finished through contact for an and-one.

"He'll be fine," his dad had said.

[Doug Ireland @SIDDougIreland]

@ScottStras Would like to see it, please

[Michael Brauner @MikeBraunCFB]

Kirby is going to retire in the next 2 or 3 years, maybe even sooner

[Daily Snoopy @DailySnoopys]

october 31st nov 1st

[Smoky Okie (Tim) @RebornFatboy]

From another friend:

JFK'S Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, was in France in the early 60's when DeGaulle decided to pull out of NATO. DeGaulle said he wanted all US military out of France as soon as possible. Rusk responded, "Does that include those who are buried here?"
DeGaulle did not respond. You could have heard a pin drop.
When in England, at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of 'empire building' by George Bush. He answered by saying, "Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those who did not return."
You could have heard a pin drop.
There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break, one of the French engineers came back into the room saying, "Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intend to do, bomb them?" A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: "Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships. How many does France have?"
You could have heard a pin drop.
A U.S. Navy admiral was attending a naval conference that included admirals from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian, and French navies at a cocktail reception. He found himself standing with a large group of officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks when a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English. He then asked, "Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?" Without hesitating, the American admiral replied, "Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies, and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German."
You could have heard a pin drop.
AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...
Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on. "You have been to France before, monsieur?" the customs officer asked sarcastically. Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously. "Then you should know enough to have your passport ready." The American said, "The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it." "Impossible. Americans always have to show their passports on arrival in France!" The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained, ''Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen to show a passport to."
You could have heard a pin drop.
I am proud to be an American, and proud of this God given heritage!

[FMOL Health @FMOLHealth]

Coach Danny Broussard had no symptoms. A $100 calcium test that took just 15 minutes led to open-heart surgery that saved his life. Hear his full story on Straight from the Source and learn why he encourages everyone to get screened.

[RetroNewsNow @RetroNewsNow]

👻🎃Happy Halloween!🎃👻

[Steelers Depot 7⃣ @Steelersdepot]

Ben Roethlisberger will be present on Sunday for the Browns game. Steelers by 35 now. #Steelers #NFL