Andy McLean

Former: Appalachian State Athlethics

[Andy McLean @andymcl00]

So I switched websites and love the look a lot more! I’ve added galleries from my time at App State and this summer with Salem FC.

https://t.co/WFRyZAmsU4

[Andy McLean @andymcl00]

Updated my sports photography portfolio! Some of my favorite shots in my 4 years as a photogrpher. Looking for work, feel free to reach if in need of a photographer!

https://t.co/09MSq8tWo9

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

Why is it ‘cancelled’ in the U.K. but ‘canceled’ in the U.S.?

Because we gave them that L in 1776.

[Kalshi FC @KalshiFC]

🚨 Vozinha has completed more dribbles at the Knockout round of the 2026 World Cup than Cristiano Ronaldo.

[Adam @AdamdotH]

The USMNT suddenly turned into one of the most complete team in international soccer as soon as we divided the game into four quarters. You connect the dots.

[TK from the Paper @tkpipedreams]

CJ Huntley is the first App State alum to play in an NBA game since Belus Smawley in 1952 for the Baltimore Bullets.

[App State Wrestling @AppWrestling]

It never gets old.

#ReAchTheSummit

[dash @thedigitaldash_]

north carolina the best country in the world baby

[Andy McLean @andymcl00]

Beating Campbell is better than Christmas 😛😛

[App State Wrestling @AppWrestling]

𝐁𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐏 ✔︎

App State moves to 3-0 in the SoCon by taking 7 of 10 matches in Buies Creek!

#ReAchTheSummit

[Andy McLean @andymcl00]

Truly one of my favorite combos and now sad to see it gone.

[Anthony Walsh | Roadman Podcast @Roadman_Podcast]

The partnership that redefined pro cycling just died.
Not from failure. From exhaustion.

Rapha and EF Education are splitting after seven years. One of the most recognisable, innovative partnerships in modern cycling - over.

The duck helmet. The Palace collaboration. The pink jersey everyone could spot from space. Gone.

Rapha's CEO said the relationship "had gotten tired."
Not unsuccessful. Not unprofitable. Tired.

That line stuck with me because it's brutally honest about something every brand partnership faces but nobody admits.

They didn't fail. They just stopped caring.

When Rapha joined EF in 2019, they weren't just supplying kit. They were building culture.

The alternative calendar sent pro riders to Unbound Gravel and Leadville. Lachlan Morton's solo Alt Tour captured millions of views. The Gone Racing documentary series brought fans inside the sport.

They gave cycling personalities again.

The partnership won stages at all three Grand Tours. Victories at Flanders and Paris-Roubaix Femmes. World championship gold this year.

By every metric, it worked.

But Rapha reported losses for seven straight years. And somewhere along the way, the magic became maintenance.

The innovation became obligation.

The disruption became routine.

That's how partnerships die in 2025. Not with a bang. With a memo about "broadening horizons."

Meanwhile, Ineos Grenadiers - once cycling's dominant super team - can't find a bike sponsor for 2026.

They're hiring agencies. Talking to "hundreds of brands." Offering unprecedented opportunities.

But nobody's signing.

Because the model is broken.

Brands enter cycling to build community, create culture, tell stories. Then they realise that costs money and doesn't show immediate ROI.

So they optimise. Cut the storytelling budget. Focus on logo placement and activation metrics.

The partnership becomes transactional.

The magic disappears.

The "relationship gets tired."

Then they leave. And everyone acts surprised.

Rapha and EF proved something valuable: partnerships that build culture create value beyond spreadsheets.

But building culture is expensive.

It's long-term. It's hard to measure.

So brands choose transactions over transformation.

Then wonder why nothing sticks.

The real tragedy isn't that Rapha left. It's what they're leaving behind.

EF now has to find a partner willing to fill boots that might be "too big to fill" according to brands who considered it.

Because Rapha wasn't just a kit supplier. They were culture architects.

And in cycling's current sponsor market, nobody wants to pay for architects.

They want vendors.

Seven years of losses finally made Rapha ask: is this worth it?

Their answer was no. And honestly, looking at the economics, I can't blame them.

But that's the problem. When the economics say no to building culture, everyone loses.

[Andy McLean @andymcl00]

Would rather go back to Qatar…

[Janty @CFC_Janty]

I’m sorry but the World Cup can never be hosted in America what the actual fuck

[Daniel Lloyd @daniellloyd1]

For those interested, that's an AVERAGE speed of 80.5kph, or 50mph.

[Tour de France™ @LeTour]

🔥🔥🔥 @WoutvanAert DROPS @TamauPogi in the last climb up Montmartre ! 🔥🔥🔥

🔥🔥🔥 WOUT VAN AERT DISTANCE POGACAR 🔥🔥🔥

#TDF2025

[EF Pro Cycling @EFprocycling]

us and who ? 👀 @LeTour

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

SCENES IN SEVILLA!!! JULES KOUNDE INTERCEPTS THE BALL AND SCORES FROM OUTSIDE THE BOX TO GIVE BARCELONA THE LEAD WITH FIVE MINUTES LEFT IN EXTRA TIME!

ABSOLUTELY UNREAL 😱😱😱

[Andy McLean @andymcl00]

Chat we are so cooked

[Bennett Waisbren @BennettWaisbren]

ChatGPT 4o's new image gen is insane. Here's what Severance would look like in 8 famous animation styles 🧵

1/8:
Rankin/Bass – That nostalgic stop-motion look like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Cozy and janky.

[michi @the_smollbean]

Instead of using AI slop, how about you learn to draw instead. Fuckin loser

[Men in Blazers @MenInBlazers]

VINICIUS JUNIOR SENDING HIS PENALTY INTO ORBIT 🤯

[Philip Sheng @PhilipNILIP]

P5 track & field coaches are mobilizing to protect the future of their sport against House settlement, citing roster limits, budget cuts, program eliminations, etc. This open letter to the track & field community is being circulated calling for immediate action.

[herculez gomez @herculezg]

Lizbeth Ovalle with the goal of the season in Liga MX Femenil. 🇲🇽

‘Puskas’ worthy. Book it.

🦂

[Andy McLean @andymcl00]

Say Sike rn

[Andy McLean @andymcl00]

🤩🤩🤩

[Nebraska Wrestling @HuskerWrestling]

1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗦

@gas_caleb reaches triple digits on senior day with a win over No. 19 Moran.