Beau Bollinger

[Ohio Capital Conference @OCCunited1]

OCC thoughts and prayers go out to the family of long time central Ohio football official Joe Vulpio. Joe was not only a great official but a mentor for many.

[Beau Bollinger @BD40OSU]

@Aubrey___K I see what you did there.

[Beau Bollinger @BD40OSU]

@Aportzline Starting to see why teams want out. Waddell going cheap on everyone. #CBJ

[Rep. Jim McGovern @RepMcGovern]

Trump says Democrats forgot to rig the election in 2016, successfully rigged it while *he* was president in 2020, then forgot how to rig it again in 2024. So the only election Democrats supposedly stole was the one he himself controlled.

You have to be a special kind of stupid to believe this bullshit.

[Beau Bollinger @BD40OSU]

@SamBlackburnTR Agreed. This announcement was being treated like some great event. It will be forgotten by mid November.

[Beau Bollinger @BD40OSU]

Everything Trump touches dies. #USMNT

[Beau Bollinger @BD40OSU]

Zach Werenski went from Columbus darling, hero, and future captain to topping Adam Foote as the most hated (soon to be) ex #CBJ

What a tool he turned out to be.

[Beau Bollinger @BD40OSU]

@REFLOG18 Another Bibee stare meme incoming. This team must hate Bibee.

[Beau Bollinger @BD40OSU]

Jim Tressel is what is/was good about college athletics and football. A leader of men. I am so thankful his time coaching at OSU overlapped my time as an undergrad, including a title. Those teams and Coach Tressel comprise such fond memories and experiences for me.

[Ohio State Football @OhioStateFB]

.@LtGovJimTressel taking it all in for the Ohio Stadium Ring of Honor Surprise 🌰 🥹

[Beau Bollinger @BD40OSU]

One of the best to do it. Enjoy the time with the family!

[Scott Welker @commish53]

I have completed a 35 year career in officiating and assigning for the OHSAA. It has been a great run and have met many great people along the way. On to the next chapter of my life. Spending time with my wife and family.

[Beau Bollinger @BD40OSU]

Another Cleveland Collapse. #Cavs #LetEmKnow

[Beau Bollinger @BD40OSU]

Donovan Mitchell disappears? ✔️
James Harden sucks the life out of the offense and plays 0 defense ✔️

#Cavs lose the game they should have had. #LetEmKnow

[Beau Bollinger @BD40OSU]

Why is Harden guarding one of the most dangerous on ball guards in the league? So stupid

[Beau Bollinger @BD40OSU]

@REFLOG18 @Browns

[Beau Bollinger @BD40OSU]

....and the lead is gone. Going to be the theme with that bullpen. #GuardsBall

[GuardsTV @GuardsTV]

Schneemann just cleared the forecast — that one’s gone 🌨️!

#GuardsBall

[Tony Adragna @CoachAdragna]

I think we’ve lost the plot on youth basketball. It’s probably happening in other sports too, but basketball is the world I know.

Growing up, basketball was the neighborhood game. All you needed was a ball and a hoop. It was simple, accessible, and we’d play for hours without thinking twice about it.

I’d call myself a pretty good high school player. I started on a solid team and loved competing.

AAU wasn’t really part of the equation back then. I played in a few tournaments with friends, but everyone understood what it was. If you were elite, you played for Indiana Elite or Spiece. If you weren’t, you just kept hooping where you were. There wasn’t this pressure that you had to be in it.

Now it feels like the entire model has flipped. Kids from kindergarten through high school are paying thousands just to be on a team. And if you want to play, there’s always a team ready for you because there’s money to be made.

But it doesn’t stop there. Parents are paying $60/head every weekend just to watch. Some places are charging for parking. Tournaments are partnering with hotels and requiring teams to stay there just to participate. Then you show up and games are running an hour behind, officials are barely engaged, and someone’s parent is losing their mind over playing time.

Somewhere along the way, the focus shifted.

This isn’t about saying AAU is all bad. There are real positives. Kids get exposed to different competition, build friendships, and experience things they wouldn’t otherwise.

But it’s hard to ignore what it’s becoming.

For a lot of kids, this isn’t building a love for the game. It’s turning it into a transaction. A schedule. A bill.

And that’s the part that feels off.

It would just be nice if the kids were back at the center of it all.

[Beau Bollinger @BD40OSU]

With these types of comments. I want names. #CBJ

[Aaron Portzline @Aportzline]

Bowness: "These guys, they don't care. Losing is not important enough to them. It doesn't bother them. How can you go out and play like that? I should have done this a month ago. But this is why we are where we are. This is why we're out of the playoffs. That kind of effort."

[Aaron Portzline @Aportzline]

Bowness: "These guys, they don't care. Losing is not important enough to them. It doesn't bother them. How can you go out and play like that? I should have done this a month ago. But this is why we are where we are. This is why we're out of the playoffs. That kind of effort."

[Columbus Blue Jackets @BlueJacketsNHL]

Big money for big saves! 💰

A huge thank you goes out to @ADS__Inc, who joined us tonight to present a donation of $22,000, representing a total of 2,095 saves, to the CBJ Foundation in honor of the Between the Pipes platform.

We thank you for your continued contributions!

[Beau Bollinger @BD40OSU]

MKC on her annual "#Browns Radar" tweetstorm

[Mary Kay Cabot @MaryKayCabot]

#Bucs Mike Evans signing with the #49ers after 12 seasons in Tampa. The #Browns had inquired: