Benton Strong

@UW Husky, hopeless Mariners fan. Progressive communicator. Campaign flack. Seattle lover. 90s kid. Tweets are mine.

[Benton Strong @bentonstrong]

Perfect encapsulation. “What’s disturbing about the ensuing leadership squabble though, is that while it was going on, it seemed more urgent than the crime.”

[The Seattle Times @seattletimes]

The spectacle of the neophyte mayor and the frequent flyer police chief, both failing at their jobs when they were needed most, is not going to pass lightly, writes columnist Danny Westneat. https://t.co/gYval1FwLD

[Benton Strong @bentonstrong]

It’s now been a week. When will the top story become about the active investigation into a shooting at a major festival? Right now firing the police chief has worked from a messaging standpoint. It’s completely distracting coverage from the actual event.

[Benton Strong @bentonstrong]

Imagine being Oregon and still not having a national championship.

[Benton Strong @bentonstrong]

What role does the guy that deleted his text messages and lied about it serve in now?

Historians should cover the NCAA as one of the most out of touch, misguided institutions with the most outsized impact we’ve ever seen.

[Nicole Auerbach @NicoleAuerbach]

The NCAA says there were sufficient grounds for a multiyear postseason ban. "However, the panel determined that a postseason ban would unfairly penalize student-athletes for the actions of coaches and staff who are no longer associated with the Michigan football program."

[Benton Strong @bentonstrong]

Real credit to @MollyAMcGrath for asking Marcus Freeman that question and the incredible humility in his response. This is a special moment to finally have a black head coach in a college football championship game.

[Benton Strong @bentonstrong]

The @pac12 lives! What a statement for west coast football.

[Benton Strong @bentonstrong]

The 2024 post-election analysis of Trump gaining vote share by percentage has to be the laziest of my lifetime. The story of this election was turnout, full stop. The country didn’t get redder — it just stayed home.

[Benton Strong @bentonstrong]

Hey @GregMcElroy, who just said the best team Indiana has played this year in Michigan: What does having a better record and…beating Michigan do for Washington?

[Benton Strong @bentonstrong]

Ole Miss beat Georgia by 3 scores LAST WEEK! What even is the point?

[AP Top 25 @AP_Top25]

POLL ALERT: Oregon remains No. 1 in AP Top 25 after close call, Notre Dame and Alabama each jump two spots, Georgia back in top 10.

Full poll: https://t.co/7dTTUiSC1j

[Tim Booth @ByTimBooth]

Final:
Washington 27
No. 10 Michigan 17

[Benton Strong @bentonstrong]

IT’S A GREAT DAY TO BE A DAWG!

[Benton Strong @bentonstrong]

Glad they rejected you! (And to be at the game just below you)

[Jeff Bechthold @JeffBechthold]

Last game I missed was the 2000 opener vs. Idaho. I was with the UW baseball team in Cuba.

Cool that 300 comes vs. Northwestern, both of my parents' alma mater, and the last place to reject me for a full-time job before UW offered me one back in '91.

[Benton Strong @bentonstrong]

Only question at this point is whether the M’s are going to turn a 10-game lead into losing the division by 10 games.

[Benton Strong @bentonstrong]

Why couldn’t Root Sports have been blacked out?

[Benton Strong @bentonstrong]

Second straight year the SEC appears to be meh in non-conference…Going to acknowledge it this year?

[Benton Strong @bentonstrong]

This team had a 10-game division lead.

Ten. Games.

[Benton Strong @bentonstrong]

Has there ever been a more infuriating baseball team than the 2024 Seattle Mariners?

[Benton Strong @bentonstrong]

All of that could’ve been avoided if you just let Woo — at 73 pitches (!) — walk Alvarez and get the next guy.

[Benton Strong @bentonstrong]

One baffling thing is the assumption Oregon is so well-positioned. At its height, the program never won a title and only got close once. Washington had 2 CFP trips while UO hasn’t been there in a decade, despite all this great recruiting. https://t.co/Is4Aulaqn5