Darrell Bird

General Manager of The Cats' Pause/CatsPause.com. Lifelong fan of Cincinnati Reds and Oakland Raiders, so much so he's still mad about Heidi Game from 1968.

[Darrell Bird @DarrellBird]

Milan Momcilovic and the early connection to @KentuckyMBB thanks, in part, to Tyler Herro.

https://t.co/FRqHc7ARyk

[Kyle Tucker @KyleTuckerCBB]

Four years later, he’s a Cat.

I loved Momcilovic when I saw him that spring. Tyler Herro’s dad was pushing Calipari to go hard after the kid back then.

[Darrell Bird @DarrellBird]

Milan Momcilovic. No. 1 in 3-point accuracy, No. 5 in 3s made but only No. 36 in 3s attempted. This is going to be fun @KentuckyMBB

[Darrell Bird @DarrellBird]

Not to mention @KentuckyMBB @CoachMarkPope attendance in Miramar Beach, Florida, was mandatory for SEC Spring Meeting and brief family vacation was over before Milan Momcilovic removed name from NBA Draft. So there's that.

[Dylan Ballard @DylanBallard_UK]

Bad day to be a burner account fussing about Mark Pope being at the beach with his family…

[Darrell Bird @DarrellBird]

The most tantalizing thing about Milan Momcilovic possibly joining @KentuckyMBB: Regarding 3-pointers, he was No. 1 in nation at 48.7% and No. 5 in makes, but only No. 36 in attempts. @CoachMarkPope will fix that.

[Darrell Bird @DarrellBird]

Sensing from SEC Spring Meeting that Milan Momcilovic sweepstakes, however it turns out, is going to move fairly quickly. No surprise some late suitors, but @KentuckyMBB is squarely in the mix. If not, won't be for lack of effort.

[Darrell Bird @DarrellBird]

.@KentuckyMBB @CoachMarkPope details Malachi Moreno's journey in testing NBA before return to UK. My one-on-one with UK coach continues from SEC Spring Meeting.

https://t.co/jp6tC1Xt5b

[Darrell Bird @DarrellBird]

.@KentuckyMBB @CoachMarkPope says Malachi Moreno could give fans a weapon not seen the first two years. My one on one with Pope at SEC spring meeting continues.

https://t.co/NQ58r3QV6d

[Brandon Marcello @bmarcello]

Writing up a story on the expected introduction of the Cruz-Cantwell bill, along with some details of what is expected to be included in the legislation on college sports. Details coming later tonight at @CBSSports.

[Darrell Bird @DarrellBird]

Remember that high-flying offense @CoachMarkPope had at BYU? Fans may finally see it with @KentuckyMBB this year. My one-on-one with Pope from SEC Spring Meeting continues...

https://t.co/hIju0WoLEA

[Darrell Bird @DarrellBird]

.@KentuckyMBB @CoachMarkPope addresses fan criticism on social media in one-on-one with https://t.co/Aj1aq2G5cY.

https://t.co/SINHOsXvpf

[Darrell Bird @DarrellBird]

@JP21Esports @JackPilgrimKSR Pope loves summer trips. Israel was a unique deal with another group handling everything. Just didn't work out. Bet the house, they'll be going next summer.

[Darrell Bird @DarrellBird]

.@KentuckyMBB @CoachMarkPope tells Cats' Pause there likely will be no summer foreign trip. "We're probably a lean towards not going right now," Pope said Tuesday at SEC Spring Meeting. Israel trip fell through leaving Pope "less inclined to go right now. We'll see."

[Darrell Bird @DarrellBird]

Just finished annual one on one with @KentuckyMBB @CoachMarkPope at SEC spring meeting. Story this afternoon. Stay tuned.

[Darrell Bird @DarrellBird]

.@KentuckyMBB and @ZagMBB agree to end the series after four years. No game this year or next.

[Darrell Bird @DarrellBird]

The Radio Shack Tandy laptop computer where you could only see 4 lines of what you were typing before hooking up the couplers with a dial tone. Good times.

[Michael DeCourcy @tsnmike]

WiFi?
Bona fide sportswriters had to file from a phone booth using couplers.

[Darrell Bird @DarrellBird]

Be strong @sec 24 team CFP is a joke. Participation ribbons all around.

[Stewart Mandel @slmandel]

Tne ACC, Big 12 and ND now support the B1G’s 24-team Playoff. The SEC is the last holdout.

If they cave, say goodbye to the greatest regular season in sports.

If you love college football, it’s time to stand up and make your voices heard.

https://t.co/bq2fAhVl8E

[Diana S. Fleischman @sentientist]

In adults, limiting smartphone functionality to texting and calls and blocking all social media and mobile internet for 2 weeks significantly improved attention, self-reported well-being and mental health. 90% of participants experienced a benefit.

[Camus @newstart_2024]

“TikTok is the fentanyl of social media.”

Jonathan Haidt didn’t mince words on the High Performance podcast. He called it the number one destroyer of attention, focus, and executive function in kids, and by extension, human potential.

He sees students in his class spending six hours a day on it. Not scrolling casually, living there. Skipping homework, skipping friends, just endless algorithm-fed dopamine. The Chinese version keeps kids focused and limited. Ours? It weaponizes micro-pauses to push pro-anorexia content to teenage girls in days. No social graph, just pure brain-hijacking precision.

That hit me hard. We’ve normalized something that’s quietly rewiring an entire generation’s ability to think deeply or sit with discomfort. I’ve gotten stricter at home because of stuff like this - the data is too consistent to ignore.

In a world selling constant distraction as entertainment, protecting real attention might be the ultimate parenting (and self-parenting) battle left.

What’s been your line with TikTok or short-form apps — full ban, strict limits, or something else?

[Cole Parke @ColeParke_wsc]

The Cats’ Pause’s own @DarrellBird did a wonderful story on Davis’ journey as well. Well worth going back to read!

https://t.co/P02WxA13q0