Chris Dufresne

National College FB/Hoops Columnist for L.A. Times (1995-2015). LAT sports (1981-2015), paper boy (1968-71), Heisman voter, Co-founder TMG College Sports

[Chris Dufresne @DufRankman]

Remembering Rankman today and every day ❤️. Archive of Rose Bowl memorial from that picture perfect day in Oct 2021: https://t.co/kqtB94Sg2D

[Chris Dufresne @DufRankman]

A message to @DufRankman followers from the Dufresne Family ❤️

[TMG College Sports @TheMediaGuides]

We thank you and have taken great comfort in your @DufRankman tributes and eloquent reflections. We hope to celebrate his life with you in 2021. We have established a sports journalism scholarship in his memory at Cal State Fullerton. https://t.co/5gcgBws19z

[Chris Dufresne @DufRankman]

I’m glad you’re sure! Thanks for the pick-me-upper but you don’t know the blue state I’m in (another brilliantly turned double meaning phrase from a pro’s pro, ha)

[Coaches Hot Seat 🔥 @CoachesHotSeat]

Of course you will Chris!

This Corona Virus will pass and it will be forgotten and since this is Virus instead of Bird or Pig Virus which linger longer this Corona could burn Hotter and Faster and might just Fizzle when Summer arrives!

Let's Hope So!

[Chris Dufresne @DufRankman]

@BaltSunSports Another one writes the dust!! What a career Pete it went by so fast. You’ll like it over here but the writing on deadline nightmares never go away...

[Chris Dufresne @DufRankman]

I’m screwed in that scenario!!!

[Chris Dufresne @DufRankman]

Thanks Tim. And veteran means old. Ha.

[Tim Dahlberg @timdahlberg]

Chris puts into words what some of us, er, veteran sports writers have been thinking.

[Chris Dufresne @DufRankman]

I am a 62 year old sportswriter with a history of asthma wondering: will I ever attend another live sporting event? Am I an "Expendable," a superhero with a mask but no powers or a cape? #Covid_19 @HerbGould @MrCFB @blauds @SInow .https://t.co/JJS8B6WeIC

[Chris Dufresne @DufRankman]

Always a pleasure!

[Christopher Gabriel @CGProgram]

One hour that includes 30 minutes with @JFeinsteinBooks and 30 with @DufRankman is as good as it gets on this program. Thank you, gentlemen, for your sharp insights, analysis and humor. #TheCGP @940ESPN

[Chris Dufresne @DufRankman]

Non-essential non-workers

[Chris Dufresne @DufRankman]

And sportswriters over 60...

[Chris Dufresne @DufRankman]

No one's answered that question....

[Chris Dufresne @DufRankman]

I think the SEC is all-IN.

[Tony Barnhart @MrCFB]

As more and more schools announce that students will return to campus this Fall, it opens the door for football. Is it too early to be optimistic that the season will start on time?

https://t.co/wBzpTzblcO

[Chris Dufresne @DufRankman]

Great story here Tom Luicci on Jerry Izenberg at The Derby.... Kentucky Derby Memories From Someone Who Has Been To 54 Of Them https://t.co/y81TrEVoJN via @TheMediaGuides

[Chris Dufresne @DufRankman]

What is actual capacity...?

[Steve Sarkisian @CoachSark]

“110,000 to be exact!” Roll Tide!!!

[Chris Dufresne @DufRankman]

Another small point on not playing FB without school in session. Q-system teams in Pac sometimes play FOUR games before classes start. One-third of schedule

[Chris Dufresne @DufRankman]

A JERSEY GUY's plan to save college football deserves a look even if has been deemed dead on arrival...For Now! CFP could be singing different tune in July... https://t.co/4BQN88Xcym

[Chris Dufresne @DufRankman]

A JERSEY GUY's plan to save college football deserves a look even if has been deemed dead on arrival...For Now! CFP could be singing different tune in July... https://t.co/4BQN88Xcym

[Chris Dufresne @DufRankman]

You mean these Dawgs I met in parking lot before the game? What a day. #RoseBowl

[Tony Barnhart @MrCFB]

We don't know when we'll see college football again. Until then, let's give thanks for the memories it has given us.

https://t.co/T9b33zSE1I

[Chris Dufresne @DufRankman]

So What's Really New About College Coaches Saying And Doing Dumb Things? https://t.co/Sj9Ey8TRKR via @TheMediaGuides

[Tony Barnhart @MrCFB]

When college sports--specifically college football--return, things are going to be different.

https://t.co/9bybNtnfU9

[Chris Dufresne @DufRankman]

Not sure what this means but they seem to have lot in common by the numbers: Mike (4), Mike (4), Leach (5), Gundy (5), Starkville (10), Stillwater (10), MSU (3), OSU (3), Quirky (6), Mullet (6), Tuesday AD reprimands (1), (1)....#MikeLeach #MikeGundy