James

Data/Software Engineer. Married WAY out of my league. Father of a handful of beautiful creatures. “We must not mind a little suffering brothers.” Matt 20/15

[James @jamessmith79]

Never thought I’d see this!

[Big 12 Conference @Big12Conference]

BIG 12 CHAMPIONS 🏆

Congratulations to @TexasTechFB for claiming the 2025 Edward Jones Big 12 Football Championship.

#Big12FB | @EdwardJones

[Taylor Stockton @tStocktonTTU]

What did the Oklahoma Attorney General say after Joe Mixon shattered a female OU student’s jaw on camera & continued to be a member of the OU football team for two more seasons?

Spoiler: Nothing

[Brennan Baxter @BrennanBaxt]

The idea that Texas Tech could save the integrity of college football by choosing to not play Brendan Sorsby is hilarious. The system was broken long before this case, and Texas Tech is merely operating within that system. Any other school would be handling this case the same way.

[CFB Redzone @redzone_cfb]

Last Thing I’ll say about the Brendan Sorsby Situation until we get concrete updates:

Cincinnati also plays a significant role in this entire situation as well… it’s not just Texas Tech

They knew about the Gambling Problem that Sorsby and instead of doing what’s best for him and the game? They kept it under wraps.

Scott Satterfield chose his own job security over what’s best for Brandon Sorsby/what’s best for the integrity of the sport.

[James @jamessmith79]

@nickeyhorn This is dope!

[🦅 felipe the dogtor 🦅 @felipe4prez]

espn and sports network personalities criticizing texas tech and brendan sorsby while having affiliate/referral links for gambling sites in their bios is absolutely comical.

[James @jamessmith79]

RAIDER!!!

[Dr. Rick @HoustonVols]

A little perspective for Lady Vol fans:

Don’t judge an entire fanbase by the loudest idiots on social media. Every fanbase has them. Lord knows Tennessee has more than our fair share.

Every Texas Tech fan I met at the WCWS this week has been nothing but respectful, welcoming, and passionate about their team.

And as for the money? Spare me. College sports have become an arms race. We celebrate NIL, facilities, and donor support when it benefits our team. We can’t suddenly act offended when another fanbase does the same thing.

The atmosphere in Oklahoma City has been incredible. Packed crowds, passionate fans, national attention, and programs investing in softball. That’s good for the sport whether we like who’s winning or not. Enjoy the games. Respect the fans. Save the hate for the scoreboard. Go Lady Vols 🍊

[James @jamessmith79]

@nickeyhorn I can’t tell, are those trains cars?

[Brigham's Burner @FiredUpCoug]

This is coming from a BYU fan who has never placed a bet in his life.

If the NCAA permanently bans Brendan Sorsby, I will be disgusted.

Not because gambling rules don’t matter. They do. Not because athletes should be allowed to bet on college sports. They shouldn’t.

But because there is a massive difference between protecting the integrity of the game and destroying a young man’s life over an addiction he is now getting treatment for.

By all current reporting, Sorsby did not bet on games he played in, did not bet against his own team, and there is no allegation that he tried to influence an outcome.

Meanwhile, college football has spent years finding ways for players with far uglier off-field issues to return to the field. And the same college sports ecosystem that lectures athletes about gambling has become increasingly entangled with sportsbooks, betting content, official data deals, and gambling-adjacent money.

So yes, punish him. Fine him. Suspend him. Require treatment. Require education. Put guardrails around him.

But a permanent ban?

That would not be justice. That would be the NCAA trying to look righteous by punishing him for participating in the exact betting culture that they have contributed in building.

I stand with Brendan.

[James @jamessmith79]

I might be a nerd if...

I read Supreme Court opinions for fun. And yes, I do. The Courts opinion in Chiles v. Salazar has some real zingers.

“The First Amendment stands as a bulwark against any effort to prescribe an orthodoxy of views, reflecting a belief that each American enjoys an inalienable right to speak his mind and a faith in the free marketplace of ideas as the best means for finding truth. Laws like Colorado’s, which suppress speech based on viewpoint, represent an egregious assault on both commitments.” — Gorsuch, J.

[Freyy @Freyy_is]

dear apple, the iPod needs to come back. not for nostalgia. for the parents who want their kids to love music and audiobooks without a browser, social media, and the whole internet attached to it

[Lloyd Legalist @LloydLegalist]

More examples of why today’s NBA is unwatchable. #NBA

[Hans Fiene 🦬 @HansFiene]

James Talarico is a not a “progressive Christian.” He is a court preacher for Molech and the true God will incinerate his blaspheming tongue on the last day if he does not repent.

[James @jamessmith79]

Two things: Calvin and Hobbes is the greatest comic of all time. Calvin’s Dad may just be my spirit animal.

[James @jamessmith79]

@TheMuppetPastor @EWErickson I come in peace. Enjoy your account Skeleton Man, but this is a very bad take.

[James @jamessmith79]

@Digitalliturgy Same. I keep replaying bits in my mind. So thankful for him.

[Texas Tech Red Raiders @TechAthletics]

Toughest. Team. Wins.

#WreckEm | @TexasTech

[James @jamessmith79]

RAIDERRRRRRRRR!!!!!!

[James @jamessmith79]

@nickeyhorn WHAT IS THIS MAGIC!?!? 🤯

[Anna Lulis @annamlulis]

New York Times just covered protests in Minnesota

The March for Life was yesterday

100,000 people attended to defend unborn babies

The media said nothing