John Hetzler

Digital editor, writer, University of Virginia fan, history buff.

[Matt Norlander @MattNorlander]

A long reflection on a heavy day in Charlottesville—and the latest hit to college hoops. After his presser Tony Bennett spoke at length w/ CBS Sports and went deeper into why retirement had to be now.

"This was never mine, and it was time to give it back."https://t.co/8JTwer08bj

[No Laying Up @NoLayingUp]

SOUND UP

[John Hetzler @johnhetzler]

@NoLayingUp Have they ever covered golf before?

[David Simon @AoDespair]

You know, I'm going to lean forward a bit on my skis and just suggest, hear me out on this, that this Trump fellow is an obvious, unrepentant fascist without the slightest understanding of what the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution demands and requires of every citizen, let alone the president.

[John Hetzler @johnhetzler]

@KVanValkenburg Also, why is ESPN now leading with the police report when they had *one of their own reporters* witness the event.

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[John Hetzler @johnhetzler]

@joeovies @giglio_OG His ESPN interview during the ACC tournament also was weak. He should've been pumping up all the league teams, but instead came across as being afraid to offend someone.

[Kevin Van Valkenburg @KVanValkenburg]

I went to a Jason Isbell show and wrote about the Elephant in the room. https://t.co/zqavIeWvkT

[John Hetzler @johnhetzler]

@Mikeysurf Unfortunately, it's going to be a UNC player. (ACC media=UNC media, lol)

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

Trump-@ejeancarroll verdict says Carroll proved more than nominal defamation by Trump.
So Trump has to pay:
$7.3 million for compensatory damages.
$11 million for reputation repair.
$65 million in punitive damages.
Total: $83.3 million.

[John Hetzler @johnhetzler]

@va_cc11 He's hilarious, and the rest of the cast is great. (Also, the books are even better.)

[John Hetzler @johnhetzler]

@va_cc11 Dude, it's so good. Gary Oldman rules.

[Ken Pomeroy @kenpomeroy]

Such a fun sport where making the playoffs doesn't depend on a team's accomplishments but a few gatekeepers evaluating whether the QB has enough arm talent. Imagine if the NFL playoffs were determined that way.

[David Teel @ByDavidTeel]

Appreciate recency bias. But it shouldn’t have been all about yesterday. Just a week ago, FSU with QB2 beat Florida more convincingly than Alabama beat Auburn or Washington beat Wazzu.

[John Hetzler @johnhetzler]

@ByDavidTeel Agree completely. Yesterday, Michigan managed 213 yards of total offense. That offense didn't look good by the 'eye test' but of course they deserved to make the playoffs.

[John Hetzler @johnhetzler]

None of the arguments for Alabama over Florida State make any sense. None.

[Matt Brown @MattBrownEP]

I don't want to hear a single pundit or administrator talk about preserving the sanctity of college football regular season, the only sport where "every game matters", ever again

[John Hetzler @johnhetzler]

@KirkHerbstreit Really sad seeing you all carry the water for the @CFBPlayoff - just a joke all around.