Malcolm Dailey

[irene🌻 @Strictlyirene]

Dreams in HD, reality sitting right next to him 😭

[Ellen Carmichael @ellencarmichael]

The most interesting part of the red card saga isn't the ruling. It's how differently Americans and Europeans process the idea that they might have been wronged.

Europeans are fundamentally different from Americans in one particular way: they expect life to be aggravating and at times unfair. It's just a fact of moving through the world. I joke that in Europe, the customer is always wrong. You didn't read the fine print. The only pharmacy in town is closed every other Tuesday for three hours, and even if the times weren't posted, that's still your problem. Too bad if you want the bill, because the waiter's on his union-mandated half-hour smoke break, and you're just going to have to wait.

To quote the great Mark Knopfler: sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug. There's something freeing in that. Things are less in your control, so there's less angst in managing your expectations.

In America, things couldn't be more different. We simply can't accept a wrong left unrighted.

The flight attendant sneezed handing you a drink on your one-hour flight? 15,000 frequent flyer miles. Didn't like your appetizer? A replacement is on the way, and the whole course comes off the bill. There's a reason our interstates are lined with trial lawyer billboards.

Europeans have turned complaining into a continental pastime with no expectation that the universe owes them a remedy for their grief. You gripe about the train being late, your friends nod solemnly and everyone goes back to their apéro. In America, we launch a full-blown investigation of the train system, sue the government (and its contractors) that allowed for the tardiness and hold a Congressional hearing on the state of national infrastructure.

So to an objective observer, the red card shouldn't have happened, and VAR was a travesty. To Americans, our star player shouldn't be unfairly banned from a match we couldn't afford to lose for a card he so obviously didn't deserve.

Who cares that FIFA used a little-used reversal to fix it. Who cares that other people are mad about it. We. Were. Wronged. It was unjust. It must be corrected. We would accept nothing less.

Europeans waxing poetic about the sanctity of the game are, of course, talking about a governing body whose last tournament host was decided via confirmed cash bribes — one that imposed dress codes on women, shrugged off widespread allegations of modern slavery and reconfigured the entire tournament calendar to suit the host country. Which is exactly the point. If you've made peace with all of that, at least enough to watch the tournament four years later, a probationary suspension isn't actually a scandal.

Maybe that's the real divide. Over millennia, Europeans have made peace with being the bug. Americans have never once considered it, and apparently, we're not about to start now.

[Malcolm Dailey @mdailey171]

@Tylerwinfrey25 Undefeated at Auburn now-such a great sign!

[Malcolm Dailey @mdailey171]

@KevinScarbinsky @CFBPlayoff Just go away, your logic is distressing

[Malcolm Dailey @mdailey171]

@ClayTravis Not a good comparison as coaches lead a team, usually proclaim team first, and money doesn’t matter. Probably a key driver for on field wins. Media members no team so have to more strongly maximize self.

[Malcolm Dailey @mdailey171]

@VintageRockN_85 Vinyl

[Malcolm Dailey @mdailey171]

@elonmusk Got it

[Bruce Pearl @coachbrucepearl]

'Sweet home Alabama' has lessons for Mamdani's bitter NYC https://t.co/wAkO4E03D7

[Vince Wolfram @vincewolfram15]

WATCH: Dylan Cardwell’s NBA call came last night, and his brother, Drake, captured the moments before, during, and after Dylan’s dream came true.

“My whole life I was chasing the NBA dream. It sounds cliché, but the journey is what makes the destination so sweet.” 🙏🏼🤞🏼

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Fate loves irony, but hates hypocrisy.

Legacy media like Newsweek lie relentlessly.

[Chad Prewett @coach_prewettAU]

Thank you Auburn Family!

[Auburn Basketball @AuburnMBB]

War Eagle, forever 4️⃣4️⃣

[Justin Hokanson @_JHokanson]

Incredible stuff from @AuburnMBB social team

Above the wins, the impact on his players and the respect from his peers clearly mean the world to Bruce Pearl

[End Wokeness @EndWokeness]

That moment when Trump brought out Bill Clinton's accusers to the debate

This is why they banned live audience

[Cassie @cassieepruitt]

WHAT A NIGHT!! The Auburn family never ceases to amazing me with their unwavering love, support, and energy!!🫶🏼 I give all the honor and praise to God. The Lord has blessed me with these wonderful gifts and talents, and I just use them all for His kingdom and His glory🤍

[Bruce Pearl @coachbrucepearl]

Tre is a GIFTED passer. Merry Christmas from Auburn Basketball!

[Malcolm Dailey @mdailey171]

@murpho5 Justin, I saw you today and like all the other Publix employees were really hustling to serve the shoppers! Enjoy your Thanksgiving break.

[The War Eagle Reader @wareaglereader]

1965 Auburn phonebook. 126 W. Glenn. Near where Waffle House is now. (Pretty sure it was the place my friend used to live. Or the W6 House.) #JimmyBuffett
[from Mary Pruett Norman]

[Coach Tommy Tuberville @SenTuberville]

Was great to meet with leaders of @AuburnU today in Washington D.C.

College athletics have provided opportunities for millions of student athletes.

I am working to reform the NIL system to ensure that the system is fair and extends opportunities to more students. #WarEagle