Rappy Pappy

RAPSTER’S BURNER

[john @johnsemley3000]

and a guy who has a taco bell IN HIS HOUSE.

[Nate Dunlevy @NateDunlevy]

That’s because the GM isn’t good at his job.

[John @iam_johnw]

Lebron got criticism for drinking water during an nba game

[Indianapolis Colts @Colts]

D’OH! another schedule release video! @TheSimpsons

[Dont say my name @stillnez216]

One day some young kid is gonna go down a LeBron highlight rabbit hole and they’re going to wonder wtf was wrong with this generation of hoop fans and media.

[Justin Aufiero @JustinRTBColts]

Former Colts TE Eric Ebron claims that Chris Ballard gave Andrew Luck an ultimatum that may have pushed him to retire… how is nobody talking about this?!

It’s just one claim from one guy, but this is DAMNING on Chris Ballard if true.

Tbh, someone oughta ask him about this.

[kordell @lledrook]

jayson tatum would’ve subbed himself out at 81 and texted kobe

[Rappy Pappy @RappyPapi]

@theblockspot If Reggie Wayne still isn’t in the HOF, then Evan’s isn’t a first ballot

[Abz @Abz_UTC]

50 push ups and 20 pull ups is nowhere near the same difficulty

[NFL Stats @NFL_Stats]

Days until...

Combine - 7
Free Agency - 21
Annual League Meeting - 41
Draft - 66
Projected Schedule release - 86
Training camp - 147
Preseason - 171
2026 season - 206

[Armando Gaycot @MondoBurger05]

Fantasy football punishment idea: you have to post a clearly AI generated girlfriend for Valentine’s Day, National GF day, and a random day of the year that is her birthday.

[Carter Donnick @CDonnick1]

Ohhhh yeah we’re adding this one to the archives

[jules85 @jules8517]

@AustinAbbott i’d argue the craziest part is this was in his age 37 season after FOUR neck surgeries🐐🐐

[Austin Abbott @AustinAbbott]

Here���s all 55 TD Passes from Peyton Manning in 2013..

- 1st All Time in PPG (37.9)
- 1st All Time in TD Passes (55)
- 1st All Time in Passing Yards (5,477)

and the craziest part?

Peyton effectively sat out 8 full quarters due to blowouts and they only played 16 game seasons..

[Rappy Pappy @RappyPapi]

@daniel_rotman15 under what metric? Just calling the top 5 defenses doesn’t make them top 5. Say the metric.

[Rappy Pappy @RappyPapi]

@Ihartitz It was a possession game to be fair, pats offense has like no yardage and had done nothing. Should have taken the points and trust your defense.

[DK🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸 @1Nicdar]

130 schools said no.
He led the losingest program in college football history to a national championship anyway.
Fernando Mendoza was a 2-star recruit from Miami.

He tried to walk on at his hometown school. They passed.
So did FIU.
So did FAU.
So did everyone else.

At 17, he was sitting in his bedroom, crying over a silent recruiting inbox—after driving to 18 camps with his dad and sending highlights to more than 100 programs.
Not one FBS offer.
His only option? Yale. No scholarship. No NFL path.

Everyone told him to be “realistic.”
“Know your place.”
“Be grateful.”
He didn’t listen.
Because Mendoza understood something most people miss:
The worst outcome isn’t failing.
It’s never getting the chance to try.

Two weeks before signing day in 2022, his phone rang.
Cal needed a body. One offer. Out of 134 schools.
He took it.
He arrived as the third-string quarterback.
Spent a year on the scout team.
Lost his first four starts.
Got sacked 41 times behind a broken offensive line.

Still got up. Every time.
Then Cal brought in a transfer instead of building around him.
So Mendoza left the only school that had ever said yes.
He transferred to Indiana—the losingest program in college football history.

People laughed.
“Career suicide.”
“Graveyard program.”
“Nobody wins there.”
One coach told him something different:
“I’m going to make you the best Fernando Mendoza possible.”
That was enough.
Mendoza wasn’t just playing for football.
His mother has battled multiple sclerosis for 18 years.

Before every snap, he thought of her.
“My mother is my why.”
Indiana went 16–0.
Beat six Top-10 teams.
Won their first Big Ten title since 1945.
Mendoza threw 41 touchdowns.
Won the Heisman—first in school history.
First Cuban-American to ever do it.

Then came the title game.
Miami. Near his hometown.
Fourth-and-4. Season on the line.
Quarterback draw.
The kid 134 schools rejected spun through defenders and dove into the end zone.

Game over.
Indiana—national champions.
The losingest program became the best team in America.
All because a 17-year-old refused to believe “no” was the end.

Rankings don’t decide your ceiling.
Gatekeepers don’t write your ending.
Being overlooked isn’t a verdict—it’s a starting point.

Sometimes all you need is one shot…
and the courage to bet on yourself when nobody else will.
Don’t quit.

Credit: Barclay Mullins

[Jireh #BirdGang @jirashon]

Bro found out Drew Petzing was gonna be his Offensive Coordinator and decided to retire 💀💀💀

[Rappy Pappy @RappyPapi]

@HolderStephen Hes a great coach, if you are blaming steichen for this season after years of mediocrity before him, then you are scapegoating.

[NBA Shane @Shane00]

How old heads view the talent in the NBA