Ryan Erickson

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[Ryan Erickson @ryanerickson6ix]

@CincyMavsUK @ebosshoops @TravisBranham_ Andrew Wiggins and Josh Jackson were All Americans?

[tyran stokes @tyran_stokes]

Rock chalk!!

[Matt Moody @matmoody]

I wasn't planning on saying anything publicly about last night's game. But when a parent from Concordia walks up after the forfeit and calls one of my 16-year-old players "cheap," I feel the need to respond.

First, to that parent: if you had a problem with the outcome, you should have been brave enough to bring it up with me instead of a teenager.

Now, let me paint the picture for why I brought up the situation during the game, because I'm particularly sensitive to this topic.

When I was 17, I pitched in every game of the 1999 5A KS State Tournament. The only reason I came out of the championship game was that I ran out of innings. That was the only rule back then. Throughout my high school career I regularly pitched twice in the same doubleheader and always at least twice a week. I don't put any blame on anybody. I wanted to do it. We just didn't understand back then, what happens to a young arm when velocity starts climbing into the upper 80s and 90s.

When I was 19 years old, as a freshman, in my very first college appearance at Fort Hays State, on my 16th pitch, my elbow dislocated, tearing both my Ulnar Collateral Ligament and Radial Collateral Ligament. Tommy John Surgery followed. I pitched three more years at Fort Hays, but I never threw as hard again, and never without constant, sometimes agonizing, pain. To this day, when I throw batting practice my hand swells and goes numb the rest of the night. I drive home from practice and can't use my right arm to steer. I sleep with my arm elevated or my hand swells up like a ballon by morning.

That is what these rules are trying to prevent.
Last night's game ended because Concordia used a pitcher who had thrown 78 pitches on Friday. Under KSHSAA rules, that requires four days of rest. Yesterday was three. It is not a gray area. It is not a judgment call. The rule exists, we are all forced to follow the same limits, it was violated, and the penalty is a forfeit. (And in my opinion, pitching a very talented pitcher like that after just 50 pitches on 3 days rest is irresponsible).

No, we did not want to win that way. We were winning at the time and we were going to win anyway. We had our two best arms left and they were out of arms. That's how this works at the 4A level. You run out of experienced arms and the flood gates open.

Which brings me to something I find genuinely troubling in my first year as a head coach, after two years as Wamego's pitching coach: the clear majority of programs push pitch counts to their absolute limit. Pull a guy at 75 pitches, bring him back on the minimum rest to throw 105 more. Repeat. At velocities that are sky-rocketing. We have 16-year-olds throwing 90 mph, and the current pitch count limits are not even close to restrictive enough. We are trading young athletes' futures for wins. It's being done openly and very proudly.

I'm sure my opinions will be laughed at or disagreed with by most, but I could not care less.

When you have to go to inexperienced pitchers, walks stack up, scoreboards get ugly. The team loses confidence and things spiral. It's a gut punch that feels like it's never going to stop... and when you look at the board there's still just one out.

But that's what we signed up for. To coach young kids. To develop players. To give young kids opportunities. Build depth the right way. Not to exploit the talent that showed up. It's not always pretty but it's better than winning at the cost of kid's futures.

And yes, there's an ABSOLUTE systemic cost too. Last year we had two pitchers who deserved All-State consideration, but because we don't run them on short rest, their accumulated stats don't compete (IP and Ks). The sport media doesn't pay attention because there are jaw-dropping, accumulated stats all over the place that make for better headlines. When all-league and all-state accolades are built on accumulation, programs who are cautious about arms get penalized. That system needs to change (but it won't). There's a lot of nuance, but if a pitcher throws more than 50 pitches they should get at least 5 days off and coaches should be allowed to work with pitchers in the offseason so that there are more developed arms ready for the season. There are all kinds of flaws in this system.

We will keep doing this the right way. It costs us wins and it's not fun sometimes, but I have a permanent reminder of what happens when you don't.

[Dov Kleiman @NFL_DovKleiman]

Powerful: Giants star QB Jameis Winston shares a beautiful message about Jesus Christ to his followers.

“Jesus has won. He has risen. It’s already done. There’s something about that name, Jesus.”

A true role model on and off the field 🙏

[Talk Church @churchtalkative]

I’d rather be canceled by society than rejected by Christ.

[TreVeyon Henderson @TreVeyonH4]

What path will you choose? 🙏🏽

[Wamego Baseball @Wamegobaseball]

Red Raiders get the sweep @ Osawatomie.
Game 1: 13-0
Macoy Moody ('27) - No-Hitter, 5IP, 10K, 2BB. 2-3, Home Run, 4 RBI.
Nate Gallagher ('26) - 4-4, 2B, 2 RBI.
Brodie Cottam ('26) - 2-3, 3B, 1 RBI

Game 2: 12-2
Isaac Braun ('26) - 2-2, 2 RBI
Nate Gallagher ('26) - 2-3
Brodie Cottam ('26) - 2-3, 1 RBI
Jacob DeRouchey('26) - 2-2, 3 RBI
Macoy Moody ('27) - 1-3, 2B

[Holy Bible @Holy__Bible1]

He died so we could live🙏.

[JSN @jaxon_smith1]

I’m here to serve the lord

[Jon Root @JonnyRoot_]

“I trusted in Him not just in the good, but in the bad [this season]. I understand that suffering is good for us, as followers of Jesus. I’m taking that into my next route in [pastoral] ministry - Just leading people by example, as a servant, like Jesus was.”
- High Point Guard Chase Johnston after their loss vs Arkansas

Johnston was wearing a “Jesus Wins” shirt too 👏

[adidas Basketball @adidasHoops]

Let the work speak. @Darryn_P1 is ready for the madness.

[That Guy Rocked @ThatGuyRocked]

Cleanthony Early

That guy rocked.

[MLFootball @MLFootball]

🚨POWERFUL🚨

Venezuela hero Eugenio Suárez gave all glory to JESUS CHRIST on the field after his game-winning hit in the 9th inning🙌

“All the glory is for Lord Jesus. He was with us the whole time. We have to glorify, put his name in front of everything

[Nick Schwerdt @nick_schwerdt]

If you're out on this team, cool. If you think Self is washed, you're an insane person, but whatever. But if you can't get yourself delusionally psyched up for a tournament run, I just don't know how you can call yourself a college basketball fan. Realism is for nerds.

[NCAA March Madness @MarchMadnessMBB]

Darryn Peterson's clutch dagger helped lift the Jayhawks to victory in the Big 12 Quarterfinals 😤 @KUHoops

[We good? @gifhawk2]

The Dark Knight

[Kole Emplit @KoleEmplit]

Darryn Peterson with a message for the critics:

"I love Kansas, I love everything about being here and my team."

Melvin Council slowly chants 'one more year'

DP: "Maybe one more year. I might run it back."
#kubball

[Jayhawk Talk @JayhawkTalk]

"AIN'T IT FUN (BEIN' DOGS)"

A 2025-26 KU BASKETBALL ANTHEM

[Ryan Erickson @ryanerickson6ix]

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[Pat McAfee @PatMcAfeeShow]

"It was pretty cool after the men's team won gold..

All of us sat in the cafeteria until four in the morning chopping it up with our gold medals..

It was such a special moment and we were teams of destiny" ~ @megan_keller4 #PMSLive