Brock Schwister

Lover of sports and arguments. Amateur, i.e. not an expert.

[Adam Levitan @adamlevitan]

This reminded me to update the sticky note on my monitor: Whereabouts of dolty coaches.

1. Shane Waldron: JAX assistant head coach and passing game coordinator

2. Nathaniel Hackett: ARZ offensive coordinator

3. Kevin Patullo: MIA passing game coordinator

4. Matt Nagy: NYG offensive coordinator

5. Arthur Smith: Ohio State offensive coordinator

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile but is morally treasonable to the American public.”

- Theodore Roosevelt 1918

Theodore Roosevelt wrote these words in 1918, during the final year of World War I, when debates over patriotism, loyalty, free speech, and dissent were at their peak.

Although he was no longer president, Roosevelt remained one of the most influential figures in American public life.

The quote comes from an editorial he wrote for the Kansas City Star, in which he argued that patriotism did not mean unquestioning loyalty to those in power. Roosevelt believed no president was above criticism. Instead, he argued that citizens had a responsibility to speak honestly about their leaders, praising them when they were right and criticizing them when they were wrong.

Those words carried particular weight because they were written during wartime, when criticism of government officials was often viewed as unpatriotic or even dangerous. Roosevelt argued the opposite: that a healthy republic depends on honest criticism, even when it is unpopular.

He wrote the passage in his May 7, 1918, editorial, Sedition, A Free Press, and Personal Rule, published just weeks before the Sedition Act of 1918 became law.

[Pablo Torre 👀 @PabloTorre]

Big win for birthright citizenship

[Tom Fornelli @TomFornelli]

What a photo.

[Dan Wetzel @DanWetzel]

Hell yeah

[Mike Young @micyoung75]

The American promise was simple: if you survive the world’s toughest vetting and we grant you refuge, the invitation is real and the rules do not shift with the political wind.

Now comes an order that slows green card processing for refugees, then turns that very delay into grounds for arrest and detention. Decades of safeguards that treated paperwork lag as paperwork lag are tossed so lawful neighbors can be rebranded as suspects over a date on a form.

That is not renewed vigilance. It is a trap built in a fluorescent lit office, where a backlog on someone’s desk becomes an excuse to put families in cuffs.

A confident republic keeps its word. True patriots defend steady law, not circular cruelty dressed up as security theater.

[Lindsay Rhodes @lindsay_rhodes]

I see Jerry Rice's 40 time is trending... and it's true that speed wasn't his calling card in the draft.

BUT... I haven't found one verifiable report that the 4.71 time that shows up when you google it is correct.

There's no combine database that goes back that far.

40s were handtimed- so everyones times were different.

And most reports I've seen from people who talk about the times they had for him (Gil Brandt, Bill Walsh, USFL coach Rollie Dotsch)... cite times closer to the 4.5 range.

So... while it's fine to have a "how fast do you need to be" and to include Rice in that... let's do that without throwing that number into the conversation.

(Unless someone here can find a credible source for it.)

[Tom Fornelli @TomFornelli]

People will blame the bye for this performance, but this has been Tech's offense all year. Tech needs big plays on offense, but Oregon's defense has been one of the best in the country at not allowing them all year too.

This ain't the bye. It's the matchup.

[Justis Mosqueda @JuMosq]

In February of 2027 someone is going to ask “are we sure Jeremiah Smith is good?” and we should all agree now to jump them

[Jared Kane @BaddestBearJew]

BREAKING NEWS: Free agent WR D.Q. Betcalves has signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

D.Q. Betcalves is expected to be elevated to the active roster in the coming days.

[Fitz @LaurieFitzptrck]

This playcall by Liam Coen 🔥

[Adam Kramer @KegsnEggs]

Wisconsin's 2026 schedule is undeniably much, much easier. However, getting blown out by Notre Dame in Lambeau Field in opener, which feels likely, is not gonna help things all that much.

[Brett McMurphy @Brett_McMurphy]

Weird stat: SMU has torn down the goalposts in every game since @rhettlashlee received a new contract

[Andrew Marchand @AndrewMarchand]

ESPN has nothing to do if RedZone has commercials or not.

The NFL decides on it and still runs it.

[Scott Van Pelt @notthefakeSVP]

Nobody cares. Just yelling about us.

[Jane Coaston 🏔️ @janecoaston]

the entire history of American jurisprudence is the protection and expansion of our rights because of people you probably don't like. Jehovah's Witnesses, criminals, Santeria practitioners, the most annoying lady atheist of our time. the people we disagree with most, the people most likely to suck, are why we can have the freedoms we do.

[Stewart Mandel @slmandel]

Forget 28 team playoffs, let's go back to total anarchy.

[Brock Schwister @schwizzy]

@nfldraftscout I submit a Testudo of Tight Ends

[Brian Callaci @brian_callaci]

Sorry to be corny, but youth sports are supposed to be extremely cheap and open to everyone. Learning teamwork and sportsmanship with kids from different backgrounds, that sort of stuff.

[big content guy @bigcontentguy]

how pissed do you think Iran is that they’re trying to establish themselves as a true power and people are arguing about Kirby Smart in the replies