Trey Echols

[Trey Echols @trechols]

@eurofounder 😂

[Trey Echols @trechols]

@maniaUFO Somebody shoulda told Charleze that in Netflix Apex movie

[Selene Mariposa @Selene_Mariposa]

The World Cup has turned America into a discovery channel for the rest of the world.

And they are not handling it well.
In the best possible way.

Here is what they are discovering:

Free public restrooms. Europeans pay every time.
Free water at every restaurant. Just appears.
Free refills. Coffee. Sodas. Iced tea. Unlimited.
Free chips and salsa before you even order.
Free warm bread with dinner.
Ice in drinks like civilized people.
Air conditioning everywhere. Not a moral debate. A fact.
Parking lots attached to the actual place you are going.
Drive throughs where the food comes to the car while you sit in it.
Ranch dressing by the gallon.
Tex-Mex that cannot be explained only experienced.
Dental care that actually works.
Buccee’s. There are no words for Buccee’s.

Then they found the grocery stores.

Five of them within one mile.
Each one the size of an aircraft hangar.
Burgers. Steaks. Brisket. Ribs. Pulled pork. Lamb. Veal. Every cut of every animal ever domesticated by human civilization available in one refrigerated aisle at ten in the morning on a Tuesday.

The Germans stood in the meat section for forty five minutes.
In silence.
Processing.

They finally understand why we do not have trains.

We have roads wide enough for the cars we actually drive.
Parking lots the size of small European countries.
Airports in every city worth visiting.

Why would we need trains.

The Germans are taking ranch home by the bottle.
The Dutch found queso and briefly lost the ability to speak.
The Japanese are photographing HEB like it is the Louvre.
The Czechs are weeping in West, Texas.

Welcome to America.
Everything is free, enormous, air conditioned, comes with chips, and has five grocery stores within a mile that will sell you any cut of any animal you have ever imagined.

Write that down. 🦋

[Just T.J. the Army Vet @thomas_garrard]

We joke about winning the life lottery, because we were born in the USA, but it’s not far from the truth.

These visitors here for the World Cup are getting to experience what we often take for granted.

I live in Alabama. I can start in Mobile and drive north for 5 hours, and still be in Alabama.

My state has beautiful sandy beaches, and also has the foothills of the Appalachians. In between, we have a super speedway that pushes the limits of American muscle. Talladega.

NASA is here. The Army’s rotary wing flight school is here.

We have a festival every year to celebrate peanuts. We celebrate the harvest of a crop with funnel cakes and music.

2 teams from my state are currently in the College World Series, and that isn’t even our most popular sport.

Don’t even get me started on football Saturdays in the fall. It’s something else entirely.

My state is just 1 of 50 states that are all equally wonderful.

This country is awesome, and I do love it so. 🇺🇸

[Trey Echols @trechols]

@thomas_garrard Tell ‘em!

[Trey Echols @trechols]

@LinkedInLunat1c “Strange. Stinks so Good.” What movie did that come from?

[Robbie Hendricks @robbiehendricks]

14 year old kid in my neighborhood came by my house.

Very sharp. Polite, “Yes Sir” and “No Sir”. Business card and everything.

Offered to power wash, soap, and clean out my garbage cans.

$25/can.

I said, sure. Why not. They’re gross. I’ve got 2, so gave him $50.

I asked how many houses he did in our neighborhood.

“All of them. About 60.”

And how often do you do them?

“I try to do quarterly.”

$3000 a quarter for a freshman.

Of course…he also does power washing, snow shoveling, window cleaning, all of the above.

Building a mailing list and referrals. Said he’s recruited two friends to help him do the work.

Savvy kid. Going to do well in this world.

[Trey Echols @trechols]

@DrJesseMorse Way ahead of all of you…https://t.co/gli2B01Dix

[Trey Echols @trechols]

@HumansNoContext 🙋🏻

[Trey Echols @trechols]

@AlafrigginBama @KirkHerbstreit They’re all dorks now. Nerds. Try to use big words and overly technical. The art of calling games is more lost than Bama.

[Clay Travis @ClayTravis]

Appreciate the Monday Morning Quarterback Club in Birmingham having me to speak tonight. Great group that does fantastic work in the city. They raised over $2.2 million this year for Birmingham Children’s Hospital and other children’s agencies in Birmingham.

[Trey Echols @trechols]

Yeah, but the car maker guy doesn’t give a shit about college football like the car dealer in Cullman. He’s more worried about owning expensive houses in Bel Air, country club memberships, and getting invited into Sequoya’s next VC fund. Plus, Cullman guy will whip his ass six ways to Sunday.

[Everything Ole Miss @EverythingRebs]

Not only did Pete Golding just become the Head Coach, but he also convinced almost the entire staff to choose him over following Lane Kiffin to LSU

WE GOT OUR GUY, REBS

[Dave Portnoy @stoolpresidente]

The funniest thing about this Lane drama is him getting mad about the “can’t turn a hoe into a housewife” analogy. It’s probably the most accurate analogy of all time. You can’t sign Lane Kiffin and then get mad when he Lane’s. That’s part of the Lane experience. Tits McGhee and Ole Miss signed up for this the second they hired him. It wasn’t a matter of if, but rather when he’d leave town with Oxford burning in his rearview mirror. Same thing will eventually happen at LSU. I don’t agree with Lane’s decision to leave because he can clearly win big at Ole Miss, but who cares? He’s the poster child for the NIL era before NIL was even a thing. Do what’s best for you and only you and that’s always been the Lane Kiffin mantra. So even though it sucks for ole Miss it’s hard to have sympathy when you knowingly sign a deal with the devil. He’s a coaching hoe and always has been.

Also for all those people saying let him coach? If I’m Ole Miss I’d rather die a thousand deaths before letting him coach in the playoffs

[Trey Echols @trechols]

@TomMarsLaw Model the NFL. But that would require cohesion across the entire NCAA landscape, something we haven’t seen. Which is radically threatening to each member as they proceed to devour each other.

[Trey Echols @trechols]

@SSN_Alabama Tess is insufferable. Need the folksy callers of the past…Keith Jackson’s and such; Not the modern nerdery where they overuse words like “extracurricular”…

[Trey Echols @trechols]

@CFBNerds What’s the count at Florida?

[Trey Echols @trechols]

@PrideOfTheTide @CholulaCount Had that program and used to study it like crazy

[Elie Jarrouge, MD @ElieJarrougeMD]

When you see highly educated scientists and physicians (people with master’s degrees in public health and PhDs in their fields) completely disagreeing on a health topic (whether it’s diet, cholesterol, or vaccines), it should raise a red flag.

Why? Because when experts who are supposedly looking at the same body of evidence land on opposite conclusions, it usually means one or more of the following is happening:
• Someone is cherry-picking data.
• Someone is overly biased or dogmatic.
• Someone is ignoring inconvenient evidence.
• Someone has financial or professional incentives to defend their position.

Bad intentions are rarely the root cause. Most experts genuinely believe their viewpoint. But we can’t ignore the reality that careers, reputations, and salaries often depend on defending certain narratives. As Upton Sinclair put it: “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.”

Example 1: Nutrition
Some PhDs will swear red meat is dangerous because of saturated fat, while others will argue it’s one of the most nutrient-dense, health-promoting foods. Both cite “the science.” The difference usually lies in what evidence they prioritize: weak food-frequency questionnaires vs. rigorous clinical outcomes, or epidemiology vs. biochemistry.

Example 2: Cholesterol and Statins
Decades of dogma have framed LDL cholesterol as the “cause” of heart disease, leading to the widespread prescription of statins. Yet, other equally credentialed experts argue the story is far more nuanced: LDL may be a marker rather than the cause, and metabolic health (insulin resistance, inflammation) drives cardiovascular risk far more than cholesterol alone. Patients are put on lifelong statins, despite the fact that for many groups (especially primary prevention in low-risk individuals), the absolute benefit is tiny, while side effects are real. Both camps have MDs, PhDs, and clinical trials to back them. So which one is “science,” and which one is “misinformation”?

Example 3: Vaccines
Some public health experts say every single vaccine on the schedule is safe and necessary, while others raise legitimate concerns about certain ingredients or the aggressive dosing schedule. Again, same credentials but opposite conclusions because interpretation and bias are involved.

Here’s the broader lesson: when smart people with the same level of training land on opposite sides of the fence, it doesn’t mean both sides are equally valid. It means you, as a critical thinker, need to look closer at the assumptions, incentives, and blind spots driving their conclusions. Science isn’t about consensus—it’s about evidence that can withstand scrutiny. Consensus is often just a snapshot of what the majority believes, not necessarily what’s true.

And history proves this over and over again. What was once “settled science” is often overturned later:
• Galileo was condemned for rejecting the Earth-centered consensus.
• Semmelweis was ridiculed for handwashing. Germ theory was once “quackery.”
• For years, smoking was considered safe, and even endorsed by doctors.

Each time, there was consensus. Each time, the consensus was wrong.

So the presence of disagreement among equally credentialed experts should not be dismissed as “misinformation.” It should be seen as an invitation to think more critically, to examine incentives, and to remember that truth doesn’t depend on a vote.