Varsity Punks

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[Varsity Punks @VarsityPunks]

The band members of @katzuoso star in their new telenovela-inspired music video for “Amor Extraño”.💖
🎥Directed by: Anthony Solorzano @CosmicaArtists @REMEZCLA @nprmusic @billboard @pitchfork
https://t.co/HiYe5SYWtm

[Todd Schrupp @ToddTTV]

3 Weeks ago today it was announced I was no longer with FanDuelTV. For practical reasons and quite honestly, emotional ones, I stayed off Social Media since then. However, during that time friends would forward me some of the incredibly kind posts so many of you made. I’ve now had a chance to look through all of them, and I’m humbled and grateful to my core. Also, many of you ‘slid into my DMs’, each of you will be getting a response from me. Thank You.

When you give 26 years and 8 months to something, it is heartening to know that dedication was appreciated by those you worked alongside and those who watched and listened. My greatest reward has always been the immensely talented people I’ve been privileged to work with and the viewers I’ve been able to connect with.

In a Sport that leans heavily into stats, Two significant numbers for me during my time at TVG/FanDuelTV are:

*1,022,434 Miles Flown
*2,112 Hotel Stays

When you fly enough miles to circumnavigate the World 41 times, spend nearly six years in Hotel Room stays, not to mention the countless miles driven; all in pursuit of Broadcasting the amazing Sport of Horse Racing, you can’t do it without the Love, Support and sacrifice of your Family and Friends. It is why I understand as John Mellencamp once wrote: “My Family and Friends are the best thing I’ve known, through the eye of a needle I’ll carry them Home…”

And through all the travels and the Broadcasts, an amazing blessing happened; I got to meet many of you, the TVG viewers. This has given me more friends than I could ever imagine. On-air you’ve learned some of my Life’s Story and when I met you in-person I was privileged to learn yours.

The viewer has always been my North Star, and making a connection with you through all the Broadcasts or in-person has been the reward of a Lifetime. It is that connection that will never go away, it will always be.

I never liked to look back at a Broadcast I was on and critique how I felt about it. To me, that was always up to the Viewer. There have been innumerable moments we have shared together, but there are Two I’m asked about the most: One, wrestling Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler. (Which is a phenomenal behind the scenes story I’ll tell one day.) Two, is my Closing Words for the Final Day of Racing at Hollywood Park.

Whenever I was given the responsibility to do a Close to a show, there was never a script, it was ideas I’d write and then try and present in a way all the shows I worked on would be; a conversation with you. In other words, I always got to speak from the Heart.

I speak from the Heart now when I tell you how grateful I am for all the years I’ve had a platform to speak with you on TVG. In lieu of an on-air Goodbye, I believe that day at Hollywood Park covers all the sentiments I feel now and about this ending. (I’ve attached it to this post.) With one caveat, this is not goodbye forever, it is goodbye for now. I’m going to take a short break from Social Media, but I will re-join the conversation about the World of Horse Racing which has been my Community since I was a teenager, in short order. To that point, my next on-air appearance will be with my Broadcast Family @LEX18News for KY Oaks and @KentuckyDerby a role I’ve enjoyed for 18 years. Beyond that, we’ll see.

Most importantly, our connection will endure. And for all you have given me, I can only hope I’ve been worthy of your time. In the end time is our greatest Gift and my time at TVG has left me with nothing but immense gratitude - Todd T. Schrupp

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

🇳🇴 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo has redefined what uphill sprinting looks like in modern cross country skiing.

His acceleration on steep climbs is not just strong. It is violent, explosive, almost biomechanically unfair. While others grind, he shifts gears. His technique combines absurd leg turnover, perfect weight transfer, and upper body timing that keeps his skis gliding when everyone else is fighting friction.

In Norway, people understand exactly what they are watching. This is technical evolution in real time. It is not just fitness. It is efficiency under lactate. It is sprint mechanics applied to terrain that traditionally rewards diesel engines.

Klæbo’s uphill sprinting is not just fast. It changes race tactics. It forces competitors to attack earlier. It reshapes pacing strategy.

That is why his impact is bigger than medals. He has shifted the ceiling of what is physically possible in modern sprint skiing.

Stay connected,
Follow Gandalv @Microinteracti1

[Varsity Punks @VarsityPunks]

Doing hard things….. @stevemagness

[Varsity Punks @VarsityPunks]

@BigDogAces Predator is a horror film.

[Antonio López @barrioscribe]

Dr. Chan, communities everywhere deserve more than fleeting projects and conditional philanthropy.

⁦@ChanZuckerberg⁩ ⁦@sfchronicle⁩ ⁦@mercnews⁩ ⁦⁦@MinoTamara⁩ ⁦@AnserHassan⁩ ⁦@nbcbayarea⁩ ⁦@abc7newsbayarea⁩ https://t.co/uBtXgbpN6j

[Drew @DMcIntyreWWE]

That’s the only title Tottenham have seen in years 😂😂😂

[Del Mar Racetrack @DelMarRacing]

Hanging up the mic as the iconic voice of Del Mar.

Thank you, Trevor. 🎙️

[The Iron Sheik @the_ironsheik]

THROUGH THICK AND THIN HULK HOGAN GO FUCK YOURSELF #WWERaw

[Tim O'Rourke @timotrack]

The 2025 MOC Distance Classic is moving to its new home in Arroyo High School's new stadium with its new "World Athletics Certified Surface" Beynon Track.

[COACH PRIME @DeionSanders]

To all the YOUTH coaches out there please know that YOU MATTER! You’re oftentimes the 1st Coach, Teacher, Mentor, Advisor & Substitute Parent these kids may have. Please OVERstand it ain’t about YOU! You’re on assignment for the LORD so stay focused & purposeful. #CoachPrime

[Varsity Punks @VarsityPunks]

@santaanitapark coming here for years and security kicked out a long time supporter because one of the machines ate his $20 and no voucher in return.

Time to exclusively bet on @FanDuel_Racing

@ToddTVG @FanDuelTVSimon

[The Sting @TheStingisBack]

Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
SPOILER ALERT!! ⚠️
The ending to this Thanksgiving classic never fails to make me cry, John Candy was a beautiful man and this is possibly the greatest freeze frame ending ever!
#HappyThanksgiving

[Col. Gustavo Arellano @GustavoArellano]

MY LATEST @latimes COLUMNA: Why it’s wrong to blame Trump’s victory on Latino men. RT, porfas! https://t.co/ZxnNoiH3TZ

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

I had some wonderful high school teachers & college professors

But you know whose lessons I reference the most decades later? My coaches

It’s harder to quantify the value of a good coach versus taking calculus

But in education, we often miss and discount the impact of coaches

[Varsity Punks @VarsityPunks]

@stevemagness What about video games on the phone?

[Varsity Punks @VarsityPunks]

This!!!! @USC_Athletics @uscfb

[positivetrejo @positivetrejo]

@uscfb gonna win the natty… come back to this Tweet in January. @VarsityPunks

[positivetrejo @positivetrejo]

@uscfb gonna win the natty… come back to this Tweet in January. @VarsityPunks

[Varsity Punks @VarsityPunks]

@TheAJMendez & @CMPunk in Santa Cruz? Surf’s up!

[Varsity Punks @VarsityPunks]

The Australian breakdancer was close to winning biggest 🤡 in the Olympics but looks like @RGIII snatched the gold at the wire!

As the youth would say, “negative a billion aura points.”