Becoming Brandon
@becomingbrandon.bsky.social
College football fan. Gamecocks fan. Cubs fan. Aspiring polymath. AI ultra-skeptic. I could say so much, but I don't go there cuz I don't want to #CFB #Cubs
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When a political faction is at its least effective is when it is more interesting in enforcing rhetorical conformity than advancing concrete goals
Winningest coach in conference history.
Sixty-one years old.
We are killing this sport
www.espn.com/college-foot...
Sixty-one years old.
We are killing this sport
www.espn.com/college-foot...
Montana's Bobby Hauck retires, saying football 'not enjoyable'
Montana coach Bobby Hauck, saying that college football has become "not enjoyable" amid the seismic shift in the sport, announced his retirement Wednesday.
www.espn.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Winningest coach in conference history.
Sixty-one years old.
We are killing this sport
www.espn.com/college-foot...
Sixty-one years old.
We are killing this sport
www.espn.com/college-foot...
Just buried my aunt, an Alabama fan. One of the people from the funeral home made sure we gave her a final Roll Tide at the gravesite. The legends are true
February 4, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Just buried my aunt, an Alabama fan. One of the people from the funeral home made sure we gave her a final Roll Tide at the gravesite. The legends are true
Hammer, meet nail. The problem with all The Muppet Show revivals is they weren't The Muppet Show. And this cannot be a one-shot deal www.aol.com/articles/mup...
'The Muppet Show' Revival Is Exactly What We Need Right Now
ABC's special commemorating the original series' 50th anniversary stars Sabrina Carpenter—and leaves us wanting more.
www.aol.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Hammer, meet nail. The problem with all The Muppet Show revivals is they weren't The Muppet Show. And this cannot be a one-shot deal www.aol.com/articles/mup...
Among the many creepy things in the Epstein documents is the way these people communicate with each other. Like, even accounting for some of the subject matter, they don't talk like the rest of us do. It's overdone, second-rate movie villain stuff
February 3, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Among the many creepy things in the Epstein documents is the way these people communicate with each other. Like, even accounting for some of the subject matter, they don't talk like the rest of us do. It's overdone, second-rate movie villain stuff
It's a good thing Jed Hoyer refuses to compromise the future www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...
January 29, 2026 at 4:30 PM
It's a good thing Jed Hoyer refuses to compromise the future www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...
Sequel? There's no sequel! It was a complete story arc! Why are you doing this?!? www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
‘Dirty Dancing’ Sequel With Jennifer Grey Moving Forward as Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson Board to Produce
Kim Rosenstock is penning the script for Lionsgate's feature follow-up to the 1987 classic.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Sequel? There's no sequel! It was a complete story arc! Why are you doing this?!? www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
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Happy 3 year anniversary to this post
January 27, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Happy 3 year anniversary to this post
Here's an early indicator for South Carolina football this coming season:
The Gamecocks have not started a season 3-0 since Shane Beamer's arrival. The 2026 schedule starts: Kent State, Towson, Mississippi State. All at home.
That's the first test. 3-0 or bust.
The Gamecocks have not started a season 3-0 since Shane Beamer's arrival. The 2026 schedule starts: Kent State, Towson, Mississippi State. All at home.
That's the first test. 3-0 or bust.
January 27, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Here's an early indicator for South Carolina football this coming season:
The Gamecocks have not started a season 3-0 since Shane Beamer's arrival. The 2026 schedule starts: Kent State, Towson, Mississippi State. All at home.
That's the first test. 3-0 or bust.
The Gamecocks have not started a season 3-0 since Shane Beamer's arrival. The 2026 schedule starts: Kent State, Towson, Mississippi State. All at home.
That's the first test. 3-0 or bust.
My gosh it might be true www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports...
Browns rookie QB Shedeur Sanders added to Pro Bowl roster
Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders was added to the Pro Bowl roster as a replacement.
www.beaconjournal.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:19 PM
My gosh it might be true www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports...
A satire post that would only be funny if it were true is not, in fact, funny
January 26, 2026 at 6:18 PM
A satire post that would only be funny if it were true is not, in fact, funny
Guy Fieri's not really changing his look, guys www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/g...
a man is sitting on a couch with his hands on his face and the words pretends to be shocked above him
ALT: a man is sitting on a couch with his hands on his face and the words pretends to be shocked above him
media.tenor.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Guy Fieri's not really changing his look, guys www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/g...
Yes, but Tom Nichols says nuanced things on here, so they are evil
I read the Atlantic. It has been publishing articles, including several entire special issues, on Trump as a fascist/right-wing authoritarian since 2016.
Nice dunk attempt, though.
Examples posted below:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Nice dunk attempt, though.
Examples posted below:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
January 26, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Yes, but Tom Nichols says nuanced things on here, so they are evil
Here's the thing that seems relatively clear to me about the Andy Burnham saga: If you make a big deal out of potentially being able to take down your party's leader, and then you need the party's leadership to support you politically...well, you've made your bed
January 26, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Here's the thing that seems relatively clear to me about the Andy Burnham saga: If you make a big deal out of potentially being able to take down your party's leader, and then you need the party's leadership to support you politically...well, you've made your bed
My position makes it very hard for me to talk about politics in anything but the broadest or most neutral strokes I can find. But I hope my handful of followers do not take silence as complicity. And I hope others know that my silence will not, cannot be infinite
January 25, 2026 at 3:56 AM
My position makes it very hard for me to talk about politics in anything but the broadest or most neutral strokes I can find. But I hope my handful of followers do not take silence as complicity. And I hope others know that my silence will not, cannot be infinite
This will make me choke on my words, but I'll defend Dabo. The projected starter for Clemson was the No. 6 QB for his recruiting class. There is no need to go pick up a splashy transfer. This is how teams always used to do it, and it can work. Craziness out there www.thestate.com/sports/colle...
Clemson didn’t sign a 2026 transfer portal quarterback. Dabo defends decision
“We’re committed to the guys that are here.”
www.thestate.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:51 PM
This will make me choke on my words, but I'll defend Dabo. The projected starter for Clemson was the No. 6 QB for his recruiting class. There is no need to go pick up a splashy transfer. This is how teams always used to do it, and it can work. Craziness out there www.thestate.com/sports/colle...
That Guy Fieri "new look" is the most obvious AI that ever AIed
January 24, 2026 at 10:17 AM
That Guy Fieri "new look" is the most obvious AI that ever AIed
Oh yay people are arguing about the profile of the Democratic nominee in two years' time, which is warranted because it is inconceivable that the political climate might change in unanticipated ways between now and early primaries in 2028
January 23, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Oh yay people are arguing about the profile of the Democratic nominee in two years' time, which is warranted because it is inconceivable that the political climate might change in unanticipated ways between now and early primaries in 2028
Listen, I don't watch as many movies as I used to and have long since grown accustomed to the fact that blockbusters don't get a fair shake. But you're going to have a hard time convincing me there were five performances better than Florence Pugh in Thunderbolts. She carried that movie
January 23, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Listen, I don't watch as many movies as I used to and have long since grown accustomed to the fact that blockbusters don't get a fair shake. But you're going to have a hard time convincing me there were five performances better than Florence Pugh in Thunderbolts. She carried that movie
One very important and explicit aspect of Calhoun's ideology was that the Founders had been *too* squeamish about slavery. He was a break from previous pro-slavery politicians, not a continuation
Sorry but anyone who tries to tell you (leftistly) that Calhoun is a more authentic exemplar of the American political tradition than Frederick Douglass is a wrecker.
January 23, 2026 at 7:04 PM
One very important and explicit aspect of Calhoun's ideology was that the Founders had been *too* squeamish about slavery. He was a break from previous pro-slavery politicians, not a continuation
Good to know that this was once a part of determining the champion www.onlineathens.com/story/sports...
Why a Big Ten coach did not have Georgia football on his top 25 ballot
Every voter in the Coaches Poll had Georgia football in its final ranking except for Wisconsin's Luke Fickell. Why the No. 5 Bulldogs were left off.
www.onlineathens.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Good to know that this was once a part of determining the champion www.onlineathens.com/story/sports...
🎶 Desperate for changing
Starving for truth 🎶
Yeah, Lifehouse. I'm old. Deal with it
Starving for truth 🎶
Yeah, Lifehouse. I'm old. Deal with it
This is for me asking my follows only in self service to building a playlist for me:
WHATS THE ONE ALBUM THAT TAKES YOU RIGHT BACK TO COLLEGE/BEING 21?? Like that cusp of adulthood but naive and hopeful
WHATS THE ONE ALBUM THAT TAKES YOU RIGHT BACK TO COLLEGE/BEING 21?? Like that cusp of adulthood but naive and hopeful
January 23, 2026 at 1:24 AM
🎶 Desperate for changing
Starving for truth 🎶
Yeah, Lifehouse. I'm old. Deal with it
Starving for truth 🎶
Yeah, Lifehouse. I'm old. Deal with it
More his guest/co-host/whatever, but it's particularly galling in the context of discussing Dr. King's non-violence to decry "bringing religion into it" because the two were interconnected. Don't talk about Dr. King without acknowledging either the breadth of his vision or its religious dimension
Matt Taibbi criticizes the ICE protests in Minneapolis, and says Martin Luther King Jr. would not have approved of them.
Taibbi claims MLK would not support "guilt because of racial identity" or "bringing religion into it".
Taibbi claims MLK would not support "guilt because of racial identity" or "bringing religion into it".
January 23, 2026 at 1:20 AM
More his guest/co-host/whatever, but it's particularly galling in the context of discussing Dr. King's non-violence to decry "bringing religion into it" because the two were interconnected. Don't talk about Dr. King without acknowledging either the breadth of his vision or its religious dimension
Now I have to decide if it's even worth watching The Night Agent's third season without Rose. It was a massive mistake writing her out. It was her show too
January 22, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Now I have to decide if it's even worth watching The Night Agent's third season without Rose. It was a massive mistake writing her out. It was her show too