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David at FOIAball
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· Nov 20
Wanna know exactly what NIL tax fraud looks like?
We've got months of emails exposing how UCLA steered donors to a willing charity while earmarking the funds for football.
We've got months of emails exposing how UCLA steered donors to a willing charity while earmarking the funds for football.
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One thing I learned while reporting this is that social media monitoring firms now use AI to scan for logos, so your smiling selfie in a team hat is getting scooped up too!
Merry Christmas from the capitalist surveillance state!
Merry Christmas from the capitalist surveillance state!
December 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
One thing I learned while reporting this is that social media monitoring firms now use AI to scan for logos, so your smiling selfie in a team hat is getting scooped up too!
Merry Christmas from the capitalist surveillance state!
Merry Christmas from the capitalist surveillance state!
One thing I learned while reporting this is that social media monitoring firms now use AI to scan for logos, so your smiling selfie in a team hat is getting scooped up too!
Merry Christmas from the capitalist surveillance state!
Merry Christmas from the capitalist surveillance state!
December 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
One thing I learned while reporting this is that social media monitoring firms now use AI to scan for logos, so your smiling selfie in a team hat is getting scooped up too!
Merry Christmas from the capitalist surveillance state!
Merry Christmas from the capitalist surveillance state!
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Shameful, we need a twonk positive internet
How do schools know whether your post about their team is positive or negative? We got the sentiment analysis terms.
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December 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Shameful, we need a twonk positive internet
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This mean your tweets, skeets, and posts might actually be getting through (in the aggregate).
December 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This mean your tweets, skeets, and posts might actually be getting through (in the aggregate).
December 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
How do schools know whether your post about their team is positive or negative? We got the sentiment analysis terms.
www.foiaball.com/p/social-med...
www.foiaball.com/p/social-med...
December 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
How do schools know whether your post about their team is positive or negative? We got the sentiment analysis terms.
www.foiaball.com/p/social-med...
www.foiaball.com/p/social-med...
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My theory is what makes CFB great is not all the heroics and highlights, but the immense depth of the truly ridiculous. I tried to capture that here with the 25 most college football moments of the 2000s... www.espn.com/college-foot...
The 25 most college football moments of the 21st century
From Clemsoning to coaches' rants and star ball boys, David Hale ranks the top moments since 2000.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
My theory is what makes CFB great is not all the heroics and highlights, but the immense depth of the truly ridiculous. I tried to capture that here with the 25 most college football moments of the 2000s... www.espn.com/college-foot...
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New: We obtained thousands of internal chat messages from the ICE team creating viral videos of raids and "EPIC takedowns."
A scramble to satisfy the White House and "feed the beast" spawned a new "propaganda" machine, current and former officials told us.
"It's a war!"
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A scramble to satisfy the White House and "feed the beast" spawned a new "propaganda" machine, current and former officials told us.
"It's a war!"
wapo.st/4s6YnC5
‘It’s a war’: Inside ICE’s media machine
Thousands of internal ICE messages show how its public affairs team has coordinated with the White House to satisfy Trump administration demands for viral arrest videos
wapo.st
December 23, 2025 at 11:28 AM
New: We obtained thousands of internal chat messages from the ICE team creating viral videos of raids and "EPIC takedowns."
A scramble to satisfy the White House and "feed the beast" spawned a new "propaganda" machine, current and former officials told us.
"It's a war!"
wapo.st/4s6YnC5
A scramble to satisfy the White House and "feed the beast" spawned a new "propaganda" machine, current and former officials told us.
"It's a war!"
wapo.st/4s6YnC5
Bill Belichick refers to Charles Barkley as "Sir Charles" in emails.
December 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Bill Belichick refers to Charles Barkley as "Sir Charles" in emails.
I got a lot of rejections from a lot of schools on this years CFP lobbying docs but didn’t not have the furor of a scorned ND who came through
December 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I got a lot of rejections from a lot of schools on this years CFP lobbying docs but didn’t not have the furor of a scorned ND who came through
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Now this is the kind of journalism I can get behind.
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December 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Now this is the kind of journalism I can get behind.
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December 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Well now I have a lot more questions
December 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Well now I have a lot more questions
We can say there were a lot of emails about it, which went all the way up to OSU AD Ross Bjork
December 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
We can say there were a lot of emails about it, which went all the way up to OSU AD Ross Bjork
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Lane Kiffin is an Android user, and it is the Blessed App
December 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Lane Kiffin is an Android user, and it is the Blessed App
December 19, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Lane Kiffin is an Android user, and it is the Blessed App
Last night…we embraced the hog
December 19, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Last night…we embraced the hog
We’ve been giving out homemade sausage as gifts for a few years now and tonight we are going to attempt to make 30 pounds!
December 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
We’ve been giving out homemade sausage as gifts for a few years now and tonight we are going to attempt to make 30 pounds!
Confirming Defectors reporting that Matt Brown is indeed a great dude.
He has been so gracious and helpful as I launched when he had no need to whatsoever
He has been so gracious and helpful as I launched when he had no need to whatsoever
December 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Confirming Defectors reporting that Matt Brown is indeed a great dude.
He has been so gracious and helpful as I launched when he had no need to whatsoever
He has been so gracious and helpful as I launched when he had no need to whatsoever
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$32,000 on balloons in 2024. Two wins in 2025. Definitely a solid use of resources and effort. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
Razorback football spent nearly $32,000 just on balloons in 2024 - Arkansas Times
College football programs don’t come cheap these days. Coaches require enormous salaries. Top-tier players increasingly expect NIL deals. And recruitment alone can run into the millions. Including, ap...
arktimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
$32,000 on balloons in 2024. Two wins in 2025. Definitely a solid use of resources and effort. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
How would you fare on the Dean Blandino College Football Officials 2025 Week One Quiz?
December 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
How would you fare on the Dean Blandino College Football Officials 2025 Week One Quiz?
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December 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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The University of Arkansas spent $36,000 on balloons last year. After seeing what they got, we think it was worth every penny.
In FOIAball this week, we EMBRACE THE HOG.
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In FOIAball this week, we EMBRACE THE HOG.
www.foiaball.com/p/college-fo...
December 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The University of Arkansas spent $36,000 on balloons last year. After seeing what they got, we think it was worth every penny.
In FOIAball this week, we EMBRACE THE HOG.
www.foiaball.com/p/college-fo...
In FOIAball this week, we EMBRACE THE HOG.
www.foiaball.com/p/college-fo...
Here are the booking documents for Sherron Moore
December 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Here are the booking documents for Sherron Moore