Jason Jarrett
@jasondjarrett.bsky.social
Managing editor at Texas Medical Association
Former American-Statesman, Catena Media editor
Former American-Statesman, Catena Media editor
Reposted by Jason Jarrett
SMU:
1987: Billionaires effectively killed football (Death Penalty) by dumping money into the program.
2025: Billionaires making football thrive by dumping money into the program.
College football. It's the best.
1987: Billionaires effectively killed football (Death Penalty) by dumping money into the program.
2025: Billionaires making football thrive by dumping money into the program.
College football. It's the best.
✍️ SMU’s billionaire boosters made an unprecedented bet.
It paid off with an ACC invite, a growing school and now a Playoff berth. What's $200 million between friends?
"There is sort of a beautiful purity. Winning is more important than the money."
www.nytimes.com/athletic/600...
It paid off with an ACC invite, a growing school and now a Playoff berth. What's $200 million between friends?
"There is sort of a beautiful purity. Winning is more important than the money."
www.nytimes.com/athletic/600...
SMU’s billionaire boosters made an unprecedented bet. It paid off with a Playoff berth
SMU’s deep-pocketed boosters got the program in trouble decades ago, but a new class brought the school back to the top.
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2024 at 3:23 PM
SMU:
1987: Billionaires effectively killed football (Death Penalty) by dumping money into the program.
2025: Billionaires making football thrive by dumping money into the program.
College football. It's the best.
1987: Billionaires effectively killed football (Death Penalty) by dumping money into the program.
2025: Billionaires making football thrive by dumping money into the program.
College football. It's the best.
No.
November 27, 2024 at 8:26 PM
No.
Completely agree with this sentiment.
From a reporter/news outlet branding standpoint, Twitter was great for a long time. But I can tell you after running a sports department for 10 years, the best that platform would give you consistently in its heyday is 4% of overall pageviews from referrals.
From a reporter/news outlet branding standpoint, Twitter was great for a long time. But I can tell you after running a sports department for 10 years, the best that platform would give you consistently in its heyday is 4% of overall pageviews from referrals.
This to me is Bluesky’s real shot.
I believe the future is ultimately a fractured social media environment — no genius take —but (speaking in the sports space) if sports outlets and individuals with scale & reach start posting here daily, you will see this place challenge X in the sports ecosystem.
I believe the future is ultimately a fractured social media environment — no genius take —but (speaking in the sports space) if sports outlets and individuals with scale & reach start posting here daily, you will see this place challenge X in the sports ecosystem.
Traffic from Bluesky's @bsky.app to @theguardian.com is already 2x that of Threads
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
November 27, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Completely agree with this sentiment.
From a reporter/news outlet branding standpoint, Twitter was great for a long time. But I can tell you after running a sports department for 10 years, the best that platform would give you consistently in its heyday is 4% of overall pageviews from referrals.
From a reporter/news outlet branding standpoint, Twitter was great for a long time. But I can tell you after running a sports department for 10 years, the best that platform would give you consistently in its heyday is 4% of overall pageviews from referrals.
Friends making the move. Arsenal community robust. Journos and ex-pats settling in. This new bungalow starting to feel real nice.
Just need a little more postpunk nostalgia, Longhorns coverage and Austin high school sports coverage to snuggle in, and family will be complete over here.
Just need a little more postpunk nostalgia, Longhorns coverage and Austin high school sports coverage to snuggle in, and family will be complete over here.
November 21, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Friends making the move. Arsenal community robust. Journos and ex-pats settling in. This new bungalow starting to feel real nice.
Just need a little more postpunk nostalgia, Longhorns coverage and Austin high school sports coverage to snuggle in, and family will be complete over here.
Just need a little more postpunk nostalgia, Longhorns coverage and Austin high school sports coverage to snuggle in, and family will be complete over here.
One football comprehension that some writers cannot grasp:
What a reverse and a double reverse run mean.
What the Longhorns and Chiefs ran on offense is neither.
What a reverse and a double reverse run mean.
What the Longhorns and Chiefs ran on offense is neither.
November 19, 2024 at 2:51 PM
One football comprehension that some writers cannot grasp:
What a reverse and a double reverse run mean.
What the Longhorns and Chiefs ran on offense is neither.
What a reverse and a double reverse run mean.
What the Longhorns and Chiefs ran on offense is neither.
Who did it better, Marta or Ozil?
November 18, 2024 at 2:41 AM
Who did it better, Marta or Ozil?