Jesse Dougherty
@jessedougherty.bsky.social
College sports things for the Washington Post. Midwest transplant, apparently. Happy to be here and not there.
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It was The Year of the Massive Coaching Buyout.
But in only one state, and with only one major school, did the governor make himself the main character.
Inside Jeff Landry's clash with LSU and the school's pursuit of Lane Kiffin (w/ @sam4tr.bsky.social): www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
But in only one state, and with only one major school, did the governor make himself the main character.
Inside Jeff Landry's clash with LSU and the school's pursuit of Lane Kiffin (w/ @sam4tr.bsky.social): www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
December 31, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It was The Year of the Massive Coaching Buyout.
But in only one state, and with only one major school, did the governor make himself the main character.
Inside Jeff Landry's clash with LSU and the school's pursuit of Lane Kiffin (w/ @sam4tr.bsky.social): www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
But in only one state, and with only one major school, did the governor make himself the main character.
Inside Jeff Landry's clash with LSU and the school's pursuit of Lane Kiffin (w/ @sam4tr.bsky.social): www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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If you want to understand politics in this country, it really helps to understand college football
News: As LSU pursued Lane Kiffin, Gov. Jeff Landry backchanneled w/ school officials to request — in writing — a contractual provision that put someone other than the school on the hook for any potential buyout.
Inside LSU's plan w @jessedougherty.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Inside LSU's plan w @jessedougherty.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
LSU, a governor and a $91 million lesson in college football’s power
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has long used sports as a political cudgel, but nothing riles up his state like Tigers football.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
If you want to understand politics in this country, it really helps to understand college football
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News: As LSU pursued Lane Kiffin, Gov. Jeff Landry backchanneled w/ school officials to request — in writing — a contractual provision that put someone other than the school on the hook for any potential buyout.
Inside LSU's plan w @jessedougherty.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Inside LSU's plan w @jessedougherty.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
LSU, a governor and a $91 million lesson in college football’s power
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has long used sports as a political cudgel, but nothing riles up his state like Tigers football.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:38 PM
News: As LSU pursued Lane Kiffin, Gov. Jeff Landry backchanneled w/ school officials to request — in writing — a contractual provision that put someone other than the school on the hook for any potential buyout.
Inside LSU's plan w @jessedougherty.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Inside LSU's plan w @jessedougherty.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
This is going to be so awesome. I'm a long, long super fan of anything @emmabaccellieri.bsky.social writes, from baseball to soda to now this. I'll be pre-ordering. You should, too!
COURT QUEENS is out March 17, women's hoops in pictures and words, 1890s to 2020s. It was a blast to pull together such a love letter of a coffee table book—pre-orders open everywhere you buy your books 🧡 (But 25% off for Barnes and Noble members right now! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/court-quee...)
December 30, 2025 at 11:34 PM
This is going to be so awesome. I'm a long, long super fan of anything @emmabaccellieri.bsky.social writes, from baseball to soda to now this. I'll be pre-ordering. You should, too!
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Wrote about why a scene from Inside Man makes me think about modern college sports: collegesportsmoney.substack.com/p/about-the-...
December 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Wrote about why a scene from Inside Man makes me think about modern college sports: collegesportsmoney.substack.com/p/about-the-...
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A year and a half ago or so, I read that an entire stadium in Tacoma had booed a trans runner. I wanted to know more. She was 16, and she had stood on a podium in one of the country’s most liberal states and listened to 10,000 people boo her. What I learned surprised me:
wapo.st/49lnBUK
wapo.st/49lnBUK
For young transgender runner, racing wasn’t the hardest thing
Verónica García overcame poverty to become a high school track champion — twice. It made her famous for all the wrong reasons.
wapo.st
December 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A year and a half ago or so, I read that an entire stadium in Tacoma had booed a trans runner. I wanted to know more. She was 16, and she had stood on a podium in one of the country’s most liberal states and listened to 10,000 people boo her. What I learned surprised me:
wapo.st/49lnBUK
wapo.st/49lnBUK
Wrote about why a scene from Inside Man makes me think about modern college sports: collegesportsmoney.substack.com/p/about-the-...
December 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Wrote about why a scene from Inside Man makes me think about modern college sports: collegesportsmoney.substack.com/p/about-the-...
Developed a Hi Chew addiction at the Big East tournament last year so my wife filled my stocking with them.
Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Merry Christmas to you and yours.
December 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Developed a Hi Chew addiction at the Big East tournament last year so my wife filled my stocking with them.
Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Really enjoyed this from @greenwell.bsky.social, including but not limited to how sports fit into a small college's fight to survive the enrollment cliff: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Why a College Fighting for Survival Is Slashing Econ and Physics Majors
At Albright in Pennsylvania, the new president is cutting programs, selling art and real estate, and vowing not to hire anyone with tenure. Is this the way forward for liberal arts colleges?
www.bloomberg.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Really enjoyed this from @greenwell.bsky.social, including but not limited to how sports fit into a small college's fight to survive the enrollment cliff: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Truly nail on the head stuff here from Jesse. If you're arguing against G5s in the playoff, you don't have anyone in your life who went to a G5.
A newsletter about why G5 teams should obviously have access to the College Football Playoff, which devolved into me furiously typing about why you should care about how my in-laws take in college football.
collegesportsmoney.substack.com/p/the-g5-cas...
collegesportsmoney.substack.com/p/the-g5-cas...
The G5 Case
Why you should care about how my in-laws take in college football.
collegesportsmoney.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Truly nail on the head stuff here from Jesse. If you're arguing against G5s in the playoff, you don't have anyone in your life who went to a G5.
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A newsletter about why G5 teams should obviously have access to the College Football Playoff, which devolved into me furiously typing about why you should care about how my in-laws take in college football.
collegesportsmoney.substack.com/p/the-g5-cas...
collegesportsmoney.substack.com/p/the-g5-cas...
The G5 Case
Why you should care about how my in-laws take in college football.
collegesportsmoney.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A newsletter about why G5 teams should obviously have access to the College Football Playoff, which devolved into me furiously typing about why you should care about how my in-laws take in college football.
collegesportsmoney.substack.com/p/the-g5-cas...
collegesportsmoney.substack.com/p/the-g5-cas...
A newsletter about why G5 teams should obviously have access to the College Football Playoff, which devolved into me furiously typing about why you should care about how my in-laws take in college football.
collegesportsmoney.substack.com/p/the-g5-cas...
collegesportsmoney.substack.com/p/the-g5-cas...
The G5 Case
Why you should care about how my in-laws take in college football.
collegesportsmoney.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A newsletter about why G5 teams should obviously have access to the College Football Playoff, which devolved into me furiously typing about why you should care about how my in-laws take in college football.
collegesportsmoney.substack.com/p/the-g5-cas...
collegesportsmoney.substack.com/p/the-g5-cas...
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bc i like an expanded link wapo.st/4arwcY7
Mississippi showed it can win without Lane Kiffin — even if it won’t forget
The former coach wasn’t far from mind in Oxford as the Rebels rolled to a College Football Playoff victory over Tulane.
wapo.st
December 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
bc i like an expanded link wapo.st/4arwcY7
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really loved this recap of the scene in Oxford yesterday and all I can say is @jessedougherty.bsky.social’s attention to detail is impressive wapo.st/4arwcY7
December 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
really loved this recap of the scene in Oxford yesterday and all I can say is @jessedougherty.bsky.social’s attention to detail is impressive wapo.st/4arwcY7
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December 21, 2025 at 2:13 AM
December 21, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Great work by @jessedougherty.bsky.social in Oxford: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Mississippi showed it can win without Lane Kiffin — even if it won’t forget
The former coach wasn’t far from mind in Oxford as the Rebels rolled to a College Football Playoff victory over Tulane.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Great work by @jessedougherty.bsky.social in Oxford: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
OXFORD, Mississippi — A man in a Santa outfit smoked a cigar. Next to him, a "Geux to Hell, Heaux" sign hung on the side of his tent.
It was a day of subtext, Lane Kiffin-themed.
And the home team won big in the end.
It was a day of subtext, Lane Kiffin-themed.
And the home team won big in the end.
December 21, 2025 at 1:16 AM
OXFORD, Mississippi — A man in a Santa outfit smoked a cigar. Next to him, a "Geux to Hell, Heaux" sign hung on the side of his tent.
It was a day of subtext, Lane Kiffin-themed.
And the home team won big in the end.
It was a day of subtext, Lane Kiffin-themed.
And the home team won big in the end.
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Tackling is one of football's basic crafts. Few players in NFL history have mastered it like Bobby Wagner. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
December 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Tackling is one of football's basic crafts. Few players in NFL history have mastered it like Bobby Wagner. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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Here's a business/money tidbit for every College Football Playoff team, a breakdown designed to help you sound informed at the office water cooler or in your many group chats: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Analysis | A guide to the College Football Playoff (money edition)
As the playoff gets underway, impress your friends with these business-related nuggets on each of the 12 participating teams.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Here's a business/money tidbit for every College Football Playoff team, a breakdown designed to help you sound informed at the office water cooler or in your many group chats: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Here's a business/money tidbit for every College Football Playoff team, a breakdown designed to help you sound informed at the office water cooler or in your many group chats: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Analysis | A guide to the College Football Playoff (money edition)
As the playoff gets underway, impress your friends with these business-related nuggets on each of the 12 participating teams.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Here's a business/money tidbit for every College Football Playoff team, a breakdown designed to help you sound informed at the office water cooler or in your many group chats: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
I adore, adore, adore this from @emilygiam.bsky.social, @katiperry.bsky.social + @arturgalocha.bsky.social
Just so fun and creative, from Emily's data to the presentation and interactive graphics.
Are you a fan of a P4 football team?
Are you happy?
Sad?
Check out our happiness rankings below 👇
Just so fun and creative, from Emily's data to the presentation and interactive graphics.
Are you a fan of a P4 football team?
Are you happy?
Sad?
Check out our happiness rankings below 👇
December 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I adore, adore, adore this from @emilygiam.bsky.social, @katiperry.bsky.social + @arturgalocha.bsky.social
Just so fun and creative, from Emily's data to the presentation and interactive graphics.
Are you a fan of a P4 football team?
Are you happy?
Sad?
Check out our happiness rankings below 👇
Just so fun and creative, from Emily's data to the presentation and interactive graphics.
Are you a fan of a P4 football team?
Are you happy?
Sad?
Check out our happiness rankings below 👇
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How happy (or miserable) should you be about your favorite college football team?
We came up with a foolproof formula (of course you'll all agree with it).
Georgia fans should be ecstatic.
Stanford fans? Well, you went to an excellent academic school.
We came up with a foolproof formula (of course you'll all agree with it).
Georgia fans should be ecstatic.
Stanford fans? Well, you went to an excellent academic school.
The college football happiness rankings
Should your team make you giddy or despondent? We crunched the numbers.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
How happy (or miserable) should you be about your favorite college football team?
We came up with a foolproof formula (of course you'll all agree with it).
Georgia fans should be ecstatic.
Stanford fans? Well, you went to an excellent academic school.
We came up with a foolproof formula (of course you'll all agree with it).
Georgia fans should be ecstatic.
Stanford fans? Well, you went to an excellent academic school.
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cool idea ESPN! I wonder if anything might have inspired you?
December 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
cool idea ESPN! I wonder if anything might have inspired you?
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Great to see so much interest in our original game, Athletic Director Simulator 4000.
To celebrate, I'm turning the paywall OFF for the rest of the year.
Now everybody can play ADS4000! Enjoy!
ads4000beta.netlify.app
To celebrate, I'm turning the paywall OFF for the rest of the year.
Now everybody can play ADS4000! Enjoy!
ads4000beta.netlify.app
ADS4000
ads4000beta.netlify.app
December 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Great to see so much interest in our original game, Athletic Director Simulator 4000.
To celebrate, I'm turning the paywall OFF for the rest of the year.
Now everybody can play ADS4000! Enjoy!
ads4000beta.netlify.app
To celebrate, I'm turning the paywall OFF for the rest of the year.
Now everybody can play ADS4000! Enjoy!
ads4000beta.netlify.app