Matt Brown
@mattbrown.bsky.social
I write Extra Points, a newsletter about off-the-field stories in college sports. I also (badly) make computer games, woodworking projects, and jokes.
Chicago.
Chicago.
Today is the Epiphany Pageant at church. My girls have asked to be in it.
Have they practiced in any way, shape or form? No.
Do they even know the story of the Wise Men and Baby Jesus? Eh, kinda?
Is this going to go well? Well...if not, I bet it will probably be funny!
Have they practiced in any way, shape or form? No.
Do they even know the story of the Wise Men and Baby Jesus? Eh, kinda?
Is this going to go well? Well...if not, I bet it will probably be funny!
January 4, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Today is the Epiphany Pageant at church. My girls have asked to be in it.
Have they practiced in any way, shape or form? No.
Do they even know the story of the Wise Men and Baby Jesus? Eh, kinda?
Is this going to go well? Well...if not, I bet it will probably be funny!
Have they practiced in any way, shape or form? No.
Do they even know the story of the Wise Men and Baby Jesus? Eh, kinda?
Is this going to go well? Well...if not, I bet it will probably be funny!
this is basically my LinkedIn feed every time I log in now
January 4, 2026 at 5:12 AM
this is basically my LinkedIn feed every time I log in now
so I'm fucking around a bit more with this college athlete agent tycoon game, and here's the problem I'm grappling with now
in real life, signing DIII athletes to marketing contracts won't make anybody much money. But athletes (usually) only sign one collective, or salary, contract a season (1/?)
in real life, signing DIII athletes to marketing contracts won't make anybody much money. But athletes (usually) only sign one collective, or salary, contract a season (1/?)
January 4, 2026 at 12:37 AM
so I'm fucking around a bit more with this college athlete agent tycoon game, and here's the problem I'm grappling with now
in real life, signing DIII athletes to marketing contracts won't make anybody much money. But athletes (usually) only sign one collective, or salary, contract a season (1/?)
in real life, signing DIII athletes to marketing contracts won't make anybody much money. But athletes (usually) only sign one collective, or salary, contract a season (1/?)
It’s noon on the first Saturday of the new here and the irving park ymca weight room is EMPTY. Do I have great luck, has the NW side decided to not even go through the motions with New Year’s resolutions, or did my neighborhood get raptured and I missed it?
January 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
It’s noon on the first Saturday of the new here and the irving park ymca weight room is EMPTY. Do I have great luck, has the NW side decided to not even go through the motions with New Year’s resolutions, or did my neighborhood get raptured and I missed it?
An actual on beat thought:
Days like today, where we are reminded that congress is barely a thing anymore, do make it feel kinda crazy that the entire college sports industry is paralyzed until congress does something
And congress almost certainly HAS to do something for the status quo to change!
Days like today, where we are reminded that congress is barely a thing anymore, do make it feel kinda crazy that the entire college sports industry is paralyzed until congress does something
And congress almost certainly HAS to do something for the status quo to change!
January 3, 2026 at 5:41 PM
An actual on beat thought:
Days like today, where we are reminded that congress is barely a thing anymore, do make it feel kinda crazy that the entire college sports industry is paralyzed until congress does something
And congress almost certainly HAS to do something for the status quo to change!
Days like today, where we are reminded that congress is barely a thing anymore, do make it feel kinda crazy that the entire college sports industry is paralyzed until congress does something
And congress almost certainly HAS to do something for the status quo to change!
american foreign policy, I guess
January 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
american foreign policy, I guess
mods are asleep
have a cocktail and post a thread of old timey college football programs and other weird shit i found on pinterest time
have a cocktail and post a thread of old timey college football programs and other weird shit i found on pinterest time
January 3, 2026 at 2:53 AM
mods are asleep
have a cocktail and post a thread of old timey college football programs and other weird shit i found on pinterest time
have a cocktail and post a thread of old timey college football programs and other weird shit i found on pinterest time
roll tide
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 AM
roll tide
Extra Points will do the same.
1) #RuleofCool > Whatever the rulebook says
2) FINE I'll file the FOIA
3) Saying "the changing collegiate sports landscape" is worse than treason
4) Take the dumb things seriously and be dumb about the serious things
5) more bowl games should dump things on people
1) #RuleofCool > Whatever the rulebook says
2) FINE I'll file the FOIA
3) Saying "the changing collegiate sports landscape" is worse than treason
4) Take the dumb things seriously and be dumb about the serious things
5) more bowl games should dump things on people
Incredible. CBS Evening News announces five new “simple values” — instead of their “38-page handbook” — as they roll out Tony Dokoupil is lead anchor.
One of those values is simply: “We love America and make no apologies for saying so.”
One of those values is simply: “We love America and make no apologies for saying so.”
January 3, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Extra Points will do the same.
1) #RuleofCool > Whatever the rulebook says
2) FINE I'll file the FOIA
3) Saying "the changing collegiate sports landscape" is worse than treason
4) Take the dumb things seriously and be dumb about the serious things
5) more bowl games should dump things on people
1) #RuleofCool > Whatever the rulebook says
2) FINE I'll file the FOIA
3) Saying "the changing collegiate sports landscape" is worse than treason
4) Take the dumb things seriously and be dumb about the serious things
5) more bowl games should dump things on people
What's the best thing you've read so far that explains why Indiana FB is able to kick so much ass this season, despite the Blue Chip theory and most other conventional wisdom saying they shouldn't?
Besides "Cignetti is an unsmiling demon lord of darkness who also knows ball"
Besides "Cignetti is an unsmiling demon lord of darkness who also knows ball"
January 2, 2026 at 11:41 PM
What's the best thing you've read so far that explains why Indiana FB is able to kick so much ass this season, despite the Blue Chip theory and most other conventional wisdom saying they shouldn't?
Besides "Cignetti is an unsmiling demon lord of darkness who also knows ball"
Besides "Cignetti is an unsmiling demon lord of darkness who also knows ball"
Hey @dirtbagqueer.rocks , I just took the girls to a new branch of the Chicago public library and what do you know? I recognize one of those Best of the Best books
January 2, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Hey @dirtbagqueer.rocks , I just took the girls to a new branch of the Chicago public library and what do you know? I recognize one of those Best of the Best books
Dang she’s already halfway to her cookie selling goal! Thanks to everybody who bought cookies so far!
HEY BLUESKY
YOU WANT TO BUY GIRL SCOUT COOKIES? OF COURSE YOU DO. THEY'RE AWESOME.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A GIRL SCOUT IN YOUR LIFE TO BUY THEM FROM, BUY THEM FROM MY KID INSTEAD. THEN WE MAIL THEM TO YOU
YOU CAN DO THAT HERE:
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/estela...
YOU WANT TO BUY GIRL SCOUT COOKIES? OF COURSE YOU DO. THEY'RE AWESOME.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A GIRL SCOUT IN YOUR LIFE TO BUY THEM FROM, BUY THEM FROM MY KID INSTEAD. THEN WE MAIL THEM TO YOU
YOU CAN DO THAT HERE:
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/estela...
Order your Faves on my Digital Cookie Site Today
That's right! You can order your favorite Girl Scout Cookies from me online, all while helping my troop and I do great things in our community and beyond! Check it out.
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org
January 2, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Dang she’s already halfway to her cookie selling goal! Thanks to everybody who bought cookies so far!
so this is obviously a hilariously early prototype and I haven't decided how I want all the systems to actually work
BUT
agency-tycoon-95-mattbrownep.replit.app
BUT
agency-tycoon-95-mattbrownep.replit.app
NIL Agency Tycoon - College Agency Empire
Build and manage your college athlete representation agency. Navigate the complex landscape of Name, Image, and Likeness deals in this business simulation tycoon game.
agency-tycoon-95-mattbrownep.replit.app
January 2, 2026 at 3:05 PM
so this is obviously a hilariously early prototype and I haven't decided how I want all the systems to actually work
BUT
agency-tycoon-95-mattbrownep.replit.app
BUT
agency-tycoon-95-mattbrownep.replit.app
I'm too wired to sleep right now so I'm probably going to spend at least another hour tweaking this prototype lol. we'll see how quickly I can have something for you sickos to mess around with
Matt, I will devote hours upon hours to this game when you release it. Thank you!!!
January 2, 2026 at 5:05 AM
I'm too wired to sleep right now so I'm probably going to spend at least another hour tweaking this prototype lol. we'll see how quickly I can have something for you sickos to mess around with
okay FINE now I will believe that the House Settlement Era really has legitimately improved parity in college football
January 2, 2026 at 4:50 AM
okay FINE now I will believe that the House Settlement Era really has legitimately improved parity in college football
I can't be the only one who thinks if Ferris State wanted to they could put together a football team and dominate the NFL
January 2, 2026 at 4:46 AM
I can't be the only one who thinks if Ferris State wanted to they could put together a football team and dominate the NFL
An Indiana / Ole Miss national title game is the sort of outcome that would have normally led to a 9000 comment Reddit post about how the simulation engine for the EA Sports college football video game is hilariously broken
January 2, 2026 at 4:12 AM
An Indiana / Ole Miss national title game is the sort of outcome that would have normally led to a 9000 comment Reddit post about how the simulation engine for the EA Sports college football video game is hilariously broken
I didn’t know Trevor from GTA5 had a kid at Ole Miss?
Hasz gets the Ole Miss chain that replaced the sideline rim on which they used to dunk
January 2, 2026 at 2:22 AM
I didn’t know Trevor from GTA5 had a kid at Ole Miss?
Reposted by Matt Brown
Pete Golding looks like the #1 ranked Halo player in the world.
January 2, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Pete Golding looks like the #1 ranked Halo player in the world.
okay so I didn't get the greenlight to work on my Wisconsin FCS Football Interactive Novel thing right away but I did get permission to play around with something like this.....
January 2, 2026 at 1:40 AM
okay so I didn't get the greenlight to work on my Wisconsin FCS Football Interactive Novel thing right away but I did get permission to play around with something like this.....
I wish Ohio State would cheat and tamper enough to secure a good kicker like that
January 2, 2026 at 1:32 AM
I wish Ohio State would cheat and tamper enough to secure a good kicker like that
I BELIEVE this was Indiana's biggest win over a current SEC team ever?
(They did beat Missouri by 51 points, but that was in 1990)
(They did beat Missouri by 51 points, but that was in 1990)
January 2, 2026 at 12:26 AM
I BELIEVE this was Indiana's biggest win over a current SEC team ever?
(They did beat Missouri by 51 points, but that was in 1990)
(They did beat Missouri by 51 points, but that was in 1990)
Reposted by Matt Brown
Today I saw God die
January 2, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Today I saw God die