Becoming Brandon
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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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A three-post thread collecting all of my specific and random predictions about the SEC this season
This is oddly in-depth and specific
Bill Belichick: “I have not and will not pursue any NFL head coaching vacancies.”
November 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
This is oddly in-depth and specific
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No one uses MapQuest anymore but I might have to after discovering (via a web search) that it has this landmark
www.mapquest.com/us/florida/r...
www.mapquest.com/us/florida/r...
Ron Zook Field, Tallahassee, FL 32304, US - MapQuest
Get more information for Ron Zook Field in Tallahassee, FL. See reviews, map, get the address, and find directions.
www.mapquest.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
No one uses MapQuest anymore but I might have to after discovering (via a web search) that it has this landmark
www.mapquest.com/us/florida/r...
www.mapquest.com/us/florida/r...
/Cause I support is adopted
/Inevitable effect of cause emerges
"HOW DARE THEY?!?!?!?!?!"
/Inevitable effect of cause emerges
"HOW DARE THEY?!?!?!?!?!"
November 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
/Cause I support is adopted
/Inevitable effect of cause emerges
"HOW DARE THEY?!?!?!?!?!"
/Inevitable effect of cause emerges
"HOW DARE THEY?!?!?!?!?!"
They don't know this is going to go horribly wrong within three hours, right?
Disney CEO Bob Iger said his company is talking with AI companies about allowing subscribers to create their own short-form videos on Disney+.
Disney eyes a future where users help shape the story
Disney CEO Bob Iger said his company is talking with AI companies about allowing subscribers to create their own short-form videos on Disney+.
n.pr
November 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
They don't know this is going to go horribly wrong within three hours, right?
This is who I want modeling masculinity for me
True comedy is watching Dave Portnay trying to use a hammer
November 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This is who I want modeling masculinity for me
I have been saying this for a decade. May you have more luck with it than I have had
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I have been saying this for a decade. May you have more luck with it than I have had
Hard pass on the Olivia Nuzzi rehabilitation tour
Olivia Nuzzi's memoir is a combustive portrait of America, President Trump and the scandal with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that upended her career.
In an exclusive interview with The New York Times, she recalls the infatuation that consumed her, Kennedy’s use of psychedelics and much more.
In an exclusive interview with The New York Times, she recalls the infatuation that consumed her, Kennedy’s use of psychedelics and much more.
Olivia Nuzzi Did It All for Love
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Hard pass on the Olivia Nuzzi rehabilitation tour
A.D. Prime sounds like a new LLM
Colorado announced Rick George is stepping away as athletic director at the end of the year.
November 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
A.D. Prime sounds like a new LLM
Good idea to pick someone who cannot possibly have a conflict of interest anytime soon
OFFICIAL: Arkansas AD Hunter Yurachek named chair of College Football Playoff Selection Committee; Utah AD Mark Harlan returns.
Full news release » collegefootballplayoff.com/news/2025/11...
#CFBPlayoff
Full news release » collegefootballplayoff.com/news/2025/11...
#CFBPlayoff
November 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Good idea to pick someone who cannot possibly have a conflict of interest anytime soon
Wait, now "the Early Middle Ages were bad, actually" is up for grabs?
November 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Wait, now "the Early Middle Ages were bad, actually" is up for grabs?
He will be replaced by a committee made up of people who rank finalists based on ethereal standards, and those finalists will not be judged based on their most recent job
News: Mack Rhoades is stepping down from his role as the College Football Playoff selection committee chairman, CFP confirms.
November 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
He will be replaced by a committee made up of people who rank finalists based on ethereal standards, and those finalists will not be judged based on their most recent job
Maybe you shouldn't have been looking to a linguist for deep foreign policy insights in the first place
November 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Maybe you shouldn't have been looking to a linguist for deep foreign policy insights in the first place
Turns out, when you spend 25 years acting like the moral and ethical character of leaders and public officials doesn't matter as long as they do their jobs well, you end up with morally and ethically compromised people among the ranks of leaders and public officials. Who knew?
November 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Turns out, when you spend 25 years acting like the moral and ethical character of leaders and public officials doesn't matter as long as they do their jobs well, you end up with morally and ethically compromised people among the ranks of leaders and public officials. Who knew?
The IMDB reviews of A House of Dynamite could just break me. "Where's the ending?" CONGRATULATIONS ON MISSING THE ENTIRE POINT OF THE MOVIE
November 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The IMDB reviews of A House of Dynamite could just break me. "Where's the ending?" CONGRATULATIONS ON MISSING THE ENTIRE POINT OF THE MOVIE
South Carolina is ranked behind UConn and only 11 spots ahead of Harvard. Go Gamecocks!
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SP+ TOP 766, WEEK 12
* Harvard -2 Michigan State
* Harding -1 Oklahoma State
* Buffalo -98 Buffalo State
* Oberlin's still clinging to a slight lead for 766th! Down to the wire!
Almost forgot to post this week! My bad!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
* Harvard -2 Michigan State
* Harding -1 Oklahoma State
* Buffalo -98 Buffalo State
* Oberlin's still clinging to a slight lead for 766th! Down to the wire!
Almost forgot to post this week! My bad!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
November 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
South Carolina is ranked behind UConn and only 11 spots ahead of Harvard. Go Gamecocks!
The collateral damage here might be the best part of the whole thing. Some of these people have had it coming for years
November 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The collateral damage here might be the best part of the whole thing. Some of these people have had it coming for years
BREAK UP THE HUSKIES
Longest active streaks w/o losing a game by more than a TD:
Miami, 26 games
Ole Miss, 26
Ohio St, 25
Louisville, 22
UConn, 22
Memphis, 19
Iowa, 15
Indiana, 10
Tex Tech, 10
Virginia, 10
Pitt, 10
A&M, 10
I'd wager a lot of folks are shocked by several names on that list.
Miami, 26 games
Ole Miss, 26
Ohio St, 25
Louisville, 22
UConn, 22
Memphis, 19
Iowa, 15
Indiana, 10
Tex Tech, 10
Virginia, 10
Pitt, 10
A&M, 10
I'd wager a lot of folks are shocked by several names on that list.
November 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
BREAK UP THE HUSKIES
Unless you study what happened in Bosnia, it is hard to fathom how horrendous it was and what a scandal it is that the world allowed it to go on as long as it did. Truly one of the most evil moments in the latter half of the 20th century
I still have not processed what I just read.
November 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Unless you study what happened in Bosnia, it is hard to fathom how horrendous it was and what a scandal it is that the world allowed it to go on as long as it did. Truly one of the most evil moments in the latter half of the 20th century
Nick Saban is 74 years old and has a job where he is well-compensated to fly around the country, sit on a TV set, and talk about football. Why in the world would he undertake a job that would have him pushing 80 before he got things up and running? Do you call him? Yes. But he ain't taking the job
November 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Nick Saban is 74 years old and has a job where he is well-compensated to fly around the country, sit on a TV set, and talk about football. Why in the world would he undertake a job that would have him pushing 80 before he got things up and running? Do you call him? Yes. But he ain't taking the job
My general belief with sports gambling is that there are going to be bad actors regardless, and the more legalized activity you have, the easier it is for the bad actors to hide. Yes, monitoring is more robust, but by legalizing it, you have made the job of the monitors harder
I wouldn't say *never.* Monitoring really is better now whether you want to hear it or not, and licensed books don't send someone to break your legs. But it's also an industry talking point and it's being deployed lazily in this case
(Legal sports betting was never going to improve the situation)
November 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
My general belief with sports gambling is that there are going to be bad actors regardless, and the more legalized activity you have, the easier it is for the bad actors to hide. Yes, monitoring is more robust, but by legalizing it, you have made the job of the monitors harder
(Legal sports betting was never going to improve the situation)
I went deeper into the at-bats where Luis Ortiz is accused of throwing balls on purpose.
1) These pitches didn't just compromise games. They helped flip them. Twice.
2) It's the player props, man
3) This is NOT a case where legal sports betting improved the situation slate.com/technology/2...
1) These pitches didn't just compromise games. They helped flip them. Twice.
2) It's the player props, man
3) This is NOT a case where legal sports betting improved the situation slate.com/technology/2...
A Huge Scandal Is Rocking Baseball. Here’s What Needs to Change.
The indictments of two major league pitchers are just the clearest examples yet of the scourge of the prop bet.
slate.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
(Legal sports betting was never going to improve the situation)
You can believe that either party's prescriptions are not the right path to fixing things. You can believe some of the factors driving the change are not changeable, or changing them might not be desirable.
But miss me with the takes that this isn't real or people are whining. Americans are hurting
But miss me with the takes that this isn't real or people are whining. Americans are hurting
November 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
You can believe that either party's prescriptions are not the right path to fixing things. You can believe some of the factors driving the change are not changeable, or changing them might not be desirable.
But miss me with the takes that this isn't real or people are whining. Americans are hurting
But miss me with the takes that this isn't real or people are whining. Americans are hurting
But I was assured that the idea Americans are falling behind was all vibes
This chart and its implications are absolutely bonkers. From Axios. www.axios.com/2025/11/04/h...
November 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
But I was assured that the idea Americans are falling behind was all vibes
I cannot wait for the "30 for 30" about this LSU coaching search. It will be legendary
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I cannot wait for the "30 for 30" about this LSU coaching search. It will be legendary