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.
okay, fine. I'll bite. Who's Edmund Fitzgerald
November 11, 2025 at 2:26 AM
okay, fine. I'll bite. Who's Edmund Fitzgerald
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in this spirit, I've just sent out 30 more FOIAs to mid and low-major institutions, asking for topline financial disclosure metrics on revenue sharing payments. Tried to get a good cross section of states, conferences and budget size.
NEW EXTRA POINTS:
Schools, large and small, are dragging their feet on releasing ANY sort of athlete compensation or House settlement figures via open records request.
Their arguments are not convincing. Releasing the files will help (almost) everybody.
www.extrapointsmb.com/p/forget-com...
Schools, large and small, are dragging their feet on releasing ANY sort of athlete compensation or House settlement figures via open records request.
Their arguments are not convincing. Releasing the files will help (almost) everybody.
www.extrapointsmb.com/p/forget-com...
Forget "competitive harm." Just release the NIL files.
Keeping House data private doesn't help anybody ... except probably agents.
www.extrapointsmb.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
in this spirit, I've just sent out 30 more FOIAs to mid and low-major institutions, asking for topline financial disclosure metrics on revenue sharing payments. Tried to get a good cross section of states, conferences and budget size.
One thing I am learning from my last FOIA-blast to athletic departments about alcohol and hot dog sales is a lot more schools completely outsource all of their concessions *everything* than I thought.
Gotten more "great story idea, we don't have this data" responses than actual numbers so far
Gotten more "great story idea, we don't have this data" responses than actual numbers so far
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
One thing I am learning from my last FOIA-blast to athletic departments about alcohol and hot dog sales is a lot more schools completely outsource all of their concessions *everything* than I thought.
Gotten more "great story idea, we don't have this data" responses than actual numbers so far
Gotten more "great story idea, we don't have this data" responses than actual numbers so far
I still have to use Twitter for my job/beat too (I dont care if you scream at me about this) and while this place has a lot of problems for talking about sports stuff, the quality of Twitter responses I get has fallen off even more. I get way more "eat shit pussy" responses than I used to
i parachute into X/Twitter a lot for my job and obviously have chronicled the devolution but today it feels that, even outside of the realm of groyperposting the broad culture there is just like *i have lead poisoning*
November 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I still have to use Twitter for my job/beat too (I dont care if you scream at me about this) and while this place has a lot of problems for talking about sports stuff, the quality of Twitter responses I get has fallen off even more. I get way more "eat shit pussy" responses than I used to
in this spirit, I've just sent out 30 more FOIAs to mid and low-major institutions, asking for topline financial disclosure metrics on revenue sharing payments. Tried to get a good cross section of states, conferences and budget size.
NEW EXTRA POINTS:
Schools, large and small, are dragging their feet on releasing ANY sort of athlete compensation or House settlement figures via open records request.
Their arguments are not convincing. Releasing the files will help (almost) everybody.
www.extrapointsmb.com/p/forget-com...
Schools, large and small, are dragging their feet on releasing ANY sort of athlete compensation or House settlement figures via open records request.
Their arguments are not convincing. Releasing the files will help (almost) everybody.
www.extrapointsmb.com/p/forget-com...
Forget "competitive harm." Just release the NIL files.
Keeping House data private doesn't help anybody ... except probably agents.
www.extrapointsmb.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
in this spirit, I've just sent out 30 more FOIAs to mid and low-major institutions, asking for topline financial disclosure metrics on revenue sharing payments. Tried to get a good cross section of states, conferences and budget size.
Note between us pals: I have reached out to the president's office at Ohio State, Illinois and Wisconsin, and plan to reach out to a few other B1G schools, asking for comment (or a conversation) about why their school appears to support the Big Ten private capital proposal. I'll blog if I get info
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Note between us pals: I have reached out to the president's office at Ohio State, Illinois and Wisconsin, and plan to reach out to a few other B1G schools, asking for comment (or a conversation) about why their school appears to support the Big Ten private capital proposal. I'll blog if I get info
NEW EXTRA POINTS:
Schools, large and small, are dragging their feet on releasing ANY sort of athlete compensation or House settlement figures via open records request.
Their arguments are not convincing. Releasing the files will help (almost) everybody.
www.extrapointsmb.com/p/forget-com...
Schools, large and small, are dragging their feet on releasing ANY sort of athlete compensation or House settlement figures via open records request.
Their arguments are not convincing. Releasing the files will help (almost) everybody.
www.extrapointsmb.com/p/forget-com...
Forget "competitive harm." Just release the NIL files.
Keeping House data private doesn't help anybody ... except probably agents.
www.extrapointsmb.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
NEW EXTRA POINTS:
Schools, large and small, are dragging their feet on releasing ANY sort of athlete compensation or House settlement figures via open records request.
Their arguments are not convincing. Releasing the files will help (almost) everybody.
www.extrapointsmb.com/p/forget-com...
Schools, large and small, are dragging their feet on releasing ANY sort of athlete compensation or House settlement figures via open records request.
Their arguments are not convincing. Releasing the files will help (almost) everybody.
www.extrapointsmb.com/p/forget-com...
my kids watch youtube on my account so my algo is beyond messed up there.
I DO have this problem on insta. Because I look for woodworking or strength training stuff, my For You page is basically nothing but right wing memes and porn star pages. It's bad enough Axios would write about it, I bet
I DO have this problem on insta. Because I look for woodworking or strength training stuff, my For You page is basically nothing but right wing memes and porn star pages. It's bad enough Axios would write about it, I bet
I need to know, Matt to Matt, how you keep your YouTube algorithm from pivoting to right wing extremists after you watch more than 2-3 woodworking videos.
I usually end up having to go back through all the recommendations and select the "do not recommend" button at least a dozen times.
I usually end up having to go back through all the recommendations and select the "do not recommend" button at least a dozen times.
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
my kids watch youtube on my account so my algo is beyond messed up there.
I DO have this problem on insta. Because I look for woodworking or strength training stuff, my For You page is basically nothing but right wing memes and porn star pages. It's bad enough Axios would write about it, I bet
I DO have this problem on insta. Because I look for woodworking or strength training stuff, my For You page is basically nothing but right wing memes and porn star pages. It's bad enough Axios would write about it, I bet
the newsletter was written and scheduled before 6 PM. The kids are actually in bed, pacified by a pallet-truck full of library books. I am under strict ABSOLUTELY NO WORK PROJECT EXPERIMENTATION orders.
time to pour a second drink and watch WOODWORKING YOUTUBE
time to pour a second drink and watch WOODWORKING YOUTUBE
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 AM
the newsletter was written and scheduled before 6 PM. The kids are actually in bed, pacified by a pallet-truck full of library books. I am under strict ABSOLUTELY NO WORK PROJECT EXPERIMENTATION orders.
time to pour a second drink and watch WOODWORKING YOUTUBE
time to pour a second drink and watch WOODWORKING YOUTUBE
I don't have a proposed policy solution.
But I know that since my wife lost her job and I've had to go on marketplace insurance, the increasing costs and lousy quality are so bad that THIS is the thing that might get me to quit the newsletter game and get a real job. Small biz insurance is INSANE
But I know that since my wife lost her job and I've had to go on marketplace insurance, the increasing costs and lousy quality are so bad that THIS is the thing that might get me to quit the newsletter game and get a real job. Small biz insurance is INSANE
November 10, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I don't have a proposed policy solution.
But I know that since my wife lost her job and I've had to go on marketplace insurance, the increasing costs and lousy quality are so bad that THIS is the thing that might get me to quit the newsletter game and get a real job. Small biz insurance is INSANE
But I know that since my wife lost her job and I've had to go on marketplace insurance, the increasing costs and lousy quality are so bad that THIS is the thing that might get me to quit the newsletter game and get a real job. Small biz insurance is INSANE
My garage dust collection process is that I inhale a bunch of wood particles if it’s too cold for me to open the garage door, then I vacuum once the dust collects into piles. I am very cool and healthy
What kind of dust collection do you use? Mine isn’t great.
November 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
My garage dust collection process is that I inhale a bunch of wood particles if it’s too cold for me to open the garage door, then I vacuum once the dust collects into piles. I am very cool and healthy
Gonna go fix my table saw, then maybe cut some decorative splines in some mitered joints. Make some sawdust. Brb
November 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Gonna go fix my table saw, then maybe cut some decorative splines in some mitered joints. Make some sawdust. Brb
lets try this again
Inspired by the @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social and because I don't want to do my real work right now, I made a stupid little quiz.
IS THIS A REAL OLD TIMEY COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACH?!?
coach-quizzer-mbep.replit.app
Inspired by the @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social and because I don't want to do my real work right now, I made a stupid little quiz.
IS THIS A REAL OLD TIMEY COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACH?!?
coach-quizzer-mbep.replit.app
Coach Quiz - Test Your College Football Knowledge
Test your knowledge of college football coaches! Upload a list and guess which names are real coaches in this fun quiz game.
coach-quizzer-mbep.replit.app
November 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
lets try this again
Inspired by the @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social and because I don't want to do my real work right now, I made a stupid little quiz.
IS THIS A REAL OLD TIMEY COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACH?!?
coach-quizzer-mbep.replit.app
Inspired by the @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social and because I don't want to do my real work right now, I made a stupid little quiz.
IS THIS A REAL OLD TIMEY COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACH?!?
coach-quizzer-mbep.replit.app
If this holds, I believe this would be Kentucky's biggest (margin of victory) win over Florida since 1917, when the Wildcats beat the Gators, 52-0.
To give you an idea of how long ago that was, Kentucky lost to both Centre and Sewanee that year.
To give you an idea of how long ago that was, Kentucky lost to both Centre and Sewanee that year.
November 9, 2025 at 3:22 AM
If this holds, I believe this would be Kentucky's biggest (margin of victory) win over Florida since 1917, when the Wildcats beat the Gators, 52-0.
To give you an idea of how long ago that was, Kentucky lost to both Centre and Sewanee that year.
To give you an idea of how long ago that was, Kentucky lost to both Centre and Sewanee that year.
looking ahead to next week, I think Kentucky did not follow the directions for "schedule an FCS team in November"
November 9, 2025 at 1:24 AM
looking ahead to next week, I think Kentucky did not follow the directions for "schedule an FCS team in November"
Cam Coleman YOU are an Ohio State Buckeye
when Cam Coleman transfers to a school with a real passing game we'll have to ban him by law
November 9, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Cam Coleman YOU are an Ohio State Buckeye
Duke got a whole offseason of “we spent a gazillion dollars on a QB” only to lose to Tulane and UConn.
November 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Duke got a whole offseason of “we spent a gazillion dollars on a QB” only to lose to Tulane and UConn.
Everyone's true "welcome to the Big Ten" moment is not when they win a conference title, or beat Ohio State or Michigan. It's the first time they drown in a bathtub at Iowa when its like, 38 degrees outside.
November 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Everyone's true "welcome to the Big Ten" moment is not when they win a conference title, or beat Ohio State or Michigan. It's the first time they drown in a bathtub at Iowa when its like, 38 degrees outside.
IOWA IS DOING THINGS
November 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
IOWA IS DOING THINGS
YOU, A STUPID MORON: noooo complementary football is important! you need to establish the inside zone, get multiple people involved, be unpredictable!
ME, A WISE AND SERIOUS PROFESSIONAL SPORTSWRITER: lmao just chuck it deep to #4 every single time
ME, A WISE AND SERIOUS PROFESSIONAL SPORTSWRITER: lmao just chuck it deep to #4 every single time
November 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
YOU, A STUPID MORON: noooo complementary football is important! you need to establish the inside zone, get multiple people involved, be unpredictable!
ME, A WISE AND SERIOUS PROFESSIONAL SPORTSWRITER: lmao just chuck it deep to #4 every single time
ME, A WISE AND SERIOUS PROFESSIONAL SPORTSWRITER: lmao just chuck it deep to #4 every single time
well, can't say I'm loving the start of this purdue game
November 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
well, can't say I'm loving the start of this purdue game
Okay how long is this YouTubeTV bullshit gonna go on? where do I need to switch for today?
November 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Okay how long is this YouTubeTV bullshit gonna go on? where do I need to switch for today?
Reposted by Matt Brown
Can I tell you about someone else whose followers included adult content creators
Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
November 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Can I tell you about someone else whose followers included adult content creators
Personally, I hope Ohio State beats Purdue this afternoon.
November 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Personally, I hope Ohio State beats Purdue this afternoon.