Rus Bradburd
@rusbradburd.bsky.social
Author of the satire "Big Time." Former college basketball coach, author of "Paddy on the Hardwood," "Forty Minutes of Hell," "Make It Take It," and "All the Dreams We've Dreamed." TV analyst for NM State hoops. Co-founder- Basketball in the Barrio.
The new Myles Dungan historical novel was a delight! Witty, edgy, smart, it follows the travails of an Irish-born detective in San Francisco in the 1880s....highly recommended. @mylesdungan.bsky.social @irishlittimes.bsky.social @irishlitsoc.bsky.social @publisherswkly.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The new Myles Dungan historical novel was a delight! Witty, edgy, smart, it follows the travails of an Irish-born detective in San Francisco in the 1880s....highly recommended. @mylesdungan.bsky.social @irishlittimes.bsky.social @irishlitsoc.bsky.social @publisherswkly.bsky.social
$50 million buyout at Penn State for the football coach? Well, everyone wants to be Coors State U now!
October 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
$50 million buyout at Penn State for the football coach? Well, everyone wants to be Coors State U now!
"Basketball in the Barrio" is part of El Paso Giving Day...you can help this program in Year 34! elpasogivingday.org/organization...
October 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
"Basketball in the Barrio" is part of El Paso Giving Day...you can help this program in Year 34! elpasogivingday.org/organization...
Just ordered this new novel by Irish writer Myles Dungan...already a buzz about it. He's written great nonfiction about the Irish in the American West--@mylesdungan.bsky.social @highcountrynews.org @i-echo.bsky.social @irishamleft.bsky.social @irishlittimes.bsky.social @irishamerican.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Just ordered this new novel by Irish writer Myles Dungan...already a buzz about it. He's written great nonfiction about the Irish in the American West--@mylesdungan.bsky.social @highcountrynews.org @i-echo.bsky.social @irishamleft.bsky.social @irishlittimes.bsky.social @irishamerican.bsky.social
Belfast friends! Tonight, Sept 17, Wednesday! @isdupdate.bsky.social @belfastlive.co.uk @belfasttelegraph.co.uk @gaaofficial.bsky.social @edgeofsports.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Belfast friends! Tonight, Sept 17, Wednesday! @isdupdate.bsky.social @belfastlive.co.uk @belfasttelegraph.co.uk @gaaofficial.bsky.social @edgeofsports.bsky.social
Here's the best book I've read in years. Purely Chicago, immigrant stories. Brilliant. @chicagoreader.com @blockclubchi.bsky.social @wttw.bsky.social
July 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Here's the best book I've read in years. Purely Chicago, immigrant stories. Brilliant. @chicagoreader.com @blockclubchi.bsky.social @wttw.bsky.social
Trying to make sense of the world of college sports? You need a bit of humor. Your summer reading assignment: @nkalamb.bsky.social @contextfreecbb.bsky.social @cbkreport.bsky.social @collegefootballcfn.bsky.social @nmsu-sports.bsky.social @contextfreecbb.bsky.social @collegehoopscoop.bsky.social
June 24, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Trying to make sense of the world of college sports? You need a bit of humor. Your summer reading assignment: @nkalamb.bsky.social @contextfreecbb.bsky.social @cbkreport.bsky.social @collegefootballcfn.bsky.social @nmsu-sports.bsky.social @contextfreecbb.bsky.social @collegehoopscoop.bsky.social
Great week at Basketball in the Barrio-- year 33! @elpasonews.org @elpasoyoungdems.com @elpasodemocrats.com @betoorourke.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Great week at Basketball in the Barrio-- year 33! @elpasonews.org @elpasoyoungdems.com @elpasodemocrats.com @betoorourke.bsky.social
With the new House Settlement for Div 1 athletes in place, you can look to Coors State University to see where higher education is headed.
June 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
With the new House Settlement for Div 1 athletes in place, you can look to Coors State University to see where higher education is headed.
2 weeks away! "Basketball in the Barrio," year 33.... just one dollar gets your kid in for the weekend....and books, chess set, harmonica, poster, shirt, and ball.... @elpasotexas.bsky.social @elpasodemocrats.com @elpasomatters.bsky.social @betoorourke.bsky.social @elpasonews.org
May 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
2 weeks away! "Basketball in the Barrio," year 33.... just one dollar gets your kid in for the weekend....and books, chess set, harmonica, poster, shirt, and ball.... @elpasotexas.bsky.social @elpasodemocrats.com @elpasomatters.bsky.social @betoorourke.bsky.social @elpasonews.org
Stefan, wouldn't this be a good time to talk about NIL and the state of college sports--at places like Coors State University? Did you get my promo copy? @stefanfatsis.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Stefan, wouldn't this be a good time to talk about NIL and the state of college sports--at places like Coors State University? Did you get my promo copy? @stefanfatsis.bsky.social
Year 33 (!) of Basketball in the Barrio coming up! @elpasonews.org @elpasodemocrats.com @elpasotexas.bsky.social @ktep.bsky.social @stevekaplowitz.bsky.social
April 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Year 33 (!) of Basketball in the Barrio coming up! @elpasonews.org @elpasodemocrats.com @elpasotexas.bsky.social @ktep.bsky.social @stevekaplowitz.bsky.social
Great news: New memoir coming from Bobbito Garcia, the most interesting man in the basketball universe. @koolboblove.bsky.social @nkalamb.bsky.social @wags1680.bsky.social @nbanewyork.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Great news: New memoir coming from Bobbito Garcia, the most interesting man in the basketball universe. @koolboblove.bsky.social @nkalamb.bsky.social @wags1680.bsky.social @nbanewyork.bsky.social
Agreed. Comedy can do what serious writing cannot. Case in point: the death of academia and the world of college sports:
April 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Agreed. Comedy can do what serious writing cannot. Case in point: the death of academia and the world of college sports:
Friday, NM State University, free: I'll discuss the satirical novel "Big Time," teaching everyone the Silver Bullets fight song. Free! 7:30 pm, Milton Hall. @nmsu-sports.bsky.social @nmsu.edu @lascruces.bsky.social @ktsmtv.bsky.social @damienwillis.bsky.social @lascruceslifestyle.bsky.social
March 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Friday, NM State University, free: I'll discuss the satirical novel "Big Time," teaching everyone the Silver Bullets fight song. Free! 7:30 pm, Milton Hall. @nmsu-sports.bsky.social @nmsu.edu @lascruces.bsky.social @ktsmtv.bsky.social @damienwillis.bsky.social @lascruceslifestyle.bsky.social
Tucson Festival of Books this weekend! 2:30 pm Saturday. Then 10 am Sunday. Come on out! We'll celebrate the rise of Coors State University! @azpm.bsky.social @mostlybooks.bsky.social @whatsuptucson.bsky.social @tucson.com @uarizona.bsky.social @arizonambb.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Tucson Festival of Books this weekend! 2:30 pm Saturday. Then 10 am Sunday. Come on out! We'll celebrate the rise of Coors State University! @azpm.bsky.social @mostlybooks.bsky.social @whatsuptucson.bsky.social @tucson.com @uarizona.bsky.social @arizonambb.bsky.social
Ed, if you think humor is important, here's my take on the world of college sports: a satire.... Go Coors State!
February 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Ed, if you think humor is important, here's my take on the world of college sports: a satire.... Go Coors State!
At Coors State University, he'd make even more. @adamzagoria.bsky.social
February 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
At Coors State University, he'd make even more. @adamzagoria.bsky.social
Albuquerque pals: at Bookworks, Monday, 6 pm- I'll talk about "Big Time," a satire (sort of) about the corporate takeover at Coors State U--& the wacky faculty campus rebellions. w/Mark Rudd! 6 pm, free! (the event, not the book.) @unm.edu @bkwrks.bsky.social @geoffgrammer.bsky.social
February 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Albuquerque pals: at Bookworks, Monday, 6 pm- I'll talk about "Big Time," a satire (sort of) about the corporate takeover at Coors State U--& the wacky faculty campus rebellions. w/Mark Rudd! 6 pm, free! (the event, not the book.) @unm.edu @bkwrks.bsky.social @geoffgrammer.bsky.social
Teaching this book about Nolan Richardson in schools may be illegal soon--a remarkable story of guts, vision, and overcoming racism. Read it on your own anyway: the history of civil rights in college coaching. @uarkpress.bsky.social @@hbcusports.bsky.social @chriswagner58.bsky.social
February 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Teaching this book about Nolan Richardson in schools may be illegal soon--a remarkable story of guts, vision, and overcoming racism. Read it on your own anyway: the history of civil rights in college coaching. @uarkpress.bsky.social @@hbcusports.bsky.social @chriswagner58.bsky.social
Yeah, but what about the Silver Bullets at Coors State University? @benportnoy.bsky.social
February 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Yeah, but what about the Silver Bullets at Coors State University? @benportnoy.bsky.social
Great night for "Big Time"--at Beto O'Rourke's home! We need to laugh sometimes..@betoorourke.bsky.social @elpasonews.org @catalystpress.bsky.social @thehoopshq.bsky.social
January 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Great night for "Big Time"--at Beto O'Rourke's home! We need to laugh sometimes..@betoorourke.bsky.social @elpasonews.org @catalystpress.bsky.social @thehoopshq.bsky.social
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January 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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NM State plays a huge game on Thursday at home...good thing Shawn Harrington is back to inspire us all. @nmsu-sports.bsky.social @lascruces.bsky.social @nmstate.bsky.social
December 30, 2024 at 6:45 PM
NM State plays a huge game on Thursday at home...good thing Shawn Harrington is back to inspire us all. @nmsu-sports.bsky.social @lascruces.bsky.social @nmstate.bsky.social