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Nick Baumgardner

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Senior writer at The Athletic. NFL Draft analyst. Flint born, Millington Cardinal. πŸŽ™οΈWelcome to Detroit. πŸ“š The Program: Michigan | Mountaintop.

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A) no one claimed Pro Wrestling was a sport
B) we did not ask you to take it or us seriously
C) calm tf down

07.03.2026 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

dude didn't retire because he's tired of working he's on TV in your face more now than he ever was before ... he "retired" because his stuff stopped working the day it became legal for schools with more money than Bama to pay kids. The end.

07.03.2026 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 71    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

frankly, I never saw it ... I found so many of his media critiques (read, nearly every single one of them) to be fan-sided horse shit

07.03.2026 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Urban Meyer sneaking his way into that thing is whatever, it's a Trump function.

But on a larger scale, does the average human not know how crooked Saban was/still would be if the system allowed for it?

07.03.2026 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

he's exactly who he makes fun of -- a blinded fan who thinks he's smarter than everyone

07.03.2026 00:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

think my favorite part of today's College Football Idiot's White House Convention is the fact Nick Saban is STILL carrying himself as a symbol of ethics in a sport that had to name rules after him because he broke them on purpose so many times (not to mention ran a program that paid everyone)

07.03.2026 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 126    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

major college football will be whittled down to ~35 teams within 10 years because that’s how capitalism works β€” you know it I know it there is zero point, imho, in further discussing the matter

06.03.2026 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

lol the clowns who showed up with their best suit and tie to this meeting shows you everything you’ll ever need to know about college sports and how inevitably doomed it is

Those ppl aren’t just Trump supporters. They run college sports. They all thought this was a fine idea and usage of time.

06.03.2026 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

so to recap: Trump’s suggestion to β€˜save college sports’ is exactly what you thought it’d be

β€˜Just stop paying these kids who gives a shit. Now, let’s hit the buffet’

06.03.2026 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 347    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 5

ya told you so

06.03.2026 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

100 dipshits and Nick Saban β€” who thinks it should be 1989 in perpetuity

06.03.2026 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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the β€˜save college sports’ convention at the White House

06.03.2026 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

lol someone hacked Rashan Gary’s IG to post a fake release statement oh baby

06.03.2026 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Taylor Decker, Chicago Bear

06.03.2026 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 0

but perhaps not with Decker making his scheduled $21 as well -- really think they had that off the books a few months ago but that's just my guess

06.03.2026 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

really not sure -- I think they're prepared to draft future starting LT this year and might want Decker's money to make a run at someone in FA who could help more elsewhere ... if that makes any sense

06.03.2026 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

and, then, the even bigger thing to watch now:

if the Lions don't make a big money run at someone in free agency (cough Linderbaum cough) then what's this all been about

06.03.2026 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

question would be then is how much less did Detroit want to go? my assumption was that the org thought he was retiring when the year ended but who knows

06.03.2026 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

wasn't on my Bingo Card but if I had to guess I'd guess that Brad Holmes told Decker upon his decision to return that he would not be doing so at $21 million per when Detroit has an out in his deal

06.03.2026 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1

This is a fine question RE: the choice to sit and hide if you think you'll have a mid 40

but the thing many forget (same RE: Carnell Tate) is that we've already watched the tape ... we know you're not a burner, we just want to see you compete ... that 40 won't do anything to Fields' actual stock

06.03.2026 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"pretend to be above the entire process and bigger than everyone else in your orbit football people absolutely love that"

06.03.2026 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

at least when mom gives you shit advice like "don't work out at the combine it's important to hide in job interviews" you know it's coming from a place of love

06.03.2026 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

there was a time where I'd have immediately said "bad decision" RE: any football player hiring a parent to be their agent

but today, with the shit we see pulled on a near daily basis ... why tf not

these agents aren't getting you one single dime more than the market says you're getting period

06.03.2026 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

appreciate you, Russ

06.03.2026 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vega Ioane, OG, Penn State

6042 | 320
Arm: 32 6/8 | Hand: 10 4/8 | Wing: 80 5/8

No. 13 on my Big Board for 2026

Pronounced: VENG-uh YO-wahn-ay

#NFLDraft #ShitKicker

06.03.2026 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

lol oh no, that's a fine signing -- he's a good player (a lot of money but still)

06.03.2026 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vega Ioane, OG, Penn State

6042 | 320
Arm: 32 6/8 | Hand: 10 4/8 | Wing: 80 5/8

No. 13 on my Big Board for 2026

Pronounced: VENG-uh YO-wahn-ay

#NFLDraft #ShitKicker

06.03.2026 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

John isn’t missing enough brain wires to go this far

06.03.2026 12:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

going to believe that Harbaugh slept outside Biadasz’s house to get this done until proven wrong

06.03.2026 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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the Buffalo Bills ... on a daily/hourly basis

05.03.2026 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0