Todd Jones

The Factory of Sadness

Tuba room
School of Music
The Ohio State University

Great time yesterday at longtime pal Mike Arace's live event at the R Bar to thank subscribers and publicize Disrespected Media, his independent sports website: www.thedisrespected.com
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Ginormous meteor screaming toward Earth.

Seeing an SEC “It just means more” commercial during a break in Alabama being trucked 24-0 by Indiana seems cosmic.

The Best Music Books of 2025 Rolling Stone editors review the best music books of 2025, including books about Cameron Crowe, Ozzy Osbourne, Elvis Presley, Paul McCartney, Tupac Shakur, and Bruce Springsteen.

I’m very happy for my friend Chris DeVille. Rolling Stone magazine named his book, “Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion,” one of the best music books of 2025.
Rock on, Chris.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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People often ask me what I miss from my former life of 30 years as a sportswriter. It’s the conversations & laughter. Ohio State broadcaster Paul Keels & I go back to the early ‘90s when we worked in Cincinnati. Crossed paths this morning & shared war stories for nearly an hour. Early Christmas gift

Called to serve Sister M. Xavier Schulze ’11 discovered life was more than basketball while at Ohio State. Today, she lives with total commitment — faith, love and joy in full measure.

Thanks to Sister M. Xavier Schulze, once co-captain of the Ohio State women’s basketball team, for allowing me and photographer Logan Wallace to visit her in Nebraska. Thanks to the university for sending us there. Here’s the story:
alumnimagazine.osu.edu/story/called...

Paul Hoynes part 1: “I'm Sweating Bullets, Shaking, Trying to Calm… Evergreen's talented creative team works with top brands and hosts to tell inspiring stories through branded content, original shows, and partner podcasts.

Congrats to Paul Hoynes, an all-time great guy & Cleveland legend, for being voted the BBWAA Career Excellence Award for meritorious contributions to baseball writing. Good time to break out my 2-part podcast episode with Hoynsie from 2024. The link to part 1:
evergreenpodcasts.com/press-box-ac...

When did the Pittsburgh Steelers move to Ohio?
How is the local Fox station in Columbus, Ohio showing the Steelers game instead of the home opener for the Cincinnati Bengals, which, last I checked, played in Ohio?
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Same sky as on this day 24 years ago. Not much else the same.

Announcers keep talking about Miami and Notre Dame’s “heated rivalry.” Tonight is only the 5th time they’ve played since 1990, and first time in 8 years.
All of us old folks know Miami-Notre Dame was an intense series during the 1980s, but if you only play 5 times in 35 years, how is that a rivalry?

STEM on Wheels: Ohio State’s Mobile Classroom Ignites Young Minds Across Ohio Ohio State’s STEM bus brings tech and inspiration to underserved youth in Appalachian Ohio—bridging gaps and sparking dreams, one stop at a time.

Wrote about the Ohio 4-H Mobile Design Classroom, provided free to Ohioans statewide by The Ohio State University Extension. The bus, packed with technology, will visit 30 towns and cities in 26 counties throughout Ohio this year to provide tech access and STEM education.
www.osu.edu/impact/conne...

More people in Ohio need protection from violent crime than there are people in D.C. Governors of three states — Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia — are sending members of their state National Guards to D.C. to … well, theoretically to combat crime but, if the past week is any in...

Late last night I mapped crime rates for cities in OH, SC and WV to show how often they exceeded the rate in DC — where those states’ governors are sending National Guard troops to “combat crime.” www.pbump.net/o/more-peopl...

Sources: College Basketball Point Shaving Federal Investigation Nearing Indictments The probe features multiple teams with a focus on “Southern schools” related to the gambling ring that ensnared former NBA player Jontay Porter.

www.si.com/college-bask...

ESPN opted out of its $550 million contract with Major League Baseball beginning next year.
ESPN signed a 5-year deal with WWE that averages $325 million a year.
It’s deemed better to show pro wrestling than baseball.
Yes, the “E” in ESPN stands for entertainment, but I grew up with baseball. Damn.

March Madness expansion to 72 or 76 teams floated; change could come as soon as next season The NCAA committees for men's and women's Division I basketball have discussed expanding the March Madness tournaments but made no decisions.

NCAA President Charlie Baker said said the NCAA has had “good conversations” with TV partners CBS and Warner Bros., whose deal runs through 2032 at the cost of around $1.1 billion a year.
Say goodbye to the NCAA bracket as we know and love it.
All life is a Monopoly game.
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Lina: Equine Photography Iceland

hey you want to see some old timey pictures of the toledo rockets mascot
www.utoledo.edu/mascot/histo...

Training to join the new Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition.

Corporation For Public Broadcasting To Shut Down Operations After Loss Of Federal Funding The CPB will lay off staffers at the end of September following the loss of federal funding.

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Beautiful day wandering the central Kentucky land of horses and bourbon.

The new Browns helmet:

Browns mascot throwing the overboard guy a floatie might be peak Breveland Clowns.

Man falls overboard during Browns giant inflatable new helmet reveal on floating platform, laughing at the Browns mascot throwing him a floatie (WKYC)

I love The Bear.
I like The Bear.
I do not like The Bear.

Archdeacon: ‘Football Sissy’ — it’s a book and a look no one expected from former Bengal He spent 44 years in sports, first as a sportswriter covering the Bengals and Reds for the Cincinnati Post and the Enquirer, and the last 20-plus years as the Cincinnati Bengals public relations direc...

One of my best friends writing with grace, empathy, and skill about one of my best friends:
www.daytondailynews.com/sports/archd...

I live in Columbus. Why am I helping to pay for a football stadium in Cleveland?