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Luke DeCock

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Used to be a sports columnist. USBWA past president | he/him | COYB Nobody knows anybody, not that well.

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I am going to send this out again for anyone caught in Gmail auto-fill email hell. Go to this link and get it out of your life 😀

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04.03.2026 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

In the old days, maybe. The Crazies aren’t plugged in at that level anymore. It’s all by rote now.

04.03.2026 00:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There are so many things you can say to show your appreciation for Trimble’s game that are true.

04.03.2026 00:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I still can’t process how weird that was.

04.03.2026 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wistful Jay Williams is back at the Smith Center tonight.

04.03.2026 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
02.03.2026 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Men's college basketball this year also has the most clear cut "are you a bad person?" bubble decision of all time. Anyone who thinks Miami OH should not make the tournament if they don't win the MAC is a bad person. Bruce was on TV this weekend agitating against them so his son can lose in the R64

01.03.2026 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 194    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 5

History, rhymes, etc

28.02.2026 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A mere seven hours early on this one.

28.02.2026 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The other other white meat

28.02.2026 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Braseiro, a storefront grill in Copacabana

Braseiro, a storefront grill in Copacabana

Braseiro, a storefront grill in Copacabana

Braseiro, a storefront grill in Copacabana

Braseiro, a storefront grill in Copacabana

Braseiro, a storefront grill in Copacabana

Also stopped very briefly in Rio on the way home and (despite spending more time in customs and Ubers than Copacabana itself) the little storefront grill that became the go-to for several of us during the Olympics REMAINS AWESOME.

27.02.2026 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Gentoo penguin

Gentoo penguin

Another gentoo penguin

Another gentoo penguin

Another penguin

Another penguin

A whole damn mess of penguins

A whole damn mess of penguins

Enough of that … penguins!

27.02.2026 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The headquarters for the death squads was a school for naval mechanics. Evil loves to hide behind the mundane.

Argentina is a wonderful place, but the people lived under exceptional fear until the mothers of the disappeared would not be silenced. Even then, it took decades for true accountability.

27.02.2026 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Islas Malvinas memorial in Ushaia

Islas Malvinas memorial in Ushaia

A trip to Argentina also underlines the folly of starting a pointless war to distract from domestic issues. The invasion of the Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas indirectly led to the junta finally being ousted, ushering democracy back to Argentina β€” but at a tremendous loss that still resonates.

27.02.2026 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Being in Argentina and seeing all the memorials to the desaparecidos β€” the tens of thousands of people β€œdisappeared” by the military junta’s death squads during the Dirty War β€” hits a little too close to home these days.

27.02.2026 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I did a project with him in 2021 because pwe had some mutual friends and he just blew me away. He’s the only football coach I’ve ever met who made me want to go back and be a football player just to play for him.

25.02.2026 01:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t know if either reaches β€œlegendary” but I’d nominate George Raveling and Buddy Teevens β€” the latter one of the best humans regardless of profession to do by a job that often attracts the worst regardless of profession.

25.02.2026 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Decent enough spot to browse, all things considered.

21.02.2026 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
The Jordan Rules and Season onthe Brink in Spanish

The Jordan Rules and Season onthe Brink in Spanish

In Buenos Aires, the best bookstores stock the most essential pro and college basketball books.

21.02.2026 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t have a dog in this fight anymore but moving off campus would do more teratogenic damage to the DNA of Carolina basketball than shutting down the JV team. You can only push things so far before they become something else.

21.02.2026 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

hyvΓ€ suomi

20.02.2026 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love everything about this including and especially the photo-finish image.

18.02.2026 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œEat It,” if only because he meta-parodied MJ’s arc by following it up with β€œFat.”

18.02.2026 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s an exciting, historic moment when Cory Alexander and I are singing from the same hymnal, let’s enjoy it while it lasts.

18.02.2026 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

CAN’T WAIT for the return game at the Smith Cen…What? Oh.

18.02.2026 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament | 2026 NCAA Mens Basketball Bracket Projections Conference Call Southeastern (11), Big Ten (9), Atlantic Coast (9), Big 12 (8), Big […]

We all know @d1scourse.bsky.social does the best NCAA Tournament bracket projections. They now have a proper home on our site. He'll join us on OG After Dark to discuss the implications of the game as well. oviesandgiglio.com/ncaa-mens-ba...

17.02.2026 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

That one too!

17.02.2026 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The question is moot Saturday night live Dailymotion video by Jesse Jackson Jr.

Above and beyond everything else he accomplished, Jesse Jackson also had exceptional comic timing.

β€œWho gets the car?”
β€œI get the car.”
β€œWhy?”
β€œThe question is moot.”

www.dailymotion.com/video/x54vjpp

17.02.2026 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I look at them as two different stories and think they each work on their own.

16.02.2026 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In addition to everything else, let’s not forget the heel turn as Max Mercy, hounding Roy Hobbs in The Natural.

16.02.2026 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0