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Lane Kiffin shows the college football world he is who we thought he was, and that's not good | Sporting News No serious coach would walk away from a team in the middle of a championship pursuit.

Lane Kiffin had a golden opportunity to show the sports world they’d been wrong about him for years.
Turns out he’s exactly the person he’d shown himself to be.
Ole Miss invigorated his career.
We saw how he repaid them. 👇

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What would you think holds him back?

Jeff Brohm would be a home run hire for Penn State -- but getting him to leave home would be tricky | Sporting News There's one way for Penn State to make the decision to fire James Franklin a smart one: Hire Jeff Brohm away from Louisville.

Now that Penn State has made the decision to move on from James Franklin, there's one clear way they can turn that move into a genuinely brighter future.
Can the Nittany Lions, though, convince Jeff Brohm to leave his Louisville home?

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Cody Campbell wants to end the NCAA, and if he does, that may finish college sports as well | Sporting News Billionaire Cody Campbell has helped make Texas Tech sports better because of his donations. Now campaigning to "save" college sports, but his ideas are misguided.

Longtime friend + @sportingnews.com coworker @tsnmike.bsky.social, on Cody Campbell, yet another in the long line of billionaires who are frequently wrong but never in doubt. www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-foot...

Cody Campbell wants to end the NCAA, and if he does, that may finish college sports as well | Sporting News Billionaire Cody Campbell has helped make Texas Tech sports better because of his donations. Now campaigning to "save" college sports, but his ideas are misguided.

Billionaire @ttu.edu booster Cody Campbell is spending a lot of money on TV ads to convince you -- and Congress -- college sports needs to replace @ncaa.bsky.social to survive.
It's preposterous.
And self-serving.
I'm happy to show where his arguments are wrong:
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Is James Franklin the guy who made Penn State great again or the one who loses big games? Well, yeah | Sporting News This is the season Penn State and James Franklin have been building toward: the chance to go from great to elite. Has his coaching been holding them back, or did just need a superior roster?

"Simply pose the question of what James Franklin’s record is against top 10 teams, and not only is (Google AI's) response an injurious '4-20,' but the phrase 'resulting in a 20 percent win rate' is added as an insult." Read @tsnmike.bsky.social on PSU's HC. www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-foot...

Is James Franklin the guy who made Penn State great again or the one who loses big games? Well, yeah | Sporting News This is the season Penn State and James Franklin have been building toward: the chance to go from great to elite. Has his coaching been holding them back, or did just need a superior roster?

Coach James Franklin said in 2018 @pennstatefball.bsky.social had gone from average to good and good to great, but the next step was to become "elite".
They covered the first steps in 3 years.
Here we are, 8 years later, and they've not taken the next. Why?
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Illinois vs. Indiana: The primetime showdown college football didn't know it needed | Sporting News There was a time when college sports fans would get excited about Illinois vs. Indiana only if there were a basketball hoop involved. Now, maybe the biggest game of college football's week 4 is Illini...

Way back in the day, when the boy was in the recruiting mill, these were two programs he visited (Mizzou won out). I've always maintained a warm spot in my heart for them — as well as longtime friend and @sportingnews.com coworker @tsnmike.bsky.social. 😉 www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-foot...

Illinois vs. Indiana: The primetime showdown college football didn't know it needed | Sporting News There was a time when college sports fans would get excited about Illinois vs. Indiana only if there were a basketball hoop involved. Now, maybe the biggest game of college football's week 4 is Illini...

It is common among college fans to disparage NIL, transfer portal, expansion of @cfbplayoff.bsky.social But the change in the landscape that makes @illinifball.bsky.social v @indianafootball.bsky.social a must-watch showdown …
It’s all worth it.
Here’s why:
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Clemson's Dabo Swinney is wrong about a lot, but he is right it's ridiculous to put him on the 'hot seat' | Sporting News College football is a compelling enough sport that it doesn't need to stoop to ridiculous "hot seat" conversation about those as talented and accomplished as Clemson's Dabo Swinney.

Coach Dabo Swinney of Clemson spent 15 minutes of his weekly press conference defending his record.
Is there a reason those who follow college football -- and those who cover it -- can't find better discussions than placing a legend on the "hot seat"?

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Trust the process: USMNT boss Pochettino, defender Richards stay focused on prep for World Cup as results lag | Sporting News Mauricio Pochettino's USMNT have lost their past seven games against FIFA top 30 opponents. He insists that however much he wants to win now, it's more important to prepare for what's to come at FIFA ...

With @usmnt.ussoccer.com on a losing streak against top-30 opponents, and with Japan coming Tuesday as prep for World Cup, it felt like Coach Mauricio Pochettino was bound to drop a “trust the process” on us.
Monday, he did.
But he also explained why we should: 👇
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Carmelo Anthony on Syracuse’s 2003 NCAA title: ‘That changed everything’ Former Syracuse star Carmelo Anthony will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., on Saturday.

Carmelo Anthony on Syracuse’s 2003 NCAA title: ‘That changed everything’ www.syracuse.com/orangebasket...

SUSPENDED: Leagues Cup bans Suarez for 6 spitting incident - Front Row Soccer The Leagues Cup Organizing Committee on Friday suspended Inter Miami CF forward Luis Suarez for six games for spitting at Seattle Sounders coaching staff member at the competition's final on Sunday, A...

SUSPENDED: Leagues Cup bans Suarez for 6 games next year - frontrow.soccer/wsmns

Thank you, Carlan!

You know me so well! One of the first lessons I learned in journalism, from Russ Brown: no cliches! But I’ll take that one. Thank you 😊

The Union’s game at Cincinnati is a big one, even if MLS’s big stars aren’t in it In a league where Lionel Messi, Thomas Müller, and Son Heung-Min are given almost all the spotlight, the top two teams in the Eastern Conference go head-to-head in Saturday night.

What happens when the top two teams in a MLS conference meet with six games to go in the season, but none of Lionel Messi, Thomas Müller, or Son Heung-Min are involved?

Does it count as a big game?

We'll see tomorrow in Cincinnati:

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Has Brian Kelly been a success or failure at LSU? Apparently there's no room for anything in between | Sporting News If Brian Kelly manages at least eight wins in the 2025 season, he'll reach the 300-career wins mark only five other major-college coaches achieved. If he wins only eight games, he'll be hearing even m...

Brian Kelly has been with @lsu.bsky.social through three seasons… and hasn’t yet been involved in the @cfbplayoff.bsky.social race.
Is that bad?
Probably not as bad as many try to make you believe 👇

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As prep time for 2026 World Cup dwindles, USMNT coach Pochettino still not focused on establishing a core lineup | Sporting News With eight more exhibitions max remaining before true World Cup preparation begins in June, Mauricio Pochettino is using the September break to look at a host of fringe players rather than focus on po...

There was so much apoplexy in the media about the USMNT Gold Cup effort, specifically as a way to prepare for @fifawc26.bsky.social
But the roster for two exhibitions in September suggests coach Mauricio Pochettino still doesn’t share that urgency.

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Colts bench Anthony Richardson in latest example of a team botching quarterback draft | Sporting News Anthony Richardson was the No. 4 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, but the Colts already are moving in another direction at quarterback. Even though it's not the most inviting direction. But they're...

The @colts.bsky.social revealed Daniel Jones beat out former top-5 NFLDraft pick Anthony Richardson as starting QB.
Yeah, so what’s new?
Teams have spent the past decade botching top QB picks. Are they picking the wrong guys, or blowing the development process?

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NFL's inexcusable delay in Rashee Rice disciplinary hearing leads to more 'Chiefs favoritism' charges | Sporting News It shouldn't take six weeks to get Rashee Rice a disciplinary hearing in regards to his guilty plea on multiple felony counts related to a 2024 automobile collision. The NFL deserves whatever harangue...

There’s no acceptable reason for the NFL to delay six weeks before holding a disciplinary hearing for Rashee Rice of the Chiefs — and the league will have to deal with the consequences 👇

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Abolish the AP preseason poll? It is an absurd concept that a team's final CFP rankings are affected | Sporting News A Division I football coach taking the AP college football poll so seriously he's working to abolish its preseason rankings -- like Kansas State's Chris Klieman -- is taking polls way too seriously.

The first Associated Press college football poll of 2025 is released today. There are coaches who will tell you the preseason poll is an ABOMINATION and needs to be stopped.
Not sure how that would work -- but why would anyone bring it up in the first place? 👇

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Paul Skenes reflected on the Pirates’ trade deadline activity and the organization’s plans for the future with our @jnegronpgh.bsky.social this morning in Denver.

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I don’t think there’s a fixed amount. There’s a stagnant amount… because pa resists the steps to make it more popular

You act like this stuff just popped up and union didn’t sign off on this.
You’re arguing in favor of the system that has led baseball to less growth in audience than any other American men’s team sport.
Why do you care so little about the health of the sport?

The evidence still shows they’ve won three titles. Out of 25.

No. It means they have a chance to win a championship based on execution, not who has the most money.
Baseball is limiting expenditures more than any other sport, and too many are refusing to catch on because Bryce and a few others can cash big checks

Got blocked this morning because I was embarrassing someone in a sports argument.
I thought this site was supposed to be an improvement?
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Players' Association spin on MLB salary cap easily disproven by growth, success of other leagues | Sporting News MLBPA executive director Tony Clark says a salary cap system is not about growing the game. If that were true, why are all the sports that have one growing -- and baseball is not?

1. Maybe stop and think for a minute about why revenue in MLB isn’t higher.
2. Read this: 👇

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It exists in NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS.