Becoming Brandon

Cubs-Cleveland still in the No. 1 spot for me, though I'm hardly objective there. This one certainly has had its share of moments

Virginia has a 68% chance of beating Cal

Virginia has a 73 percent chance of beating Wake Forest

Virginia has a 40.5% chance of beating Duke

Virginia has a 77.5 percent chance of beating Virginia Tech

Everyone is talking about playoff Vanderbilt ... and playoff Virginia is still a distinct possibility. Duke is really the only thing standing in their way

Capitalism

NOT EVERYTHING NEEDS A THINKPIECE

A.I. Is Making Death Threats Way More Realistic Online harassers are generating images and sounds that simulate their victims in violent situations.

But it can make work emails sound more professional, so it's cool www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/b...

*achievable for all of them, since my iPhone occasionally likes to pretend I didn't input a word

None of this is to say Kelly or Woodward needed to stay in their jobs. It's just that some tact was in order, if only for external perception. Nor was Landry all wrong about a few things -- coaching contracts are out of control, too many ADs and coaches share agents, and most notably, LSU and its fans deserve a program that can win national titles.

This is part of what's wrong with college football. Either every fan base "deserves" national title aspirations, or none do. Whether it's for all of them is another thing. But no program deserves a title more than another, and in no other sport would you say such a thing www.espn.com/college-foot...

If I were already gainfully employed and offered a head coaching position by an interim AD, that would be a hard pass. You have zero job security and don't even know for whom you would be working

If you are the coach at LSU, and one of your starters wants to leave, you should indeed discuss with him why he made that decision and try to talk him out of it. Which means you actually have to, you know, SHOW UP AT THE MEETING

When the player, a former starter, decided he was going to transfer from LSU, he was informed by his position coaches that he would have a one-on-one meeting with Kelly to discuss why he wanted to leave. But Kelly never showed up to the meeting, according to the former player. Asked if he was surprised that Kelly's tenure in Baton Rouge was cut short, the former player said no.

Like, WHAT?!? www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...

I will believe any coaching rumor when it is reported by a local legacy-print outlet or a national outlet. No local TV, no social media. This has served me well in the past. To be clear, there are some responsible local TV folks and some less responsible print folks, but the ratios are different

Why is Coastal Carolina wearing uniforms that look like they've been splattered with hot pink puff paint?

Meep Meep

Ed Orgeron, who was ousted by LSU less than two years after coaching the Tigers to a national championship, was asked Wednesday on ESPN Radio's "UnSportsmanLike" if he wanted his old job back and the 64-year-old responded that he "would love" to return to the school as Brian Kelly's replacement. "Are you kidding me? Hey, I'm one phone call away," Orgeron said. "I just gotta get in my truck; I could be there today.

Y'ALL, THE #CONTENT THIS IS GOING TO PROVIDE www.espn.com/college-foot...

Who's going to select the next LSU coach?

It's you, friend. Good luck

No, the dates are where you get the Louis Vitton bags, apparently

Several things I have seen today bring this on, but guys, we really cannot complain about the precautions women take. Sure, you might not be that guy, but there are A LOT of those guys out there

"Feedings"

Fascinating standing question for any law professors out there

I don't mind the weather so much, but in the summer, it's the other way around. There is virtually no AC in the UK, and the locations that do have it use it very, very sparingly. When I interned in London and told some of my officemates about summer temps in Richmond (not even SC), they were aghast

With all this controversy, one could conclude that LSU really needs some heppin'

Can the governor of Louisiana even do this? They have all kinds of weird laws, so I don't know. Can he just swoop in and appoint a coaching search vizier or something?

In fairness, I would not have objected if the governor of South Carolina had kept Ray Tanner from hiring either of the two coaches be did, but here we are

To recap: The governor apparently does not want the athletics director to hire the new football coach. And the university does not currently have a permanent president. This is going to be glorious to watch

(Blogs made the same mistake when we moved toward professional standards. Water under the bridge now, but it's true)

That self awareness seems to be what Wingo thinks has shifted at ESPN over the years. He contrasted the network's old approach with what he sees now. "We used to have a saying on ESPN when we were in cahoots with CNNSI and battling for viewers. We're like, 'We don't take ourselves seriously. We take sports seriously, " Wingo added. "And now I feel like it's the exact opposite. We may talk about sports, but Look at what I have to say.' It's just a very different dynamic now."

Hammer meets nail awfulannouncing.com/espn/trey-wi...

*dusts off 15 year old "Mrs Terry was looking at houses in Pelican Point" message board posts*

Not to mention the woman was suffering from Alzheimer's at that point. It was just ghoulish

I mean, I would break up with someone who called Pat Summitt "just a coach," in part because it would raise serious questions about their judgment and comprehension

It would be crazy for LSU to not call Nick Saban and test the waters.

It would be beyond nuts for Saban to do it