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JT VanGilder

@jtarkman.bsky.social

I'm social about sports, and not much else...usually. But catch me on a good day and I'll go off on an assortment of randomness. Good luck.

194 Followers  |  201 Following  |  262 Posts  |  Joined: 29.06.2023  |  1.9182

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I saw this on Reddit but didn't interact there

It's 6, really Wisconsin vs everybody, and it's not even close.

But 5 is my pick for winning "best of the rest" close over 11 & 12. Iowa is the leader, but Kansas, Nebraska, and the Dakota's still have a lot of German heritage and can hold their own.

17.02.2026 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kansas State fires Jerome Tang | Bring On The Cats Two failed NIL spending sprees and an unhinged rant led Kansas State to hit the eject button early on Jerome Tang.

Can't say nobody saw this coming, although we didn't expect it until after the season For Reasons.

But hey, it got Jon to write something about basketball.

16.02.2026 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

never get involved in a land war in Minnesota

12.02.2026 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2286    πŸ” 316    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 9

It ain’t over til Minnesota has ICE’s battle flag

12.02.2026 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3579    πŸ” 671    πŸ’¬ 51    πŸ“Œ 39
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

10.02.2026 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 31187    πŸ” 13768    πŸ’¬ 969    πŸ“Œ 1696

I will never understand why people not only put web connected surveillance that they do not control access to on and inside their homes, but paid a hefty premium to do so. Absolute insanity.

10.02.2026 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
10.02.2026 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 6927    πŸ” 2345    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 30

I'm convinced Jerome Tang is just fucking with us at this point.

07.02.2026 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

leave jerome tang in fort worth. he can take a lyft to waco.

07.02.2026 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
USTFCCCA InfoZone: Polls & Rankings Hub
NCAA DI Men's Indoor Track & Field National TFRI: Track & Field Rating Index
Checkpoint #2 - YESTERDAY
Rank	Team	Points	Conference	+/-
1	Kansas State	142.93	Big 12	β–² 2
2	Tennessee	130.10	SEC	β–Ό 1
3	Oregon	124.17	Big Ten	β–² 10
4	Penn State	107.86	Big Ten	β–² 4
5	Georgia	107.23	SEC	β–Ό 3
6	Oklahoma	106.25	SEC	-
7	Texas Tech	97.20	Big 12	β–Ό 3
8	Texas A&M	87.73	SEC	β–Ό 3
9	Ole Miss	75.15	SEC	β–Ό 2
10	Virginia	73.52	ACC	β–² 5

USTFCCCA InfoZone: Polls & Rankings Hub NCAA DI Men's Indoor Track & Field National TFRI: Track & Field Rating Index Checkpoint #2 - YESTERDAY Rank Team Points Conference +/- 1 Kansas State 142.93 Big 12 β–² 2 2 Tennessee 130.10 SEC β–Ό 1 3 Oregon 124.17 Big Ten β–² 10 4 Penn State 107.86 Big Ten β–² 4 5 Georgia 107.23 SEC β–Ό 3 6 Oklahoma 106.25 SEC - 7 Texas Tech 97.20 Big 12 β–Ό 3 8 Texas A&M 87.73 SEC β–Ό 3 9 Ole Miss 75.15 SEC β–Ό 2 10 Virginia 73.52 ACC β–² 5

track school

04.02.2026 04:17 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The thing that gets me about immigration enforcement is that I think the punishment for hiring people who are not permitted to work here should be much harsher than the punishment for being one of those workers and paying taxes

Maybe I'm just built different

28.01.2026 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

As a K-State fan, it is impossible to enjoy this even a little bit.

19.01.2026 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you vote for Gavin Newsom, I will kick you in the fucking dick, if you give a dollar to Matt Yglesias, I will kick you in the fucking dick, there is no negotiation with fascism, you do not need advice on fighting a dragon from someone who’s never even smelled the fire

16.01.2026 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1100    πŸ” 230    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 18

I’m just so tired of all of these assholes getting to claim the mantle of Real Americans when I live in an America closer to our ideals than any of them

11.01.2026 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 653    πŸ” 148    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 6
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an older woman is crying and says it 's been 84 years ALT: an older woman is crying and says it 's been 84 years
09.01.2026 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An original Game Boy sitting next to the Lego reproduction

An original Game Boy sitting next to the Lego reproduction

The OG and LEGO's wildly faithful reproduction

27.12.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So, in college, we used to put kerosene soaked rags in the bell of a sousaphone, cover it with metal mesh, and light it on fire for our Homecoming performance.

More halftime shows need pyro is what I’m saying.

18.12.2025 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 140    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 0

I will never understand why these people are so invested in denying others the right to live a life of equal dignity.

18.12.2025 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Facebook made an algorithm that gave Boomers whatever they wanted, and they destroyed democracy, and then all those FB product managers went over to OpenAI and made ChatGPT, and now they've made a chatbot that tells Boomers whatever they want to hear, and... well, this should go great.

17.12.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 985    πŸ” 247    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 4

I'm going to say 20/20, though I technically never had an AOL address (we just didn't use AOL, we had a localish dial-up provider, then I got a Hotmail address when I was a little older)

16.12.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Low-ball glass with "The Pride of Wildcatland" printed in purple on the front

Low-ball glass with "The Pride of Wildcatland" printed in purple on the front

My new favorite drinking vessel #KSUMB

15.12.2025 05:21 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Cats won, I got my washing machine fixed (had to replace a hose under the tub), and I got peppermint stick ice cream; so all-in-all, been a pretty solid evening.

09.12.2025 03:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's fair.

07.12.2025 05:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm ready for Collin Klein to take us here.
#KStateFB was once #FutilityU
It's Wildcats time.

07.12.2025 04:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The 13-0 Big Ten champion Indiana Hoosiers will be the #1 seed in the College Football Playoff

What a world

07.12.2025 04:27 β€” πŸ‘ 414    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 4

This is happiest asst principal from your junior high school has ever looked

07.12.2025 04:28 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Indiana had literally never beaten Ohio State in my life.

Anything is possible.

07.12.2025 04:29 β€” πŸ‘ 193    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2
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K-State Skid Reaches 4, Drops 2nd Straight at Home 78-67 to Seton Hall | Bring On The Cats Even Collin Klien couldn’t help K-State today.

Meh. That's all we can say, is meh.

07.12.2025 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Collin Klein introduced as Kansas State’s 36th head football coach | Bring On The Cats There was more humor than surprise in Collin Klein’s introductory press conference, but one thing is sure: WE HYPE.

The important parts of today's introductory press conference as OUR BOY IS HOME

05.12.2025 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Klein's thanks to Klieman for retaning him originally, for promoting him, for continuing to mentor him while he was at A&M... serious chills, y'all. And then "Coach Snyder... thank you. Thank you for creating that Powercat the year I was born."

05.12.2025 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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