Jerry Hinnen

I meant to mention Marsh alongside Dye in my post, mistake on my part. And absolutely agree that if you want to give him the Auburn coaching GOAT honor, he earned it.

Will only say I think the general competitiveness of NCAA men's hoops vs NCAA swim makes it a little apples/oranges

Yup, and assume for same motivation--tie the school's hands into giving your preferred successor the keys--but seriously doubt BP *needed* to strongarm AU, he had more than enough clout to get Steven the gig regardless

Lastly, almost goes without saying, but should probably say it anyway: personal/political objections to Pearl aside, he's the greatest Auburn athletics coach of my lifetime. No one--not even Dye--accomplished the things he accomplished with the kind of program he inherited.

May's still a long way away, but modicum of relief here, at least bsky.app/profile/aubu...

For the record: no issue with handing the reins to Steven and Burgomaster. Pearl earned that. Those guys earned that.

But the players on the team also earned this not happening one hot minute before the season starts

lol no chance IMHO

(though at least these days they're being compensated for their time)

considering where Auburn was when Pearl took over and where they are now, can't be mad about him choosing his own time of departure no matter how awkward it might be for the program

but I'm gonna try

easy imaginary money

hard way to make a livin', not bein' able to throw the ball

Watching Venables kick the FG to force Freeze into playing for a TD instead of letting him settle for another illest-of-ill-advised FG attempts was a bit like watching some samurai movie where the samurai gives his fallen opponent his lost katana back in the name of honor

So sportsmanlike! So dumb!

"where has he been all afternoon?" Sean McDonough asks as Jeremiah Cobb breaks off a long one

he's been right there all along, Sean

but

you know

*shrug*

a comic strip about Hugh Freeze trying not to call pass plays

that's Sean McDonough, enjoyably cranky in his *cough* upper middle age ... but now that you mention it, his cadence _is_ an awful lot like Pasch's

second straight season our conference schedule includes Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kentucky and Vandy but not LSU, Miss St, Florida or Tennessee. Also we play Georgia in early October every year now

it's horseshit and I won't ever be over it

no shade on Oklahoma, love me some good skulduggery

but I would like to know where I can wager 10 American dollars on some of kind of "whoops, our bad" press release from the league later

the thing about this kind of play is that according to the rules it's not allowed

100%

Defense gives up the TD and 2-pointer, guard false starts at worst possible time, Heupel mom's spaghettis it as hard as possible

clear kicker of all charges, please

Heupel saw his shadow on that false start and now we get 6 more possessions of OT bsky.app/profile/john...

your team's college kicker is not reliable from 40+ yards. under "at the buzzer, for the win" pressure, he's probably not reliable from 30+.

for the love of God, go get more yards

Thanks Jeff!

Ten Windows, No. 5: We’ve all got whiplash, but the USMNT is in a better place One year into Mauricio Pochettino's tenure, U.S. fans may just have a reason to feel optimistic.

there are precious few folks i'd rather read write about the USMNT than @jerryhinnen.bsky.social, whose post-window columns for @backheeled.com continue to rule

you won't find the 🇺🇸 compared to shredded taqueria chicken anywhere else, i'd imagine
www.backheeled.com/usmnt-japan-...

Hey! It's me! Writing about these wild past few days for the USMNT! Enjoy!

*whispers* I don't think either Adams or McKennie should feel safe the way Roldan is playing. Tessmann might have something to say, too

That's fair. Just think a guy with his club form over past few seasons merits a look outside of the teamwide fart noises made in the NL and vs. Korea

I do! I am open to the idea he just has the worst vibes imaginable

but also would be hella curious to see him in a game like tonight's where the US is actually creating chances for the strikers instead of bein' a big ol' pile o' crap

one day poor Sargent will get a USMNT cap when all 10 of his teammates don't play like they have a 19th-century wasting disease and he'll finally look OK, IMHO

but fully agree Balogun is first-choice by orders of magnitude

holy shit, is that

it is!

the thing with feathers!

it's been so damn long, y'all

Moonknight “random bullshit go!” Meme with “Gus Malzahn” written over the henchman saying “Moonknight”

Body was dealing all game long, doubt this is the last team he carves up this season

but

Blazers

that flag's awful red