Ishmael Johnson

Bruh I remember when #those people tried to say that AEW's women's locker having friend groups was toxic and now WWE is using actual workplace heat to promote WrestleMania lol.

I no Black, I Puerto Rican.

Wait was that....you know what nvm

a group of cartoon characters are sitting at desks in a classroom talking to each other . ALT: a group of cartoon characters are sitting at desks in a classroom talking to each other .

Steve Adazzio on the Film Room broadcast after Mendoza's run: "He's a dude. That's called a dude."

it happens every six months or so but nice to see the internet realizes kevin o’connor is a dumbass with a smooth brain who sits in elon musk’s mentions hoping to be noticed

If all the conferences had the Rose Bowl’s level of “fuck you we’re the *Rose Bowl*” we would still have the hyper local idiosyncratic beauty that makes CFB special

Baffling that the Rose Bowl gets ridiculed for tradition when its arrogance is what keeps it from being overrun by the contemporary sports media ecosystem.

Elitist? Absolutely, but I’d rather it be self-sustained than just another Thing that’s taken over the sport. TLDR: Sunsets rule, actually.

The only positive from that Orange Bowl is that we don't have to see people retconning that BYU team. Good team, not a playoff team.

Texas Tech running a weird propaganda Heisman campaign for their second (possibly third) best defensive player instead of the LIVING NUKE MISSILE AT EDGE THAT COULD'VE ACTUALLY BEEN A FINALIST is a weird wrinkle that should be talked about more.

North Crowley head coach Ray Gates joining staff at North Texas Gates was widely seen as one of Texas high school football’s fastest rising stars.

North Texas has made its first splash hire in state champion head coach Ray Gates. #txhsfb #GMG

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Coach Lee Wiginton led Allen back to the state semifinals. Can he take them all the way? Allen’s state semifinal against Duncanville offers the program a chance to reclaim its place among the cream of the crop in Texas high school football.

“Nobody ever heard of that name in the history of the world.”

It turns out the coach that “nobody ever heard of” could be the one to bring Allen back to AT&T Stadium. Me on Lee Wiginton restoring Allen:

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My advice to Texas Tech is to campaign your Most Outstanding Player next time. Sayin over Smith stinks though.

North Forney’s Legend Bey will reportedly seek Tennessee release, sign with Ohio State Bey, who is still 17, was reportedly pressured by his family into signing with the Volunteers over the Buckeyes.

Story on North Forney four-star Legend Bey trying to get his release from Tennessee after reportedly being pressured by family to not sign with Ohio State.

#GoBucks #GoVols #txhsfb

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Thanks bud!

RG3 tweet: BYU should be in the College Football Playoff. -11-1 in a Power 4 Conference Champ Game -#6 Strength of Record -T-Most wins over teams with a winning record -Better SOS than Ole Miss, Notre Dame, Miami Wins and loses matter. Who you beat matters. Stop persecuting Christians. HAS BYU EARNED THEIR SPOT IN THE PLAYOFFS?

Today in Schism:

Robert Griffin III claims the committee is “persecuting Christians” by ranking Notre Dame ahead of BYU

Holy flashback

What annoys me is there is very much a player on that same defense who would’ve been more likely to garner a groundswell of media support if he were given the campaign backing.

There is a real chance that a number of people who follow me on Bluesky could score TDs from the 1-yard line behind Texas Tech's line against Big 12 defenses. Those of you who bench 225+ and squat 300+ would have a nonzero shot at it. Are Heisman voters this gullible? Maybe?

They have a perfectly viable candidate playing in front of him!!

This is the most shameless thing I've ever seen in Heisman campaigning. So bold that I respect it unironically. This guy is not even the best player on Texas Tech's defense and they are feeding him goal-line TDs in a ploy to distract Heisman voters

Bless @alexkirshner.com for calling the Tech/Rodriguez Heisman campaigning what it is on the new SZD.

Almost forgot to mention this on the Skye Blue app.

I'm @dallasnews.com's new senior writer covering HS sports. I start Monday, in time for football state championships. Let's have fun.

Rockstar should cancel GTA 6 and just make a Red Dead game starring Hangman Adam Page instead

Talking the Local College Football Golden Age With Ishmael Johnson A jam-packed fifth episode of StrongSide: The Show.

A jam-packed fifth episode of StrongSide: The Show from @mikelikessports.bsky.social and @machinesports.bsky.social joined by @yeahlikethebook.bsky.social.

Talking the Local College Football Golden Age With Ishmael Johnson A jam-packed fifth episode of StrongSide: The Show.

New pod! The dude @yeahlikethebook.bsky.social joined @machinesports.bsky.social and I to talk all things local college football, from UNT to SMU to TCU. 30 years from now, this episode will be Mike Marshall's origin story in becoming a UNT megabooster:

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People thinking that was a trans joke, and not a joke about parasocial losers, need to reexamine themselves and ask why the trans community is what came to their mind in that scene.

Here’s What Must Go Right for SMU to Return to the ACC Title Game It won't be easy, but it is doable.

My latest for @dmagazine.bsky.social is over what SMU needs to happen to make it back to the ACC Championship, featuring a Lionel Hutz reference:

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Here’s What Must Go Right for SMU to Return to the ACC Title Game It won't be easy, but it is doable.

In which @yeahlikethebook.bsky.social makes an A++ Simpsons reference to convey the state of the ACC as SMU tries to get back to the conference title game.

Required reading for Mustangs and CFB sickos everywhere:

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SMU Is Off to a Historic Start in the ACC. Why the Streak Matters - D Magazine The Mustangs have yet to lose a conference regular-season game since joining the ACC last year. That's a big deal for a number of reasons.

Rhett Lashlee mentioned that he doesn’t know if any team has done what SMU’s currently doing since joining the ACC.

My latest column looked into seeing if he was right, and why it matters:

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SMU Is Off to a Historic Start in the ACC. Here’s Why Their Conference Win Streak Matters. The Mustangs have yet to lose a conference regular-season game since joining the ACC last year. That's a big deal for a number of reasons.

A lot of SMU milestones have gotten attention since 2024. Relative to those, its perfect record in ACC regular season games hasn’t.

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dove in to see just how historic the streak is, the biggest challenges to it, and how much it matters

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