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Ben Jones @benjones88.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

We have owls and been trying to get a photo of one. Heard a call, found two sets of eyes in the trees. Not an owl.

Ben Jones @benjones88.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

One midwestern thing I enjoy is driving back from high school football games with the fields lit up in the dark by combines

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Darian Somers @stuffsomerssays.com · 09/10/2026

I laughed @benjones88.bsky.social. I laughed. benjonesonpennstate.substack.com/p/friday-odd...

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Ben Jones @benjones88.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Not really a Theo Von guy but his interview style is such an interesting mix of personalities with Saban.

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Ben Jones @benjones88.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Gonna looks like a Costco chicken by this evening

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Ben Jones @benjones88.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I don’t know how the Matt Campbell thing is going to work out in the long run but Pat Kraft whiffing on Bob Chesney doesn’t look great right now

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Ben Jones @benjones88.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Kind of in love with this random high school football field.

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Ben Jones @benjones88.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Just the algorithm giving me Bluegrass Sleep Token open.spotify.com/track/5GzUpJ...

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Emergence

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Ben Jones @benjones88.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

While Ben is a lovely name I am not the droid you’re looking for

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Ben Jones @benjones88.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Jimmy in Nick's ear like an episode of Impractical Jokers

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Ben Jones @benjones88.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Everything starts earlier but not dumbass west coast early too

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Ben Jones @benjones88.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Nice thing about central time is you don’t have to stay up too late to watch this bullshit

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Ben Jones @benjones88.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

James Franklin vs. Bill O’Brien next week is going to feed families in certain corners of the Penn State universe.

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Ben Jones @benjones88.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I would argue in some ways that this game might matter less but the playoff expansion has also made games for 1/2 loss teams more worthwhile down the stretch when they may have otherwise missed the field

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Ben Jones @benjones88.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I understand the argument that the expanded playoffs waters down the regular season but I think people underestimate how much good ass football just transcends the stakes.

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Ben Jones @benjones88.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Feel like you can hear Arch Manning's internal monologue all game and it's just "oh shit, oh shit, oh shit"

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Ben Jones @benjones88.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Jeremiah Smith is firmly in the DeVonta Smith school of "It's a fun time watching you play football."

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Ben Jones @benjones88.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Covering high school sports means seeing a lot of bad sports and then occasionally volley piss rockets

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Ben Jones @benjones88.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I like Kyle Whittingham but this is tremendous content.

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Ben Jones @benjones88.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Realistically we’re weeks/months away from any meaningful sense of “was the coaching change worth it” when it comes to Penn State, but a coherent and compelling opener for Matt Campbell.

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Ben Jones @benjones88.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Greg Schiano did really well at Rutgers about two eras of football ago. Nobody can do better than this?

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Ben Jones @benjones88.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Was curious how Penn State’s recruiting footprint compares to its transfer portal influence benjonesonpennstate.substack.com/p/penn-state...

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Penn State's Recruiting Footprint vs. Its Transfer Portal Footprint

Maps and maps

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Ben Jones @benjones88.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

James Franklin's first season at VT features: Protégé Ricky Rahne, Penn State predecessor Bill O'Brien, the team Franklin was snubbed by (Maryland), longtime antagonist Pat Narduzzi, good friend Dabo Swinney and a former Penn State/Penn State QB clash with UVA/Beau Pribula.

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Ben Jones @benjones88.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Explaining this to my 2014 self

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Ben Jones @benjones88.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

JJ McCarthy falling off was such a predictable phenomena. Can't take away from what he did at Michigan but almost like the Vikings didn't watch him actually play.

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Ben Jones @benjones88.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Them and prime Dame were magical late night hoops

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Ben Jones @benjones88.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Russ and KD in OKC was a cornerstone “Put on the 10:30 EST TNT game” in college fixture. I will never hate

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Ben Jones @benjones88.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Teaching an intro sports analytics class and we’re talking about fourth down decisions. Had to bring back this Penn State classic.

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Ben Jones @benjones88.bsky.social · 14/07/2026