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Dan Lyons

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Now: College Sports at Sports Illustrated (@siunion.bsky.social). Then: Athlon Sports, TNIAAM. Syracuse alum. @Dan_Lyons76 at the other place.

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Steven Hyden @stevenhyden.bsky.social · 21h
In my big weekly column I wrote about musical “wilderness” periods, i.e. those eras when you’re not considered as cool or genius or popular as you used to be. Which happens to be the parts of the career arc I find most fascinating! tinyurl.com/5bf2yyt4
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The Most Interesting Musical “Wilderness” Periods, Ranked
A tribute to mid-career crises! Also: Reviews of new albums by Greg Freeman and Wishy
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 16h
@bypatforde.bsky.social is answering reader CFB questions over in the SI Forums www.si.com/forums?utm_s...
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SI Forums | Sports Illustrated
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 21h
Group of 6 rankings are here ... we’re at risk of a Boise State runaway but there are three schools that I think have a great shot if the Broncos stub their toe. www.si.com/college-foot...
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Group of 6 College Football Power Rankings: Can Anyone Catch Boise State?
The Broncos dispatched of Western Michigan in Week 4, strengthening their position atop the Group of 6. Which teams can still beat them out to make the CFP?
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Pat Forde @bypatforde.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Dash Third Quarter notes on Notre Dame, Miami, Georgia, Texas, Florida, Alabama, Miss State, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, UCLA, Texas Tech, Oregon, Oklahoma, Colorado, Brian Kelly, Jimbo Fisher. bit.ly/4ywJrj6
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Forde-Yard Dash: Six Bold Predictions for College Football in October
Notre Dame and Miami are headed for a top-ranked showdown, Oregon and Oklahoma will face QB controversies and Coach Prime may consider hanging up his whistle.
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Pat Forde @bypatforde.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Dash Second Quarter notes on Texas, Miami, Utah, Iowa, Boise, Ohio State, Texas Tech, Florida, Oregon State, Duke, UCLA, UMass, A&M, Georgia Tech, TCU, Rutgers, Navy, Michigan, LSU, NC State, Vandy, Tulsa, OK State, FCS routs, almost no OTs. bit.ly/4AB5NS7
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Forde-Yard Dash: The Best, Worst and Weirdest of College Football in September
Texas is rolling, Jeremiah Smith looks unstoppable and LSU remains committed to making things weird. Here’s what we learned in the first month of the season.
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The common folly of a high-profile public official not employing a single ball-knower strikes again.
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
we really aren't talking enough about how LSU might not be able to field a basketball team this year
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Ben Koo @bkoo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I tweeted about this a year ago when it came to Columbus. This is how it was advertised vs. what it was like to go. Whoever is handling NIL appearances for Downs and Smith should have been looking out for them rather than attaching them to a brazen grift
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
My weekly check-in on the Group of 6 is here... think the top four here have separated themselves so far (but its early and no one looks like a clear favorite yet.) www.si.com/college-foot...
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Group of 6 Power Rankings: Four Teams Separating Themselves As Playoff Push Heats Up
After a shaky outing against an FCS opponent, does Boise State still have a hold on the No. 1 spot?
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Heisman rankings: You know who No. 1 is, but I wrote about 15 other guys too. www.si.com/college-foot...
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Heisman Rankings After Week 3: A Clear Favorite Emerges for College Football’s Top Honor
Coming off an explosive Week 3 across college football, Sports Illustrated ranks 16 players in the mix for the vaunted trophy.
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Very exciting stuff for more please repeatedly head to SI.com
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Matt Brown @mattbrown.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is a big thing I keep getting stuck on. The bill is being sold as a solution to the financial arms race that will protect nonrev sports. But it ignores where athletic spending costs have actually skyrocketed...except to the players. Not only is that unfair, it doesn't solve the problem!
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This football season
PUP’s “If This Tour Doesn’t Kill You, I Will”
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Are the Packers… having some success on the ground?
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Pat Forde @bypatforde.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
New story: The Southern Gothic story of Lane Kiffin’s return to Mississippi was Peak SEC. It ended the way it had to for Ole Miss. And now both sides can move on after an overwrought weekend. ://bit.ly/4xExBSN
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Inside the Night Ole Miss Finally Put Lane Kiffin in the Rearview Mirror
The LSU coach left the Rebels amid a storm of bitterness that built a 10-month grudge. In their first meeting, his former team sent him home with a loss.
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
North Carolina lost yesterday’s anxiety bowl against Clemson, and it is now very difficult to see the Tar Heels reaching a bowl. An ugly loss and a reminder of just what a debacle this entire experiment has been.
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North Carolina’s Investigation Is Over. Bill Belichick’s On-Field Problems Aren’t.
A day after UNC closed the investigation that led to the ouster of DM Michael Lombardi and DC Steve Belichick, the Tar Heels suffered an ugly loss at Clemson.
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Incredible fake punt by Purdue, respect
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Purdue shouldn't be playing in the early third quarter of a conference game at 1 am ET. This is against the laws of men and nature.
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
What an impressive drive for Wake. They just execute. And then the beautiful PA wheel TD.
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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Travis is me when I talk with my friends who actually know movies
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Really wanted to see Toney let it rip there, tbh
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Well hello, new Wright Thompson www.espn.com/college-foot...
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Thompson: LSU-Ole Miss, Lane Kiffin and an old fight made new
The LSU-Ole Miss rivalry is long, with two fanbases deeply intertwined. The line between love and hate is thin, and Lane Kiffin's return brings those memories to the surface.
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Some real bangers out there today.
CNN headline: "Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say"Ars Technica headline: "UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges"
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Why didn't more reporters cover the Clippers story?! We should ask their bosses, says @howardbeck.bsky.social. Full interview w/ HB + @loganmmurdock.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/31sI...
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Pat Forde @bypatforde.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Column: As the Protect College Sports Act has progressed in the Senate, the bill is softening the disincentives on conference expansion. Setting up a six-year race to realignment would be far more damaging than paying quarterbacks too much money. bit.ly/3UXY4gQ
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Pat Forde: Protect College Sports Act’s New Expansion Provision Could Put ACC on Chopping Block
Originally designed to deter schools from jumping leagues, new PSCA provisions would open the door to further Power 2 expansion as media rights start to expire.
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I think a lot of folks—and I'm guilty as well—overhyped Angeli because of a great showing vs. (what turned out to be a mediocre) Clemson, but I hadn't been overly impressed with the games before that, especially in eye test vs. numbers. (1/3)
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
SI’s college staff did a quick roundtable, with each of us predicting the score of Saturday night’s big game. (LSU-Ole Miss to be clear, apologies to Sam Houston-Nicholls.) www.si.com/college-foot...
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Ole Miss vs. LSU Picks From SI’s College Football Staff: Predicting Final Score of Lane Kiffin’s Return to Oxford
Sports Illustrated’s college football writers predict the score of Week 3’s most highly anticipated game.
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It’s time to see the other quarterbacks.
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Syracuse does not wish to be perceived.
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Tonight's Syracuse personal foul barrage begins
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Ryan McCrystal @ryanmccrystal.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Entering tonight's game at Pitt, Syracuse leads the nation in penalty yardage... and thats despite 10 teams having played more games than them. Now they're about to drop to 0-2 in the ACC... things not looking good for Fran Brown in Year 3.
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
New Group of 6 power rankings: plenty of shakeups from last week’s list.
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Group of 6 Power Rankings: How Oregon’s Loss Impacts G6 College Football Playoff Race
Three new teams enter our top 10 after strong Week 2 performances.
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Heisman watch after Week 2: featuring players from Mississippi State and Duke, what a world. www.si.com/college-foot...
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Heisman Watch: How Texas’s Dramatic Comeback Shakes Up Race After Week 2
Jeremiah Smith dominated the first half, Arch Manning led the Longhorns back and Miami’s Heisman hopeful duo kept cruising.
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ahead of the Lane Bowl in Oxford on Saturday, we broke open the history books and looked back at the most hostile environments in CFB history. Included: thrown mustard bottles and golf balls, two refs awarding a win to opposing teams, a legendary coach burned in effigy, threats of cannon attacks.
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Ranking the 15 Most Hostile Games in College Football History
On-field brawls, field storms, flying mustard bottles and burned effigies, these games brought some of the sport’s fiercest rivalries to a boiling point.
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Defector @defector.com · 15/09/2026
Arch Manning, room full of dipshits, snicker about AI video of Steve Sarkisian slapping Holly Rowe: defector.com/arch-manning...
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Arch Manning, Room Full Of Dipshits, Snicker About AI Video Of Steve Sarkisian Slapping Holly Rowe | Defector
Fair warning: This is a short blog post in which you are going to encounter exhausting behavior from some fellas who will leave you pining for the restoration of our culture’s sense of shame. Texas be...
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Every time I scroll scores and see “MW+” despite having six other games on.
The Green Goblin’s mask.
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
What if: Syracuse wasn’t unbelievably undisciplined every single season.
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The @sportsillustrated.bsky.social CFB live blog is back today. @bryandfischer.bsky.social has updates from Ann Arbor for Michigan-Oklahoma, while the rest of us are locked in on games across the country (Okie State 👀) www.si.com/college-foot...
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College Football Week 2 Live Updates: Michigan Leads Oklahoma in Slugfest, Texas A&M Battling Arizona State
Week 2 of the college football season brings us a litany of big cross-conference matchups, headlined by Saturday night’s showdown between No. 1 Ohio State and N
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The Michigan whiplash is so real
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Bill Hanstock @sundownmotel.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
this hunter thompson piece remains one of the most devastatingly accurate and foreboding pieces ever
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Rutgers is BAD bad, huh
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Amanda Godsey @amandagodsey.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Jeez, I hope the Joey Porter Jr. contract situation isn’t a distraction for the Steelers with the season only two days away… Oh, nvm.
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Pat Forde @bypatforde.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Column: Texas did many obvious things to help Arch Manning this season. But it also brought back a secret weapon who could be valuable to the QB. Colt McCoy on how Will Muschamp made him better, and could do the same for Arch. bit.ly/4A7nUip
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Arch Manning’s Secret Weapon Has Already Transformed a Texas QB Legend
In 2008, Colt McCoy learned schemes and strategy from new defensive coordinator Will Muschamp, who is back on the Forty Acres and could help Manning, too.
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
They're calling them "The Big Four."
My last four watched films logged on Letterboxd: Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026), The Donor Party (2023), and The Rip (2026).
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
No one ever wants Netflix's food
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Let’s celebrate the G6 as long as the sport lets us. Power rankings after Week 1: www.si.com/college-foot...
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Group of 6 Power Rankings: What Boise State, Western Michigan’s Dramatic Week 1 Losses Mean for CFP Race
After one week of FBS action, which G6 programs lead the pack for the automatic College Football Playoff bid?
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Pat Forde @bypatforde.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Full Forde-Yard Dash is operational. Start with a First Quarter on Michigan, Western Michigan, the Big Ten, the SEC. Plus CFP name checks for LSU, Miami, Notre Dame, Virginia, Mississippi, UCLA, Oregon, Louisville, North Carolina, Boise State, Tulsa. bit.ly/3V10RWh
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Forde-Yard Dash: Michigan’s Bail Mary Exposes College Football’s Credibility Crisis
The Big Ten’s explanation only raised more questions, and the real problem goes beyond Michigan, replay officials and one inexplicable second.
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Mitch Goldich @mitchgoldich.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🚨🏈 Football is BACK! I’m going to do one of those reintroduction threads as I start my 9th season covering the NFL as an editor for SI/MMQB I see I gained a lot of followers this offseason thanks to a random starter pack, and some of you appear to be real humans! Hello, football-loving humans! 👋🧵
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A look at the Heisman race after Week 1: I have one contender sliding, a new crop of faces entering the race, and evaluate the big names that we all know. www.si.com/college-foot...
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Heisman Watch: Whose Stock Is Falling, and Who Burst Onto the Scene in Week 1
Pitt quarterback Mason Heintschel threw seven touchdowns, Georgia running back Nate Frazier ripped off a string of long TD runs and more players to watch.
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Dan Lyons @danlyons.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Checking on future CFB schedules and sure happy I went to the very functional website Google dot com first
Google’s display for Week 7 of the college football season in which Purdue, Syracuse, Penn State, Michigan and Ole Miss have the completely wrong logos.
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