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I have been watching this game every year since I abruptly figured out how football worked while watching in 1984 and this is the first ever pylon delay I have ever seen

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Nathan @norm1142.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It’s so obvious he’s trying to position himself as “reasonable MAGA” (It’s also pathetic)

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 09/10/2026

huh, interesting that vance thinks this is the worst terrorist attack and not oklahoma city

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Nathan @norm1142.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Do any of these guys like covered wagons, perchance?

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Nathan @norm1142.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Me at 10: bad guys are real, there are people out there who are evil to the core just being evil Me at 25: real evil is super rare, most “bad guys” are trying to be good but failing or misguided Me at 50+: bad guys are real, there are people out there who are evil to the core just being evil

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This is as clearly as I've seen this spelled out. If the PCSA smelled off to you but you didn't know quite why, this interview offers very lucid proof that you were correct. defector.com/an-antitrust...

What you're saying is, the antitrust exemptions in the NBA, MLB, NFL, etc. are allowed as a result of the collective bargaining process, whereas the PCSA seeks a similar exemption by circumventing the collective bargaining process. Is that correct?

Generally, yes. When we talk specifically about labor markets, all of the restraints that we see in labor markets of our professional sports leagues—the salary cap, the draft, the limits on player movement, every single one of them—to the extent that they're exempt from antitrust law, are the products of good-faith collective bargaining between the management group and the players group, and exist in a collective bargaining agreement that was reached through good-faith bargaining.

What is being proposed with the Protect College Sports Act is to establish the exact same types of labor restraints, specifically a salary cap, specifically a number of years of eligibility to compete in college sports, and specifically limits on transfers, but not to do so in collective bargaining where there are representatives in the room, on behalf of employer and employee, but rather through a legislative bill, which seems to be negotiated by a number of different constituent groups, none of which is a representative of the players in any meaningful sense, and absolutely none of which have been chosen and selected by the players as a union representative.

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Nathan @norm1142.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I have an extra if it’s someone I know

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Nathan @norm1142.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Mea culpa, my attempt to retain the sentence in my head between reading and skeeting was incorrect. The actual quote I was responding to: “I think as far as people that have used me to demonstrate racist rhetoric or hate or discrimination.…”

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Nathan @norm1142.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

“Racist hate or discrimination or whatever” I think you need to be a lot more specific about the whatever, CC

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Nathan @norm1142.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

As a metaphor it’s also perfect. They’re rhyming (technically true, mostly) and stealing (beats, riffs, Run-DMC’s production style, at least on that album)

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Nathan @norm1142.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I am most ill, and I’m rhyming and stealing

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Nathan @norm1142.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Too many people are fans of the Pittsburg State University Gorillas

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Nathan @norm1142.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

My wife and I discussed yesterday how this game is an almost impossible lift but we’re watching anyway because if it happens it would be the funniest possible outcome

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Nathan @norm1142.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

ASU has never received better advertising in its existence

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Nathan @norm1142.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I remember. This is the second time I’ve watched it so the first time I’m watching it knowing how it plays out, I missed so much the first time. It really is an incredible work of art. Or as my boys say: “Peak”.

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Nathan @norm1142.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Me and my kids are rewatching it too! Made it to episode 8 tonight

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Nathan @norm1142.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Now calling this the Ed Sheeran approach to politics and we all know exactly what it means

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Nathan @norm1142.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I wasn’t going to ask but I’m glad you did

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Nathan @norm1142.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“Don’t believe everything you think” is a mantra I heard years ago and try to consider whenever I have those knee-jerk reactions

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Nathan @norm1142.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I know you’re not down with the reply guys of late but man it is so great how you model a form of fandom that embraces everyone, thanks for making it ok to be into football

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Nathan @norm1142.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

So why is Petco advertising that they sell boner pills? Presumably to pets‽

A screenshot of a Facebook Petco ad featuring a prescription bottle containing 20MG sildanafil, aka generic Viagra.

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Shehan Jeyarajah @shehanjeyarajah.com · 06/10/2026

Oklahoma has not produced a homegrown OL draft pick since 2023. They’ve regressing rushing every year since Lincoln Riley. Eight of 11 recruits in the Classes of 2022-24 transferred. Brent Venables is finally talking about it. www.cbssports.com/college-foot...

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Brent Venables blasts Oklahoma's offensive line woes before Red River Rivalry vs. Texas

The Sooners coach shared regret over the 'very disappointing' offensive lineman development in his tenure, as OU enters Saturday's matchup in Dallas dead-last in the SEC in total offense

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Nathan @norm1142.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

LFG River Otters! The way this season is going I better start paying more attention to my actual alma mater than to my lifelong fandom team

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Nathan @norm1142.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

As perhaps the only sicko who is an actual Lewis & Clark alum I should really have learned about this some other way

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Nathan @norm1142.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

OU didn’t make the list… for th e same reason why this last weekend was the first week this season where John Mateer didn’t throw a pick

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Nathan @norm1142.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Just realized this last weekend was the first week since Week Zero that John Mateer didn’t throw an interception!

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Nathan @norm1142.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Ever think that the MPD sees some terrible thing happen and is like “yessss, no one will question the OT that results from THIS”

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Nathan @norm1142.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

That’s what I was missing, thanks for the explanation

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