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You may know me from sports PR somewhere. Proud native Bostonian. ''There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.'' - Hamlet

On the brink of Granger, Ind.
Joined April 2011
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What’s crazy about Notre Dame’s schedule is that if they beat #1 Miami next week and win out they could very well be the #1 seed, but if they lose they might miss the CFP entirely even at 10-2.
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I LOVE the sign!
Pope Leo with the Fighting Irish! @NDLoyal
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View from a familiar office, including a pirate ship for Halloween! USF’s last year at the RayJay before finally moving to an on-campus stadium. Caffeinating up for my first noon kickoff of the season, spotting Mark Neely and @LegerDouzable for UAB at USF at noon ET on ESPNU.
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Not a new comment. The thing about radio is that there will always be people in their cars or places like an office where they want to follow a game, but actually watching it is impractical.
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Pet peeve… broadcasters talking about the high percentage of this crowd that flew down from Milwaukee. Yes, I’m sure plenty did, but northern teams often take over Florida stadiums even for random regular season games because so many transplants live in FL and keep their teams
Replying to @AdamMcCalvy
It’s 7-0 Brewers. This is a road ballpark in the World Series.
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View from the office as the sun sets over Yulman Stadium in Uptown New Orleans where 6-1 USTA is looking to stay undefeated in the American traveling to face Tulane. Spotting @tedemrich & @FozzyWhitt at 8 pm ET on ESPNU.
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Definitely a special thing to see in person
Unbelievable. Majestic. A tradition unlike any other. 🦅
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0.1 seconds left for the winning score in a Michigan vs. Western Michigan game? How??? 🤯
With 0.1 seconds left Will Horcoff ends this one!
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💯 sometimes the SID and coach will pronounce a player’s name differently. There’s an art to writing a pronunciation guide for game notes and some it do better than others. Using tech to cut out the middle man is always best when you can’t ask the player directly.
SIDs who put the audio recordings of players saying their own names on your rosters online, YOU are the real heroes. My endless thanks.
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View from the office on a beautiful 70 degree sunny evening for my first game in the first state - the 39th where I have worked a game. Weekday CUSA action tonight as Missouri State faces Delaware at 7:00 pm ET on ESPNU. Spotting this one for @mikecoreysports and @CraigHaubert.
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Have known Amanda over a decade now and I am so happy to see her get a little recognition for all the progress she has made in a typically thankless and anonymous position.
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Very well done piece, and glad to see that some semblance of rationality has retaken what as recently as last year was already deep into coaching carousel season.
✍️ A year ago at this point, nine teams had fired their coach. This year, it's zero. After a decade of normalizing midseason firings, we may be moving back to normal coaching carousel timeline. "Roster quitting is a real thing." nytimes.com/athletic/7693208…
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Same, Bob. Same.
You can debate whether the final play was pass interference (I think it was), but you cannot debate ND should have had 1 more play. The field clock and TV clock were both at :01 when the ball hit the turf. I’m old, and it’s late. I’m going to bed
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Leigh Torbin retweeted
Today will be the 1st day in the history of the AP Poll (1936) where FIVE different top-8 teams in the country lose. • No. 1 Georgia • No. 5 Indiana • No. 6 Alabama • No. 7 Texas • BYU/Notre Dame loser @ESPNInsights
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View from the office at the second of three new venues for me in 11 days - Southern Illinois. Last year’s FCS runner-up Illinois State comes to Carbondale for a beautiful sunny Homecoming Saturday on ESPNU at 4:00 ET. Stat duty today alongside @kelsie_kasperTV and @ryancav7
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Not nice at all. I thought it was a good college town when I was there last year. I appreciated the variety of local coffee shops, hospitality, and a couple Friday night adult beverages at the bar, singular. Hotel was solid. Would gladly go back as the ESPN assignment wheel spins
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I was fortunate enough to make my BYU debut last fall. It did not disappoint. Stunning scenery and a fun atmosphere at the stadium.
ESPN's @CollegeGameDay at @BYU tomorrow is going to be glorious. 📸 Scenics from Provo today via @ESPNImages photographer Rich Storry 🏔️
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It’s Banana Ball like you’ve never seen it before… 1 stadium, 1 game… 2 fields 🤯 Banana Ball 360 brings the action to all 80,000 fans in South Bend. The field of play will alternate between two fields within Notre Dame Stadium to ensure that fans get the best seat in the house no matter where they sit.
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Always a happy memory to revisit. Few, if any, hitters were ever as consistently big in the clutch as Big Papi.
On October 13, 2013, David Ortiz changed the course of the ALCS with one swing of his bat, another one of those "holy f*ck" moments he seemed to have an endless supply of in his back pocket.
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View from the office. Specialists are starting to get loose here in Statesboro after a slight delay as hurricane remnants pass through. Looking like an 8:10 pm ET kick for James Madison and Georgia Southern on ESPNU. Spotting for fellow UMass alums @mikecoreysports @reneingoglia
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