okay thanks everybody. you have helped me trick my brain im gonna go be a dad now and then maybe work on my dumb game idea tonight WE SHALL SEE

I don’t. I am not exaggerating when I say this. I grew up in licking county ohio, surrounded by Mormons, and without good cable TV. The only Brazilians I was aware of until I turned like 17 were blood relatives, soccer players and Anderson varejao.

If I knew any of those people like that I’d have one buy Extra Points so I could fuck off for six months and write computer games or fiction. Sadly I don’t know any future big sky Bagmen behemoths

The ones I don’t have to make (And also gingerbread. I’m not gonna eat a gingerbread cookie in like, June, you know?)

My two favorites are Tim Maia and Marcos Valle. Are they old? Sure are! But it’s what my mom played and I’m a sucker for any music that sounds like it should have been played on the Soul Train reruns I used to watch on WGN

I’ve been reading boring (to you guys?) books on game development theory and woodworking plans. The girls have become obsessed over teenage romance drama mangas that are completely incomprehensible to me. This is as OLD as I’ve felt as a dad so far lol

Not even fucking close. Not even a little bit. It’s just the honor system right now, which, lmao

I honestly have no idea. Think it kinda depends if democrats ever get control of the federal government again.

I’m aware of like, three or four different models, but I gotta be honest…I’ve become pretty nihilistic about covering them. Who cares about innovating or trying sustainable businesses when the rules don’t matter and “just find one rich guy” works so much better than anything else? It’s boring now!

In Brazil? Shoot man, just gimme a greasy pastel in a wax paper wrapper. Or three. In America? I’m proud of my bastardized American Moqueca de Camaroe

Argentina

I’ve heard of a few…super expensive private school places that produce a dozen D1 guys a year kind of places. It isn’t common, but if you’re at like, IMG or Bishop Gorman, sure, probably should have some NIL stuff going on.

That will depend entirely on state law. In Kentucky, for example, if a state agency controls the LLC, that entity is still subject to KORA. In Utah, the new Utah PE LLC will be outside GRAMA’s scope. Getting around foia is one (but not the most important) reason it’s attractive for some schools!

Gonna bike off some Christmas cookies and booze. AMA so I can forget I’m working out for a few minutes

Theory of transfer portal season: If a guy hits the transfer portal more than two years after he graduated, and his recruiting ranking is referenced but not any, you know, actual stats....there's a good chance the dude stinks

that is my professional dream to make, but I think the magic in those games comes so much from animation, and there's not just not an affordable way for me to do that. I want to pay people market rates for their work, and the good stuff is labor intensive. Single spites are more affordable. FOR NOW

at first blush, the priest story that feels more interesting to me is "guy who has to handle spiritual needs of everybody involved in the sometimes ugly college sports ecosystem", not "guy who is funneling money as a bagman". That doesn't feel very Wisconsin. But I could be talked out of it!

I've been picking at a manuscript that shares these general themes since like, my senior year of college. It could be a book, but I don't think I can justify the time on a regular-ass novel given my other writing/reporting/business obligations. If it's a game, I can say its Extra Points, yanno?

so I've been thinking a lot about a potentially ambitious new game project over this break fthat is exciting to ME. If I tell you guys about it will you let me know if its stupid or at least not worth spending the time on given everything else I should be doing with this business

and we have a new WHO'S THAT FOOTBALL TEAM DAILY CHALLENGE that I bet most of you super nerds can figure out before clue 3 whosthat.extrapointsmb.com

good morning I wrote a new extra points newsletter with some predictions about conference realignment, federal government involvement in college sports, private equity, FOIA laws and other nerd stuff for 2026: www.extrapointsmb.com/p/my-2026-co...

Kyle Whittingham leaves Utah for ten minutes and he’s already working on the sabbath smh smh

Got some fun ones lined up for this week. Here's today's: whosthat.extrapointsmb.com

Just bought Expedition 33. RIP the rest of my life I guess

IF YOU COULD HIE TO KOLOB

okay maybe POP TART BOWL BOUNTY HUNTER 4000 is a better computer game idea than anything I've been prototyping for the last few days....

this is a very good question but I THINK the sacrament prayer stays the same, even if you are using something that isn't bread. I did this one with teddy grahams and I dont remember saying "bless and sanctify these teddy grahams"

Did you know: You’re technically allowed to use pop tarts for the sacrament if everybody forgot to bring bread

Oh, a BYU meeting is running long? Somebody important is late? YOU DONT SAY

time for some pop tarts to go to mouth kolob

the pop tarts bowl appears to have some sort of of sugar spike?

Eh, don't feel bad. this BYU football team isn't the first group of Mormons to struggle with a bowl of sugary desserts

Unrelated, but last year, my wife went to Germany and visited something called the disgusting foods musuem. And I swear to God, they had an American Foods section that included Pop-Tarts. So truly, the European mind cannot comprehend today.

After experiments with "Does alcohol make me better at writing" and "Does Weed make me beter at writing", it's time for my biggest experiment yet. Does being laid up in bed on gatorade and flu medication after catching something from hordes of baby nephews make me better at writing? LETS FIND OUT

Important dad moment for me today. My girls have asked to watch Indiana Jones for the first time tonight. Youngest: “I hear a guys face melts in this movie so it HAS to be cool!!!!”

I know Bluesky loves to celebrate this stuff, but uh, you guys aren’t going to love the stuff that’s replacing the churches.

I’m shitposting about the PE thing. I have no current reason to believe that actually had anything directly to do with Whitt’s departure.

Looks like lots of Utah fans have must confidence in their athletic director. Boy, I hope that guy didn’t have a significant role in oh, a major, structural decision that will reshape the athletic department for years to come! Here’s hoping his judgement was better there than it was with Whitt

I HAVE NEVER TOLD A JOKE ON THIS WEBSITE

My youngest made me a little book for Christmas and dang it if this isn’t the highest praise a man can get from his daughter

This is the year. Bo Nix has improved so much under this new offense. He's focused. He's having fun. I wouldn't be surprised if he's a dark horse for the Heisman.

My two daughters are trying to teach their baby cousins how to say “six seven” and I’m now regretting getting all of their Christmas gifts

Important side benefit: once you read all the jokes, your print edition makes excellent wrapping paper!!!

I’m assuming Josh Johnson also played a few years in Egypt

You know what? I'm starting to already regret buying penny a Tamagotchi

okay you know what? late night christmas eve church where you turn off the lights and sing silent night and an older lady wails on a recorder and it actually sounds good? that kicks the shit out of mormon christmas church. this is so much better, and not just cuz you get a tiny bit of wine too

Have to start the midnight church service at ten pm now, because woke

Gonna post my kid’s letters to Santa because they make me laugh. Here’s the letter from the oldest kid, complete with illustrations:

aren't you guys forgetting something today? whosthat.extrapointsmb.com

The only way this works is if it’s ESPN cutting the checks. In a world where bowl tickets are cratering, nobody has the money to pay 150 dudes any amount of money that makes opting not worth it. The players era event doesn’t make money either! That’s propped up by private equity cash!