Favorite Pokémon, in case anyone was curious

Sometimes the internet is bad…however…sometimes it is not @drewhamm5.bsky.social @treblaw.bsky.social @veryimportant.lawyer

Indiana Football anime? Indiana Football anime.

Last Saturday I got so inspired by #iufb ‘s Peach Bowl performance (and 2025-26 season) that I started to write about: -How Cig got things to work so fast -Adding historical context to just how crazy this all is -Why this moment feels so special open.substack.com/pub/couchsur...

Had to get my eyebrow glued shut because I fell face first into a garage floor after I fell off *sigh* A pogo stick

It really is amazing how the Packers amass all these good to great pass catchers (Watson, Doubs, Golden, Kraft) that just never play As a Bears fan I actually find it delightful

I haven’t been giving hundreds of thousands of dollars to IU (or any money for that matter) but earlier this week I told the Alumni Association that I’m no longer volunteering my time for an institution that is hurting students like this and it feels good not to be alone on this

“Everyone counted us out” -UCLA’s HC For the first time in sports history, he’s actually right

my favorite robert redford story is that mike nichols considered him for dustin hoffman's part in THE GRADUATE. during their conversation nichols asked redford something like, "have you ever struck out with a girl?" and redford's response was basically, "i don't understand the question"

This week’s vibe:

And yet it is an iconic moment

AND I-I HAD A FEELING THAT I BELONGED I-I HAD A FEELING I COULD BE SOMEONE, BE SOMEONE, BE SOMEONE

Bare minimum for holding conversation: Mendoza, Rourke, Jackson, Sorsby, Williams, Bazelak, Tuttle, McCulley, Ramsey, Penix, Lagow, and Diamont

OOF

What if Portland takes Jordan instead of Bowie?

Oh, it’s absolutely the time I scored a six-run inside the park homerun (it was California Kickball rules, so you you could have as many runners as you wanted on any base) inside a basketball gym during like 4th grade

Since I moved to Indy back in April, I decided to get back into the dating pool, and to be much more intentional by going to singles events. What I found was that people aren’t dealing with a loneliness epidemic, but something else entirely: open.substack.com/pub/couchsur...

I think I’d really pick anything out of the Whitney Houston, Céline Dion, or Mariah Carey’s discography but I think I’m doing “I have nothing” by Whitney

I edited my list like five times because I kept seeing other peoples and going “dammit I need to add that”

For anyone wondering, the air just got sucked out of the room here in downtown Indy

But, but, ChatGPT said the sharks are ACTUALLY in the streets of these LA protests!

However, you are still allowed to be A Hater of Smaller, Regional Cities That means you: Danville, Illinois

FMA: Brotherhood Dragon Ball Z My Hero Academia Wotakoi Honorable Mention: A Place Further Than The Universe

I think more kids need to be talked to like in that one clip where Bradley Beal is talking to his own AAU team and he’s like “If you wanna make it to the league you gotta guard and score on me, and absolutely none of you can do that”

Paul Skenes YOU are the new Tungsten Arm O’Doyle

Please, please check in on your people man. This is so heartbreaking

If the Hard Knocks crew doesn’t push for a “Road To LA” training camp/tryout series which involves a mix of NFL and Flag guys then we are going to miss out on some tremendous content

If IU’s offense was #2 in the country last year with a QB that played a whole season with a busted knee in year one of a new regime, how good is it gonna be when they have one That Can Move?

Whoever made this cover must really, really like Tekken, cuz this art immediately popped in my mind. Now I’m sitting here trying to figure out sports media personality comps for Tekken fighters. All I got so far is that @edsbs.bsky.social is Kuma @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social

Do I even gotta say it?

I just want an “Oops, All Gadget Players!” I want offense that’s got like Taysom Hills, Cordarelle Pattersons, Mohammed Sanus, etc.

NBA: *sigh* Bulls MLB: *bigger sigh* White Sox NFL: Da Bears NHL: Blackhawks (but more importantly their farm teams Rockford and Indy) College: Indiana, plus NIU as my fav G5 team WNBA: wherever any cool IU alums play Soccer: *biggest sigh* USMNT

What is Chicago Pope’s thoughts on the Bears left tackle competition

While Marcus Spears is completely correct, the real story of this clip is the horror that is Schefter’s outfit

After last Friday’s RuPaul’s Drag Race episode, I was inspired to write this, about how simple actions can make such a difference in the current state of the world. Your Monday lunch reading, folks: open.substack.com/pub/couchsur...

The more I think about this the more I think JP absolutely cooked here

Brad Stevens wife was looking at houses in Sana’a

Best PxP in America and it’s not particularly close Idk if being a baseball team broadcaster is what he wants to do forever (and if so, more power to him) but I’m stunned that an ESPN, Fox, CBS, or NBC hasn’t thrown themselves at him to be their #1 guy, especially in this era

Colts starting QBs since Luck’s final season in 2018: -Jacoby Brissett -Bryan Hoyer -Philip Rivers -Carson Wentz -Matt Ryan -Sam Ehlinger -Nick Foles -Gardner Minshew -Anthony Richardson -Joe Flacco The list just gets funnier every year

I would go as far to say “exquisite” Still wanna know tho if #IUBB has ever worn a jersey that wasn’t either red/crimson or white/cream

Me, most other nights: I get why Canada’s booing the US anthem before games, I really do Me, before tonight’s Four Nations Title Game: If I hear someone boo I’m sending them to the Newfoundland wilderness where they’ll never be found

Two hours into the SNL 50 Special and I can’t stop thinking “Why the hell hasn’t anyone offered Sabrina Carpenter a Billion Dollars to do a romcom”

Here’s a fun exercise: Name three active Chicago Bulls

That’s my old high school principal! Let’s Go!!!

I think I’m gonna go Paramore 2023, if you ever get the chance to see Haley Williams live *take it*

I’m seeing a lot of people do this so I’ll join in on the fun

You deserve to doink a fg if you kick it in that situation

All the time my dad will say “I saw on FB that Cignetti’s leaving IU” or “The Bears are gonna trade Caleb Williams” (to which I have to explain that people write that stuff to bait folks) and while day-to-day sports news isn’t the biggest issue of AI slop, I am concerned how much worse this’ll get

This is so disappointing on a humane and ethical standpoint. From those looking to learn and better themselves (and to debunk the hysteria), may I suggest @pablo.show‘s phenomenal reporting on the area from the past few years (these episodes below are available on your podcast apps and YouTube)

Tired: IU belonged in the CFP Wired: IU belonged in Wild Card weekend