I had very low expectations for the roundtable discussion, but the fact that the table was, in fact, a rectangle is the biggest slap in the face of all.
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I had very low expectations for the roundtable discussion, but the fact that the table was, in fact, a rectangle is the biggest slap in the face of all.
An entire event where dozens of rich people show up to say Democrats, judges and current athletes are the problem and players really need to go back to making no money. Why are we even acting as if this is a real attempt at solutions?
Kevin Grisham’s finest work.
Whether it’s Bad Bunny ruining the Super Bowl or Kash Patel showcasing his fashion forward beer chugging at the Olympics, both sides are defying publicity norms.
Go Beavs!
Most P5 Ws in playoff era w/o making playoff:
Iowa, 84
USC, 80
Utah, 76
Wisc,72
KSt, 70
OkSt, 70
Lville, 65
WVU, 65
UF, 64
Pitt, 62
Overall Ws:
Mem, 107
Iowa, 105
AppSt, 105
Utah, 102
BYU, 101
Wisc, 99
Toledo, 99
WKU, 99
SDSU, 95
Marshall, 95
USC, 95
OkSt, 93
ULL, 93
NC State, 92
Ohio, 92
Syracuse legend.
Newsletter: Gio Lopez, ‘80s sitcoms and Boz Scaggs. It all makes sense in context, I promise. davidhale.substack.com/p/everyone-g...
Ellison really pulling strings at Paramount.
Very disappointed to find out today that I was not chosen as the new director of The Louvre despite clearly noting on my resume that I’d read most of “The DaVinci Code” in 2003. Stupid woke hiring practices.
On Inside ACCess tonight (5 pm, ACCN)…
- Who’s poised to be this year’s Virginia?
- NC St & Clemson set to open spring
- Cal coach Tosh Lupoi talks about building his culture in Berkeley
- Gio Lopez joins us to talk about leading Wake w/former OC Rob Ezell
Wes Rucker loved his work in an industry that never pays enough for a respectable life. Now he's gone, and he's left a young family behind. Anything you can spare to help is the grace they need: www.gofundme.com/f/support-te...
It's not my fault! The stats provider we use has that logo and won't update it. They don't even HAVE a logo for Air Force, which feels unpatriotic.
On this week’s Inside ACCess, we ranked the ACC’s QB situations headed into spring. I went into a bit more detail in this week’s newsletter… open.substack.com/pub/davidhal...
Oceans 12… the part where they have Julia Roberts’ character pretend to be Julia Roberts would’ve been better if, before the movie, they’d just had her agent punch everyone in line to buy a ticket in the balls and take their money.
On today's Inside ACCess... @ESPNRittenberg sits in for Andrea & we rank the ACC's QB situations 1-17. Also, @LarryWilliamsTI joins us to talk about Vezzina/Morris combo at Clemson & I catch up with NC State's CJ Bailey on his return to Raleigh. Today, 5 pm, ACCN.
Which SEC teams aired it out the most in 2025?
Newsletter: The most perplexing QB class ever… Ashton Daniels’ backpack & FSU’s offensive woes… VT’s rebuild… the best Little Caesar’s crime story… and some thoughts on the state of print journalism… open.substack.com/pub/davidhal...
ICYMI: important discussion with FSU QB Ashton Daniels about rocking an Auburn backpack on his recruiting visit to Tallahassee. Catch the whole interview here: linktr.ee/InsideACCess
FSU’s week 1 QB will be its 7th diff starter in its last 29 games.
In the 27 games since Travis injury, Noles are 9-18 with a Total QBR of 50.5. QBs have 75 TD, 45 TO.
27 prior games: 22-5, 78.1, 130 and 24.
We’ve got a really big show today on Inside ACCess (5 pm/ACCN)…
FSU QB Ashton Daniels on Gus’s goodbye
Eli Lederman on James Franklin’s recruiting at VT
Brent Key on GT’s 2026 outlook
Plus me & AA’s grades/expectations for NC St, Duke, Lou & Cuse
Pod: linktr.ee/InsideACCess
11 QBs return for 2026 w/50+ career passing TDs
Noah Fifita, 73
Josh Hoover, 71
Mikey Keene, 65
Rocco Becht, 64
Byrum Brown, 61
Brendan Sorsby, 60
Darian Mensah, 56
Kevin Jennings, 55
Caden Veltkamp, 54
Jayden Maiava, 52
Jaylen Raylor, 52
*Joey Aguilar is pending (80)
Portal talk: I looked at 62 established starters in the ACC from 2024 who transferred for 2025. Some became superstars -- Mendoza, Bailey, Delane. But more than half saw a marked decline in stats & 45% got less playing time. open.substack.com/pub/davidhal...
Man this hits hard. When I covered the Phillies, Dan was basically the voice of Philly fandom online. God bless his wife and kids.
A twist in the Ole Miss "tampering" probe... NCAA investigators are looking into illegal contact the Rebels allegedly had with a star Fresno State player.
"Fresno State has receipts," source tells me.
More:
Big show today on Inside ACCess (5 pm/ACCN)
-NIL/sports law expert Kristi Dosh tries to explain Darian Mensah, Luke Ferrelli & other chaos
- SMU coach Rhett Lashlee instills some wisdom
- and AA & I begin our ‘25 grades/‘26 expectations series w/BC, Stanford, UNC, UVA & WF.
Here's the whole story behind this very real sticker www.ncrabbithole.com/p/mr-wuf-nc-...
My concern in how this Mensah story has played out is the lessons will be:
- Schools need to write better rev share contracts
- Athletes can always leave if the money’s right
And nothing substantive was accomplished.
Duke and Darian Mensah have come to terms on an exit for the QB, who is widely expected to join Miami. Here’s Duke’s statement…
