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I’m obsessed with this football team. When they win I’m happy. When they lose my day is totally fucked. This past season was particularly tough. We lost like five games in the last few seconds. It was brutal. But the future is bright because we have Caleb Williams, a star QB who paints his fingernails. Growing up in Chicago my dad was a big Bears fan. He would throw shit at the TV and get pissed. It’s probably in my blood. I appreciate football because it’s a true team sport. All eleven guys on the field need to contribute in order to succeed. I was on my high school team and I rode the bench, but our team went 11-1 in both my junior and senior years. It was my first time being part of something successful. We once had a game where 10,000 people attended. The whole town shut down it was insane. CLTV helicopters were there. We were a small school, but a lot of our guys got college scholarships, and one guy went to the NFL. So uh yea, football rules (minus the CTE). Da Bears.
Mar 21, 2025
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Aug 3, 2024
Don't you detest when you see a coach who is always screaming at the players, has an ugly mug on his face, and is as arrogant as a college professor, as if coaching is his birthright, and not something more innately collaborative? Surely, they are coaches still like this, ones that believe that being a prick is synonymous with wearing a headset and looking at a playbook, such as the Giants's Brian Daboll, but there is one coach that I have been truly impressed by recently: The Detroit Lions's Dan Campbell. Campbell, who reminds me of my beloved Pittsburgh Steelers's Mike Tomlin, is "Football guy" personified: the kind of football coach who wakes up thinking about hugging his players, says "dude" every sentence, and puts them in the best position to succeed.
Last night, the Lions beat the Packers 34-31, partly because of Campbell's decision to go for it on fourth down when a field goal with 48 seconds left would have given them the lead. However, it would have also given the Packers the ball back with enough time for hotshot quarterback Jordan Love to tie or win the game for the Pack. Campbell went with the gunslinging move like David Caruso in NYPD Blue. He went for it, the Lions's running back, David Montgomery was able to make it despite Jared Goff falling down, and then the Lions counted the clock down before winning the game with a field goal. It was sport as theater. Now, the Lions still make me nervous -- Goff, the quarterback, is not an elite quarterback, and the surging Philadelphia Eagles's stingy defense can possibly make life hard for him --- but they are the *best* team in the NFL. Campbell's fostered a winning environment, as trite as that phrase can be.
Campbell's enthusiasm for the game is infectious, an unquestionably masculine but romantic view of coaching and football for the TikTok generation. He uses the traditional ways of being a football coach to also be chic and personable. He used to be a former player, and partly why he took the Lions job --- an organization that has not been very successful throughout its history --- is because he used to play there and he felt like he understood the Detroit community. Safety Brian Branch said that they would run through a brick wall for Campbell. I've always had this theory about American Football: It isn't always fun, because of the violence and the lack of clear financial comfort that some non-quarterbacks don't get, so unless you are Bill Belichick and you win all the time, your coaching style has to inspire devotion in your players. Joy must be apart of it, or what is else there? CTE?
Campbell is pure graciousness. He loves his players. It is easy to love them when they are good, and the Lions have an excellent offensive team, and a scrappy defensive team that has held steady despite some injuries. An offense that is based on running the football and play action, the Lions are fun to watch because they were made a different image than the Chiefs, or Brady's Patriots. It isn't a supreme quarterback with gaping holes throughout the roster. This is a deep team that relies on movement and pace. Watching the Lions play is fun, in a league that needs more weirdness and whimsy. But, Campbell seems like the star of the team even though he does not play. They were made in his image. He's the dude you want to be around, thus want to play for. Is this style something that will continue to spread throughout the league? One can hope.
Dec 6, 2024
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for me: Boston
-celtics
-patriots
-bruins
-revs
-red sox
I love watching, playing (not well), wearing the jerseys, give me all of it!!!
Jan 3, 2025
Top Recs from @carmen-christopher
Stop texting so much. Call your friend, or anyone. A phone call can be so much faster and efficient. Especially when you’re trying to make plans. There’s so much communication that’s lost when you don’t hear someone’s tone. Listen, I was a salesman before I worked in the entertainment biz and I spent eight hours a day on the phone. Cold calling. It was disgusting. But if there’s anything I learned, it’s that if you want to close a deal it starts with picking up the phone.
Mar 21, 2025
Stop fucking around and put some marshmallows in your system. Stop buying that store-made shit. Rice Krispie treats are a perfect snack. Give some to your neighbors and friends, they’ll be grateful. You don’t know how much you love these until you make them at home. They're also super easy to make. They’ll turn on your lover too. You might be in store for the best sex of your life.
Mar 21, 2025
I moved to LA from NY a few years ago, and I gotta say if you aren’t going to the beach you're an idiot! Most of us are an hour drive from some of the most beautiful beaches in the world! I hit all the beaches - and will even drive out to Laguna - IDGAF. I love going into the ocean, it makes me feel alive. When the water's calm I like to float and let my mind wander. I’ve come up with some of my best ideas out there. I also have been tumbled by some really strong waves - scary stuff - gotta respect the tide. The sun and the ocean really help me feel alive. If I’m bummed and I go to the beach, the next day I always feel better. It’s magic - we are a species that needs sun! Buy an umbrella if you don’t like the sun and just stare at the ocean. It’s beautiful. I’ve seen dolphins and whales many times in California. Bring a cooler and throw out your trash. Sorry to be such an environmentalist.
Mar 21, 2025