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Mark Godich retweeted
I don't how it happened, but the replay in the Chiefs-Jets game went against the Missouri Tigers.
Mark Godich retweeted
Again, the SEC would do itself a ton of favors by letting us hear the audio like all the other leagues do.
Because no matter how this game ends, people are going to believe what they want with every single review ending with a better outcome for Texas.
Mark Godich retweeted
Hey, look, a replay review didn't go Missouri's way again.
Also, the broadcast doesn't seem to be going back to Steve Shaw after he went 0-for-2 on his first replay predictions.
The SEC would help itself a lot by letting us hear the audio like all the other power conferences do now.
Mark Godich retweeted
And so here we are. This statement from Trump blows my mind. That a sitting president would not let any renovations to a public building go on unless he gets to first put his name in the said building… What a sad state of affairs. What a tragedy. Actually, how small minded, how narcissistic. Actually
great men, devoted to public service and the public good do not act like this.
It seems that this man will not rest until his name is permanently connected to the name of a great president, whose memory this building was dedicated to. Imagine spending your time and your days focused on this, as everyday Americans struggle with healthcare, gas prices, rent, and food. Imagine spending your days focused on this, while a war rages under your leadership.
Enough said. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Mark Godich retweeted
All-time golf (and former Sports Illustrated) writer Michael Bamberger says Goodbye to All That (SI has become):
golf.com/news/sports-illustr…
Mark Godich retweeted
On Friday, Sports Illustrated released their entire golf crew. That sucks.
Not only because incredibly talented and experienced journalists like Bob Harig are now (temporarily) out of work. But one of the largest sports media empires is cutting virtually their entire coverage of the sport we all love.
Storytelling is the greatest asset a sport has to drive engagement and fan interest. If there are less reporters at the events and fans have to rely on questions from tour employees, media who are financially linked to the tour they cover, or media who are represented by the same agencies as the players, then output is inevitably going to be sanitised.
Professional golf is already boring when it compares to other sports. The legendary characters of Arnie, Seve, Chi Chi etc are long gone and now the vast majority are media trained robots who offer very little in the way of a story unless it’s pulled out of them by a willing journalist. That’s only going to get worse the more great writers become unemployed.
I haven’t been in the golf media game for long, but I have learned one very important lesson. Authentic storytelling is paramount to the success of the sport and elevating stars.
I’d like to wish every single one of the great journalists that was released by SI all the best for the future and I hope they land in another important role within the sport as soon as possible.
Mark Godich retweeted
Incredible respect to @acaseofthegolf1 for breaking the LIV news. Everyone catching up better cite him. Dude is an indie and you’re not.
Mark Godich retweeted
The fall of Sports Illustrated had a huge impact, IMO.
Getting a great cover and in-depth story in your mailbox 4-7 days after the event definitely prolonged the moment and served as anchor for the memory going forward.
Mark Godich retweeted
Vincent Trocheck said he has already talked to kids about the possibility of being traded to prepare them. His son, who is 7, had a legendary response, Trocheck said:
“My son was like, ‘Well, I’ll stay because, you know, I have a hockey team here, I didn’t get traded.’ "
Mark Godich retweeted
Hey, hi, hello. I profiled Dirk Nowitzki for the cover of our October issue, and we talked about everything from TV to taking business classes to the Mavs.
Also, we got him to dress up like Ron Burgundy. Here is visual proof.
Go buy a copy! I can't wait for you to read it.
Mark Godich retweeted
Imagine if Mexico invaded and tried to seize back the parts of Texas it used own.
And then the bloated president of some foreign country oozed up and said “Hey, I want a Nobel Peace Prize, can you be cool and just let Mexico have that land?”
What would you say to that, Texans?
Mark Godich retweeted
The DOGE VA cuts have now reached the front lines.
It doesn’t have to be this way. Our Veterans deserve better than this.
Mark Godich retweeted
Kerr county sheriff changes his mind about Mexicans after they save the lives of his daughter and grandkids
Mark Godich retweeted
Trump officials, who have sought to expel hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, are celebrating the victory of Sovereignty at the Kentucky Derby.
Sovereignty’s jockey, Junior Alvarado, is an immigrant from Venezuela.
Mark Godich retweeted
Aside from internal public perception measurements, there will be no government verified data or studies we can trust, anymore anyway.
