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David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 9h

Newsletter: Bill Belichick could do himself & UNC a lot of favors by just telling the truth. That he refuses to do it suggests he's not going to alter his "process" no matter how bad things get: davidhale.substack.com/p/its-not-a-...

It's not a lie... if you believe it

Bill Belichick insists all is fine at UNC. He says his team is improving. And as long as you don't believe anything you've seen the last six weeks, he might be right.

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David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 9h

Longest active streaks of games w/a TD (P4 non-QBs):
Antwan Raymond, Rut - 8
Jordyn Tyson, ASU - 7*
Kaytron Allen, PSU - 6
Adam Randall, Clem - 6
Cameron Dickey, TxTech - 6
Demond Claiborne, WF - 5
Jeremiyah Love, ND - 5
Jeremiah Smith, OhSt - 5

*missed 2 games at end of 2024

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David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 9h

Successful Play Differential vs. Explosive Play Differential...

Dear God, Oklahoma State. What have you done?

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David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 1d

Remaining SoS rank for P4 teams w/0 or 1 loss:
3. Okla
6. LSU
9. Vandy
10. USC
12. A&M
13. Mizz
20. BYU
21. Tenn
22. Bama
23. Miss
26. UGA
28. Oregon
31. Wash
38. Utah
40. Nebraska
41. Cincy
44. GT
45. Ohio St
52. Indiana
54. L'ville
61. Texas Tech
66. Miami
72. Virginia

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David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 2d

What sucks about the way CFB works is, Indiana is in the midst of a magical run, but until Penn State hires another coach, they’re going to be inundated with rumors the coach of this magical run is leaving.

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David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 2d

It's crazy when we had our first HC changes of the season, two names that came up as possible candidates were FSU's Tony White and Penn State's Andy Kotelnicki... since then, they're 0-6 combined w/their sides of the ball the primary culprits.

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David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 2d

Jalen Hurts, 2019
Lamar Jackson, 2016
Trevor Knight, 2016
Greg Ward, 2015
Dak Prescott, 2014
Jordan Lynch, 2012
Braxton Miller, 2012
Johnny Manziel, 2012
Denard Robinson, 2010, 11
Cam Newton, 2010
Colin Kaepernick, 2008, 10
Tim Tebow, 2007

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David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 2d

Air Force QB Liam Szarka has 1,025 pass yards, 584 rush yards, and 8 TDs each way.

The list of other players to do 1000/500/8/8 in 1st six games is fun..

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David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 2d

ESPN Strength of Record thru Wk7

1. Indiana
2. A&M
3. Ohio St
4. Miami
5. Bama
6. Texas Tech
7. Ole Miss
8. UGA
9. BYU
10. Georgia Tech
11. LSU
12. Oregon
13. Illinois
14. USF
15. Okla
16. Vandy
17. Memphis
18. Wash
19. Tenn
20. Tulane
21. Cincy
22. UNLV
23. Mizz
24. USC
25 Mich

2025 Resume College Football Power Index - ESPN

View the 2025 Resume College Football power index on ESPN. The FPI is the best predictor of a team's performance of the season.

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David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 3d

Since Sept 22, 2024, 46 different schools have more wins vs. the ACC than Florida State does.

That's truly incredible.

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David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 3d

Let’s see… what’s on the docket for this fine October Saturday…

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David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 4d

Newsletter:
GT and Virginia as playoff teams?
What’s happening at UNC?
Plus John Candy, Taylor Swift and our Week 7 ACC picks…

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David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 5d

ICYMI: @celebrityhottub.bsky.social weighs in on Virginia, the ACC’s leader in positive vibes…

Catch the full interview on Inside ACCess on ACCN or in podcast form here… linktr.ee/InsideACCess?u…

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 5d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 5d

If you’re like most folks & want to HEAR what me, @andrea-adelson.bsky.social @mattfortuna.bsky.social & @celebrityhottub.bsky.social have to say about the ACC but not actually SEE us say it, you’re in luck! The podcast version of this week’s Inside ACCess is available now! linktr.ee/InsideACCess

Inside ACCess - Listen on Spotify - Linktree

View InsideACCess’s Linktree to discover and stream music from top platforms like Spotify here. Your next favorite track is just a click away!

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David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 5d

We’ve got an awesome Inside ACCess today. It’s a Spreecast reunion w/ @mattfortuna.bsky.social who’ll talk NC State-ND, we’ll deep dive on Belichick w/ @celebrityhottub.bsky.social , Andrea bathmouths Miami & I explain why Dabo doesn’t get Batman at all. 5 pm, ACCN or on pod: linktr.ee/InsideACCess

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David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 8d

Longest active streaks scoring 30+ in a game:
USC, 7
Virginia, 6
Air Force, 6
UNLV, 5
North Texas, 5
Oregon, 5
Texas Tech, 5
Tenn, 5

Longest active streaks allowing less than 30:
Ohio State, 15
Iowa, 11
BYU, 11
Florida, 9
Michigan, 9
TCU, 9
Indiana, 7
La Tech, 7

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David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 8d

2015 Kansas, 0-12
2017 Illinois, 2-10
2017 Oregon State, 1-11
2018 Rutgers, 1-11
2019 Rutgers, 2-10
2019 GT, 3-9
2020 Kansas, 0-9
2021 Kansas, 2-10
2021 Vandy, 2-10
2021 Colorado, 4-8
2022 Colorado, 1-11
2025 Okla St, 0-5*

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David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 8d

How bad is UNC?

The Heels have a -31.3 adjusted offensive EPA and a -32.7 adjusted defensive EPA.

Here are the other P5 teams who've had -30 or worse in both categories through 5 games in the playoff era & how they finished:

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David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 8d

Through Week 6, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, North Texas, Texas Christian and Houston have as many combined losses (23-2) as Texas (3-2).

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David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 9d

Oh yes hahaha yes I just realized UMass plays Kent State this week! Party at @sickoscommittee.org’s house!

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David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 10d

In Clemson's last 10 games vs. FBS opponents, they'd scored 28 just once (ACCCG vs. SMU).

They have 28 in the first quarter vs. UNC.

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David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 10d

Jesus. What a miserable situation.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 10d

Former LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy was nearly 100 yards behind a fatal crash that killed a 78 year-old man, a newly released video shows

Lacy took his own life days before he was set to appear before a grand jury

Video shows Kyren Lacy nearly 100 yards behind fatal crash, attorney says

By Matt Moscona Former LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy was nearly 100 yards behind a fatal crash that killed a 78...

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David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 11d

Newsletter:
- Where’s all this money going, exactly?
- Mike Norvell on the Miami rivalry
- Louisville’s awesome equipment manager
- good reads on Carson Beck, FSU, The Cars & the Edmund Fitzgerald
- Week 6 picks
Lots more…

davidhale.substack.com/p/greed-is-g...

Greed is good?

College sports went from an often lazily run small business to a shark tank in the span of a decade. The quest for ever more money paints a bleak picture.

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David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 11d

youtu.be/HrwIqyRhHx0?...

Literally makes the band cry when he plays it in "Running with our Eyes Closed" doc...

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