Jessica Smetana
@jessicasmetana.bsky.social
meadowlark media, Le Batard Show, etc
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sometimes my brain goes "huh i wonder what the Cake Boss is up to these days" and Wikipedia provides me with INCREDIBLY strange news like this
December 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
sometimes my brain goes "huh i wonder what the Cake Boss is up to these days" and Wikipedia provides me with INCREDIBLY strange news like this
Talked to Pete Bevacqua on The Echoes pod:
- people “far more important than him” were displeased with ACC
- “unanimous” feeling from players was to not play in bowl
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- people “far more important than him” were displeased with ACC
- “unanimous” feeling from players was to not play in bowl
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Notre Dame AD Pete Bevacqua Joins the Show to Discuss ND's CFP Snub and Opting Out of the Postseason
Podcast Episode · THE ECHOES: A Podcast on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish · 12/09/2025 · 1h 2m
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December 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Talked to Pete Bevacqua on The Echoes pod:
- people “far more important than him” were displeased with ACC
- “unanimous” feeling from players was to not play in bowl
+ more @mikegolicjr.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
- people “far more important than him” were displeased with ACC
- “unanimous” feeling from players was to not play in bowl
+ more @mikegolicjr.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Monday Night Maction
December 9, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Monday Night Maction
Hell yeah that’s the shit I DO like
December 9, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Hell yeah that’s the shit I DO like
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its pretty insane the colts managed to delete an entire quarterback room with injuries
December 9, 2025 at 12:37 AM
its pretty insane the colts managed to delete an entire quarterback room with injuries
I’m going to need you all to mentally prepare yourselves for Diego Pavia, Heisman Trophy winner
December 9, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I’m going to need you all to mentally prepare yourselves for Diego Pavia, Heisman Trophy winner
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If you were going to spend a lot of money on playoff tickets, consider donating it to the South Bend Center of the Homeless instead!
🎅 First Day of Christmas Giving Podcast 🎅
@jessicasmetana.bsky.social joined to talk about Notre Dame being left out, the decision to skip a bowl and a bunch more. Mainly a therapy session.
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
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@jessicasmetana.bsky.social joined to talk about Notre Dame being left out, the decision to skip a bowl and a bunch more. Mainly a therapy session.
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Donate: www.gofundme.com/f/rakes-repo...
two muppets are standing in front of a pile of apples .
ALT: two muppets are standing in front of a pile of apples .
media.tenor.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
If you were going to spend a lot of money on playoff tickets, consider donating it to the South Bend Center of the Homeless instead!
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Cool!! What a great timeline we’re in.
Google Aja Wilson and Gemini will confirm the BS story. #1 on the "What's new" section.
December 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Cool!! What a great timeline we’re in.
Well, no
Very weak stuff by Bevacqua. The ACC didn't even go hard against Notre Dame in the press, explicitly to avoid this kind of outcome. Notre Dame got screwed here and Bevacqua is looking for someone he can bully as a result, which I get, but c'mon
Notre Dame AD Pete Bevacqua to DP Show on the ACC: "We were mystified by the actions of the conference to attack their biggest partner really in football...They have certainly done permanent damage to the relationship between the conference and Notre Dame."
December 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Well, no
If you were going to spend a lot of money on playoff tickets, consider donating it to the South Bend Center of the Homeless instead!
🎅 First Day of Christmas Giving Podcast 🎅
@jessicasmetana.bsky.social joined to talk about Notre Dame being left out, the decision to skip a bowl and a bunch more. Mainly a therapy session.
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Donate: www.gofundme.com/f/rakes-repo...
@jessicasmetana.bsky.social joined to talk about Notre Dame being left out, the decision to skip a bowl and a bunch more. Mainly a therapy session.
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Donate: www.gofundme.com/f/rakes-repo...
two muppets are standing in front of a pile of apples .
ALT: two muppets are standing in front of a pile of apples .
media.tenor.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
If you were going to spend a lot of money on playoff tickets, consider donating it to the South Bend Center of the Homeless instead!
“All of Notre Dame’s underclassmen and backups would’ve had a chance to play in the bowl game”
They all played in the 70-7 Syracuse game 3 weeks ago lmao
They all played in the 70-7 Syracuse game 3 weeks ago lmao
December 8, 2025 at 4:04 AM
“All of Notre Dame’s underclassmen and backups would’ve had a chance to play in the bowl game”
They all played in the 70-7 Syracuse game 3 weeks ago lmao
They all played in the 70-7 Syracuse game 3 weeks ago lmao
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I'm glad I'm still capable of being surprised (people having strong opinions about a team that isn't their own opting out of a Dec. 27 bowl game sponsored by a breakfast pastry)
December 8, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I'm glad I'm still capable of being surprised (people having strong opinions about a team that isn't their own opting out of a Dec. 27 bowl game sponsored by a breakfast pastry)
Look I get it but they played in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl two years ago. My best guess is the players got together right after they got their hearts smushed and made a tough choice. I hope they don’t regret it!
I mean there’s definitely some lighthearted digs to take about Notre Dame being too big to grace a meme bowl with their presence
But most bowl games have been mostly meaningless for decades and honestly, good for the Irish for spending the holidays with their families & not at an exhibition game
But most bowl games have been mostly meaningless for decades and honestly, good for the Irish for spending the holidays with their families & not at an exhibition game
December 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Look I get it but they played in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl two years ago. My best guess is the players got together right after they got their hearts smushed and made a tough choice. I hope they don’t regret it!
Was watching this at a Steelers bar, you could not imagine the insane energy in that room.
Isaiah Likely may be physically unable to score a touchdown.
That drop may cost the Ravens their shot at the playoffs as they turn the ball over on downs 3 plays later.
That drop may cost the Ravens their shot at the playoffs as they turn the ball over on downs 3 plays later.
December 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Was watching this at a Steelers bar, you could not imagine the insane energy in that room.
everyone on BLUESKY loves COLLECTIVE BARGAINING until it’s the PLAYERS opting out of the POP TART BOWL
*my boyfriend buckles me into straight jacket*
*my boyfriend buckles me into straight jacket*
December 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
everyone on BLUESKY loves COLLECTIVE BARGAINING until it’s the PLAYERS opting out of the POP TART BOWL
*my boyfriend buckles me into straight jacket*
*my boyfriend buckles me into straight jacket*
That’s fine 🤷🏼♀️
I do wonder if this goes down differently if there’s no weekly selection shows and ND just finds out today they’re the first team out.
I do wonder if this goes down differently if there’s no weekly selection shows and ND just finds out today they’re the first team out.
I get the emotion of it all and the possible logical explanations for them doing it, but this just comes across as petulant loser shit.
December 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
That’s fine 🤷🏼♀️
I do wonder if this goes down differently if there’s no weekly selection shows and ND just finds out today they’re the first team out.
I do wonder if this goes down differently if there’s no weekly selection shows and ND just finds out today they’re the first team out.
My brother in Christ, I promise you I would not give a single shit if Pitt opted out of a bowl game. Kansas state did it last week and I didn’t make a peep.
If Pitt did this, you would have a different tone. Whatever. Your team is a bunch of quitters.
December 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
My brother in Christ, I promise you I would not give a single shit if Pitt opted out of a bowl game. Kansas state did it last week and I didn’t make a peep.
Curious if this was a team vote situation. If so, understandable because of injury risk, etc. I do think this is the natural progression for a sport that has made the playoff *everything*.
10-2 Notre Dame announces it will not accept a bowl bid after missing the playoff.
December 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Curious if this was a team vote situation. If so, understandable because of injury risk, etc. I do think this is the natural progression for a sport that has made the playoff *everything*.
The gods in Indiana giveth and taketh
What a brutal turn of events for the Colts. Trade for Gardner because Jones is playing fantastic football, now they're both hurt. And now not sure what you do with Jones as a pending free agent this offseason coming off the Achilles.
December 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The gods in Indiana giveth and taketh
again, you can argue about whatever (I’ve said allllll season ND really needed to beat Texas A&M) but you can’t convince me Notre Dame wasn’t elite this year.
Game ratings (opponent-adjusted single game possession efficiency) updated through conf championships: bcftoys.com/2025-gr
All four teams that reached the CFP semifinals last season had top-5 average game ratings heading into the playoff (Oregon was the one that didn't).
All four teams that reached the CFP semifinals last season had top-5 average game ratings heading into the playoff (Oregon was the one that didn't).
December 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
again, you can argue about whatever (I’ve said allllll season ND really needed to beat Texas A&M) but you can’t convince me Notre Dame wasn’t elite this year.
Also somehow ahead of a team that actually beat Florida State. Make it make sense.
Every single team who lost their CCG dropped in the final ranking except for the one that lost by 3 touchdowns and had -3 rushing yards
December 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Also somehow ahead of a team that actually beat Florida State. Make it make sense.
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Every single team who lost their CCG dropped in the final ranking except for the one that lost by 3 touchdowns and had -3 rushing yards
December 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Every single team who lost their CCG dropped in the final ranking except for the one that lost by 3 touchdowns and had -3 rushing yards
God is making me agree with RODGER today!! Help me!!!
I keep coming back to this:
Notre Dame's two losses were by a combined four points. Their most recent loss was on September 14th.
Alabama lost by 21 yesterday.
Notre Dame's two losses were by a combined four points. Their most recent loss was on September 14th.
Alabama lost by 21 yesterday.
December 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
God is making me agree with RODGER today!! Help me!!!
I deleted Twitter from my phone and my mental health immediately improved 😂
Sorry for your loss.
By the way - are you on BlueSky exclusively now (no more X/Twitter)?
By the way - are you on BlueSky exclusively now (no more X/Twitter)?
December 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I deleted Twitter from my phone and my mental health immediately improved 😂
I think you can pretty easily make the argument Notre Dame was an elite team this year and could have had a legitimate title opportunity
What about ‘both teams are equally not great and they should just have 8 teams in the playoff so we don’t have to argue about which not elite team is less bad’ discourse?
December 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I think you can pretty easily make the argument Notre Dame was an elite team this year and could have had a legitimate title opportunity