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Matt Brown
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I write Extra Points, a newsletter about off-the-field stories in college sports. I also (badly) make computer games, woodworking projects, and jokes.
Chicago.
I don’t think THAT much about my dad, but one of the things that sucks about losing your parents in early adulthood is that you some get that chance to have a different relationship with them as you age.

I wish I could tell him he was right about The Band and HS me was wrong. Levon DOES kick ass
November 27, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Approaching dangerous levels of midwestern today. Walked the dog at our neighborhood park and saw a gaggle of dads, doing a thanksgiving turkey bowl…running the ball. Off tackle again and again.
November 27, 2025 at 8:09 PM
We just looked up what Purdue Pete looks like. He looks like he came from a horror movie. HEREEEEEES PURDUE PETE!!!
Purdue Pete as a Pokémon trainer
November 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
dad says that snorlax looks like him powerful, sleepy, and can do a double kick move.😆
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
in order to get more money for toys and pokemon cards dad said that if we come up with a cool sticker idea and then like he gets to sell it or something he will pay us so we need ideas🏢
November 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
dad is walking the dog, so this is penny and stel 😉

we want to earn money to buy Pokémon cards and dad said he would pay us if we came up with another sticker idea or story or something for his newsletter thing so can u guys help us think of some ideas for the stickers pleassse😁
November 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Crashing the Northwestern Business School Thanksgiving Dinner today, which means nobody can make fun of our Thanksgiving food and I don't have to deal with any dishes...but also no leftovers tomorrow :(
November 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Playing a game with my kids, thought the TL might have some good answers for this

(My oldest said spaghetti Os)
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I have no idea! Every time it’s come up over the last decade I mentally said “that’s none of my business” and moved along. And now I guess somebody involved is the new AD at Monroe?
Whatever happened with that court case?
November 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Wait do I actually need to see the blind side now? Like, for work?!?
November 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Wait that doesn’t sound like Vox
yeah it’s bad that Lizza has been sitting on this for so long but also how cursory and inept was that Vox investigation that not only managed to miss the biggest scandal in the history of American political journalism but affirmatively exonerated her bsky.app/profile/bkel...
So the editor of New York Magazine said there was no bias or ethical problems with Olivia's articles?

Does he still think that?

They should retract all of her stories
November 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I wish everybody who sent me concession sales report could give me stuff this detailed:
November 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
@brianmfloyd.bsky.social I’m sure you already knew this BUT JUST IN CASE, Cal Poly fired Paul Wulff
November 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
bom dia
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Reposted by Matt Brown
love when college football players get to wear non-Latin lettering on the back of their jerseys, here's Western Michigan defensive tackle Mustafi al-Garawi
November 12, 2025 at 3:45 AM
This lede managed to do what years of high control religious programming never could: make sex sound terrible and unappealing
November 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
He's right, but I don't think this is just because of a flood of ex-athletes wanting to get into the DEBATE ME YOU COWARD content mines. Readers SAY they want investigative work, or at least "new shit", but their actions don't always back that up.

Its why ESPN turns the Cowboys dial to 11
November 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Going to the hardware store. You guys need anything?
November 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
this reminds me...I gotta call Oberlin before I go on Thanksgiving break
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SP+ TOP 766, WEEK 14

UMass -0.5 Friends (NAIA) 😳😬
Lehigh -2.5 Purdue
Harding: 9th in the MAC
North Central: 8th in the MVFC
Michigan -120.5 Madonna (Mich.)

Full list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
November 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Told you guys that Wisconsin was trending towards a re-up with UA. Under Armour still wants to be a player in college athletics.
Under Armour has generally been shedding deals so a notable 10 year extension with Wisconsin, which includes an NIL component like other recent deals.
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Reposted by Matt Brown
People, including Nick Saban, say Jordan-Hare Stadium is haunted

So, of course, I called experts, spent hours in the Auburn library researching past land use, bought ghost-hunting gear, used the ghost-hunting gear and tried to find out the truth

The results:
www.al.com/auburnfootba...
Is Jordan-Hare Stadium haunted? An AL.com investigation
Is there really a paranormal presence inside Auburn football's stadium? We tried to find out.
www.al.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
what playing pacific drive for 18 minutes taught me about america's problematic relationship with cars

tonight, for bluesky:
November 25, 2025 at 4:38 AM
okay thats enough sober church skeets for now. im going to go be an involved parent. Future church skeets will require at least one (1) beverage
November 25, 2025 at 12:26 AM
same tbh

(Mormon, singular. My wife was the only LDS woman I ever had a second date with. I think I ended up dating more jewish ladies than I did LDS ones)
I dated a Mormon.
November 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM