Ty Schalter
@tyschalter.com
Professional writer and talker; sports things & nerd stuff. Feature journalism, NFL analysis, books & stories, and my podcast about old video game magazines: @funfactorpod.com. Partnerships director @rankmivote.bsky.social. He/him. #ADHD
blessed by @detroitfootball.net's cat
December 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
blessed by @detroitfootball.net's cat
and @coltonpouncy.bsky.social after being asked what it's like to be the pool reporter who talks to the officials after the game
December 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
and @coltonpouncy.bsky.social after being asked what it's like to be the pool reporter who talks to the officials after the game
well hey it's @ben-raven.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
well hey it's @ben-raven.bsky.social
i did literal competitive debate and knew i was hot shit—in high school. i cannot imagine being seven years older than i am now and talking like this about my sports-yelling ability
December 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
i did literal competitive debate and knew i was hot shit—in high school. i cannot imagine being seven years older than i am now and talking like this about my sports-yelling ability
searching “branch achilles” returned a kaleidoscope of skeets
December 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
searching “branch achilles” returned a kaleidoscope of skeets
pretty happy with my @prideofdetroit.bsky.social direct column this week
December 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
pretty happy with my @prideofdetroit.bsky.social direct column this week
my dude walked straight into a wall ig
December 1, 2025 at 3:07 AM
my dude walked straight into a wall ig
annnnd there’s the opposite. trusting protection to hold it forever while he either has no hot options or is totally ignoring them:
November 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
annnnd there’s the opposite. trusting protection to hold it forever while he either has no hot options or is totally ignoring them:
as i wrote for pride of detroit direct today, the key for goff dealing with pressure this season has been whether he sees it coming:
![But wait–wasn’t the Giants game also the one where Goff’s newfound individual ability to escape sacks was on full display? Yep. But based on the [*checks notes*] 131 pressured snaps he’s faced this season, the disparities between Bad Pressured Goff and Good Pressured Goff have some common themes.
When Goff can either anticipate pressure, or see pressure, he’s managing it, escaping it, or overcoming it at least as well as he ever has. Maybe better.
Even if an unblocked blitzer is coming free up the middle? If Goff anticipates it based on what the defense is showing and his knowledge of the protection, he’ll adjust and adapt–and, if necessary, turf the ball.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mnqfxks3lrdcr7z5p3qstpf2/bafkreibsgwyj7m3uv3c7oau3osn7bswac3zbkhcpsjpbt5k53t337wagpu@jpeg)
November 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
as i wrote for pride of detroit direct today, the key for goff dealing with pressure this season has been whether he sees it coming:
posts like this turn me into james earl jones in the field of dreams now.
back! back to 2016 with you!! *sprays bug spray* go back i said!!
back! back to 2016 with you!! *sprays bug spray* go back i said!!
November 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
posts like this turn me into james earl jones in the field of dreams now.
back! back to 2016 with you!! *sprays bug spray* go back i said!!
back! back to 2016 with you!! *sprays bug spray* go back i said!!
oh yeah detroit’s got one of these
November 20, 2025 at 5:22 AM
oh yeah detroit’s got one of these
I’ve been a fan of mike kafka (and calling him “the cockroach”) since i saw him come into east lansing with northwestern and whoop my spartans.
him elevating jameis for his head-coaching debut has the potential to be absolute cinema
him elevating jameis for his head-coaching debut has the potential to be absolute cinema
November 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I’ve been a fan of mike kafka (and calling him “the cockroach”) since i saw him come into east lansing with northwestern and whoop my spartans.
him elevating jameis for his head-coaching debut has the potential to be absolute cinema
him elevating jameis for his head-coaching debut has the potential to be absolute cinema
minutes after halting trading on all your shares and postponing your earnings report, on a thursday afternoon, is a heck of a time to send out a marketing email titled “did someone say black friday??” advertising sales “up to 90% off”
November 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
minutes after halting trading on all your shares and postponing your earnings report, on a thursday afternoon, is a heck of a time to send out a marketing email titled “did someone say black friday??” advertising sales “up to 90% off”
i like that this piece is balanced, because the boomer phonics militia usually misses this bit: “sounding it out” by itself isn’t reading.
as an 80s baby, i was surrounded by kids who could decode & speak whole sentences in a stilted monotone, while understanding/retaining literally zero of it
as an 80s baby, i was surrounded by kids who could decode & speak whole sentences in a stilted monotone, while understanding/retaining literally zero of it
November 12, 2025 at 12:21 AM
i like that this piece is balanced, because the boomer phonics militia usually misses this bit: “sounding it out” by itself isn’t reading.
as an 80s baby, i was surrounded by kids who could decode & speak whole sentences in a stilted monotone, while understanding/retaining literally zero of it
as an 80s baby, i was surrounded by kids who could decode & speak whole sentences in a stilted monotone, while understanding/retaining literally zero of it
75 million records. 100 songs in the billboard top country 100, and 25 no. 1s.
shoulda been doing network sitcom slop the whole time
shoulda been doing network sitcom slop the whole time
![Reba Nell McEntire (/ˈriːbə ˈmækɪntaɪər/ REE-bə-MAK-in-tire; born March 28, 1955),[1][2] or simply Reba, is an American country singer and actress. Dubbed "The Queen of Country", she has sold more than 75 million records worldwide.[3] Since the 1970s, she has placed over 100 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, 25 of which reached the number-one spot.[4]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mnqfxks3lrdcr7z5p3qstpf2/bafkreid3vq54cjzglw5odmcihsy7au5djxf3rt4oloh2aqw4l3l7ohemye@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
75 million records. 100 songs in the billboard top country 100, and 25 no. 1s.
shoulda been doing network sitcom slop the whole time
shoulda been doing network sitcom slop the whole time
mfw extra thick milkshake
November 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
mfw extra thick milkshake
@austinwalker.bsky.social @ckunzelman.bsky.social @ztul.bsky.social fist-pumping my way down the street at this runtime, let’s go ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
November 7, 2025 at 12:56 PM
@austinwalker.bsky.social @ckunzelman.bsky.social @ztul.bsky.social fist-pumping my way down the street at this runtime, let’s go ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
my wife started the successful campaign to make partisan gerrymandering in our state unconstitutional www.thepeople.org/executive-bo...
November 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
my wife started the successful campaign to make partisan gerrymandering in our state unconstitutional www.thepeople.org/executive-bo...
thaaaaaaank you, @gelliottmorris.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
thaaaaaaank you, @gelliottmorris.com
oh i forgot to post tonight’s green-and-white dinner.
that’s edemame linguine with pesto, by the way
that’s edemame linguine with pesto, by the way
October 26, 2025 at 2:47 AM
oh i forgot to post tonight’s green-and-white dinner.
that’s edemame linguine with pesto, by the way
that’s edemame linguine with pesto, by the way
-1.0 rushing yards over expected per carry. coming into tonight, he’d been turning however many yards’ worth of blocking into one yard less than that, every carry, every game, all season so far.
also he’s been the best receiving back and no. 2’s not close
also he’s been the best receiving back and no. 2’s not close
October 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
-1.0 rushing yards over expected per carry. coming into tonight, he’d been turning however many yards’ worth of blocking into one yard less than that, every carry, every game, all season so far.
also he’s been the best receiving back and no. 2’s not close
also he’s been the best receiving back and no. 2’s not close
he hasn’t gotten a single mvp vote in either of the last two years. there are reasons for that, and i can accurately connect them to my experience of having watched his entire career, *and* what i saw at the end of the vikings game, without having watched every single snap as it happened
October 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
he hasn’t gotten a single mvp vote in either of the last two years. there are reasons for that, and i can accurately connect them to my experience of having watched his entire career, *and* what i saw at the end of the vikings game, without having watched every single snap as it happened
she was extremely popular for picture asks, which was a delight
October 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
she was extremely popular for picture asks, which was a delight
here’s @mamayuv.bsky.social being adorable at #nokings
October 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
here’s @mamayuv.bsky.social being adorable at #nokings
like okay man, whatever floats your boat but i didn’t consent to be involved in your kink scene
October 11, 2025 at 3:45 AM
like okay man, whatever floats your boat but i didn’t consent to be involved in your kink scene