Alex Kirshner
@alexkirshner.com
@SplitZoneDuo.com. Also @slate.com, @theathletic.com, and elsewhere. I like to have a nice time online.
I talked out my Mike Tomlin feelings for The Ringer.
He had a great run. I don't want to be a Jets or Cardinals fan. But the choreography where Steelers fans get tired of unprecedented averageness and are scolded by everyone else had to end. Tomlin would agree: www.theringer.com/2026/01/14/n...
He had a great run. I don't want to be a Jets or Cardinals fan. But the choreography where Steelers fans get tired of unprecedented averageness and are scolded by everyone else had to end. Tomlin would agree: www.theringer.com/2026/01/14/n...
The Steelers’ Post–Mike Tomlin Psychology Experiment
With Mike Tomlin stepping down, Steelers fans finally got what they wanted. Are we ready for what comes next?
www.theringer.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I talked out my Mike Tomlin feelings for The Ringer.
He had a great run. I don't want to be a Jets or Cardinals fan. But the choreography where Steelers fans get tired of unprecedented averageness and are scolded by everyone else had to end. Tomlin would agree: www.theringer.com/2026/01/14/n...
He had a great run. I don't want to be a Jets or Cardinals fan. But the choreography where Steelers fans get tired of unprecedented averageness and are scolded by everyone else had to end. Tomlin would agree: www.theringer.com/2026/01/14/n...
You may not understand everything we say on our broadcast, but we understand that you say it, and we say that you understand ourselves
Been reading this over and over and can't for the life of me understand what he's even trying to say. This is a lot of words to say... nothing.
January 14, 2026 at 5:52 PM
You may not understand everything we say on our broadcast, but we understand that you say it, and we say that you understand ourselves
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we googled Curt Cignetti, as he requested
and also dug up newspaper articles from his 40-year career trying to find out what schools should be looking for when they look for The Next Cignetti
and also dug up newspaper articles from his 40-year career trying to find out what schools should be looking for when they look for The Next Cignetti
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January 14, 2026 at 4:20 PM
we googled Curt Cignetti, as he requested
and also dug up newspaper articles from his 40-year career trying to find out what schools should be looking for when they look for The Next Cignetti
and also dug up newspaper articles from his 40-year career trying to find out what schools should be looking for when they look for The Next Cignetti
Who's being served here?
The journey of TJ Finley heads to San Antonio and Incarnate Word.
Commish will likely get UIW season tickets now.
Commish will likely get UIW season tickets now.
January 14, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Who's being served here?
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Finally got to make my way down to Untamed Spirits in Los Angeles. Here are my thoughts!
kofie.substack.com/p/kofies-ong...
kofie.substack.com/p/kofies-ong...
Kofie's Ongoing Guide to Los Angeles Sports Bars
If you're a new or old sports fan, an important thing is finding community around you. Here are my thoughts on every sports bar I've been to in the city of Los Angeles Area.
kofie.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Finally got to make my way down to Untamed Spirits in Los Angeles. Here are my thoughts!
kofie.substack.com/p/kofies-ong...
kofie.substack.com/p/kofies-ong...
Wrote about the thing that animates Bluesky the most: Golf!
LIV Golf is very close to death, or at least as close to death as you can be when your funders do not care about losing billions of dollars and could continue to do so forever. Sad. @slate.com on how we got here: slate.com/culture/2026...
LIV Golf is very close to death, or at least as close to death as you can be when your funders do not care about losing billions of dollars and could continue to do so forever. Sad. @slate.com on how we got here: slate.com/culture/2026...
This Might Have Been the Biggest Waste of Time and Money in the History of Golf
The PGA Tour is on the verge of finishing off LIV Golf for good.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Wrote about the thing that animates Bluesky the most: Golf!
LIV Golf is very close to death, or at least as close to death as you can be when your funders do not care about losing billions of dollars and could continue to do so forever. Sad. @slate.com on how we got here: slate.com/culture/2026...
LIV Golf is very close to death, or at least as close to death as you can be when your funders do not care about losing billions of dollars and could continue to do so forever. Sad. @slate.com on how we got here: slate.com/culture/2026...
Overall a great run by Mike Tomlin. Glad he was the Steelers' coach. Should've been over a year ago minimum, probably two or three. Now let's see a proper bottoming out and rebuild in God's image (by being bad enough to get a real QB)
January 13, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Overall a great run by Mike Tomlin. Glad he was the Steelers' coach. Should've been over a year ago minimum, probably two or three. Now let's see a proper bottoming out and rebuild in God's image (by being bad enough to get a real QB)
Staying and arguing that you're doing it to change a place from the inside can be a lousy excuse. But leaving actually does beg the question of who's going to do the job instead of you and whether that's better or worse. I don't have the answer www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
3 Prosecutors Quit After Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Staying and arguing that you're doing it to change a place from the inside can be a lousy excuse. But leaving actually does beg the question of who's going to do the job instead of you and whether that's better or worse. I don't have the answer www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Thank God Fanatics has a studio now. I was beginning to worry that this company didn't have enough lines of business
January 13, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Thank God Fanatics has a studio now. I was beginning to worry that this company didn't have enough lines of business
January 13, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Sean here has the best analysis of late-stage Mike Tomlin Steelers fandom
A truly bad season allows one to find other pursuits and activities outside of football. It forces you to look inward and consider your own worries, concerns, and shortcomings. That you guys have never had a season like that is probably why every single Steelers fan I know is braindead.
January 13, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Sean here has the best analysis of late-stage Mike Tomlin Steelers fandom
I want to go 3-14 one year. I actually want it. Stop telling me I don't want it
Really have to credit Mike Tomlin for winning a Super Bowl 17 years ago, getting to another two years later, and going 3-10 in the playoffs ever since.
January 13, 2026 at 4:10 AM
I want to go 3-14 one year. I actually want it. Stop telling me I don't want it
Stroud is unwatchable but the Texans' defense is so good that you wonder if they could drag his carcass to a SB à la the Broncos in Peyton's last season
January 13, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Stroud is unwatchable but the Texans' defense is so good that you wonder if they could drag his carcass to a SB à la the Broncos in Peyton's last season
Texans edge rushers are awesome but you can't be serious with both of them wearing numbers in the 50s. Grow up
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Texans edge rushers are awesome but you can't be serious with both of them wearing numbers in the 50s. Grow up
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Big thanks to our partners @wesboling.bsky.social and NOKIAN TYRES this season. If you're in the tire market, you'll love these, we think. Good resource here for picking out what you need: NokianTyres.com/Choose
What kind of tires do I need? / Nokian Tyres
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January 13, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Big thanks to our partners @wesboling.bsky.social and NOKIAN TYRES this season. If you're in the tire market, you'll love these, we think. Good resource here for picking out what you need: NokianTyres.com/Choose
It really does feel like it's AJ Brown's destiny to be a Mike Tomlin Steelers receiver
January 12, 2026 at 6:33 PM
It really does feel like it's AJ Brown's destiny to be a Mike Tomlin Steelers receiver
Buy this book! I wrote the Pirates essay
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January 12, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Buy this book! I wrote the Pirates essay
Unfortunately Tony Pettiti has to be removed from college athletics entirely by (bureaucratic) force
Was riding the NFL playoff high and then I read this article which made me instantly perturbed! www.espn.com/college-foot...
CFB buzz: What we're hearing about playoff expansion, conference title games and bowls
Multiple playoff scenarios are on the table ahead of critical meetings this week.
www.espn.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Unfortunately Tony Pettiti has to be removed from college athletics entirely by (bureaucratic) force
Landman is probably the worst show I have ever seen that I have continued into a second season with. The Newsroom was a more incisive commentary on its subject matter
January 12, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Landman is probably the worst show I have ever seen that I have continued into a second season with. The Newsroom was a more incisive commentary on its subject matter
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please do not let an undersized Patriots white receiver emerge in the playoffs, I already have to wear my Patriots fandom lightly, in shame
January 12, 2026 at 1:47 AM
please do not let an undersized Patriots white receiver emerge in the playoffs, I already have to wear my Patriots fandom lightly, in shame
Who is this franchise's ligament manufacturer?
The 49ers say TE George Kittle officially tore his Achilles.
January 11, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Who is this franchise's ligament manufacturer?
Most bizarre award vote ever cast in sports imo
January 11, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Most bizarre award vote ever cast in sports imo
Me
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Jags secondary
Realizing Brandin Cooks is still in the league and getting buckets in 2026
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Jags secondary
Realizing Brandin Cooks is still in the league and getting buckets in 2026
January 11, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Me
🤝
Jags secondary
Realizing Brandin Cooks is still in the league and getting buckets in 2026
🤝
Jags secondary
Realizing Brandin Cooks is still in the league and getting buckets in 2026