Chris Branch
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this is so insulting. levi drafted RATTLESNAKE. for THANKSGIVING.
i will not forget this slight by about 5,000 people.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
i will not forget this slight by about 5,000 people.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
December 2, 2025 at 3:38 AM
this is so insulting. levi drafted RATTLESNAKE. for THANKSGIVING.
i will not forget this slight by about 5,000 people.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
i will not forget this slight by about 5,000 people.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
The Pulse Thanksgiving Draft continues to wins hearts and minds
this is so insulting. levi drafted RATTLESNAKE. for THANKSGIVING.
i will not forget this slight by about 5,000 people.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
i will not forget this slight by about 5,000 people.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
December 2, 2025 at 3:58 AM
The Pulse Thanksgiving Draft continues to wins hearts and minds
Good morning, Bluesky. I hope your Thanksgiving is lovely. Please vote in our second annual Pulse Thanksgiving Draft for the best plate here, which is clearly mine: www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
November 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Good morning, Bluesky. I hope your Thanksgiving is lovely. Please vote in our second annual Pulse Thanksgiving Draft for the best plate here, which is clearly mine: www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
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COLUMN: Brian Kelly is out of answers at LSU. He might be out of time, too.
Is he worth a $53 million buyout? The Texas A&M team that beat up LSU on Saturday shows why it may be worth the risk.
Me from Baton Rouge: www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
Is he worth a $53 million buyout? The Texas A&M team that beat up LSU on Saturday shows why it may be worth the risk.
Me from Baton Rouge: www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
LSU’s Brian Kelly looked like a coach out of answers vs. Texas A&M — he may soon be out of time
Kelly has failed in the biggest games at LSU. He’s just 5-11 against ranked opponents during his three-plus seasons.
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October 26, 2025 at 12:21 PM
COLUMN: Brian Kelly is out of answers at LSU. He might be out of time, too.
Is he worth a $53 million buyout? The Texas A&M team that beat up LSU on Saturday shows why it may be worth the risk.
Me from Baton Rouge: www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
Is he worth a $53 million buyout? The Texas A&M team that beat up LSU on Saturday shows why it may be worth the risk.
Me from Baton Rouge: www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
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October 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
LSU went from winning at halftime to one of the most embarrassing losses of Brian Kelly’s tenure in less than a quarter.
October 26, 2025 at 2:22 AM
LSU went from winning at halftime to one of the most embarrassing losses of Brian Kelly’s tenure in less than a quarter.
Time to start gathering the buyout money
October 26, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Time to start gathering the buyout money
Mansoor Delane should be CB1 in the draft
October 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Mansoor Delane should be CB1 in the draft
Googling defibrillator prices while watching my favorite team play
October 26, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Googling defibrillator prices while watching my favorite team play
they might have to fire McDaniel today
October 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
they might have to fire McDaniel today
I’m very ready for the Brian Kelly era to end.
October 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I’m very ready for the Brian Kelly era to end.
Diego Pavia is ruining my life
October 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Diego Pavia is ruining my life
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I'm not sure how LSU got a 62 yd TD out of this but Zavion Thomas did
October 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I'm not sure how LSU got a 62 yd TD out of this but Zavion Thomas did
I’ve never woken up on an LSU-Vanderbilt gameday so sure that LSU — a talented LSU team at that — will lose.
October 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I’ve never woken up on an LSU-Vanderbilt gameday so sure that LSU — a talented LSU team at that — will lose.
My favorite football team is so unenjoyable to watch
October 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM
My favorite football team is so unenjoyable to watch
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DAAAAA [INSERT WINNER] LOSE
The winner of this game will travel to Toronto to play Vladimir Guerrero III and the Blue Jays.
October 11, 2025 at 4:33 AM
DAAAAA [INSERT WINNER] LOSE
no one deserves to win this game now
October 11, 2025 at 4:31 AM
no one deserves to win this game now
I remain convinced Cal Raleigh is a plumber who received super soldier serum
October 11, 2025 at 4:22 AM
I remain convinced Cal Raleigh is a plumber who received super soldier serum
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This game got me saying shit like good gravy and ayiyi to myself
October 11, 2025 at 4:10 AM
This game got me saying shit like good gravy and ayiyi to myself
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Baseball’s rule book has been around for 783 years and somehow manages to let the game fall straight into the phantom zone at the worst possible moments
October 11, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Baseball’s rule book has been around for 783 years and somehow manages to let the game fall straight into the phantom zone at the worst possible moments
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What a truthful baseball
October 11, 2025 at 4:09 AM
What a truthful baseball
That’s a bad call, right?
October 11, 2025 at 4:06 AM
That’s a bad call, right?
the winner of this should just be given the World Series trophy
October 11, 2025 at 3:57 AM
the winner of this should just be given the World Series trophy