David Gillaspie
@dgill5581.bsky.social
Michigander living in Chicagoland. Husband, father, marathoner, dog dad, millennial nerd, college sports sicko.
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David Gillaspie
@dgill5581.bsky.social
· Oct 12
Finally, after four tries - finally sub-5. PR feels so good. Time to go eat way too much pizza and ice cream.
My dream of the pinstripe shoulder throwback unis for football is still alive 🙏
December 2, 2025 at 1:31 AM
My dream of the pinstripe shoulder throwback unis for football is still alive 🙏
Well now I feel ancient that these are considered “throwback” 😠
Throwback basketball unis from when I was a kid MSU Basketball about to go 40-0
December 2, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Well now I feel ancient that these are considered “throwback” 😠
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Throwback basketball unis from when I was a kid MSU Basketball about to go 40-0
December 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Throwback basketball unis from when I was a kid MSU Basketball about to go 40-0
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Suddenly all the mid- to late-2010s Northwestern fandom bits and memes are coming back to me.
Hope we get #FitzInShorts games this September.
Hope we get #FitzInShorts games this September.
December 1, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Suddenly all the mid- to late-2010s Northwestern fandom bits and memes are coming back to me.
Hope we get #FitzInShorts games this September.
Hope we get #FitzInShorts games this September.
oh boy, i'm the only one remotely okay with this fitz hire, huh?
December 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
oh boy, i'm the only one remotely okay with this fitz hire, huh?
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we shouldn't have to work on the weeks between thanksgiving and christmas, either. i'm done with it.
December 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
we shouldn't have to work on the weeks between thanksgiving and christmas, either. i'm done with it.
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Story on Michigan State hiring Pat Fitzgerald.
The feeling around MSU is the donors have re-activated for this hire. Even after the hazing stuff and Fitzgerald's final few years at Northwestern, he still won a lot of games.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
The feeling around MSU is the donors have re-activated for this hire. Even after the hazing stuff and Fitzgerald's final few years at Northwestern, he still won a lot of games.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
Michigan State hiring ex-Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald: Source
NU settled a wrongful termination lawsuit with Fitzgerald in August, after firing him in 2023 over hazing allegations in the program.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Story on Michigan State hiring Pat Fitzgerald.
The feeling around MSU is the donors have re-activated for this hire. Even after the hazing stuff and Fitzgerald's final few years at Northwestern, he still won a lot of games.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
The feeling around MSU is the donors have re-activated for this hire. Even after the hazing stuff and Fitzgerald's final few years at Northwestern, he still won a lot of games.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
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And Fitz will field top-notch defenses. He almost always did at Northwestern (save the failed JON experiment), and he learned from Mike Hankwitz, who was the best.
November 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
And Fitz will field top-notch defenses. He almost always did at Northwestern (save the failed JON experiment), and he learned from Mike Hankwitz, who was the best.
Pat Fitzgerald/MSU thoughts for those who care.
The good:
- good on the field coach
- all of the brand/hype that Tucker had but actually delivers on them with competent coaching
- great fundraiser/relationships with alumni and boosters
- has that “leader of men” trait that you want in a coach
The good:
- good on the field coach
- all of the brand/hype that Tucker had but actually delivers on them with competent coaching
- great fundraiser/relationships with alumni and boosters
- has that “leader of men” trait that you want in a coach
November 30, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Pat Fitzgerald/MSU thoughts for those who care.
The good:
- good on the field coach
- all of the brand/hype that Tucker had but actually delivers on them with competent coaching
- great fundraiser/relationships with alumni and boosters
- has that “leader of men” trait that you want in a coach
The good:
- good on the field coach
- all of the brand/hype that Tucker had but actually delivers on them with competent coaching
- great fundraiser/relationships with alumni and boosters
- has that “leader of men” trait that you want in a coach
As one of what I can only assume are the very few dual NU/MSU fans, I have lots of thoughts on this. Will try to put them into words later, if any of you care enough to read them.
Michigan State plans to hire Pat Fitzgerald as next football coach with @grahamcouch.bsky.social www.freep.com/story/sports...
Michigan State plans to hire Pat Fitzgerald as next football coach
Michigan State football intends to hire former Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald after firing Jonathan Smith after two seasons.
www.freep.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
As one of what I can only assume are the very few dual NU/MSU fans, I have lots of thoughts on this. Will try to put them into words later, if any of you care enough to read them.
Feels like there’s a lot of smoke blowing around Fitz to MSU - I’ll just remind all of you that two years ago it was the same people who thought Urban Meyer was coming to EL. I’ll believe it when I see it.
November 30, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Feels like there’s a lot of smoke blowing around Fitz to MSU - I’ll just remind all of you that two years ago it was the same people who thought Urban Meyer was coming to EL. I’ll believe it when I see it.
Just as we all predicted!
November 30, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Just as we all predicted!
Cal left too much time on the clock
November 30, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Cal left too much time on the clock
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No one embarrasses MSU 9 games in a row 😜
a cartoon character with his arms outstretched in front of flames
ALT: a cartoon character with his arms outstretched in front of flames
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:40 AM
No one embarrasses MSU 9 games in a row 😜
More rivalries with different-enough colors should do this. Gorgeous aesthetic game.
The home vs home jerseys of USC-UCLA remains one of the best looks in college football!😍
November 30, 2025 at 3:41 AM
More rivalries with different-enough colors should do this. Gorgeous aesthetic game.
By golly they’re going to do it
November 30, 2025 at 3:38 AM
By golly they’re going to do it
“Elation from Jonathan Smith” says the broadcast crew while the camera crew captures the most vanilla fist pump I’ve seen
November 30, 2025 at 3:13 AM
“Elation from Jonathan Smith” says the broadcast crew while the camera crew captures the most vanilla fist pump I’ve seen
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Many people are saying that Lane Kiffin is too busy watching Northwestern vs. Illinois to announce his decision
November 30, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Many people are saying that Lane Kiffin is too busy watching Northwestern vs. Illinois to announce his decision
Illegal formation, multiple false starts, wasted timeout for having 10 players on the field for a punt.
This is a coaching problem - not a roster problem.
This is a coaching problem - not a roster problem.
November 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Illegal formation, multiple false starts, wasted timeout for having 10 players on the field for a punt.
This is a coaching problem - not a roster problem.
This is a coaching problem - not a roster problem.
Oh thank god
This is going to be hilarious when we don’t score another point the entire second half and we end up losing
November 30, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Oh thank god
😬
This is going to be hilarious when we don’t score another point the entire second half and we end up losing
November 30, 2025 at 2:28 AM
😬
Yeah because AI is being pushed by the 1% who only see it as a tool to cut labor costs and maximize their own worth. No one else wants it.
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
econ.st
November 30, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Yeah because AI is being pushed by the 1% who only see it as a tool to cut labor costs and maximize their own worth. No one else wants it.