Matt Lichtenstadter
@mattsmusings1.bsky.social
Sports broadcaster and journalist. A wise dragon once told me aim high in life but watch out for flying boxes. That picture is me, not Eric Idle! He/Him
E-mail: [email protected]
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E-mail: [email protected]
https://linktr.ee/mattlichtenstadter
If Indiana is salvageable, any program is salvageable, and I would have liked a program far closer to Harrisonburg to try such a thing...
UCLA football is probably unsalvageable but Bob Chesney is a great attempt by them
December 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
If Indiana is salvageable, any program is salvageable, and I would have liked a program far closer to Harrisonburg to try such a thing...
Did I just record a 54 minute podcast by myself talking about Heated Rivalry? Of course I did, why wouldn't I? Men's hockey has never been gayer, it's a time to celebrate. I'd love you all to listen to it here:
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6lSQ...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6lSQ...
WhyHockey 12.1.25: Matt talks about the first two episodes of Heated Rivalry
Podcast Episode · WhyHockey · 12/01/2025 · 54m
podcasts.apple.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Did I just record a 54 minute podcast by myself talking about Heated Rivalry? Of course I did, why wouldn't I? Men's hockey has never been gayer, it's a time to celebrate. I'd love you all to listen to it here:
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6lSQ...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6lSQ...
the Tennessee Titans super bust? Just made that catch?
TREYLON BURKS
December 1, 2025 at 3:05 AM
the Tennessee Titans super bust? Just made that catch?
He still probably gets hired away somewhere next year but another year of Jason Eck's New Mexico is a good thing for college football.
SOURCE: New Mexico and head coach Jason Eck have agreed to a new five-year deal with a raise to an average salary of $1.75 million.
Lobos are 9-3 this year and could get their first 10-win season since 1982. One of the best stories in CFB this year:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/655...
Lobos are 9-3 this year and could get their first 10-win season since 1982. One of the best stories in CFB this year:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/655...
New Mexico’s revenue sports had one good year. Then almost everyone left town
Heavy football roster turnover is common in college sports’ free transfer era, but New Mexico faced a rare double-dip this year.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
He still probably gets hired away somewhere next year but another year of Jason Eck's New Mexico is a good thing for college football.
And I wouldn't want it any other way. Today was Hatin' Ass Jags, next week might be "the Colts set foot in Jacksonville and turn into goo", the mystery box is an identity!
Tony Romo was talking about how the Bills have their identity of running the football and having Josh Allen, so I was thinking about other teams in the AFC's identity.
Broncos: insane defense and opportunistic offense
Pats: Top tier QB play and coaching
Jaguars:
Broncos: insane defense and opportunistic offense
Pats: Top tier QB play and coaching
Jaguars:
December 1, 2025 at 12:21 AM
And I wouldn't want it any other way. Today was Hatin' Ass Jags, next week might be "the Colts set foot in Jacksonville and turn into goo", the mystery box is an identity!
2025 has given us Heated Rivalry, but has also given us this...
The bot farm has been activated in defense of Lane Kiffin
November 30, 2025 at 11:52 PM
2025 has given us Heated Rivalry, but has also given us this...
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Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
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Red Letter Media if it were a Japanese variety show
November 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Red Letter Media if it were a Japanese variety show
All of the "this isn't the NHL even though it works exactly like the NHL" stuff from Heated Rivalry is really funny, and yet the funniest part to me was a moment in the second episode where the Habs goal siren showed up randomly. I guess goal horns aren't subject to copyright.
It’s deeply funny/sad how insistent the NHL’s lawyers must be that Heated Rivalry not get associated with the League because they really made the show go out of its way to constantly remind us that it is Not the NHL.
Left: The Stanley Cup
Right: Definitely 100% Legally Distinct from the Stanley Cup
Left: The Stanley Cup
Right: Definitely 100% Legally Distinct from the Stanley Cup
November 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
All of the "this isn't the NHL even though it works exactly like the NHL" stuff from Heated Rivalry is really funny, and yet the funniest part to me was a moment in the second episode where the Habs goal siren showed up randomly. I guess goal horns aren't subject to copyright.
has the obvious clip been put over this video yet
November 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM
has the obvious clip been put over this video yet
Maryland not firing Locksley because they're broke bois is obviously infuriating and terrible, but at least Locks is a good human being though out of his depth in his job. Fitzgerald... oy.
I don't know what MSU needs to fix their program (the post-Dantonio years have been bleak) but I'm reasonably confident that Pat Fitzgerald isn't it.
November 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Maryland not firing Locksley because they're broke bois is obviously infuriating and terrible, but at least Locks is a good human being though out of his depth in his job. Fitzgerald... oy.
I am really mad at Tottenham Hotspur right now but not only is there a coach of a team I follow I want fired way more (hello @skipjack.bsky.social), but I remember being more mad at Sherwood, the end of Poch, Conte, etc. Doesn't make any of this any better but...
Brentford game is MASSIVE. I’m looking forward to it 😂
Tottenham can no longer hurt me, it’s not apathy, I’ve lived through genuine shitstorms of mediocrity and this right now isn’t one of them.
Grow a pair. Players and fans alike.
Up the Spurs
Tottenham can no longer hurt me, it’s not apathy, I’ve lived through genuine shitstorms of mediocrity and this right now isn’t one of them.
Grow a pair. Players and fans alike.
Up the Spurs
November 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I am really mad at Tottenham Hotspur right now but not only is there a coach of a team I follow I want fired way more (hello @skipjack.bsky.social), but I remember being more mad at Sherwood, the end of Poch, Conte, etc. Doesn't make any of this any better but...
Reposted by Matt Lichtenstadter
heard your mom has a big game today
November 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
heard your mom has a big game today
An important reminder: go Jags.
November 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
An important reminder: go Jags.
I have seen reports that suggest they've already hired Fitzgerald. I think my opinions on that hire can be easily inferred.
If I was Michigan State, don't go for the flashy hire, go for the Midwestern guy who has worked his way up the ladder as an OL coach. Go get Jason Eck from New Mexico before mama calls from Wisconsin next year.
November 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I have seen reports that suggest they've already hired Fitzgerald. I think my opinions on that hire can be easily inferred.
He's grown and Dave Canales has grown throughout the season, been a fun watch.
still think bryce young's limitations but a real ceiling on how good he can be but easy guy to root for and it rocks seeing him dealing to knock off the rams
November 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
He's grown and Dave Canales has grown throughout the season, been a fun watch.
Because it's the AFC South, I don't think many people realize how nasty this rivalry can be. Some of the guys on this team who have been here long enough know.
I think the fellas finally understand our hatred of the Titans.
November 30, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Because it's the AFC South, I don't think many people realize how nasty this rivalry can be. Some of the guys on this team who have been here long enough know.
Put this man in the Pride and the Hall of Fame, defending himself like this in a rivalry game, elite Jaguar forever
YEAHHHHH LOGAN COOKE
November 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Put this man in the Pride and the Hall of Fame, defending himself like this in a rivalry game, elite Jaguar forever
Lesbian parents and an absolutely elite tight end, what's not to love?
I will never not root for Trey McBride
November 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Lesbian parents and an absolutely elite tight end, what's not to love?
What about that guy at Villanova, Rick...
November 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
What about that guy at Villanova, Rick...
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"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Like that crazy KJ Duff catch for Rutgers yesterday, whew
November 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Like that crazy KJ Duff catch for Rutgers yesterday, whew
We need to reintroduce shame for many reasons but especially shame for those playing the victim who everyone knows isn't one.
difficult decision to take a $100 million contract, lmao
Lane Kiffin makes it official.
November 30, 2025 at 8:09 PM
We need to reintroduce shame for many reasons but especially shame for those playing the victim who everyone knows isn't one.
Reposted by Matt Lichtenstadter
We just published a deep look into David Sacks, the White House's AI and Crypto czar. The story examines how he has been able keep hundreds of stakes in AI-related and crypto companies as he influences gov policy in those very industries.
Here's what we found:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
Here's what we found:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
We just published a deep look into David Sacks, the White House's AI and Crypto czar. The story examines how he has been able keep hundreds of stakes in AI-related and crypto companies as he influences gov policy in those very industries.
Here's what we found:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
Here's what we found:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
3.0 (18) to 0.3 (3).
aussie rules ass score jags-titans
November 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
3.0 (18) to 0.3 (3).