Brian Drake

Being nominated by the @FSWA is a great honor. This category is loaded with brilliant writers. Thanks to @FantasyPts, @TheHuddle, @FantasyPros, and @SKProFootball for allowing me to produce content for them this year.

@darrenrovell The greatest promotion ever. Needs to be brought back. I had this exact ball.

It has been 35 years and I can still smell the rubber from my 1991 March Madness Pizza Hut mini basketball inside my nose.

BYU paid $7 million to AJ Dybantsa. He led the nation in scoring. Cool. They finished 10th in the Big 12 and were a 6-seed in the NCAA Tournament after losing a key guard to injury. They lost to an 11-seed Texas team that finished 10th in the SEC. Is that NIL $ well spent?

Gerry McNamara’s intro press conference at Syracuse leaked video:

Tell me Bryan Hodgson isn’t Zangief from Street Fighter II.

Gerry McNamara playing 4D chess. Knowing his next job at Syracuse won’t have elite NIL resources, he showed just how effectively he can play five guys. Stretch the NIL budget. Smart.

@mitchgoldich @bennyheis

The biggest game of the first round is on Friday, when Long Island battles Arizona for iced tea supremacy

@tumadre3337 Siena was a 16 seed missing 3 guys also

@DrakeFantasy Duke is missing their point guard and center.

Duke beat Siena by 6. Duke beat Syracuse by 37. Siena had 5 players. Syracuse had guys making high six figures. Coaching, culture, and effort matters.

@cuse2311 They played with heart. I never saw Cuse do that all year.

@DrakeFantasy Not that I entirely disagree with you, but can’t discount Duke overlooking Siena (Maliq Brown literally said so) that they likely did not when they played Cuse

@Johnrap I mean yea, they had one guy from Rotterdam that was a grad transfer. Doty lives 2.5 hours away and grew up a Cuse fan. Nobody else is even close.

@DrakeFantasy Siena was playing guys that lived close by and are lifelong fans of the program. It’s hard to top something like that. Almost takes and overall #1 seed.

@JWKelleher83 Good for him. Then again, they like him because he’s cheap as they pay Red’s buyout.

@DrakeFantasy Gerry’s price just went up

@SteveInfantiNC9 Have a feeling he’s going to look good in Orange next season.

I tell you what, Gavin Doty looks pretty good against some decent ACC competition. The Fulton-native has 16 points at the half as Siena leads Duke 43-32. Remarkable 20 minutes of basketball from Gerry McNamara's guys.

Syracuse officials should walk onto the court at the under-4 timeout with a contract.

Duke down 10 to Siena. Syracuse might not be able to afford Gerry McNamara if this keeps up.

@BrianHiggins315 His helicopter mom was working overtime to make sure he was protected. For a school that teaches PR, they continue to be the worst at it.

Man...if this we part of Bryan's intro live press conference. What a good deal of sense that would have made!

@DiBonaNFL Great kick-off return man. I think that's his role if he makes the team.

Dameon Pierce was a fourth-round pick by the Texans in the 2022 NFL Draft. He rushed for nearly 1,000 yards in his rookie season in Houston but failed to surpass 500 yards in a single season since then. Howie Roseman loves taking chances on former relatively high draft picks.

@Eagles @JFMcMullen @Toyota How many kick returners does this team need?

We've agreed to terms on a one-year deal with RB Dameon Pierce. @Toyota | #FlyEaglesFly

@mikethemiz @PrimeVideo Love it. Congrats Miz.

For me, nothing was bigger than WWE & American Gladiators growing up Now Im a WWE Superstar & have the privilege of hosting the reboot This team brought their best to honor what you remember & take it to a whole new level American Gladiators premieres April 17th on @PrimeVideo

It’s about that time, kids. #MarchMadness

@JakeTribbey Wait, can KenPom teach me how to talk to girls? Asking for a friend… if I had one.

Awesome bracket, man. You used Kenpom to figure out the optimal picks relative to the field? Wow! What’s next? Using your words to talk to girls?