Lane Wakefield
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Lane Wakefield
@LTWakefield
“Our problem is not that we aim too high and miss, but that we aim too low and hit.”
Katılım Ocak 2010
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Do you know why we run the 40 yard dash? Not 10, not 100, but 40?
Before we had a draft, teams would just sign college all-Americans. The small school kids might be able to play, but how do we standardize how fast they are? Paul Brown estimated that on average, a punt travels from foot to a receiver’s hand about 40 yards in about 4.5 seconds. It’s a punt gunner drill. Gil Brandt took it from him, and when the first ever scouts went to find talent: that is what they were looking for. When we opened the combine in 1982, we made these kids run the 40 to standardize the test.
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In an AI world where knowledge is worth $0, the only career skills that matter are:
- networking / social calibration
- persuasion (sales)
- curiosity (harnessing AI)
- taste (curation)
- adaptability
- storytelling
- grit
- athletic proficiency (playing golf with clients)
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@BaylorAthletics @McLaneStadium Yes! We’ve been hiding our stroller and hoping it was still there after each game for years. 👏
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Fan First means every fan - even the smallest ones.
This fall, we’re adding designated stroller areas to make navigating game day at @McLaneStadium easier than ever: baylorbea.rs/4s66sG2
#SicEm
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Lane Wakefield retweetledi
𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬. 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬. 🔥
Meet our new 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐮 lineup - headlined by the 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙬, an oversized pastry topped with cinnamon and green-and-gold glaze.
#SicEm
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Easy fix on this - bottom 10 teams do not get top 10 draft picks... if you're a middle of the road team, you draft better. if you are a cellar dwellar you have to earn it through free agency - espn.com/nba/story/_/id…
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February 12, 2026 was the day AI changed my life in business forever. Seriously. In the last day I’ve built multiple web apps spanning consumer, enterprise and agents to take care of basics of what used to be my day to day.
It’s a race from here, not planning to get dropped
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Tap in on Instagram for the rest of the day to see what else we've got in store 👀
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Or maybe the QB position is more like being an office manager than any of the other football positions.
Anybody want a 23 year old in charge at your office?
Davis Mattek@DavisMattek
The Philip Rivers stuff is so dark for the sport of football. The NFL and CFB have so neglected QB development while defensive coverages and schemes have evolved that a fat grandpa is a better option than any team's QB3. If his body is even close to up to speed, I *agree* with the Colts that its probably right football move and I absolutely hate that the average young QB looks at a 2025 NFL defense and has no clue what they are seeing
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Honest question, because I'm curious:
Is there any industry or cultural space that private equity has touched that has ended up stronger, healthier, and better for the people and society it serves?
Ross Dellenger@RossDellenger
In a groundbreaking endeavor, the University of Utah athletics is entering into what could be a $500M+ equity partnership with Otro Capital featuring the creation and shared ownership of a for-profit entity to operate athletics, sources tell @YahooSports. bit.ly/44hUcZJ
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I really don’t like this move.
Pete Thamel@PeteThamel
Sources: Baylor is finalizing the hire of Doug McNamee as the school’s next atheltic director. He’s the current president of Field and Stream and brings extensive history with Baylor, where he worked from 2012-18. @sicem365 reported his candidacy.
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How would we feel about this, Bears fans?
Matt Mosley@mattmosley
.@Baylor has not confirmed yet, but it certainly looks like former BU senior associate AD for external relations Doug McNamee will replace Mack Rhoades as dir of athletics at BU. @SicEm365 was first to say it was headed this way. I've known Doug for years, so much more to come.
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