Tony Altimore

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE STATE OF COLLEGE SPORTS FINANCES: (a thread🧵) 1/ There are areas that I think the media misses the boat on the $ state of college sports It starts with revenue: Rapidly growing gaps are getting worse, and unpromoted G5s are going to be in big trouble

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@Eccentric0Eagle There have got to be some places that still do that kind of stuff on special occasions…. London maybe? Mumbai! …a friend of mine organized something like it once at the Rainbow Room on top of Rockefeller Center for a special event and it looked amazing

This was the era that my great grandparents got together.

I might be lame but this is the sort of nightclub I would enjoy

@PeterTwinklage Was there ever any doubt? ...lol This short bus ain't their varsity team at any level, from intern on up They were adamant wrecking govt is cool so long as they can say "retarded" + "pu$$y" without HR cringing... We didn't appreciate then how that was actually their tribal name

these fuckin’ losers had an opportunity to nab 15 *years* of cultural supremacy and they squandered it in 15 seconds

@ayematthias Congrats, bud! Glad you're feeling better!

super proud of this progress after a bad shoulder dislocation last year. recovery was an agonizing 6 months. feels so good to be able to move my body without being in pain

@AlexanderPayton Words have meanings, Payton. Nobody's "philosophy" to "create martyrs" FFS. Not sure what drivel you're reading or cocktails you're having, but that's just asinine nonsense about an imaginary "they.' You're too smart to constantly invent more "they" monsters under your bed.

So true! ...and also huge elements of luck and timing! For example... The thing that drives me nuts about the Gladwell "Tipping Point" book is that most of its "hero" characters seem to have done a reasonably competent job as an enormously lucky situation - that they did nothing to bring on - wonderfully fell upon them. It makes me think of the great people who experienced the reverse of that... or how a lot of times I've seen most impressive work be a mediocre result outcome that was salvaged from impending disaster... ha

@themgmtconsult I could apply the credentials argument to some who get the title of Partner in PS firms - often the result of staying the course (even lack of alternative options) than any particular brilliance For the avoidance of doubt, I very much don't think that's true of you!

We have historically used proxies (degrees and titles) to measure potential (intelligence), and those proxies are becoming increasingly decoupled from reality. In my screenshotted post, I reference 3 confused concepts: intelligence, education, credentials. 1) Intelligence: This is the "hardware." It involves raw processing power, pattern recognition, the ability to solve novel problems. It is largely innate but can be sharpened... 2) Education: This is the "software" or the data input. It is the structured process of acquiring knowledge. As most of use would agree, you can be highly educated (read 1,000 books) without being particularly "smart" (knowing how to apply them). 3) Credentials: This is the "receipt." It is a social signal designed to reduce the cost of evaluation (mostly for employers). It proves you can navigate a system and satisfy a set of requirements, but it doesn't necessarily prove mastery. Is Electrical Engineering (EE) "harder" than Comparative English Literature? Well, EE requires a higher floor of mathematical computational ability, but English Lit requires a higher floor of ambiguity tolerance and synthetical reasoning. We kind of confuse "difficulty" with "scarcity." Because fewer people can do high-level calculus than can read a novel, we assign "intelligence" to the mathematician. However, a "smart" engineer might be "unintelligent" when it comes to navigating complex social dynamics (again, I'm sure you all agree here!) or historical patterns, and vice versa. The reason this debate is so heated right now is that the Credential is losing its value faster than the other two. In 1960, a degree was a hi-fi signal of both intelligence and education because access was restricted, but in 2026 the "democratization" of degrees means a credential might just signify financial endurance or "playing the game". It basically means jacksh*t!! I would therefore define true cognitive excellence as the ability to transfer skills from one domain to another. An "intelligent" English Lit major can learn the logic of a system, and an "intelligent" Engineer can learn the nuance of a narrative. The "credential" is just the box they were forced to sit in for 4 years...

Probably a near-zero chance they actually build that nonsense, but it *WILL* be fun to see his various absurd (and often illegal) self-aggrandizements brought crashing down and hauled to the dump...

@Genetics56 Ha... I love watching the audiences become uncomfortable when Neil deGrasse Tyson points out space telescopes are very old tech... ...it just took scientists several decades to convince Gov't to flip some around to look out at the stars, rather than peering down into Moscow 🤣🕵️

While I enjoy looking at pictures of space/galaxies/etc, it also sucks at the same time since everything we see and learn about is already ancient past. But still cool in the end. Universe is so large, impossible to travel a distance as humans

@DrLoafCFB We'll find out soon on the 9 games!

@TJAltimore Where would the SEC be if they played 9 conference games and didn’t nerf the polls 🤔

CONF STRENGTH: 🏈 SP+ by Quartiles The recent overall SP+ data release gives us a cool look at conference strength through depth. Here they are, sorted by median: (Ranks include ALL of the CFB teams at ALL levels)

@Bear_up1 I was surprised by the Ivy vs. CUSA overlap!

@TJAltimore Difference between CUSA and MVFC pretty much summed up in this image

@zoomcpaaa FFS don't whine. They have nine forward-aligned members, eight of whom play football.

@TJAltimore Just who are you ranking in a PAC12 that no longer exists…they had two teams and both were weak.

@UTSA_Squirrel @RFMoldaner FFS don't whine...

@RFMoldaner @TJAltimore It looks worse because they used full blocks when they should have used whiskers and plot points for the bottom and upper quartiles.

@hirko_scott @pac12 @wilnerhotline @dfbaron @achristovichh Love this chart... Looks like they (not you!) forgot to include both parts of ACC deal, which keeps it slightly ahead of XII

About the .@Pac12 challenges to generate significant media revenue with a new contract: analysis of 2025 Power 4/5, Group of 5, and #Pac12 media markets and #collegefootball success. #sportfinance #NCAA @wilnerhotline @dfbaron @achristovichh @TJAltimore linkedin.com/pulse/where-do…

This is spot on... instagram.com/reel/DT2q5apDr…

@GreenWaveMan @ChrisVannini Bad news, my friend: The govt doesn't care in the slightest Do you see "more football opportunity" on their priorities list of: 1) More tacky gold crap for the White House 2) Harass all brown people 3) Increase prices by illegal tariffs and labor pool reductions 4) Steal money

@ChrisVannini So in other words conf championship doesnt matter !!! Just quit the bullshit make everybody independent and take the top 6 former B10 and top 6 former SEC teams every year !!!! This is one case that the government must get involved in now !!!

NEW: In a previously unreported College Football Playoff change, the Group of 6 spot in 2026 does NOT have to be a conference champion. It's just the highest-ranked G6 team, a change some G6 leaders didn't even realize until recently. Details: nytimes.com/athletic/70021…

Ha... As the Trojan son of one of Duffy's players from '65 and a GA from '66, I recognize no such things... Ha... J/K,, But, more seriously, how did it not grab either of those?!? Neither were even on the expanded "close" list, either. WTF? There's an interesting story, though, in how blue blooded USC, ND, Bama, and LSU (who was close) are compared to anyone else, and the ability of the, to recover!

In 1963 Notre Dame went 2-7. Ara Parseghian took over in 1964. In his third year, 1966, the Irish were consensus national champions. In 1985 Notre Dame went 5-6. Lou Holtz took over in 1986. In his third year, 1988, the Irish were consensus national champions.

@luvnewinfo @SEC @SECNetwork @dabo @LukeFerrelli Not to split hairs and correct pronouns, but he was a Cal player. Should the folks in Berkeley demand matching treatment for "stealing" their player, too? Not disputing the grossness of Rebel conduct, just too many people who live in glass houses throwing rocks around lately...

@SEC @SECNetwork After listening to @Dabo news conference regarding Ole Miss tampering with and stealing one of their players @LukeFerrelli , I think the @SEC should investigate and punish Ole Miss.

🚨 Getting things tipped off early this morning! 📺 ESPN & @SECNetwork → SECsports.com/WatchESPN #SECMBB x #ItJustMeansMore

@AlexanderPayton You seem confused about: - Immigration & asylum - Basic economics - Competence of masked thugs vs. federal officers - Roles of agencies Curious... do you also think the Tooth Fairy pays tariffs? ...and no, Payton: "a coup against democracy" is below. Let's use words correctly.

1) You're prob not the only one. 1b) It's usually not the ones you hope for... lol. 2) There's a bunch of complex statistical ways of saying the numbers can be wildly random. Ex: My class of 300 had 2 of us that I know of (not compatible), but little brother's class had four that I've gone out with either in NYC or DC (as adults), so heaven only knows how many in total... lol. Best compliment ever was when swim/XC team kid admitted to oogling on sideline, and (only half joking) called me "20" in a rather personal moment... LOL 3) Girls have a higher "phase" rate than guys usually do on this stuff

In my high school class of 115, why am I the only guy who is gay, but there are like 10 lesbian/bisexual girls?