Eric Collins

Lexington, Memphis, Richmond. Trust the process. Congrats @Hayden_Collins8 !

My son and I have always loved following @nextlevelbb and @CoachBeede . A lot of great advice from both over the years. Thought you might like his post about his experience.

Great finish to a great career. @Hayden_Collins8 with the start and the win!

RECAP: Colonels score 16 runs in series-opening win at Bellarmine. ekusports.com/news/2026/5/14…

.@GavinFaulkner7 comes on with the tying run at second base and no outs, AND retires 3 straight. Back-to-back Ks to finish the game. #𝙐𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙤𝙣

All tied up in Clarksville with 3 to play.

Congrats @Hayden_Collins8 !

@JustinMusil How does this apply to current seniors? Would they be given an extra year if this goes into effect within the next couple months?

This will be one of the biggest changes in @NCAA history. - 5 full seasons/5 years, no redshirts - Great for player development - Portal numbers will see a huge drop - Shifts recruiting focus back to high school players, for most schools - Freshman can be used sparingly now and it doesn’t change their eligibility - The system will be less transactional - 1 time transfer, with no sitting, is still fair for players

@MaggieDavisTV I don’t agree with the UK direction, but Mitch would have to work for 250 years to compare to Andy’s $250M Glendale Bluesky Ford loan debacle.

WOAH. A strong statement by Gov. Andy Beshear on Mitch Barnhart and the University of Kentucky

Elon Musk just put the entire university system on trial. Not the curriculum. Not the professors. The premise. Musk: “You don’t need college to learn stuff. Everything is available basically for free. You can learn anything you want for free.” For a thousand years, universities held one monopoly. Access. You paid the toll or you stayed ignorant. The internet erased that in a decade. Every lecture. Every framework. Every textbook. Free. From any screen on Earth. The six-figure tuition is no longer buying knowledge. It is buying a signal. Musk: “There is a value that colleges have, which is seeing whether somebody can work hard at something, including a bunch of annoying homework assignments, and still do their homework assignments.” That is the product. Not intelligence. Not creativity. Not vision. Compliance. You are paying $200,000 to prove you can tolerate bureaucracy on a schedule. Musk: “Colleges are basically for fun and to prove you can do your chores. But they’re not for learning.” The entire system is a sorting machine for corporate HR. It does not measure what you can build. It measures whether you can sit still, follow directions, and deliver on command. Four years of obedience dressed as education. Musk: “If you’re trying to do something exceptional, you must have evidence of exceptional ability. I don’t consider going to college evidence of exceptional ability.” The system optimizes for average. It rewards the compliant. It certifies the patient. It quietly filters out everyone who refuses to wait for permission. The ones who reshaped the modern world never finished the test. Musk: “Gates is a pretty smart guy, he dropped out. Jobs is pretty smart, he dropped out. Larry Ellison, smart guy, he dropped out.” They did not drop out because it was too hard. They dropped out because the speed limit was too low. The most dangerous thing a university does is convince a generational talent that finishing the syllabus is the achievement. It is not. It is the floor. A degree is a receipt for compliance. The future has never belonged to people who finish their homework. It belongs to the ones who never needed the assignment.

1IP, 0H, 0R, 1K, 2BB

WALK OFF WIN!! @JacksonCauthron with a single to left to drive home the winning run. #𝙐𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙤𝙣 📺ESPN+ bit.ly/4uXC17g

Tough loss, but 8 kept it close to give us a chance. Back at it tomorrow.

3⃣⬆️ 3⃣⬇️ for @Hayden_Collins8 on 4 pitches in the top of the 9th. EKU 2, APSU 5 Bottom 9th

On this day in 1998, the Comeback Cats are born as No. 2 seed Kentucky rallies from a 17-point deficit with 9:30 to play to beat No. 1 Duke 86-84 to advance to the Final Four and exorcise its 1992 Elite 8 loss to the Blue Devils.

.@Hayden_Collins8 sits them down in order in the 4th. EKU 4, UNA 1 Top 5th

@TheOmahaArchive @CoachRonPolk @HailStateBB Shout out to the Pointer Sisters.

I have amassed so many images of @CoachRonPolk arguing with umpires, I figured I might as well make a series out of it. First up, this gem from an '80s hype video. 📹:@HailStateBB

I wasn’t “that” Dad, but always kept “that” Dad close. 😆

@nextlevelbb Agree.

Agree or Disagree? The P5 model has become similar to MLB managers in terms of development. MLB managers are not hired to develop players. They are hired to manage games and that is what we are seeing at the P5 level. High School coaches, juco coaches, mid major coaches, D2, D3 and NAIA coaches are developing the players and turning them over to the college version of the MLB manager. I think less players than ever before will say the most impactful person in their development was their P5 coach.

Congratulations to head coach @Janw38 Today's victory over Illinois State was a big one. #𝙐𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙤𝙣

@origcubfan @nextlevelbb It was understood that the spring was baseball for my son. Take your trips in the fall or during Christmas. Most high school seasons are only 3 months. Multiply by 3 and your whole high school career is 9 months long. Plenty of time to take vacations the rest of the year.

@nextlevelbb Wow the comments on here. Since when did vacation become a right? If you are on a good HS team that is your vacation.

Public Service Announcement If your son was dismissed from his high school team for missing the teams spring break tournament, to go on vacation (beach trip, etc.). Or Your son isn't getting playing time because he missed the spring break tournament for vacation. Do this. Call the school's athletic director or principal and request a meeting. Tell them it's important. At the meeting, tell them how much you appreciate the coach caring enough about your son to teach him about life, and how much you appreciate him holding your son accountable. Then thank them for hiring a coach that cared about commitment, sacrifice and teaching the kids that being a great teammate comes with responsibilities. Then suggest they give the coach a raise, shake their hands and reiterate how much you appreciate them.