Mike Goldinger

@NBAonNBC Stupid it’s on Peacock. I would rather watch it on League Pass with the Spurs announcing crew

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@JayDubya_ @ringer @BillSimmons Even if that’s true, that doesn’t explain why he would trade the player with arguably the second highest trade value in the league for pennies on the dollar without seriously shopping him around for the best available offer

@goldinger80 @ringer @BillSimmons I know it makes more sense bc you guys around the country dnt know that nico has had a personal beef w/ Luka behind the scenes for 2 yrs leading up to this.. nico was complaining to reporters about luka for months & he told McMahon that he was going to trade em in December

Nico Harrison has made the worst sports trade ever and @BillSimmons believes he should fully embrace it.

@npc923 @recruits_cfb Chris Godwin would actually be the best PSU WR, but we get your point

@recruits_cfb Jaxon Smith Njigba vs KJ Hamler

TRENDING: Jett Harrison, the younger brother of Marvin Harrison Jr, has been named the #1 player in the country in the initial 2028 Rivals rankings 👀 Harrison will of course be considering the Buckeyes HEAVILY in his recruitment, and could be one of the next up in their scary WR lineage. Marvin Harrison Jr previously said his little brother is “much more talented than I ever was at that age.” 👀 He attends St. Joseph’s Prep in Philly, a school that has a lot of ties to Penn State. However St. Joseph’s produces so much football talent that they send players all around the country. Harrison possesses ideal size at 6’2 180 but has the ability to separate before the catch as well. He has already shown a knack on tape and in camps to make very difficult catches look easy (🧵). Where do you think Harrison will play his college ball, is he a Buckeye? Does he deserve to be the top ranked player? Let us know 👇 🎥: @overtime & Rookie Watch on Twitter

@recruits_cfb I don’t believe for a second he’ll be at Penn State. Ohio State should be the heavy favorite and if he doesn’t go there it will be because he got a massive NIL deal from a big spender like Oregon, Texas, Miami, etc

@MattBrownEP Would have to think about the wording, but def something involving regulation of NIL pay for play or the transfer portal

gonna think about this idea all day lol

@bigbonzo41 @ringer @BillSimmons Plus I would like to add, it doesn’t mean Nico was in on the back room dealing. He was probably told by ownership to do the trade and is paid by them to do it and take the arrows for them

@bigbonzo41 @ringer @BillSimmons Horrible transactions happen a lot with the owner overruling the GM two examples off the top of my head are Deshaun Watson the other was ownership essentially forcing Presti to trade Harden. Neither of those GMs resigned or coaches resigned

@bigbonzo41 @ringer @BillSimmons The league was suffering a popularity crisis, television ratings were dramatically down. Plus the Lakers (most popular franchise in the league) were essentially in a hopeless situation with an old Lebron and injury prone Davis. The trade did wonders for the league

@bigbonzo41 @ringer @BillSimmons Their majority owner is Mariam Adelson. Do you think she cares thank much about basketball? She just wants to maximize profits. Which trading Doncic to the league’s trademark franchise prior to a new broadcast deal helps tremendously

@smerconish I’m supposed to pretend Iran is my worst enemy while those who are elected to supposedly represent me are willing to spend endless funds on unpopular wars while refusing to pay government employees who largely live paycheck to paycheck

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@TapXMikey They aren’t the same game at all. CFB was extremely unrealistic but more fun. They made the offenses between the two almost opposites. Overpowered run in 25 with heavy penalties when passing. 26 they massively nerfed most runs and overpowered passing with far more dropped picks

What’s about ncaa 26 is the same as 25? I’m just curious to hear your answers

@bigbonzo41 @ringer @BillSimmons I didn’t say the lottery was rigged. I’m open to the idea, but my true belief is the Luka trade was orchestrated. Everything about it I mentioned above. Plus you add he does to the Lakers when the league is entered a new broadcast deal and the NBA is losing popularity

@goldinger80 @ringer @BillSimmons Okay well if Kyrie doesn't tear his acl the Mavs aren't in the draft lottery at all, so..... Also, why'd they play AD for 40 minutes in the play in game if they knew the lottery was rigged for them?

@MisterCiv Keep it, however they need to fix their rating system for it. For example, Ohio State doesn’t have that great of a real life homefield environment, they win games bc their teams are incredible. Schools like Wisconsin and Nebraska actually have a better stadium atmosphere

You have to make the call... College Football 27... Do we KEEP Stadium Pulse, or remove it? What are your thoughts? Vote, and then explain below.

@bigbonzo41 @ringer @BillSimmons No…

@goldinger80 @ringer @BillSimmons Did the league fake kyrie's torn acl, then?

@JayDubya_ @ringer @BillSimmons A “conspiracy” makes far more sense than believing a man with Nico’s resume and experience just so happened to trade a young superstar like Luka to the Lakers without doing a serious search for better offers he obviously could have gotten

@goldinger80 @ringer @BillSimmons rather believe a conspiracy instead of accepting nico was just a dumbass..

@ForeignAgitator @JayDubya_ @ringer @BillSimmons And adding the fact that we’re supposed to believe he didn’t even shop around for the best offer and just so happened to single out the Lakers to make a trade like that

@JayDubya_ @goldinger80 @ringer @BillSimmons It doesn't make any sense. Nico was doing a great job as GM, made some very good trades and Dallas nearly won it all because of those trades.

@martyrmade Thank you for the hard work! I can’t wait to listen to this while driving tomorrow

Enemy: The Germans' War, pt. 2 - The Work of the Men As the starving, exhausted people of Germany process their defeat in the Great War, they face a new enemy more terrible than any they faced in the trenches. (Link below)

@ImOuTii Gameplay is not just dropped picks. Defense is general is awful. It’s stupid I have to run gimmick Nickel Mint and gap shoot exploits to run an effective defense. RPO defense need to be improved and pass coverage is overall awful to an unacceptable degree

I’m seeing a lot of the following comments about #CFB26 #CUT26 within the last week: - “Game is horrible” - “Content is horrible” - “Packs are horrible” Game: I understand dropped picks can be frustrating but to me if that’s the biggest issue in the gameplay… it’s in a good spot (could the drop picks be better? 10000% yes), especially with defense guys getting discounted house call & 90+ catch ratings, dropped picks are almost non-existent for me… There are multiple metas people use, ran & pass are both viable, abilities are in a good spot. Don’t need abilities but they do help but aren’t game breaking. Content: We have gotten WAY more content than we had last year. Content isn’t just player drops and packs this year, they attach an event to almost every promo now. Giving free packs, players, and/or tokens. Most of the event rewards have been sellable as well. We are coming off 2 of the best events this game (25 & 26) has ever had, making people MILLIONS & you didn’t even have to play the game really if you didn’t want to, to get the packs… Maybe an unpopular opinion but not every promo each drop can “1 up” the previous drop. Just not viable for longevity of the game. So of course there will be a promo that “isn’t the best” but still provides value in some way (from events, market, etc). They’ve given out more free cards this year and only 1-2 have been cards that “couldn’t” play on people’s teams. More trophy store players giving more options to use the upgrade token on. They’ve experimented with didn’t way to use trophies each season as well. Sets were non-existent last year, this year they’ve experimented with some drops but have cooked with others (Homegrown LTD set, Blue Chips LTD set, etc) Packs: Fun fact, CFB has the best packs in ANY other sports game, and I’m die on that hill. Please, I encourage you to go play other sports games (Madden, MLB, EAFC, NHL) and let me know how the packs are! Now when it comes to packs for points (real life money!) I feel like they have gotten better in same ways & and worse in others compared to last year. Last year, boosters were better and were actually pretty good until a couple seasons into ‘26. Are there still value in them for sure people/situations, 100% but do you have to buy them every drop, nooooo. One area they have excelled at, have been platinum offers/packs/bundles. Been the best value packs/bundles to buy with points all year (except for the platinum opportunity packs… ew) Are there to many packs only available with points? Yes. Should they reduce the price of packs? Yes. However, again I encourage you to go check out the games listed above and tell me what you find in the store as well. As for packs being expensive, should the bundles be $50, $75, $100? Nope. However I think it’s just product of multiple things: online betting/gambling, irl card packs/boxes prices, etc. I hope they start reducing the price of them, but I have my doubts. If you are “burnt out” or don’t play anymore, what did it for you!? #CFB26 #CUT26

@TonyisTuan @JoshPateCFB That’s not the point. They have the best infrastructure, resources, and location for winning. It’s an indictment on their coaches that it hasn’t been done. Same could be said for USC who I would argue is the second best job

@goldinger80 @JoshPateCFB And hasn't won a natty since 05 with all that going for them. Wild.

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