Ryan Robinson

Post the last photo of your pet on your phone. No cheating.

A top U.S. government official at FEMA says he was teleported to a Waffle House against his will. He claims to have travelled 50 miles in an instant and said "teleporting is no fun."

If you had to pick 1 school to cheer for in the new Pac-12 who would you pick?

Happy Pete Weber Day to all those who celebrate.

Hard truth about conservatives leaving the church, according to social science. A lot of people have assumed that being politically liberal or progressive was the fastest pathway out of the church, but new data shows that we’ve been missing a piece to the puzzle.

NEW Jeff Bezos statement: “The Post has an essential journalistic mission and an extraordinary opportunity. Each and every day our readers give us a roadmap to success. The data tells us what is valuable and where to focus. Jeff [D’Onofrio], along with Matt [Murray] and Adam [O’Neal], are positioned to lead The Post into an exciting and thriving next chapter.”

I spent some time going through BYU’s President’s Report this week and the biggest takeaway for me was simple. BYU knows exactly who it is and it’s not trying to become anyone else. President Shane Reese makes it pretty clear that BYU isn’t chasing the same model as every other major university. The goal isn’t to copy what the Ivies or Big Ten schools are doing. The goal is to become what prophets envisioned during its inception....a Christ centered university that is grounded in its values. excellent academically, stable financially, whose students enter to learn and go forth serve their fellow man. That matters more than people realize, especially right now when so many universities are dealing with identity issues, funding pressure, and governance chaos. BYU has something most schools don’t. Clarity of vision and foundational consistency. The university is guided by the prophets, seers and revelators of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. BYU is funded and sustained independently from federal dollars, and able to make long term decisions without political, or socio-cultural pressures that drive the whims and appetites of everyone and everything... they don't seem to be tossed to an fro by every wind and whim. That stability carries directly into athletics IMO. BYU sports are in a different place than they were even five years ago. Big 12 membership has elevated the brand, expanded recruiting reach, increased national exposure, and raised the competitive bar. But what stands out is that BYU hasn’t lost its identity in the process. The athletes featured in the report talk openly about faith, leadership, accountability, serving missions, and representing something bigger than themselves. The haters will say "disingenous marketing fluff.. they can't live up to their own standards". To me it's better to set a bar, try to reach it and fail, then to never set a high bar at all. I think that culture is winning out in all facets of the university. You have student athletes who care about competing at a high level and also care about who they’re becoming in the process. That combination matters, especially in an era where college sports can feel transactional and disconnected from any real purpose. Transformational experiences and opportunities will attract and retain the best of the best. BYU is showing that you can win, grow, progress in all facets and stay grounded at the same time. The report also reinforces how important BYU’s private institutional independence really is. Because the university isn’t dependent on massive federal funding streams, it has flexibility and protection that many schools simply don’t. When policies, social norms and culture pressures shift nationally, BYU isn’t scrambling and reacting in a knee jerk way. Leadership can stay focused on building for the long term academically, ethically, spiritually and athletically. President Reese references President Spencer W. Kimball’s vision of BYU becoming an educational Everest. Excellence isn’t optional here. It’s expected. You see that standard in the classroom, in research, in facilities, and in programs that expect to compete nationally athletically. When you step back and look at the full picture, strong leadership, stable governance, clear mission, growing athletic momentum, and a culture that actually means something, it’s hard not to feel optimistic about where BYU is headed. The trajectory of BYU and BYU Sports is bright under Shane Reese.