Nick Collins

Jaden Ivey was thrown off the @chicagobulls today over his Christian views on LGBTQ pride events. He’s reacting live on IG right now and refusing to back down from his religious convictions. @NBA wouldn’t dare to do this to any other faith. Christians must stand with @JadensIV!

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Incredible take from Charles Barkley on Tom Izzo: "The media, who don't know anything about sports, say 'Why is he yelling his players?' That's called coaching... if parents & friends get mad because you're getting yelled at, get better parents & better friends."

I don’t know the specifics but I know this, Barry’s a great basketball coach who cares about his kids, coaches them hard & does it the right way. I also know we live in a time where (some) parents want to over protect their kids to the point they do them a disservice.

If the WBC was travel ball… Team USA is about to miss bracket play. Bryce Harper’s dad and Alex Bregman’s dads are in the parking lot forming a new team since their kids are on the bench tonight.

The Parent Poison… Most parents want the best for their kids. But sometimes, without realizing it, they slowly poison the very team their child is part of. It rarely starts with something dramatic. It starts small. A comment in the car ride home. “Why didn’t the coach play you more?” A comparison. “You’re better than that kid.” A quiet complaint at the dinner table. “That coach doesn’t know what he’s doing.” Kids hear everything. And when they hear it, something changes. Doubt creeps in. Blame grows. Trust fades. The mindset shifts from team first to me first. What begins in the living room eventually shows up in the locker room. You see it in body language. You hear it in conversations. You feel it in the culture. Instead of unity, there are whispers. Instead of accountability, there are excuses. Instead of growth, there is resentment. Great teams cannot survive that environment. Because the best teams are built on three things: Trust. Sacrifice. Shared purpose. When players start believing the problem is everyone else, those things disappear. Parents play a powerful role in a team’s culture whether they realize it or not. The healthiest teams have parents who: Support the program. Encourage resilience. Teach their kids to handle adversity. They remind their children: Work harder. Be a great teammate. Control what you can control. They don’t feed excuses. They build character. And here’s the truth most people miss: A parent’s influence extends far beyond their own child. It affects the locker room. It affects the culture. It affects the entire team. Great teams require unity, not whispers of criticism. So the challenge for parents is simple. Be the adult in the room. Guard your words. Model respect. Support the team. Because what starts at home always finds its way onto the court, the field, or the locker room. And the best parents don’t poison the culture. They protect it.

You can be a fierce competitor and not disrespect your opponent You can be a fierce competitor and not try to show up the other team You can be a fierce competitor and not have some sort of celebration after every hit You can be a fierce competitor and not have punk dugout chirp You can be a fierce competitor and not act like some fake tough guy on the field You can compete hard, play with passion, be tough, have fun, encourage your teammates, believe you’re the best… But don’t act like a punk, always respect your opponents, and most importantly, ALWAYS RESPECT THE GAME! #BaseballTruth

Today's kids don't understand how big of a deal Lou Holtz and Mark May debating at midnight to Rece Davis in judge robes was to my generation. 🫡

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I am not ashamed of my journey. My life will be a testimony. But if I could offer a word of advice to any freshman, sophomore or junior athlete in high school it would be to just listen bro. All them adults in your life not just talking to talk. They been here longer. They done bumped they head already. They trying to save you from doing the same thing. Do not make the mistake of thinking your talent alone is enough. It’s not. Talent open doors. Character and grades keep you there. And if you already messed up, if your GPA not where it should be, if your name been in rooms for the wrong reasons… don’t quit. Keep digging. You can climb out the hole the same way you dug it. Class of 29, 28 and 27 hear me. Take your grades serious.
Choose who you hang around wisely.
Protect your name. Word spreads fast if you a crash out.
Respect authority. Nobody riding for you like your parents and coaches.
Work hard when nobody clapping. Do not wait until senior year to lock in. That GPA do not lie. I’m still figuring it out myself. I’m struggling but I know God got me. Be intentional.
Lock in early. Pray. Show up ready to work. I’m learning the hard way that my future is being built in the small decisions I make today. Start now.

"Being able to shine light on others and get them to follow Jesus Christ is what I'm here for." We talked to New England Patriots QB Drake Maye at Super Bowl LX media availability

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@CooleyPatrickD So you're not concerned with true competitive balance for the athletes? it's just a public/private issue?

@N_Collins The population of Gadsden is over 33,000 and the population of Pisgah is 681. Don’t seem very fair that Pisgah had to play Coosa Christian in the playoffs.

I’m confident that AHSAA Executive Director Heath Harmon and the governing board will be remembered for extinguishing the flame of competitiveness and abandoning any effort at simple fairness and good sportsmanship under their watch.  Rather than allowing CHOOSE act students to retain their eligibility, as the law requires, Harmon and the AHSAA have opted, instead, to segregate our public and private schools, which is punitive, wrong, and just plain hateful. The coaches participating in this boneheaded decision care only about winning championships, not about the high school athletes they are supposed to serve, the lessons about sportsmanship they are supposed to teach, and the simple respect and dignity that students and their parents deserve.

@DavidEzell2 @AlecEtheredgeSC Mars Hill would have moved up to 4A next year...

@AlecEtheredgeSC Yeah, tell that to all the public schools that had to endure playing Mars Hill. And a lot of these scores could have been a lot worse.

Sadly, I think we continue to ignore what the AHSAA is supposed to be about—the student athletes. We don't listen to them, we don't listen to the coaches and we don't listen to common sense. The state getting involved doesn't solve these issues either. We have to go back to putting the kids first and finding ways to see the most competitive and fair competitions possible.

@SimoneEli_TV @ITATJason

@ITATJason No biggie

A little travel involved for this region

@CooleyPatrickD @willainsworthAL The new classification for 5A Region 7: Florence - 1036 enrollment Athens - 1014 enrollment East Limestone - 520 enrollment Doesn't seem very fair for East Limestone. Removing private schools is only going to widen the gap between the top tier and bottom tier public schools

@willainsworthAL You’re a joke. So you think it’s fair that Brindlee mountain has to play Madison academy and get beat 65 to 0 every single game? You think it’s fair that Pisgah who has a population of 500 has to play Coosta Christian the largest private school in Gadsden? You freaking 🤡

Democrat Rep. ‘Shri Thanedar’ went on Fox News last night, it did not go well… He got TORCHED for: -Voting against a bill to deport illegals convicted of sex crimes -Refusing to stand for Laken Riley because he hates Trump -Calling ICE murderers Brutal.

Nobody has worse takes than this dude.