Lane Kiffin, Bret Bielema lobby for CFP inclusion on X
"Clearly Ole Miss should be in the playoff over Alabama, but Bama is the bigger brand and more than likely will get in over Ole Miss."
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NFL stays committed to X amidst Bluesky migration
Even though plenty of sports media members have flocked to Bluesky from X, the NFL has yet to develop a presence on the new platform.
Alabama A&M incorrectly announced LB Medrick Burnett Jr. had died, leading to widespread media misinformation
Alabama A&M announced that linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. had died before updating that he remains alive and in stable condition.
Florida Gators troll ‘College GameDay’ after entire cast incorrectly picks Ole Miss
Not one member of the College GameDay cast had Florida upsetting Ole Miss in Week 13.
Mina Kimes denies claims Bluesky is a liberal echo chamber amid ‘Xodus’
"It's not political at all ... (it) is the engagement farming, (it) is that people are now using it to make money in the lowest ways."
NFL partners with X on centralized portal
“X is the world’s largest stadium and we are delivering the ultimate fan experience."
Kevin Durant gets into social media argument over FanDuel partnership: ‘No gratitude to the service workers like myself’
"No gratitude to the service workers like myself. I’m sick of it."
Sports media’s migration from X to Bluesky has accelerated post-election
Pat McAfee criticizes ESPN’s college football accounts on X: ‘The people running that have no idea what they’re doing’
"If you're going to spend billions of dollars on this brand-new Playoff, maybe there should be a vehicle of information on your phone that people can just go to very easily. But what do we know? More than those motherf***ers, I'll tell you that."
Auburn’s pre-flight post goes horribly wrong due to on-flight altercation
"Houston, you have a problem."
Skip Bayless’ X account was hacked, used for numerous political and crypto posts
"I couldn't think of a better president than Donald Trump to support the economy and the crypto world."
Texas Tech trolls ‘College GameDay’ after entire cast picked Iowa State against them
"Ahem @CollegeGameDay."
MLB sees social media engagement skyrocket for World Series
The league's total platform engagements this postseason were up 29.3 percent through four games of the World Series.
X users highlight Stake-sponsored posts that appear to violate platform’s paid partnerships policy
Netflix trolls Yankees while plugging Red Sox docuseries
"Don't worry @Yankees, it IS possible."
Ohio State Athletics promotes picture from Urban Meyer’s infamous night out, then deletes it
This probably wasn't what Ohio State wanted to promote on the day they were honoring Meyer and the 2014 team.
The latest national anthem snafu came during…a CSPAN alternate presidential debate the singer didn’t realize was live
"I f---ed it up. Can I go back. Can go back, please." "You can't. We're live."
Fox College Football shares accurate but misleading post on X about ranked wins
Some of these wins aren't as impressive as they seem.
Kevin Durant takes to social media to disagree with Stephen A. Smith’s leadership criticisms
"He has been relatively leaderless."
Georgetown HC Ed Cooley quotes MLK to dispute fake reporters’ claims he’s leaving for Virginia
Satire aggregators like NBA Centel are growing as X incentivizes parody and engagement
"It’s almost amusing at this point to see the same patterns of misinformation play out"
This Week In Bad Aggregation: uncredited Chiefs’ video, unattributed Trump reports, and more
Detroit Lions social media video trolls Cowboys after blowout with zero punts
"An act of genius and amazing trolling …"
