Not only did
@RamsNFL
Coach McVay stay through our rookie success presentation (First time an HC has done that from any of the 10 teams I work with) he stuck around an extra hr and talked culture and philosophy w/ my wife and our peeps. Guy is the real deal!
@lcmichaelides
@BillAckman
Her real back story that emerged played out EXACTLY how I suspected it would be when reading the first tweet.
There is an emerging niche of privileged people that desperately want to be seen as achieving their dreams after being that “one of the poors”
It’s unlikely the sports world will ever know what Harlon and Mrs. Tammy have contributed to keep the wheels on the bus this season. Things the outside world isn’t capable of baking into their assessment of the 2023 Spartans.
Full disclosure, I’ve personally wondered why God…
This is one of the most bittersweet moments of my life. As my mother’s life was coming to an end (quite literally), one of my personal dreams was coming true.
NO ONE would have been more thrilled than her to find out I will be joining Coach Tucker’s staff as the new Director of…
I was very impressed with the support at Spartan Stadium today…
Especially the energy from the student section (bonus s/o to the no 👕 movement that was slowly emerging next to the Deep End 😂)…
You all were electric today, sent the seniors off right, and the energy mattered!…
Last practice of the 2023 season is in the books.
I’m so inspired by every single person in our building for the dedication and professionlism they have demonstrated over the past 74 days.
Straight up Spartan Dawgz!
Go Green
In 1998, about 1/3rd of the way thru the season, my friend and teammate Josh Thornhill became a true freshman starting LB for MSU after an injury… He went on to be a freshman All- American and the team, which started 2-3, went on a bowl run including upsetting the no.1 team in…
The grass is green where you water it!!
Shout out to my bros
@darqueze
and
@javonringer21
for pouring into our Freshman Spartan Dawgs during today’s “Keeping It Real” about craving feedback, working like a pro, and ignoring the noise.
It’s so great our guys can learn from…
My guy
@ToddJDuckett
just spoke with our Freshman Spartan Dawgs and I’m so fired up, I may need to take the rest of the day off due to being a danger to the general public!!
One of the best RBs in MSU’s history is best known for a play where he lined up in the slot at WR because…
I don’t remember feeling more fulfilled than watching our guys, who have every reason to feel apathetic, serve families in need so graciously during our week long volunteer event with Ronald McDonald House of Mid-Michigan and Sparrow.
I know it also was great for them too… If…
“I’ll ask their wives”
That is often my response when people ask, “are you guys gonna win?”
Aside from their performance on a couple dozen Saturdays during their 20s, winning also includes becoming a leader in their homes, communities, and companies…
Sometimes Player…
Got to spend some time with
@TysonWalker13
today.
Was great to have a chance to thank him for his service to the program and remind him that his contribution was significant and will last the test of time! True Spartan Dawg
When my sister was sick, before she passed away, she let me know that it bothered her that I would not accept her FaceBook tags (she was that FB friend that tagged every meme 🤦🏽♂��� 😂 )…
It hurt my feelings to find out that this hurt her feeling so I vowed to never ever change my…
“You can’t be fragile when it’s tough”
One of the many things I’ve learned from Coach D
frag·ile
/ˈfrajəl/
Adjective
1. Easily broken or damaged.
2. Flimsy or insubstantial
Last night I finished my final paper of grad school…. 25 years after I first became a student here. 😂
Have a 4.0 for the entire program going into this 19 pager for my very last class… 🤞🏾
There is a sign at Spartan Stadium that reads "YOU ARE THE PROGRAM"
While
@SpartanEarned1
may not acknowledge it, that sign is less true for nearly every person that has ever read it than it is for him. 4 things in learned from his example:
#GoGreen
I started helping people with unique life experiences craft, tell, and monetize their story like I have done.
Zo played for Nick Saban & Tom Izzo simultaneously, giving him a RARE POV on excellence.
What he is putting together will make him a top speaker in the country soon.
I don’t “root” for anyone in any color other than green and white…
But I do appreciate Hartline’s rise. Had him and his (now) wife in some programming with the Dolphins when he was a young player and he had a very specific vision for what he wanted to do when his Sunday days…
We’re lucky to get to know alot of the special young people that come thru East Lansing.
Mr. Mosley will be one of the all-time great Spartan alumni…and the best part is… the best is yet to come!
Go Green!
We hosted the most VIP group possible today at practice. Operation Teammate brought nine military families to spend the afternoon with us.
The average age of the children was 10 years old, they have moved 4 times on average, and have spent a cumulative 22 years away from a…
When the camera is potentially profiling your big ol belly, but no weapon formed against you shall prosper, so you suck in and hold your breath for 9 minutes straight 😂 😆
Because of my NFL stuff, I’ve been able to work with tons of talented guys. But I don’t recall a more compassionate and still ultra competitive baller like
@dantemoore05
.
He addressed our team after they won and was extremely complimentary of the kids and our program. Salute!
My neighbor, Matt sent me this picture from the game Friday.
This is me and MSU Athletic Director Alan Haller… A couple of Lansing School District kids who have had the opportunity to live out their dreams.
This month, regrettably, I had to resign from the Lansing Board of…
I’m in Florida at an event working with almost 40 CURRENT NFL players who made a meaningful financial investment to attend a week long deep-dive into off the field opportunities…
And the wild thing is…We’re just teaching them what we teach our guys in Green for free! 💚 🤍…
I trust our guys to make good decisions when they are away on break…
But the peace I feel as they start trickling back H 💚 ME is a real vibe….
Go Green!!
Welcome to East Lansing,
@coach_meat
!
Demetrice Martin, a four-year letterwinner at MSU, joins the Spartans as Cornerbacks Coach after two seasons with Oregon, where he helped develop one of the best secondaries in the Pac-12.
#GoGreen
“A healthy person wants a thousand things, a sick person wants just one”.
Last week we spent time at Sparrow Hospital working with Ronald McDonald House and the Ducketts passing out shakes from the Saputo families local McDonalds to Pediatric Care Givers.
I can’t tell you how…
20 years ago,
@TNuckolls
lit me up for coming to a meeting without pen and paper… Laughed out loud when I saw this pic… Four presidents later and I still heed that advice…
Such a great example of Spartan Dawg For Life…
Octavis Long, Otis Wiley, Ashton Henderson, Darqueze Dennard, Rocco Cironi, Chris Frey Jr, Keith Nichol, Lorenzo Guess, and Eric Andino… Along with Dr. Molly McQueary, Bert Zazavedjian, Angela Montie, Bri Wojciakowski, Darvin…
Yall… I’m only speaking on behalf of myself here… but
@MalikGill5
is special!!
If you share a mutual interest in one of the things that he and I care deeply about…
Make sure he gets his daps and hugs when you see him out and about in East Lansing…
REGULARLY gives me a…
Cool (to me 🤷🏾♂️)… I graduated my grad program in December but there was an issue with mailing my diploma. MSU quickly fixed the issue once we realized the diploma never was mailed and when this arrived today, it has the new Pres’ signature. Thinking of laying claim to the title…
Would be a waste of time trying to convince me that another group of student-athletes cares about affecting the outcome for others more than our Spartans!
So inspiring
@MSU_SASS
and
@spartansSAAC
👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾
#SpartansWill
Huge shout out to Angela Montie and her team for putting on an awesome career mixer for all MSU athletes. I LOVE seeing our student-athletes show the world how much more they have to offer than athletic ability. So many awesome companies engaging with our kids.
#MoreThanAnAthlete
…
So excited to be able to support my long time friend and Spartan great,
@ToddJDuckett
… This is an awesome opportunity for Spartan Nation to come together for a great cause!
Go Green!
Legendary MSU basketball coach, Mike Garland, had his life saved by a stranger when he experienced cardiac arrest days after retiring.
Today, he helped get scores of members or the mid-Michigan community (including several members of the
@MSU_Football
team) trained on the same…
Last year, Spartan Dawg, Ben VanSumeren had one of the most epic
#ProDays
in college football history and changed his life forever… Can’t wait to see who will do the same today!
#RelentlessOffTheField
We have an ARMY of business leaders and educators working on ways to enhance the student-athlete experience for our players through career readiness and professional development.
Their unrelenting support is testimony that
#SpartansWill
…
You look people in the eye pregame and you can understand what “it” means to people. Never more certain someone was IN than watching number 7 pre-game!!
True Spartan Dawg!!
Was so awesome to host our Team Impact teammate, Mason, and his family today at practice. I’m so grateful that so many of our guys choose to engage in using their influence to impact the lives of others.
You cannot break down what can’t be broken… Out of all of the rankless, I was chosen…
Honored to travel the hard path and show others that surrender is for suckers!
Thank you Alessio, Chuck, Mercer, and Brandon for helping us honor the life of Harley Rockind at today’s “Touchdowns for Harley” fundraiser to eradicate the terrible disease, Diffuse Midline Glioma (DMG). Our guys presented Karen and her family a jersey signed by this year’s MSU…
Ending my first week with
@MSU_Football
watching a stellar post-scrimmage performance from two of my guys I’ve been rocking with for quite some time 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Go Green!
.
@CalebColey8
was asking the hard questions after
@MSU_Football
signed Mason, a 9-year-old with hydrocephalous and cerebral palsy to the program!
See more from the signing tonight on
@WLNS
at 6 and 11!
Im a sore loser. Absolutely hate losing… But as much as I hate losing, I LOVE process, and the process dictates that we move on… Go Green!
Also, shout out to Rose Bowl champion,
@iamdemolition
for the 🔥 kicks.
Cheered me up!
Shout out to
@darienAharris
and Team Advance for educating our team on finance management and financial decision making… And Reverend Harris gave them my favorite boundary of all time… “Nah, I ain’t got it” 😂 💼
I’m so glad Lindsay Huddleston asked me about the evolution of organizations caring for athlete mental health and well-being beyond sport. I would 100% not have considered this role if
@darienAharris
had not assured me that Coach Tucker valued the work he was doing.
Go Green!
Shout out to the
@Lions
for hosting several of our student-athletes last evening. They were able to learn from key NFL stakeholders, including Brad Holmes, as well as several other notable figures in the athletics field.
Very excited that our football team was represented by…
I happened to capture a photo of
@DantonioMark
addressing the team in the team room for the last time. I just framed and mailed it to him and Becky yesterday.
That gem is just for them, but here is the last practice play the
#halloffamer
coached.
Time stamped 11/23/2023…
Man damn… Got caught slipping… The girls school pictures just came in and I instinctively went to text them to my mama…
This season and this new schedule has made it easy to hide from the loss… But sheeeeesh did that hit like a truck😞