"Superspeedway week", also known as "My scheduled donation to whichever sportsbook offers the longest odds on Zane Smith."

Food $200
Data $150
Rent $800
Connor Zilisch merch $3,600
Utility $150
someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my family is dying

Never a bad weekend at Kansas Speedway.

Carlos Silva was the singer in the lore with Johan Santana involved in some way. I am so grateful you reminded me of this.

The only non-sweltering race I've been to was the 2007 Daytona weekend.

Was pumped to leave Minnesota for Florida in February. Packed only shorts. Froze to death in the stands. Had a blast.

Forecast this weekend for NASCAR in Kansas has highs in the 50s/60s.

As someone who has sweat profusely/gotten rained on at every NASCAR race I've been to the past decade, I am in heaven.

Zane Smith running a 2000 Elliott Sadler throwback today. Nine-year-old me is delighted.

Ohhhhh now we are talking

Leaving for vacation tomorrow

Vegas --> Zion National Park --> Grand Canyon --> back to Vegas

If you have any restaurant/trail recs, shoot 'em my way!

Geno Smith chucking bombs to Garrett Wilson and AD Mitchell is at least fun.

More bad teams should try to be fun!

I am in Boston for the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, so if you see a portly bald man checking NASCAR/F1 practice times, come say hi!

I humbly accept the role of becoming your therapist for the low price of your sanity.

You might need a new therapist if me yelling at/antagonizing Brandon for an hour counts as therapy.

(But I assure you I feel the same way)

And just like that, the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine has come and gone. But those results? They're forever etched into the spreadsheets for all eternity. This year, we saw some record-breaking performances, and we saw plenty of calculated opt-ins and opt-outs. What does it all mean? Off the heels of last week's deep dive into which NFL Combine measurables really matter, let's take a look at some of the biggest takeaways from the weekend while keeping in mind that NFL Combine data is only one piece of the puzzle for incoming NFL prospects.

Very cool to see my boy @gdula.bsky.social writing for the football newsletter run by my other boy @lateroundqb.bsky.social.

So many boys. So much good #content.

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2025 Texans offseason: Trade the entire OL. Can't get any worse!

2026 Texans offseason: Trade the entire OL. Can't get any worse!

Connor Zilisch is running as fast as the leaders while in heavy traffic. He can still be a factor for the win.

I appreciate it! Always happy to answer questions around it if you have any.

Starting to watch new Scrubs, and seeing these actors in high-def is jarring.

No full article for this year. I'm in a new role at the company now, so no writing/podcasting on my end anymore. Will be sharing all insights here instead.

Happy anniversary!! Hope the two of you have a great day.

Daytona 500 --> Industry --> A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is an S-tier TV day

I know people get annoyed about the fuel saving, but:

That race banged.

Cars were hard to handle. Tons of action. Tons of contenders at the front. I loved it.

If the leaders are going to run half throttle, and I am in the back of the pack I am:

- Getting a group of five drivers
- Pitting now
- Packing it full of fuel
- Going 100% throttle to put pressure on them

We've reached the "my heart rate is higher than the drivers'" stage of the Daytona 500.

Both Carson Beck (66th percentile) and Taylen Green (61st) have the experience level to justify their older ages. And efficiency numbers for them certainly weren't bad. Just not a whole lot to get excited about in this class as a whole, imo.

The other issue with the model this year is that the two players it likes most outside of Mendoza are pretty scary.

Diego Pavia is very experienced and had high-level efficiency but is older (24.2) and uhhhh yeah.

Cole Payton had great efficiency but is older and inexperienced.

Personally, I'd rather gamble on that profile -- young, experienced, inefficient -- than the old, mid bucket when we're talking about non-elite draft capital.

Drew Allar and Cade Klubnik are the two guys in the class (outside of Mendoza) who have the blend of age and experience the model likes.

They still wind up in the 57th and 41st percentiles, respectively, due to inconsistent play.

Bo Nix and Tyler Shough have had solid flashes, but the better *statistical* comp for Nussmeier is Aidan O'Connell.

Nix blended elite experience with high-end efficiency, and Nussmeier didn't have that either last year or this year.

Garrett Nussmeier is more experienced than Simpson (32 games to 16), but he's also a full year older.

The only QBs 24 or older taken in the first 100 picks since 2010 are Bo Nix, Brandon Weeden, Tyler Shough, Hendon Hooker, Dillon Gabriel, and Will Grier.