My 5-year run at Southern Miss has come to a close.
I can’t thank this school enough for taking a chance on me when I was 23. I’ll forever cherish the relationships I’ve had with so many staff, coaches and student-athletes. I’m a fan (and grad) for life.
Till next time,
#SMTTT
12.15.23
Every time I introduce her to someone and say “this is Orly,” what I’m really saying is “this is my light.”
I was born in South Carolina, and she was born in Los Angeles, but the great city of Cincinnati gifted me the love of my life.
*Orly means “my light” in Hebrew!
Who doesn’t love surprises at work?
@TCUCohen
HAS to be the only person in the country to see two games Saturday. After TCU pulled out the 11 a.m. thriller in Austin, he got off the bus and raced to Denton to see
@SouthernMissFB
win, sliding in next to me during the second qtr.
With North Carolina natives leading
@GoBearcatsMBB
and
@GoBearcatsFB
, it’s time for action.
Come to Cincinnati,
@CookOut
. We have plenty of red carpet I’ll personally roll out for you.
Surreal moment catching up with
@CoachMKYoung
for the first time in years.
He’s known me since the day I was born, and just like old times, he greeted me with “David Erwin!”
Lifelong family friend, fortunate to be on many
@WoffordMBB
buses and benches. I had a great childhood.
Today marked 2 years at UC!
That first day was something else, starting from scratch after five years at Southern Miss.
I then got about 5 more years of experiences in a few months’ time, and I’m fired up about the future! 🥂
Last official *media* request of the year for these guys, and the caps are the most fitting.
Six
@GoBearcatsMBB
player alumni earned their degrees this weekend, with two getting their master’s!
Had the privilege of seeing
@ItoSmith
two weeks ago for the first time in four years.
Last night, I fist-pumped as my flight landed when seeing he scored on his first rush with the Cowboys.
Southern Miss stars shining at the highest level. 🙌
Fourth-overall pick and yet arguably the biggest
@GoBearcatsBASE
fan. So excited about his first pitch that he was there early in the BP sessions. How special is he?
This would be mine, even though I was a 9-year-old South Carolinian passing through on a trip, without a moment in mind I’d one day be down the drive.
#Bearcats
.
@NolleyLanders
is not only the first two-time Maui Invitational 94-feet guest, but also likely the first ever.
Catch him and
@JayBilas
tomorrow night during our game.
My grandpa and middle namesake, Erwin Cohen, passed away Sunday morning surrounded by family at home, fulfilling his final goal out of 93 incredible years.
It was a hard week on all of us, and I’m forever grateful for one of the most fascinating people I’ll ever know.
Known this senior class for three years and can’t say enough about them. Defying the odds amidst NCAA sanctions to go from 9-22 to 19-11 and a bye in C-USA Tourney. They make my job fun and easy! Blessed to be with them!
#SMTTT
Bearcats lead 4-3 after the first, and our press box has been blessed with
@iamSauceGardner
,
@JeromeFord
and
@_LikeMike10_
, before and after their NFL minicamps.
Oh, and more than 2,000 kids here. It’s not even noon and this game is wild in so many ways.
About time this got added to the
@GoBearcatsMBB
game notes.
H/T
@sspringersports
in his preview reminding of the heavy slate for
@Dan_Hoard
.
Bit different from Stillwater on a Saturday night to San Francisco early the next afternoon.
Full circle moment: I was there for TCU’s first Big 12 win in 2013, defeating
#5
Kansas (that’s me in the pink, I missed tip-off due to night class).
Last night, my Bearcats rallied to defeat
#19
TCU in overtime for their first Big 12 *home* win, complete with a court storming.
Another beautiful baseball night in the city!
Relocated to the left-field line, and moments ago a bunch of little-leaguers sprinted out of their seats yelling “
@iamSauceGardner
is here!!”
Now they’re all back showing off their selfies with a “future NFL player.” I love it.
It’s 4 PM.
I’ve got my Southern Miss shirt and shorts on, standing in the Atlantic Ocean.
We have our third ESPN game in three days tonight. This is a dream come true.
#SMTTT
No season lasts forever, and it’s always hard seeing your seniors in their final locker room.
Thankful for Clay and
@ladavius_d
! Three international trips, countless miles (like the 500 today), Spongebob quotes and meals. Absolute pleasures to work with.
#SMTTT
Year 2 is in the books.
From the Maui Invitational (🏀) to Philly (🥍) and Las Vegas (⛳️) this month, plus everything in between, it was a heck of a ride!
When they’re hurt, I’m hurt.
I was a nervous wreck all night and again for the PKs. Incredible effort for
@SouthernMissSoc
against No. 25 Rice in the semis. Astounding how far this program has come the last few years. An incredibly elite group, especially the senior class.
Was at Keg and Barrel tonight while they had NFL Network on. Every commercial break was a teaser for tomorrow’s
@SouthernMissFB
game.
Think about it: the NFL brand name and ratings with tons of free advertising for our school. HUGE. Let’s win this game.
#SMTTT
Headed to the business office to pay student fees (one more semester of grad school 🙏) and couldn’t help but appreciate how beautiful
@SouthernMiss
is.
I don’t have to work here, I *get* to work here.
First
@GoBearcatsMBB
game in the books. What a whirlwind 36 hours leading up to it, fulfilled by an incredible atmosphere.
And as with every year prior, I cannot sleep after games. Way too wound up on adrenaline. Georgia in town Saturday night! 🔜
I am absolutely ecstatic for the Frank Gore Jr. and Jason Brownlee Show tonight. Two of my guys in 2020 who fought through a trying year and are starring tonight, and all season, for
@SouthernMissFB
!
It’s late June, so yearbook prep season is here.
Think about this: All 4 of these seniors got drafted, including a Jim Thorpe Award winner, and it doesn’t even include a junior who was the highest draft pick in school history.
@GoBearcatsFB
, man. 🤯
Most scenic (and quickest) workout-to-office commute in the country?
I remember being captivated in high school by the atmosphere here. Can’t wait for my first game.
#Bearcats
All wins are great, but championships are the best.
Congrats,
@SouthernMissBSB
. From an insane comeback in the opener to a no-hitter in the semis, y’all earned every bit of it! 🏆☀️
#SMTTT
What a day of
@SouthernMissFB
!
Practice began with our band playing fight song from upper deck.
Later songs from the speakers included Country Roads, Thrift Shop (Mason Ramsey mix), Johnny Cash and Lion King.
Also, four fantastic Zooms from morning to evening. Our guys rule.
Big 12 teams finished 3-16 in games immediately following a
@GoBearcatsMBB
matchup.
The only winners were the two Big 12 champs in Houston and Iowa State, and both those teams are in the AP Top-4 (as well as 1 and 2 in KenPom defense).
In addition to this jaw-dropper, Day Day is the fifth Bearcat since 2010 with 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals in a game.
Cashmere Wright (3x) and Jacob Evans.
.
@SouthernMissMBB
woke at 4 am and flew out of El Paso at 6 after staying three nights there!
I have a lot on my plate, but not nearly as much as the coaches & players. Big game Wednesday, so they’re at practice today. It never ceases to amaze me how much they all put into this.
3 years with
@coachdocsadler
, from Hawaii to the Bahamas, Cancun to South Dakota and everywhere in between.
First time seeing each other since Southern Miss. An honor. 🫡
Beautiful spring day in Cincy!
In one quick glance I spotted football, soccer, baseball, spike ball and frisbee here in a CFP stadium. What a beautiful democracy this facility is.
One year ago today, I interviewed and was offered my job at Cincinnati.
Since I was already in Texas for a pre-planned trip, it was exciting to be so coy with my parents until I could walk in the door at midnight and tell them the good news.
Who knew a 2002 peek into Nippert Stadium would have such foreshadowing? Also worth noting that two of my new neighbors are Southern Miss grads, and that’s awesome too.
Love catching
@SouthernMissBSB
from Omaha and seeing
@CoachMcNelis
right there in the action!
I was probably watching this in HS with no idea I’d work and earn a degree from here. 😂
Simas is the 18th Bearcat to make 8 threes in a game, and did it on 8-10 shooting!
We have also now won 12-straight home games that tipped at 9 PM or later.
Today was without a doubt my favorite so far at UC.
From
@BHuss_513
’s help in organizing a perfect team/staff watch party to seeing one of our alumni win gold in the most dramatic fashion, I was on Cloud 9! 👏👏
#Bearcats
I can’t believe I just witnessed the 4th Street/Fountainbleu apartment cop car pull out and drive away. That’s maybe the third time in my four years it hasn’t been parked, facing the street.
It’s our area’s Halley’s Comet.
.
@mikecoreysports
and
@franfraschilla
, two guys with plenty of Cincy expertise, will call the ‘Cats for the first time together.
9 PM, ESPN. Standalone game.
Seventh city (sixth state) I’ve slept in the last 14 nights. Happy to be back to reality with the Eagles!
It’s Game 4 for them out of their 6-game road swing
The best and loudest crowd of my three years here. Heck of a team we beat. Had to channel my inner
@TCUCohen
in the caption too 🤷🏻♂️ there’s a stat for everything.
I’ll never stop calling my job “priceless.” What an honor to handle a pregame press conference for Brett Favre and Doug Pederson!
Even on “normal” days, I can’t thank Southern Miss for the opportunities it gives me, day in and day out! 🙌
#SMTTT