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J. Drew Pittman retweeted
The guy who kept Shaq and Charles Barkley in line on TV for 37 years used to spend his mornings shaving and dressing his son, who could barely move and breathed through a ventilator. Then he'd go to work and laugh with those guys all night like nothing was going on.
Tonight Ernie Johnson said this season will be his last, and Barkley tried to thank him on air and couldn't get the words out.
I don't think most people watching that clip know what Ernie was carrying all those years.
He and his wife Cheryl adopted Michael from an orphanage outside Bucharest in 1991, when he was 3. He had Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and doctors didn't think he'd make it to his 20s. He lived to 33. When Ernie was home, getting Michael ready in the morning could take an hour and a half, and Ernie did the showering and shaving and dressing himself.
In 2006 he told viewers he had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and by the end of October he was back at the desk while he was still going through chemo.
When Michael died in 2021, Ernie wasn't on the show that week, and Shaq, Kenny and Chuck spent about six minutes trying to hold it together while they talked about a kid most of America never met.
Then last year he had heart bypass surgery, and this summer he turned 70.
Ernie's dad pitched in the big leagues and then called Braves games for decades, and he gave his son a rule Ernie's talked about forever: if somebody spikes you at second base, never rub.
If you've ever wondered why nobody's been able to copy Inside, that rule is a big part of it. Barkley could say the dumbest thing imaginable, Shaq could fall out of his chair, Kenny could go running to the big board, and Ernie would just pick it up and bring it back to basketball with that yellow legal pad. Those three got to be chaos because the guy in the middle never made his own stuff the show.
He still calls hosting a "get-to job," and he was calling it that the same year he buried his son.
So when Charles Barkley, who's roasted pretty much everybody alive on live TV, can't finish a sentence to the man, that's why.
Charles Barkley and the guys give Ernie Johnson his flowers. This is a must watch.
(via @ohnohedidnt24)
J. Drew Pittman retweeted
Great team. Great Win.
A few highlights vs Maumelle
Back to Work. 💪🏾
#Working
J. Drew Pittman retweeted
One of the biggest stories in college football should be what Braxton Harris has accomplished at Campbell... The Camels improved to 7-0 against the FCS... That's already a new single-season program record for wins 🔥
J. Drew Pittman retweeted
Sullivan Schlimgen has 56 tackles this year, which is tied for 27th in the entire country. He's also second in the Big 12. He's had a fantastic year.
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Nick Saban GOLD 🥇
“Negative experiences without teaching kill morale.”
This is such an important coaching lesson.
Players are going to fail. They are going to make mistakes.
The question: What do we do with it?
J. Drew Pittman retweeted
He earned that number 3 spot after so many publications didn’t even have him as a top 5 player in the state in the preseason. #MyMason
@MasonAball @DPFootballAgent
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Great game last night! Thank you Coach @Emannaghavi for the hospitality! @UHCougarFB
J. Drew Pittman retweeted
With the way the OLine dominating and the emergence of Mazaiah Davis (#7) things why we are averaging 41 PTS per game.
J. Drew Pittman retweeted
Your effort is a choice.
Your attitude is a choice.
Your actions are a choice.
Your communication is a choice.
Your leadership is a choice.
Your level of belief is a choice.
Your commitment is a choice.
Getting better starts with making better choices.
Take ownership.
J. Drew Pittman retweeted
Pray with me
October 6, 2026
Father, search our hearts and show us anything in us that does not honor You. “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me” (Psalm 51:10).
Teach us that repentance is more than feeling sorry. It is agreeing with You about our sin, confessing it honestly, and turning from it to follow You. Give us godly sorrow that produces repentance and leads to life (2 Corinthians 7:10).
Lord Jesus, we confess that we have sinned in thought, word, action, and desire. Forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9). Where we have wandered, turn our hearts back to You. Where we have made excuses, give us humility. Where we have resisted Your Word, give us obedience.
Thank You that repentance does not drive us away from You, but brings us running toward Your mercy. Help us bear fruit in keeping with repentance and walk today in the newness of life You have given us through Christ.
In Jesus’ name, amen.
J. Drew Pittman retweeted
Dear God,
Thank you for this day…for waking me up, giving me life, and extending the opportunity to honor and glorify you this day! I trust that you are moving in my life in ways I cannot yet see. What may seem like closed doors and delayed promises are shifting as you orchestrate a path beyond my own expectations. I’m trusting that you are clearing obstacles and preparing me for a season of unexpected favor and open doors. Please allow me to stand firm, stay faithful, and trust your timing. I have faith that the blessings I’ve been praying for are closer than l may realize—prepare me to walk into the fullness of what you have for me. I love you and trust you with all that I am!
In Jesus Name,
Amen 🙏
“For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.”
- Habakkuk 2:3
J. Drew Pittman retweeted
Dear God,
As I step into this new day, shower it with Your abundant blessings. I trust that Your Spirit will guide me, transforming every struggle and frustration into an opportunity to bring You glory. Please let Your favor pour into my life, bringing unexpected gifts, blessings, and opening closed doors. May everything I do give You honor, and may each step I take be in sync with Your promises for my life. I'm ready and excited, believing that something extraordinary is coming to find me.
In Jesus Name,
Amen 🙏
“The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runs to it, and is safe.”
- Proverbs 18:10
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Pray with me
October 1, 2026
Father, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, we take our stand against every power of darkness that thrives on confusion, deception, fear, disorder, and rebellion against Your truth.
Your Word declares that You are not the author of confusion, but of peace. Where lies have been enthroned, expose them. Where darkness masquerades as enlightenment, turn on the light.
We rebuke every spirit of deception that tells people evil is good and good is evil, darkness is light and light is darkness. Tear down strongholds, demolish arguments raised against the knowledge of God, and bring every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.
We refuse to surrender our minds to the madness of this age. You have not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind. Guard our hearts from panic, our minds from manipulation, and our mouths from repeating lies.
Give Your people discernment. Give us courage to speak truth when truth is unpopular. Give us wisdom that cannot be manipulated by outrage, intimidation, propaganda, or the shifting opinions of the crowd.
Father, awaken Your Church. Where we have compromised, bring repentance. Where we have remained silent out of fear, give us courage. Where we have confused compassion with surrendering truth, teach us to speak the truth in love.
We do not wrestle against flesh and blood. People are not our enemy. Therefore, keep hatred from our hearts even as we stand firmly against lies. Let our weapons remain spiritual, mighty through God for the pulling down of strongholds.
Jesus, reclaim our homes. Reclaim our churches. Reclaim our communities. Awaken consciences. Restore wisdom. Bring repentance. Break deception. Give us eyes to see, ears to hear, and hearts that refuse to bow before anything contrary to Your Word.
We belong to You. Our minds belong to You. Our families belong to You. Our future belongs to You.
And no matter how loud the confusion becomes, we will stand upon what is eternal: Jesus Christ is Lord, Your Word is truth, and the darkness will never overcome the Light.
In the mighty and victorious name of Jesus Christ, amen.
J. Drew Pittman retweeted
Meet SDSU QB Chase Mason in Sioux Falls on October 8th!
#chasemason #gojacks #sdsu @CSGnoahclair @csgathletes #scheels #southdakota
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J. Drew Pittman retweeted
Awesome opportunity for fans to get chance to meet the next NFL player out of SD @Chase_Mason11 ! Appreciate @SCHEELS and @unrlco for being great partners with us for this event! See everyone October 8th! #CSGFam
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Meet SDSU QB Chase Mason in Sioux Falls on October 8th!
#chasemason #gojacks #sdsu @CSGnoahclair @csgathletes #scheels #southdakota
espnsiouxfalls.com/chase-mas…