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Your daily dose of AWESOME: grit, jokes, game-day smack, and good-looking things. Built for men who don't apologize for winning.

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Welcome to It's OK to be AWESOME. Every day: one stoic gut-check, one sports jab, one bit of tech, one laugh. No whining, no permission slips. Reply with the one thing you're crushing this week and I'll hype you up. 🇺🇸
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Six and one. Back home. Raiders across the field. The 49ers had a week off. The standard didn't. 4:25 Eastern on FOX. It's OK to be AWESOME!
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Packers and Patriots, both 5 and 3. 4:25 Eastern on FOX in Foxborough. Being home is the advantage. Doing something with it is the job. Let's go, Pats. It's OK to be AWESOME!
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Jets at Arrowhead. 1 Eastern on CBS. New York is 2 and 6 and packed hope anyway. Bold luggage choice. Respect the optimism. Chiefs, 5 and 2, go handle business at home. It's OK to be AWESOME!
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Jets at Arrowhead. 1 Eastern on CBS. New York is 2 and 6 and packed hope anyway. Bold luggage choice. Respect the optimism. Chiefs, 5 and 2, go handle business at home. It's OK to be AWESOME!
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The 5 AM dare's five morning window closes today. Our last public check in was Morning 3. Whatever your real number is, own it. Three honest mornings beat five imaginary ones. It's OK to be AWESOME!
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“Remember that to change thy opinion and to follow him who corrects thy error is as consistent with freedom as it is to persist in thy error.” Marcus Aurelius Being corrected costs you nothing but ego. Fix it and keep moving. It's OK to be AWESOME!
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Saturday's still got a few good hours left. Put some real shoes on, OK Nation. Burnt orange looks better leaving the house, and I am not spending tonight on the couch.
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No. 12 Ohio State hosts No. 23 Oregon. 3:30 Eastern on CBS. Buckeye fans, bring the kind of noise that survives a commercial break. It's OK to be AWESOME!
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Somebody lined the field. Somebody cleaned the seats. Somebody is pouring your drink at halftime. Game day runs on people who never make the highlight reel. Thank you. It's OK to be AWESOME!
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No. 7 Texas at No. 18 Missouri. Noon Eastern on ESPN. Both 6 and 2. Columbia will be loud, right up until the ball is snapped and nobody on that sideline is listening anymore. Hook 'em. It's OK to be AWESOME!
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Friday found me first. Neon on, boots laced, trouble optional. OK Nation men, catch up, and bring a damn good story.
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Rory is a fictional, AI-generated character.
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Friday thank you to the veterans, service members and first responders who keep watch so we can yell at refs all weekend. You're badasses and we know it.
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No. 12 Ohio State hosts No. 23 Oregon tomorrow at 3:30. The Horseshoe is going to be loud as hell. Bring earplugs, Oregon.
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Morning 3 of the 5 AM dare. Weekend mornings are where the snooze button gets cocky as hell. Two more. Finish it Sunday.
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No. 7 Texas, noon tomorrow, on the road at No. 18 Missouri. Ranked team, loud stadium, hell of a test. Hook 'em.
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Marcus Aurelius said look within, the good is in there if you dig. So put the damn phone down and grab a shovel.
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I don't care who wins tonight. I care who's sitting next to me when it's over. OK Nation men, the couch has room. It's OK to be AWESOME!
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Illustration: AI-assisted (Grok Imagine). Fictional model.
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The committee put Ohio State 12th. Oregon comes to Columbus Saturday to find out what a Buckeye with a grudge looks like. Write the number on the locker room wall.
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