will Rivals ever update our new transfers. Seems like we are the only one not done. Only shows 4 players

Before going to sleep in a hotel room he shared with his brother recently, Matthew Johnson slipped wool socks over his feet. He did what?


“My brother saw me putting on socks and he was like, ‘That’s crazy. You’re a crazy person,’” says Johnson, a senior at George Mason University in Virginia.

A growing understanding of the importance of sleep for health and lifespan has made slumber hacks and gadgets all the buzz—including the increasingly common advice to sleep with socks.
But an under-cover inquiry by The Wall Street Journal finds that socks-in-bed is dividing couples and the public square. Opponents physically recoil at the notion, and say people who snooze in socks can’t be trusted.
“That’s just psychopathic behavior right there, wearing socks to bed,” says Sean McMahon, a 32-year-old retail worker in Deltona, Fla., who called a former roommate weird for doing so. He recalls watching a murder mystery one time where a character in the movie wearing socks to sleep was the killer.
Matthew Johnson’s slumber socks. PHOTO: MATTHEW JOHNSON
In Virginia, Johnson wasn’t always a socker. He wore them—a pair of generic
Walmart
socks—to sleep for the first time after reading about the benefits. The first night, “it feels like you’ve put your feet into jail,” he recalls. “Your feet are like ‘Get me out of here.’”

But he woke feeling more rested. So now, Johnson has a few pairs of boot-length wool socks, some from a nearby Lidl grocery store, warm but not too warm, that he specifically wears to sleep. After his nightly shower, he kicks the air conditioner in his room to about 65 degrees, puts on the socks and drifts off to dreamland.
“I find that a magical combination, of a slightly colder room and slightly warmer clothes. There’s something primal about it,” he says. “It triggers that response in your brain of like ‘I’m a cave man sleeping in a cave right now. I am safe, time to go to bed now.’”
Authorities, from the Cleveland Clinic to the University of Florida Health have expounded on the positives of sleeping in socks. (On its website, Cleveland Clinic writes, “Here’s a bit of information that could knock your socks on,” while UF Health heralds socks as “the unsung hero of undergarments.”)
A study published in the Journal of Physiological Anthropology found that young men fell asleep 7.5 minutes faster, slept 32 minutes longer and woke up 7.5 times less often than those not wearing socks.
It might seem socks would make you too toasty. But counterintuitively, researchers say, socks help lower core temperatures, a process that assists sleep.
Chilly feet can raise the temperature by sending more blood, and heat, to core areas, according to the Cleveland Clinic, which explains: “So, what does adding in a fluffy pair of socks do? Those cuddly duds warm your feet, relaxing and widening blood vessels that constricted while cold. This improved blood circulation in your overall body helps release more heat through your skin.”
Dr. Michael Breus, a clinical psychologist and sleep specialist, says he has been prescribing the sock method to couples with sleep compatibility issues. Breus, a self-described “sleep matchmaker,” would recommend the partner who feels colder at night wear socks to bed.
Breus, a “hot sleeper” who doesn’t wear socks to sleep himself, acknowledges the advice won’t work for everyone but insists, “It’s a valuable thing to think about.”
Statistics and footnotes on the topic are limited, though one small survey suggested 63% of us don’t sleep with socks on, 25% sometimes do, and nearly 12% regularly do. The informal study, on a Reddit forum, generated comments such as, “I sleep with socks when I’m too drunk to take them off, and honestly waking up with socks on is worse than the hangover.”
Not surprisingly, Big Sock is getting involved.
Darn Tough Vermont, a merino-wool socks manufacturer, describes itself as “Team Almost-Every-Situation-Calls-For-Socks” but recognized the nuance in the situation in a blog post: “Just like pineapple-as-pizza-topping, there are many people firmly in Camp 100% Yes and Camp Absolutely Not.”
The company even added the question—sleep-in-socks or not—to applications for brand ambassadors who promote its products. Answers received included, “Darn Toughs all day, but bare feet at night,” according to Emily Corley, Darn Tough’s director of marketing.
Courtney Laggner, a 37-year-old brand-and-community marketing manager there, diplomatically toes the line down the middle.


Courtney and Matthew Laggner, a married couple. Courtney has a sock practice that confounds her husband.
At home in Plainfield, Vt., she practices the “one sock on, one sock off” method, meaning she’ll go to bed with both socks on and then kick one off before falling asleep. Laggner, a mother of two kids under the age of five, has tried other sleep aids, such as melatonin, but says, “for me, taking off that one sock is like taking off a bra at the end of the day. It is like, I’ve found my comfort and now I’m ready to sleep.”
Her husband, Matthew Laggner, a no-socker, thinks she is crazy for doing so, and hates finding random discarded socks come Saturday morning when they change the sheets.
“It always amazes me how many socks fall out the end,” says Matthew, 38, a general contractor. “It’s anywhere from two to six pairs or whatever depending on the week.”
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Might he just join her in the sock camp? “At this point,” he says, “I don’t think even if I wanted to try that I could give in.”
Tyler Robbins wearing a pair of socks that he sleeps in. PHOTO: TYLER ROBBINS
Tyler Robbins, a 43-year-old quality-control inspector in Section, Ala., says wearing socks to bed is crucial to his sleep regimen. Without them, “it just doesn’t feel right,” he says. “It feels like my feet are naked, and I don’t like it.”
Robbins’s wife, Brandy Robbins, a 40-year-old schoolteacher, has called him out on his socking habit among friends and family. She prefers to go sockless even though her feet get chilly at night.
How does she warm them up? The sock guy.
Brandy says her frigid feet will trespass onto Tyler’s side of the bed for warmth, so she doesn’t have to get up to put on socks. Tyler says her feet are “like ice blocks” that make him jump.

Tyler will shoot back: “I don’t see how your feet don’t just fall off because they’re so cold.”
In South Bend, Ind., Nemeth McCormick, 23, was intrigued by the socks-in-bed strategy. Getting good sleep helps him keep a set schedule, livestreaming and editing for his work as a content creator.
But he tried it and didn’t like it. “It feels a little off,” he says, “and plus I like that little bit of breeze on your feet.”
Despite walking around in socks almost all day, McCormick cherishes the moment he takes them off at night. One time, he says, he fell asleep with socks on after a long hard day, and he woke up confused and wondered what he had done. “It felt out of place,” he adds, noting he had to shower to wash the feeling away.
Write to Mengqi Sun at mengqi.sun@wsj.com

ESPN used fictional names to win Emmy’s !
To rectify this, according to Strang, ESPN would take the Emmys given to the nonexistent persons they submitted to NATAS as “associate producers”—often similar in name to actual on-air talent; for instance, “Kirk Henry” and “Lee Clark” for Herbstreit and Corso—and give them to its stars, later re-engraving the correct names on the statuettes.

Florida State (9-6, 3-1 ACC) travels to Notre Dame on Saturday at 2:15 p.m. Tom Werme and Jordan Cornette will be on the call on the CW (channel finder by zip code).

The Seminoles (9-6) have won three straight ACC games and have already matched their 2022-23 win total. It's been an impressive turnaround since that ugly loss to Lipscomb on Dec. 30. Ariya wrote about this on Wednesday, but worth revisiting if you missed it, this team is healthier and finding its rhythm with Cam Corhen back, Jaylan Gainey getting some games under his belt and Primo Spears has some on-court time after the two-time waiver process.

This is FSU's first road game since they played at UNC on Dec. 2. And it's the first game away from Tallahassee since the USF loss at Sunrise on Dec. 9. FSU hasn't historically played well at Notre Dame but did take an 84-71 win at the Joyce Center on Jan. 17, 2023 (Darin Green Jr. scored 20 points, including four 3s).

FSU is up to 98th in the KenPom rankings, while Notre Dame (7-9, 2-3) is 150th. There are still 10 teams in front of the Seminoles, but the last three games have been mostly positive and shown what this team is capable of achieving. Only Louisville at 186 is lower than ND in KenPom rankings.

We'll have updates in the thread below pregame and during the game.

Yahoo Sports reported and the NCAA confirmed that FSU offensive coordinator Alex Atkins and the football program have received sanctions from the NCAA for NIL recruiting violations.

Details in the story here:

The last few months, from Jordan Travis' injury to the snub to the Orange Bowl, have left the FSU football fanbase bruised and bloody. The Seminoles badly needed a win. Keeping Mike Norvell over heavy interest from Alabama certainly fits the bill.

This is an Interesting read about Bobby Bowden and how he turned down the Alabama job twice. I hope Mike Norvell gleans some insight from what Bobby dealt with several decades ago.

Thanks but no thanks to the Bama job

Harbison arrived at FSU in 1948 and retired in 1986. He coached the third FSU team ever. Coached the great 1964 defense. Coached offensive and defensive line, punters and kickers. Recruited Deion Sanders and Odell Haggins in 1985 and impacted the lives of thousands of players in between. As one former player John Crowe said, other than Bobby Bowden, Bob Harbison impacted Florida State football as much as anyone.


Thoughts and prayers Harbie

The football game. Yes we got completely embarrassed. Unfortunately, it is what it is. But this is about the loss of my dog, Stella. We have had Stella for 12 years now. She was a rescue. Someone had moved away and left her tied to a tree in the backyard. She was there for about a week or so before someone took her. We ended up with her and she turned out to be an amazing dog. She always had a motherly spirit about her. She was always with our kids and making sure they were taken care of. She was always there when you needed her. She just knew when to put her head on your knee and let you know it’s going to be ok. This motherly instinct even extended to our other dogs and even the cats. They all laid with her and even on her from time to time. She always made you feel comfortable. We helped with rescue dogs for a while and she always took them in and show them the love they never had. She was a really amazing dog.

Well last night, starting about the 4th quarter of our disastrous game, she was acting funny and her stomach was very bloated. We thought she was just gassy so we let it be. Well, she started breathing really shallow and rapid so we decided to take her to an emergency vet. She had a twisted stomach. The vet told us she only had a couple hours to live unless they did surgery that she only had a 40-50% chance of survival given her age and health. Plus the recovery is very hard. Not to mention it cost $7000-$8000. We decided to have her put to sleep. I had to drive back and get our kids to say goodbye. My family is absolutely devastated. I just wanted to share this and hope everyone remembers to enjoy what you have while you have it. Because it can be taken away in a short amount of time. Thanks for reading if you got this far.

Look for amare williams to end up at fsu.

FSU fans rejoice. Head coach Mike Norvell just announced on Twitter he is staying with the Seminoles and will not take the Alabama job despite heavy interest from Alabama.

1. Jordan Travis goes down.
2. FSU snubbed from the playoffs.
3. FSU sues the ACC. ACC sues FSU.
4. Half the team quits.
5. FSU loses its top commits on early signing day.
5. UGA drubs FSU for biggest bowl loss in history.
6. FSU drops below 3 2 loss teams in the final AP poll.
7. Saban retires and out of nowhere Norvell is the top replacement candidate.
8. Fans learn Norvells buyout is 4 mill, 4 times less than hapless Willie’s was.
9. FSU is hit with nil violations out of nowhere and no other school has the same named issues.
10. ??? I’ll let everyone make prediction for next up. Nothing would surprise me anymore though.

Edited : 10. and we saved the good news for last. Norvell is staying a Seminole!!!!

Let’s forget about the last 60 days . Blip on the radar in the grand scheme now. Let the climb continue!

Huge get

Nick Saban’s announcement shouldn’t have been stunning. He is 72. But he was bound to retire one of these years. And now the domino effect could be far reaching.

Talked with Ta'Niya Latson and Brooke Wyckoff this afternoon. Some good thoughts from Wyckoff on what makes Latson so special - the sophomore guard is 25 points from the 1,000-point mark going into Thursday night's game:

Reporting here on local sports station.

Bank it

GO NOLES!!!

FSU finished 6th in the coaches poll. Below are a few oddities in where certain coaches voted us :

Ken Wilson, Nevada - 12
Dana Dimel, UTEP ; Jeff Traylor, UTSA - 11
Danny Gonzales, New Mexico ; Mark Stoops, Kentucky ; Kyle Wittingham, Utah - 10
Blake Anderson, Utah State ; Terry Bowden, ULM ; Sonny Cumbie, LA Tech ; Jeff Monken, Army ; BILLY NAPIER , UF - 9