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Ben Bessman

@ben-bessman.bsky.social

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Just Be Kind. Husband, father, former football coach, dog rescuer, & film buff dealing with Long COVID; into Mopars, Iowa Hawkeyes, Chicago Cubs & Bears, Detroit Red Wings, Indiana Fever.

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@ben-bessman.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 3:59 PM

Well said. Clark can’t win no matter what she does in speaking out- it’ll never be enough affect the change that some demand of her. But it’s still important to try. It’s clear that she loves her teammates and she’s always been an ally. Clark is a very good person.

@ben-bessman.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 3:53 PM

Well said. And again, so much of the problem (but clearly not all of it) are the online trolls that keep popping up every time Clark, Reese, Wilson, or just the W is mentioned online. Trolls don’t quit being trolls when you ask them to stop- they double down and get worse.

@ben-bessman.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 3:36 PM

But I documented everything (proving they were repeatedly lying) & stood up to all their nonsense. They couldn’t break me. Eventually they slipped up & made it clear to those above us that it was them causing the problems, not me. Sweet justice. Celebrated when I heard they retired.

@ben-bessman.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 3:28 PM

Completed my yearly Harassment Prevention training & every time they say they don’t allow bosses to retaliate I remember my previous boss at a previous job who gaslit & bullied me for years with that HR & other higher uppers just shrugging their shoulders acting like that was normal. Disheartening.

@ben-bessman.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 2:41 AM

Nice!

@ben-bessman.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 9:29 PM

Just Be Kind.

@ben-bessman.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 6:15 PM

Wow! Outstanding. Way to go!

@ben-bessman.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 12:12 PM

So glad I missed the flying train or whatever the fuck they have in that shitburg universe. Only watched the movies with my wife because she loved the books but she (we) can’t stand the author because she’s let it known she’s a horrible human being. Had I known beforehand, wouldn’t wasted my time.

@ben-bessman.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 10:16 PM

The defense was such hot garbage Caleb starting probably wouldn’t have mattered. Good lord, Dennis Allen better figure out that his corners have limited recovery speed and call his plays accordingly. Everybody just saw them get torched at will. They will be tested for the rest of the year.

@ben-bessman.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:05 AM

Lack of corner recovery speed should result in a change in coverage, but nah- they’ll just let teams land deep shots all game long. Come on, Allen- you’re smarter than that! Johnson gets a lot of credit for being very smart on offense. That disappears often, which is concerning.

@ben-bessman.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 4:42 AM

R.I.P. Nebraska.

@ben-bessman.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 7:12 PM

Sounds like an amazing event! I would’ve attended but, you know, live in Iowa City. :)

@ben-bessman.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 7:10 PM

Did you hear that? The sound of thousands of hearts breaking in Lincoln. There’s still time for them, but… it’s the ‘huskers. This is what they do.

@ben-bessman.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 5:28 PM

How about NO?

@ben-bessman.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 4:51 AM

Should be a heck of a series!

@ben-bessman.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 4:50 AM

For whatever reason, Kirk’s record coming off the bye isn’t good. Always worries me.

@ben-bessman.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 3:57 AM

As somebody who sat through the 1991 Rose Bowl- KEEP SCORING, Iowa! Some wounds still hurt.

@ben-bessman.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 3:50 AM

You’re young, you’ll bounce back. Us old folks aren’t even drinking water at this point in the night.

@ben-bessman.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 3:44 AM

Good lord, this Washington defense is a complete dumpster fire. Embarrassing. Sadly some Iowa fans will conclude success tonight proves Brown should be QB2. No, he would have carved these guys up.

@ben-bessman.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 2:17 AM

Both lines are questionable. Brown would be shredding this defense as well. And Iowa would likely have two more TDs on the board, as going deep on 3rd & 3 is sorta dumb. Brown doesn’t do that.

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