The new acting AG has some extremely basic #sports takes
A man who could help shape the nation’s future also has strong opinions about Iowa football and Tim Tebow.
On Nov. 7, Matt Whitaker was named the acting Attorney General of the United States after Jeff Sessions’ resignation. He is now in position to make very important decisions about the fate of the nation. One look at Whitaker’s Twitter account, also reveals he’s got some very, VERY basic opinions about sports, folks. We went through his account to find the most ... regular? ... ones.
Some backstory on Whitaker in general: he graduated from Iowa, played football for the Hawkeyes in the 1990s, and even appeared in the 1991 Rose Bowl between the Hawkeyes and Washington Huskies.
Let's Go Hawks! On Iowa! #Hawkeyes #CyHawk #HawkeyeState pic.twitter.com/wMpOuhEahn
— Matt Whitaker (@MattWhitaker46) September 8, 2018
But back to his sports takes, which he’s got plenty of:
Various opinions on Iowa football
Just got offered 4 tickets to Saturday @TheIowaHawkeyes football game pic.twitter.com/wJExqq1hN6
— Matt Whitaker (@MattWhitaker46) September 19, 2017
As a former Hawkeye TE, there’s a lot of this, too:
#IOWA TEs!
— Matt Whitaker (@MattWhitaker46) September 23, 2018
TE U! #hawkeyes https://t.co/oCf8RqkPty
— Matt Whitaker (@MattWhitaker46) October 14, 2018
Hawkeyes need to get a better deal from Nike based on these numbers. https://t.co/S7eLaEO9qv
— Matt Whitaker (@MattWhitaker46) September 7, 2016
Tim Tebow
Am I the only one that, if I owned a NFL team, would trade for @TimTebow ?
— Matt Whitaker (@MattWhitaker46) March 19, 2012
Might’ve been one of the few!
Randy Moss
I have always found #randymoss an intriguing figure and a great football player https://t.co/QY48gjXXmh
— Matt Whitaker (@MattWhitaker46) September 12, 2017
Football in general
As much football as I have been watching, what do I do with all the time outside of football season?
— Matt Whitaker (@MattWhitaker46) September 22, 2009
Same, tbh.
Lifting weights in his free time:
What I do in my free time. #powerclean #CrossFit pic.twitter.com/EO5iDKbIMG
— Matt Whitaker (@MattWhitaker46) August 25, 2017
That’s ... somehow not surprising.
Who knew tricep ext and curls worked? The Workout That Burns 346 Calories In 13 Minutes https://t.co/yK8X54aRgN
— Matt Whitaker (@MattWhitaker46) August 29, 2017
Lift heavy, it's the Whitaker way
— Matt Whitaker (@MattWhitaker46) August 29, 2017
On training intensity : You think you're at 8, you're really at 2. #wisdom
— Matt Whitaker (@MattWhitaker46) April 4, 2016
Oh yeah, and take a gander at his cover photo:
I’m not mocking this at all — the dude can lift some serious weight.
The Chicago Blackhawks, and sports in general, for mental health.
I am watching Blackhawks play hockey instead of Iowa playing basketball. It is for my mental health.
— Matt Whitaker (@MattWhitaker46) December 12, 2009
I like watching these west coast hockey games before I go to bed. Great way to relax.
— Matt Whitaker (@MattWhitaker46) February 3, 2010
Golf
Perhaps the most heated of categories here.
The problem is you can't have a great finish if you don't know the score! #USOpen
— Matt Whitaker (@MattWhitaker46) June 19, 2016
I agree! Golf Magazine=fake news; their advice never improved my golf game. I still can't hit out of the sand! https://t.co/h9UjcNvWIY
— Matt Whitaker (@MattWhitaker46) August 3, 2017
@USGA don't you want more people to play, complex and capricious rules chase folks away. #keepitsimple
— Matt Whitaker (@MattWhitaker46) June 19, 2016
Maybe #usa will cheer me up with #RyderCup win!
— Matt Whitaker (@MattWhitaker46) October 1, 2016
Matt has some golf feelings he might need to work out with an afternoon tea time or two.
Bottle flipping
Bottle flipping is sports too!
The @IowaWildAAA 2004 team would dominate this competition https://t.co/pZPoqqwOys
— Matt Whitaker (@MattWhitaker46) August 9, 2017
#Debates and #Sports
so many choices football, baseball and politics. my kind of night! #debates
— Matt Whitaker (@MattWhitaker46) October 23, 2012
Sports Refreshments
Which of Whitaker’s teams do you think drove him to this particular purchase?
Says one dad, " tastes like a bottle full of mistakes" pic.twitter.com/HUZywgYYQN
— Matt Whitaker (@MattWhitaker46) September 2, 2017
Whitaker might be a little busier now with his new job. It’s a role that comes with an incredible amount of responsibility, including some big decisions. There’s about a one-year gap in Whitaker’s Twitter history, after which he stopped dipping so frequently into the sports takes for some reason.
(By the way, if you’d like to learn more about who Whitaker is beyond his goofy sports takes, you can read more about him courtesy of our friends at Vox).