David Fee

Buc-ee’s is quietly hoping first-time visitors never learn how the store actually works. Most people pull in for gas and a bathroom. They see the beaver logo, use the cleanest restroom they’ve ever seen at a gas station, buy a bag of Beaver Nuggets, fill the tank, and leave. They never realize they just drove past: a 74,000-square-foot travel center the size of a Walmart. Brisket smoked fresh in-house that rivals dedicated BBQ restaurants. A car wash longer than a football field. 120+ gas pumps with some of the cheapest fuel prices on the highway because the business model isn’t about gas. A wall of homemade fudge cut to order. Kolaches baked fresh every morning. Jerky in 15+ flavors cut and seasoned in-store. A credit card with 5 cents off per gallon. Coffee stations with unlimited free customizations that turn a $1.50 cup into a $6 coffeehouse drink. A merchandise section larger than most clothing stores with items you can’t buy online, ever. And a deliberate store design with no seating, no trucks, no overnight parking, and no phone ordering all by choice, all for a reason. A Texan who’s visited 30+ Buc-ee’s locations told me: “Out-of-staters stop for the bathroom. Texans stop for the brisket. But nobody not even most Texans understands the business model. Buc-ee’s isn’t a gas station. It’s a destination retail store that happens to sell gas. The gas gets you in the parking lot. The 74,000 square feet inside is where the money is made.” Here are 11 things about Buc-ee’s most visitors never discover 🧵

No flag here. Will Stein is furious.

Have fun with Stein Kentucky 👋

Will Stein should just go for two after every touchdown the rest of the season. I believed him when he told me this summer that he didn’t “coach scared.” But hearing and seeing are two different things. His go-for-it mentality has transformed that Kentucky program … quickly.

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I think you have to bench Stroud

Is it just me or does anyone else hate the kickoff rule ?

I know it’s a football Saturday but Alabama-St John’s is a great college basketball game

The last time Kentucky played Georgetown was in the 1984 Final Four in Seattle. I wasn’t born yet, but this is a pretty sweet bucket by Mel Turpin (RIP) over some guy named Patrick Ewing. BIG BOY BASKETBALL!

Congratulations, Randall Cobb on being in the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame 2025 Class. 📰🔗 ukathletics.com/news/2025/09…

This is pretty awesome. The Astros bullpen catcher who got the ball Cal Raleigh hit for home run number 57 to break Ken Griffey Jr.’s Mariners record for a season hands Raleigh the ball for him to keep after the M’s beat his team in a huge game. 🫡

This fan had a special request after catching and returning Mike Trout's 400th HR ball... He wanted to play catch with him ❤️ (via @MLB)

Who comes to mind?

Do you remember the signature in your first baseball glove - or one of your first? Please quote

What's a tv show so good you've watched it at least 3 times?