If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne (A.K.A. Livvy) is typically in headlines regarding her impressive earnings as a student-athlete/TikTok star now that the NCAA is allowing athletes to utilize their NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) to rake in piles of cash. And while it’s definitely good to see college athletes earn money for the billions of dollars they work to generate, NIL definitely has had some negative impacts on college sports. I mean, it is essentially the reason Nick Saban, AKA the GOAT, stopped coaching college football… but we can get into that in another blog.
So let’s not beat around the bush here… when it comes to Livvy, she’s a superstar because she is absolutely stunning. The gymnast is one of the highest-grossing NCAA athletes, male or female, and is now able to parlay her athletic ability into a modeling career.
Heck, if I looked like that, I’d be doing the same thing:
However, the drool fest over Dunne has subsided a little since she launched her relationship with Pittsburgh Pirates top prospect Paul Skenes, the #3 prospect in all of Major League Baseball. But, from a recent social media post of Dunne cheering on her boo against the MLB’s #1 prospect Jackson Holliday (who struck out), she is getting roasted for how she is tuning into the game.
@livvy Let’s go Bucs! #foryou #mlb #baseball #girlfriend ♬ nintendo wii (mii channel) song – julie on the internet
Dunne was watching the game on an ancient-looking laptop, and folks came for her neck over the dated tech. Given her income bracket, you’d think she’d probably have the newest MacBook on the market (maybe one not even on the market yet), but I must admit I respect that she is beating to her own drum and using a laptop that isn’t top-of-the-line.
The ASUS laptop looks like it could probably be run over by a car and would still work… and I know some people (my editor) love these laptops because they last. While the tech is getting roasted, many overlook how sweet it is that she is dialed into the game.
Enjoy the Grade-A commentary.
“Your computer is too big how’d you get that thing through the door.”
(Top tier comment from the MLB)
This woman is making more than any college athlete and is watching a baseball game on a 13” laptop https://t.co/tYJhD4GYRb
— Rudy JUULiani (@RudyJUULianiV2) March 15, 2024
why is she watching this on the same portable dvd player my parents gave me to shut me up on our 6 hour drive to Disney World? https://t.co/Hznz24gBtq pic.twitter.com/sKujXNq9qE
— Jaren Amoroso (@ItMeJaren) March 15, 2024
Someone get her an NIL deal for a new laptop. @JohnPetersonFW https://t.co/nvA4vbSRjM
— LUDVIG ÅBERG TRACKER (@LudvigTracker) March 15, 2024
😔 this hurts but what kind of laptop is that https://t.co/tDkDNqvJ57
— Go Blue Kevin King (@mickeymousekin) March 15, 2024
Why does Livvy Dunne have a 12 year old laptop https://t.co/qBjYPZXNXi
— And That's Baseball (@AndThatsBB) March 15, 2024
Livvy is worth 7 figures and she’s watching on a laptop from 2008 https://t.co/EnMkvIfyTA
— Jack McGuire (@JackMacCFB) March 15, 2024
Why is her laptop from 2007? https://t.co/pS4yxqtZ1n
— LukeBonitz (@LukeBonitz1) March 15, 2024
She doesn’t have a TV ? https://t.co/7IUFkGbxKI
— Nick #LFGM (@nicocongi) March 15, 2024
Why do college girls refuse to own TVs? https://t.co/EtPOGvx0si
— IdentityTheftMAAC (@MaacTheft) March 15, 2024
Here’s the full AB if you’re interested:
Unbelievable battle between Skenes & Holliday. Really nice patience by Holliday laying off two up-zone FF’s that hit triple-digits. Skenes finished the AB on pitches 4 & 5 with two CH’s (gross VAA) that ended up in two whiffs + a K. These guys are elite.pic.twitter.com/SbzWt0w1dk
— Pat (@PatSullivan05) March 15, 2024
