Hey all you sports fans out there, welcome to my blog of all things college sports. For those of you that don't know who I am, here's a little bit about me:
-As of today, February 14, 2011, I have been in my 20's for exactly 6 days.
-I attend James Madison University. This is my second year, but because of credits from high school, I'm considered a junior.
-Though I started my collegiate career as a Biology major, I switched to Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication. WRTC 200 is the class that inspired this blog.
-I am a facebook addict (don't judge, you probably are too). You can friend me on fb here follow my sports feed on twitter here.
Possibly most importantly, I'm a sports fan first, blogger second. I will do my best to use this as a forum to communicate news and offer my own opinions, but don't think of me solely as a disconnected writer. When the big game comes around, you can find me plopped in front of the 37 inch flatscreen in my room, watching with my friends. Yes, I scream at the TV in a vain attempt to insult a referee's manhood after a bad call. Yes, I will plan an entire 16-hour day around a three-hour football game. Yes, I have stayed home on weekend nights to watch a big hockey game. And yes, I have skipped class in order to watch March Madness (sorry, mom). Thus my passion for sports writing comes directly for my love of the game. That being said, I think it's only fair that you all know where my fan loyalties lie:
College Sports: West Virginia Mountaineers (I will also cheer for Duke every once in a while, as I was born in Durham)
NFL: Tennessee Titans
NBA: San Antonio Spurs
NHL: Washington Capitals
MLB: Baltimore Orioles (your sympathy is appreciated)
I am just as passionate about the teams I love as I am about the game itself. That being said, I am fully capable of having an opinion and being unbiased at the exact same time. Call it call it good journalism, call it Orwellian double-think. Call it whatever you like. I promise not to be obnoxious, but I won't promise to not be opinionated. In a world where ESPN dominates sports headlines by simply having a massive collection of sports news, opinionated commentary is the only thing that can separate print media such as this blog from a culturally dominant video-based fact-spewer like ESPN. Don't get me wrong- I love ESPN, and I watch Sportscenter twice daily. But it shouldn't be the only tool used to keep yourself in the loop with sports- hence my rationale behind the blog.
Anyway, down to business. Although I will from time to time post randomly with my thoughts on one thing or another, I will post every day with the following topics, which will vary from day to day:
Sunday- Weekend Recap
Monday- New Poll Commentary
Tuesday- Offseason and Professional Sport Updates
Wednesday- Conference Talk
Thursday- Teams, Players to watch
Friday- Weekend Pregame
Saturday- Editorial Rants/Viewer Questions
Look for my first posts on Wednesday (February 16). Thanks for reading!
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