It’s been 3 1/2 years now. Or 39 months. Or more than 1,200 days. Or countless articles, words or podcasts. Or seven national and state awards. There are a lot of ways to try and count it, but no matter what I reach the same conclusion: I’ve been at The Oklahoma Daily for a long time.
Every week for 2 1/2 of my 3 1/2 years here, I wrote a weekly sports column, opining on everything from athlete guarantees to crowd-surfing mascots. Naturally, publishing my opinions for thousands to read for such a prolonged period of time gave readers plenty of opportunities to share their thoughts about me.
So as I write for The Daily for the last time, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on the praise I received for my work throughout the years. Here are just a few online comments I received from my admirers over my college career.
From a Sept. 18, 2007, column about Garrett Hartley
“What is the point of this article? No facts, not even really an opinion, just a bunch of rambling about a problem that the writer was apparently too lazy to research” – Anonymous
“he's a journalism sophomore... so has he even taken a writing class? or is he still in intro? how does a soph get to write so many columns? maybe he's in Writing for Mass Media right now, but even then, hes just learning to write things correctly” – JMC student
On an Oct. 16, 2007, column about Iowa States potential to upset OU
“this is a dumb article... please find something better to write about. YOU BORE ME” – dont matter
On an Oct. 23, 2007 article about the Colorado Rockies’ playoff run being tainted by MLB’s steroid issue
“Stop crying. Nobody cares that you don't care about the Rockies.” – Chris
“Baseball is stupid and pointless, the players are way overpaid” – BOB
On an April 6, 2009, article about how Sam Bradford and Blake Griffin made OU the first school to win a Heisman and Naismith trophy in the same academic year
“Slightly off-topic, but if the OU Daily could *not* print a full page picture with nearly all black ink, that would be awesome. I picked up the paper and my hands looked like I picked up a handful of coal.” – fustigate
On a Nov. 30, 2009, column about how the mascots should not crowd surf up the student section during football games
““Dude what is wrong with you? Find something better to write about. Our mascots are awesome and everyone loves them. Are you a poke fan or something?” –Flysooner
“I would have expected the opinion expressed in this article to come from the uptight boosters whose seats are behind mine. "Down in front!" and "I can't see!" are the phrases they shout in anger. I have the same response for Mr. Jones as I do all of the John Doe semi-Sooners who can't bare to stand in the (ahem) STANDS. If you don't want to experience the crowd, go home and sit on your couch.” – DanimalRC
“Yet another article wasted in our glorious paper...You can't find anything else to write about, seriously?” - Ouav8or9
So as I reflect back on the experiences I have had at The Daily I am left with just one parting comment for my adoring fans who got online to let me know how much they enjoyed my work: Thanks for reading.
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Royce 2 years ago
You suck so much.
GhostofJasonKidd 2 years ago
Now get a job!! LOL!!