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Does it pay six figures??? I'm serious. My guess is no. Because if it doesn't, it isn't worth for all the time you're going to put it. Now, when I was a 20-something sports writer starting out, I probably would have felt differently. I would have worked for next to nothing. But I've learned...

Thanks. I thought for years that I would be miserable without being around sports all the time. I learned I'm not.

Here's my story. Not sure it adds much, but it's a reminder that sometimes, we get help from places we don't expect. I lost my sports writing job in May. I talked tough about how it would all work out, but I was a little nervous. After 20-plus years, I knew I wasn't going to be in demand for a...

Who left the beat? Always thought their guys did good work under tough conditions. The Enquirer's sports staff has been cut to the bone. Covering a major league baseball team would be great. Working for Gannett?? Maybe not so much. I'm too old for that.

Maybe I'm wrong (and certainly wouldn't be the first). I have no idea what to read into page counts and twitter comments. Also, the lead sports columnist usually has one of the most well-read and most commented stories on a newspaper's website, no matter the topic.

Van Gundy's quote was dead on and one of my longstanding issues with our business. But the guys usually doing the ripping are the big-name columnists or the anonymous bloggers, not the daily beat guys. As a long-time beat writer, it's by my observation that if anything, we have too many jock...

I have since learned that Mark was invited and originally accepted, but withdrew when he learned that IU was working with another, larger paper to update the database he did back in 2006. It was being done without his knowledge, so he backed off. If that's the case, I sure as hell don't blame...

For the record, I am a friend and colleague of Mark and a longtime admirer of his work. Some of you may recall he did a groundbreaking study four years ago on the financial status of college athletic departments that won several awards. Those of you who know him also know his work speaks for...

Let me get this straight: Indiana University's National Sports Journalism Center and the Associated Press Sports Editors are sponsoring a seminar on investigating college athletics here in Indianapolis. Yet, they don't have room on the panel for my Indianapolis Star colleague Mark Alesia, who...

Super nice guy. I have not talked to him in seven years or so, but sat next to him many times in the old Churchill Downs press box while we were covering the Kentucky Derby. He had a great love for the sport and was always willing to help when a horse racing novice liked me had questions. Very...

Super, super nice guy. I had not talked to him in several years, but sat next to him many times in the old Churchill Downs press box while we were covering the Kentucky Derby. He had a great love for the sport and was always willing to help when a horse racing novice liked me had questions. Very...

There's a side of me that would love to cover this coach. . .I'm at a stage of my life -- and career -- where I would tell him what an ass he is.

Seeing this post earlier today got me to read all that stuff, as tawdry as it was. I think it's fair to say Steve Phillips needs some serious counseling.

My sympathies to the folks in Akron. I just took a 10 percent pay cut. I can assure you it's been a total *****. The day we got our first checks after that was just an awful day. ..and hearing some people trying to be all bright and cheerful by saying stuff like "Well, at least we still have...

Some quick points. 1) Bernie is a good guy, good reporter and a solid pro. He obviously dropped the ball here on the Siemers thing and I generally agree that the media complaining about how restrictive the teams they cover are with access does little or no good. But he's done a great job for a...

I personally would rather watch the Canadian Football League. I don't search it out, but the rules make it kind of quirky and I find myself enjoying it when it pops up on cable once in awhile. You see players you remember from college. And, I have to admit that the CFL title game last year...

I don't know this guy at all so I won't comment on his situation, but I'll say this. There are a couple of coaches I covered who probably would write me a letter of recommendation, but I would be embarrassed to ask. Wouldn't any reporter with an ounce of pride or self-respect? But that's just...

When a play-by-play person is a bit of a homer, I'm fine with that. He or she is employed by the team and I know that going in. I grew up listening to Jack Buck, who was fabulous and I wouldn't trade those memories for anything. But he was obviously rooting for the Cardinals (In fact, that...

Great question and tough for me to respond to. I think we're all a little smarter with 20 years of hindsight. But let me share this: I had a major-college beat for six years earlier this decade and really enjoyed it, for the most part. I had a lot of great times and great experiences. But for...

Agreed on all of it. . .That train has left the station. . .Plus, the Gammons reference is nauseating and ESPN at its self-promotional best . . .and it's wrong.