Dont personally know him but hes been quite a legend of sorts in the blogosphere and twittersphere.
Woody (via iPhone) > On Dec 2, 2013, at 7:05 PM, "mail.bobparks.com" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is this a friend of yours, Woody? > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > Real Estate Broker > Bob Parks, LLC > 1517 Hunt Club Blvd > Gallatin TN 37066 > 615-972-4239 > 615-826-4040 > Sent from my iPhone > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Woody Bass <[email protected]> >> Date: December 2, 2013 at 5:41:30 PM CST >> To: WXIA <[email protected]> >> Subject: [gatornews] The Unsportsmanlike Gentleman: Small Time Satirical >> Gators Blogger Calls It Quits; No One Cares >> Reply-To: [email protected] >> >> http://www.theunsportsmanlikegentleman.com/2013/12/small-time-satirical-gators-blogger.html?m=1 >> >> Small Time Satirical Gators Blogger Calls It Quits; No One Cares >> >> Hey everybody, this is my 200th post on the site! YAY! Can you believe it? >> However, did you know The Unsportsmanlike Gentleman has been around since >> the start of the 2008 season? Well, it’s true, my friends. Granted, I wasn’t >> going by The Unsportsmanlike Gentleman in those days and I was only writing >> game recaps for my friends on Myspace (HA, outdated websites!), but that’s >> where this all began. Then in 2010, I decided to go public, thus TUG was >> born on a Facebook page to test the waters before diving into a full fledge >> blog. After that season ended, I joined Twitter and shortly after that, I >> started this site. >> >> >> >> Three seasons and a lot of losses and laughs later, I’m here to tell you all >> that this is my final post as The Unsportsmanlike Gentleman. All things must >> come to an end, right? It’s time for me to move on and do something else. >> What that is, I still haven’t figured out. But, I feel like the time is >> right to step away from playing this character. And yes, The Unsportsmanlike >> Gentleman is a character. This is satire and if you thought any of this was >> real, I will pray for you. (Sadly, some did. Looking at you, Georgia >> Bulldogs fans!) >> >> I’m hanging it up for a variety of reasons. I do this in my spare time for >> fun and to give me a creative outlet to keep me sane while I work a mind >> numbing office job. My job doesn’t allow me the benefit to sit down and >> write during the day when I have down time. Sure, I can sneak away and fire >> off some quick tweets here and there, but that’s about it. Sitting at my >> desk during the day analyzing spreadsheets with my left brain and trying to >> come up with a scouting report with my right brain doesn’t lend me to being >> the most focused or productive employee during football season. So, trying >> to maintain the site in the evenings and weekends can be a hassle and I >> don’t want it to be that way. >> >> >> >> But, the biggest reason why I’m hanging it up is because I’m just tired of >> playing this character and I want to be myself on the internet for a change. >> I feel like I’ve plateaued with this blog and I’ve taken it as far as I’m >> going to take it and I’d rather end it now before it became unfunny or >> stale. Maybe it has already, I don’t know, but if it hasn’t, then it >> inevitably will. >> >> >> >> I love satire. I don’t think there is a greater form of comedy than a >> well-written, sharp, satirical piece, but writing satire is tough. There's a >> fine line you have to walk. The best satire is when you know it’s satire. >> That is why I am going to leave the satire business to the professionals >> like The Onion, Stephen Colbert, South Park, and PFT Commenter. And let me >> say, if you don’t know about PFT Commenter, go follow him on Twitter or find >> him at Kissing Suzy Kolber immediately. He is so fantastic and astoundingly >> hilarious that it makes me angry. If I could do this all over again, TUG >> would be what PFT Commenter is, but I’m not smart enough to pull off what >> he’s doing or I would’ve have done it in the first place. >> >> >> >> Anyway, there are a lot of people I want to thank for the support and >> helping me to this point. First of all, the people who joined the Facebook >> page in the very beginning, you all are wonderfully, insane people, for whom >> I love. You got into a car with a deranged stranger and let him drive you >> around town even though he had no idea where he was going or what he was >> doing and was never looking at the road. It means a lot. >> >> >> >> That goes for everyone who has read this blog and was a fan. I didn’t know >> what to expect when I started this. The internet is a dark, damp basement of >> assholes waiting to shit on anything that someone else tries to create that >> doesn’t match their interests. I really loathe those people. If you dislike >> something, be it a movie, book, TV show, etc., move on and keep searching >> until you find something you love and promote it to the world. What’s the >> point in wasting your time telling someone they suck because you didn’t like >> the video they posted on YouTube? >> >> >> >> I am so happy that the comments, emails, and messages I’ve received over the >> years from you all have been nothing but positive and supportive. I’ve only >> received a handful of negative comments and the majority of those were from >> fans of other schools. So, thank you, guys, for being awesome! >> >> >> >> A big thanks to Paul Sjoberg at Our Two Bits. I was on Twitter for about two >> weeks and had probably 25 followers before Paul reached out to me and wanted >> me to guest write for his site. I agreed and my first ever post was the >> Muschamp Intensity Meter. I had about 700 new followers by the next day. >> They are good people over there at Our Two Bits and I’m really appreciative >> of them letting me post my nonsense on their site. >> >> >> >> Thanks to Chris and James at Gators First, had they contacted me a day >> earlier, I would have probably been guest writing for them instead of Our >> Two Bits, but they were still kind enough to repost some of my stuff on >> their site and gain me a larger audience. >> >> >> >> Thanks to Andy Hutchins at Alligator Army for linking my stuff on his site >> from time to time. I’ve gotten so much traffic from AA. More than any other >> source, in fact. Andy may ruffle some people’s feathers, but I thoroughly >> enjoy reading what he writes. >> >> >> >> Thanks to Michael Nash for designing the awesome headers and background for >> the site. He does great design work and I highly recommend him if you need >> someone in that area. >> >> >> >> Thanks to all the other Gators blogs that I've interacted with, The Bull >> Gator, Jean Shorts Torture, Throw The Flag, The Gators Daily. You guys are >> great and I honestly believe that Florida has the funniest, smartest group >> of bloggers and writers of any fanbase in college football, including EDSBS >> with Spencer and Celebrity Hot Tub. The last few seasons of Florida football >> have been less than fun on the field, but every single one of you has >> entertained me on a daily basis and at times, had me in tears laughing. It >> has been a privilege serving beside you all and I hope to continue to in >> some form in the future. >> >> >> >> Thanks to my biggest fan, the Palm Beach Post’s Jason Lieser. He’s been >> quite upset about me hanging up TUG since I confirmed the news to him a few >> weeks ago. He even threatened to quit his job if I stopped blogging. Jason’s >> one of the most entertaining Florida beat writers to follow on Twitter and >> has promoted me quite a bit on that time wasting site. It is much >> appreciated, sir. Please don’t quit your job over this dog and pony show. >> Bloggers like me are a dime a dozen. It’s not worth it, man. >> >> >> >> Thanks to Blackout Sports for having me be a part of their network for a >> month. Sorry it didn't work out! >> >> >> >> Lastly, thanks to my friends who continue to support, encourage, and push me >> to write more and improve as a wannabe writer/comedian. This blog would >> never have existed if it weren't for you. I love you all tremendously, even >> though almost all of you are FSU, Miami, or Alabama fans. >> >> >> >> So, what’s next for me? Eh, I don’t know. I guess I’m a free agent of sorts >> at the moment. I want to continue to write, just not sure what yet. I’m >> going to take a little break from blogging to figure out what I want to do. >> I don’t want to say TUG is dead forever. I may get the itch to write satire >> again, but if he does return, it will mostly likely be in book form. I’ve >> had an idea for a book in my head for the last two years, but it just shows >> you how lazy I am that I haven’t even bothered to sit down and write it. I >> think it’s a good idea for a book and would be pretty funny, but we’ll see. >> >> >> >> Oh, and who exactly is the man behind TUG? Hello, I’m Blake. Sorry to >> disappoint you, but I’m a nobody. I'm the most average person you'll ever >> meet. I’m 31. I live in Polk County (I know). I’m a nice guy. I'm quiet and >> laid back. I don’t go outside much. I have immaculate hygiene. I love >> Reece’s peanut butter cups. I don’t drink (I can hear your gasps from here). >> I’m a rational Gators fan, if that’s a thing that exists (get this—I don’t >> think Muschamp should be fired OR that Pease should have been fired [ducks]. >> Maybe that just makes me dumb and not rational. I don’t know.) I’ve never >> been married, nor do I have children, unlike TUG who has experienced >> multiple divorces and has a few offspring that he pays no attention to. His >> only love is Florida football. So, ladies, I’m single! Holla! >> >> >> >> Have I managed to successfully ruin your image of TUG? What I’m saying is, >> I’m mostly the opposite of that character. TUG was an alter-ego for me to >> get my most asinine, irrational thoughts out and make people laugh. >> >> >> >> If I made just one of you chuckle, then it was worth it. I never made a >> single dime writing any of this, but I didn't get into this looking to make >> money. Like I said before, this was all purely an outlet for me to entertain >> and I certainly had fun doing it and I hope you did too because this is >> supposed to be fun. It’s a game. Losses don’t bother me and believe me, I >> certainly want Florida to win, but win or lose, I’m going to laugh and enjoy >> it. >> >> >> >> Don’t worry, though. I’m not leaving for good. I will still remain on >> Twitter at my current account and will still tweet plenty of jokes about the >> Gators and college football, the sport I love the most. Same sense of humor >> and all. However, the account will now be my personal account meaning other >> random jokes and me laughing at how bad my Chicago Cubs are (I can handle a >> 4-8 season because I’m a Cubs fan). So, I hope you’ll stick around on >> Twitter and let me entertain you more. The Facebook page will basically just >> be a community for us discuss Gator football and crack wise. As for this >> site, it will remain in case I get the itch to blog again and for anyone >> who’s feeling nostalgic and wants to read some old stories. >> >> >> >> Finally, thank you again to everyone who has wasted a little bit of time to >> read something I’ve written. Whether you loved or hated it, I appreciate it. >> I love you all and maybe next season I can meet some of you at a game and >> you can tell me how much I have changed your life. >> >> >> >> >> Woody (via iPhone) >> -- >> -- >> GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! >> 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions >> 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions >> 2008 National Football Champions | >> Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), >> Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "GatorNews" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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