Too bad he's quitting. He has talent. 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
> On Dec 2, 2013, at 6:18 PM, Woody Bass <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 writing game recaps for my friends on Myspace (HA, outdated websites!), but 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. > 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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