Before I accepted the job at the Eagle, I spoke with a sports editor at a major, major metro newspaper and asked him what I should do. At the time, I was choosing between the Kansas State beat here and the West Virginia beat at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. As it turns out, the P-G never made the hire and froze the position, but I didn’t know that was going to be the case.
Anyway, I asked the sports editor, and this was his advice:
“Go cover K-State because Bill Snyder is out there, and with all of the junior college kids, there’s bound to be a lot of news to break.”
The punchline is that Bill left but is now back, and in three years in between, the amount of news on the beat was far, far more than I (or the sports editor) could have ever imagined. It was just what I needed, and it was essentially what I set out to accomplish.
Having done so, my work here is complete.
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So, I’m leaving.
There’s going to be a farewell post later in the week, but before then, I want to have some fun.
Got questions? I’ve got answers, and I won’t hold back.
And before you ask, no, I don’t know what I’m going to be doing next.
No, I didn’t get laid off.
Yes, the Eagle plans to hire someone to fill the position.
Write your questions below and I’ll answer there, too.
Bad effort by me with this here blog lately, but that should be fixed in the coming days. And not to send precious traffic elsewhere, but our friends at “Bring on the Cats” – if you don’t have it as one of your Kansas State links, shame on you – have sent along this tidy and helpful guide to all things H-town should you find yourselves following the Bat Cats this weekend.
Enjoy.
Art Alvarez answered the phone Thursday, even though he was already on the other line.
The caller? Florida coach Billy Donovan.
The presumed subject? Freddy Asprilla, a 6-foot-10 center who was the Sun Belt Freshman of the Year in March after averaging 14 points and 9.3 rebounds at Florida International.
Because FIU fired Sergio Ruoco – who was the reason Asprilla, who originally committed to Miami but didn’t have a sufficient SAT score, attended the school in the first place – the center is looking for a new home.
“Everybody in America has inquired about him,” Alvarez said.
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The interest in Perry Ellis certainly isn’t dying down any.
My “people” – yep, I’ve got people – tell me that Texas A&M was at an open gym workout at Heights last week. The Aggies were represented by assistant coach Pooh Williamson, not head coach Mark Turgeon, who, of course, spent some major, major time in the ‘Ta.
Next week, Kansas State assistants Dalonte Hill and Brad Underwood are expected to visit. My “people” also said Oklahoma, which – I think – has landed more McDonald’s All-Americans in the past three seasons than any school in the Big 12, will be passing through next week as well.
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