When Sam asked me if I wanted to help start this blog I was obviously skeptical. What would start as a funny sports blog would inevitably result in posts about our favorite fish taco recipes, trips to the supermarket, restaurant reviews, and finally, in a shameless weight-loss diary. It's the downfall of every blog, and I wasn't about to spend my Tuesday nights writing about eating Squash and Blue Cheese Salad and watching The Biggest Loser.
Why is it that seemingly every blog ends up being some personal conversation with the Internet? Isolation is a concomitant of blogging. Addressing yourself to readers is hard when you're getting 6 page views a day and 5 of those are from your Mom. A blog eventually becomes a personal journal, except for the fact that anyone can read what you write, and the content is permanently etched in the annals of the inter-web.
So how does a blog avoid falling into the inescapable depths of mediocrity? There are two ways for an online blogger to reach infamy: 1) Be a hot chick that uploads cell phone pictures of herself baring her assets and making slutty faces, or; 2) Provide interesting, original content that readers can connect with (see: Simmons, Bill; Berry, Matthew).
Unfortunately, we bring neither of those to the table. However, What we lack in originality and breasts, we make up for in smarts and humor. We're four funny guys in high school--we're not gonna blow up the blogosphere. No matter how hard we try, there will always be a million other sports blogs out there. Unfortunately it is in our generation's nature to feel it necessary to write our opinions on the Internet. In reality, nobody gives a damn about your thoughts on "Drive" unless you provide a new outlook, an interesting take.
How do we set ourselves apart, then, in a world full of opinions? We do something unique, that only we can do. Our primal asset is our sense of humor and creativity. We don't use clichés and we try to be atypical. Sure, we're reusing the whole "4 guys writing about sports" thing, but we feel like we can bring something extra to the table--something unprecedented. Quite what that is we don't know yet, but we'll find that out on the way. For now, just hang on for the ride and enjoy (wait, bro! I thought we weren't gonna use clichés dude...)
Why is it that seemingly every blog ends up being some personal conversation with the Internet? Isolation is a concomitant of blogging. Addressing yourself to readers is hard when you're getting 6 page views a day and 5 of those are from your Mom. A blog eventually becomes a personal journal, except for the fact that anyone can read what you write, and the content is permanently etched in the annals of the inter-web.
So how does a blog avoid falling into the inescapable depths of mediocrity? There are two ways for an online blogger to reach infamy: 1) Be a hot chick that uploads cell phone pictures of herself baring her assets and making slutty faces, or; 2) Provide interesting, original content that readers can connect with (see: Simmons, Bill; Berry, Matthew).
Unfortunately, we bring neither of those to the table. However, What we lack in originality and breasts, we make up for in smarts and humor. We're four funny guys in high school--we're not gonna blow up the blogosphere. No matter how hard we try, there will always be a million other sports blogs out there. Unfortunately it is in our generation's nature to feel it necessary to write our opinions on the Internet. In reality, nobody gives a damn about your thoughts on "Drive" unless you provide a new outlook, an interesting take.
How do we set ourselves apart, then, in a world full of opinions? We do something unique, that only we can do. Our primal asset is our sense of humor and creativity. We don't use clichés and we try to be atypical. Sure, we're reusing the whole "4 guys writing about sports" thing, but we feel like we can bring something extra to the table--something unprecedented. Quite what that is we don't know yet, but we'll find that out on the way. For now, just hang on for the ride and enjoy (wait, bro! I thought we weren't gonna use clichés dude...)
Say hi to the new sheriffs in sports blogging -- four obnoxious high school seniors.
Over and out.
- Chris
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