Thank You Jonathan Snowden

this isn’t the time or place to take shots at Jon and stepping over the line WILL result in a ban.

Jon did great work here and helped the site grow a lot so this is a thank you post, not a “what do you REALLY think about him?” post

I still hope he writes the book about the history of the wrestling territories.

Exciting, confrontational, and inflammatory. Love him or hate him, he sure could spark a debate. Good luck.

Snowden was instrumental in helping me find my voice (I’m still finding it) and a big part of why I’m with the SBNation family. Along with Nate, Luke, Brent, and Fagan he supported me this year.

He and I sometimes didn’t see eye to eye but I’d like to think he was just doing it to make me better. Stoked on his new book and wish him well.

I wish him well in whatever he does. I always enjoyed what he wrote, whether I agreed with it or not, and reading the comments sections on his stories was a guilty pleasure. I also enjoyed betting on the over/under for the number of comments on a Snowden story. I don’t know why anyone ever took the under.

Then I came to understand him a bit and his point of view and he became my favorite writer. Have both of his books and will buy any book he ever writes about combat sports.

Sad to see him go. Any idea what he’s going to do next? Keep writing MMA/wrestling books?

Snowden’s MMA Encyclopedia is a great book. If you’re reading this website and don’t have it, you definitely need a copy to read at the pool, on the throne, or on the airplane.

http://www.amazon.com/MMA-Encyclopedia-Jonathan-Snowden/dp/1550229230/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1324582250&sr=8-1

I really liked Snowden’s articles. Even if I didn’t agree with some of his opinion pieces I was always intrigued to see how Jon could spin his angle. Jon didn’t always pick the popular opinion, but he always backed it up. Good luck Jon. I hope this will allow you to post in the comment section at BE a little more.

And than I realized he was probably one of the smartest writers on BE/MMA Nation and could really make me think about things in a different point of view.

I’ll certainly miss him.

Take it easy Snowden. Thanks for the contributions.

Snowden is my favorite MMA writer, hands down. I know a lot of people dislike him, but I usually found myself agreeing with his opinions on MMA, even his most “controversial” articles. And that’s important, I don’t have any patience to read opinion pieces and that kind of thing by writers whose opinions I despise, no matter how well written or well respected they may be.

Not only does his take on things suit me well, he’s also in general a really great writer, journalist, and author. “Total MMA” is a must buy, great summary of the history of MMA. I haven’t picked up the encyclopedia yet because I’m not as interested in that format, but I’m definitely looking forward to the next one.

Anyway, thanks for your work around here J-Snow, hope you don’t give up on MMA journalism completely.

Was always a huge fan of your writing, Jon. Good luck in whatever you pursue from here on out, but you probably won’t need it. You’re a talented dude.

Good luck Snowden, come back anytime!

I was one of the few people who agreed with you on the Brock Lesnar/Shane Carwin post-fight article. And it was nice to see that we were both validated in the end. Good luck in the future.

I didn’t agree with many of his articles, but they were usually interesting reads.

Only had a few interactions with Snowden on Nation, but he was always extremely friendly towards me. I learned more from him then he probably realizes.

Good luck at your next stop man. I wish you the best.

all i can say is really to say what others say but i will not include agreement or disagreement here. I really enjoyed your posts and wishing you all the best luck in the future.
Its always sad to see great contributors leave..

Fuck this everyone leaving shit! I swear, if Brent leaves, we’re having a cutting party.

Seriously, I’m definitely gonna miss Jon. Definitely didn’t always agree, but I respected his opinion on MMA above almost all others. He knows his shit, and I’ll follow his writing wherever it is. Good luck Jon and thanks for the many hours of work you put into making BE the top MMA community out there.

I’d say good luck, but for a guy with such writing ability, I doubt he’ll need it. One of the guys who got it.

Okay, I’m not a fan of a lot of them.

But the dude writes well, can’t argue against that.

I am finishing up Total MMA and look forward to any of your writing in the future, and I will miss your thousand comment articles.

It was a tough choice.

I’m a proud long time lurker and Snowden was one of the reasons I never gave up on BE. I wish I’ve could interacted with him in some threads but I learned english on my own and is kind of hard for me to express my ideas as quick as some fellows posters. Thank you for everything Jon!

Does anyone know if he’ll be taking another position as an MMA writer?

Snowden’s exceptional pieces on MMA history always defined him in my mind, so I never really saw him as “the controversial guy.” I also like articles I disagree with. His writing will be sorely missed.

Watching this place explode in the wake of the infamous Bro Hugs article is still one of my favorite BE moments. Shortly after joining BE, I got both of your books and each of them were absolutely incredible. I have no doubt you’ll succeed wherever you go.

If any other enterprise lost it’s talent at the rate of BE wouldn’t that call into question it’s ability to meet it’s growth expectations? You can hear the walls of BE rumbling as their inevitable crumble commences.
I for one will follow Snowden as he emerges like a pheonix from the smoldering heap.
Vive’ Snowden!

Why’s he not even allowed to comment? Wasn’t he just “promoted” to mma.sbnation.com? Why is SB nation getting rid of their more popular writers (Fagan and now Snowden). It was said enough when Snowden left BE the 1st time…
Is this Ariel Helwani’s fault? F’ U Ariel

Also which site gets more views/readership: BE or mma.sbnation.com? Why not let writers contribute to both?

I didn’t agree with a lot of Snowden’s articles, in fact I rarely seemed to agree with anything he said, yet it seemed like I still always read what he had to say and often commented on them. Also The MMA Encyclopedia was my favourite MMA book I read this year.

Good luck in the future, Jonathan.

is an odd sort of writer, in that he completely infuriates you not because he’s an idiot, but because he obviously is highly intelligent yet still disagrees with you in what appear to be highly questionable ways. They say that writing that manages to provoke a response from its readers is the best possible writing, and it seems I like many others here agree. You managed to make some fairly dry subjects very readable, and take some otherwise worn out topics and take the devils advocate side convincingly even if you didn’t believe it yourself. Bravo, and best wishes.

P.S.: For those flipping out, he likely accepted a higher paying/more prestigious position elsewhere, and either their corporate policy or the higher ups of SB Nation have some weird idea of non-compete.

Snowden made me a diaz fan, his writing is the best even when i don’t agree with his points.

I’ll definitely hope he releases some published stuff I can purchase soon.

Thanks for the great insight!

it’s time for the Airing of Grievances.