Thanks for Everything Bloody Elbow
by Jonathan Snowden on May 1, 2011 5:24 PM EDT
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PrintWithout making a big scene, because god knows I've made enough of those here, I wanted to let you all know this is my last day with Bloody Elbow. Starting next week I'll be joining Luke Thomas at SBNation.
I really appreciate the time I've spent with you guys here. I know we haven't always agreed. There are some of you I've probably never agreed with a single time. But I've enjoyed the dialogue nonetheless. My goal was often to make you think and to spark the conversation. I hope I was able to do that. While I'm proud of some of the features and historical pieces I've been able to write for the site, Bloody Elbow is more than a website. It's a community and one I've been pleased to be a part of.
Thanks to all of you for reading and sharing your thoughts with me in the comments, on twitter, and via email. Keep in touch. Hopefully we'll talk with some of you next week at the new site. I'd be pleased to see you show up in the comments there, if only to tell me what a fool I am for old time's sake.
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GOOD RIDDANCE!
Nah, Jon, you’ve been one of the guys that really got me to write in the first place from interactions on twitter when you were just some author of a book I got for free while working at Maxim. Good luck with SB Nation MMA and hopefully Luke can keep you from getting too wild.
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I'm confused
If Bloody Elbow is affiliated with SB Nation, what is the difference if he goes to SB Nation? Why have writers in different places?
Let the fighters fight, let the referees ref, but dear God, don't let the judges judge.
Can anyone anwer my question?
Instead of making witty responses.
Let the fighters fight, let the referees ref, but dear God, don't let the judges judge.
First Luke, now Snowden
It’s all Kid Nate’s fault. He’s tearing this family apart.
I am gonna miss then 1000 comment sections of hate, discussion and tomfoolery that were Snowden articles on BE. MMA Nation will kick ass.
by IRodC on May 1, 2011 5:36 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
you'll be missed
Thanks for everything Snowden. It’s been a pleasure reading and reacting to your posts. Big fan of your books as well. Keep doing what you’re doing and best of luck moving forward.
Matt Janecek
MBA Candidate, 2011
An MBA on MMA: mixed martial arts thru the lens of business
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Thanks for all your hard work at BE, sir. You made a lot of people think about alternatives and viewpoints they never would have considered otherwise, which I respect. Have fun over at SBN with Luke, and keep up the pro wrestling references just for kicks. And try to come back over here once in a while and stir up some comment sections, okay?
Still a Beer Monster.
http://www.instrength.com
Well, how did we get there?
’Cause we were once a fairy tale.
But this is farewell, yeah…
by Sergio Hernandez on May 1, 2011 6:00 PM EDT reply actions
Cheers bud.
Quick question for you SBNation MMA guys- is there any way to put an SBNation MMA icon in the “my blogs” tab at the top of the page? That would be handy.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 1, 2011 6:00 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
This is a question that will hopefully be answered best next week. In a major way.
by Jonathan Snowden on May 1, 2011 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Okay, cool.
Not that it’s a huge issue, since I have SBN MMA bookmarked, but it’s just a minor convenience that I enjoy.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 1, 2011 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Is there a working SBN-MMA RSS feed?
That’s the big thing I want.
@scb0212
The Machiavellian.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on May 1, 2011 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I know Luke has one
It’s under All Luke Thomas Posts. I was going to check on Snowden when I got out of this thread.
Aww hell no
Frankly, this sucks. You’ve been my favorite writer on the site by far since you came aboard, sad to see it end. I hope you keep doing your thing just the same over at SBNation page, seems I will have to visit there more often now. Congratulations I guess, thanks for your work, and good luck with the new gig!
by Horselover Fat on May 1, 2011 6:28 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Well
I guess I only need two MMA websites now. BE and SB Nation.
"I will do nothing lightly. When I walk, I will walk heavily. When I fight, I will fight with conviction. When I speak, I will speak strongly. When I love, I will love with everything"
by dedstrk316 on May 1, 2011 6:32 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Damn I guess they are going to cannibalize Bloodyelbow of it’s good writers and toss it to the side like the did WKR. I’ll follow your work at SBNation, but it’s not going to feel the same. Especially absent the incredible debate your comment sections inspired – I doubt they will follow. Good luck Jon!
I'm fearful of the same thing
It seems to me like BE is going by the wayside. Not acceptable.
"I will do nothing lightly. When I walk, I will walk heavily. When I fight, I will fight with conviction. When I speak, I will speak strongly. When I love, I will love with everything"
Not happening. Don’t worry.
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by Brent Brookhouse on May 2, 2011 1:39 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
But just to be clear, Luke Thomas and company are still “TAKIN’ OVA” right?
by Charlie Custer on May 2, 2011 8:46 AM EDT up reply actions
That's good
BE is still top dog and always will be in my view.
"I will do nothing lightly. When I walk, I will walk heavily. When I fight, I will fight with conviction. When I speak, I will speak strongly. When I love, I will love with everything"
Aww man.
This sucks. Guess I’ll have to follow you over there. BE lost its Voice of Reason.
Thanks for all of the great posts.
I specializes in grammar fail.
I'm gonna miss your threads.
I never dreamed of any enormity greater than I have committed. I never knew, and never shall know, a worse man than myself.
by tito (eight and oh) on May 1, 2011 6:44 PM EDT reply actions
I enjoyed reading your pieces
especially all the arguments that resulted because of them.
Euh...
I am impress by your performance.
Altho a lot of de time I says dat de true warrrior is de one who find a way to win de big one at de end of de day, I ’ave to say dat I have am admire you get in dere an take on your mose danjerous opponint to date: subo and mmalogic.
Keep Firing, Assholes!
Time to put some meat in your pain sandwich.
by Ubernoober on May 1, 2011 6:57 PM EDT reply actions 21 recs
Nothing about mmalogic is dangerous
He’s too 1- dimensional. Great snarky 1- liners, horrible actual fanpost writing abilities.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 1, 2011 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
De mose danjerous opponint dat you ’ave is de one dat you ’ave right in front of you.
Keep Firing, Assholes!
Time to put some meat in your pain sandwich.
by Ubernoober on May 1, 2011 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions 16 recs
hahahahahahahahaha
Lyoto Machida will literally kick your teeth out.
by tito (eight and oh) on May 1, 2011 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
uberbnoober you are pimp
for these last two
¬_¬
by ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ on May 1, 2011 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
That's never been a problem for me.
Or at least that’s what my ex girlfriend told me!
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 1, 2011 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions
More like Overeem?
Finishing every time within the first 5 minutes huh…;p
"Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid." -John Wayne
Death before dishonor, drinks before lunch.
by The American Ronin on May 2, 2011 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Sometimes
being “explosive” has it’s downside… UNLESS IT’S ON YO GF’S CHEST
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 2, 2011 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
He has a pretty strong point of view, but if you happen to lean that way, he’s a damn good commenter, possibly the best. And it’s more than just snark. Otherwise he would not have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
by Charlie Custer on May 1, 2011 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Logic
definitely has some kind of Zuffa inside man. Whether that means he is a payed shill (doubtful) or that he has a close friend/ family member working for Zuffa that shares rumors with him, he definitely has some kind of in.
And he’s a smart guy, although his actual writing itself is atrocious. His grammar and punctuation are at a 4’th grade level, srsly.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 1, 2011 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
When criticizing someone’s grammar, you should probably spell “paid” correctly :D
That said, you didn’t describe how I’m not dangerous, so I appreciate the implicit compliment.
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by Derek Suboticki on May 1, 2011 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Touché.
And although I don’t normally agree with the positions you take, your grammar is good, and you have a nice prose style.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 1, 2011 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t know. He has a minimalist style. He seems to find it necessary to construct his arguments block by block. Whether this approach is for his own benefit or for those attempting to digest his thoughts is unclear. But in the end, I personally find that he can articulate a thoughtful position concisely and with a certain authority that is rare here. And it may speak to his associations that you speculate about. He is at least the equal of his rhetorical adversaries, Snowden, et al. I’m not sure that he was ever aiming at good prose, just as I’m not sure that Jon Snowden was ever aiming at a consistent, or authentic, point-of-view.
by Charlie Custer on May 2, 2011 9:04 AM EDT up reply actions
He is at least the equal of his rhetorical adversaries, Snowden, et al. I’m not sure that he was ever aiming at good prose, just as I’m not sure that Jon Snowden was ever aiming at a consistent, or authentic, point-of-view.
This is wrong in so many ways. He’s borderline illiterate, an obvious liar, and completely wrong in 85% of his “insider scoops.”
by Jonathan Snowden on May 2, 2011 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
The guy is obviously no prophet.
But it says something about his peculiar effectiveness that he excites these flights of exaggeration from those who either disagree with him or are just supremely irritated by his absolutist tone. I’m not sure I’ve been reading the same guy as the two of you. Or maybe I just haven’t read as much of him. I’m late to the game. And no, he’s probably not a very good writer. But his arguments can have the force of insight, his comments, whether you agree or not, a unique voice. Sometimes I guess that voice is brushed with arrogance, even disdain. It probably seems disingenuous, even incredible to those who believe they know enough to judge him right or wrong . Oddly, I always picture a young (and at the time soul-sick) Bob Dylan when I read his commentary, even though I’m certain he is not the lyrical descendant of the Shelley-esque street poet. Still the young man who wrote “It’s Alright Ma, I’m Only Bleeding” seemed to know and feel everything there was to know or feel. The young man who wrote “Like A Rolling Stone” knew only power and with it the possibility of revenge. As for mmalogic, as it was with Dylan at one brief time, it’s not about what you really know, but what you believe you know that matters. Armed with self-belief — or simply narcissism — you may be able to momentarily convince others of your immutable omniscience. You may also feel powerful enough to aim at the destruction of your perceived opponents and detractors. You can do both, many with delusions of grandeur try. But fortunately most who truly understand anything feel less powerful for the fact, not more. Problem is, they do not have anywhere near the ability to entertain.
by Charlie Custer on May 2, 2011 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
You get a "young soul sick Bob Dylan" from reading MMA Logic?
I got to HAVE that shit your smoking.
That's all just part of his charm.
He’s borderline illiterate, an obvious liar, and completely wrong in 85% of his "insider scoops."
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by Richard Wade on May 2, 2011 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You find his
complete lack of capitalization, punctuation, good grammar/ spelling, and incomplete/ run- on sentences to be an authoritative, “minimalist” style? Here I was thinking he was a shitty writer, but I guess he’s the Phillip Glass of prose.
Snowden is right. Most of Logic’s “sure bets” turn out to be flops. He called the Strikeforce buyout, and that has given him a bit of inflated credibility lately. As I said- I think he has a friend or relative working for Zuffa who passes on rumors to him.
Definitely an interesting character, but if he were a true insider, he would be more than just a BE poster. He would either be a company shill with his own website/ radio show, or SOMETHING.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 2, 2011 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions
He called the Strikeforce buyout
Not really. It was well known that Strikeforce was looking to bring in new money and likely selling a share of the company. He never once suggested Zuffa would be the buyer, which of course, was the big story.
by Jonathan Snowden on May 2, 2011 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Ahh.
I had just remembered someone SAYING he called it. So I assumed he did, since I didn’t figure anyone would shill for MMALogic…
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 2, 2011 9:22 AM EDT up reply actions
In Luke & Nate's video event (of which we all want a sequel)
They verified that he was in Abu Dhabi shortly before the announcement of having 112 there. Luke said, “Logic, you’re connected, but you’re not as high as you think you are.” (paraphrasing, of course).
@scb0212
The Machiavellian.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on May 2, 2011 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Sounds about right.
What is this video event you refer to? I would love to give it a look… hehe
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 2, 2011 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Watch & Enjoy
@scb0212
The Machiavellian.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on May 2, 2011 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions
This is gold.
“You’re a man of many words, motherfucker”. There’s the catch.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 2, 2011 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
I enjoyed the hell out of that.
Great stuff, can’t believe I missed that.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 2, 2011 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I want a Part 2.
It may not capture the magic of the first one, but it’ll still be damn entertaining.
@scb0212
The Machiavellian.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on May 2, 2011 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Part 2 would be gnarly.
What’s the hold up? They just don’t live close to eachother or something?
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 2, 2011 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Nate is in TX, Luke is in VA
@scb0212
The Machiavellian.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on May 2, 2011 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah,
for what it’s worth, Logic really didn’t lie about being in the Middle East at that time.
by Anton Tabuena on May 2, 2011 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions
How do we know? IP spoofing isn’t hard.
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by Leland Roling on May 2, 2011 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions
You're right...
but I’m not sure why he would lie about that though. He could’ve been there for a million other non MMA related reasons, but for what it’s worth, I checked his IP even before anything was announced about Abu Dhabi.
by Anton Tabuena on May 2, 2011 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Good luck Snowden!
You and Luke sound like a great team. Excited to see what comes in the future.
Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way round or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves. - Bruce Lee
Fixed
My goal was often to make you think and to spark the conversation.
by Wrestling Uber Alles on May 1, 2011 7:29 PM EDT reply actions
Graduating high school and moving on to college! Get em tiger!
In all seriousness though, if it weren’t for “d-bags” (like so many have said) like you, this site would have been a little more dull.
Why? Well because some things are and some things are not. Why? Well because things that are not can't be. Why? Because than nothing wouldn't be. You can't have nothing isn't. Everything is!
by InfamousProfessorPlum on May 1, 2011 7:30 PM EDT reply actions
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU GOT... 'TILL IT'S GOOOOOOOOONE!
"Someone is WRONG on the internet. What do you want me to do? LEAVE? Then they'll keep being wrong!"
-Randall Munroe
by pdl on May 1, 2011 7:32 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
Thanks for all the good writings!
I always enjoyed that you would participate in the comment sections of your articles so much. Not that everybody else doesn’t do that, but it was cool to see you continue the debate and talk to us instead of letting us talk amongst ourselves and get nowhere. I also admire your ability to run up the comment count on almost everything you write. Sure it was done by writing inflammatory stuff about things you knew people would get pissy about or by adding in 150 of your own comments but regardless, you are the man. I wish I could do it as good as you do.
"Every time I talk on the phone with someone who doesn’t know me, they call me "ma’am"." - Scott C. Broussard
Good stuff
The fact that you were kind of a dickhead in the Aldo/Hominick thread is what makes this departure so appropriate: always on your own terms. While you get pidgeonholed as a rabblerouser, you don’t get enough credit for being able to communicate your own enthusiasm for this sport (especially when it comes to Nick Diaz, for example). More opinionated and articulate fan than curmudgeon, it’s been a pleasure. Congrats!
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Looks like I'm going to SBNation
My girlfriend bought me your book, and I was like “Jonathan Snowden… that name looks awfully familiar” and then I was like oh wow I go to that guys site. Maybe since you have a book I gave your posts more stock than a lot of the other guys here, either way it’s too bad you’re leaving this site.
Yes, having book published = more credibility….
Pssh.
InStrength dot com.
by Ben Thapa on May 1, 2011 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Congrats Snowden
Conducting an experiment on knocking people out in particular ways would be unethical.
A Snowden post without arguments and name calling?
If this didn’t happen to be your last post, I would think this might be a sign of the apocalypse.
Congrats on the move though, and thanks for stimulating so much discussion on this site.
Shut up, moron.
Better?
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by Richard Wade on May 2, 2011 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Some of your articles may have seemed contrarian
But you’re an excellent writer and your contributions to the website made me track down and buy the MMA Encyclopedia. Thanks and best of luck, I’m sure you and Luke will do great things.
by BROCKLESNAR!!!!! on May 1, 2011 9:46 PM EDT reply actions
good bye and good riddance?
I kid
have fun with your business, cause that is what it is mince no words
¬_¬
by ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ on May 1, 2011 10:30 PM EDT reply actions
Thank you Snowden
I have been reading your Total MMA Inside Ultimate Fighting (awesome book, i love how you lay it all out there even the nitty gritty stuff), and wanted to thank you personally for all the work you contributed to this site. I will follow to SB nation.
A monumental day.
Jonathan Snowden departs BE at the same time the US covert ops killed Osama Bin Laden. Coincidence?
Ugarte: You despise me, don't you?
Rick: If I gave you any thought I probably would.
Actually
Jon Olav Einemo KO’d Bin Laden to death. It’s true! Snowden was there to write the story.
"If I had a dollar for every brain you don't have, I'd have one dollar." - Squidward Tentacles
by SSreporters on May 2, 2011 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
That line is so played out,
but still makes me laugh every time.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 2, 2011 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Impossible. JOE had loaned his bionic foot to Wojciech Szczesny to secure Arsenal’s victory of Man U today. He was nowhere near Islamabad.
Ugarte: You despise me, don't you?
Rick: If I gave you any thought I probably would.
by memitim on May 2, 2011 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
damn brother
didn’t know, hope all the best to you and good luck! Congratulations
not always will those who dumps on you be your enemies
and not always will those who take you out of shit be your friends
Did you finish the your full 8 weeks of Rushfit?
Or did you tap out?
No lie but BE is instantly way less interesting for me…
I’m definitely going to miss “OH NO YOU DIDN’T!” moments of reading a contrarian post before the comments have started to roll in…
Good luck on internet writing a click away on the internet… I guess… Are we supposed to eulogize this?
You need to respect the baby... 'cause life is precious... and God... and the Bible.
ah always enjoyed your articles
ill definitely be adding Snowden on twitter, his articles are always a good read whether people agree w/ him or not
You were the lightning that set the members on kill mode
Good luck to you Sir!
I am. I think. I will. - Ayn Rand
But I won’t pick against Jon Jones again until I see him lose. - Kwisatz Haderach
by vivero on May 2, 2011 3:58 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Congratulations Jonathan Snowden!
It is always good to see those at this site do well. Change is good, and although you are staying under the same umbrella I hope newfound success finds you’
Question; w/ SB Nation MMA and Bloody Elbow being kin is there any talks in sending exceptional posts from on site to the next so those stuck on a thread here wouldn’t miss an epic discussion on the other site?
"There are no atheists in foxholes" isn't an argument against atheism, it's an argument against foxholes. ~James Morrow
"There is a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot."-Steven Wright
pardon my spelling errors and grammatical f' ups...it's early and the wife turned off spell check.
"There are no atheists in foxholes" isn't an argument against atheism, it's an argument against foxholes. ~James Morrow
"There is a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot."-Steven Wright
by F'n Clownshoes on May 2, 2011 5:18 AM EDT up reply actions
We will be making sure that the family is aware of what we are doing. We have something coming that I hope will be of interest…
by Jonathan Snowden on May 2, 2011 9:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Plus,
there’s always that handy little “More stories from SBNation” tab at the bottom right of the page. When I see something good over there, i’ll click it.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 2, 2011 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Good luck Jonathan, we probably never even argued about anything, but I really appreciate what you’ve done on this site anyways, so thanks.
by Thomas Benjamin on May 2, 2011 10:03 AM EDT reply actions
You will be missed
Nobody could stir up a debate like you, and the comment sections of your posts were always the best. I know how stressful it can be to be the center of so much attention and to be attacked by the internet mob, but you kept your chin up and didn’t go soft. With you and Luke both at SB Nation, I’ll be bookmarking that site. But something tells me it will never be quite as fun as the Wild West we had over here at Bloody Elbow.
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Cause people from a distance can't tell who is who -- Jay-Z
And so American Idol loses its Simon Cowell
Good luck Jon. Kick ass over there
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@anonymousbungi
Yep, there goes my Snowden Shirt Idea. :(
by Anton Tabuena on May 2, 2011 12:45 PM EDT reply actions 12 recs
haha
NICE.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 2, 2011 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Can I get just the text in an image format? I have a screen printer and just enough ego to make my own novelty t-shirt!
by Jonathan Snowden on May 2, 2011 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
that is a gangster shirt
I would rock it
¬_¬
by ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ on May 2, 2011 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Me too!
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thanks
you do an excellent job, now i gotta check out the front page with you and luke.
Adios Snowden, thankyou for all of the articles.
They were always very conversation-provoking and well written.
I'm late...
But, farewell and thanks! I’ve always enjoyed your posts and comments, and I’ll always be proud of that one time I beat you head-to-head on the over/under for comments on one of your articles. I took the over…duh ;)
Keep up the Rushfit!
Honey badger don't care.
I'll say this
I always read your stuff. I didn’t always agree and it made me incredulous a few times but I always read it.
Plus your encyclopedia was a good read. Thanks for that too.
Thanks you mr. Snowden
Thanks for all the time and effort you put in to this site. You were my favourite writer on BE. I’ll be visiting SBNation.com sometime to see how you are doing :)
Don’t quite understand why SB nation can’t just co-opt / adopt BE and turn it pro into their domain, keeping the community and the writers and just paying them for them nicely rather than just ripping the guts out of BE. something I imagine we may not have heard the last of.
Good luck tho Snowden, I for one will really miss your voice here, hope BE radio can still get the good guests also…
'if you don't have humility as a fighter, fighting will bring humility to you...'
branding issues my boy
advertisers no likee the name Bloody Elbow so much.
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Also, not all of these guys may want a part of it.
Nate is a blogger and loves his blog, what if he doesn’t want to do away with that?
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I’m late to the party, but you’ll be misses J-snow…even if your views on Rocky Balboa are horribly skewed.
If you can't wow them with brilliance, then baffle them with bullshit.
Listen, Clubber Lang had such a rough childhood. And then someone made him wear those awful earrings. I just felt for the guy.
by Jonathan Snowden on May 3, 2011 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Movin' on up at SB Nation. I know how you feel, buddy!
Seriously, Snowden … I’ve disagreed with you plenty of times, and insulted you and probably your family at least as many times. You’re a great writer, whose stance I disagree with more often than not, but a damn good writer, and you’ll be a great fit at the MMA hub. You’re very deserving, and I’m eager to see where this goes.
Cheers, mate.
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Oh and … doesn’t the hate mail feel good? Like, really really good? I love it. I have some good ones.
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