Welcome KingRichard and Colts Homer: 2009 Stampede Blue Writing Fellows

by BigBlueShoe on Mar 9, 2009 4:00 PM EDT in Site News Comment 61 comments

Please join me in welcoming Stampede Blue's newest writers for the 2009 season: KingRichard and Colts Homer. They will take the place of mgrex03, who is transitioning into writing different articles for Stampede Blue and Mocking the Draft.

Before we go further, I want to thank all those who submitted applications to write for this blog. It was tough just selecting two. I had initially come into this process thinking I was only going to select one, but the quality of candidates made that impossible. Just because you were not selected does not mean we think you "suck" or anything. There were several very good applications, and it made me think that what SB Nation needed was three or four Colts blogs, not just one.

As I always say, comments, FanPosts, and FanShots are just as important, and sometimes MORE important, than any article we write on the front page. Indeed, several FanPosts get promoted to the front page, and I do my best to read as many comments as possible. Yes, even the game open threads. Please continue to use this blog as your sounding board as a fan. Write FanPost articles, post videos, insert silly pictures, etc. Bloggers are meaningless without comments. If restaurant owning is all about location, location, location, then blogging is all about discussion, discussion, discussion. So, if you were not selected as a writing fellow, I encourage you to please continuing contributing to this blog. It is you who make this blog work, not folks like me.

Back to the fellows, many of you know KingRichard. He has been a staple of this site in FanPosts and comments almost since we launched. Like many of us, he is a passionate fan who believes strongly in his team. Does he agree with everything that's written here? Hell no! KingRichard calls it as he sees it, and often it can envoke a strong reaction. KingRichard also has a fun sense of humor, and with JakeTheSnake off blogging about the corpse that is the Washington Wizards, this place is in need of some off-beat humor.

Many of you might know Colts Homer, who often posts here and was once the head writer for Naptown's Finest. Colts Homer will help us with our NFL Draft coverage, as his knowledge of college football is top notch.

Please join me in welcoming these new writers into our fold! Their addition, along with your excellent FanPosts and comments, continues to make Stampede Blue one of the best Colts blogs on the net.

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Congrats

good luck. We look forward to critizing your writing……………. Lol, just kiding like we dont do that enough

Nate Davis = beast, God I hope he doesn't go to Detriot.......

by colts9318rock on Mar 9, 2009 4:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

"Just because you were not selected does not mean we think you "suck" or anything."

to further that point, I’d remind everyone that even though I applied I wasn’t one of the original two writing fellows.

Keep posting quality stuff and it’ll get seen and recognized.

I ain't tryin' do you, I'm just tryin' do me
Last album did two, I'm just tryin' do three.
-Young Jeezy "I Luv It

by shake n bake on Mar 9, 2009 4:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Congrats

to both KingRichard and Colts Homer. I look forward to reading your posts!

"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007

by peytonsthebest on Mar 9, 2009 4:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Congrats guys

So king is one of the winners of the fellowship contest? this should be interesting

by metal_militia on Mar 9, 2009 4:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I thought you would definatly get it

Nate Davis = beast, God I hope he doesn't go to Detriot.......

by colts9318rock on Mar 9, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

didn't apply

Im flattered that you like my writing however. My current Major, Electrical Engineering, tries to stay away from writing since math is more my forte

by metal_militia on Mar 9, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

no doubt

Going to college scares the Hell out of me. My free days are numbered.

Nate Davis = beast, God I hope he doesn't go to Detriot.......

by colts9318rock on Mar 9, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dont worry about man

I am freshman right now in college and its only my second quarter here. its a little nerve racking at first, but you will get used to it pretty fast. Didn’t take me that long to get acclimated.

by metal_militia on Mar 9, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks, only 2 more years of HS for me until Ball State University...........Majoring in (I dont know)

OMG Dwight Freeney is on Doctor Phil. I got to go

Nate Davis = beast, God I hope he doesn't go to Detriot.......

by colts9318rock on Mar 9, 2009 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

a well known college

I am attending a lesser known one. Cal State University, Los Angeles. You can thank my sub par (not terrible, I was just a lazy student in high school) grades for that. Im going to stop rambling about my life now.

GO COLTS!!!!

by metal_militia on Mar 9, 2009 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

GO COLTS!

Dwight Freeney is talking about Gold Diggers on Dr. Phil. Atleast we know were all that money goes. Damn its going to get heated.

Nate Davis = beast, God I hope he doesn't go to Detriot.......

by colts9318rock on Mar 9, 2009 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wish I wasn't at work right now!

Give us a summary when its over!!

"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007

by peytonsthebest on Mar 9, 2009 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not a bad school.

At least you are working toward something!

I graduated from UC Irvine…also not a well-known school. But it had what I needed and it was convenient and relatively cheap, since I worked my way through.

GO COLTS, too!!!

"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007

by peytonsthebest on Mar 9, 2009 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ok, A Colts Coach's Wife (They wont say her name)

and Dwight Freeney are chewing up 2 Gold Diggers. I guess Dwight was hurt by one and now wants to tell men what they realy are. I think it is coach Cadwell’s wife. But any way Dwight is holding his own and is a realy soft spoken guy. 76 million dollars later Dwight says he has refined his skills on how to choose a woman. Good thing because I would be pissed if he was throwing the Colt’s money down the drain.

Nate Davis = beast, God I hope he doesn't go to Detriot.......

by colts9318rock on Mar 9, 2009 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Luaren Lake is her name. I dont know if it is real or not or

what coach that would be.

Nate Davis = beast, God I hope he doesn't go to Detriot.......

by colts9318rock on Mar 9, 2009 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If you could post his requirements

that would be great… ;-)

by LovinBlue on Mar 9, 2009 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

Nate Davis = beast, God I hope he doesn't go to Detriot.......

by colts9318rock on Mar 9, 2009 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I missed the first 20 minutes of the show

but Dwight was trippin off of those bimbos. They weren’t even that cute; I’ve seen plenty of girls who love better than those broads on Dr. Phil today. I really don’t believe those sluts when they say men just “give” them expensive gifts like a $1000 Gucci bag without any “service”. Like Freeney said, spending $1000 on a Gucci bag is like $2 to him, so it wouldn’t bother him; but for a trick, he wants something in return. Freeney does seem like a cool guy; hopefully he didn’t try to hook up with any of those broads after the show, lol.

by KMR24 on Mar 9, 2009 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

No hookas for D-Free!!

"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007

by peytonsthebest on Mar 9, 2009 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Cal State L.A. is a fine school

My Mom parlayed a Bachelor’s degree from there into a full and successful career in the accounting profession.

by LovinBlue on Mar 9, 2009 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

good luck with that

I took an engineering math my first semester since I’ve always been good at math/science. The math gets scary fast, the class was Multivariable Calculus.

After that I decided to take journalism classes with whatever science interested me and limit my math to statistics.

I ain't tryin' do you, I'm just tryin' do me
Last album did two, I'm just tryin' do three.
-Young Jeezy "I Luv It

by shake n bake on Mar 9, 2009 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Slacker

Jim Sorgi runs a 4.6 40. That's all I've got to say about that.

by monstersbox on Mar 9, 2009 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

just because I prefer writing to math that doesn't make me a ......

yeah you’re right. I’m a horrible slacker, but that’s (mostly) not why I chose the path I did.

I ain't tryin' do you, I'm just tryin' do me
Last album did two, I'm just tryin' do three.
-Young Jeezy "I Luv It

by shake n bake on Mar 9, 2009 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yep, I hate math. Biology and Writing are my best subjects. Spanish and Chemistry can go to hell

I will never post stats for fun on this site. But with King now in power, I guess I’m going to have to try harder.

Nate Davis = beast, God I hope he doesn't go to Detriot.......

by colts9318rock on Mar 9, 2009 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I like chem

before the math scared me away and I really got into writing, I was thinking about Chemical Engineering.

I ain't tryin' do you, I'm just tryin' do me
Last album did two, I'm just tryin' do three.
-Young Jeezy "I Luv It

by shake n bake on Mar 9, 2009 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The basics are easy but their are so many equations and variables

I cant handle it and I have to take advanced Physics next year. Physics/Chemisty FAIL

Nate Davis = beast, God I hope he doesn't go to Detriot.......

by colts9318rock on Mar 9, 2009 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

OH no

Physics is where it’s at.

Ima be at Oxford this time next year studying Physics ;)

by furrycolt on Mar 9, 2009 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow Congrats. I wish math came easier to me

My grandpa is an engineer and my dad is a environmental scientist. They require me to go far in life (no pressure…….right?). Everyone here seems to have high degrees and goals in college/life. No wonder why we have one of the best bloggs on the internet.

Nate Davis = beast, God I hope he doesn't go to Detriot.......

by colts9318rock on Mar 9, 2009 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dude, I agree

Almost everyone who blogs on this site not named PatsR*18YouKnow TheRest seems to be very intelligent and sensible people. Gosh, I love this blog!

by KMR24 on Mar 9, 2009 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

he's gone

http://www.stampedeblue.com/2009/3/1/776427/hope-the-3rd-player-isn-t#12756728

I ain't tryin' do you, I'm just tryin' do me
Last album did two, I'm just tryin' do three.
-Young Jeezy "I Luv It

by shake n bake on Mar 9, 2009 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol

you were just waiting for a chance to do that.
always thought that guy was a troll. such confusing logic and it’s like he tried to spell players names incorrectly.

http://www.irun.com/users/6967/downloads/Jays%20Win%20Back-to-Back%20World%20Series.mp3

by torontocoltsfan on Mar 9, 2009 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Great

That creep always pissed me off with his ignorance.

by KMR24 on Mar 9, 2009 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think there is a big link between the Colts and their fans

The Colts are not a team that screw around with stupid (T.O.-Chad Johnson) people. Instead you have humble smart people such as Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne, and Peyton Manning. I think the fans feed off their class. Thus overall making us a highley respectable fan base.

Nate Davis = beast, God I hope he doesn't go to Detriot.......

by colts9318rock on Mar 9, 2009 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was going to be a Biology major

but intro biology kicked my ass. Based on the work, the professors were saying, “We want people who work hard and take this class serious. If you don’t, then get the f$#K out of here!” But I did get a B in the class and used it as a requirement, lol. Now I have to declare and major and find a new advisor since my old advisor in a English professor and English isn’t my major :-(

by KMR24 on Mar 9, 2009 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hate math too

And prefer to write. But I’m great at math. It’s sort of ironic. Especially since I’m about about a semester away from graduation while working full time and after being in the military as an engineering assistant and I’m about to get my civil engineering degree. That’s not boasting, that’s me hating 3.5 years of college. And I’m working in a career field that has pretty much very little to do with engineering.

I should’ve done geography. Hard to apply statics, dynamics, hydromechanics, hydraulics, 4 calc classes, thermal etc.. and studying for my FET and doing my design project on a freaking cable-stayed bridge when I do GIS data analysis and database infrastructure. I mean why the hell did I spend years in something I hated? GIS is 10 times cooler and it’s actually interesting.

Trust me man, you’re doing the right thing. But I had already switched my majors 3 times and decided I’d better finish one. Luckily I already took the math because of automotive engineering and some other ones in my other majors, but man, I sure didn’t enjoy it. Never make your hobby your intended career unless it’s writing, art, or something that implies a good deal of creativity. It was a little disheartening to find out that architects are artists. And let me tell you, procrastinators (me) put alot more stress on themselves when they take upper level math and science classes.

I should’ve done journalism or some sort of writing degree. But hindsight’s 20/20, just don’t ever let your dad make suggestions on what classes you should take because you don’t really have an idea of what you want to do.

And shake, Chemical Engineering would’ve been even worse if you went that way. Now you’re getting into applied calc and actually using those crazy ass equations. They throw some crazy crap at you. People that do it for a living are better men than me. All you’re doing is number crunching. At least when I do it on here it’s for something I enjoy. I don’t freaking care if you need to use a butterfly or a one way valve on a non-corrugated pipe because you’re worried about going over the maximum output of a 15 horsepower motor. Seriously, I don’t care. Whatever, at least I’m almost done with it and there’s P.E.s where I work and I can get signoffs for my P.E.

So yeah, that “Slacker” had alot of hidden meaning. Like “Why the hell didn’t I do that? ENVY ENVY ENVY!” More power to you man.

Jim Sorgi runs a 4.6 40. That's all I've got to say about that.

by monstersbox on Mar 9, 2009 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow thats sweet!

What does it feel like to almost be in the real world? I look ahead at my the rest of my school life and think “damn” this is going to suck. Thats why I embrace this blogg because it is an outlet for my frustrations with life/shcool/general bull shit. Life just hit me in the face.

Nate Davis = beast, God I hope he doesn't go to Detriot.......

by colts9318rock on Mar 9, 2009 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Enjoy your time in college...

the “real world” is here waiting for you and it lasts a lifetime.

I tell my kids this all of the time: “don’t be in such a hurry…” advice I never followed and wished I would have.

"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007

by peytonsthebest on Mar 9, 2009 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I like that idea but to a kid

Enjoy you time in college (to me) is like——-Dont screw up or your going to regret it. Making the best choices in life is something that I strive for. I constantly put to much pressure on my self to have fun and study at the same time. Finding that perfect balance is hard when I want to enjoy life, look good infront of my family and peers, and not worry about school.

Nate Davis = beast, God I hope he doesn't go to Detriot.......

by colts9318rock on Mar 9, 2009 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ah....balance...

that’s a hard one. Once I’ve found it, something changes and I have to search for it again. A constant battle, for me at least.

Thanks for sharing your perspective with me…I’ll keep that in mind when I’m harping at my kids. =D

"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007

by peytonsthebest on Mar 9, 2009 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL+1000

Nate Davis = beast, God I hope he doesn't go to Detriot.......

by colts9318rock on Mar 9, 2009 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Entertaining and educational.

First of, congrats on the writing fellows to both KR and Colts Homer. I’m looking forward to your contributions to the greatest Colts blog on the web.

2nd.. I am a HS senior from Denmark, a rather small country in Europe, and it never ceases to amaze me, how big a difference there is between education in the US and in Denmark. Good luck to all of you at College or in HS, I cannot imagine what it must be like with all that pressure to make the right choice already as a HS Sophomore or junior.

GO COLTS!

by jocre on Mar 10, 2009 8:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I've been in the real world

For awhile. I was in the military at 20, just got out, and took classes when I could. I think it added to why I’d lose interest in a major. Your perspective changes more than once if you have time to keep stepping back from a situation. Probably would’ve ended up being a psychiatrist if I stuck with the first real major I started and hadn’t joined the military. At least I got my chemistry credit and some electives from it.

At least I got into a demanding career with my time, experience, and college courses and electives so that I got a job that I find interesting. At least it’s not as depressing as going “Alright, so I got this piece of crap diploma, guess I’d better go find a crappy job where I go do this for the rest of my life.” That would’ve suuuuuuuucked.

Jim Sorgi runs a 4.6 40. That's all I've got to say about that.

by monstersbox on Mar 9, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, thats my idea of school

I had it made last year with semi-hard classes and playing in both baseball and football at a high level in High School. When I relized that there was no way in hell that I was going on to play at a higher level. I talked to some guys that did what I was doing at the time. They said they regreted not working harder in school than athletics. They also told me that once you make that choice that your going to ride on a athletic schoolarship through college your screwed. But for every kid out there playing sports there is a kid working 100x harder than you. So I quit following my false hope in trying to be a profesional athelete making the top dollar to “what must I do to succeed in life”. Needless to say my parents were happy that I wasn’t fooling myself. Now I’m in advanced placement classes realizing this is going to be harder than I thought. Sports writing (not profesional) is the only way I can stay close to what I miss and channel my unneeded frustration.

Nate Davis = beast, God I hope he doesn't go to Detriot.......

by colts9318rock on Mar 9, 2009 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Calculus

I dont know whats ahead, but if it has anything to do with Derivatives and Integration, I got it down

by metal_militia on Mar 9, 2009 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

it's just hard to visualize what you are doing

it’s all the calc stuff you’ve been doing, but now you are working in 3D space, instead of 2D.

I ain't tryin' do you, I'm just tryin' do me
Last album did two, I'm just tryin' do three.
-Young Jeezy "I Luv It

by shake n bake on Mar 9, 2009 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

AHHHHHH complex math on a football site

get it out of my head.

Nate Davis = beast, God I hope he doesn't go to Detriot.......

by colts9318rock on Mar 9, 2009 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I love math

so I accept challenges when they present themselves

by metal_militia on Mar 9, 2009 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't plan on taking any Advanced Stats classes then

It’s all calculus based. Especially Multivariate Calculus. I initially took Calc 3 in the Spring of 2000, then again in Fall 2001, and can still do most of it today. Probably because I still use it on occasion for work.

NFC North and NFC South writer for SB Nation's NFL Draft blog: Mocking the Draft

by mgrex03 on Mar 9, 2009 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm not swearing off math

but I’ve definitely realized that a career where I’d use high level math, probably wouldn’t be something I enjoyed.

At least not nearly as much as I enjoy non-fiction/opinion writing.

I ain't tryin' do you, I'm just tryin' do me
Last album did two, I'm just tryin' do three.
-Young Jeezy "I Luv It

by shake n bake on Mar 9, 2009 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

As an Engineer

You need to learn how to communicate, whether it be verbally or in words. Don’t avoid it, as you’ll need it eventually. Even if you just learn how to explain what you are doing to someone who has no idea.

I definitely write more than I ever thought I would, and I’m only 5 years in.

NFC North and NFC South writer for SB Nation's NFL Draft blog: Mocking the Draft

by mgrex03 on Mar 9, 2009 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Engineering is a very demanding major

I started out at WKU planning on going into Electrical Engineering, but after a year I realized it wasnt for me. Im going to teach high school Biology now and coach baseball. Not near as much money but I think it will be a very cool job

by ColtsPurdueFanFromKY on Mar 9, 2009 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

As long as you enjoy what your doing

it does not matter how much money you make. Sounds like a sweet job.

Nate Davis = beast, God I hope he doesn't go to Detriot.......

by colts9318rock on Mar 9, 2009 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

And the site gets even more homerish, I'll never say something is impossible again.

Colts Homer has the most appropriate name on these boards.

Peyton's good but have you ever heard of Jeff George?

by halfchest on Mar 9, 2009 5:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks guys

I have to say I was surprised when I got the email. I’m also psyched that KingRichard is the other blogger. This is gonna be a fun year!

The first blog is on its way.

"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg

by Colts Homer on Mar 9, 2009 5:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs