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Angola! said:
Clever username said:
This is probably a stupid question, but does Simmons ever come on here? My guess would be no, but I thought I'd ask.
He has at some point because he brought this site up in some of his columns. Basically he said he hated this site because we all allegedly hate him and we are why he got out of newspapers, or something to that effect. I know he posts on SOSH and I am pretty sure he at least reads shirt on here.
Yeah, I knew about Son of Sam Horn, so obviously he's not adverse to message boards. Personally, I think he should come on here and clarify his comments on Whitlock. For someone who is always complaining about not being able to speak his mind about announcers, anchors, ESPN and the like, it's seems pretty hypocritical for him not to be in Whitlock's corner. I guess we really are seeing his true colors.
Later in his chat he rips on Kornheiser and Theisman, so I don't really understand. He also takes shots at Rick Reilly and says he works harder than him.
Not to threadjack, but I think this question and response from his chat is why he never made it in newspapers. You have to be able to right a tight column and still be entertaining and he doesn't seem to have the ability to do that.
TJ (Minneapolis, MN): Are you capable of 950-word columns? I'm not convinced.
Bill Simmons: Anyone's capable of a 950-word column. But here's the problem, and this is why I hated writing my mag column when it was 700 words (which is absolutely ludicrous) and 800 words (not as ludicrous, but still ridiculous): You barely have enough time to bring up a point, argue it and wrap it up with that little space. The biggest challenge is just conserving words and making your point in as little time as possible. Well, how is that entertaining? I understand the mentality 20 years ago, but with the internet taking off, we should be figuring out ways to take advantage of the extra space and have fun with it, you know?
Bill Simmons: For instance, my Lambeau column was initially meant to be for the magazine. And after it was over, I was thinking about it and decided, "Wait, some really funny stuff happened on this trip, why would I cut it down to 1200 words, why not explore the studio space with it?" So I wrote a 9500-word first draft, then spent the next 2 days cutting it down to a semi-reasonable length (6200). Now, would you have rather have read a 1200 word column or a 6200-word column? I don't know. I'd rather print out the 6200 words and dive into it, personally.