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A statistical look at Michigan State basketball, with a dash of football talk

The end of the beginning

Posted by kj on Monday, April 20th, 2009

Barring future developments of an unforeseen nature, this is the final post of the Spartans Weblog.  Commenting will be shut down in a few days; the site will remain up for archival purposes as long as Mrs. SW lets me continue to pay the server costs (or I figure out how to upload the contents back to the free Wordpress service).

I won’t repeat everything I said when I first announced the transition to the new site, except to say how much I’ve appreciated everyone’s kind words about my work here.  (Announcing the end of this blog has been the best thing I’ve ever done for my ego.)  You, my friends, are the primary reason that my blogging career is not ceasing entirely.

The conversation will continue–with more voices and a more interactive blogging setup–at the following address:

WWW.THEONLYCOLORS.COM

See you on the other side.

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7 Responses to “The end of the beginning”

  1. Dylan (umhoops.com)on 20 Apr 2009 at 6:15 pm 1

    Big time.

  2. Kurton 20 Apr 2009 at 8:01 pm 2

    RIP Spartans Weblog, long live The Only Colors!

  3. Donon 20 Apr 2009 at 11:48 pm 3

    Since I never took the time before:

    Thank you for this blog. I’ve subscribed via RSS since (I think Kurt?) first linked to you, and in that time I’ve become a more informed, knowledgeable, and therefore better fan of the Alma Mater. Needless to say, I’ll be following The Only Colors.

    Thanks again and best of luck to you.

  4. DP99on 21 Apr 2009 at 12:43 am 4

    kj, I always appreciated that you had your own unique style here, not just another sports blog clone, which was cool. Very cool further that this site helped galvanize the formation of an all-fronts MSU site alternative to what was out there previously in the blogosphere. Nice job, good man. RIP, spartansweblog.com.

  5. Mark in DCon 21 Apr 2009 at 9:36 am 5

    Thanks for all the great info and analysis. I’ve checked out a selection of blogs for other college Bball teams – Big 10 and other conferences – and you are definitely in the top tier in terms of analysis, insight, and writing ability. See you at TheOnlyColors.

  6. Orlando Markon 21 Apr 2009 at 12:40 pm 6

    There are lots of us who have relied on your insight and commentary to appreciate the Spartans’ efforts from afar.

    Thanks for the great information and we’ll be following you at your new home.

  7. Daveon 21 Apr 2009 at 3:34 pm 7

    Thanks for the great blog, reading it quickly became part of my (almost) daily routine. I will happily follow to TOC.