Why, you might ask? Let me explain.
Way back when I started out here at the Cauldron, I had no idea that I would one day take the reins of the Sports sections. Frankly, I didn't even care, since I was writing in the Culture section at the time.
I also had no idea that the mere inception of "Teed Off" would be a reality. I figured that I would be reviewing CDs, shows, and movies till the cows came home.
When I came back to CSU in 1994 after a six-month, self-imposed exile, I decided I was going to start writing again. where I ended up was in the middle of Viking Hall the day that everybody was moving in waiting on a golfer, of all people.
Until the day I was assigned to do the interview, I had no idea that CSU even had a golf team. I had no idea CSU had lots of sports.
That year I spent a lot of time learning about all of the sports that CSU had, obscure as many of them were. The thing was, though, that I was just happy to be writing.
When 1995 began, the idea of "Teed Off" became a reality. Here was my column where I could air my opinions on just about anything in the sporting world. I have been spending the better part of this year concentrating on it, and I it has had an incredibly adverse effect on my objective writing as a whole.
It took a women's track meet at Baldwin-Wallace for me to realize that all of the teams on campus, however obscure as they may be, deserve coverage in CSU's newspaper. If not for us, who else would do it?
I have also come to realize that if another publication gets a story before we do, it does not give us the right to forsake the idea. For example, three weeks ago, John McGhee, arguably one of the foremost wrestlers in the country, made his intent to go to Cleveland State. The Plain Dealer had a huge story on it, while we didn't acknowledge it.
I spent so much time getting wound up in all the activities that were going on with the men's basketball teams and the pro sports, the the other sports at CSU were secondary. I feel partly responsible for this lack of coverage, and for that, I must apologize.
Next year, however, that will change.
As the new Sports Editor, I will attempt to make the most sincere effort to bring more coverage of Cleveland State's sports teams, not just the major sports, such as both basketball teams. We have 14 sports, and I think that I should try to give coverage to all of them. I can't promise that everybody's going to get top story every issue, but please try to bear with me.
And what of "Teed Off?" It might be around next year. It might not be. It's not one of my top priorities. And besides, I might get off on one of those political tangents again.
Follow-up: Alright, so I didn't kill Teed Off. I found out I needed a space-filler when I became Sports Editor. And I was serious about the sports coverage. I thought I did a better job than Gerald did in that department.
This Teed Off also concluded the Dark Era. I took over in September of 1996, and all hell broke loose, so to speak.
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