Hello and thank you for visiting the Sun Belt Insider. The
Sun Belt Insider is an un-official blog that covers the Sun Belt Conference
sports and all teams, those that are leaving and those that are entering.
Back in May when I decided to dedicate and commit my
time to this, I did it with sincerity and from my heart. Why, because I noticed
that there was no other active blogs out there that was dedicated to the Sun
Belt Conference and its sports. So I took upon myself the challenge to bring
highlights and coverage on an independent level so that the fans, followers and
those that are interested in the Sun Belt Conference would know what’s
happening, all the highlights, about the players and etc.
I want to thank the many visitors and supports of the
Sun Belt Insider, for many years since the existence of this great conference,
major media outlets don’t provide the sufficient coverage of the Sun Belt
Conference as others. I’ve noticed that Sun Belt Conference and some teams
often be left out of coverage, so that’s why I dedicated my time so that this
conference will have someone to relate sports news to fans and those that are
interested in the conference.
I want to say to all my fellow visitors, followers and
supporters, that there are some that hate, some that misbelieve, and those that
really don’t care. I wonder what their purpose is. Let me give you an example. I
ask the Media Relations Director for media passes on this past week for South
Alabama football games, and when I called he answered and I explained who I was
and why I was calling. He laughed and I was denied any media passes, due to the
fact that I am a independent blog.
A team that is freshly new and entering FBS should be
willing to provide media access to their games, outside of major media markets,
which half might not even report or show up to report. This is another sign on
how locals are treated with this program and why locals don’t often support the
program. Locals are left out in the sense if you are not in the select few.
But it’s my hometown team, a team that I love and
support and also provide the most coverage on this blog than any other media
outlet. It was me that wrote a nice email to the local newspaper reporter that
covers South Alabama football, to complain about the less coverage the program
is getting. And now you see something about them every day in the local paper,
and I will also always support this team regardless of the ups and the downs.
I have watched how in other conferences, where they
support those independent bloggers that support their conferences and events.
And here at the Sun Belt Conference I want to thank all
those that support the insider, and to those schools that have offered me media
passes to your games and events for coverage. I do greatly appreciate it from
the bottom of my heart. You mean a lot to me to know that you care and thankful
for this blog. There have been over 7,000 visitors to my blog and I appreciate
you all.
