Now Available: BON Insider

by Peter Bean on Sep 28, 2007 4:13 PM CDT in Texas Longhorns Football

One of the things I've been so busy with lately has been some behind the scenes work prepping a huge project that I'm finally allowed to announce.

BON INSIDER

Here's how it works. Subscribers to the weekly email newsletter will get exclusive dibs on all the behind the scenes news from the college football blogosphere. This information, which will only be available to subscribers, is the must-have for any fan of this site and the college football blogosphere in general.

What kind of news can you expect?

Injury Reports

Did you know Brian Cook lost two days of blogging to carpal tunnel syndrome? That T Kyle King recently passed a kidney stone? Or that Orson has syphilis? If you become a BON Insider, you'll know all the latest medical news that the general public isn't privy to.

Insider Criticism

Bloggers can be hesitant to criticize one another in the public domain. BON Insider subscribers will get insider critical breakdowns of all the major college football blogs. I'll tell you why Rocky Top Talk causes seizures, why SMQ never met an extra clause he didn't like, and why Hey Jenny Slater writes about ex-girlfriends as often as he does. This is Page Six stuff you can't get anywhere else.

How do I subscribe?

It's easy! Just send me an email indicating your interest. You must have a PayPal account, as the newsletter does have an annual "VIP Fee" of $1,200. Trust me, though - you'll be so far inside the bowels of the college football blogosphere, that you'll know all the stink that will never hit the public forums.

Disclaimer: You must keep this newsletter private. If members of the mainstream media start to ask questions, I'll be forced to shut it down. Also, if you think I'm a fucking idiot - you're right.

(I hope you're enjoying this meltdown as much as I am. Gig 'em!)

--PB--

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PB

So, thoughts on the next A&M HC?

hellspawnedjavelinas.wordpress.com

Have the best commentary from an Ag on this so far.

by HMFIC04 on Sep 28, 2007 4:23 PM CDT reply actions

its all clear now...

As baddly as our friends in Aggieland wanted to have their own lawschool a few years ago you almost wish for their own stupid sake they'd gotten their way so someone on the Athletics staff could have run this whole VIP newsletter thing by them ahead of time!

Any maybe they could have extended the service to local businesses such Aggie Outfitters who were blatantly violating UT copy rights with their wildly popular 'sawed off' shirts.

It's starting to become real clear why they thought Fran was such a good fit over there. Hmmmm...let's see: 1) outmoded offensive mindset that will ultimately perform waaaay below the talent level given, 2) blatant SEC, loosey-goosey view of those pseky rules and laws that govern the NCAA, 3) ability to appear/sound like a good ol'country boy on deamnd, 4) a name that can be shortened into a nice four letter nickname for the faithful to latch onto. [i'm serious I think that's all you need over there...]

Honestly though, I hope the meltdown get's a nice lid put on it for most of the conference schedule since its in our best interest to have them ranked again when we play them, only to exact sweet and total revenge in College Station, and THEN for the pot to boil over and ruin the next 3 to 4 years of their program as they scramble to find a new coach and put their recruiting house in order!

by longhornJ on Sep 28, 2007 4:38 PM CDT reply actions

bravo, sir.

bravo.

by mattw on Sep 28, 2007 4:45 PM CDT reply actions

I Always Suspected Orson Was Syphillitic

There's no way that excessive alcohol consumption alone could explain that deranged mind.

Stupid ags. BUT, thats what they get for hiring fran. Lie down with dogs, etc., etc.,.

by littlerearl on Sep 28, 2007 4:47 PM CDT reply actions

Nice

You stay classy, PB.

by jc25 on Sep 28, 2007 5:03 PM CDT reply actions

So what you're saying is...

I can bag on my team and get paid for it...why didn't I think of that.

If everything reported is true, I think you could very easily see a mid-season firing of Fran. Forget the fact that the team is underperforming or that the players probably hate his guts right now, follow the money.

If even 100 boosters paid for that e-mail, that's $120,000. I got news for you, you don't need that kind of cash to run a web site or send out a newsletter. Believe me, I've been doing it for free for the last ten years.

Sounds like Franny-boy has been lining his pocket with a little walking around money and I'd think a lot of people would be interested to know where it went, not the least of which would be the IRS.

Be nobody but yourself in a world that desperately wants you to be like everybody else.

by 54b on Sep 28, 2007 5:07 PM CDT reply actions

On the one hand

I'm enjoying the hell out of this. I've never been a 'Bama fan, but the way he left those poor kids without even having the decency to say goodbye was unforgiveable.

But this afternoon even the people here in Alabama are saying this is the slimiest, sleaziest, most repulsive thing he's ever done.

On the other hand, I hate to see him go. Maybe they'll hire a coach just as sleazy. Houston Nutt, maybe?

by beast in bama on Sep 28, 2007 5:37 PM CDT reply actions

No, man, Mike Price.

Actually, he would be too good a coach for them.

by whills on Sep 28, 2007 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions

CHILL, BRAH.

some of us are from el paso.

by mattw on Sep 28, 2007 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions

I would not be happy

as a player or parent knowing the HC had been profiting from private information.

This is probably done at other schools, but I doubt in such a bizzare pay for service manner -- and Fran is the only one stupid enough to put it in writing.

Cats and dogs sleeping together.

by EYESofBEVO on Sep 28, 2007 5:58 PM CDT reply actions

as it turns out...

i DID know that orson has syphilis.

i don't need your insider info.

by billyzane on Sep 28, 2007 6:05 PM CDT reply actions

orson got syphilis....

orson got syphilis from tim tebow.

by cortexas on Sep 28, 2007 10:45 PM CDT reply actions

Awesome

Wanna know which two West Coast bloggers have been getting cozy since late May?

The Card Chronicle insider newsletter, coming soon.

by Card Chronicle on Sep 28, 2007 11:29 PM CDT reply actions

Frantastic news?

If I could figure out a way to add an extra $100 grand or so to my annual income, it would be significant, to say the least. Fran was making $5 million per year. The word "was" is not a typo. Greed is just another facet of stupidity.

The bad news for Longhorn fans is that there is a 99% chance that his replacement will be a better coach. Oh well, at least we get another cheap laugh.

by Longhorn in Canada on Sep 29, 2007 2:36 PM CDT reply actions