Thanks For Your Readership
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support and dialogue over the past two years while I was a contributor\editor at Big Cat Country. Today I was exposed to circumstances which have prompted me to resign my position as editor-in-chief. It is with a heavy heart that I do this as I have enjoyed being associated with what I considered a great place to talk Jaguars football. However, the atmosphere that once existed has slowly thinned and I can not in good conscience remain.
I am grateful for the opportunity Chris, Jon and Collin gave me and hope you all will continue to find entertainment at BCC and the other Jaguars fan sites. I personally look forward to finding another home to continue writing.
Thanks again for all your feedback,
Brian
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I know Brian why you did this move; but I hope you will change your mind. I don’t want to lose another fantastic writer/sane voice/good observer-not to mention “Wind Spirits” whicjh I consider the best regular basis feature on a Jaguars fan(?)site.. There are so few out there like you. I ask you once again that please change your mind!!!!
Life without knowledge is death in disguise
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by Zoltan from Budapest on Dec 16, 2010 12:49 AM EST reply actions
Don't leave...
because of those fools at Stampede Blue. We have a quality site over here with intellectual contributors. Like Zoltan, I too am a huge fan of your work. If its because of SBN’s lack of authority and discipline, I can feel where you are coming from. Still will be a shame to lose your insight.
frankDUBZ aka Frank Silba
"I'm smacking you with the truth......" - Me
by FRANKdubz on Dec 16, 2010 1:11 AM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
I see the puddle is deeper than I thought...
frankDUBZ aka Frank Silba
"I'm smacking you with the truth......" - Me
by FRANKdubz on Dec 16, 2010 1:16 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Fairly new here...
but I enjoyed reading your stuff man…Shame to lose you. Don’t know all of the drama but let us know if you end up writing somewhere else…You and Adam were the 2 writers i enjoyed reading the most…Best of luck to ya
Jennings at the 30, at the 20, at the 10. TOUCHDOWN RASHAD JENNINGS!!
I'm obviously missing something, sadly.
Unfortunately, I’ll soon be missing more, with you gone. Will miss you, but I do hope you’d reconsider.
by alwaysforgiven821 on Dec 16, 2010 1:43 AM EST reply actions
I was going to quit BCC once...
But then I thought, It’ll piss ‘em off more if I stick around. Now, Loesche loves me above all else. He’s practically stalking me. Ease up, Jon. It’s funny how things work out.
I look forward to reading your work wherever you land.
(Panthera onca)
This is a huge loss for all of us who visit BCC.
Brian, your writing is one of the highlights of tthis site. I am not sure what led to this, but you will be sorely missed. Please reconsider.
A damn crying shame
Not sure if the combination of the idiot in Indy and Alfie’s editorial led to this, but I’ve always enjoyed your perspective. It’s sad that in the first year where we can actually see the improvement in the team, that one of the writers who was very good at pointing out those nuances will no longer be doing so. This has been one of the most fun seasons I can recall and one of the guys who is telling us some of the stuff we may not notice with a quote from Sun Volt sprinkled in has had enough.
Don’t know you personally, seem to be one of the more even-keeled folks here, but if yesterday’s BS was enough to push you to this point, then I must wonder about the direction of this site.
It’s also ashame that certain people wield the sword in the only manner they can – the blogosphere. I trust that these folks likely have never had any sort of authority aside from picking teams in kickball, but that’s neither here nor there. They came in early staked their claim and rational thought and stimulating back and forth be damned, they ain’t giving up their kingdoms. Take it as you see it.
I used to always say that the internet was a quasi fantasyland. Well, I guess sites like these are nothing more than middle school recess.
Even if you don’t have your name at the bottom of the page, I hope you will still contribute.
HELL NOOOOOOOOO......
Man your stuff is some of the best things to read on here, the way you write, is amazing and the contex in which it is writen is amazing. Man i feel like the ass now thats caused this. Brian you cant do this to us readers!
WE ARE JAGUARS.......FEAR OUR ROAR!!!!!!
That maybe true,
But i for one cant help but feel that my actions initiated it all, and then causing this chain reaction. Troublesome it really is, that it came to this over one bloging comment.
WE ARE JAGUARS.......FEAR OUR ROAR!!!!!!
Wow...This is an embarassment to SBN
How many decent writers, commenters, readers, fans are they going to lose because of 1 stupid clown?
And what kind of coward stands up for the guy instead of his own, when that guy at SB is clearly the one in the wrong?
I'm sinking like a stone in the sea
by etid5353 on Dec 16, 2010 9:07 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
Wait, what happened?
Dude don’t leave.
Coach Crennel, if all of your Coors Lights can talk what happens when you open your fridge? There's generally "Hoopla" involved.
Some reading material w/background info
http://www.bigcatcountry.com/2010/12/15/1878490/bigblueshoe-and-his-token-attack-on-del-rio
I'm sinking like a stone in the sea
Hmmm
Whatever happened to protecting our own? Fullford is one of the best on the site, he’s steady and keeps everything in perspective. Each one of his articles is well thought out and delightful to read.
Coach Crennel, if all of your Coors Lights can talk what happens when you open your fridge? There's generally "Hoopla" involved.
I'm extremely sorry to see this.
I sincerely hope you were forced by nothing more than your own conscience into making this decision. Please feel free to stop by the AFC South Eternal Threads over at Battle Red Blog (in the recommended fanshots section) anytime. You may notice we have an open forum for discussion there. Drop by and elaborate on this subject if you’d care to, or just BS about some football.
It’s a damn shame that every day more and more quality fans and writers are forced from their internet homes by the outrageous behavior of Mr. Bradley Wells (editor-in-chief, Stampede Blue). There are already dozens of us in exile at BRB and more and more show up every day. We have all been either banned from participating in discussion at Stampede Blue, usually for simply offering conflicting viewpoints to those of Mr. Wells, or have just decided that the atmosphere of negativity and rudeness fostered by him has become unbearable for any fan to endure. Even other Colts fans.
Brian, I’m truly sorry you’ve become the latest casualty of SB Nation’s inability to either recognize or rectify this serious problem. Join the club.
Seriously, as aforementioned, we actually have a club.
by peytonsurdaddy on Dec 16, 2010 9:24 AM EST reply actions 10 recs
I would hope not...
BBS shows his name in his profile as well as on SBNation Indiana’s website, but he has pull. Watch what you say, even here in the confines of your own blog…
I'm sinking like a stone in the sea
would love to meet this guy in person.
not to fight or anything, that stuff is stupid, merely to see what makes a guy like this tick.
Right - I know what you mean.
He’s probably some snivelling little prick who yells at people from a distance and avoids real life confrontation. I know his conflict resolution skills online are atrocious.
I'm sinking like a stone in the sea
Courtesy of a Texan fan who made this..after he got banned! (the genius thinks this is funny)

Non Sibi Sed Patriae &I love my ZX-6r Kawasaki.
I bleed Scarlet and Grey...A Buckeye for Life
Toy Story wears no. 39 100x better than D.D.R
Pat McAfee -Colts punter-"@StampedeBlue I hope your website gets exposed for a complete joke. There’s no reason for you to do that, and its completely ridiculous."
and a secret hand shake!
Try to kick me while I'm down...I'll break your leg
Indianapolis Colts News and Updates
I remember only a few short years ago...
… when I loved talking with fans and bloggers on Stampede Blue. What happened over there? Someone hit menopuase?
by alwaysforgiven821 on Dec 16, 2010 9:46 AM EST up reply actions
Someone got draft day access
and Super Bowl access and now thinks he’s the King of the Interwebz.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Dec 16, 2010 10:57 AM EST up reply actions
He's always been that way
started just before he pissed off the Texans and 49ers fans on their own websites
"HULU: An evil plot to destroy the world. Enjoy"
Real fans don’t need a reason.
Jaguars in the Playoffs? How can it be?
add
the Eagles,
the Broncos,
the Patriots,
the Titans.
All 4 teams…just this year!
Non Sibi Sed Patriae &I love my ZX-6r Kawasaki.
I bleed Scarlet and Grey...A Buckeye for Life
Toy Story wears no. 39 100x better than D.D.R
Pat McAfee -Colts punter-"@StampedeBlue I hope your website gets exposed for a complete joke. There’s no reason for you to do that, and its completely ridiculous."
"Stampede Blue-North Korea of SBN"-Colt's fan
what did he do to the 49ers?
Non Sibi Sed Patriae &I love my ZX-6r Kawasaki.
I bleed Scarlet and Grey...A Buckeye for Life
Toy Story wears no. 39 100x better than D.D.R
Pat McAfee -Colts punter-"@StampedeBlue I hope your website gets exposed for a complete joke. There’s no reason for you to do that, and its completely ridiculous."
"Stampede Blue-North Korea of SBN"-Colt's fan
He called Mike Singletary a bum.
"It's the greatest job in the world until Peyton comes off the field and you think his thumb might be broken and there's three minutes left in the AFC Championship Game and you're down by three to New England and you haven't taken a snap all year. Yeah, it's a great job until that point." - Jim Sorgi.
"If I couldn't play for the Colts, I would probably stop playing football." - Peyton Manning.
by gizzardfanny on Dec 17, 2010 3:36 AM EST up reply actions
I clearly missed the boat on BigBS being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Unlike that ‘bum’ Singletary…
Token southern hemisphere guy - 14,688km from Foxboro. That's 9128 miles, for you heathens.
Contributing Writer at PatsPulpit
by Comedic.Sans on Dec 17, 2010 7:48 AM EST up reply actions
He said the 49ers purposely faked an injury
That he saw a coach signal a player to fake an injury and it was an attempt to slow down the Colt’s no-huddle offense.
"HULU: An evil plot to destroy the world. Enjoy"
Real fans don’t need a reason.
Jaguars in the Playoffs? How can it be?
their fans always boo any player that gets injured when their offense is on the field
Non Sibi Sed Patriae &I love my ZX-6r Kawasaki.
I bleed Scarlet and Grey...A Buckeye for Life
Toy Story wears no. 39 100x better than D.D.R
Pat McAfee -Colts punter-"@StampedeBlue I hope your website gets exposed for a complete joke. There’s no reason for you to do that, and its completely ridiculous."
"Stampede Blue-North Korea of SBN"-Colt's fan
Because it's usually fake injuries to get a break.
"It's the greatest job in the world until Peyton comes off the field and you think his thumb might be broken and there's three minutes left in the AFC Championship Game and you're down by three to New England and you haven't taken a snap all year. Yeah, it's a great job until that point." - Jim Sorgi.
"If I couldn't play for the Colts, I would probably stop playing football." - Peyton Manning.
by gizzardfanny on Dec 18, 2010 10:23 AM EST up reply actions
there have been times where we're driving and picking a D apart no huddle
and guys go down with a “cramp” two feet from their sideline and still roll around on the field like they’ve been shot. It happens a lot. That being said its a part of the game so what are ya gonna do about it?
That being said we only boo when its obvious. If the dude is legit hurt you don’t get the boo birds.
You Have been banned from Stampede Blue
"inciting readers to get me fired is a quick ticket to banning" - BBS
Comment that got me banned:
You can send your complaints to dhalprin123@gmail.com
True...
he’s always been that way to other fanbases. But he just recently started with the Colts fanbase.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Dec 17, 2010 12:41 PM EST up reply actions
Things are spinning out of control. I hope this isn’t an indication of what will happen on Sunday…
On a serious note, I hope you stick around, buddy, But if you don’t, you can rest assured that wherever you end up will gain at least one more member.
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~Carl Sagan
this is a shame, i havent been on this site for long Brian, but
you were a good writer bro, you should stay..you are very respected..
Oh God... :-(
I certainly hope this won’t mean that Alfie’s taking over.
Need to find a new site I guess. Good Bye SBNation.
DG is the best we have and help is not on the way. I realize he's not perfect, but I feel a lot better about him at QB than I do the O-Line, DB's, or LB's ability to cover a TE.
This Blows....
Look it’s their choice how they want to run their blog. I think it’s a cesspool too. Shouldn’t have much to do with what goes on here. Hopefully you take some time to reconsider, it’s never a good idea to make such a decision in the heat of the moment, give it a week and see if this still makes sense for you.
Sorry to hear that, Brian.
You were one of the only things keeping me here when Alfie took over. Now that you’re gone….well, there’s always Black & Teal. Looking forward to reading your material again, wherever that may be, Brian.
I’m going to have to follow Brian out the door. Though it’s been a fun ride, I can’t really in good conscience keep supporting any place that makes Brian out to be the bad guy, instead of the truly bad guys. I’m sorry that your baby has turned into this, Chris.
Goodbye, BCC.
-Mike Nelson
Haters gonna hate.
by MoveThoseChains on Dec 16, 2010 12:30 PM EST reply actions 6 recs
Rec'd.
And now BBS has indirectly run off the only other guy on SB Nation who likes King Crimson. FML.
by peytonsurdaddy on Dec 16, 2010 12:51 PM EST up reply actions
It is unfortunate that BBS is now infecting other blogs.
It is sad to see that SBN won’t step in and remove that moron.
Someone needs to tell Bud that Voldemort was the villain.
by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Dec 18, 2010 11:20 AM EST up reply actions
I put in a ticket with SBNation...
and reported that Stampede Blue’s blogger had been abducted by aliens and just wasn’t right. Really, it’s sad that Well’s ego is so easily bruised. Stampede Blue would have 3-4x better numbers without Wells.
Sorry to see you go
Even though whenever people talk about Brian they mean you and not me. JK you were a valuable part of the writing done on this site, and I enjoyed reading your stuff.
by Brian Levenson on Dec 16, 2010 12:36 PM EST reply actions
I am one of those who actually did not consciously realize there were two seperate Brians(but that might be since I am relatively new here)
Now that I am aware of there beong two, I do realize that it was Mr. Fullford who provided me with my favorite writeups on this entire blog. This site is losing one passionate football fan who I suspect could find a paying job doing this kind of stuff. Yes, I found his work on this site to be THAT good. His presence on this site will sorely be missed.(BTW, I feel like I am writing an obituary, and that is just a bit creepy)
With that being said, I hope this whole situation can somehow be resolved and we get Mr. Fullford back on this site(and perhaps get this Colts guy to stop being such a @$$)
by Jagsrok9008 on Dec 17, 2010 12:15 AM EST up reply actions
Your silence in the situation was deafening.
The cowardice you displayed by sitting back and watching BBS belittle your team, and your readers (as well as banning them in a few cases), makes you a “bad guy” in this situation. STAND UP FOR YOUR PEOPLE – DON’T TURN YOUR BACK ON THEM.
I'm sinking like a stone in the sea
by etid5353 on Dec 17, 2010 9:24 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
I truly hope this site doesn't turn out like that one when the Jags reach sustained success
Radio interview requests and accesses do tend to go to people’s heads.
Aww, c’mon Alfie… I only see your name mentioned twice in this long thread… Like you’ve told me a few times, if you have something to contribute, do so… Don’t just pop up and moan about how you somehow became a bad guy… You’re still the leader, correct? If so, tell the troops what the hell is going on…
thank you, mr crow
Sean
Pax Armis Acquiritur
My condolences, good sir.
Token southern hemisphere guy - 14,688km from Foxboro. That's 9128 miles, for you heathens.
Thanks for the Good Reads
"HULU: An evil plot to destroy the world. Enjoy"
Real fans don’t need a reason.
Jaguars in the Playoffs? How can it be?
One more thing
I think it’s a damn shame that our best writer (no offense to Jon, Collin, Alfie, Adam, or Brian L.) was run off like this. The thing I like best about BCC and the other SB Nation sites is the ability to share opinions. If this crap like whats going on at Stampede Blue continues, I would quit coming on here entirely.
You can't reason with unreasonable people.
Well
i don’t know what happened but i have to say that the story that brian wrote about the furry walls from the movie “get him to the greek” was a really good one and quite possibly the best i’ve read all year. anyways thanks for ur contributions brian, we’ll miss you.
This is sick
It’s bad enough that BBS has driven apart the Colts community at SBNation, but now his cancerous presence is beginning to affect other blogs. I am very sorry for any Jags fans who expected some sort of decorum or reasonable discussion of football from StampedeBlue, but sadly that is no longer the case. It is best to just avoid the site and allow it to fester unto itself. I only hope that any experience you had there does not taint too badly your opinion of the majority of us Colts fans who are loathe to have BBS representing us in any way.
Joining those who hope for a change at Stampedeblue, so that the vibrant online Colts community can put its best foot forward.
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seems like it’s all about the hits. Bombast always trumps substance. Guys like him want confrontation so they can make another payday.
He gives bloggers a worse name.
Best of luck to you, Brian.
A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
http://www.battleredblog.com
"Blind fandom is all I got left." - LoneSpot
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