It seems like we just said hello (again), but ...

Yesterday I accepted the job of associate editor of Tiger Rag. I start Monday.

It's been only a few months since I started here with a "Hello (again)" post and a series of pieces on what proved to be a national championship baseball team. It's been a blast. Chicken has been great to me in a time of need, paying me promptly and giving me creative freedom and engaging me in regular, frank discussions about everything related to LSU, this site and sportswriting. He's a solid businessman and a straight shooter, and I respect that. He was a rock near the end of my 14 months of unemployment, and I'll never forget that. He sounded genuinely happy for me when I told him I found a job, and I appreciated that too.

You, the readers here, have been great. We've had good dialogue when I've had the time during my job search to check out what you've had to say, and for the most part the discussions we've had have been thoughtful, provocative, respectful and fair. Any misunderstandings (or errors) were my fault, not yours (or Chicken's).

I'll be around LSU, so I might continue to see and converse with some of you, but I won't be posting here after Sunday. Thank you for making it one of the most enjoyable periods of my 26 years of writing about the games people play.

Best wishes to each and every one of you.

Carl Dubois