Hello and welcome!

For those of you who know me and are familiar with my writing, thanks for finding this blog and your continued support. Your loyalty means a lot to me in this uncertain time. For those of you discovering me for the first time, let me introduce myself.

My name is Brett Friedlander and until a few weeks ago, I was the lead sports columnist at the Fayetteville Observer in North Carolina. Through my "Weekly Rant," I regularly commented on everything from ACC basketball and the Masters to the Southern Professional Hockey League and local high school sports. Although my column has been taken away from me -- for reasons I still don't fully understand -- my voice is still is as loud and strong as ever. So until such time as I am able to find a more traditional vehicle to express my many opinions, I will post them here.

You're not going to agree with everything I have to say. At least, I hope you don't. Sports wouldn't be nearly as fun if we all rooted for the same teams and were passionate about the same players or issues. We'd certainly have a lot less to talk about during the down time between the games. All I ask is that when I piss you off, you write in and let me have it. I'll listen to what you have to say. And while you probably won't change my mind, we can at least agree to disagree.

Let the ranting begin!