This blog will be a few things. First off, you are probably wondering why it is called Colonelsportsnation. My name is Michael Sanders and for as long as I have worked at my TV station people have called me the Colonel. That is because of the famous Colonel Sanders from the KFC ads. I accepted it when I started working there to fit in, and now I have embraced it. When thinking of a name I couldn’t think of any better name than to call it The Colonel Sports Nation.

Now that we have that settled, lets get on to what this blog will be. It will be a place to discuss the latest sports news, big and small. I will give my thoughts on the stories people know of and the ones that aren’t getting as much coverage. Those stories are just as important. I may not be an expert, but the opinions I do have will be well thought out and well researched as well. If you have an issue with a certain opinion let me know and we can discuss it. It will also be a place where from time to time I will post interviews with different sports figures. I hope through these interviews I can learn more about them and their craft.

Now about me. My name is Michael Sanders, I am a married 30-year old video editor at a local TV news station. I have always been around sports. I played baseball and basketball when I was younger. I love watching sports on TV and being there in person. My favorite sport is baseball, but I also love watching basketball, football, soccer, and golf. My favorite teams are the Texas Rangers, Dallas Cowboys, Oklahoma City Thunder, and OU Sooners. I have been watching sports since I was born practically. From all these years, I have experienced many highs and many more lows. Yet, I keep coming back and keep holding onto hope. That in my opinion is the life of a typical sports fan.

The reason I am creating this blog is because I want a forum to discuss my thoughts that is more than just a Facebook status or longer than a tweet. I want a place to go into detail what my thoughts are. I want to have a place where sports fan can come in and find good and interesting content to read. I will try to post stuff about 2 or 3 times a week in these next two months and then when baseball season starts I will attempt to post every day. I will also be posting video blogs as well, when there is a topic that I feel is better discussed over video rather than with writing.

Finally, I know that there are many sports blogs out there, but none of them will have my unique takes and opinions. I hope that this also provides you a forum to air your thoughts about sports or about life in general. Remember, sports are to be fun and in my opinion the discussion of sports should be fun as well. Will we disagree? Yes we will, but we don’t have to yell and scream at each other about that. So, come here for unique content, interesting topics, and great sports fan discussion. That is what Colonel Sports Nation will be.