Bleeding Green Nation turns 3
by JasonB on Sep 26, 2009 10:33 AM EDT
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Sept 26, 2006 Bleeding Green Nation was born.
About 3 years and one month ago David Halprin, the head guy at Blogging the Boys, came across my old Eagles blog and wrote me an email asking if I'd be interested in starting a new site with this new company called SBNation. At the time, SBNation was mostly just a collection of baseball and some college blogs. They had more grandiose plans however... Tyler, who runs Athletics Nation(and now the whole company), wanted to expand on SBNation's NFL coverage, so he sent Dave out in search of NFL bloggers.
When Dave asked me to join up, I was happy to do so mostly because it meant someone else could run the technical side of things. I love writing, but as you can see from the old site I'm not much of a web designer... Actually BGN itself wasn't always the technical marvel it is today, here's what the site looked like when it first launched. Soon after Bleeding Green Nation went live, we found more bloggers to fill up the NFC East... Then we eventually found someone to cover every NFL team. It seemed like there was more to this little company than people who make my site pretty... Then came the hockey bloggers... In fact, I found our Penguins writer myself! Now over a hundred colleges have their own site as does everything from the NBA, to tennis, cycling, soccer, MMA, boxing... Now the company is drawing in big advertisers and millions of dollars from investors... and it all started from a few guys ranting about their favorite team on the internet.
Since BGN launched the site and my work has been featured on ESPN, CBS, NBC, SI.com, The Philadelphia Inquirer, the NY Times, Washington Post, Yahoo sports, and more. The site has been visited 5,491,485 as of this minute. Five and a half million people! I remember being excited in the early days when I had hundred people visit for the first time. I never could imagine a day when 60k people could visit this site in one day, which happened several times when free agency started. The community that has sprung up around the site is amazing and I thank every one of you that has helped it grow. This is very much your site as much as it is mine.
Since I put Brian Dawkins at the top of my first site when I started it 4 years ago, It's only fitting that I mark the anniversary of BGN with my favorite all time Eagle at the top. In the end, I'm just a fan. I'm not a journalist nor do I aspire to be one with this site. I'm proudly biased, I cheer at the games, and I like talking about football. Those are the reasons I started the site and the reasons I continue to do it today.
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woohoo
and this is the day eagles fans were saved. ;-)
You dont like my IGGLES???!!!! well you can just suck my VICK!
Congrats! But...
If my math is correct, doesn’t that mean BGN turned 3? Actually starting it’s forth year. I’m not trying to be a smart ass, really. I know 6 AM is a little early to post Jason – honest mistake.
Either way, thanks for the great site. First place I look when I log on every day. I would have loved something like this for the first fifty years of my Eagle fandom. Hope we’re both around for another fifty. Maybe sometime before then we can all celebrate with a cyber-parade!
See, I said it was early…. I spelled “fourth” wrong. My bad.
by 17thandShunk on Sep 26, 2009 8:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Congrats!
hell of a blog! thanks JasonB and all the other regulars/contributors (yes, JIBTA too)
RIP JJ & HK
Let the future judge Michael Vick
I'm not sure how long I've been around here...
i know what the profile page says but thats just since when we all had to recreate our logins. I remember the old page. But oddly enough I think i actually found BGN through myspace
congrats jason
and heres to many more bgn birthdays
"Never give in, never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.
Happy birthday BGN!
It’s only been about six months since I joined, but I honestly can’t imagine any other site where I spend more time (that includes Facebook!). Congrats to everyone here who has helped make BGN the best Eagles community on the web. Go Eagles!
Thank you JasonB
This website kicks ass. Plain and simple. Thank you man!
by 5 plus 10 equals 6 on Sep 26, 2009 1:36 PM EDT reply actions
Congrats man!!!
Glad to be a small part (one of the many) that make this the best eagles site on the internet
"What did it feel like? That collision, I didn't feel nothing, because he was pretty much defenseless. It was like running through a cardboard box. Seriously. Cardboard box."- Sheldon Brown on his pounding of Reggie Bush in the '06 Playoffs
Happy birthday to BGN
This site is awesome. It’s probably my most visited site as well. Don’t know what I’d do without it. You’re the man Jason!
by Rumplestiltskin02 on Sep 26, 2009 2:23 PM EDT reply actions
Congrads BGN
i cant believe its been 3 years for you jason. i have learned so much from this site thanks to all who has mad it great
From a Giants fan, Congrats
I know it’s not easy or acceptable to be able to agree with the opposition, afterall, we are all a bit biased in one way shape or form. That’s what it’s all about being a fan. But you know what, i can tolerate this site. I won’t mention the ones i really can’t, but it comes down to the editors, contributors and the fans themselves for the creativity! It’s interesting and in-your-face, like it or leave it type of thing!
As i’m not much of a smack talker to begin with, i feel cautiously alright over here!
Good luck in the future!
hootman
you a welcome here anytime its good to hear from fans of other teams who are not just trolling
That's right...join the dark side. Be an Eagles fan.
You know you want to. We got capes. Wicked capes.
RIP Jim Johnson, best ever.
by Imp on Sep 26, 2009 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nice job Jason
Your work is appreciated by many an Eagles fan. This is the only sports forum that I am a member of.
BGN is better than BTB
"Backs in the 'I'...First and 10...McNabb, play action. Is back again. He is looking..he is going deep. He wants DeSean Jackson..who HAS IT!!! HE HAS IT!!! AND STEPPED INTO THE ENDZONE!! He took it away from the defender!! He took it away from Dominique Rogers-Cromarte, and ran into the endzone!!"
by McNabb2Maclin4Philly on Sep 26, 2009 6:18 PM EDT reply actions
BGN
Im a new member but a lifetime Eagles fan…love the site brutha and congrats! For those of us who were deployed overseas, this was one of the best sites to get clearcut info on our beloved “iggles”!! Rock on on keep it up! Go Eagles!!
jusst returning
100% right, i just got back from Iraq, and this was my #1 spot for news about the birds…easy to get too, and always RIGHT THERE!!! THANKS BRO!!!
Happy Birthday BGN
Big Eagles fan,first post here, any news on the exact extent of mcnabbs injury? i really hope its not like the jeff garica year where we had a superbowl team without a superbowl QB. Go Eagles!
YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE BOARD YES!
www.reverbnation.com/czheckproductions
From a Cowboy fan, congrats
You run a classy site, and I make it a point to check in here at least once a day.
by One.Cool.Customer on Sep 26, 2009 7:06 PM EDT reply actions
Congrats! JasonB
Happy birthday BGN!
R.I.P Jim Johnson 1941-2009
we will miss you Jim Johnson, thank you for everything you done to the eagles defense making them the best of the best, RIP JJ...
Duh duh duh duh duh duh...you say it's your birthday!!
Happy happy and keep up the good work, BGN!!
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by thefantasyknowitall on Sep 26, 2009 10:02 PM EDT reply actions
Three Years?
Putting up with these opinionated, over-zealous, mouth-breathing, knuckle-dragging Eagles Fans?
Meh (shaking hand)….I gues its worth SOME Mention.
Congrats, here’s to at least 2 Eagles Super Bowl Victories over your NEXT 3 years.
"Sometimes, children, fear is an appropriate response"
wow has it been 3 years ...
I remember the old site … it’s funny I don’t remember it looking that plain.
As a person who clearly has to much time on their hands (closing in on 7,000 comments) I am grateful that I have a place like this to come and share my thoughts with well informed Eagles fans who are open minded.
Before I found BGN I was wondering the internets in search of a place like this but all I found were the yarbarkers and gcobb’s of the world.
Thanks Jason and SBN for giving us fans this opportunity and congrats!
Jim Johnson 1941-2009
"The 0-2 pitch, swing and a miss! STRUCK HIM OUT! The Philadelphia Phillies are 2008 World Champions of baseball! And let the city celebrate! " - Harry Kalas 1936-2009
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