A Shameless Plea For Your Support

So I obviously do this blogging thing for fun and not money (it’ll probably be another two to three years before the Google Ads earn me anything at all) * but since I know you’re all dying to know how you can show your support, I thought I would create a way for you all to do so.

*Although, if each of you (current readers) get 10,000 friends to become regular readers, I just may be able to go full-time with this gig.

I signed this blog up for the Amazon Associates program which allows the site to earn money if people buy things after clicking on the link provided here.

So, if you like to use Amazon for you online shopping, perhaps consider clicking through from FFTMAG. It doesn’t cost you anything extra in the process, but if you buy something during that session, Amazon will kick back a portion of their profit to this here blog. 

Two ways you can do this:

(1) Click on the Amazon banner in the upper right of the sidebar (also shown below).



Or

(2) Bookmark Amazon in your browser using this link provided, and you’ll be using FFTMAG’s referral every time you use it.

You’ll know that the link was correct if you see a tag=forevfaith located somewhere in the Amazon URL after clicking.

If you don’t shop on Amazon, carry on as usual.

If the site can generate enough revenue, I’d like to drop the dot-blogspot and become a ‘proper’ dot-com. We'll see. Thanks for your consideration and support.

Looking Back and Looking Forward

Wow. I never meant to take as long of a break from this blog as I have. Sorry about that. The offseason (obviously) won't have as much content as the season did, but I still want to check in every now and then with some thoughts. Shameless plug: fans of the Detroit Tigers will want to check out MotorCityBengals.com (Zac and I are "staff writers" there).

Anyway, thanks to all of you, the readers, for making my first season on this blog a great one. I'm (we're) re-tooling so that season two is even better (big announcement later)!

I had a few goals in mind when I started this blog, but I've never really articulated them, so I wanted to take an opportunity to put them down on paper (cyber-paper anyway).

• To promote pride in, and excitement for, Calvin Knights basketball (specifically), and Calvin athletics (in general).
• To promote "smart fandom" through the use of statistical analysis and rational thought and discussion.
• To promote a general knowledge and understanding of the regional and national NCAA Division III basketball landscape.
• To have fun.

So there are the goals as they stand now. You all (the readers) are now responsible for holding me accountable to them and for helping me achieve them.

Feel free to send me an email, leave a comment on this post, or tweet to me the things you did or didn't like about the blog this season, and/or things you would like to see in the future.

And now, the big announcement...

after a long and laborious negotiation process (I asked, and she said yes), Allie Duernberger has agreed to join the FFTMAG staff. She'll give her (rather expert) opinions on the Women's side of things (and also the Men's if she so chooses) for next season. I was rather poor with Women's hoops coverage, so Allie will take us up about a hundred and twenty notches in that department.

That's all for now. Hopefully it won't be so long until I pop back in.

About Forever Faithful

[page updated on 12/10/2022]

Forever Faithful (to maroon and gold) is written mostly by Matt Snyder.

The blog's namesake is a famous lyric in Calvin's Alma Matter.

Matt Snyder graduated from Calvin College in 2008 with a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. Matt founded FFTMAG in the spring of 2010. Follow Matt on Twitter, especially if you love the Calvin Knights, D3 Basketball, or poor attempts at humor. Feel free to email Matt with questions (mtsnyder2 at gmail dot com) or comments relating to the blog (or even just for fun).

Matt and Zac Snyder created a YouTube show beginning with the 2022-23 season to discuss Division 3 basketball. Topics covered include Regional Ranking data, Efficiency Ratings data, Upset Watch, our picks of the week, and a variety of other MBB topics. Check out the channel using this link!