Monday, April 30, 2012 – Blog Comments
acreyman on April 30, 2012 at 09:48 PM.
Awesome! And with the rumors of the next-gen consoles going new games only, this site will become even more important. Reviews will be the only guage we can use before we buy the game since rentals will cease to exist, and buying a game and trading it in because its crap will not be an option in the future. Glad to hear the news man! Sounds like we are really going to need this site more than ever soon.
nolesfan3 on April 30, 2012 at 07:41 PM.
Very awesome Steve. I don't post a lot, but I come here everyday to see what is going on in the world of sports gaming, and I appreciate all the hard work you and the rest of the OS members do. Congratulations on landing a dream job, and look forward to your many more years of success.
HARTSTOPPER on April 30, 2012 at 07:02 PM.
Congrats big guy. The work you guys do on a daily basis with your non biased views on sports games is what kept me coming back. I used to frequent sites like www.gamespot.com to get all of my reviews until I found OS. Now, with writers, gamers, and developers who all have the same interests as I do, I no longer need to go to other sites. I get all of my news here, and I wouldn't have it any other way.A HUGE HUGE HUGE Thanks to you and your crew for providing those of us who love our sports games an opportunity to talk, gripe, complain and compliment sports games of our time.
kingsofthevalley on April 30, 2012 at 06:07 PM.
Congratulations man. Doing something you love, cant beat that.
Steve_OS on April 30, 2012 at 05:54 PM.
I'm reading every one of these comments and while I can't thank all of you individually, I do thank everyone! Hope you guys return tomorrow for the daily Morning Other Stuff! 
fanforlife21 on April 30, 2012 at 05:36 PM.
Congrats man I still remember when I found this site years ago when Maddenmania went down hill. Thank you for such a great website to read up on the latest sports gaming news and interact with a great community. This is def one site I spend a lot of my free time on.
josef on April 30, 2012 at 05:30 PM.
Man, you're living the dream Steve! Congrats for being so courageous and never giving up on your passion. Really looking foward to the future of OS. It's already one of my favorite sites and I can't imagine it getting better but I know it will with you running full-time.
EmmittSmithx22x on April 30, 2012 at 05:17 PM.
Steve you honestly scared the crap outa me. When I saw "I'm taking my talents to" I was like no way! This can't be happening!!!!! 2012!!! 2012!!!! lolafter reading the article
I was celebrating like the Miami heat fans. (lol)
But congrats on doing what you love, and hopefully, it will end up in better pay. You run an amazing site, and many many more people will come to realize and migrate here.
As a relatively no-name face in the crowd on OS, I always found it amazing that when we had meebo, that If I sent you a message you would respond to me and we had awesome conversations about Dallas cowboys (most of it just consoling each other for bad playoff performances or missing the playoffs all together.) You do an amazing job, and you do a great job with connecting with the sports fans and bringing us all types of good news info. Glad to hear your going to be doing this full time man. Cheers!
ImaGamer_OS on April 30, 2012 at 05:12 PM.
Congrats sir. It is a great feeling to turn your passion in to your way of living. I have done the same here in Australia. An inspirational story that will hopefully inspire at least one of your members to chase their dreams.
flyer1985 on April 30, 2012 at 04:47 PM.
in 2k and other sports games, they need to have a name, then what the announcers say, this is in MLB: The Show
RUFFNREADY on April 30, 2012 at 04:06 PM.
Wishing you the very best; and cant wait to see the indepth "YOU", and OS grow even more, as OS has been a big part of my daily ritual since 2004. God bless your family, and you for keeping with your dreams and where ever it takes you.Congrats
rdelizo35 on April 30, 2012 at 03:59 PM.
We are all grateful to be part of what you have helped build, Steve. Kudos to you and everyone involved in making this site a great one. Congratulations!
turducken34 on April 30, 2012 at 03:33 PM.
This is great news indeed Steve, and congrats! Thanks for all you have done and for all the great stuff still ahead, and thanks for your sacrifices.
AUChase on April 30, 2012 at 03:24 PM.
I saw the tweet and decided I would comment.I'm glad to hear that you will be able to work on OS full time. I think one of the biggest reasons a lot of us invest so much time here, is because we know this place is here to stay. Your story really shows that you're dedicated to OS. I love the community here and I wear my OS shirt so often, that I have actually worn a few holes in it... good luck with your future plans with OS. The community will be here to support you.
SouthernBrick on April 30, 2012 at 03:18 PM.
Congratulations. Will be on this site for years to come. Visit OS just about every day.
statum71 on April 30, 2012 at 03:10 PM.
Man that scared me......I thought you were leading up to leaving. I wouldn't wanna see OS fall off. Its the website I visit multiple times a day, every day.
Thanks man.
Kevin26385 on April 30, 2012 at 03:09 PM.
Congrats Steve...I have been apart of the website for a very long time-Happy that you are doing this full time now!Anyone get all nostalgic and click the OS design link? It is awesome to go back in time and look at all of those images.
kmart2180 on April 30, 2012 at 02:56 PM.
Congrats! Steve,OperationSports has been my favorite daily visit site for many many years, and I always just came here to read but then a few years later said "why not add my view” and started posting here and there. It has also directed me to a few other great community sites that have come and gone. But through out all the new sited I always find myself back at OS. Thanks,for continuing on a great journey.
oneamongthefence on April 30, 2012 at 02:46 PM.
Congratulations. Just in time for Madden Season. The Mods need all the help they can get during this time. Live the Dream.
Blue Ninja on April 30, 2012 at 02:19 PM.
I found this site and joined last year, now I am OS to thebone and for life!!! Btw congrats at first I thought it was gonna be some kind of bad news lol
LD2k on April 30, 2012 at 01:41 PM.
Glad to hear the heart and soul of OS is here to stay and focus in full time.Happy for you, Steve!
Austin97 on April 30, 2012 at 01:41 PM.
If you get rid of kickoffs then what would players like Mark Mariani or Patrick Peterson do. Their careers are defined by their kick returns. If you decide to punt instead of kick it the offense will have much better field posistion than they would with kickoffs.
Austin97 on April 30, 2012 at 12:59 PM.
I agree with balljonesjr. I will be really mad if they bring all the helmet to helmet crap into Madden.
Austin97 on April 30, 2012 at 12:56 PM.
I've always wanted to be able to see the comentators and now with Madden 13. I'm glad that they are getting rid of Chris and Gus. Gus really grows on you after you play for a hour or more.I also want to see if Career Mode:Be A Coach? Is any good. I hope that it's similar to Dynasty Mode in NCAA.
bumpyface on April 30, 2012 at 12:55 PM.
I just want to see both games at their best. NBA 2k12 is a good game but a step down from 2k11 in my opinion. I imagine the 2k developers took a well deserved break inbetween 2k11's success and 12s programming. Like I said, 12 is good, but 11 was great. But now with Live 13 on the horizon, 2k has to bring that "killer instinct" mentality back with the development of the next installment. I'm hoping to see improved online (including different difficulty lobbies), more fluid controls, better response time (on and offline), and less bugs upon release. I will rent both games (no pre-orders), and which ever is the greatest among the two, gets my $65. If they are both great games, maybe I will have to do a little OT, and cop both of em.
Badboy49er on April 30, 2012 at 12:44 PM.
Congrats Steve, OS has always been one of my fav sites and you are a big reason in which the way you have run it.
aloncho11 on April 30, 2012 at 12:35 PM.
That's a terrific story Chris! Probably the best way to start up this new stage in your life. Congratulations! Best of lucks man! I leave you with one of my favorite quotes from Albert Schweitzer: "Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful."
Congrats again!
TheTick on April 30, 2012 at 12:28 PM.
Un-freakin' believable! Congrats, this is awesome news! Onward and upward with Steve and OS!
myke5225 on April 30, 2012 at 12:26 PM.
Great idea man. Wish you the best of luck with this. I'm sure it'll be amazing (well... more amazing than it's already been) 
Bighoff on April 30, 2012 at 12:23 PM.
Congrats man, very very awesome! Now that you're technically working for the donators, get back to work I don't like seeing my money go to waste.
wallofhate on April 30, 2012 at 12:08 PM.
Congrats Steve for your success and a wonderful site. This site has changed my gaming life between info and interaction with devs to rosters and hints to make great games even better.I grew up (im 29) in the era where video games were gettimg cooler and more popular but the ppl still looked at you as some athleticless nerd who dont date. Its amazing to see how the lines have blurred with both perception on gamers and how realistic games have become. I wish you and the staff continued success
thaSLAB on April 30, 2012 at 12:06 PM.
Congrats Steve! And Thank You tons for the great site, and what you've done for sports gaming! Wishing you continued success...
redskinst21 on April 30, 2012 at 11:48 AM.
im more grateful for this site steve than i think you could imagine weathers its just sorting the forums because work is slow and im bored and finding out info on games i never knew. its great to be able to come on these forums if your stuck on something and get a quick and helpful response. thanks for all your hard work and congrats on your dram job!
redskinst21 on April 30, 2012 at 11:38 AM.
im more grateful for this site steve than i think you could imagine weathers its just sorting the forums because work is slow and im bored and finding out info on games i never knew. its great to be able to come on these forums if your stuck on something and get a quick and helpful response. thanks for all your hard work and congrats on your dram job!
Dazraz on April 30, 2012 at 11:19 AM.
Thanks for the responses guys. It will be an interesting few months leading up to this years basketball releases that's for sure.
Dazraz on April 30, 2012 at 11:16 AM.
Great stuff. I still keep written records of my sports games, something I've done for many years. It's a nice sense of nostalgia looking back through games of old. Some crazy stats too. Although todays sports games aren't perfect representations of their sports they've come along way from some of the crazy numbers that used to get put up.
PantherBeast_OS on April 30, 2012 at 11:14 AM.
Steveo glad to see you will be something you love. Congrats and enjoy the new job. Looking forward to the morning stuff in the near future for OS.
tril on April 30, 2012 at 11:07 AM.
THAT'S WHATS UP!!! Working for/on something that you are passionate about.for a minute I thought you were about to say that you sold the OS to some other company, which I do see happening.
I can relate to everything you said about jotting down stats from older games, I have notebooks worth of stats from games I played, and even though the new games have great stat tracking I still tend to keep a nice spread sheet of my stats.
For the record OS has been my favorite website/forum for the past 8/9years.
No other sports gaming forum come close to what you all provide. I havent even bothered searching for other sports gaming forums, except for mvpmods and occasionally 2k sports, cause Im a 2k fanboy.
Admittedly, You all were there on my honeymmon, trust me In the mornings, Id go to the business/computer rooms in the hotel and log on just to see what folskw ere posting on 2k. At work all the time also.
Congrats, and hopefully your revenue streams continue to grow.
RustedWalleye on April 30, 2012 at 10:55 AM.
Congrats Steve! It is good to see you will still be at the helm. I had the pleasure of spending time doing reviews and administration for you in the past, and it opened up so many more options and opportunities from just simply posting reviews and news. Hope the success continues and I will continue to be a faithful follower of OS!
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