Goodbye, friends: Eight lessons learned while writing for Big Blue View

Jim O'Connor-USA TODAY Sports"Everything I've ever let go of has claw marks on it." - David Foster Wallace

This will be my last article here at Big Blue View. I wanted to do a big sit-down interview and really drag out the decision Lebron-style, but I actually don't have anything lined up after this. It just sort of felt time to move on. This will be my 141st article in 16 months and I think I've given as much as I have to offer. It was a good ride, and I'm thankful to everyone who helped make it happen.

Former BBV-staffer 'Invictus' set me up with this gig after some back and forth on Twitter. He and I actually met up once here in Ireland shortly after I started, and to date, he remains the…