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Insomniac's Lounge found this 7/15/2008 on thewizardofodds.blogspot.com [flag]
Today, a personal note. I've been doing this site for nearly three years under the name "The Wiz." My anonymity ends today. Monday at 1:52 p.m., I received a message on my cell phone. The caller I.D. was "blocked," and my instincts told me this was not a good thing. It was after all Black Monday, a day of 150 or more editorial layoffs at the Los Angeles Times where I have worked in Sports for ... [link]

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Dying Medium Fires Progenitor Of New Media
Published 7/15/2008 by insomniac (noreply@blogger.com) at Insomniac's Lounge
... As part of a massive layoff Monday, the LA Times fired writer and editor Jay Christensen, who along with being an exceptional talent for the Times, is the workhorse behind one of the best college football sites on the web: The Wizard of Odds. If you happen to be in need of a great researcher, check out ...

Another Blogger Revealed … and He’s a Journalist
Published 7/15/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... Surely you’re familiar with the Wizard of Odds, one of the finest college football blogs on the web. The site had been anonymously written for three years … until yesterday, when the blog’s owner, ...

Tuesday Home Run Derby Links
Published 7/15/2008 by Russianator (noreply@blogger.com) at Three Idiots on Sports
... The guy who runs the college football blog the Wizard of Odds is a journalist who recently was let go. Once I get fired I'll let you all know who I am - not that anyone cares. ...

Morning Blogdome: Whither Dicks? [Morning Blogdome]
Published 7/15/2008 by DAULERIO at Deadspin
... gets inducted into the Hall of Fame next Sunday, will he really be the first Dick in Cooperstown? That doesn't seem possible. [Bugs And Cranks] • Wizard, reveal thyself: Proprietor of the always entertaining "The Wizard Of Odds" college football-centric site has finally shed the cloak of anonymity. Unfortunately, it was due to being laid off from LA Times after 16 years of service. Jay Christensen, welcome to the real-name club. [The Wizard Of Odds] • Is love still afoot?: The supposedly fractured ...

BLOGTOBERFEST: SHIRTLESS CLAPPING EDITION
Published 7/15/2008 by Orson Swindle at EDSBS
... The Wiz got laid off. This is a good thing, since he can now ditch the dying newspaper industry for the internets full-time. Get money! ...

Media news: LA Times bloodbath, bloggers get richer, disillusioned print media
Published 7/16/2008 by Andy at Press Row
... ‘ Jay Christiensen, who detailed his fate at WOO.  In addition to his top-notch college football blog, Christiensen was also a news editor for the Tribune. ...