Very sad to hear this news. This is the unfortunate ending of an era for DBR. Thank you for your irreplaceable contributions and best wishes on your upcoming books.
Wow, I just got my copy of Tales From the Blue Devil Locker Room. It's next on my reading list, but I already know I will like it.
***Stunned silence***
I wish you all the best.
Very sad to hear this news. This is the unfortunate ending of an era for DBR. Thank you for your irreplaceable contributions and best wishes on your upcoming books.
As a fellow son of Robeson County, I have to say: That just ain't right.
Enjoy your well-deserved downtime, Jim; and best wishes for success and satisfaction in your next venture. We are, of course, immensely grateful for your contributions to the DBR, and hope that you will favor us with your further participation in this forum if and when you're ready to return. Stay safe and keep smiling!
A DBR institution is moving on. To echo other sentiments expressed upthread, a sad day in DBR history. Jim Sumner was as Duke as Duke gets. Not just a consummate professional writer, by all accounts, seemingly a good man too. We will miss you very much, Jim. Please keep posting on the boards, on your own timeline and accord, of course, and don’t be a stranger. I think the ultimate compliment I witnessed you receiving was the way Coach K treated and communicated with you in postgame pressers. It was evident to me you were one of his favorites. And by the way he communicated with the majority of others in the press, that’s saying something about your relationship with Duke basketball.
Hope to read some more of your stuff down the road. Take care of yourself, Jim.
Good luck Jim Sumner. I always was enlightened by your posts. I appreciated your knowledge of the Pre -Coach K era of Duke sports. Vic Bubas Bill Murray Tom Harp Bucky Waters Bill Foster Mike McGee and other Duke sports teams. Have a good summer.
Jim - thanks for your thoughtful articles, contributions to the forum, boundless knowledge of southern sports history and insight into all things Duke. Good luck diving into the new book and we look forward to the results!
I'm really bummed. Your writing is second to none as is your knowledge of everything Duke. I'll miss you and hope you do continue to post here on DBR.
Go Duke and for you, GoYankees.
Good luck with your future endeavors. Your work was outstanding.
Best of luck in the future, Jim. I've grown accustomed to people making stupid decisions unfortunately in today's world and this just follows that moronic path. I'll be following and eagerly awaiting the book(s). Easiest and best way to cope with a loss was to read your comments and recaps to snap back into reality. I tip my cap to you.
Godspeed, Mr. Sumner.
“Coach said no 3s.” - Zion on The Block
Best of luck, Jim..this is how bidness in the 21st century seems to work...
Dangnabit!
Jim, I wish you the best of luck and I look forward to those books.
As others have said, don't be a stranger.
We will miss you Jim.
I am happy you see opportunity in this. Godspeed.
Jim, please feel free to post commentary on this forum, linking where appropriate. After all, we here on DBR want referenced sources, and anything from an authority like Jim Sumner needs to be properly linked. Besides, that way those of us on the forum are sure we aren't missing your stuff.
Speaking of which, I was looking at the references in "The Secret Game" the other day, and noticed you were prominently cited as source material. I'm not sure why SBN (Stupid Bumbling Nincompoops) doesn't want coverage - in whatever quantity - by such a respected authority and obvious expert. I hope whatever you end up doing is rewarding, and if that happens to be a book, I'm sure many here, myself very much included, will want to buy a copy. Best of luck moving forward!
While we are waiting, lets not forget
Tales from the Duke Blue Devils Locker Room https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Duke-Bl...1&unfiltered=1
So You Think You're a Duke Blue Devils Basketball Fan? https://www.amazon.com/Think-Youre-D...5&unfiltered=1
True Blue: A Tribute to Mike Krzyzewski's Career at Duke (with Dick Weiss) https://www.amazon.com/True-Blue-Tri...7&unfiltered=1
Jim has given Duke fans plenty of good reading already!