The problem, however (and it’s a good problem to have, frankly), is that like many of my colleagues at SBNation I’m looked upon by my community to deliver information in addition to opining on it. In other words, I’m hardly a normal fan. A normal fan doesn’t get asked his opinion on local sports talk radio with regularity. A normal fan doesn’t get to have an exclusive interview with the head coach he once wanted fired. A normal fan doesn’t get to schmooze with team executives and the mainstream media guys who cover the team after games. You know, like actual journalists do. Heck, most normal fans aren’t even season ticket holders (unfortunately due to professional teams pricing true fans out of their arenas), which grants you an additional morsel of respect with the organization because you can always say to a player, coach or team executive: "Hey, give me five minutes…I pay your salary." (And make no mistake about it, I’ve said that many times and it never gets old!)