John Kivus

Moved On

Post author By Kivus
Post date June 18, 2020

As you can see below, the last post that I wrote on this site was in 2017. August 2017, as college football season was about to start. Honestly, I am not sure what occured around that time that made me stop writing, but I am pretty sure part of it was that I grew tired of just doing those link posts (which is mainly what the site had devolved into.)

Since then, most of my online “writing” has been on my Twitter page, or, if it was about Disney, at my Disney focus website Rope Drop [dot] Net. Recently, however, I started writing again over at JohnKivus.com (which, actually, used to be the domain of my photographer website…probably through about 2012-2013.) If you want to follow my writing, check me out at one of those places. For now, my plan is to just keep this site up as an archive of what I tried to do for a few years.

Other sites

Rope Drop [dnot] Net
JohnKivus.com
Kivus & Camera (Elyssa’s Photography Business)

Sports

Clemson’s Dabo Swinney gets 8-year extension worth over $50 million

Post author By Kivus
Post date August 25, 2017

Winning national titles gets you paid.

Tags clemson, college football, dabo swinny

Sports

Dr. Saturday’s 2017 Top 25 Countdown: No. 6 Clemson

Post author By Kivus
Post date August 20, 2017

It’s almost time!

Tags clemson, college football

Sports

Joe West suspended three games for calling Adrian Beltre MLB’s ‘biggest complainer’

Post author By Kivus
Post date August 13, 2017

Joe West getting suspended is long deserved. I’m not shedding a tear on this.

Tags baseball, joe west

Sports

Report: Red Sox owners prohibited Dave Dombrowski from dealing top prospects at the deadline

Post author By Kivus
Post date August 3, 2017

If true, this is amazing.

Tags dave dombrowski, red sox

Culture

Craft Beer Modernization Bill Filed in NC Legislature

Post author By Kivus
Post date April 9, 2017

If NC doesn’t do it, another state will. Might as well keep NC as a great place for craft beer.

Tags beer, north carolina

Sports

How Clemson saved $1 million in coaches’ bonuses

Post author By Kivus
Post date April 4, 2017

Very smart, guys. Well done.

Tags clemson, college football

Wrestling

WWE Women’s Tournament Announced

Post author By Kivus
Post date April 4, 2017

I hope this is as well done as the CWC (and I have faith that it will be.)

Tags women's tournament, wwe

Sports

Clemson Softball Provides New Direction for Clemson Athletics to Grow

Post author By Kivus
Post date March 16, 2017

I probably would have gone to a game or two if this were around when I was there.

Tags clemson, college softball

Culture Sports

North Carolina high school student banned from golf team for getting through school too quickly

Post author By Kivus
Post date March 16, 2017

This is NCAA levels of stupid. The North Carolina high school athletics commission should be ashamed.

Tags north carolina

Sports

Clemson adds National Championship over Alabama to football graveyard

Post author By Kivus
Post date March 16, 2017

I love it.

Tags clemson, college football

Sports

Justin Jackson named ACC Player of the Year

Post author By Kivus
Post date March 6, 2017

Congratulations to Justin. I knew he had a great year, but I didn’t know it was *that* good.

Tags carolina basketball, college basketball, justin jackson

Sports

David Price gets ‘best-case scenario’ after second opinion; No surgery, will be shut down 7-10 days

Post author By Kivus
Post date March 5, 2017

This was worrisome. It still feels like we’re going to have a scenario where he needs some kind of “fix” before the end of the contract.

Tags baseball, david price, red sox

Culture

Beer lover? “Hop on” this craft brew hotel experience

Post author By Kivus
Post date March 5, 2017

If they made one of these in Asheville it would already be booked for the next 3 years.

Tags asheville, beer, north carolina

Sports

Twitter reactions to Deshaun Watson’s combine performance

Post author By Kivus
Post date March 4, 2017

No surprise here. Deshaun has been great for years.

Tags clemson, college football, deshaun watson

Wrestling

Lucha Underground coming to Netflix on Mar. 15, 2017

Post author By Kivus
Post date February 26, 2017

Get excited!

Tags lucha underground

Sports

Clemson’s 2017 Football Schedule

Post author By Kivus
Post date February 4, 2017

Though [I’m still basking in the glow of Clemson’s national title victory](http://ropedrop.net/2017/01/congratulations-to-the-national-champion-clemson-tigers/)), [Clemson’s 2017 schedule has been released](http://www.shakinthesouthland.com/2017/1/24/14371280/2017-clemson-football-schedule-released). After a warm-up on September 2nd against Kent State, Clemson’s welcomes Auburn on September 9th (which should give us a good idea of the 2017 Tigers).

Clemon’s ACC opener comes next and its [against Louisville on September 16](http://sports.yahoo.com/news/clemson-begins-acc-title-defense-with-trip-to-louisville-191958381.html). This is kind of a bummer since it doesn’t give Clemson much time to adjust to life without Deshuan Watson. (As a side note, [Louisville plays Carolina the week before](http://www.tarheelblog.com/2017/1/24/14373052/unc-football-2017-schedule-tar-heels-louisville-notre-dame).)

Major remaining games include at Virginia Tech on September 30, home against Florida State on November 11, and at South Carolina on November 25th.

Should be an interesting year.

Tags clemson, college football

Entertainment

Report: GOTHAM CITY SIRENS Movie Reunites SUICIDE SQUAD Director & Star, DEADSHOT Solo Movie in the Works

Post author By Kivus
Post date December 13, 2016

Shrugging emoji.

Tags comics, harley quinn, suicide squad

Sports

Dombrowski Ain’t F#$king Around: Sox Sign Sale, Thornburg, Moreland

Post author By Kivus
Post date December 8, 2016

I haven’t had time to fully process this. Losing Moncado feels like a blow, but Sale might be worth it? Dombrowski’s reputation, however, makes it feel like another “giving up too much of the future” to win *now* move.

Tags baseball, chris sale, dave dombrowski, red sox

Wrestling

NXT Could Soon Air Live Each Week On The WWE Network

Post author By Kivus
Post date December 6, 2016

Interesting. Of course, this won’t really change my enjoyment of the show. It just seems like it will increase the cost it takes WWE to put it on.

Tags nxt, wwe