My feelings about UW are unprofessional

I've been unreasonably angry about Washington's departure from the Pac-12, which got me thinking back about a very specific decision to remain a fan of my alma mater.

I faced a significant professional choice in mid-2002.

I could accept a job covering the Seattle Supersonics for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer or I could remain at The Seattle Times where I would begin covering the Washington Huskies full-time.

I chose the pro beat, a decision I wound up regretting for a number of reasons. None of them, however, had anything to do with the subject matter, and as I’ve spent the past six days unreasonably angry about Washington’s departure from the Pac-12, I’ve found myself thinking back to that 2002 decision when I was 27 and hungry for the next step in my career and opted not to cover the team I felt most passionate about.