I'm devastated. I don't know that I liked or respected anyone I've ever talked sports, heck ever talked anything, as much as I liked MrT. On more than one occasion when we would go back and forth we regularly hit the 10,000 word per post limit and those exchanges were probably my personal highlight of the lots of time and words I've spent on this site. Despite giving as good as I could ever give argument wise and despite the fact that I know I can get too worked up when I'm really in the middle of a rant he was a guy who never, ever sunk to my level and only ever responded with well thought out words and considered positions. When the database crashed and we lost all of the posts from that era losing those, and the ability to read those every now and again, was the big loss for me personally. His absence has been one I've keenly felt since he was no longer able to post here.
The few times we corresponded privately he was gracious and kind to no end. Sadly, I never got to meet him personally but from what I knew of him here he was everything that makes me like being part of this fanbase. He knew his stuff, spoke from the heart and was always loyal to the Blue and White.
Deepest condolences to his family, his friends and everyone who will miss him going forward.