Paul Preibisius joined May 2009

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Paul Preibisius

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Enjoy all types of writing but this site's the first time I've taken a crack at Sportswriting. Signed up to be able to post comments, a few ideas triggered and bam, the articles have flowed forth.

Thanks for the time and reads

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  • Favorite Athletes

    Peter Forsberg, Tomlinson, Drew Brees, Trevor Hoffman

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Chargers, Avalanche, Padres, Lakers

  • Favorite Coaches

    Phil Jackson, Scotty Bowman

  • All Time Sports Moment

    That I personally saw- Chargers making superbowl or Avs win the Cup, too young to see but true all moment- US Hockey Miracle on Ice

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Working for Petco through college when Petco park opened, got to go to two games in one of the luxury boxes

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Most of Gretzky's scoring records. Just not as many goals scored as the 80's-early 90's in general coupled with a style of play that game him longevity.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana (don't know old-school football well enough to favor Johnny U)

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele (don't follow soccer so wins off "I've heard of him" status

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger (even Nicklaus said as much in a recent interview)

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    ehh, not a racing fan enough to vote

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    see above

  • Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

    Pac 10

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    Paul Preibisius commented on As It Turns Out, Maybe I'm Not Going Pro?

    While I never held any belief of even getting scholarship money when I played high school football (I didn't ride the bench but never did anything...

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    Paul Preibisius commented on The Texans Aren't Who We Thought They Were

    Before the last couple weeks it looked like the Texans would end up falling just short of the playoffs, failing yet again to reach expectations. I...

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    New Article: NFL Football Fragments : When Is Improvement a Bad Thing?

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    Gabriel Taylor commented on San Diego Chargers: Did Beating the Browns Tell Us Anything?

    Good analysis on the Chargers and the playoffs chances, Paul. I agree that the Chargers have a tough task of keeping all their skill players happy....

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    • Paul Preibisius replied…

      Exactly. I had hoped the Chiefs would show up against Denver the way they had with...

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    Will McCafferty commented on San Diego Chargers Injury Concerns Reason for Excitement

    Nice work! Actually, I'm excited about the possibility that Clary injury may actually help the team this year. If John Runyan can shake off the rust...

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    • Autumn Wind replied…

      says on the kids profile he's a SD punk. showin your hatred huh? well I agree...

    • Will McCafferty replied…

      My mistake Autumn. I shouldn't have thrown in the jab against the Raiders.

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    Captain Obvious commented on As the NFL Season Winds Down Favorites Start Shaping Up

    Atleast I'am not the only one who thinks that the Philly Eagles are going to edge out the Cowboys for the NFC East. Things have gotten...

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    • Paul Preibisius replied…

      Yeah I am one of those people who just doesn't see Dallas as a 'next level'...

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    Paul Preibisius commented on The Brett, The Bad, and The Ugly

    This isn't a game to get too worried about from a Brett Favre perspective. Any other year he chalks up those numbers its considered a normal...

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    Paul Preibisius commented on Indianapolis and New Orleans: Is 16-0 Inevitable?

    Ultimately I think the Indianapolis Sorgi's end up wrecking the chance for dueling 18-0's, but you never know and will make for a great storyline.

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    New Article: Did Beating the Brown Tell Us Anything?

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    Dean Somerville commented on NFL Playoff Picture Starting To Tighten

    If you see Atanta getting to 10 wins you either A - predict a win over the Saints, or B - a win over Philly. B...

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    • Cassie Moore replied…

      Atlants has too many pieces starting to fall off, if this was 3-4 weeks ago they...

    • Paul Preibisius replied…

      Yeah, looks like its a three horse race between Green Bay, the Giants, and the loser...

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    Paul Preibisius commented on Can the Pittsburgh Steelers Miss the Playoffs and Still Ruin History?

    Side note: To Vikings out there, the original image had the Vikes in it as well, article cropping is not always photoshop friendly unfortunately

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    • steven hernandez replied…

      Probably a good thing the Vikes slipped out of the picture since the Cardinals kind of...

    • Paul Preibisius replied…

      Yeah at 10-2 the whole 'one loss between three teams all year' hypothetical goes down in...

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    Paul Preibisius commented on Can the Pittsburgh Steelers Miss the Playoffs and Still Ruin History?

    yeah push comes to shove I say the 6 seed comes down to the second pitt-baltimore head to head, with my money on the Steelers, just...

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    • Cassie Moore replied…

      Well tie-breaker may not be a factor with a two game Broncos lead and only four...

    • steven hernandez replied…

      Looks like the Steelers lost that one game the first time out, in the game they...

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    John Sobocinski commented on Can the Pittsburgh Steelers Miss the Playoffs and Still Ruin History?

    Let's not forget that this Steeler team has led in the 4th quarter of EVERY game this season. If Limas Sweed catches that pass @ Cincy...

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    • Timothy Kessler replied…

      I certainly didn't forget any of that. You must not have read my comment, lol.

    • Cassie Moore replied…

      The way the ifs and bounces go are what separates a lot of 'just missed' from...

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    Paul Preibisius commented on Can the Pittsburgh Steelers Miss the Playoffs and Still Ruin History?

    Funny thing about this whole blurb is that because Pitt was in the title it got lumped onto the Steelers section when realistically the focus was...

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    • Timothy Kessler replied…

      Yeah, i definitely knew the focus was the "big 3". And that is exactly why i...

    • Cassie Moore replied…

      One or two losses you can use that, when San Diego is playing the year without...

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