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Michael A. Schottey
—Born and raised in Muskegon, MI
—Moved to New Ulm, MN for college, graduated and still living here with my wife, Stacey, and first son on the way.

—Producer/Host of The Average Joe Sports Show (860AM KNUJ/KNUJ.net--6:05 PM EST each Sunday)
—NFL Analyst/Senior Writer: DraftTek.com (Covering Detroit, Atlanta, and Tennessee)
—Blogger for RoarReport.com (Scout.com)

—Fully press credentialed for dozens of sporting events in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area
—Interview Credits: Tony Romo, Curtis Granderson, Tim Brewster, Marlin Jackson, Steve Hutchinson, Sidney Rice, Al Jefferson, Mike Hart, Aaron Kampman, Marcus Spears, Randy Foye, David West, Bobby Jackson, Miikka Kiprusoff, Cory Schlesinger, Michael Oher, Carlos Gomez, Madieu Williams

—Follow me on Twitter www.twitter.com/Schottey
—Add me (or view my resume and references) on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/schottey
—My other blogging: http://roarreport.blogspot.com AND www.drafttek.com

Michael's Recent Articles

Detroit Lions Midseason Awards Banquet

Published about 24 hours ago
210 reads 3 comments

NFL Midseason Awards

Published 1 day ago
208 reads 4 comments

NFL Power Rankings Week 10: Comparing Teams to Board Games

Published 1 day ago
2,742 reads 19 comments

The Schottey Six: Most Disappointing NFL Players in 2009

Published 7 days ago
707 reads 12 comments

See 92 more of Michael's articles »

Michael Writes About

NFL (88),
Football (80),
Ann Arbor (60),
Detroit (60),
Detroit Lions (56),
Preview/Prediction (31),
NFC North (27),
Rankings/List (27)

Seattle Lion Fan responded to a comment on An Open Letter To Fellow Detroit Lions Fans: I'm Tired
Seattle Lion Fan responded to a comment on An Open Letter To Fellow Detroit Lions Fans: I'm Tired

The Short List What Michael thinks about sport's most pressing questions

Favorite Athletes

Steve Hutchinson, Tom Brady, Brian Griese, Barry Sanders, Calvin Johnson, Steve Yzerman, Curtis Granderson, Nicklas Lidstrom, Chris Osgood, Cory Schlesinger
Favorite Sports Teams

Lions, Wolverines, Red Wings, Tigers, Pistons
Favorite Coaches

Jim Schwartz, John Wooden, Scotty Bowman, Sparky Anderson
All Time Sports Moment

Michigan winning the NIT, Pistons winning the championship, Tigers winning the AL
Most Memorable Game Attended

Pistons' Championship Parade, First Vikings game in the Press Box, Interviewing Curtis Granderson
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Ripken--no one's getting close
Ruth or Mays?

Ruth--could be a HoF pitcher or hitter
Unitas or Montana?

Montana
Jordan or Russell?

Jordan...these days I'm thinking LeBron
Gretzky or Orr?

Howe
Pele or Maradona?

Pele
Federer or Sampras?

Sampras
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger
Petty or Earnhardt?

Not a Sport
Schumacher or Senna?

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

Big 10

Bulletin Board (332) Post a note »

by JW
about 17 hours ago

I HAD to get this rant out :

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/288641-the-redskins-discover-their-problem-no-testicles
by Hotnuke
1 day ago

Michael,

I really thought you’d find this piece something you’d want to read on this Veteran’s Day.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/288145-sports-veterans-day-reflect-understand-and-soften-your-heart

Thanks,

Daniel Barber aka Hotnuke
by John
2 days ago

Here's my first 2010 NFL Mock Draft, who did your team take?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/287577-2010-nfl-mock-draft-novembers-rough-draft
by Seattle
3 days ago

Aren't you tired as well?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/286899-an-open-letter-to-fellow-lions-fans-im-tired

Let me know what you think!
by JW
4 days ago

here is a story of another NFL Legend who has yet to get his deserved respect :

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/286573-crazy-canton-cuts-ed-meador
by Lewis
4 days ago

hey Mike. i wrote my opinion in a short article about brady and his special calls. if you could take the time to stop by, read it and leave a comment thatd be cool. you usually know what your talking about so hearing from you would really help me out.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/286522-is-brady-getting-special-calls

thanks
by Seattle
5 days ago

A rare opportunity for me on this weeks Seattle/Lions game.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/285644-detroit-vs-seattle-does-two-bad-teams-make-for-good-football

Check it out!
by Keith
6 days ago

It's time to prepare the throne, the King has arrived in New York! Lebron James is set to make his only appearance this season at Madison Square Garden against the Knicks. Take a look.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/285453-prepare-the-throne-the-king-is-here-lebron-james-pays-visit-to-knicks
by Francisco E.
6 days ago

I found Matsui's MVP award significant for perceptions of Asians in the MLB. We're turning a page: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/285100-matsuis-mvp-award-important-for-asians-world-in-mlb?just_published=1
by Sportscaster007
7 days ago

Here it is:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/284416-college-football-teams-that-remind-us-of-the-nfl
by JW
8 days ago

Now that the offense is done, it is time for the defense :

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/284160-the-almost-all-time-tennessee-titans-defense
by Robert
8 days ago

Hello Buddy, take a look at this important article. It will most likely be my last on bleacher report. Feel free to pass it around. Thank you very much and God Bless!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/283900-you-are-not-a-unique-snowflake
by JW
10 days ago

you may like this :

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/282844-the-almost-all-time-tennessee-titans-offense
by Craig
10 days ago

The Giants Collapse!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/282700-ny-giants-out-played-out-coached
by Alex
11 days ago

Packers/Vikings, Sleepers, an upset pick and more!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/282249-sunday-morning-under-the-helmet-what-to-watch-for-in-nfl-week-eight/show_full

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