Trae Thompson
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Trae Thompson

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About

Let's see... I've spent 14 years in journalism, 10 with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where I eventually became the national college football writer/columnist.
As far as sports goes, I'll just say this: I'm passionate about LSU (proud alum) and SEC football (the best college football in the country), I grew up a fight fan (recently, my favorite boxers have been 1. Gatti, 2. Barrera and 3. Manny) and cheered for the Yankees back when they were atrocious in the mid 80s. I'm fascinated by excellence, which partially explains why I loved watching Jordan dominate with the Bulls and Tiger steamroll his competition.
I've always loved sports, but at the same time, it doesn't occupy my life 24-7. I love to exercise, read, spend time with friends, cook, listen to podcasts and jump at the chance to go home and see my nephew.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Barry Sanders, Bo Jackson, Pete Maravich

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    LSU football

  • Favorite Coaches

    Joe Torre, Mike Leach, Bill Parcells, Sparky Anderson, Red Auerbach, Bobby Knight

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Watching the first fight between Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward, while on the phone with my brother. He was watching it too, and we were both screaming about how amazing it was.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Covered Michigan State's 94-88 victory over Kentucky in double overtime in 2005 in an Elite 8 game in Austin

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    North Carolina women's soccer (103-match unbeaten streak)

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays - no question

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan - the NBA game had way more talent, way more skill than Russell's era

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Indifferent - never got into hockey

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Maradona

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    You NASCAR people argue that... Never watched a single race

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Huh? Again, never watched a single race

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    SEC

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  • Marsha Grider Thompson posted 3 days ago

    Marsha Grider Thompson

    Ha! I googled my son's name and found you. I thought it was ironic since he plays high school football and one of the schools he is interested in is LSU. Hope they are interested in him too! :)

  • jennifer teamah posted 322 days ago

    jennifer teamah

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  • Dee guerrero posted 428 days ago

    Dee guerrero

    Trae---
    Local Wise County Athlete and D-2 National Special Teams Player of the Year GARRETT TIDWELL (Angleo State) is small, quick and elusive---Elite Combine 40 times 4:44 and 4:40 for Toronto. He playes much bigger and stonger than his size. He was the most explosive player we have ever seen at Angelo. We want to see more of him. Any thoughts?

  • dave kolby posted 430 days ago

    dave kolby

    That "incident" in Cleveland....don't give in to irresponsible reporting, sir. The kid wasn't "tackled" Some drunk clown stumbled into the kid and knocked him down accidentally...hardly a "tackle" plus, the kid was fine...not "left crying." The drunk got was he deserved for being so friggin drunk and actually hurt himself and didn't get up for a while. Most cleveland fans responded to this story saying they woulda kicked the guys ass for hurting a kid! even a browns fan wouldn't get away with some garbage like that at Browns Stadium. The people of northeast ohio, including browns fans, are some of the most down to earth people you can come across. Just please get your facts straight before piling on the cleveland bashing train!

  • John Rozum posted 438 days ago

    John Rozum

    Just wanna say thanks or mentioning my article about the Ohio State Buckeyes in one of your articles. Thanks for the exposure bro!

  • Nick Krauskopf posted 446 days ago

    Nick Krauskopf

    You forgot about Rod Marinelli when the Lions went 0-16

  • Nick Krauskopf posted 447 days ago

    Nick Krauskopf

    Good article on the trade rumors, but on the Nick Barnett slide, you said at the end of the article that Bishop missed the majority of the season. You mean Barnett. Good article though.

  • Mack Dreyfuss posted 456 days ago

    Mack Dreyfuss

    hardcore runners head to antarctica for a marathon http://bleacherreport.com/articles/625625-marathoners-to-celebrate-100-years-in-the-antarctic

  • Mack Dreyfuss posted 456 days ago

    Mack Dreyfuss

    hardcore runners head to antarctica for a marathon http://bleacherreport.com/articles/625625-marathoners-to-celebrate-100-years-in-the-antarctic

  • Marcus Davis posted 463 days ago

    Marcus Davis

    you are a fucking moron and a joke of a journalist

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