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I'm a husband, father of three, professional IT nerd, and lifelong Lions fanatic. A lover of food, drink, song, words, and infographics, I've been cheering on the boys in Honolulu Blue since literally before I can remember.

Besides covering the NFL for Bleacher Report, I keep my own Lions blog, The Lions in Winter. You probably shouldn't follow me on Twitter (@lionsinwinter) unless you share some of my passions, because I Tweet about them constantly—so if you do, you probably should.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Barry Sanders, Dominik Hasek, Clint Dempsey

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Detroit Lions, Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Tigers, US Men's National (Soccer) Team, Michigan State Spartans (everything),Liverpool FC

  • All Time Sports Moment

    The Lions drubbing the Cowboys in the 1991 playoffs

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    2000 Citrus Bowl. MSU beat Florida in the state of Florida, while I was enrolled at State. Incredible win.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Cy Young's career wins--nobody talks about it because nobody's had a prayer for 80 years.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    I'd rather have Mays if I'm putting together a dream team, but Ruth was more dominant.

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Johnny U, for being Montana before Montana--and for being Montana without Walsh

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan.

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Howe.

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele.

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Sampras dominated during the golden age of men's tennis--but Sampras says Federer's better. Federer.

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    This question looks kind of ridiculous now.

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Petty.

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Senna had everybody whupped back when F1 was F1. Schumi was incredible, but Senna was the best.

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

    B1G. We play real football.

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  • Delores Smith-Johnson posted 29 days ago

    Delores Smith-Johnson

    You're welcome, Ty! Keep up the great work!

  • Lucas Sheiner posted 44 days ago

    Lucas Sheiner

    hey mani got some questions about general college fb can u email me at lmssports@hotmail.com

  • George Visger posted 52 days ago

    George Visger

    Ty, would love to talk and educate you on what really happens behind the scenes.

  • J Champ posted 72 days ago

    J Champ

    I am a Saint fan and your artical about Goddell's monopoly was spot on! Goddell is bad for the NFL all together. I understand if the Saints did do something wrong then yes they sould be punished along with everyone else that is doing it in the NFL. My biggest gripe is that Goddell has yet to make the "evidence" public which is kinda sketchy in my book. With the Pats punishment they had tapes in hand and got a little slap on the writst. The Saints have "supposedly" 3k pages of docs that have yet to be seen. How do we as fans know that S. Payton and M.L. didn't tell GW to stop? GW. could have said screw you I am going to continue without you knowing. We dont and that is a big issue I have. Overall great article!

  • Ty Schalter posted 87 days ago

    Ty Schalter

    Jesse, Brandon, Isaiah: thanks! That piece was a daunting challenge, and I worked really, really hard to do it justice as best I could. The kind words mean a lot.

  • Jesse Reed posted 88 days ago

    Jesse Reed

    Fantastic post on black qbs, Ty. Gutsy and bold, but you pulled it off beautifully. It isn't easy broaching a subject like that and crafting it so it reads the way you intend, and you nailed it.

  • Brandon Spivey posted 89 days ago

    Brandon Spivey

    Great article on Black Qbs. I also see you are an MSU alum. I am a current student there and its always a pleasure to read something logical and sensible on here from a Spartan. Also I was wondering whether or not you could check out my article on Bold Predictions for MSU in 2012.

  • Isaiah Crum posted 89 days ago

    Isaiah Crum

    That was a great article on black quaterbacks! I have been think about that topic for years now. Keep writing on controversial topics!

  • GARY HELT posted 128 days ago

    GARY HELT

    Ty, nice try on the super bowl QBs but your age betrays you----------------------Sorry!!!!!!

  • steeler nation posted 244 days ago

    steeler nation

    bold predictions that are actually bold, lots of quality convo abou ur article, and i have the lions D on my fantasy team-- i a a fan

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