About

Born and raised in the Detroit area and proud to say I am from Hockeytown. Thinking back as far as I can, I grew up loving the Red Wings and Lions (I die a little more every year with the Lions). My love for sports reaches all the way out to the West Coast for the Oregon Duck football program, a team I have been a fan of for over 10 years.

Proud to be a featured columnist for the Ducks and National Columnist here at BR and very appreciative for the opportunities it has provided.

Feel free to follow me on twitter at joepenkala or friend me on facebook (Joseph C Penkala)

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Michael Jordan, Barry Sanders, Henrik Zetterberg, Nicklas Lidstrom, Johan Franzen, Jonathan Stewart

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Oregon Ducks Football, Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Lions

  • Favorite Coaches

    Mike Babcock, Mike Bellotti, Chip Kelly

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    After the Wings completed a back to back Stanley Cups in 1997 and 1998, Steve Yzerman took the cup and handed it directly to Vladimir Konstantinov. Seeing him lift the cup from his wheelchair is a sight that I will never forget.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    2008 Detroit Red Wings season opener. So many hall of famers were in attendance, a ton of hardware was brought out to the ice and then finally Lord Stanley himself made it out. Seeing the banner go up was an amazing experience.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Emmitt Smith's yardage record. NFL backs no longer have the longevity to reach that number.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan, no question

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Orr, 2nd best defenseman of all time

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

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

    Depends on which sport but overall, got to go with the Pac-12

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  • Trent Bourland posted 200 days ago

    Trent Bourland

    No. 47: TCU
    2-3 in the Big East.

    old habits are hard to kick, TCU left the MWC/BE for the B12.

  • Josh Matt posted 211 days ago

    Josh Matt

    care to fan back?

  • Vic Navarro posted 220 days ago

    Vic Navarro

    Joe, why aren't you doing the power rankings every week? And why not every team, much like you did last year? This is what set you apart from other sites power rankings and what brought me back every week! Please go back to it!

  • boom boom posted 225 days ago

    boom boom

    This probably goes without saying, but please avoid clicking on the links from our friendly neighborhood spammer, alex jhon or alex kjhon or any other name of the sort.
    Logo Design

  • john lesea posted 248 days ago

    john lesea

    Ridiculous. Anybody can predict the winner. How about the spread? can you predict that?

  • Anish Gandhi2 posted 275 days ago

    Anish Gandhi2

    Rember me this a new account of Anish Gandhi

  • Joe Penkala posted 303 days ago

    Joe Penkala

    Np looks like it is gone

  • L.G. Mora posted 304 days ago

    L.G. Mora


    Joe, I contacted B/R report for assistance in removing the remark. Good night.

  • L.G. Mora posted 304 days ago

    L.G. Mora

    I am so sorry, I keep trying to delete it but it keeps coming back - I truly feel bad for what I have done to you, I'll again on another computer.

  • Joe Penkala posted 304 days ago

    Joe Penkala

    Larry, appreciate the apology and it is accepted. Everyone has a right to their opinion and to make comments and I would never deny someone that ability. Sorry that there was some confusion and hope to hear more of your input in the future.

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