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Michael Felder joined April 2008

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Michael's back! After a work schedule induced break from writing Michael is back and ready to go full throttle. Most recently signed on to cover the ACC for College Football Campus the former Tar Heel also maintains a weekly podcast covering everything that is sports.

Michael Felder is a former college football player who still loves the game. He brings the same attention to detail, student of the game approach to his writing that he brought to the field as an undersized scrappy safety for the UNC Tar Heels.

Since he didn't so much play as he practiced, observation is natural to Michael. His ability to break down and interpret film helps him see inside the game and deliver the findings in a way casual fans and experts can truly appreciate.

Michael has had multiple articles, including several installments of his "2008 Battle at the Top" series featured on SI.com's Campusclicks.

Although Michael's writing is rooted in college football, he's an avid follower of the NBA, NFL, MLB, NCAA baseball and NCAA basketball (he went to Carolina how could he not). His experiences in the arena help him bridge the ever growing gap between fans and the players they love or love to hate.

E-Mail Michael: michael.felderjr@gmail.com
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And yes Michael is now TWITTERING: http://twitter.com/michaelfelder

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Favorite Athletes

Dirk Nowitski, Hines Ward, Julius Peppers, Hunter Pence, Lance "Fat Elvis" Berkman
Favorite Sports Teams

Steelers, Astros, Mavericks, Tar Heels, Bobcats, Panthers; in that order
All Time Sports Moment

Running out of the tunnel at Kenan Stadium as Woody Durham, the voice of the Heels, introduced me on Meet the Heels day in August 2003.
Most Memorable Game Attended

Carolina's best victory in school history, the 2004 31-28 beating of #4 Miami.
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Cy Young's 511 wins
Ruth or Mays?

Mays
Unitas or Montana?

Montana
Jordan or Russell?

Jordan
Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzky
Pele or Maradona?

Pele
Federer or Sampras?

Sampras
Tiger or Nicklaus?
Petty or Earnhardt?
Schumacher or Senna?
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

ACC is my first love but the SEC is the epitome of what college sports is all about.

Latest Articles »

SEC East and ACC Coastal Episode I: Kentucky and Duke

05/26/2009

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Spring in the ACC: Predicting the Best of the Coastal Division

04/16/2009

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Spring in the ACC: Predicting the Best of the Atlantic Division

04/11/2009

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Butch Davis: Maximizing the Tar Heel Spring Experience

03/24/2009

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Craig Santucci said...

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I thought you might like to catch up with Hakeem Nicks before the '09 season ended.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/313311-eli-manning-develops-with-smith-nicks-and-manningham

45 days ago

Craig Santucci said...

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Can Hakeem Nicks win the Rookie of the year?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/300489-can-ny-giants-star-receiver-hakeem-nicks-win-rookie-of-the-year

69 days ago

Robert Domaine said...

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Hello Michael, I would like you to take a look at this article and leave your support in the comment area. I would love to see this story make a difference. Pass it around! Thanks

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/224275-ny-giants-george-martin-the-forgotten-hero

173 days ago

David Scercy said...

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Michael...love your writing. We launched a website 3 weeks ago devoted to Tar Heel fans and we would love for you to join and become part of the family. I also believe the 40+ members we have already would love reading your material. Very good stuff. If you don't mind I would love to post your articles from time to time on our front page. Come check the site out and if you like what you see join the Tar Heel Fanatics family.

http://tarheelfanatics.com

186 days ago

Robert Domaine said...

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Hi Michael, thanks for the post! I haven't heard anything about the NY Giants player Goddard you mentioned but he is on my radar now thanks.

268 days ago

TJ Jenkins said...

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Hey, latest Roethlisberger articles finished. This could be the final one and personally, I think I saved the best for last.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/157586-the-ben-roethlisberger-story-deja-super-bowl

298 days ago

Ryan Winn said...

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Oh ok, now it makes more sense to me. Sorry for the confusion!

Thanks!

304 days ago

Scott Rieger said...

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Check it out!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/153934-cfb-top-10-under-the-radar-players-to-watch-for-2009?

305 days ago

New England Sports said...

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Everything I've read and know tell me that it's marijuana.

I don't see it effecting his draft stock too much though, Aquib Talib was in a similar situation last year and he went on to have a good rookie season with the Buccaneers.

Raji will be just fine, there's a few teams out there that are going to need a defensive tackle. His pros far outweigh his cons.

312 days ago

Jersey Al Bracco said...

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My profile of the best pure pass rusher in the 2009 NFL Draft:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/141886-everette-brown-2009-nfl-draft-player-profile-the-sack-machine

326 days ago

Nathan B said...

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Your comments on the recent CBB articles are enough to make me a fan -- you really have a great perspective and obviously know your stuff. I look forward to reading more of your articles and comments!

And I didn't even see til just now that you're a fellow Tar Heel!! It's great to have you in the CBB section, and of course ... GO HEELS! I'm the community leader of the UNC basketball section, so if you ever have any suggestions, etc., please feel free to let me know!

326 days ago

Brian Scott said...

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Check out my latest - A little something for the bleacher creatures!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/122247-new-sports-radio-show-will-feature-bleacher-creatures

364 days ago

Dave Morrison said...

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Hey Michael—Dave Mo here, a Bleacher Report Community Coordinator.

I've been spending time on our UNC football page and read a couple of your old articles. Really on-point analysis...you do good work.

Given that you haven't written in a while, I thought I'd check in and see if you're interested in picking up your coverage again. What do you say?

If not, it would be great if you could give me some feedback on why you decided to stop writing and what we could have done to better serve you. If you wouldn't mind, please shoot me a line at dmorrison@bleacherreport.com with any thoughts.

Thanks so much,

Dave Mo

428 days ago

Alan Carter said...

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/79935-how-unc-can-win-the-bcs-championship

thought you might enjoy this.

456 days ago

Matt Smith said...

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I hear ya man, I've taken over as the UNCP sports editor for our school paper so the only writing I've been doing has been for them. After writing 6 or 7 articles a week for the school I hardley want to touch a keyboard to write on here haha. I'll make sure to scream twice as loud next weekend for you not being there.

490 days ago

Michael's Achievements & Awards (23) »

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SEC East and ACC Coastal Episode I: Kentucky and Duke

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