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Ryan Alberti played four years of college football in central New Jersey before lighting out for the Southern California coast and the eastern Mojave Desert. Professional commitments have since lured him to the San Francisco Bay Area, where he spends his free time cuddling with a space heater and longing for the sunburns of yesteryear.

Send love and hate mail to Ryan Alberti, Bleacher Report Managing Editor, at ralberti@bleacherreport.com.

Ryan's Recent Articles

Just Saying, Is All... | What the Jericho Scott Saga Says About Bloggers

Published 2 days ago
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Just Saying, Is All... | The Problem with the US Men's Basketball Gold

Published 9 days ago
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Just Saying, Is All... | Why You Shouldn't Care About Michael Phelps

Published 16 days ago
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Just Saying, Is All... | In Defense of Brett Favre

Published 24 days ago
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Ryan Writes About

Sports & Society (57),
MLB (41),
NFL (27),
Editorial (20),
NBA (15),
Barry Bonds (13),
AL East (13),
NL West (12)

Ten Current College Football Coaches in the Bear Bryant Family Tree was edited by Ryan Alberti
College Football: 10 Current Coaches in the Bear Bryant Family Tree was edited by Ryan Alberti
Top 15 Funniest Quotes from Soccer Players, Managers, and Commentators was edited by Ryan Alberti
Top 15 Funniest Quotes From Soccer Players, Managers, And Commentators was edited by Ryan Alberti
Ten Coaches Prove Bear Bryant Still Matters in Modern College Football was edited by Ryan Alberti
Ten Coaches Prove Bear Bryant Still Matters in Modern College Football was edited by Ryan Alberti
Why Bear Bryant Still Matters in Modern College Football was edited by Ryan Alberti
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The Short List facts and information about Ryan Alberti

Ruth or Mays?

The Babe. But only because I'm such a diehard Kelly McGillis fan. (Put THAT in your Google search field and smoke it.)

Unitas or Montana?

Unitas. Those Montana winters are brutal.

Jordan or Russell?

Jordan. Russell couldn't hit .202 to save his life.

Pele or Maradona?

Maradona, because I'm a sucker for Desperately Seeking Susan. Unless we're talking about Pele the Hawaiian goddess of fire, in which case I have to go with the deity.

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by Christian
1 day ago

Hey Ryan, check it out if you could:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/54438-philadelphia-eagles-season-opener-which-eagles-team-will-show-up

Thanks

by Amina
1 day ago

hello.
i have a bew article up and i was wondering if you check it out and give me a couple of edits.
thanks.

by Rodge
2 days ago

Hey man!

Check out my article...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/53942-patrick-ewing-jrs-basketball-skills-may-not-be-tested-but-his-penmanship-will

Take care...

by Kristofer
2 days ago

Ryan,

I'd really appreciate your input on my latest...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/53764-teflon-tommy-when-will-enough-be-enough

Thanks!

by David
2 days ago

Ryan:
Another from the overactive mind of David Nethers needs an edit and your feedback ,,,,if you have a moment im always grateful!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/53768-college-controversy-brewing-over-drinking-age-booze-on-campus-and-tailgating

by Christian
3 days ago

Hey Ryan, check it out if you could:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/53695-jimmy-rollins-and-his-relationship-with-the-philadelphia-phillies

by David
4 days ago

Thanks for the read and the edit. I changed the title back because I want the article to apply to all college football families.....I just think "when your wife loves LSU" makes it too narrow. Nothing personal

by David
4 days ago

by Christian
4 days ago

Hey Ryan, don't know if you like baseball, but what the hay:

Check it out if you could:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/53164-phillies-vs-mets-what-this-weekends-series-really-means#comment_241128

by Saraswathi
4 days ago

Ryan,

He had issues with his browser and stuff, we had a chat last evening and it turned out fine.

Thank you for your kind words.

Bests,
Sarah

by Andrew
5 days ago

Hey,

I was wondering if you would check out my latest article. I hate to solicit you, but I think it deserves more attention than it will probably receive as it is tagged "stats." I would love to hear your opinions on this debatable topic!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/52883-taking-a-look-at-the-mlb-mvp-race

Thanks!

by Saraswathi
5 days ago

Ryan,

Thanks for the heads up on the inserts, our B/R was able to resolve the problem, in the following manner, here I am copying from Cody's BB"

"Cody,

This is what you need to do, as this is the code for the YouTube video, some of the videos do not allow to be embedded, which is not the case here as you can see now:

You need to put this code that I got from YouTube where ever you want it in your HTML:

This is the same code that I put in and so we have the video displaying therein, now - go check.

Some YouTube videos do not offer that code as they are not Authorised by the maker of that video, so when you link you have to look for a PUBLIC VIDEO that has this code to embed in your HTML.

Thanks a lot,
Sarah
"

Thanks a lot for the vote of confidence in me.

Bests,
Sarah

by miamimitchdotcom
5 days ago

Thanks...you guys are changing the world over here

by Cody
6 days ago

Hey Ryan,

I follwed Saraswathi's tutorial on how to insert a youtube clip into my writing, but it doesn't seem to be working for me, all I keep getting is a box with the dreaded 'red-x'. Is there anyway you could check it out? If you need the embed code for the video, here is the web address to the video itself:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCCDnEFZQcc

Thanks a bunch if you can get around to it!

Cody

by Ben
6 days ago

I just ranked the Top 10 CFB teams in the country as of this Saturday.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/52774-top-ten-teams-after-the-first-saturday-of-college-football

Hope you like it!,

Ben

by miamimitchdotcom
6 days ago

Hi, Thanks for the edits
I just liked the title with the pin dropping part..Originally it was I can hear a pin drop, then it went to hear the pin drop then it was no pin at all...the idea was it was so quiet with all of the clemson fans gone...

by Willie
6 days ago

hi ryan.
thanks for the edit, and improving the article. don't take this the wrong way becausei'm new here but what exactly did you do?

regards,

willie

by Saraswathi
6 days ago

RA,

You are the best :-) thanks for that quick note, gosh, NFL is real tough to edit for a novice in NFL like me.

Will ping Em more often from here on.

Thanks for your help.

Hope and Good Cheer to You,
Sarah

by Saraswathi
6 days ago

RA,

Can you take a look at this article, I just could not figure out how to edit this article. I thought everything seemed so right. And that too it is Math, so just can't use the scissors on that holy ground :-)

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/52725-modifying-footballs-pythagorean-theorem

Smiles,
Sarah

PS: This article deserves a special mention, seems like one of the real brainy, nerdy articles, me thinks :-)

by Marissa
7 days ago

Hi Ryan, I was just wondering if you could take a look at my latest article on the Yankees? Something's off, but I just can't really figure out what it is exactly. Thanks!

by Saraswathi
8 days ago

Thanks a lot Ryan.

Bests,
Sarah

by Saraswathi
8 days ago

Dear Ryan,

It is the outpouring of such beautiful well wishes and love that you have shown and others from B/R have shown that helped my mother come out of being totally gone. I am grateful for all your kindness and I can never repay the kindness and support that I have received from you and others from this site. You are truly a blessing.

I pray that you have a great life and that your dearest wishes are fulfilled. May you have lot of happiness and joy in your life.

Thank you so much.

Gratefully,
Sarah

by Saraswathi
8 days ago

Hello Ryan,

Mom is on the road to recovery, touch wood. B/R and editing has been a blessing for me to relieve my stress. Thanks a lot for your support.

I loved the article you wrote.

Bests,
Sarah

by Tosten
8 days ago

Just dropping in to say that you're keeping up the good work.
Except for dropping "Bubba" in every piece, which seems to have become your latest trademark.

by Jen
10 days ago

Ryan, thanks so much for editing my recent Reed Sorenson article it's greatly appreciated :)

by Thomas
14 days ago

Thanks for the comment. I say celebrate however u want.

by Joe
14 days ago

Thanks for the edits, Ryan.

by Thomas
14 days ago

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/50300-usain-bolt-is-the-perfect-blend-of-athlete-and-performer

I just cant stop writing. Maybe cuz i'm sick at home with nothing to do. anyways, i'd appreciate it if u took a look. thanks.

by Daniel
15 days ago

HaHa! Now that you mention it, I've got some angst. Such as...People ALWAYS ruin a good thing. Not too many exceptions. Can't let those fools sweat you, Ryan. Then we run the risk of denying the real just to go against the grain. Don't generally like to associate myself with the mainstream either, but every now and again I find myself in the same camp...though maybe for different reasons. Just thought he made a pretty cool run. Beyond that, he strikes me as kind of a dork. Cheers,
D

by Isaac
15 days ago

Thnaks for adidng me as a fan, u like my stuff

by Sean
15 days ago

Ryan,
Aren't you guys all 49er fans in the BR executive front office? I'm curious what you guys thought/think of my 49ers preview.

I tried not to be too harsh... but Mike Nolan... I mean, seriously...

-Sean

by Cody
16 days ago

Hey Ryan,

Thanks for the response. What if rather than doing the HTML formatting, which I will surely screw up, could I save the table as a picture, and then insert it in that way?

If not let me know, and I will give the HTML stuff a go.

Thanks for the help!

by Cody
17 days ago

Hey Ryan,

I was wondering if I could get your help with my most recent article:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/49500-ohio-state-football-2008-team-preview-part-three

It's fine right now, but I want to insert a table from microsoft word underneath the list of linebackers, with statistics, similar to what I did underneath the defensive lineman.

Everytime I insert the table, it becomes a very big mess. I tried several different ways when inserting the article, but to no avail. Can you help me out? I could e-mail you the table and see what you can do with it, or if you have any other solutions, let me know please!

Thanks!

by M
18 days ago

Again, thanks for the information, Ryan. You and your team's hard work is always appreciated.

You are pretty much spot on with the tags issues, and I agree and understand your explainations. Much as it may be frustrating on occassion, I fully realise why it is best to limit the tag use, especially in leagues. Like I said, I've learned to trust B/R's abilities, so I'm sure you'll have it sorted. Perhaps if there was a more heavily weighted tag for articles that fall outside the league-type reporting. I think what made me notice was that, while on the Top Writers list for NHL, my newest article was not the one listed under my name. Maybe it's the fact that I'm trying not to melt in this heavy heat we're having, staring at things I'd normally miss. It's funny the things that a person notices sometimes!

Anyway, thanks again. Incidentally, which tag would you suggest for that piece: NHL or Multiple Sports? I'm not as familiar as you as to where specific tags would actually route it, and I think you have a pretty good understanding of what I was hoping to accomplish.

Thanks, and take care.

by M
18 days ago

Thanks so much for the comment and the mend. Much appreciated. I've learned not to panic with the occassional hiccups... you guys are on the ball and do great work. Things are always dealt with, and like I said, it's appreciated.

Now this is just me wanting my article to get noticed, but I've been wondering about the tags. I really dig the new format insofar as it prevents that 30-tag string which was becoming too common. But because of the sections, sometimes I am forced to perhaps inaccurately tage the article, and am left with useless options which I can either use just to get more pages but not accurately mark, or ignore and not get as much profile. For instance, We are allowed a certain number of tags per group. Especially in Players, very often the wrong people show up automatically, and when you type names in they appear under other, which means you may lose spaces there and leave the "Players" area empty. Conversely, it would be helpful for other sports and legues to show up in "other", so that if the necessary and understandable limits of the tag sections prevent a writer from properly cover his or her article, then he or she may use the "other" section as the optional ones. Am I making sense?

Basically, as an NHL writer and with my main response to that question being hockey-related, I'd like the NHL group to have it. But if I tag it NHL, it doesn't show up elsewhere. The point was to expose the question and hockey/sports info to other areas and sports, so as to get a broader perspective. But if I tag it as Multiple Sports, it won't appear on the NHL page, where people would like the info. Any thoughts? Sorry to bug you again, feel free to ignore me!

Anyway, thanks as always. I appreciate your having taken the time to read the article. I know they are long, but without the double, it now looks normal!

by Sean
18 days ago

I agree. Only I shouldn't have to tell them to read it three times. They should be compelled to read it three times.

I mean, where else can you get spot-on commentary like this:

"The Falcons’ offensive line is not good. In fact, it’s so not good, it’s downright bad."

ESPN, eat your heart out!

-Sean

by Ben
18 days ago

Ryan,

Check out my newest article on Shawn Johnson when you get a chance!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/49061-shawn-johnson-wins-elusive-gold-on-balance-beam

Ben

by Sean
19 days ago

No kidding.

All I ask is that everyone on the Internet read every one of my articles at least once...preferably twice.

Is that too much to ask?

Took your advice on the headline...thanks!

-Sean

by M
19 days ago

Hi there Ryan.

Sorry to be a pain only when things are down, but I'm experiencing that wide-spread double-posting. The article shows the text twice on the same page, but it doesn't exist to be remedied (at least not by me) in the editing suite. Can you help me please? And if you have a sec, give it a read-over. See what you think.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/48868-open-discussion-what-it-takes-in-sports-hockey-and-everday-life

Thanks as always Ryan. Your awsome B/R efforts are always appreciated.

by Adam
19 days ago

That actually makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the explanation, although I am a newspaper guy so it's difficult to accept that. Do you want me to switch over to the third comma for consistency on the site or can I stick with how the AP does it?

by Adam
20 days ago

Ryan,

I noticed something in the style guide that says we're supposed to use serial commas. Aren't you not supposed to use serial commas in AP style?

by Sean
20 days ago

Ryan,
Starting some NFL preview columns. Looking for a headline that might draw traffic. Obviously what I used isn't working thus far.

If you have any ideas, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Did I mention that I hate coming up with headlines?

Thanks,
Sean

by Michael
21 days ago

Thank you man... I'll keep the hockey conversation going. If, however, you are ever interested in political commentary, read the blog at http://acitizensresistance.blogspot.com Take care man.

by Michael
21 days ago

That's fine man; I didnt mean for them to get imported. I'm sure you've seen that 99% of my articles are hockey rated; these came from my second blog accidentally.

However, if you're interested in politics, take a look: (www.acitizensresistance.blogspot.com) If not, hope you keep reading my Ranger thoughts man.

by Bills_Will_B_OK
23 days ago

Again, thanks for the edit!

by Johnny
23 days ago

Thanks for the note. I wanted to try out the new site. Good work! Very easy to use, although I think your fans are probably disappointed by the lack of flesh in your profile photo.

by Thomas
26 days ago

thanks for the edit. what's your take on it?

by Jad
28 days ago

Thanks for the edit.

by Michael
28 days ago

The comments glitch has hit again. Just letting you know if you didn't already.

by Cody
29 days ago

Thanks for the edit Ryan, my article was a mess before that. Appreciate it!

by Salaar
29 days ago

Thanks Ryan.

by Bob
about 1 month ago

Thanks for the edits Ryan, including the title change on the Brett Farve trade article. They all do a good job, but it's nice to get "the boss" as editor once in awhile....

by Salaar
about 1 month ago

Hey..

I just wrote on 300th article for B/R..Another edition of my Rules of Journalism series, would mean alot if you had a look.

Cheers,
SS

by Bryan
about 1 month ago

I've been using firefox on both the Mac and PC. Originally it was just crapping out on the PC but now it's the Mac too. With the PC it was even when I started writing articles from scratch, but the from scratch strategy worked with the Mac. Now I'm trying to copy and paste in an interview and it's not working on either.

Stupid question, but could it be the format of the font when it's in word not being compatible with BR?

by Salaar
about 1 month ago

Hey RA,
Be sure to check out, Rules of Journalism, Part II...
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/44192-rules-of-journalism-part-ii-learn-from-your-mistakes

Thanks
SS

by Bryan
about 1 month ago

R.A. got a question for you....I can't seem to post my work anymore as the page just keeps resetting to "write new article" everytime I go to publish.....should I be updating a browser to something or what? 'Tis getting frustrating as I've got some intriguing stuff I'd like up haha....

Lookin' forward to hearing from you...

by Patrick S J
about 1 month ago

Hey Ryan,
Wow-my email is getting flooded, already at 2500 reads on the article. Thanks for the edits too.
R
PR

by Kevin
about 1 month ago

hey ryan thanks for the edit. wow you have alot of article and some good stuff. I'd like you to read some of mine and tell me what you think being one of the better writers on this site.

by Salaar
about 1 month ago

Hey Ryan,

It's received 4 POTD but hasn't been on any page..Can you help?

by Salaar
about 1 month ago

Thanks for having a look at the article, RA..Really appreciate it and btw Art of the Headline 2.0 was quite impressive.

by Salaar
about 1 month ago

Hey RA,

I just wrote a piece that is very, very special to me, have a look and a leave a comment.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/43888-rules-of-journalism-part-i-every-dog-has-its-day

Thanks,
SS

by Saraswathi
about 1 month ago

Hey Chief,

I've failed, I've fallen behind schedule in my editing...have to talk to Em and Aron. Just giving you a heads up.

Mood is low with all the legal stuff, i seem to be only upto writing about my childhood heroes or some satire.

Just not able to do anything that requires hard toil and labor, shame-faced me being a bad student :(

Sadly,
Sarah

by Andrew
about 1 month ago

No problem, Ryan. Life is currently good for me, thanks for asking. I am about 2000 miles away from my Arizona home here in Minnesota, but life remains good.

Hope your life is treating you well!

by Salaar
about 1 month ago

Hey Ryan,

could you get the World Football Community Page Refreshed?

Thanks,
SS

by Justin
about 1 month ago

thanks so much for the edits. i like you title better.

good point on ranking them although i don't think i'll do that with this one. i was just trying to stir up conversation and if i would have numbered them in ascending order had I numbered them.

but thanks so much for the input.

btw, before i came to bleacherreport i used to do a blurb on a website called "i'm not saying, i'm just saying" which is eerily close to your running title "just sayin is all". i thought that was funny.

i do use that phrase from time to time in an article but don't plan on incorporating it in a title.

once the season starts I might run my "Justin's Weekly Brain Seepage" or "BS" for short as i do now on www.tigerreport.com

thanks again!

by Justin
about 1 month ago

hey ryan,
i was wondering if you could take a look at my latest article and see if it needs any editing and tell me what you think. thanks so much!

-Justin

by Saraswathi
about 1 month ago

Ryan,

Sorry to bother you but look at this section, it has all sorts of articles under "Motorcycle Racing." I want to contribute to this section and hav started working on the same. Please, please could you tell me as to how we can clean up this section so that it features only information on MotoGP, Motorcycle Racing, Motorbikes, etc.,

Looking forward to your response.

Best Wishes,
Sarah

by spinal
about 1 month ago

Thank you Ryan! I have no concerns except that I found my article had been removed and a completely different article put in its place (a tour de france article). So I was a little stunned, seeing as I had put in some research and brain cell time into mine.

Anyway I can curb this in the future??

Again, thank you for your prompt and helpful reply.

spinal,

by Ben
about 1 month ago

Hey mate ... Dont get me wrong ... You do an AMAZING job you really do and you have a TON of respect in this place and you get respect from me for that ... BIG respect ... So honestly thank you mate, thanks for your great work but I always put a lot of work into my headlines and teasers so I get frustrated when they get changed ... The main bulk is fine because I know the points are still getting across and its mainly just grammar and paragraph breaking ... So honstly mate dont get me wrong ... Your doing great. Thanks again Ryan.

by Ben
about 1 month ago

Hey Ryan ... Appreciate your edit mate because I know I am not the best at the English language to be fair but when editing could you leave the headline / title and the teaser alone please ?

by Saraswathi
about 1 month ago

Thank you very much Ryan.

Best Wishes,
Sarah

by Saraswathi
about 1 month ago

Ryan,

Thanks for the note, still on going legal battles, it takes lot of time (years, could be decades) for a civil case to see the light of day in the courts in India. There are more than a 100,000 cases pending from the past 10 years or so :-)

Regarding your article, I loved it, the whole outpouring, rage and emotion - it is the sort of article I used to end up reading more than once. But the quote on the seeming integrity of Lance Armstrong, for a moment there I was like - in judgemental mode, Mr.Chief Editor, cause I dunno, I still hold him in hi-regard.

I don't seem to be doing such a great job as an editor as much as a writer as I seem to not get the equation right. Will catch up with Emily on that.

Sorry for the longish note.

Great new UI and happy reading Chief :-)

Best Wishes & Regards,
Sarah

by Bryan
about 1 month ago

I'm just ragin' on ya man haha. All seems good :) If I may ask what you thought of that as well?

Loved the Favre and TDF pieces by the way.

by Bryan
about 1 month ago

No dice on the "Changing Minds on the Bottom Lines" title? Hahaha. Oh well, at least I tried :)

by Jim
about 1 month ago

Ryan, I just wanted to thank you for your edit on my Fantasy Football article. I appreciate it.
-Jim :)

by spinal
about 1 month ago

Hello there, sir. I am new to bleacher report and noticed that my article was edited by you. I'm wondering how this works? Is every writer capable of editing another writer's article. Please let me know.

Thank you.

by Tim
about 1 month ago

Ryan .. I double published an article. Can you guys get rid of one? Thanks!

by Ben
about 1 month ago

Ryan,

I was wondering how I could switch my email address for the login, because my email address is expiring soon. It was my old college address, but since I'm transferring schools, it won't be valid anymore!

Thanks,
Ben

by Mackenzie
about 1 month ago

Forgot to mention this in the first note, but the order of player-team-sport made me change my newest title into something a little more dynamic and hopefully interesting. It's not my best article since I wrote it during the last inning of the all-star game and the 25 minutes after, but with a better title, hopefully it gets more traffic.

Central New Jersey pride! (Manasquan/Wall)

by Andrew
about 1 month ago

I got it, don't worry. :)

by Mackenzie
about 1 month ago

Thanks for using my Nets article as an example of a bland headline, haha. It was a good read though.

by Andrew
about 1 month ago

Got it. Thanks.

by Andrew
about 1 month ago

Hmm, I didn't receive it. I have scoured both my trash can and spam folder, but haven't located it yet. Sorry.

by chris
about 1 month ago

Sorry, I misunderstood what you were going for. I apologize for any inconvenience.

by Michael
2 months ago

Hey Ryan,

I was wondering what happened to all my article comments. I only see comments for my previous two. Glitch?

by Saraswathi
2 months ago

Thanks Ryan!

by Rodge
2 months ago

HEY rYAN -

cHECK OUT MY NEW ARTICLE.

tAKE CARE

by Saraswathi
2 months ago

Thank you Ryan,

I am sorry if I sounded out of line in my previous notes.

Will certainly do so (tags)

Bests,
Sarah

by Andrew
2 months ago

Same to you Ryan!

by Saraswathi
2 months ago

Come on Ryan, why the sorry, you guys run a great site, you can't do it all, this was supposed to be a shared arena right, can I help? If you are not following any sorting algorithms like Google and doing it manually, that would be a pain staking effort.

I am grateful to be a part of this site, so please no more sorries. I think we should all pool in to make the site better, after all that is what is great about open source right. I used to be heavily involved in Sourceforge.net when I was working. Off late, got removed from the project and have to register for some more, also forgot my password and stuff as it was tied in to my corporate account. There is also freshmeat web site. And B/R being open source makes me believe that if there is any way we can help, we ought to! Can't leave all the hard work to you guys alone and enjoy the fruits.

Sorry for a longish note.

Bests,
Sarah

PS: that sorry is contagious my friend