Jim Folsom
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Jim Folsom

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About

I am a lifelong sports fan, especially college football and basketball. I also enjoy NASCAR, the NBA, MLB and the NFL.

I am a graduate of the University of Central Florida.

I am thankful that I grew up when I did. I lived through the hard times of being a fan of the Gators. And I am now enjoying the good times. And hopefully I am young enough to enjoy living in the past when this era is a couple of decades old. My kids are going to be spoiled. They've never known UF to not be a dominant program. My dad is enjoying the good times now, but for how long? He endured the rough times his whole life, now at close to checkout time, we've become one of the elites. I timed it just right.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Tim Tebow, Al Horford, Percy Harvin, Joakim Noah, Dwight Howard, Maurice Jones-Drew, Kevin Smith. Mike Sims-Walker, Brandon Spikes, Lee Humphrey, Corey Brewer, Joe Haden

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Florida Gators football, Florida Gators basketball. UCF Knights football, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tampa Bay Bucs, Orlando Magic, New York Mets, Tampa Bay Rays

  • Favorite Coaches

    Urban Meyer, Billy Donovan, Steve Spurrier, Stan Van Gundy

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Hard to narrow it to just one. But if hard pressed I'd have to go with winning the '06 BCS Title and becoming the first school to win football and basketball in the same year.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Another tough one. I've been to several Daytona 500s and Firecracker 400s. This includes Earnhardt's win in '98 and Petty's 200th win in '84. I also attended the first Magic game ever. That was cool. I was there the day Anderson stole the ball from Jordan in the playoffs. I was at the '06 South Carolina game when we beat Spurrier on three blocked kicks. I was at the NBA All Star game when Magic Johnson played even though he hadn't played a regular season game because of his positive HIV test. He won MVP.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    One school being the National Champion in both football and basketball at the same time.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Both before my time. Ruth I guess.

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Too young for Unitas. Can't imagine him being better than Montana.

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan. I saw him play in person. He was in a different league.

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    huh?

  • Pele or Maradona?

    who cares?

  • Federer or Sampras?

    tie

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Nicklaus for now

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    That's a tough one. In their prime they were both just about unbeatable. So was Jeff Gordon. Jimmie Johnson may be better than all of them.

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Schumacher

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

    SEC and it's not even debatable.

Bulletin Board

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  • Don Hawkes posted 8 days ago

    Don Hawkes

    AP ROY. Good grief Canac!!! Just surface from your hole and we can all be entertained. You'll be a rock star!!! A Florida guy that hated Cam and stepped up to the plate. They'll write songs about you in Gainesville...and me and my army might read another article that you write. By the way, Christopher is a 5 STAR, yep a 5 STAR GENERAL in the Panther army. Damn Carnac, do I need to email the publishers of The Bleacher Report to get you to crawl out of your deep, dark hole?

  • Don Hawkes posted 11 days ago

    Don Hawkes

    I'll double ditto Christopher's comments below Carnac. No need to say anything else. When are you gonna man up???

  • Christopher Rosenbusch posted 11 days ago

    Christopher Rosenbusch

    Cam just won Offensive Rookie of the Year. You gonna come out of your hole and face the music now? Your little Buccaneers are gonna be ripped apart for years to come.

  • Christopher Rosenbusch posted 25 days ago

    Christopher Rosenbusch

    I've noticed that Cam Newton's most vociferous detractors are almost invariably Florida Gator or Denver Bronco fans. Tim Tebow is the only connection these two teams have. Why are Tebow lovers so angry at Cam Newton's success and try harder than anyone to say that their QB is better (a laughable suggestion by the way). I was on a chatroom about Cam Newton and what struck me was that most of the people defending Cam from haters from Florida and Colorado weren't Panthers fans. Most of them were Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints fans which I found interesting.

    Anyway, why won't Tebow-lovers admit that Cam Newton is miles ahead of Tebow? Every GM would rather have Cam, every HC would rather have Cam, heck even the Denver Broncos FO would rather have Cam. Continuing to hate on Cam Newton is getting old. Cam Newton just finished the best rookie season by any QB in NFL history and is only going to get better. In six years, Cam will have a Super Bowl title and Tebow will be out of a job.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2BqOQxQ9Pk&

  • Don Hawkes posted 32 days ago

    Don Hawkes

    Hey Carnac...check this out!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=hRPgvB4sy3k

  • Don Hawkes posted 33 days ago

    Don Hawkes

    Come on Carnac!!! If you can't come out of your hole now and write something about your boy Tebow you're not ever gonna come out!!! Why don't you surface and let's have a little chat about your boy Tebow and my boy Cam???

  • Don Hawkes posted 49 days ago

    Don Hawkes

    Hey Carnac...check this out. By the way, Valister Wilson just joined up. You're toast little boy!!!

    http://espn.go.com/espn/next2012/story/_/id/7390540/nfl-carolina-panthers-qb-cam-newton-next-espn-magazine

  • Valister Wilson posted 51 days ago

    Valister Wilson

    I would love to hear your comments about this article you wrote in May.
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/694994-carolina-panther-cam-newton-is-the-worst-nfl-draft-pick-ever

  • Don Hawkes posted 52 days ago

    Don Hawkes

    Merry Christmas Carnac!!! A Bucs major whipping by the Panthers (in just 3 quarters!) and Cam passes Peyton Manning's rookie passing record. Next record to SET (not fall)...Cam will be the FIRST quarterback in NFL history to pass for 4,000 yards and run for 500...and oh yea, the Panthers have won 4 of the last 5. When are you going to man up and come out of your hole? Have you quit writing? Your "medals" have all turned to bronze and unless you man up and surface to face your critics, you'll be looking for another line of work.

    My army is growing Carnac. Christopher Rosenbusch just joined up.

    Carnac, can you spell A C C O U N T A B I L I T Y ??? Just like me, Christopher Rosenbusch isn't going away and as always, have a nice day!!!

  • Christopher Rosenbusch posted 54 days ago

    Christopher Rosenbusch

    Jim, I'm just gonna refer you to this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYDa7zOLVd4

    "I am so certain of this that if he is the Panthers' starting quarterback in 2016, I will buy a Cam Newton jersey and stand in the stadium parking lot in my underwear when the Panthers come to Tampa Bay and hold a sign proclaiming that Auburn rules over Florida and Carolina rules over Tampa Bay." I'm gonna hold you to that, buddy. Cam's gonna be ripping your poor Bucs apart for many years to come.

    GO CAM!!!! GO PANTHERS!!!!

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