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I am a Univeristy of Texas alum. Go HORNS! I am originally from East Texas but living in Atlanta, GA. I generally gravitate towards Houston teams and here are my sports priorities: 1. College Football - Texas, LSU, Michigan, Washington, Colorado, Penn State 2. NBA -Suns (/whereever Nash is), Rockets, Kevin Durant and the city that shall not be named 3. College Basketball - Texas, UNC 4. International Men's Soccer - USA, Italy 5. NFL - Titans, Texans (kinda), whichever team has more former Longhorns on it (sadly there are a lot on the Lions). 6. MLB - Astros, Red Sox, Cubs, Dodgers 7. Texas H.S. football - Lufkin, whoever can beat South Lake Carroll 8. MLS -Houston, Dallas 9. College Baseball - Texas etc.... teams I hate: Oklahoma Sooners (all sports, and just in general), U Miami football, Spurs, Jazz, Yankees, Braves, Steelers, Ravens, France (soccer and again in general), Duke basketball.

Michael's Recent Articles

USC-Oregon State: As My Good Friend Nelson Would Say, "HA-HAAA!"

Published about 1 year ago
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College Football Week 2: 25 Thoughts

Published about 1 year ago
1,205 reads 58 comments

25 Thoughts on College Football's First Weekend

Published about 1 year ago
557 reads 8 comments

Hope in College Football Longhorn Edition

Published about 1 year ago
391 reads 5 comments

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Michael Bergman commented on Ten Top Tens After Week Eight Of College Football
Michael Bergman commented on Defense Wins Championships: Reranking The BCS Top Ten By Defensive Performance
Michael Bergman has picked "The Glorious Longhorns" as a favorite article
Michael Bergman has picked "The Glorious Longhorns" as a favorite article
Michael Bergman commented on "The Glorious Longhorns"
Michael Bergman commented on Off the Beaten Path: 25 CFB Players You Need to Know in 2009
Joseph Gelis responded to a comment on Which NCAA Football Conference Is the Best? We Pit the SEC Vs the Big 12
Trey Jones responded to a comment on Twas the Week Before Kickoff and All Through the Land...

The Short List What Michael thinks about sport's most pressing questions

Favorite Athletes

Roy Williams (WR Texas), Vince Young, Ricky Williams, Colt McCoy, Kevin Durant, TJ Ford, Michael Jordan, Kevin Garnett, Steve Nash, T-Mac, Youkilis, Big Papi, LeBron, Dwight Howard, DJ Augustin, Hakeem Olajuwon, Warren Moon, Jeff Bagwell, John Lester, Clint Dempsey, Ronaldinho etc.
Favorite Sports Teams

TEXAS LONGHORNS, Red Sox, Astros, Houston Rockets, Phoenix Suns, Tennessee Titans, Michigan Wolverines, UNC Tar Heels, Florida Gators, LSU Tigers, Penn State Nittany Lions, Houston Dynamo, FC Dallas, etc.
All Time Sports Moment

Vince Young Scoring the Final TD vs. USC in the Rose Bowl
Most Memorable Game Attended

A lot of good but not great in the grand scheme of things Texas football games...vs LSU in the Cotton Bowl when Roy Williams took over was special. I remember a TTech game that we won in the last few minutes on a bomb to Roy was amazing. Winning in Fayetteville in the last minute was special. The one time I went to Fenway was magical, but it was an interleague game. I dunno.
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Would take some research, I don't know.
Ruth or Mays?

Ruth
Unitas or Montana?

Montana
Jordan or Russell?

Jordan
Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzky
Pele or Maradona?

Pele
Federer or Sampras?

They're the same person, Agassi
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Jack I guess, it's golf though.
Petty or Earnhardt?

NASCAR is not worthy
Schumacher or Senna?

Is this racing? I dunno
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Big 12!

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by Dan
2 months ago

The great debate continues, and I share my opinion on it in my latest piece. I'd also like to hear your opinion so don't be shy!

The full explanation for why college football is better than the NFL: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/243617-saturdays-vs-sundays-why-college-football-is-better-than-the-nfl
by Tyler
2 months ago

Hey, I just completed my second article on Duke Football, trying to become a Duke Football Featured Columnist. I preview the Top 5 Offensive Players to keep an eye on in 2009. Since I am trying to become a FC, please leave any feedback that you can, what I should do differently next time, things I can do to improve the article, etc. Thanks in advance. I appreciate the support!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/242981-duke-football-preview-top-5-offensive-players-to-watch-in-2009/show_full
by Darrius
4 months ago

Hey check out my article and tell me what you think http://bleacherreport.com/articles/205448-reasons-the-mvp-voting-is-all-hype
by Knox
5 months ago

My bad, dude. I wasn't trying to be a smart alec. Sorry that it came across that way!
by Knox
7 months ago

Michael-
Thanks a ton for the love on my article. Very much appreciated.
by James
9 months ago

This is the link for my new article. I would appreciate it if you would check it out. Thanks
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/114214-top-10-quarterbacks-for-2009
by Larry
11 months ago

Hi Michael,

The final installment of my four part series on the Civil War is now available at:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/86394-2008-civil-war-oregon-at-oregon-state-part-iv-the-game-prediction

Appreciate it if you'd take a look.

Thanks,

--Larry
by Larry
11 months ago

Hi Michael,

Here's Part III of my Civil War series. If you get a chance...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/85876-2008-civil-war-oregon-at-oregon-state-part-iii-the-best-beaver-game-ever

Thank you
by Larry
11 months ago

The Civil War series continues with this latest installment. Appreciate you checking it out:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/83893-2008-civil-war-oregon-at-oregon-state-part-ii-the-best-duck-game-ever
by Larry
11 months ago

Appreciate your taking a look at my new article and any comments you might have. It can be found at:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/82979-2008-civil-war-oregon-at-oregon-state-part-i-culture-heritage
by Joseph
about 1 year ago

A piece about your man Colt McCoy!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/73157-tim-tebow-backs-colt-mccoy-for-heisman
by Michael
about 1 year ago

something different:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/72324-the-death-of-a-high-school-football-player
by Kristofer
about 1 year ago

My take on the Penn State-Ohio State match-up...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/72010-creature-vs-creature-a-buckeye-on-penn-state-ohio-state

Kristofer
by Kristofer
about 1 year ago

Michael,

My mid-season bowl projections. Do you agree?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/70046-mid-season-bowl-projections-a-burnt-orange-and-crimson-championship-game

Kristofer
by Burgess
about 1 year ago

U should know that Texas won 45-35. It was an overall a good game, I was lucky to be there. But not as fun when my team loses! Maybe next year.

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