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I am a 25 yr old die hard Oakland Raiders fan from Stockton, Ca. My favorite teams are the Sac Kings, Oakland A's, and the GS Warriors. I also root for the Lakers when they aren't playing the Kings or Warriors.

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  • Favorite Athletes

    Michael Jordan, Tyson, Ali, I got a way too many from the Raiders but my favorite Raider of all time is Tim Brown.

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Oakland Raiders. I bleed silver & black Oakland Athletics. I've loved the A's since the "Battle of the Bay" Sac Kings. Might have won the NBA Title if it weren't for Donaghy Pac 10 Football

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Jordan's jump shot against Utah to win the Finals. I

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    When the A's tied the AL record for most consecutive wins in a season. That game ended on a 3 run shot by Eric Chavez in the bottom of the 9th.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Jerry Rice's touchdown record

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Earnhardt

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Senna

  • Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

    Pac 10

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  1. First, why exactly do you care if I wrote in the third person or not? I did it because I had it in the first and someone advised me to do it in third person. Does it really matter though?

  2. Q: Why does Fedor Emelianko fear the UFC?

    A: Because he is a Sissy!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/244769-fedor-emelianko-the-sissy-who-fears-the-ufc

    Check it out.

  3. Big Roc, Thanks for the shout out. I do remember Leon Bender, may he rest in peace. I just went back ten years and he was drafted in 98, that is why I didn't list him.

  4. Nice comments in my article I agree.. I think taking a talented USC linebacker will be advantage to the team.

  5. Hey Raider Card.
    I ran across this on someones page. i llooked at it and it looks like its true. ididn't believe it until i click on the links and everything was true.
    THIS IS A FYI TO ALL OF THOSE POSTERS WHO DONATE THEIR TIME WRITING THREADS AND REPLYING TO THREADS:
    I’m a long time poster here. To avoid being harassed for posting this I choose to post on a friends computer under a different name.
    I’ve read numerous times about others cross posting, in order to increase their rating. I discarded it as just talk, because wasn’t sure how someone could.
    That is until I was chatting with one of the regulars here, while on AIM, and was told how easy it was, and how some had admitted to doing it.
    That’s when I decided to check and see if it’s true or not.
    I had read about how Raider Card kept getting accused of cross posting. His comments were “They can’t prove it.”
    He’s right. When you use what he does, which is likely something like this: http://www.freeproxyserver.ca/ then he’s able to post under his own IP, then immediately post under a fictitious name as whomever he wanted to. So I checked what others were claiming, about how the author of the thread was creating accounts just to post on his threads.
    Lisa dominates the airwaves, so I felt that would be a good cross-section.
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/92619-urban-meyer-notre-dame-still-my-dream-job
    199 posts ZERO posters who just signed up, that day, to post. None. Nada. Zip.
    Then I checked Sean, being he’s up there in ranking.
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/100526-patriots-making-the-right-move-using-franchise-tag-on-matt-cassel 58 posts
    Out of 58? ONE brand new poster (was only 7 days ago, so easily understandable) who signed up just for that post..one out of 58.
    Checked Angel’s thread, that had 72 posts:
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/104842-if-the-curse-is-true-top-five-candidates-for-the-madden-nfl-2010-cover
    How many “just signed up that day, just to post on Angel’s thread? ZERO.
    Decided to check one more thread writer, Jeff little http://bleacherreport.com/articles/88241-why-are-defensive-players-forgotten-when-it-comes-to-nfl-mvp 41 posts.
    How many ‘just signed up that day, just to post on Jeff’s thread? ZERO.
    Then decided to check the poster who not only consistently brags about his ranking, but has been accused by many of cross posting, to help that ranking, RAIDER CARD.
    Raider Card thread:
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/22834-oakland-raiders-running-game-whos-next 47 posts total.
    THE FOLLOWING POSTERS SIGNED UP THAT DAY, TO POST TO RAIDER CARD, AND ONLY TO RAIDER CARD, AND NEVER POSTED AGAIN.
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/17557-zee-Cowan
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/17588-Darkside-Raider
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/17764-drew-pollock
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/12096-Samuel-Morgan
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/17815-El-Dirty
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/17820-Jon-Wylie
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/17830-Double-H
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/17835-bob-dole
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/17841-Oaktownbob-
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/11844-Sulo
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/17888-ezekiel-sanchez
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/17912-Blaster
    12 brand new posters, who went through the trouble to sign up, just to post that once, just to Raider Card? Coincidence?
    You decide.
    Next good size thread from Raider Card:
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/23183-oakland-raiders-defense-nnamdi-asomugha-derrick-burgess-deangelo-hall 45 posts on this thread.
    The following SIGNED UP AND POSTED ONLY ON RAIDERCARDS THREAD/S, NO WHERE ELSE.
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/12200-Joe-Atwell
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/18032-Justin-Collins
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/18034-jd-drew
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/18059-S-Thomps
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/18134-Johnny-Comelately
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/18004-Jon-Train
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/18260-joe-stocchero
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/18300-ydoireadthscrap-ydoireadthscrap
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/11844-Sulo
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/18407-mike-jones
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/17912-Blaster
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/18671-Bob-Mowery
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/18771-Perry-Davis
    That’s 13 posters, who were basically responsible for around 35 of those comments, including Raider Cards “replies” to those one time signups.
    13 out of the 17 or so posters on that thread just happened to sign up THAT DAY? And post ONLY to Raider Card? No where else? One shot deal?
    Another coincidence?
    You decide.
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/42209-san-diego-chargers-the-time-bomb-is-set 63 posts.
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/38268-john-hancock
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/38273-Jon-fulclore
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/38292-Todd-C
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/38294-Johny-Fouts
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/32411-Gerald-Evans
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/38535-isaac-martinez
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/38547-Josh-Muelluer
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/38584-ivan-santos
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/38797-glorify-glorifythepast
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/39159-Brock-the-Hawk-tanner
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/39267-RaiderPower-slajole-bigsly
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/41299-Tyson-griffin
    Same scenario. 12 OF THEM.. Posted just on that one thread or only on Raider Cards threads, NO WHERE ELSE. 52 of those 63 posts were between Raider Card and those “brand new one time only posters”
    Another coincidence??
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/46226-oakland-raiders-fan-code-of-conduct 37 posts
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/37456-49ersSux
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/19145-Eusebio-Herrera
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/43093-Jim-Averill
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/18953-Dymond-Jim
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/43179-Raider-in-the-bluegrass
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/43214-Del-Fuego
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/43224-Frank-Booth
    Same thing.
    And yes, the same thing in the following-
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/59951-refs-beat-raiders-24-23-kiffindont-report-to-oakland 37 posts
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/12282-Rory
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/54957-Jordan-Carter
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/43664-Ronnie-
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/54951-Bob-Desovitz
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/54954-Jordan-Carter
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/54964-Dave-Smith
    http://bleacherreport.com/users/55044-Brian-Wit
    That’s OVER 50 different handles, in just 5 threads, that signed up to just post on Raider Cards thread? Just THAT thread, or ONLY Raider Cards threads?? Those 50 handles along with Raider Cards responses to those “handles” ended up being a hundred and fifty or so posts, in just 5 threads. Out of 229 posts, over 150 were from those names that only posted THAT DAY.
    So here these 5 different top posters, with big threads, where there were 528 posts, had ONE new poster, just one, who signed up just for that thread. ONE IN FIVE SEPARATE THREADS..
    Raider Card has 51 NEW NAMES, on 5 threads.
    5 top posters had ONE NEW NAME on 5 threads, twice as busy as Raider Cards threads.
    Personally I think it’s total BS that this guy flaunts the system by stating ‘You can’t prove it, so HAHA!”
    I personally am not going to do what he does.
    I doubt if those other top posters will do that either.
    That’s not what it’s all about.
    For for Raider Card it appears that’s exactly what it’s all about.
    Now I’m fully aware that Raider Card will do what he’s done to each and every other poster who dared to question what he’s up to, which is rush to report this post, stating that I must be “pick a name” so quick, ban that account and remove the posts.”
    That’s fine. All I want is everyone to be aware that what’s fair is fair, and at this point Raider Card is obviously tainting what so many proudly work so hard to do, which is post quality threads to create a quality exchange, agree or disagree.
    I’ve never seen any other poster proudly brag to one and all that if you disagree, he guarantees he’ll get the poster removed, along with his disagreeing posts.
    Those other posters don’t have to. They create threads that encourage exchanges, pro and con, and actually welcome them. That’s not how it is with Raider Card and it’s time he gets called out for what he’s done.
    There’s the proof above. Accept it, deny it, condone it, decry it, it’s all up to you.
    I’m simply the messenger, and as I stated, once Raider Card cries about my message, this messenger too, shall be yet another “shoot the messenger” victim.
    And so it goes.
    My mission here is done.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Want to know why its true? because you look at this page and here you don't have a single poster who signed up just for that day. on the previous thread with numerous posts? not ONE poster who signed up just for that day.
    I saw your reply on the other posters profile, where you stated people just sign up, just to post to you. but after you were busted you stopped cold turkey doing it. which proves that what this guy said is true.

    You should leave and never come back. I will never post on another of your threads. you have disgraced this board.

  6. Hey big ROC,
    We're looking for a Raiders writer to feature on an NFL website. We'd like to talk to you about possibly coming on board for this. Please email fandango527@hotmail.com if you're interested in learning more. Thanks!

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