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Benjamin Crane joined July 2008

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Born in Houston, raised in Eugene, Oregon, received a college degree in Maryland, spent some time in Austin, Texas, and now live in Washington DC.

Growing up in Eugene meant two things: 1) There aren't any pro teams anywhere close by, so I have no real rooting interests in the NFL beyond hoping that players from college that I liked do well there (and feeling bad for the ones that turn out badly, poor Joey Harrington). 2) I love the Oregon Ducks, thick and thin. I do think the uniforms look pretty goofy though. I miss the old jerseys from the mid 90's.

Haven't been writing any articles yet, for which I feel bad. Planning to change that, someday, but for now I'm biding my time until I feel like I have something worthwhile to contribute as an article.

Also, I am a bit of a crank at times, for which I am sorry.

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Favorite Athletes

Vince Young, Kellen Clemens, Jonathan Stewart, Carson Palmer, Arvydas Sabonis, Haloti Ngata, Adrian Peterson, "Pacman" Jones, Joey Harrington, Lendale White, Allen Iverson, LeBron James, Colt Brennan, Sam Swank
Favorite Sports Teams

Oregon Ducks, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Cleveland Cavaliers, New Orleans Saints
All Time Sports Moment

Watching the 2005 national championship game between Texas and USC
Most Memorable Game Attended

Holiday Bowl between Oregon Ducks and Texas Longhorns
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Cal Ripken Jr. - Games played uninterrupted
Ruth or Mays?

Mays
Unitas or Montana?

Montana
Jordan or Russell?

Jordan
Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzky
Pele or Maradona?

Pele
Federer or Sampras?

Federer
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger
Petty or Earnhardt?

Petty
Schumacher or Senna?

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

Pac 10 - assuming this is a question of which conference I'm interested in, of course

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William Gunn said...

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Thanks for the pick and the comments, Benjamin! Much appreciated.

276 days ago

Ian Peterson said...

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Thanks for the pick Ben! I appreciate it!

281 days ago

Dan Boone said...

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Thanks for the pick!

Happy Saturday...!

Cheers!

286 days ago

Knox McCoy said...

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Thanks for the pick man, much appreciated!

287 days ago

James Colt said...

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Just wanted to thank you for the pick.

293 days ago

Anthony Pilcher said...

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Thanks for the comment Benjamin. There is more out there at http://ClashmoreMike.com. Stay tuned for a couple more articles like this one in the near future.

315 days ago

Michael Cline said...

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Ben,

Check out this article and let me know your thoughts!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/69763-if-i-had-it-to-do-all-over-again

405 days ago

Kristofer Green said...

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Ben,

The Bleacher Creature Poll for week five has been released. The poll got a makeover this week!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/63287-college-football-bleacher-creature-top-25-poll-week-five

Kristofer

424 days ago

Michael Cline said...

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Hey Ben,

Thanks for the pick, glad you enjoyed the article.

430 days ago

Kristofer Green said...

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Ben,

After digging deep into the Jim Tressel era at OSU, I've discovered that the close call against Ohio shouldn't be shocking at all...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/55784-history-says-ohio-states-close-call-isnt-shocking

I'd love your input!

Kristofer

444 days ago

Kristofer Green said...

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Hey there! Get to writing :) Glad to have you participate in the poll.

Kristofer

448 days ago

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