Jack Vuylsteke (Scribe)

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My name is Jack Vuylsteke. I'm 21 years old. I'm from Springfield, IL but currently reside in Champaign, IL where I attend the University of Illinois. I'm an English major with a minor in World Lit and I hope to one day teach college literature. School and reading take up the majority of my time August-May, but I still find time to be a die-hard sports fan along with a full-time student.

In the picture to the right, I am wearing a pink cowboy hat. Trust me, this is not an everyday thing.

I'm a proud member of Lambda Chi Alpha at U of I. Out of high school I thought I'd never join a fraternity, but I have to say it's been the best risk I've ever taken.

My sports loyalties are pretty spread-out. First and foremost, I am, have been, and will always live and die with the Fighting Illini. They are my life's blood, the team of my childhood. Once I got into Illinois, I didn't look back. Turning Illinois down would have been like slapping my grandmother in the face. I am a proud (to say the least) member of Orange Krush, the nation's BEST student section. If you don't believe me, come to Assembly Hall.

Secondly I'm a Cardinals fan through and through, and this is what gets me in the most trouble. Central Illinois is split 50/50 Cards and Cubs, and it's not a nice rivalry. Still, I am always up to defend my Cardinals if need be, even in the face of the season we're about to have...

I am also a huge Mavs fan and have been since the inception of the Nash-Dirk-Finley trio. When that broke up, I had to make a decision and I chose Dirk (and Mark Cuban), so I still love the Mavs. Because of this, I definitely know how it feels to be a displaced sports fan.

As much as I love those teams, there's also teams I just cannot stand, and you can probably guess who they are. The Chicago Cubs. The Indiana Hoosiers. The Missouri Tigers. The San Antonio Spurs. The Golden State Warriors. This is the only time I will utter the poison of those words again on this site.

As far as my sports knowledge goes, I'd say I follow the NBA closest, followed by college basketball and football simply due to my proximity to each, then the MLB, and finally the NFL.

I recently was hired as an editorial intern, so I am in charge of cleaning up the site a little.

After working on the website for about a month now, I have learned a good deal about sports and teams that I don't follow as closely. All the writers have been really impressive, and thanks to everyone who has given me positive feedback about my work.

I want to give special recognition to the hockey writers on the site. I have been doing a lot of work on the hockey pages, and I think it is safe to say that hockey is the best covered sport on the site, at least from my personal experience. A lot of you guys are doing some really good stuff with the NHL portion, so keep it coming.

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Favorite Athletes

Deron Williams, Dirk Nowitzki, Albert Pujols, Andre Iguodala, Kobe Bryant, Josh Smith, Acie Law, Derek Jeter, Jim Edmonds, Adam Wainwright, Dee Brown, Jason Terry, DeSagana Diop, Carmelo Anthony, Steve Nash, Drew Neitzel

Favorite Sports Teams

Illinois Fighting Illini, Dallas Mavericks, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Bears

All Time Sports Moment

Illinois vs. Arizona- 2005 NCAA Elite Eight.

Most Memorable Game Attended

Illinois vs. Indiana- February 7, 2008

Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Ripken's consecutive games played

Ruth or Mays?

Ruth

Unitas or Montana?

Joe

Pele or Maradona?

Pele

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

Big 10

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  1. by Rodge
    4 months ago

    awesome post. I agree 10000000%

  2. by Adam
    4 months ago

    Jack,
    Thanks for the edit! You're a good writer yourself.

    Best of luck,
    Adam

  3. by Bob
    4 months ago

    Thanks for the edits Jack on my Bill Self article. But I guess you didn't know that "Come to think of it" is my tag line. I start all articles with it in the title. And I try to end each article with it, too. Similar to the way Ryan uses "Just saing, is all". So I went back and re-adjusted it.

  4. by Jeff
    4 months ago

    Thanks for the edit man. But I didn't like that little snippet where you changed the "Harris not being the sole reason" to "Harris BEING the sole reason". No worries but thanks for the grammar fixes.

  5. by Bill
    5 months ago

    Thanks for the edits, I appreciate them.

  6. by Mike
    6 months ago

    Thanks for the edits man. I'm a big time Hawks fan myself and yes, that Josh Smith jersey is pretty tight! Did u watch the 05 dunk contest when he pulled out the nique jersey? That was great.

  7. by Mark
    6 months ago

    Hey Jack,
    Thanks for the edit on the Flyers piece. I had to go back in and add a few things...I forgot. Didn't touch your stuff...nice work, and, thank you!

  8. by Zander
    6 months ago

    Hey Jack,

    I just wanted to let you know that Bleacher Report has launched out of beta with an updated look and feel and some great new features. Check out the "Game On" link in the header to find out more.

    Next week we'll be launching the site to the world with some public announcements—and it'd be great to get a contribution from you between now and Tuesday to make Bleacher Report's launch a success.

    Let me know if you need any help with ideas or have questions. Have a great weekend Jack!

    Zander

  9. by Michael
    6 months ago

    The article was a quick write and needed a look over - thanks

  10. by Marcus
    6 months ago

    Thanks for the input jack, I haven't received any heat yet but i'm sure there are quite a few unc-duke articles out there. I'm not ruling ou the possibility though, haha.

  11. by Lew
    6 months ago

    Once again, thanks for the edits Jack. You've very kind to take the time reviewing my "work". GO COUGS!!!

  12. by Rob
    6 months ago

    Thanks for the edits. I appreciate it.

  13. by Lew
    6 months ago

    Jack, Your headline change is awesome! Thanks for taking the time to make improvements to my piece. You're very kind to take such care. GO COUGS!!!

  14. by Abby
    6 months ago

    Thanks for the revisions. We all need a good edit every now and then! Was it you that added the pictures? If so, thanks for that as well. For some odd reason I can't add pictures.

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