About

I'm an ex-academic scientist who's having a lot more fun trying to make a career out of sportswriting. I grew up in New Jersey, but I'm a Chicago fan first and foremost (Cubs, Bulls and Bears) because my dad grew up on the North Side.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Ryne Sandberg, Oscar Robertson, Mike Singletary

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Chicago Cubs, Bulls and Bears; New York Giants

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    DiMaggio's hitting streak

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Unitas

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Russell

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

    Big Ten

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  • BandTCrowd Blog posted 20 days ago

    BandTCrowd Blog

    Jar Jar, your comment that lacks any factual retort is the worst I've ever seen. Congratulations on that.

  • Jar Jar Binks posted 29 days ago

    Jar Jar Binks

    Your list for the top 50 players in Texas Basketball history, is the worst I've ever seen. Congratulations on that

  • Nick Gutierrez posted 41 days ago

    Nick  Gutierrez

    Wooden #1 ALL TIME!!

  • BandTCrowd Blog posted 68 days ago

    BandTCrowd Blog

    When people choose Unitas over Montana, I'll always be a fan of their work.

  • James Phillips posted 96 days ago

    James Phillips

    thanks for making a top 50 Cuse players in history. I haven't read it yet but look forward to doing so.

  • Jeff Owings posted 116 days ago

    Jeff Owings

    Thad,

    Your list of the 50 greatest Kansas basketball players is one of the worst lists I've seen in my life. After his sophmore year, Chenowith got worse and worse. He went from being a preseason All American to eventually being benched in favor of the young frontcourt duo of Drew Gooden (#24) and Nick Collison (#4). To have him on the list is laughable, but to have in in what you consider to be the top 20 is just deplorable. And to have Aaron Miles at # 3 is also a joke. He couldn't hold Jo Jo White's jock (who is listed at #38) or half of the other point guards listed.

  • M333 posted 125 days ago

    M333

    Thad, Masson Plumlee is a junior...the middle of the three Plumlee brothers.

  • Matt King posted 129 days ago

    Matt King

    Really enjoyed your video on the Most Disappointing Teams. Keep up the great work Thad.

  • Frank Fazio posted 179 days ago

    Frank Fazio

    Yo Thad!

    How can you leave out unranked Manhattan College upsetting Jerry West led #1 West Virginia in the NCAA Tourney back in 1958? I thought it had a shot at the top slot?

  • Matt Karls posted 228 days ago

    Matt Karls

    Thad - correction on your profile of Tom Izzo as #20 in your 100 Greatest Coaches List. Tom Izzo has six Final Fours (1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2009, and 2010), not four.

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