Brian Dezelske
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Welcome to Big D's world... his name is Brian, but his friends call him Big D. He's a die-hard Vikings and Twins fan, but he also grew up, and still is, a huge Cincinnati Reds fan. His favorite athletes are Deion Sanders and Eric Davis.

He's originally from Northern Minnesota and currently lives in Minneapolis. He's lived in Chicago on two separate occasions and plans on making his way back to the Windy City for a third time within the next year or so.

He's a proud graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Stout, where he earned a degree in Hospitality and Tourism.

He's a Featured Columnist here at Bleacher Report and writes mainly for the Minnesota Vikings page, as well as the Fantasy Football and UFC pages.

He recently became a part of the Sports-at-Work family of scribes and writers of sports jibberish... http://www.sports-at-work.com He'll have a weekly segment as an MMA featured columnist, so check him out there.

Follow him on Twitter: http://twitter.com/BigD2144
Email him: Brian.Dezelske@gmail.com

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Deion Sanders, Eric Davis, Bo Jackson, Randy Moss, Jim McMahon, Shawn Michaels(HBK!!!), Rob Dibble, Randy Myers, Norm Charlton, Tom Brady, Bob Probert, Kent Hrbek, Gary Gaetti, Justin Morneau, The Rock, Joe Mauer, B.J. Penn, GSP, Lenny Dykstra, Keith Tkachuk, Joe Crede, Calvin Johnson(Megatron), Eric Dickerson, Eric Lindros, Jeremy Roenick, Sidney Crosby, Earl Campbell, Walter Payton, Darrell Griffith(Dr. Dunkenstein), and Tito Ortiz!!!

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    1990 Cincinnati Reds, 1987 and 1991 Minnesota Twins, 1985-95 Miami Hurricanes(Da "U"), 1985 Chicago Bears, 1991-93 Michigan Wolverines(Fab Five), 1972-1978 Philadelphia Flyers(Broad Street Bullies) 1993 Philadelphia Phillies, 2007 New England Patriots, 1990-91 Minnesota North Stars, and of course the 1998 Minnesota Vikings (Don't say a word...)

  • Favorite Coaches

    Sweet Lou Pinella, Coach "K", Mike Ditka, Pat Summitt, and Barry Melrose!!!

  • All Time Sports Moment

    1991 World Series Game 7... Minnesota Twins pitcher, Jack Morris, pitches 10 scoreless innings to win it all.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    2002 Michigan Wolverines vs. Minnesota Gophers, at the Metrodome... Gophers were up 28-7 at the start of the 4th quarter, and 35-14 with 10 minutes to go. We lost 38-35... Simply the sickest meltdown I've ever seen in person. The team couldn't gather themselves after that loss, and ended up losing 3 straight games to end the season. We were literally 10 minutes from the Sugar Bowl, but wound up in the Sun Bowl or something like that...

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Ripken's streak of 2632 consecutive games started... Gretzky's 92 goals in the 1981-82 season... Gretzky's 215 points in the 1985-86 season... Cy Young's 511 career wins... Wilt Chamberlain's 100 points in a single game... Wilt Chamberlain's 20,000 women. In my eyes they're all equally untouchable.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    I can't choose...

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Neither... Give me Tom Brady!!!

  • Jordan or Russell?

    I can't choose...

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Neither... Give me Eric Lindros, Keith Tkachuk, Jeremy Roenick, Rob Ray, Basil McRae, Tony Twist, Mike Peluso, Georges Laraque, Bobby Probert, and Dave "The Hammer" Schultz!!!

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Soccer???

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Love 'em both...

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger...

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    NASCAR???

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    lmao!!! Who???

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

    SEC is where its at, but I gotta rep my Big 10 BABY!!!

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  • Why We Watch posted 55 days ago

    Why We Watch

    Thanks for the props, D! Keep up the great content!

  • Bill Hubbell posted 66 days ago

    Bill Hubbell

    Brian, nice article on the Vikings needs. I would love for them to trade up a few spots if Jenkins starts to fall. I don't know that I would trade up for Gilmore or Harrison Smith though, I think their value is pretty much right around where we are picking. Tough call for Spielman, if those guys are all gone, you'd have to think that Sanu, Randle or Jeffrey??? might be there and would be pretty enticing. (I don't know what the hell to make of Jeffrey at this point.)
    Keep up the good work!

  • Chris Roling posted 68 days ago

    Chris Roling

    Hey Brian thanks for becoming a fan!

  • Peter Emerick posted 77 days ago

    Peter Emerick

    Thanks for the support Brian, I appreciate it.

  • Jeff Chase posted 105 days ago

    Jeff Chase

    Thanks Brian. Good to hear from you. Hope all is well.

  • Brian Mazique posted 121 days ago

    Brian Mazique

    thanks Brian

  • Kyle Symes posted 126 days ago

    Kyle Symes

    My bad broski! I was sure you were in the list of guys I added from the internship.

    And yeah me and steve r bff now haha.

  • Brandon Alisoglu posted 134 days ago

    Brandon Alisoglu

    Thanks for the fandom. Just read your Peyton article. Nice work.

  • Nick McAndrews posted 135 days ago

    Nick McAndrews

    Brian, I really don't want to have open arguments with you about nothing. We are FCs for the same team so we shouldn't have childish arguments on comment boards. We can agree to disagree on any topics that we write about/comment on. I want you to know, that if you feel like I was attacking you in some way, that wasn't my intention at all - just a friendly nudge from one FC to another. So, I apologize if I seemed like an ass. In the article you referred to from earlier this week, I was just voicing my opinion, not attacking you as a writer in any way. I appreciated that you said you liked my work and I think yours is good stuff as well. Though I was just joking around with my comment, I shouldn't have pushed your buttons like that and I apologize. Keep doing your thing, man.

  • Andre Esters posted 141 days ago

    Andre Esters

    Hope 2012 is treating you well so far fellow Vikes fan. Besides the playoffs, there is plenty to look forward to next season. Can't wait to read more of your articles!

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