Brendan Gillespie joined January 2008

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Brendan Gillespie

About Brendan »

I don't want to act like I'm a sports writer by any means: let me point that out first and foremost. I've been a big fan of the Michigan Wolverines for a while now, and growing up in Michigan made it even more enjoyable to watch all of the sports that Michigan has to offer.

I'm always cruising the web for news stories and sports articles about the Wolverines, and one day I decided to start sending out an email newsletter with links to stuff I though was worth reading. One day I discovered the Bleacher Report and the rest is history.

If you would like to subsrcibe to my Wolverines newsletter, please send me an email at:

bgillespie@ncdoc.navy.mil

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  • Favorite Athletes

    Mike Hart, Brandon Minor, Mario Manningham, Adrian Arrington, Jake Long, Desmond Howard, Charles Woodson, Gordie Howe, Brendan Shanahan, Kenny Rogers, Nolan Ryan, Justin Verlander, Ivan Rodriguez, Joel Zumaya, Brandon Inge, Gary Sheffield, Jim Leyland, Cal Ripken, Jr.

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Michigan Wolverines Football, Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings, Baltimore Orioles, Norfolk Tides

  • Favorite Coaches

    Bo Schembechler, Lloyd Carr

  • All Time Sports Moment

    The 2006 Michigan vs. Ohio State game. Most incredible rivalry ever, biggest game ever. No. 1 OSU going against No. 2 Michigan at the "game of the century".

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Being at the 2007 Michigan vs. Ohio State football game.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    The Michigan Wolverines have more wins than any other team in college football!

  • Ruth or Mays?

  • Unitas or Montana?

  • Jordan or Russell?

  • Gretzky or Orr?

  • Pele or Maradona?

  • Federer or Sampras?

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

  • Schumacher or Senna?

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

    It's all about the Big Ten baby!!!

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Dave Morrison said...

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Hey Brendan—Dave Mo here, a Bleacher Report Community Coordinator.

I've been spending time on our Michigan Football page and read a couple of your old articles. Really on-point analysis...you do good work.

Given that you haven't written in a while, I thought I'd check in and see if you're interested in picking up your coverage again. What do you say?

If not, it would be great if you could give me some feedback on why you decided to stop writing and what we could have done to better serve you. If you wouldn't mind, please shoot me a line at dmorrison@bleacherreport.com with any thoughts.

Thanks so much,

Dave Mo

353 days ago

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Scott Rieger said...

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Brendan,

Hail to the Victors brother!

Check out my recent article on Noel Devine and let me know what you think.

Thanks,

Scott

399 days ago

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Kristofer Green said...

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Brendan,

This week's Big Ten Preview is out! Check it out.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/60923-big-ten-football-preview-week-five

Thanks,
Kristofer

428 days ago

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Ryan said...

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Brendan,
Thank you very much! Always good to know that someone pays attention to your writing.

Ryan

428 days ago

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Legendary Bagger Vance said...

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Brendan, Go Fighting Illini!!! I think it is pretty great that the tide has turned in college football and Michigan's and Ohio State's grasp on the conference is done. Thank you and have a nice day.

436 days ago

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Anthony Pilcher said...

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In response to your comment:

Don't despair. This is a down year for Michigan. They lost a lot on offense but they'll be back. I don't particularly like Rodriguez as a person but the guy is a heck of a coach. I'd expect the toughness of the team to improve considerably over the next couple of years.

437 days ago

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Kristofer Green said...

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Brendan,

I want to start a B/R college football poll with B/R writers as the pollsters.

If you are interested, I would love for you to participate.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/54418-calling-all-br-college-football-fans-join-the-party

Thanks!

Kristofer

448 days ago

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Ryan said...

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Brendan,
Thanks for the add! It's always great to know that someone appreciates your contributions and I not only look forward to adding more Michigan pieces in the future, but reading yours as well. Thanks again!

Ryan

500 days ago

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Zander Freund said...

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Hey Brendan,

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 Brendan!

Zander

651 days ago

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Brendan's Achievements & Awards (3) »

  • Hot Read [article title]

    Hot Read: Bronze Medal

    Michigan Wolverines Football News: Apri…

    Received 1,000 Reads • April 19, 2008

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    Hot Read: Bronze Medal

    Michigan Wolverines Football News: Marc…

    Received 1,000 Reads • March 11, 2008

  • Hot Read [article title]

    Hot Read: Bronze Medal

    Michigan Wolverines Football News - Feb…

    Received 1,000 Reads • February 23, 2008

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