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Rod Vedder - WR - Columbus Fire

Welcome to my Bleacher Report page! I grew up in Westerville, Ohio as a big Ohio State Buckeye and Duke Blue Devil fan. I'm 24, and I graduated from Otterbein College and Westerville South High School. I ran track in college, the 110m and 400m Hurdles.

College football and basketball is my passion, I will watch any game, but as stated above, my favorites are the Buckeyes and Blue Devils. I even got in trouble in elementary school for trying to talk college hoops with my 3rd grade teacher who wanted none of it.

I play football, so I do know a bit about it. I follow the NFL a little, because I love football, but I can't really pinpoint a favorite team. I do have some players I follow, like Troy Smith of the Ravens because he was a Buckeye, and Lance Moore of the Saints because we were friends in high school.

That all said, I hope you enjoy my points of view. I like to tell it how I see it, but I don't like to bash anyone, because calling people names and/or challenging their intelligence because of who they root for in the sports blogosphere is ridiculous. While some might call me a Buckeye or Blue Devil "homer", I do think I can be objective while still using good examples of those teams to prove my points. Enjoy!

Rod Writes About

The Short List facts and information about Rod Vedder

Favorite Athletes

James Dumas (a former Westerville South multi-sport star), Troy Smith, Santonio Holmes, Vernon Gholston, Chris Wells, James Laurinaitis, A.J. Hawk, Kenyon Martin, Chris Duhon, Maurice Greene

Favorite Sports Teams

Ohio State football, Duke basketball, the Cleveland Cavaliers, Baltimore Ravens, New Orleans Saints, Columbus Blue Jackets (though I'm not a huge NHL fan), Columbus Crew

All Time Sports Moment

1) Ohio State beating Miami for the 2002 National Championship in football 2) Duke beating Arizona for the 2001 National Championship in basketball 3) "Holy Buckeye!" OSU beats Purdue 10-6 on a 4th-and-1 TD pass in '02 4) Ron Lewis' game-tying 3 vs. Xavier in 2007 NCAA Tourney

Most Memorable Game Attended

1) Ohio State-Michigan football in 2006; "The Game of the Century"; 42-39, Buckeyes! 2) Ohio State-Illinois football in 1995; Eddie George runs for 314 yds; 41-3, Bucks 3) Otterbein-Capital basketball in 2002; OC wins 70-67 in OAC tourney on the way to the National Championship

Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Oklahoma's 47-game win streak in college football

Ruth or Mays?

Not really a baseball fan

Unitas or Montana?

Montana

Pele or Maradona?

Pele

Jordan or Gretzky?

Jordan

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

Big Ten in football, ACC in basketball

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  1. by Kyle
    about 1 month ago

    Thanks a lot man, very appreciated. A lot of room for me to improve though, so any criticism helps a lot, doesn't matter how much college I have, it matters how well I am, haha. You have some pretty good articles too though, anyway, GO DUKE!!

  2. by Kyle
    about 1 month ago

    Thanks for commenting, I was more or less trying to play devil's advocate. But I do think that Jones wouldn't do it agian if he were reinstated.

  3. by Rob
    about 1 month ago

    Hey Rod,
    Thanks for the kind words.

  4. by Timothy
    about 1 month ago

    Rod,

    From now until the opening weekend of college football I am going to be writing articles requesting votes for the All-Time Greatest College Football Team. Each article will request votes for the best player at each individual position, as well as a head coach. The week before the opening weekend of the season, I will tally up the votes and submit a fan’s voted, “Bleacher Report All-Time Greatest College Football Team.”

    I don’t usually solicit reads for an article, but I am for this one. Because obviously it would require reads for votes, and votes for a team.

    Hope you enjoy the debate over who’s the greatest in college football history. It should be interesting.

    You can access the article here: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/16945-College_Football-All-Time_Greatest_College_Football_Team_Best_Head_Coach-090408

    Thanks,
    Timothy Croley

  5. by Leanna
    about 1 month ago

    Hey, your welcome! I look forward to reading more about Ohio State football and Big Ten Football from you!

  6. by Scott
    about 1 month ago

    Anyone who can talk me back on the Boeckman bandwagon deserves it, despite the ties to that despicable school in Westerville.

  7. by Jeff
    about 1 month ago

    Yes sir. When you win, act like you've been there. When you lose, act like you've been there.

    Funny how after last night's tough loss, some of the WVU fans are acting like they HAVEN'T been there before. Lord knows they've been there before, ya know?

    I guess some of them are still learning how to act after a loss.

    Some people obviously learn very slowly.

    Spring game's gettin' close!

  8. by Scott
    about 1 month ago

    thanks for the add

  9. by Scott
    about 1 month ago

    Haha I know, let's try to keep it civil...I've done a lot of writing about the OAC (and you Otters) and if you'd like to read any of that let me know and I'll pass it along.

  10. by Justin
    about 1 month ago

    Hey Rod! You're a lucky man. I'm quite a fan of the Pepsi girls. Don't know if they feel the same way about me though. ;) Go Bucks!

  11. by Tori
    2 months ago

    excited for tomorrow's game? :)

  12. by Michael
    2 months ago

    Yes, hopefully. I've been busy with school this week, so hopefully I can get it done. I won't even be able to see the game because I'll be on a plane to New Orleans. I'm extremely pissed off about that. Duke-Carolina is a must see for me, but this is the only flight I could get.

  13. by Jessica
    2 months ago

    Rod,
    Thanks for the note. I really appreciated it. However, as you noticed, the thread of comments seems to have gone in a totally different direction. Funny how that happens, I guess.

    But I just wanted to say thanks for dropping a note!
    Jessie

  14. by Jeff
    2 months ago

    Much props on having Kenyon Martin on your short list. Were you/are you a UC basketball fan? I'm a diehard, so you can imagine my affinity for K-Mart.

  15. by Zander
    3 months ago

    Hey Rod,

    Glad to hear you enjoy the new "article reads" feature. We thought it was time that all of you guys knew how enormous the reach of your writing was!

    Hope your weekend is treating you well. Keep the great stuff coming.

    Zander

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