Nathan Bitner

Nathan Bitner

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About

University of North Carolina graduate, 2007.

Married to a South Carolina alum (a split household) and proud father of two Bulldogs -- one English and one French. (My oldest, Winston, just passed on Aug 19, 2010.)

You can follow me on Twitter @nathanmedic.

U.S. Army Combat Medic 2002 - 2006 [3rd ID (Mech)] with two tours in Iraq. I served with the Mortar Platoon of 1/64 Ar Bn and the tours were 2003 (until August -- the initial war) and Jan '05 - Jan '06.

I have a passion for sports and write as a hobby, though I appreciate any opportunity to share my thoughts with others. If you disagree with my perspective, let's have a rational discussion about it; a good debate can be a healthy thing.

I'm currently a Performance Improvement and Outcomes Analyst at a major transplant center. Though I'm a general sports enthusiast, the sports I follow most closely are NCAAF, NCAAB (Men's and Women's), NFL, NHL, and NASCAR.

It's time to get restarted here on B/R as the Chase nears and NCAA football and basketball get rolling soon. GO HEELS!

"Talent hits a target [that] no one else can hit. Genius hits a target [that] no one else can see."

- 19th century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Elliott Sadler, Jim Kelly, Thomas Vanek, Ryan Miller, Walter Payton, Michael Jordan, Jake Delhomme, Tyler Hansbrough

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    UNC Tar Heels, Chicago Cubs, South Carolina Gamecocks, Illinois Fighting Illini, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Blackhawks

  • Favorite Coaches

    Roy Williams, Lindy Ruff, Lovie Smith, Phil Jackson, Dean Smith

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    Clint Malarchuk's life saved after skate severs his carotid artery during Sabres game

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    1984 Chicago Cubs game in 1st row behind Cubs dugout

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Richard Petty's total NASCAR wins.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays; the Babe was a fat jerk; actually, I'll take Ryne Sandberg

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Unitas; but Montana was definitely better on SNL ;-)

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan; my hometown hero and not nearly as annoying; also better on SNL =)

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky ... only on the ice though

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Neither. I hate "futbol" prima donnas. I'll only take a team here.

  • Federer or Sampras?

    between these two, Federer. how about a real man, though? McENROE

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger but all the love in the world for Nicklaus. Truly a hero.

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Earnhardt

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Senna

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

    ACC with a minor in SEC-ing.

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  • Kara Martin posted 995 days ago

    Kara Martin

    Congrats on the FC promotion!!

  • Dave Cannon posted 1157 days ago

    Dave Cannon

    How great would a Dayton/UNC NIT Final be? The parity debate lives. Go UD!

  • Jameson Fleming posted 1271 days ago

    Jameson Fleming

    Have you disappeared on us again?!?!

  • JW Nix posted 1279 days ago

    JW Nix

    you may like this :

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/295611-crazy-canton-cuts-kenny-easley

  • Henry Ball posted 1280 days ago

    Henry Ball

    As President of the Les Miles Fan Club I took a big hit on Saturday Night but is Les really on the Hot Seat?

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/295130-is-les-miles-on-the-hot-seat-does-one-second-define-tenure-at-lsu

    I'd appreciate your feedback and I hope you like it, if you find me worthy!

    Thanks in advance. - HB

  • Ari Kramer posted 1282 days ago

    Ari Kramer

    It is a bit puzzling, but they are really are not as good as everyone assumed after the Miss St win. They were picked to finish 3rd in the MAAC for a reason, which is that Siena and Niagara are still better than them. Nonetheless, it is really weird that they lost by 30. Not quite sure how that happened.

  • Jameson Fleming posted 1282 days ago

    Jameson Fleming

    When you hit the like button are you hitting at the top of the article or at the bottom? The top button doesn't work.

    And yes, Syracuse looks absolutely awesome so far. UNC looks good tonight so far...haven't been impressed overall though.

  • Ari Kramer posted 1283 days ago

    Ari Kramer

    Haha, I'll stick up for you... probably. As long as you don't criticize the MAAC (excluding Manhattan, criticize them all you want because they stink). Yeah, the site has undergone some major changes since last season. It'll take some getting used to.

  • Ari Kramer posted 1283 days ago

    Ari Kramer

    Nathan!
    How's it going? You have been missed.

  • Jameson Fleming posted 1283 days ago

    Jameson Fleming

    Look who showed up! About freaking time. Jeez. Things are radically different around here...you got a lot of catching up to do. Welcome back!

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