Michael Peila

Michael Peila

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Big college basketball and football fan. Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA so USC football is one of my favorites through thick and thin. Hate anything UCLA and USC basketball stunk growing up, except 1974 season, so I adopted UNC as my basketball favorite. Currently an elementary PE Teacher and loving it. Played high school and junior college basketball and have also coached boys and girls junior high and high school basketball. Married to the most beautiful woman in the world and father of seven.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Steve Young, Jerry West, Magic, Dr.J, Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Michael Jodan, Pat Haden, Marcus Allen, Yaz, Ted Williams, Sandy Koufax, Bill Russell (Celtics), Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Deacon Jones, Tyler Hansbrough, Kenny Smith, James Worthy

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    LA Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, UNC Tarheels, USC Trojans, SF 49ers, LA Lakers

  • Favorite Coaches

    Dean Smith, Roy Williams, John McKay, John Robinson, Bobby Knight, Pete Carroll, Pat Riley, Bill Sharman, Lavell Edwards, Terry Francona, Phil Jackson, Tommy Lasorda, Bill Walsh

  • All Time Sports Moment

    For me, meeting the 1972 Lakers team while I was in High School.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    1972 Rose Bowl where USC won the National Championship.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Joe DiMaggio's 56 game hit streak

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays - Better all around athlete.

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana but Unitas was the first prototypical QB (run and throw) of the era.

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Two different positions played so even.

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Don't follow or care.

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Don't follow or care.

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer but Sampras was a great champion.

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Nicklaus until Tiger breaks themark.

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Don't follow or care.

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Don't follow or care.

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

    ACC for college basketball, Pac-10 for college football. SEC is ranked high for college football.

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  • Bill N posted 234 days ago

    Bill N

    Thanks Michael for the Props on my Lonnie White article.

  • Bill N posted 258 days ago

    Bill N

    Hey Michael. I have missed your comments the past few weeks. Are you OK?

  • Bill N posted 281 days ago

    Bill N

    I just published “USC Football Recruiting: Lane Kiffin 2012 Scholarship Math and Greatest Needs” at http://bleacherreport.com/articles/696984-usc-football-recruiting-lane-kiffin-2012-scholarship-math-and-greatest-needs

    It includes a realistic estimate of the number of 2012 new scholarships, identifies the positions of greatest need and the best candidates to fill those positions.

    I would love to get your comments. Hope you are doing well.

    Thanks, Bill

  • Bill N posted 345 days ago

    Bill N

    I was asked by B/R to interview UW's Victor Aiyewa and do a story about his NFL dream. I found him to be very interesting. You can checkout the story at: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/629490-2011-nfl-draft-washington-huskies-victor-aiyewa-is-versatile-and-smart

    Thanks, Bill

  • Bill N posted 438 days ago

    Bill N

    Hi Michael,

    You might be interested in this article that I put on the Auburn site to get their reaction: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/535023-do-the-usc-reggie-bush-auburn-cam-newton-and-other-cases-show-a-corrupt-ncaa

    Hope you enjoyed the UCLA game. I certainly did.
    Thanks, Bill

  • Bill N posted 454 days ago

    Bill N

    Thanks for the Like on the NCAA article. I was asked by B/R to write it for the LA Times. I think the scholarship reduction is more important, but this is what they wanted.

  • Bill N posted 479 days ago

    Bill N

    Hi Michael,
    Thanks for the Like on my Oregon article. I have been gone on vacation for several weeks, so this is my first one since that time. Looking forward to your comments because they are always so good.

    Bill

  • Reid Brooks posted 567 days ago

    Reid Brooks

    Hey Michael,

    I know man. Things have been really hectic for me recently. I've been far too focused on my Denver Broncos duties because the only other FC they have over there literally has no idea what he is doing. They brought him on to essentially spam Tim Tebow articles, so I've been trying to support intelligent discussion over there.

    On top of that I am in the process of moving to Washington, DC. So I've had to really cut back on my writing time.

    Hopefully I can get some good stuff going again, but the likelihood of me putting out more than one or two articles a week is going to be pretty slim for awhile.

    Sorry to hear about all the SEC people. They drive me nuts sometimes, but then i just remind myself that they have to live in the south. After that, I just get overwhelmed with pity.

    Lets give them a run for their money.

    Glad to hear you're doing well.

    -Reid

  • Reid Brooks posted 567 days ago

    Reid Brooks

    Hey Michael,

    I know man. Things have been really hectic for me recently. I've been far too focused on my Denver Broncos duties because the only other FC they have over there literally has no idea what he is doing. They brought him on to essentially spam Tim Tebow articles, so I've been trying to support intelligent discussion over there.

    On top of that I am in the process of moving to Washington, DC. So I've had to really cut back on my writing time.

    Hopefully I can get some good stuff going again, but the likelihood of me putting out more than one or two articles a week is going to be pretty slim for awhile.

    Sorry to hear about all the SEC people. They drive me nuts sometimes, but then i just remind myself that they have to live in the south. After that, I just get overwhelmed with pity.

    Lets give them a run for their money.

    Glad to hear you're doing well.

    -Reid

  • Bill N posted 570 days ago

    Bill N

    This morning I published the last article in my series on the NCAA. It is titled “8 Solutions to Fix the NCAA and Improve College Football” at http://bleacherreport.com/articles/425064-8-solutions-to-fix-the-ncaa-and-improve-college-football

    Hope you take the time to read it and comment. Thanks for your interest.

    Bill N

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