Michael Peila's Sportswriter Profile

Michael Peila joined November 2008

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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.

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Favorite Athletes

Steve Young, Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Michael Jodan, Pat Haden, Marcus Allen, Yaz, Ted Williams, Sandy Koufax
Favorite Sports Teams

LA Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, UNC Tarheels, USC Trojans, SF 49ers, LA Lakers
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?
Pele or Maradona?
Federer or Sampras?

Sampras until or if Federer breaks the wins record.
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Nicklaus until Tiger breaks themark.
Petty or Earnhardt?
Schumacher or Senna?
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

ACC for college basketball, SEC for college football.

Latest Articles »

UNC Basketball: Tar Heels Put a Thumping on Georgia Tech

02/28/2009

215 reads 7 comments 2 likes

UNC Basketball: What Is Going On In Chapel Hill?

01/12/2009

542 reads 3 comments 2 likes

BC-UNC: The Wake-Up Call

01/04/2009

161 reads 10 comments 2 likes

UNC-Nevada: Not a Great Showing...Jet Lag?

01/02/2009

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Clay Buchholz For Roy Halladay or Buchholz For a Bat? has been liked by Michael Peila.

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Matt Shea said...

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Hey there! I just created my first slideshow on BR! Come check out my starting lineup for week 3 in college football w/analysis & predictions:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/257295-college-football-starting-lineup-for-week-3

[Feedback is appreciated]

70 days ago

Crayton said...

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Hey, you commented on an "FBS Playoff Series" article I wrote last year so I thought you may want to be involved with a new article series I am running this year:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/251291-playoff-prediction-series-week-1

I hope you can share some of your same thoughts.

79 days ago

Steve Auger said...

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Hey Michael

Life lessons can be learned when we least expect them.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/219765-lessons-learned-sports-and-life-in-perspective

133 days ago

Steve Auger said...

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Hey Michael

Big Papi's HR the other night inspired me...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/181210-david-ortiz-reminds-us-why-sports-matter

189 days ago

Steve Auger said...

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Hey Michael

Part 2 of my bailout series

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/164356-college-basketball-bailout-restoring-the-kentucky-wildcats?just_published=1

212 days ago

Steve Auger said...

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Hey Michael

If you've ever spent any time in a gym, you'll appreciate this one.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/159231-workout-101-characters-encountered-at-the-gym/show_full

p.s. Congrats on UNC cutting down the nets. I'm sure they're suffering in Durham!

221 days ago

JW Nix said...

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dude,

read this and then spread the word

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/153474-bike-ride-of-love-joe-delamielleure-asks-you-to-get-on-board

232 days ago

The Coon said...

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Mike,

Great to see there are people out there who actually care about other writers. As far as negative comments go, I welcome them (it's what stirs debates), but I just don't want readers to think I've said something when it was really somebody else.

Again, thanks for reading, and I look forward to checking out your stories (both past and in the future).

Keep up the good work!

232 days ago

Nathan B said...

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Tim's actually a really good guy and a great sportwriter -- I don't know what got his goat about UNC this year -- I'm really not seeing much out of UNC fans in the way of gloating, taunting, etc., and believe me we could be after what people like Baby Tate, etc., said throughout the year (he must feel like a first-class idiot at this point). The 2009 UNC team isn't even among the three best UNC teams ever, and I don't really see a lot of people arguing that they are. Not sure what Tim's worked up over -- he's a South Carolina fan (as am I) ... I guess he must have read some articles somewhere else that upset him or something ... I'm actually a big fan of his.

232 days ago

Chris Grinstead said...

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Thanks for the pick! I'll remember that.

236 days ago

Paul Swaney said...

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Michael, please check out my latest when you have a chance- I would like to hear your feedback...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/150715-time-to-expand-tournament-to-128-teams

236 days ago

ACC SEC Blog said...

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thanks for the favorite.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/150310-unc-villanova-preview-too-much-talent-for-the-tar-heels

237 days ago

len laber said...

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Hey Michael, you must be glad to get that #1 seed. Hope you sign up to play my fantasy march madness games with fellow Bleacher Creatures. Here's what I think about bracket pools and why these games are more for true college basketball fans.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/139654-save-the-bracket-drama-for-your-mamma

257 days ago

len laber said...

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Thanks Michael. I don't know how you manage to write anything with 7 children! May Uconn and UNC meet in the championship this year.

261 days ago

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Latest Articles »

UNC Basketball: Tar Heels Put a Thumping on Georgia Tech

UNC Basketball: What Is Going On In Chapel Hill?

BC-UNC: The Wake-Up Call