Chris Brakebill joined February 2008

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Chris Brakebill

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I'm a student at Tennessee in Knoxville. I was raised here and the only time I didn't live here was the one year I went to Virginia Tech. I grew up with two other brothers and was raised at University of Tennessee sporting events with them. Like a lot of people from the area, saturday's just aren't the same to me without tailgating and a football game. Though I would never say that other leagues suck or never have better teams, I firmly believe that the SEC is the best conference in college sports.

I've developed several random fanhoods, following the Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago White Sox, and Orlando Magic since I was a kid. With the Eagles, it was all about Randall Cunningham and Cris Carter. But I grew up as a fan with them and they are definitely my favorite non-Tennessee team. The McNabb years have been truly great for Eagles fans.

The White Sox became my favorite baseball team because of Frank Thomas. Getting to see him win a World Series was something special. As for the Orlando Magic, well they just had cool uniforms. But I've still been a huge fan for years. The Shaq trade broke my heart, but Dwight Howard has since made up for it.

I've been to the Sugar(though I wasn't quite born yet), Orange, Fiesta, Cotton, Citrus, Music City, and Peach Bowls, most as a Tennessee fan. I've been to every SEC championship the Vols have played in. I've also been to a College World Series, which I would someday like to see in its entirety. One day I hope to go watch the Eagles play in the Super Bowl.

I'm not really much of a writer, I'm majoring in Computer Engineering for a reason. But I love sports and I tend to have opinions about them. Hopefully my writing will improve as I do more of it. Feel free to comment and respond on anything I write. And tell me when its bad!

I do believe in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior and I live every day to try to improve my relationship with Him. I have serious passions for sports, technology, and music. Also, I dream of being a bit of a pirate, and thus am a huge fan of Cruzan Rum. Thats a hodge-podge of my mind right there. It's confusing and all over the place, but its fitting.

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  • Favorite Athletes

    Dwight Howard, Donovan McNabb, Chris Lofton, Darwin Walker, Dwayne Wade, Troy Vincent, Joe Ehrmann, Kobe Bryant

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Philadelphia Eagles, University of Tennessee, Orlando Magic, Chicago White Sox, Virginia Tech

  • All Time Sports Moment

    White Sox dominating the playoffs on the way to their first World Series title in 88 years

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    The 1999 Fiesta Bowl. I don't think I realized at the time how special it was to watch Tennessee win a national championship.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Cal Ripken's consecutive game streak. In-game statistics records were made to be broken. But a record of longevity like that will NEVER be touched.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Unitas

  • Pele or Maradona?

    American Football

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

    No matter the sport, its gotta be SEC.

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Joel Barker said...

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It's a delicate situation... but if God and the victim can forgive why cant we?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/170999-tennessee-vols-sign-a-changed-man

208 days ago

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Tim Pollock said...

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Welcome to BR, Chris. First article was a good read. Look forward to more SEC stuff...

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