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It is time for a profile update, I think.

I'm 25, live in North Dallas, and work as an estimator/project manager for the family construction business.

I am a huge Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Mavericks, and Baylor Bears fan (Dec. ’06 alum). I am trying to get into Rangers baseball, and I’ll watch the Stars a little come playoff time (no hockey playoffs for me this year), but typically the first three teams I mentioned are where my sports attention is focused.

The NFL is the only league that I really closely follow outside of my own team. The others, I just casually observe.

When it is NFL season, you will be hard pressed to hear me talking about anything but football. On that same token, when it is NOT the NFL season, you will still be hard pressed to hear me talking about anything but football.

I LOVE football.

B/R has been fun for me because it has allowed me the opportunity to interact with other sports dorks like myself that are equally obsessive about their favorite sports and teams. This site has also helped me to learn to be a little more unbiased and objective—a quality that I now pride myself on.

I still understand the homer mentality, but I also think it is important that I do my best to back up my "homerism" with logic and reason.

I write because I love it—not because I want to win article of the day, am in desperate need of attention, or am hoping to get snagged up by ESPN (although, if someone with deep pockets wants to throw me a lot of money to sit at home and write every day, I’m listening)

I also write because I love a good sports related debate or discussion. In order to enhance the possibility of such a discussion taking place, I will oftentimes post links to my “fans’” profiles. If you want to read, feel free, but believe me when I say that you won’t hurt my feelings if you can’t get to it. You also won’t hurt my feelings if you ask me not to post to your bulletin, and I will happily stop posting.

On that same token, I invite and encourage others to post their links to my bulletin, even if I am not yet your fan. If you do that, I can almost promise that I will AT LEAST skim it, and if I have something to add, I will probably leave a comment too.

In my opinion, it is this interaction between fellow writers that has made this site so great, so if you’ve got something you’re proud of, send it my way.

Oh yea, almost forgot… HOW BOUT THEM COWBOYS!!!

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In addition to my own writing, I am also a part of two roundtables. Links to both are below.

America's Table: A Dallas Cowboys Roundtable ( http://bleacherreport.com/users/88732-americas-table )

Dallas Mavericks Roundtable ( http://bleacherreport.com/users/15042-alex-mcveigh )

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Favorite Athletes

Demarcus Ware, Jason Witten, Robert Griffin, JET Terry, Dirk, Romo, Willie Andrews before he got busted for pot, Emmit, Mike & Troy, Marrion Barber, Donovan McNabb despite his Eagle-ness, Peyton but NOT Eli, Tiger (I'm sure I'm the only one, right?), Chad Johnson & TO for obvious reasons, Marvin Harrison, Drew Brees, DeAngelo Williams, Steve Smith, and I could keep going... so many great ones
Favorite Sports Teams

Cowboys, Mavs, Baylor Bears
Favorite Coaches

Art Briles, Mike Singletary, Jimmy Johnson, Scott Drew
All Time Sports Moment

Beating the Spurs in the playoffs and advancing to the Finals... wish we could have finished but that was still a great run. I would say the 3 Cowboys Super Bowls of the early 90s, but I was too young
Most Memorable Game Attended

35-34 Baylor vs Aggie was the most exciting game I have ever attended
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

No such thing as an unbreakable record...
Ruth or Mays?

Yuck... baseball
Unitas or Montana?

Both legends but both before my time, but if you twisted my arm I would probably say.... eh, I dunno
Jordan or Russell?

Jordan
Gretzky or Orr?

Hockey?? Really?? (Although I am sure the answer is Mr. Wayne, right? Not Batman, the other Wayne)
Pele or Maradona?

PELE!!!! (haha honestly, never heard or Maradon)
Federer or Sampras?

This isnt a sport.... Ok it is, but not one I can watch without falling quickly into REM
Tiger or Nicklaus?

ROAR!!.... (thats a tiger)
Petty or Earnhardt?

Earnhardt was a bad man
Schumacher or Senna?

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

Big 12 BABY!!