Oliver VanDervoort
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Oliver VanDervoort

Joined 10 months ago

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Oliver's Bio

A Nebraska Cornhuskers fan by birth and breeding, I added the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Bengals to my repertoire of teams to follow in my formative years. The Royals and Chiefs soon followed based mostly on proximity

My sports blogging debut was on San Diego Spotlight at MVN.com covering the San Diego Padres. I also contributed to Big Red Analysis covering the Cornhuskers, and From the Midway writing about the Chicago Bears, and finally wrote for NCAA Outsider, covering the Big 12, and WAC conferences.

I also wrote for Fan Sided as the original writer for Stripe Hype.com

I've also contributed to the SB Nation Blogs, Corn Nation and Big 12 Hardball.

I also write news stories for Digital Journal.com

In short, I've written for a lot of different sites, on a lot of different topics.

Oliver Writes About

The Short List What Oliver thinks about sport's most pressing questions

  • Favorite Athletes

    Nolan Ryan, Ryne Sandberg, Gale Sayers

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Cubs, Huskers, Bengals, Illini

  • Favorite Coaches

    Tom Osborne

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Huskers winning the 1994 National Title

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    1 hitter by Kevin Appier for the Royals against the Texas Rangers

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Nolan Ryan's Strikeouts

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Unitas

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Sampras

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Pfffffffffffft

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Who?

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

    Big 12

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  1. MMM Oliver, you make me want martinis... lol.

    Did a new piece on the Cards game last night. We won! Yea! First time since the 2008 Conference Championship last year, lol.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/258617-arizona-cardinals-dominate-jacksonville-jaguars-in-second-week-show-down

  2. Hello Oliver, here is the follow up article on George Martin. I would appreciate it if you would take a look at it and leave your support in the comment area. Feel free to pass it around. Thanks!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/244249-give-george-martin-a-key-to-nyc

  3. I thought you might like to check this out regarding Illinois football.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/234198-drafting-ny-giants-the-state-of-illinois-producing-football-studs

  4. Hello Oliver, I would like you to take a look at this article and leave your support in the comment area. I would love to see this story make a difference. Pass it around! Thanks

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/224275-ny-giants-george-martin-the-forgotten-hero

  5. Time to gear up for training camp. See what questions I hope to be answered in Wisconsin.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/227703-chiefs-training-camp-questions-that-need-answered

  6. Olliver - wanted to check your thoughts on LJ for the coming season. Let me know what you think.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/207618-from-pampered-prima-donna-to-grizzled-veteran-larry-johnson

  7. Oliver, what do you think we can expect out of Matt Cassel? Will he pay off in the end? I'd love any feedback you may have.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/205536-matt-cassel-the-next-trent-green

    Thanks,
    TJ

  8. No problem, Oliver... and I'm sorry too!

  9. Hey Oliver,

    Ryan Zimmerman’s hit streak halted at 30 games last night. As one streak ends, another is admired. Read about how Joe DiMaggio forever redefined ’56,’ and how his feat may never be broken. It is a record that thankfully cannot be broken through steroid use, and represents all that was once right in a game that has since gone so wrong.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/175186-one-streak-ends-another-is-admired-how-joe-dimaggio-redefined-56

    Thanks in advance!

    -Stephen (Heartbeat of the Bronx)

  10. Hey Oliver,

    I just finished the first half of the mother of all slide shows. I focused on the 100 greatest NFL players of the past 25 years who didn't attend a Division I college. This is part 1, give it a look and let me know what you think! Look out for part 2 coming soon! Thanks!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/174612-from-small-time-to-prime-time-the-100-best-nfl-players-who-did-not-attend-a-division-i-school-of-the-past-25-years-100-52

  11. What are Alter Ego's and why are they here on Bleacher Report?

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/173563-br-alter-egos-what-are-they-and-why-are-they-here

    - GHD

    aka "Skillet"

  12. You're welcome Oliver—and thanks too!

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