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I'm a 25-year old living in Bloomington, Indiana, and trying to finish school the slow way. Started in 2002, and still here! I love sports, especially the NFL, college basketball, and college football. I grew up rooting for the Bulls, White Sox, and Bears, as well as the Northwestern Wildcats, and have since added the Indiana Hoosiers and North Carolina Tar Heels to my list of favorite teams. My friend and I run Armchair Superstar over at blogspot.com. We post some of our articles here on Bleacher Report, and keep the fun stuff (Top Sports Memories, Top Chef, etc.) over at the Superstar.

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STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 26: Adrian Clayborn #94 of the Iowa Hawkeyes celebrates a 21-10 victory over the Penn State Nittnay Lions on September 26, 2009 at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Big Ten Power Rankings: Is Iowa for Real?

Published about 1 month ago
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ST PETERSBURG, FL - OCTOBER 03: Starting pitcher Mark Buehrle #56 of the Chicago White Sox pitches against the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 2 of the American Leaugue Divisional Series at Tropicana Field on October 3, 2008 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images)

Sox Finally On Track, Buehrle Rocks Again

Published 4 months ago
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MEMPHIS, TN - MARCH 29: Tyler Hansbrough #50 and Ty Lawson #5 of the North Carolina Tar Heels sit on the bench in the first half while taking on the Oklahoma Sooners during the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament South Regional Final at the FedExForum on March 29, 2009 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Joe Murphy/Getty Images)

A Few Thoughts on the NBA Draft: Chicago Bulls Edition

Published 4 months ago
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STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 06: Head coach Joe Paterno of the Penn State Nittany Lions during play against the Oregon State Beavers at Beaver Stadium on September 6, 2008 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Bring the Big Ten/ACC Challenge to Football

Published 5 months ago
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Mark Fodor has picked Bleacher Report College Basketball Season Preview Digest as a favorite article
Erick Blasco responded to a comment on Erick Blasco's Top 30 NBA Shooting Guards
Joe Slowik responded to a comment on 2009-2010 Northwestern Basketball Preview: 'Cats Look to Finally Go Dancing
Joe Slowik responded to a comment on 2009-2010 Northwestern Basketball Preview: 'Cats Look to Finally Go Dancing
Mark Fodor has picked 2009-2010 Northwestern Basketball Preview: 'Cats Look to Finally Go Dancing as a favorite article
Tim Cary responded to a comment on Carrying On About Big Ten Football: October 10
Tim Cary responded to a comment on Carrying On About Big Ten Football: October 10
John Lorge responded to a comment on 10 NBA Rookies Making a Difference from Day One

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

Favorite Athletes

Michael Jordan. Everyone else is several steps below. Recently, Lance Briggs and DJ White.
Favorite Sports Teams

Bulls, Bears, White Sox, NU Wildcats, IU Hoosiers, UNC Tar Heels
Favorite Coaches

Phil Jackson, Tom Crean, Pat Fitzgerald
All Time Sports Moment

Bulls over Phoenix?
Most Memorable Game Attended

95-96 Rose Bowl - NU vs. USC
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Ripken's consecutive-games streak
Ruth or Mays?

Bonds. Just kidding.
Unitas or Montana?

Montana
Jordan or Russell?

Jordan
Gretzky or Orr?

*shrug*
Pele or Maradona?

Buffon, Italy's goalie.
Federer or Sampras?

Nadal
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger
Petty or Earnhardt?

Earnhardt
Schumacher or Senna?

Schumacher, because he was in my SNES racing game
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Big 10!

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by Tim
27 days ago

Welcome back to the writing world! :)

If you get a chance to check out my latest column, I'd appreciate it - thanks!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/270952-carrying-on-about-big-ten-football-october-10
by Mosang
27 days ago

No problem Mark!
by Tim
2 months ago

Hope you'll pick against us at FirstandBigTen.com!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/246819-show-off-your-football-genius-play-ten-by-ten-on-first-and-big-ten
by Robert
2 months ago

Hello Mark, 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
by Dan
2 months ago

The great debate continues, and I share my opinion on it in my latest piece. I'd also like to hear your opinion so don't be shy!

The full explanation for why college football is better than the NFL: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/243617-saturdays-vs-sundays-why-college-football-is-better-than-the-nfl
by John
3 months ago

I've been working on this for a while and now 2010: A LeBron James Odyssey is ready... if you want to know what will happen next summer you must read this:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/234201-2010-a-lebron-james-odyssey
by Tim
3 months ago

SEC media policy makes it hard on fans, freelance journalists (of which many B/R writers are both). Thoughts?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/233755-sec-creates-shortsighted-new-policy-uninvents-mr-gores-internet
by Greg
3 months ago

Thanks for being a fan!
by Matthew
3 months ago

Hey,

After the great success of my first article about the uniform numbers 1-10, I have come back with the next installment, with the best players to wear the uniform numbers 11-20. I hope you can take a look and even comment on my choices. Thanks in advance!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/217379-best-current-baseball-players-by-uniform-number-11-20

- Matthew Falkenbury
by John
4 months ago

On the Boston Celtics summer league team I found an inspirational story every sports fan can enjoy.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/214031-coby-karl-chris-lofton-share-the-nba-road-less-traveled
by Matt
4 months ago

As I continue my series of Who Is The Elite Quarterback, today were talking about Tony Romo. Many are saying Romo has proved to be an elite quarterback. For me, not just yet.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/206703-tony-romo-why-americas-best-friend-is-no-top-five-quarterback-yet
by Matt
4 months ago

The latest news in the NFL is Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall wanting out of Denver. Can it happen? Why I don't see Marshall finding a new home in 2009. Appreciate feedback.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/200411-why-brandon-marshall-will-not-see-a-trade-from-the-broncos-in-2009
by Tim
5 months ago

Always enjoy the chance to do an interview- please check it out if you get a chance! Thanks!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/197232-br-exclusive-interview-dave-coulier-talking-stanley-cup-finals
by Matt
5 months ago

Decided to talk about the NFL once again, this time the Houston Texans, a team rarely talked about at all on bleacherreport. They have great young talent, but are they ready to make the next big leap to the playoffs? Check out their journey to this point and how they will achieve it.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/176924-the-houston-texans-are-they-ready-for-the-super-stardom-in-the-nfl
by Matt
6 months ago

News broke today of Jason Taylor coming back to Miami. Why did it happen? How big of an impact will it be? Be sure to check it out!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/174471-im-going-home-jason-taylor-returns-to-dolphins-what-wil-be-impact

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