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I am a sophomore college student at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire where I am obtaining a degree in economics, with a minor in sociology. I have considered graduate school but I will address it properly when the time comes. I was born in Anaheim, CA and that was where I became an Anaheim Angels baseball fan.

I have experience playing many sports including Swimming, Track, Football, Baseball, Soccer, Basketball, Golf, and I find them all interesting. I have adequate writing experience, but more importantly I like to first, try to understand where others perspectives on sports come from and second, see if they agree with my own from my experience.

If there's one thing that upsets me the most in sports, it's the culture of bad refferees in basketball, yes it is a culture, and with so many points being scored and the power of momentum on a strong run, the wrong calls can make all the difference. Which is why I don't understand why the officials use the review on such a limited basis, and why some refs will only call a foul when a kid gets ran over because it's noticeable, rather than rewarding those who grind it out and stay on their feet rather than selling themselves to a ref's call. I have all day to argue about basketball refs which is ony of my more controversial topics.

Andrew's Recent Articles

2009 Big Board, Top 40 NFL Draft Prospects

Published 8 months ago
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College Football Week 3 Picks

Published about 1 year ago
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Big 12 Dominates Any Conference This Season

Published about 1 year ago
128 reads 1 comments

Top 10 College Football Teams After Week 2

Published about 1 year ago
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Favorite Athletes

Bob Sanders, Brandon Roy, Andre Johnson, Dirk Nowitzki,
Favorite Sports Teams

Anaheim Angels, San Antonio Spurs, Philadelphia 76ers, Indianapolis Colts, Buffalo Bills
All Time Sports Moment

Boise State's win against Oklahoma which lasted well past 11:30 p.m. just to find something to watch before I went to bed :-). Next would be the 1985 NCAA Basketball Championship 9 seed Villanova upsetting #1 (ranked) Georgetown with Patrick Ewing. Villanova missed 2 field goal attempts the entire game, none in the second half, that's perfection that's well past the NBA level.
Most Memorable Game Attended

I saw two of the best quarterbacks in the history of the NFL go at it, Elway v. Favre, how many people get to see that type of a showdown in their life, that's one for the record books. I remember watching the Packers blowout the Broncos, amazing, and at Lambeau Field, the Mecca for football fans, where it all began.
Unitas or Montana?

Joe Montana, the king of clutch in the Super Bowl.
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Big east, it may not have the best teams at times, but they certainly have the most competitive teams with each other, and more good teams than any other conference (mainly due to it's size). In football I like the SEC, they always have tough teams who grind it out with each other as well and makes it enjoyable to watch.

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by Robert
2 months ago

Hello Andrew, 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 Robert
2 months ago

Hello Andrew, 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
by Reggie
6 months ago

Haha I did not see any either, kinda weird huh

Your funny, and your not a bad writer either

Have a good one
by Reggie
8 months ago

So your telling me in MY mock draft, I can not have a team choose one OR the other? As in, it could go either way. I changed it to say "or" for your sake. And where are these supposed "rules to a mock draft" located? I would sure like to see them.

Other than that, thank you for the comment
by Dave
11 months ago

Hey Andrew—Dave Mo here, a Bleacher Report Community Coordinator.

I've been spending time on our College Football page and read a couple of your old articles. Really on-point analysis...you do good work.

Given that you haven't written in a while, I thought I'd check in and see if you're interested in picking up your coverage again. What do you say?

If not, it would be great if you could give me some feedback on why you decided to stop writing and what we could have done to better serve you. If you wouldn't mind, please shoot me a line at dmorrison@bleacherreport.com with any thoughts.

Thanks so much,

Dave Mo
by Molly
about 1 year ago

It's hard to keep up with everything going on with the Buckeyes, but I've done my best to wrap it up. Check it out!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/58978-controversy-injury-confusion-make-ohio-state-football
by Joe
about 1 year ago

Sounds like you may have to be my go-to guy for fantasy advice.
by gregory
about 1 year ago

Ive been reading a bunch of your articles lately, you got some good points. Definitely one of my new favorite writers for the NFL
by Brandon
about 1 year ago

Hey Andrew,
Will you please check out my article,
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/42171-why-the-carolina-panthers-could-have-a-chance-next-year
and tell me what you think?
Thanks, Brandon
by Brandon
about 1 year ago

Good stuff. Keep up the good work. I have a fantasy football article of my own. Check it out at my profile.
by Andrew
about 1 year ago

Good call!
by Devlan
about 1 year ago

IDK if Harrell is exactly a bust...guess we'll know a few years down the road.

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2009 Big Board, Top 40 NFL Draft Prospects

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Top 10 College Football Teams After Week 2

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