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Andrew Butler
Joined 8 months ago
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Andrew's Bio
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.
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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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