Nate Confer - NFL/European Soccer

Part One:


Yo.  Nate Confer, or a.k.a. on the blogger as Mr.Reflective.  Cause I try to think things through before I share my thoughts with everyone.  So this is our thing, and you'll know that we're coming.  Even though I imagine that we'll be at each other's throats, if anyone from the outside wants to attack, beware of the napalm.  


Right now I have four and potentially five bloggers.  Chuck will be on MLB and everything baseball, Zach has the NBA covered, CC is taking care of the NFL and UFC for us, and Tommy will speak of everything hockey.  Anyone reading our blogs that has a major sports passion; feel free to use this as your platform and join the crew.  Here's a little bit of my story.


I've loved writing ever since I was in the first grade.  One of my short stories made it into the elementary school newsletter that they released every month, and I couldn't believe that my crap made it in there (Chukuma you got me on this).  I think it was about my favorite foods and why I enjoy eating them.  Since that day, I have only blogged sports.  Except for the occasional synopsis blog, which I hope to share with some of the readers down the road.  I have loved sports since before first grade and love them more now.  I am stuck between that rock and hard place; I love players, but I have to love my teams just a little bit more.  A quick summary: United, Green Bay, Penn State, Timberwolves, BVB, and the Minnesota Twins.  In that order.  Those are my teams.  My players extend from Reggie White to Larry Johnson & Wayne Rooney to Zinedine Zidane.  I'm not talking about the 4 point play, Larry Johnson, but the taking over for Priest Holmes, Larry Johnson.  The 99 Knicks, 01 Rams, and 09 Saints (yes, I know) are three of my all time favorite 'teams'.  Just those years did I hop on the bandwagon.  


My main focus for this blog will be to terrorize the other authors for their incompetence and unusual perspectives.  :)  I kid.  I will attempt mainly 3 things.  First, to banter and gain perspective about my favorite competition: the NFL.  I love everything about it, minus the salary cap, and am willing to discuss why at any opportunity.  Second, to share with you all the great sport of 'football' or as we Yanks like to say, soccer.  It truly is amazing, and I would make love to it if I could.  Finally, to bring out the best in my authors.  If we can't support each other, through criticism, feedback, or encouragement, then I believe this will fail.  This is a platform for all of us to share our passions with each other, and with you, the subscriber.  Our blogs will not be wonderful every single time.  Our arguments will be weak and without merit.  Our opinions will change on a minute's whim, and we will probably be contradicting ourselves at every turn.  Yet, it's sports.  And that's the only part that matters.  Peace.




Part two:


So you know me a little better, here are a list of my favorite and least favorite things.  For your enjoyment.  


Favorites:
(MY Big 3)NFL
European Football//Soccer
College Football
Pick 6's
Shotgun formation
And one's
1-0 hockey games
1-0 soccer games
1-0 baseball games
Seeing my backup QB in the 4th quarter
behind the back flips for DP's
Florida/Miami/Florida St. matchups
Hakim/Holt/Bruce/Faulk
300 games
Volleys off of Corner kicks (see: Robben v United '10)
jerseys
Full effort


Least favorites:
People leaving early
Pac-12
Kobe's snarl
retirement
Justin Harrell
2 points for a win in hockey (3???)
west coast trips
pitchers hitting
lazy all-star games
LeBron haters
Wolverines and Buckeyes
trading up
salary Caps
attacking sides getting relegated
5 man rotations w 7 man bullpens (Tell 'em Nolan)


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