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Bob
Eblen
National Columnist
A veteran
D2Football.com columnist, Bob Eblen begins a new role promoting D2
Football on D2Football.com.
Formerly the
Northwest Columnist, Eblen is switching to the new position of National
Columnist in 2006, he hopes to use his passion for and knowledge of
college athletics to entertain and inform the followers of Division II
football.
In his free time
Bob enjoys hanging out with family and friends and attending many
different types of sporting events.
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Bonitta
Best
CIAA Columnist
After a successful 2006
campaign, Bonitta continues to serve as the first CIAA Columnist.
Best is the sports
editor of The Triangle Tribune newspaper in Durham, N.C. Best has
been with the newspaper since its inception in 1998. She is also a
columnist for AOL Black Voices as the CIAA beat reporter and a free-lance
sports reporter for the Raleigh News & Observer.
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Tony
Nicolette
GLIAC Columnist
Tony Nicolette joins
D2Football.com in 2007 to serve as the GLIAC Columnist.
A 1994 graduate of Grand
Valley with a BBA in Finance, Nicolette is an Account Executive with a
large computer reseller that works primarily with Fortune 500
companies.
In in spare time, Tony
enjoys golf, road and mountain biking, softball, and any other sport. He
also enjoys reading, cooking and music.
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David
Bykowski
Independents
Columnist
Covering the independent
teams of Division 2, including the Great Lakes Football Conference, is
David Bykowski.
Bykowski is a 2000 graduate
of Furman University and a former sports editor of The Paladin
despite degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science. He began following D2
Football in earnest while working toward his M.S. in Computer Science at
the University of Michigan. A former radio broadcaster, he currently works
a software engineer for a NASA contractor.
In his free time, he enjoys
curling in the winter, softball in the summer, and cooking pretty much all
year round.
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Jeremiah Cunningham
LSC Columnist
Born and raised in
Amarillo Texas, Cunningham traveled out of state to attended Southeastern
Oklahoma in Durant.
After graduation, he
lived for two years in Houston Texas where he worked for the Houston
Chronicle and for the Brookshire Times Tribune.
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Jeff
Harlin
MIAA Columnist
Living in the heart
of the MIAA, Jeff Harlin has been the Midwest or Southwest region
columnist since D2Football.com began. Always following the MIAA into
whatever region it was placed, Harlin is the obvious choice to be the MIAA
Columnist.
Harlin has been a
member of the media, covering various sporting events in Missouri,
Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa. The Northwest Missouri State graduate has
extensive knowledge of high school football in the Heartland as well as D2
sports in general.
In his free time,
Harlin enjoys spending time with family and friends as well as attending
Kansas City Royals games.
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Paul
Falewicz
NE10 Columnist
Paul Falewicz
joined D2football.com in August 2005 as the Northeast Columnist but will
use his expertise in Northeast 10 Football to cover that conference this
fall.
Falewicz has been
covering high school football and basketball in the Massachusetts and New
Hampshire area for the past several years in addition to his work as
D2Football.com's Northeast Columnist. His coverage has appeared in
numerous local newspapers.
He also coaches
football, basketball and baseball in his town. He is active in his town by
serving on various political and community boards.
Falewicz completed
his MBA at UMass-Lowell this past spring.
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Greg
White
NSIC Columnist Covering the NSIC is Greg White.
Originally born in St. Paul, MN, Greg lived in Pennsylvania and Ohio
before settling in Minnesota. For five years, he covered Winona State
athletics on the campus radio station. He is currently finishing his degree
in Public Relations.
In his free time, he follows the Minnesota Golden Gophers and enjoys
spending time with friends.
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Jim
Milligan
PSAC Columnist
Jim Milligan graduated
from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) in 2001 with a double major
in Economics and Marketing. In 2007, Jim received his Masters in Business
Administration from the University of Pittsburgh. He currently works in
the finance and accounting group of a Pittsburgh-based energy company.
Milligan is an unabashed
fan of the IUP Crimson Hawks and all of the Pittsburgh sports teams. After
playing football in high school, he realized his lack of both size and
talent would relegate him to the role of spectator, except for an annual
Thanksgiving turkey bowl game with his equally un-athletic former
teammates. He is looking forward to providing his perspective on the
weekly events within the PSAC.
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Allan
Bryning
RMAC Columnist
Allen Bryning is a
Colorado native and a graduate of Colorado State University. He lives in
the Denver metro area and work as a professional engineer for a local
municipality.
He loves the RMAC
and football has always been a passion. Allan looks forward to the
opportunity to promote the RMAC football athletes and coaches and to
learning more about each of the programs.
Bryning is active
in his church, loves the outdoors, has been an assistant coach in youth
sports, is a Denver Bronco season ticket holder, and enjoys watching his
children participate in music and sports.
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Timmy
Readling
SAC Columnist
Timmy Readling joins
D2Football.com to cover the South Atlantic Conference in 2007.
Like fellow
D2Football.com staff member Josh Buchanan, his experience and knowledge
surpass his age. His experience as an award-winning web publisher
covering Catawba and the South Atlantic Conference in addition to time
spent in sports information make him the ideal columnist for the SAC.
In his free time Timmy
likes to lift weights, spend time with family, and watch political news
shows.
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Eric Tabor
SIAC Columnist
Veteran columnist Eric Tabor is a technology
consultant, a free-lance writer, mobile DJ, and a native of Albany,
Georgia. He has been a D2 and HBCU fan since the tender age of five.
As well as being a football enthusiast, he is a former player and coach.
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Matt
Poling
WVIAC Columnist
WVIAC veteran journalist Matt Poling
started as a part-time sports writer at
The Journal in
Martinsburg, W.V., during his senior year of high school in 1995 and has
been on the full-time staff since 2000. He has been the Shepherd
beat writer since 2001.
A fan of the Washington Redskins and West Virginia University, Poling
is an avid golfer and enjoys playing tennis and basketball as well.
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Josh Buchanan
Pro Prospects
Josh Buchanan enters his
third season as the D2Football.com Pro Prospects Analyst.
He has already built an
impressive resume over the last three years, including developing many
contacts within the NFL and all levels of college football.
He was an Assistant
Sports Information Director for the Las Vegas All-American Classic for a
year where he aided in player selection and served in the press box on
game day. He was the game columnist for the Magnolia Gridiron Classic in
2006. In 2007 he wrote the bios for the Texas vs. Nation Game as well and
the East-Coast Bowl uses his services as a contact for player information.
His information is
currently used by personnel at the East-West Shrine, Texas vs. the Nation
and East Coast Bowl. His duties with all-star games and media have
included player ratings, all-conference teams, profiles, scouting reports,
compiling bios from school websites, watching game film, writing team
previews, and aided in selection of players for the games.
He served as an intern
for the Carolina Panthers training camp in 2007, is a member of the
National Football Foundation, and member of the Pro Football Writer's
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Brandon Misener
Editor
Brandon Misener is the
creator and co-editor of D2Football.com. Years of searching the
Internet and finding little information about Division 2 Football prompted
him to create an all-inclusive site where fans could find information
relating to the sport. He decided to take the take on the task and D2Football.com is the result.
Brandon graduated from
Northwest Missouri State University in 1996 with a degree in broadcasting.
He has worked in the media since 1990 and has covered the three major sports
at all levels. Brandon has worked for many different stations, including WHB
in Kansas City, Missouri. He has served as the analyst for the Division 2
Selection show on ESPN, has written stories for the D2 Football Championship
Program, and is a regular contributor to American
Football Monthly.
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