History in the Making

Lots of people make history. You win 8 zillion gold medals in the Olympics, you make history. You run the fastest 40 yard dash ever, you make history. You explore the future western portion of the United States, you make history. Many things can help make history. My school just happens to be making its own history.

My schools football team is currently 6-0. We have made history multiple times this year. When we went 2-0 we had the best start in school history. We got our first shutout in the third game of the season (we got our second one last Friday night.) We have now won more games than we ever have in a single season. We made it to the playoffs last year, but hopefully we can make history this year by going further than the first round. I wouldn't mind a state championship. Considering this is only our 5th year as a school and 4th year with a varsity football team, I think it would be safe to say that we are doing pretty dang well. No one expected this kind of thing out of such a young school but it can happen.

This Friday we take on our "rival" Green Hope. I don't consider them a threat because of their 30 something game loosing streak. I'm hoping this game goes well for us and we can move up to 7-0.

The Best Time of Year

Football season is my Christmas. Once the first high school game starts all other sports disappear from my mind. This weekend is week seven for my school, week five for college, and week four for the NFL. There are going to be some big games for my teams this week.

First off, my high school is currently 5-0 (2-0 in conference), this week is our third conference game. This is a big game for us. We have never had a start better than 2-0 considering we are a very young school. We have already had a huge overtime win and a shut out. The only things left are to go undefeated and make it to play offs for the second time ever and to win best student section.

The second thing is my Longhorns. They are currently 3-1; they had a tough loss against UCLA last weekend. However, this weekend we can hopefully redeem ourselves and get a huge win over Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry. We need to win this to stay in the rankings and get our first conference win for the season.

Lastly, my two NFL teams are not doing as well as I would have hoped. The Cowboys only have one win, and the Browns have no wins. I was expecting this from the Browns, but definitely not from the Cowboys. My brother is a Redskins fan and has been giving me tons of crap because of Dallas' loss to the Skins. The Cowboys have a bye week this weekend, which is a blessing because of injuries such as Dez Bryant's wrist (and his outstanding dinner bill.) Cleveland plays the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. Colt McCoy's former roommate, Jordan Shipley, plays for the Bengals, so that will be a good reunion to watch no matter who wins.

This will be a good weekend and hopefully all of my teams can pull out wins.

I love Rookie Hazing

My favorite rookie hazings so far...


Tebow's lovely haircut.





Travis Ivery teaching Dez Bryant how its done.

You Can't Escape Tebow.

Unfortunately, Colt McCoy got married this weekend to Rachel Glandorf. His college roommate, Jordan Shipley, was in attendance, and he was not shy. He shared a song with the wedding guests which he wrote and performed with another musician. The song was very funny, but it was also poignant. The song entitled "When I Grow Up, I Want to Be Just Like Colt McCoy" talked about how great Colt and his friends are (focused mainly on Jordan Shipley), and how he was not expected to be good because of his size and ability. However, the best part of the song was when Shipley sang the line about "rubbing elbows with Tim Tebow." This made the whole wedding party go ballistic. This incident has brought lots of attention to how Tim Tebow always steals the spotlight from Colt. *cough cough* Twenty-Fifth overall draft pick vs. Eighty- Fifth overall draft pick. *cough cough* This unusual attention given to Colt is probably the reason he is on the top of the trending topics on yahoo.com. I am very excited to see his name on this list. Here is a link to the video of the song. http://http://www.tmz.com/2010/07/19/tim-tebow-colt-mccoy-texas-longhorns-cleveland-browns-cincinnati-bengals-jordan-shipley-rachel-glandorf-wedding-song/ I hope you enjoy and have a good night.

Can a piece of rubber change your life?

No, but it can change the way you perform in sports and other physical activities.

Power Balance bracelets have become increasingly popular in the last few months. I have had a burnt orange one for about eight months and I love it. My bother, a few of my friends, and practically everyone in my neighborhood have one. They are supposed to increase your balance, flexibility, and strength. I believe they work and everyone I know who has tried one agrees. A family friend said the first time she wore hers was in a marathon and it was her fastest time. Her husband said the pain in his elbow went away immediately when playing tennis. Many famous athletes wear them including Shaquille O' Neal, Steve Nash, Lamar Odom, and my favorite Colt McCoy. The bracelets come in tons of colors and styles; many celebrities have been wearing them. I believe they work although many people (who probably haven't tried them) think I'm crazy.

It's a sign!

On April 23, 2010, Colt McCoy was drafted into the NFL. He went in the third round, eighty-fifth overall; he went to the Cleveland Browns. I noticed a few things while watching it that add up and make me think he is going to do amazing. First of all he went eighty-fifth, eight five, Ocho Cinco! I love Ocho even though he is now Colt's rival. The pick before Colt was his "favorite target", Jordan Shipley, who went to Cincinnati. The second thing is the name Brown. Jim Brown announced one of the Brown's picks, Mack Brown announced the pick for Colt, Jenn Brown was the reporter with Colt, and Colt went to the BROWNS! I don't think that was planned. I'm ready for a Superbowl win. I'm thinking 2014 Cleveland Browns Superbowl Champs!

MLL in NC?

My younger brother, Greg, recently started a Facebook group called “1,000 Strong to bring a major league lacrosse team to NC.” The Chicago Machine, a major league lacrosse team, are considering moving to a new location. My brother, being a huge lacrosse player and fan, has taken interest in this, and he would like to bring them to North Carolina. During the month of May the Machines played a game here in Raleigh. My brother attended this game. He had been in contact with the president of the Chicago Machines, John Algie. My brother met up with Algie at the game and got to talk to him; my brother received a free autographed t-shirt. The Machines have been traveling around the country to try out new locations. It would be much appreciated by my brother and lacrosse fans across our state if you would join this group. The link is http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=125418964140144&ref=ts.