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Can you feel it? It is election season fever, and it has been going on it seems since President Bush was elected. Okay, so it has just been going on for the last three years. We have already had many debates hosted by CNN, FOX News, and Youtube. By now most people have a general idea of who they will vote for-or better yet, and sense of who they will not vote for. One candidate that has already seemed to lose votes is Republican Presidential hopeful, and former Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney -but do those that have stated they won’t vote for Romney have a valid excuse? Many Evangelical, conservative Christians have stated that they won’t vote for Romeny for one simple reason; Mitt Romney is a Mormon. Logic in this mindset is illogical at best. From a social standpoint, Romney is a conservative through and through. He is very much for marriage being between a man and a woman, is pro-life, doesn’t want to raise taxes, and has shown to be a good businessman; he erased a operating def

Just got done with my holiday shopping for the season. While out, I was compelled to write another piece. Seeing the hectic nature, unnecessary stress, and overall unseasonal nature, I thought of this. .......................................................................................................................................................................... "It's the most wonderful time on the year," says the famous Christmas carol tune. We are in the home stretch of the holiday season, and this should be the happiest time of the year. You wouldn't know it if you take a step outside. I always wonder, what happened to the true meaning of the season. No, I'm not just talking about the religous relevance of Christmas, Chanukah (to all my Jewish friends, I'm sorry if I mispelled it. Call me out if I did), and Kwanzah (to my Afro American brethren, call me out on the mispell to if I did it). All of those are special, don't get me wrong, but they ar

Ever been speechless after watching a film? I was after I saw " Schindler's List ", " Children of Men ", and just recently " I am Legend " starring Will Smith. The basic plot of the movie goes a little something like this; There has been found a cure for cancer. Unfortunately the cure has an unpleasant side effect that turns all those that take it into vampiric, animalistic "zombies" that can only come out at night. Flash forward three years later (2012 A.D) Robert Nevielle (Smith) is the last human alive in New York City. He is occompanied by his faithful kanine Sam. During the day, Neveille attempts to live life the best he can, all along waiting and praying for some survivors. At night he has to contend with the mutated infected, all while trying to find a cure using his own immune blood. What ensues is a mix of post-apocolytic, zombie laden thriller mixed with a survival flick and seasoned with top notch acting from Smith. The vast shots

This will be the last post for the college football season. It has been a fun, exciting year to say the least. The App State upset over Michigan , the Stanford win over So. Cal , the good season by Kansas , and the good season by Indiana . The way that being #2 was the worst thing to happen. No doubt, one of the most unpredictable seasons in recent memory, if ever. I'll be breaking down the National Title game with LSU and Ohio State , the Sugar Bowl with Georgia and Hawaii , and the Clemson vs Auburn game. I'll also predict the rest of the bowl winners, and the winners of the lower division title games. National Title game LSU The Bayou Bengals got here with a tough defense, powerful offense, and some gutsy, and questionable, coaching decisions. After a heartbreaker against West division rival Arkansas (or Ar-Kansas as Les Miles put it), the Tigers were able to come back and beat Tennessee in the SEC Title game. The offense puts up about 39 points per ga

There are skeptics that say a playoff would never work in DI-A football, but I highly disagree; just look at DI-AA. Here is my skematic: You take the conference champs from each conference (because everyone deserves a fair shot if they win their conference). Just looking at this year, you would have LSU (SEC), Virginia Tech (ACC), West Virginia (Big East), Ohio State (Big 10), Oklahoma (Big 12), Southern Cal (Pac-10), Central Florida (C-USA), Central Mich. (MAC), BYU (Mount. West), Hawaii (WAC), and Florida Atlantic (Sunbelt). That is 11 teams right there. Next, you would pick 5 wildcards to make it a 16 team field. Just for the sake of the argument, I'll attempt to pick 5 deserving teams. If you don't like it, insert your own. 1-Georiga. No one in America is playing hotter than these guys, they go in. 2-Virginia. Yes, they finished second in their division, but they are a tough ball club. 3-Illinois (already beat the current #1 in Ohio State) 4-Texas (quietly had a pretty str

Well, it was another 1-1 week with the big games. Virginia Tech beat our rival Virginia, and will be taking on Boston College for the ACC Title. South Carolina lost a last second heart breaker to rival Clemson. This week I won't be writing very in depth. One is because I'm a little tired, and two is because I have finals. Anyway, this week I'll be predicting the conference title games, along with a few others. SEC Title game: Tenn. over LSU ACC Title game: VT over BC Big 12 Title game: Mizzou over Oklahoma MAC Title game: Central Michigan over Miami (OH) CUSA Title game: UCF over Tulsa Navy over Army BYU over San Diego State S. Cal over UCLA Oregon State over Oregon Arizona State over Arizona Cal over Stanford Hawaii over Washington and for Division I-AA App State over E. Washington Delaware over N. Iowa UMass over S. Illinois Wofford over Richmond Previous 13 Weeks: 88-35 (71%) Week 1: 8-3 Week 2: 9-0 Week 3: 6-3 Week 4: 7-1 Week 5: 7-2 Week 6: 7-2 Week 7: 6-3 Week 8:

I'm working on a short week with Thanksgiving around the corner, so I got on this one early. Anyway, last week I went 1-1 in the big games (Georgia made me look like a genius, Clemson made me look like I have the intelligence of Tommy Bowden). It appears that it is going to be the ACC vs the SEC this week. The big games I'm looking at are Virginia vs Virginia Tech and Clemson vs South Carolina. Virginia vs Virginia Tech Cavaliers (6-1, 9-2; 1st in Coastal) Virginia is coming off a bye week, and previously a blowout victory ov er Miami (FL) and are looking to punch their ticket to take on Boston College to in Jacksonville. The offense is led by the young QB Jameel Sewell (185-317-8, 1,977 yards 11 TDs). RB Cedric Peerman leads all rushers with 585 yards and 5 TDs. RB Mikell Simpson (319 yards, 6 TDs), Andrew Pearman (141 yards, 2 TDs), Keith Payne (219 yards, 2 TDs) and Sewell (228 yards, 2 TDs) also contribute to the run game. The passing game is spread to three main guys, Sim

It is my 20th birthday today, Nov. 16, 2007. Which means one thing....364 1/4 days until I turn 21. Anyway, I got to thinking about birthdays, and a friend of mine brought up an interesting point about birthdays, and how he can't get all happy about his. He mentioned that it was hard for him to get happy about something that means he is just a year closer to dying. My response, "I never thought of it that way." It then gave me the idea, coupled with a documentary I recently watched on the history channel, to write this blog entry on death. Yeah, a little bit of a downer on a birthday, but I'll get over it. ........................................................................................................................................................................... I just got done watching a feature on the history channel that talked about some of the major differences between Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. It was actually pretty interesting. One point th

Well, I went 0-2 in big games last week. Georgia beat Auburn and Clemson dominated an overrated Wake Forest team. But, it is a new week, and it is time I redeem myself. This week I'll be focusing on Kentucky vs Georgia (their second week in a row on the blog) in the SEC and Clemson (their second week on the blog in a row) vs Boston College. Kentucky vs Georgia Bulldogs (5-2, 8-2 1st in East) Georgia is coming off a big 45-20 win against their rivals Auburn. The Bulldogs came out and had a big passing game, but the run was crucial to the victory, as well as a tough UGA defense. The Georgia offense is now averaging about 33 poi nts per game on 174 yards on the ground and 209 yards through the air. QB Matthew Stafford has improved his TD-INT ratio, he has gone 17-7, which isn't bad at all. RB Knowshon Moreno is turning into a top runner in the SEC, and I like his enthusiasm and hustle. He has carried the ball 200 times for 1,104 yards and 11 TDs. WR Sean Bailey is the go to threat

Anyone interested in massive amounts of gun play? Neither was I. That is why I became a big fan of "American Gangster." Now, I like a good ole fashion gang movie with a massive shootout, which this one had, but I also personally like gangster movies that have some brains, and not the type spewed all over the walls. The basic storyline is that Frank Lucas' (Denzel Washgington) gang mentor, boss, and friend has passed from old age. Now Harlem has gone into chaos, and Lucas wants to restore order, like any good gangster/business man does. Anyway, it is 1968, and the conflict in Vietnam is ongoing, and Lucas gets the idea to ship in pure heroine, not the watered down version the other gangs are selling, and eliminate the other businesses in the area. Meanwhile, Richie Robert (Russell Crowe), the cop with a good moral code in a corrupted department, is assigned to a special unit to take down the major crime lords in the area. What follows is a smart, witty take on the gangste

Well, I did bad in the big games last week (0-2). Arkansas's McFadden and Jones took the USC defense to the woodshed (I said USC needed to stop Jones; he scored 3 TDs, McFadden had 1 rush, 1 pass TD...they didn't stop Jones). LSU beat Alabama on a John Parker Wilson fumble around the Tide 4-yard line that was later punched in for 6. Oh well, it is a new week, and I've got 2 more big game breakdowns, and the rest of my picks on the ACC and the SEC. This week I'm looking at the two big games in the conferences. The ACC gets Clemson vs Wake Forest and SEC gets Auburn vs Georgia. (yeah, no South Carolina. I'm hoping that maybe if I don't write about them, they might win, plus the UGA v AU game carries a little more in the standings) Auburn vs Georgia Tigers (4-2, 7-3; 2nd in SEC West) The Tigers are coming off a blowout 35-3 victory over patsy Tennessee Tech. After a rocky start, Auburn appears to have things going......better. After Brandon Cox rode the bench for a

Does anyone remember the 80's? I was a late 80's child, but there are a few things I remember; big hair, bright shirts, and MTV. Well, big hair left, the bright shirts are slowly coming back, I regret, and MTV is just plain awful. Man do I miss the good ole days when MTV did what it stood for. Music Television, and how. All day played these new things called music videos. Not only did you get to hear the music, but you got to see the artist too. What an inventive and yet simple idea. Fast forward 20 years. MTV has become CS&LMTV (Crap Shows and a Little bit of Music Television). What the Hell happened! I now only get about 2 hours of music videos, most of which I could've crapped better ideas with a heavy laxative. Then, I finally get a pretty cool song and video together, and I think "Now we are getting somewhere". As soon as I think I'm starting to get good music, BAM!, I get smacked in the babymaker with some of the worst ideas for TV imaginable. I mean

Well, I went 1-1 again concerning our in-state schools. Clemson beat Maryland, and USC's second half comeback was a few feet wide to the right. Anyway, it is a new week, and I'm looking to get back to going 2-0 in the big feature games. This week I won't be writing a Clemson Tiger breakdown, because they are playing Duke. Instead I'll focus on USC, and I'll make a special write up today. Starting with USC v Arkansas Razorbacks (5-3, 1-3) Arkansas is coming off a 58-10 victory over FIU, and are riding a two game winning streak. The Razorbacks are led offensively by the tandem of RBs Darren McFadden and (equally potent) Felix Jones. The two have put up a combined 1,853 yards and 19 TDs. The offense averages about 40 ppg on 287.6 rushing yards per game, and 163 yards through the air. The defense is led by SS Matt Hewitt (71 tackles) and MLB Weston Dacus (70 tackles). On the whole, the defense gives up about 20 ppg, 150 yards on the ground and 177 through the air. G

Well, I went 1-1 with the in state game. USC fell to Vanderbilt (not what I thought would happen), and Clemson spanked Central Michigan (like I thought would happen) It is a new week, as USC travels to Tennessee, and Clemson travels to Maryland. USC vs. Tenn. Volunteers (4-3, 2-3) Tennessee is coming off a loss to rival Alabama and are looking to get back into the win column. They are led on offense by QB Erik Ainge, who has gone 169-256-4 passing this year with 13 TDs, accumulating 1,797 yards passing, and a passer rating of 138.6. WR Lucas Taylor has proven to big the big target for Ainge, hauling in 43 balls for 633 yards and 3 TDs. Arian Foster leads the running backs with 625 yards and 8 TDs. The offense on a whole is averaging about 32 points per game, with 148 yards on the ground and 270 through the air. The defense is lead by the linebacker duo of Jerod Mayo and Rico McCoy, and the DB Jonathan Heffney, a former Rock Hill High standout. The defense is giving up about 32 ppg, on

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20071018/D8SBC6KO0.html The link above will explain the controversy. I highly suggest you read it before you read my opinion...otherwise my writing won't make a bit of sense to you. The basic controversy here is arguing if contraceptives should be in middle schools. I personally don't see any harm in them being there, the more kids are knowledgable about sex, the more ready they will be to make the decision to have or have not at an appropriate age (in my mind, 17 or 18). What the real issue is here the parenting; or better yet a lack of it. Again we have a classic case were schools have to step in and pick up the slack that the home doesn't do. I know that in some areas of this country the home life isn't a good one, but c'mon, this is Maine! I have a real solution for this problem, blame the parents. These kids are no older than 14 years old. I'm not familiar with the driving restrictions in Maine, but I'm sure no one there

Alright, last week I didn't do as well (I went 6-3). I completely missed the Kentucky upset, the Auburn win, and the Wake win over the over hyped Seminoles. Anyway, onto this week. Both in-state schools are in action this week; Clemson takes on the MAC leading Central Michigan Chippewas (Can someone tell me what a Chippewas is?) and South Carolina returns to conference play with Vanderbilt. USC vs. Vanderbilt Commodores (3-3, 1-3) Vanderbilt is coming off a heart-breaker to Georgia (along with a V stomping that pissed off Georgia coach Mark Richt, nice going UGA). Bobby Johnson has slowly improved the program since he has been there, the only problem is the SEC continues to get better, but the 'Dores are competetative, and command respect every week. They are led on offense by star (and in my opinion, the best wide out in the SEC, and top 5 in the nation) Earl Bennet, who has 44 catches for 530 yards and 4 TDs.(averaging about 88 yards per game). They also have a mobile QB in