This week was capped off on Saturday with a very important event for one of my favorite sports. This event was UFC 104. Every month for the sport of mixed martial arts the UFC (ultimate fighting championship) holds a pay per view event in which some of its top fighters battle. These events usually include one title fight which this one did have. Of course I had to see this so I decided to go to Buffalo Wild Wings and watch the pay per view for free on their big screen TVs.
At UFC 104 the main event and title fight was Mauricio Shogun Rua fighting against light heavyweight champion Lyoto the Dragon Machida. This fight is absolutely huge for the sport because both these fighters are very difficult opponents and it was very hard to decide which fighter would win.
Actually time out I am going to watch some Monday night football. Okay the Redskins still suck.
Machida is one of the greatest UFC fighters right now. He is so technically strong and one of the best strikers in the sport. Machida uses his powerful karate and jiu-jitsu in his fights and it has lead him to the belt. Machida is one of the best strikers but he has an awkward style. What is different about Machida is he is not a forward striker he usually waits and takes advantage of the other fighter’s aggressiveness by using strong counter strikes.
Machida went into this fight undefeated and the newly crowned light heavyweight champion of the world. Machida just came off a devastating win over former champion Rashad Evans. In this fight Machida proved he was a fantastic striker and handed Rashad his first loss by way of knockout.
Machida’s opponent for this bout was Mauricio Shogun Rua. Shogun is another extremely stout fighter and is known for his aggressive and ruthless striking. Shogun has built his repertoire fighting in Pride which is a now defunct mixed martial arts league based in Japan. Shogun was very successful in Pride and he was the 2005 Pride grand prix champion. Although Shogun had managed to be very impressive in Pride his success had yet to transfer to the UFC. In the UFC there are some rule differences and that is usually what explains Shogun’s inability to transfer smoothly into the UFC.
Shogun had just come off a very impressive win over Chuck the Iceman Lidell who is a legend of the sport. In this fight Shogun showed the Shogun that everyone was expecting when he entered the UFC. He was electrifying and aggressive and won dominantly by TKO.
When these two fighters met Saturday night in the octagon everyone knew it was going to be a crazy fight and they were not wrong. The fight started off kind of slow but Shogun started to become more and more explosive with each strike. Shogun began to focus on striking Machida with leg kicks on the left side ribs. Shogun dominated the first round and Machida began to show bruising on his side.
As the fight went on Shogun continued to be the Shogun everyone expected and continued to work Machida’s ribs. Of course Machida did not give up and he began attacking and countering as well. Machida focused on hitting Shogun on the head every time Shogun went in for a strike and Machida also tried to use his powerful clinch to catch Shogun with hard knee strikes to the body.
This fight went on like this for the remainding rounds. It was absolutely crazy and so hard to decide who had won but it had seemed that Shogun was victorious and thus the new champion. The fight went to decision in which three judges decided the victor. In a championship fight the fight is 5 rounds which are 5 minutes each so it was impressive that it went the distance.
Of course the decision was split but shockingly the judges decided that Machida won. Fans at the Staple Center went crazy and booed and threw things at the ring. This was a very poor decision and everyone was appalled. Even Dana White, the president of the UFC, went up to Shogun and said “you won that fight.” People in Buffalo Wild Wings where going crazy and cursing some were even chanting “Shogun!” as if he could hear them.
This was very disappointing because I had really though Shogun would have won that fight. He is probably one of my favorite fighters and I expected him to win so seeing him lose was disappointing especially because he could have become the champion. I am pretty sure because of the controversial decision Dana White will more than likely schedule a rematch between these two incredible fighters.
The other fights on this card where also pretty good but clearly could not compare to the main event. The other impressive fight on the card was that between Ben Rothwell and Cain Velasquez. Cain Velasquez was undefeated coming into this fight and was thought to be a possible contender for Brock Lesnar in the heavyweight division. Velasquez dominated the fight and was quick to take Rothwell down. This was very advantageous to Velasquez because he has a very powerful ground and pound game and he sure used it. Velasquez would take a dominate position on Rothwell such as half guard and he would just pound his head in. eventually in the second round the referee had to stop the fight and thus Velasquez won by TKO. This sets up a great opportunity for a great fighter. Because Velasquez won this fight he could now be next in line for Brock Lesnar. Brock Lesnar is the current champion but he is really not that skilled of a fighter. He just uses his size advantage to take advantage of smaller fighters and dominate them physicaly. Brock Lesnar is actually a really bad face for the sport and he is giving the UFC a bad name. Brock is overly confident and disrespectful to other fighters which are not the real nature of the sport. So hopefully Velasquez who is very prideful can take his belt and get Lesnar out of the spot light.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Ad Analysis
This ad tells a mythical and legendary tale of an Irish whiskey brewer named John Jameson. The ad shows Jameson on a ship during a great storm. Suddenly one of his barrels of whiskey rolls of the boat into the ocean. Jameson decides he must save his whiskey and dives into the ocean after it. As he swims after the whiskey he encounters a giant octopus that presumably eats him. The next scene shows a great funeral and the narrator says “The next day there was a great funeral, all of Ireland was in attendance, including John Jameson.”
This ad is trying to appeal to young adults and drinkers. Its main goal is to sell its Irish whisky so it wants to try to capture the attention of young people who like to party and drink but more specifically people who are old enough to drink legally. The main way that this ad tries to get the attention of its audience is to appeal to their emotions or pathos.
This ad is a pathos argument because it attempts to be funny and get the audience’s attention by getting to them with humor. Many young people would think the story told about John Jameson would be fairly comical and they could laugh at the exaggeration displayed by the epic story. I think this ad works effectively in this aspect because humor is the emotion that appeals most to young people. Young people want to have a good time and be funny and not deal with serious issues so John Jameson’s story makes the audience laugh and therefore will most likely sell the product.
Although this ad focuses mainly on its pathos claim it also uses other factors to try to argue its case. One other thing John Jameson uses is ethos. This ad does not establish ethos in the sense that the character is knowledgeable and actually states facts or statistics but the character seems to get his ethos from his story. The story is very interesting and could be viewed as an epic so many people would think that “hey John Jameson was awesome so maybe I should get some of his whiskey.” Also, the story shows that clearly his whisky was worth risking his life over and worth battling a giant octopus so it must be good.
This ad also tries to make itself seem trustworthy. The ad does this by establishing its ethos and using the traditional Irish culture to indirectly establish its trustworthiness. By showing that the Irish endorse this product and it is a part of its culture the ad shows that the traditional Irish culture trusts this product to be a good one. If the Irish culture, which is known to be a drinking culture, trusts this product then it must be a good and reliable product for everyone.
Although the ad makes all these claims it never actually raises the statement that John Jameson whisky is the best or even good. This ad makes the impression that its product is elite and worth buying but it never once actually straight forward tells the audience that it is. The ad mostly focuses on the story of John Jameson whiskey and lets that establish its ethos and authority. I think that not saying that its product is the best actually helps the ad in achieving its goals. If the ad where to say that it where the best it might tarnish the subtleness that the product tries to emulate or it might make the ad seem to redundant and exaggerated. The ad already plays on telling an epic over exaggerated story so to add something to say how great the product is would be redundant to the theme of the story.
This ad’s argument also relies on culture to help its case. The John Jameson ad keys in on people of Irish culture. The ad does this by displaying the commercial as a sort of Irish folk tale or legend. People who are very into Irish culture or identify with being Irish would enjoy this because they feel like it makes them even more Irish to use this product. Also, the idea of the whiskey being traditional and a part of Irish culture helps its ethos. The ethos is improved because everyone knows that the Irish is a huge drinking culture so for a whiskey to have survived the ages and still be popular amongst the Irish means that it must be amazing.
Another culture this ad uses to appeal to its audience is that of the young modern culture. The commercial sets itself up like an epic movie that young people would be interested in watching. It makes the commercial have action and plot twists that keep you intrigued and that most young people would find funny. This is effective in making the ad more appealing because although commercials are short some get boring. This ad keeps the audience intrigued and makes them laugh every time they see it.
Ultimately, this ad is very successful in appeal to its audience because it establishes ethos and pathos and uses other things such as culture and trustworthiness to convey its message. All the things this ad does to carry its argument make sense and are effective yet subtle. At first glance you may not see how it uses the Irish tradition and history to help its cause but it uses it very strongly and effectively. All these key ideas make this add effective without making it present facts or information to persuade its audience. Instead this ad relies solely on ideas and culture to help it establish its points. Although now most audiences want pure facts and want logos or logic to sway their opinions this ad does it effectively without using logos. This is a breath of fresh air because sometimes people just want to see a funny ad that is not so serious and filled with facts and I believe that this ad delivers just that.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Must Win Championship.
Virginia Tech moved into the top five this weekend. This is extremely exciting because it just gets us one step closer to the National Championship which we could very well play in this year. After defeated Duke in a game that was to close for comfort we jumped Boise State in the rankings to move up to number five. In this game Virginia Tech’s offense was explosive and Tyrod Taylor showed why he is an all star by racking up 300 plus passing yards. This game was absolutely ridiculous and showed how powerful an offense we have. This was very important because after all the wins many critics still questioned if our offense could produce enough to make us a serious contender. This week we showed that we could do that with or without a strong running game.
Duke, who was not supposed to play this well, showed why their quarter back was an all ACC member. He played almost as well as Tyrod by putting up extremely similar stats. Because of Dukes play and ability to score so easily on us I must question our defense. Our defense is usually one of the strongest aspects of our team and carries us when we cant produce offensively. Our defense needs to play a lot better than they have previously if we are to be successful enough to be considered for a national championship.
Bud Foster, our defensive coordinator, should be able to handle the team and make sure they bounce back after a disappointing game. The defense played down to Duke because they under estimated their skills. As a team we cannot afford to do this if we intend to be successful and win every game. We can’t let our performance and rankings get to our heads and make us think we are untouchable. This has happened to many teams when they think too big of themselves. This is especially key considering how many top ten teams have fallen this year because they played down to teams. Bud Foster has always been in control of this defense so I’m sure they won’t have any problems bouncing back to their winning ways.
Also, this upcoming weekend the Florida Gators play the LSU Tigers. This is a great game and very important to Tech fans. Either way the game goes Virginia Tech will move up in ranking. LSU has been very close in many games this year and they will be playing the number one team in the nation. Florida may be without their starting quarter back though. Tim Tebow suffered a concussion last week and he is attempting to recovering from this crucial injury. If the Gators do not win this game however the Hokies will still move forward. Also, we do not have to worry about the victors of this game staying ahead of us because three of the four teams ahead of us are in the SEC. This means that two of them will presumably play in the SEC championship game and the third would then not be the SEC champion so they would not play in the National Championship. Alabama however seems untouchable and if they where the team in the number one slot I do not know if the voters would chose us to play against them considering we already lost to them this season. This is very disappointed because I belive from the start of the season until now we are a much improved team.
Once again though we still need the Texas Longhorns to lose and fall behind us in the rankings. Texas still hasn’t been tested so they could still lose a game. Later in the year they play the Oklahoma Sooners who just lost to the Miami Hurricanes who we dominated last week. This is very important for our Championship hopes because now that Oklahoma has two loses even if they defeat the Longhorns they will not jump us in rankings.
Next week we play Boston College who in past years has been growing into a serious rival. Boston College has not been as good this year and I’m sure this will be an easy win but we do not need to play down like we did against Duke. Hopefuly we are back in line and our offense plays just as well as it has been in the past few weeks and we completely and utterly dominate the Eagles for our homecoming game.
Duke, who was not supposed to play this well, showed why their quarter back was an all ACC member. He played almost as well as Tyrod by putting up extremely similar stats. Because of Dukes play and ability to score so easily on us I must question our defense. Our defense is usually one of the strongest aspects of our team and carries us when we cant produce offensively. Our defense needs to play a lot better than they have previously if we are to be successful enough to be considered for a national championship.
Bud Foster, our defensive coordinator, should be able to handle the team and make sure they bounce back after a disappointing game. The defense played down to Duke because they under estimated their skills. As a team we cannot afford to do this if we intend to be successful and win every game. We can’t let our performance and rankings get to our heads and make us think we are untouchable. This has happened to many teams when they think too big of themselves. This is especially key considering how many top ten teams have fallen this year because they played down to teams. Bud Foster has always been in control of this defense so I’m sure they won’t have any problems bouncing back to their winning ways.
Also, this upcoming weekend the Florida Gators play the LSU Tigers. This is a great game and very important to Tech fans. Either way the game goes Virginia Tech will move up in ranking. LSU has been very close in many games this year and they will be playing the number one team in the nation. Florida may be without their starting quarter back though. Tim Tebow suffered a concussion last week and he is attempting to recovering from this crucial injury. If the Gators do not win this game however the Hokies will still move forward. Also, we do not have to worry about the victors of this game staying ahead of us because three of the four teams ahead of us are in the SEC. This means that two of them will presumably play in the SEC championship game and the third would then not be the SEC champion so they would not play in the National Championship. Alabama however seems untouchable and if they where the team in the number one slot I do not know if the voters would chose us to play against them considering we already lost to them this season. This is very disappointed because I belive from the start of the season until now we are a much improved team.
Once again though we still need the Texas Longhorns to lose and fall behind us in the rankings. Texas still hasn’t been tested so they could still lose a game. Later in the year they play the Oklahoma Sooners who just lost to the Miami Hurricanes who we dominated last week. This is very important for our Championship hopes because now that Oklahoma has two loses even if they defeat the Longhorns they will not jump us in rankings.
Next week we play Boston College who in past years has been growing into a serious rival. Boston College has not been as good this year and I’m sure this will be an easy win but we do not need to play down like we did against Duke. Hopefuly we are back in line and our offense plays just as well as it has been in the past few weeks and we completely and utterly dominate the Eagles for our homecoming game.
Metallica Why?
This week while looking for things to do I decided to look concerts in the area. I saw many concerts at James Madison and other local colleges but not much at Virginia Tech. I then saw that Metallica, the band that sings Virginia Techs theme song Enter Sandman, was playing a show at rival university Virginia. This completely blew my mind. Why in the world would Metallica play a show at UVA but not at one of the colleges that embraces them so much?
Some may say that the city of Blacksburg has a lot less people and that Metallica would not want to come here because of that reason. I find this to be very illogical because Virginia Tech is the largest college in Virginia and I am sure every student would show up to see Enter Sandman blasted through Lane Stadium by the band itself. The stadium would all jump up and down and go absolutely crazy just like at every single sporting event. Lane stadium would sell out and Metallica would have 66,000 plus screaming fans at their concert.
Also, the stupid Virginia students could never appreciate Metallica on the level that Virginia Tech does. Virginia Tech considers Metallica and that song to be a huge part of our culture so I think it’s just wrong that they aren’t playing here. It seems like the only logical place for Metallica to play.
Some may say that the city of Blacksburg has a lot less people and that Metallica would not want to come here because of that reason. I find this to be very illogical because Virginia Tech is the largest college in Virginia and I am sure every student would show up to see Enter Sandman blasted through Lane Stadium by the band itself. The stadium would all jump up and down and go absolutely crazy just like at every single sporting event. Lane stadium would sell out and Metallica would have 66,000 plus screaming fans at their concert.
Also, the stupid Virginia students could never appreciate Metallica on the level that Virginia Tech does. Virginia Tech considers Metallica and that song to be a huge part of our culture so I think it’s just wrong that they aren’t playing here. It seems like the only logical place for Metallica to play.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Hokie Dreams.
This weekend my beloved Hokies tookhost to one of the most over hyped teams in all of college football. Saturday Miami, a perennial under achiever, came in to Blacksburg expecting to get a win and continue their unbeaten season. It has been years, 2005 to be exact, since Miami was in the top ten rankings and of course they were very excited to believe they had regained the glory of years passed. What Miami had to do to continue their great season and national championship hopes was to beat Virginia Tech.
However, they failed. The Hokies completely dominated one of the “best” teams in the nation and shut down a much heralded young quarter back in Jacory Harris. Although I was not in attendance, darn you ticket lottery, I watched this tremendous game on TV with the roar of Lane echoing in the background. Virginia Tech out performed Miami on every side of the ball. The Hokies’ defense, offense, special teams, and coaches all put on an impressive show and dominated Miami. Some things about this game that much excited me where that this game seemed to be the return of Tyrod Taylor. He finally showed up and played with the skill and explosiveness of the years past but he also showed much improvement in his passing game. This aspect is very important for Virginia Tech because Tyrod is a leader of the offense with a lot of young players around him. Tyrod must stay poised and perform well so the team will play well. Also, when he plays on this level it opens up the offense more, it gets a rhythm going, and it gives the rest of the team confidence.
Another thing that was very impressive about Virginia Tech’s performance was that the defense, which had not performed well all season, bounced back and played on an extremely high level. Virginia Tech’s defense is usually one of the best in the nation and typically out performs everyone and leads the team to victory but s far this season the Hokies’ defense ranked in the 100s which is unacceptable according to defensive coordinator Bud Foster. All week before the game Foster put up the stats of the season so far in the locker room to remind the players of how poorly they have been. Foster also trained them harder than before and clearly his efforts paid off.
Something else that caught my eye about this game is the performance of Ryan Williams. Every game he just keeps getting better and better. Williams has such a heavy work load, running the ball 35 times on Saturday, but he continues to play very well and impress me. it seems to me like he just keeps getting faster and strong and his moves keep getting more exciting. Also, it blows my mind that he is just a redshirt freshman and he is playing like he has years of NFL experience. Williams stats just keep getting better too. He is already the best running back in the ACC as far as yards per game goes and he is approaching being one of the leading rushers in the nation.
All of these things from this weekend’s game get me especially excited for what im about to move into. National Championship hopes. This year Virginia Tech came into the season feeling like we could be Championship contenders if we beat Alabama. Clearly we did not win that game but because of the top ten performances on Saturday which lead to many upsets it seems like us Hokies still have hope. Virginia Tech has already moved into the number six position and are waiting on the door step of top five status.
Our hopes are only brightened considering the teams ahead of us. Boise State falls just ahead of us in the number five spot. This is good news for us Hokies. Although the Broncos remain undefeated they play in a non-BCS conference. This means that they do not automatically qualify to be in a BCS bowl if they win their conference title. Because of this many of the coaches and voters for the BCS rankings will not vote for Boise State even if they deserve it more than we do.
At the number four spot sits the LSU Tigers. This weekend the Tigers were almost upset by Mississippi State and in two weeks they have to battle Florida, the undefeated reigning National champions. If somehow by some miracle LSU makes it out of that game they still have to battle the number three ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. At number three spot is Alabama who we fell to earlier in the year. If somehow Alabama makes it out of the regular season unscathed they will still face Florida, who falls at number one, in the SEC championship game. Either way this game goes we will be moving up. The biggest problem we face falls at number two in the nation. The Texas Longhorns remain undefeated in a conference which they dominate.
Texas has looked unbeatable almost in every single game. Their offense has been explosive and they do not seem to lack on any phase of the game. For us to move ahead of the great Longhorns they must lose. Texas still has some chances to lose. Texas still has several ranked opponents left on their schedule and the best chance for them to lose is most likely when they must play Oklahoma State. The Longhorns have the best chance of losing that game because they must go on the road to play against the Cowboys. If somehow Texas manages to make it through that tough game they still have the Sooners and Kansas to play against and the big 12 championship game.
If all these games go our way we still have one thing we must do though. Virginia Tech must still win the remainder of the games. If we remain a one loss team we have a very good chance of winning our first National Championship.
However, they failed. The Hokies completely dominated one of the “best” teams in the nation and shut down a much heralded young quarter back in Jacory Harris. Although I was not in attendance, darn you ticket lottery, I watched this tremendous game on TV with the roar of Lane echoing in the background. Virginia Tech out performed Miami on every side of the ball. The Hokies’ defense, offense, special teams, and coaches all put on an impressive show and dominated Miami. Some things about this game that much excited me where that this game seemed to be the return of Tyrod Taylor. He finally showed up and played with the skill and explosiveness of the years past but he also showed much improvement in his passing game. This aspect is very important for Virginia Tech because Tyrod is a leader of the offense with a lot of young players around him. Tyrod must stay poised and perform well so the team will play well. Also, when he plays on this level it opens up the offense more, it gets a rhythm going, and it gives the rest of the team confidence.
Another thing that was very impressive about Virginia Tech’s performance was that the defense, which had not performed well all season, bounced back and played on an extremely high level. Virginia Tech’s defense is usually one of the best in the nation and typically out performs everyone and leads the team to victory but s far this season the Hokies’ defense ranked in the 100s which is unacceptable according to defensive coordinator Bud Foster. All week before the game Foster put up the stats of the season so far in the locker room to remind the players of how poorly they have been. Foster also trained them harder than before and clearly his efforts paid off.
Something else that caught my eye about this game is the performance of Ryan Williams. Every game he just keeps getting better and better. Williams has such a heavy work load, running the ball 35 times on Saturday, but he continues to play very well and impress me. it seems to me like he just keeps getting faster and strong and his moves keep getting more exciting. Also, it blows my mind that he is just a redshirt freshman and he is playing like he has years of NFL experience. Williams stats just keep getting better too. He is already the best running back in the ACC as far as yards per game goes and he is approaching being one of the leading rushers in the nation.
All of these things from this weekend’s game get me especially excited for what im about to move into. National Championship hopes. This year Virginia Tech came into the season feeling like we could be Championship contenders if we beat Alabama. Clearly we did not win that game but because of the top ten performances on Saturday which lead to many upsets it seems like us Hokies still have hope. Virginia Tech has already moved into the number six position and are waiting on the door step of top five status.
Our hopes are only brightened considering the teams ahead of us. Boise State falls just ahead of us in the number five spot. This is good news for us Hokies. Although the Broncos remain undefeated they play in a non-BCS conference. This means that they do not automatically qualify to be in a BCS bowl if they win their conference title. Because of this many of the coaches and voters for the BCS rankings will not vote for Boise State even if they deserve it more than we do.
At the number four spot sits the LSU Tigers. This weekend the Tigers were almost upset by Mississippi State and in two weeks they have to battle Florida, the undefeated reigning National champions. If somehow by some miracle LSU makes it out of that game they still have to battle the number three ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. At number three spot is Alabama who we fell to earlier in the year. If somehow Alabama makes it out of the regular season unscathed they will still face Florida, who falls at number one, in the SEC championship game. Either way this game goes we will be moving up. The biggest problem we face falls at number two in the nation. The Texas Longhorns remain undefeated in a conference which they dominate.
Texas has looked unbeatable almost in every single game. Their offense has been explosive and they do not seem to lack on any phase of the game. For us to move ahead of the great Longhorns they must lose. Texas still has some chances to lose. Texas still has several ranked opponents left on their schedule and the best chance for them to lose is most likely when they must play Oklahoma State. The Longhorns have the best chance of losing that game because they must go on the road to play against the Cowboys. If somehow Texas manages to make it through that tough game they still have the Sooners and Kansas to play against and the big 12 championship game.
If all these games go our way we still have one thing we must do though. Virginia Tech must still win the remainder of the games. If we remain a one loss team we have a very good chance of winning our first National Championship.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Victory is Sweet
This weekend unlike many weekends was actually a successful one for me as far as football goes. This week my Hokies won in one of the most epic games of time and I am proud to say I witnessed it. This game was completely intense from start to finish. During the game people where going crazy, screaming at the top of their lungs, and jumping up and down in celebration.
This game started with a bang because on the first drive Dyrell Roberts returned the kickoff for an almost touchdown to lead the Hokies to a great drive. From this point on however the game was pretty slow. Most drives ended in punts or field goals and there were a few lead changes but nothing too exciting. As the end of the game got nearer the excitement began to pickup because it was dire that Virginia Tech scored to put them in the lead. Many drives where unsuccessful and just put the end of the game nearer.
Finally as time grew even closer to 0:00 the seemingly final opportunity presented itself. The Hokies had just one more drive to score and take the lead for good. It was fourth down and Tyrod through a zipping pass to Roberts which sipped right through his hands. After this play many people gave up hope and began to leave the stadium and the Nebraska fans where happy as could be.
This was not the end though. Nebraska got the ball back but was unsuccessful on their ensuing drive and had to punt the ball. This gave us one last hope that Tyrod would come through and lead us to victory. Once again it was fourth down however. This was the final shot of the game. Tyrod dropped back, looked around, scrambled out of the pocket, avoided a sack and then heaved the ball downfield into the arms of wide open Danny Coale. This miraculous play of course lead us to victory and I celebrated like no other. I should not have worried I knew my Hokies would not disappoint me.
On the other hand I had a overwhelming feeling the my Buffalo Bills would disappoint with yet another loss. This week the Bills played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I thought the Bills where sure to lose, this wasn’t my first rodeo as a Bills fan I know how the seasons go, so I wasn’t expecting a lot. But despite preparing for the worst and hoping for the best the Bills did win. This is especially good because the bills had just got off a crushing loss on Monday night to the Pats. Also the Bills where without Marshawn Lynch who is arguably our best player. This just added to the lackluster play that the Bills have been presenting in previous years. Although I could not watch this game on TV it surprised me because the bills where victorious and seemed like they played fairly well. This is a very god change of pace and I so desperately hope it continues. I am not too sure if I can take another season of disappointment.
This game started with a bang because on the first drive Dyrell Roberts returned the kickoff for an almost touchdown to lead the Hokies to a great drive. From this point on however the game was pretty slow. Most drives ended in punts or field goals and there were a few lead changes but nothing too exciting. As the end of the game got nearer the excitement began to pickup because it was dire that Virginia Tech scored to put them in the lead. Many drives where unsuccessful and just put the end of the game nearer.
Finally as time grew even closer to 0:00 the seemingly final opportunity presented itself. The Hokies had just one more drive to score and take the lead for good. It was fourth down and Tyrod through a zipping pass to Roberts which sipped right through his hands. After this play many people gave up hope and began to leave the stadium and the Nebraska fans where happy as could be.
This was not the end though. Nebraska got the ball back but was unsuccessful on their ensuing drive and had to punt the ball. This gave us one last hope that Tyrod would come through and lead us to victory. Once again it was fourth down however. This was the final shot of the game. Tyrod dropped back, looked around, scrambled out of the pocket, avoided a sack and then heaved the ball downfield into the arms of wide open Danny Coale. This miraculous play of course lead us to victory and I celebrated like no other. I should not have worried I knew my Hokies would not disappoint me.
On the other hand I had a overwhelming feeling the my Buffalo Bills would disappoint with yet another loss. This week the Bills played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I thought the Bills where sure to lose, this wasn’t my first rodeo as a Bills fan I know how the seasons go, so I wasn’t expecting a lot. But despite preparing for the worst and hoping for the best the Bills did win. This is especially good because the bills had just got off a crushing loss on Monday night to the Pats. Also the Bills where without Marshawn Lynch who is arguably our best player. This just added to the lackluster play that the Bills have been presenting in previous years. Although I could not watch this game on TV it surprised me because the bills where victorious and seemed like they played fairly well. This is a very god change of pace and I so desperately hope it continues. I am not too sure if I can take another season of disappointment.
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