"Football is like life,
it requires perseverance, self-denial,
hard work, sacrifice, dedication,
and respect for authority."
-Vince Lombardi
It is here. FINALLY. If you guessed College Football season you were correct. It’s like God opened the gates of heaven, haha. The second the Wisconsin game started on Thursday night I knew it was going to be a good season. AHHHHHH I’m so excited that I don’t even know where to start!
Okay, the obvious: FSU beat University of Louisiana-Monroe 34-0 (my prediction had been 42-0, so I was close). Can I just say I’m impressed by Mark Stoops and our defense. I mean I loved Mickey Andrews, don’t get me wrong, but in the start of his second season with Florida State he’s created what looks to be one of the best defenses I’ve seen, as least since 1999. EJ Manuel had his first start of the season and as his nerves went away you could see that he means business this season, which is exciting. Clint Trickett also looks promising as our backup quarterback (and is 100% for the season, so far, in an AWESOME touchdown pass). In the end we looked like the Top 10 team that we are, and after looking at the new polls that came out today Top 5!
In other football news UF looked good under their new coaching staff. It surprised me that they allowed Florida Atlantic to score as much as they did, but they still got the job done. The biggest surprises were Notre Dame being upset by South Florida, Central Florida shutting out Charleston Southern, Auburn pulling a win against Utah St out of their butts, and Clemson struggling early against Troy (but getting the win in the end). All I have to say is I can't wait to watch the rest of season unfold, especially this Saturday.
Some interesting stats for you coming out of the first week: of all the games played, starting Thursday night through Monday night, 4 teams shut out their opponents (Ohio St, FSU, Rutgers, and UCF) and the ACC teams finished 8-4.
It feels so good to be back in the element of college football. I did hit a little bit of overload at dinner after the FSU game though, but I think it's because there were so many great games on that I was trying to pay attention to. All I know is I love not having to worry about homework on the weekends so I can get lost in the games, forget my troubles and just relax.
This weekend Justin and I (and you, if you'd like to join) will be watching the FSU vs Charleston Southern game at The Varsity (formerly Buffalo Wild Wings) before the real game of the evening starts at 8, Notre Dame vs Michigan. I'll try to do better about posting my sports blogs right after game day instead of waiting until the middle of the week.
Lastly the NFL season kicks off tomorrow as does my fantasy league. Mallory and I are heads up this weekend and I'm nervous to see how my team does. I'll let you know next week though :)
In other football news UF looked good under their new coaching staff. It surprised me that they allowed Florida Atlantic to score as much as they did, but they still got the job done. The biggest surprises were Notre Dame being upset by South Florida, Central Florida shutting out Charleston Southern, Auburn pulling a win against Utah St out of their butts, and Clemson struggling early against Troy (but getting the win in the end). All I have to say is I can't wait to watch the rest of season unfold, especially this Saturday.
Some interesting stats for you coming out of the first week: of all the games played, starting Thursday night through Monday night, 4 teams shut out their opponents (Ohio St, FSU, Rutgers, and UCF) and the ACC teams finished 8-4.
It feels so good to be back in the element of college football. I did hit a little bit of overload at dinner after the FSU game though, but I think it's because there were so many great games on that I was trying to pay attention to. All I know is I love not having to worry about homework on the weekends so I can get lost in the games, forget my troubles and just relax.
This weekend Justin and I (and you, if you'd like to join) will be watching the FSU vs Charleston Southern game at The Varsity (formerly Buffalo Wild Wings) before the real game of the evening starts at 8, Notre Dame vs Michigan. I'll try to do better about posting my sports blogs right after game day instead of waiting until the middle of the week.
Lastly the NFL season kicks off tomorrow as does my fantasy league. Mallory and I are heads up this weekend and I'm nervous to see how my team does. I'll let you know next week though :)
Can I just say that I scrolled through the sports stuff and found myself at the end of your blog. Highly disappointed at the moment :(
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