tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31550288929900423762024-03-14T06:06:40.909-05:00Marquette Golden Eagles FanI graduated from Marquette in Spring 2009 earning a bachelors degree in Communication Studies with a minor in Public Relations.
We are... MARQUETTEGoldenEaglesFanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804910394687061954noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155028892990042376.post-45707254203150775482011-05-11T14:44:00.001-05:002011-05-11T16:03:57.026-05:00Athletes, Models, and Reporters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>My Dad was the one responsible for introducing me to sports. As a child, I was involved in soccer, swimming, and basketball. I continued these three sports through middle school. When I enrolled at Washington-Lee High School for some reason I decided to drop all three sports and peruse three completely new sports. My freshmen year, I decided to run cross-country and join the crew team and row. I made both Varsity teams as a freshman which was an amazing accomplish for me since I had never competed in either sport. In crew, I was on boats that went to Stotesbury in Philadelphia and to Nationals. My junior year, I was burnt out from rowing and decided to join the lacrosse team. Again, I made varsity but in my opinion I wasn't really good. I thought lax was a great sport and I had fun but as a team we sucked in competition.<br />
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I am also a huge fan of attending sports events and if my teams are within driving distance, I GO! My teams include the <a href="http://www.gomarquette.com/">Marquette Golden Eagles</a> (NCAA), the <a href="http://www.packers.com/">Green Bay Packers</a> (NFL), the <a href="http://www.detroitredwings.com/">Detroit Red Wings</a> (NHL), <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/">Chelsea FC</a> (EPL) and the <a href="http://www.uwbadgers.com/">Wisconsin Badgers-Football</a> (NCAA). My dad is responsible for making me a sports fan because he raised me as a Packers and Badgers fan since he's originally from Madison and a UW alum. Little did he know that I would grow up and become such a big sports fan.<br />
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Now that you have a brief background on the teams I support, let me tell you about the coaches and players I've met.<br />
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<a href="http://www.uwbadgers.com/genrel/alvarez_barry00.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Coach, Barry Alverez</span></a>, Uni. of Wisconsin Football (8.30.2003: in Morgantown, WV) - Coach Alverez and the Badgers were pulling up in their buses with a police escort when he was the first off the bus to greet me and my three friends who were all painted out. He thanked us for coming and said that he was excited to kick-off the season! I guess he was serious because on the first possession, the Badgers blocked a punt and recovered the ball in the end-zone where we were siting (10 rows up) and apparently on TV going nuts!<br />
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<a href="http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-baskbl/wis-m-baskbl-body.html">Wisconsin Badgers Basketball Team</a>:<br />
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<a href="http://www.nba.com/playerfile/devin_harris/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Devin Harris</span></a>, at the time Dallas Mavericks "NBA - Rookie" but now with Utah Jazz (2/18/2005 in Denver CO "All-star weekend") - I waited patiently outside with other NBA fans of the hotel where the All-stars were staying and saw Devin Harris, the former stud the Wisconsin Badgers Basketball team. No one in the group of fans knew who he was except me. At the time, he was talking to this attractive girl when I yelled for "Devin, I'm the biggest Badger fan in the world!" He looked up because I caught his attention. I continued by telling him "I have pictures with your former team and I want one with you!" He responded "I got you, I got you!" 10 minutes later, Devin was still talking to that girl... so I yelled again from the barrier gate, "Dude are you coming to see these pics?" He sent the girl over first to check the pictures out and yelled "He's telling the truth." So he came over and saw that I was wearing a Badgers shirt and we got a picture together and we conversed. I told him that if he had stayed his senior year to play for the Badgers that they'd be in first place in the Big Ten and that they'd win the Conference out right. He agreed. <br />
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<a href="http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=600&ATCLID=23045"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bobby Purify</span></a>, Running Back for University of Colorado (Regis University Bball game in Denver, Colorado) - When I attended Regis University my freshmen year, my best friend played, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Turner Scholl</span>, played basketball for them. As a result, I became close with both the mens and womens teams. One of the girls on the women's team was seeing Bobby Purify who was the star Running Back for the Buffaloes. I went over and introduced myself and sat with him for a few minutes during half-time since there wasn't many people/fans at the game.<b> </b><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdli5BX-eENN9Eg581K6a2SajnXrQxkI0Emfu-n-bHu80feGT7RdBN_p0p32mY6k8LSnxNkwoGsJaZtv3SzCDvmYJwHZtdjRuX7CY7VgDeyb80yWNQShcf19FqQ8YMSvSUr1wtmA9_5ac/s1600/185754_514994240454_20306696_6303646_3640_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdli5BX-eENN9Eg581K6a2SajnXrQxkI0Emfu-n-bHu80feGT7RdBN_p0p32mY6k8LSnxNkwoGsJaZtv3SzCDvmYJwHZtdjRuX7CY7VgDeyb80yWNQShcf19FqQ8YMSvSUr1wtmA9_5ac/s200/185754_514994240454_20306696_6303646_3640_n.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="http://www.nba.com/coachfile/george_karl/">Coach, George Karl</a> (3.24.2005 in Denver, CO) - While sitting court-side of the Lakers at Nuggets game, a classmate of mine from Regis University approached me and gave my friend Turner and I, VIP tickets to the Nuggets locker-room since he worked for the team. While waiting for the players to change, I saw Carmelo Anthony walk passed and met <a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/87/earl-boykins">Earl Boykins</a> and his wife (who is also very short). I also met the head coach, George Karl who asked me to hold his shoes while he signed autographs. He was a downed to earth and really cool.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MvPC6CFgPjEf7T7eNAj5cbaC65YO7BNMafB3ZQMtupTmt75rVll4OEvAN8UTZ7WDertuAz4a7j1HWo8Di7i1x30pNEVKf7jhEGn5hVAEX022HniKIZ835dnlSSETX8HSKeqInNOh7mA/s1600/200592_514994190554_20306696_6295930_6759_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MvPC6CFgPjEf7T7eNAj5cbaC65YO7BNMafB3ZQMtupTmt75rVll4OEvAN8UTZ7WDertuAz4a7j1HWo8Di7i1x30pNEVKf7jhEGn5hVAEX022HniKIZ835dnlSSETX8HSKeqInNOh7mA/s200/200592_514994190554_20306696_6295930_6759_n.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="http://www.shaunwhite.com/bio/results/">Shaun White</a> "Flying Tomato" (X-Games 2005 in Aspen, CO) - My friends and I from Regis University decided to drive up to Aspen for the Winter X-games. I lucked out because one of the guys on my dorm wing had a chalet that we could stay at. When we arrived to base of the mountain, we walked up along side of the Half-pipe to watch the women's event. While we were watching the snowboarders warm-up, one of the boarders stopped right in front of us. I couldn't see the face of what I thought would be a girl since they were next on the schedule, I tried to use my charming voice and ask "how are you doing?" To my surprise, the snowboarder responded in a deep voice, "not bad at all." Then I noticed some red hair peeking out and asked "Are you Shaun White?" "Sure am" replied the snowboarder. Shaun asked us "where you guys from?" and we told him "from all over but we go to college in Denver." He responded "right on! Well guys what trick should I do for you guys next?" So I said a "1080." He gave us all a fist pound and dropped into the pipe and did a 1080 for us. So awesome! I'd like to add that the blue outlining of the Halfpipe is made up of Blue Raspberry Syrup. I ate some of it and it was like a giant snow cone!!<br />
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<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/"><b>Chelsea Football Club</b></a> (07.23.2009 in Baltimore, MD)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Terry</td></tr>
</tbody></table>After sneaking into the InterContinental Hotel to see if the Chelsea FC was staying there; my friend Alex and I decided to go to the lobby restaurant to order some food. As we walked towards the restaurant we passed a ballroom set up with plates and a buffet style. After ordering our food, a little boy with a Chelsea shirt came running in and yelled to his mom "They're here!" I didn't believe him so I got up and walked towards the ballroom and sure enough, the entire team was sitting down for dinner. After a while, Hotel security, Jerome, walked in and said "If you are not staying in<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Asley Cole</td></tr>
</tbody></table>the hotel or have not yet ordered food, you have to leave now." Luckily, Alex and I had just ordered our food. Jerome returned and said "the Chelsea players are finishing up their meal and will come in here to relax any minute. You are not allowed to approach them, take photos, or ask for autographs."<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Petr Cech</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Two minutes later, in walks Captain, Legend, Leader, <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/page/PlayerProfileDetail/0,,10268%7E5593,00.html"><b>John Terry</b></a>! He came right up to me since I was wearing his #6 England jersey. He made his rounds, saying hello to the handful of Chelsea Fans and returned to sit next to me for about an hour. We talked about David Beckham and Landon Donovan's relationship as well as if the MLS would ever be as popular as the EPL. While I was conversing with JT, <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/page/PlayerProfileDetail/0,,10268%7E5476,00.html"><b>Ashley Cole</b></a> and Goal Keeper, <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/page/PlayerProfileDetail/0,,10268%7E30593,00.html"><b>Petr Cech</b></a> came over!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deco</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Didier Drogba</td></tr>
</tbody></table>After finishing dinner, Alex and I went up to the players rooms where we met <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/page/PlayerProfileDetail/0,,10268%7E29254,00.html"><b>Deco</b></a> and Golden Boot winner, <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/page/PlayerProfileDetail/0,,10268%7E28142,00.html"><b>Didier Drogba</b></a>. John Terry was laying on the table face down, butt naked, getting a massage while the rest of the guys were watching "Keeping up with the Kardashians." The masseuse, even offered me to strip down for a free massage. I chuckled and said "you guys don't want to see the bear," and everyone laughed. After about 30 minutes, we decided to leave the hotel on our own and not over stay our welcome. This was the best night of my life!<br />
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<b>Caitlin "Katie" Uze </b>(11.24.2010 in Arlington, VA) - 2010-2011 Miss Virginia. I went to high school with Katie at Washington-Lee High School. The night before Thanksgiving, I ran into Katie and I congratulated her on her win and we briefly caught up. I didn't want to bother her because she was with her boy friend but she posed for a quick photo before I left the bar.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/marq-m-baskbl-body.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">MARQUETTE Golden Eagles Basketball teams</span></a> (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) Notable Players include <a href="http://www.nba.com/playerfile/steve_novak/">Steve Novak</a> (NBA - San Antonio Spurs), <a href="http://www.nba.com/playerfile/jerel_mcneal/">Jerel McNeal (</a>NBA D-league), <a href="http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/james_dominic00.html">Dominic James</a>, <a href="http://www.nba.com/playerfile/wesley_matthews/">Wesley Matthews</a> (NBA - Portland Trailblazers), <a href="http://www.nba.com/playerfile/lazar_hayward/">Lazar Hayward</a> (NBA - Minnesota Timberwolves), & J<a href="http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/butler_jimmy00.html">immy Butler</a>. Other teammates include <a href="http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/johnsonodom_darius00.html">Darius Johnson-Odom</a>, <a href="http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/buycks_dwight00.html">Dwight Buycks</a>, Maurice Acker. My personal friends were <a href="http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/lott_jamil00.html">Jamil Lott</a>, Wesley Matthews, <a href="http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/blackledge_lawrence00.html">Lawrence "Trend" Blackledge</a>, <a href="http://www.goterriers.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/hazel_patrick00.html">Patrick Hazel</a>, <a href="http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/cubillan_david00.html">David Cubillan</a>, <a href="http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/fulce_joseph00.html">Joe Fulce</a>, & <a href="http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/otule_chris00.html">Chris Otule</a>.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><br />
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</tbody></table><a href="http://iuhoosiers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/crean_tom00.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Coach Tom Crean</span></a>, at the time Marquette University, now at Indiana University. (We met several times in Milwaukee, WI) - I can't remember the first time I met Coach Crean but I know it was during my first year as a student at Marquette. He autographed my MU basketball and a MU flag.<br />
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</tbody></table><li> After LeBron James made his announcement of "taking his talents to South Beach" I was able to find decent priced tickets on eBay for when Miami Heat was in town to play the Washington Wizards. After the game, I maneuvered my way near the Miami tunnel where after scoring 33 points and leading the Heat to a 123-107 victory, he came over and gave me his arm sleeve... when really all I wanted was him to sign #3 Wade, Marquette Jersey!</li>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTiwOj2dWQtWWUJRcOD-isi8_ApFtKnXv1WIjJ2g85dBB2eJ49-ryZNRWdRyOHN2eLB3Nh-nB7UuX4ZaaAQ7qgFFAjeb6pFH4r938c_OoEGosG_YeaBH-HKEDukVkswq2tyK-c0Fu1BHM/s1600/n20306696_34542040_1406.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTiwOj2dWQtWWUJRcOD-isi8_ApFtKnXv1WIjJ2g85dBB2eJ49-ryZNRWdRyOHN2eLB3Nh-nB7UuX4ZaaAQ7qgFFAjeb6pFH4r938c_OoEGosG_YeaBH-HKEDukVkswq2tyK-c0Fu1BHM/s200/n20306696_34542040_1406.jpg" width="163" /></a><a href="http://www.jaybilas.com/aboutjay.html"><b>Jay Bilas</b> </a>(1.26.2009 in South Bend, IN) - a four year starter at Duke University who is now an analyst for ESPN. I drove to South Bend for the Marquette at Notre Dame Basketball game which Marquette won 71-64. After the game, I went court-side and asked Jay for a picture which he agreed to.<br />
This past season (2011) I was selected to shoot Free-Throws during the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden where I won Reese's Peanut Butter Cups for a year. As I was walking off the court I passed Jay Bilas who was covering the game and he pointed at me a winked. I'm just going to pretend that he remembered meeting me 2 years earlier!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrVgfH_U-TgcjsvQ4GVYL27apaGLHp9KnPa4M8-El5OIeuMHhM_w__Y5G5gvTEGLRLRHlIVIlJxE_Xq5IbRG3pTbLNGWv2MLUggnXVpFn5kx0Yr5sPC2P43Dfb_wS0WpCe4wfBVoIAWY8/s1600/n20306696_34675624_8298150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrVgfH_U-TgcjsvQ4GVYL27apaGLHp9KnPa4M8-El5OIeuMHhM_w__Y5G5gvTEGLRLRHlIVIlJxE_Xq5IbRG3pTbLNGWv2MLUggnXVpFn5kx0Yr5sPC2P43Dfb_wS0WpCe4wfBVoIAWY8/s200/n20306696_34675624_8298150.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="http://www.uwathletics.com/blogs/default.aspx?postid=567"><b>Mike Kelley</b></a> (3.7.09 in Milwaukee, WI) - is the former point guard for the UW-Badgers that let the team to the Final Four in 2000. Kelley now works for ESPN as a game announcer. When Syracuse was in town to play Marquette on "Senior Night" Kelley was covering our game so during halftime I went to the center table to request a photo. I told him that my older sister Cecile who attended UW when Kelley was a student had a massive crush on him. He laughed and I thanked him for the photo. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKldjAJ8ThuK5_WMDWWAOKvcm64rtyxCGmqdZ3QhHqR8ckW3NigOiqZoFgbhqGOInxeLI6zU1ZtKKzRVRnO8_bANcJMO9wxWpr2sX5YqJ-xl5jgWEYTzVjDSbE5FxlWXsHN_X9h0vOARE/s1600/IMG_5870.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKldjAJ8ThuK5_WMDWWAOKvcm64rtyxCGmqdZ3QhHqR8ckW3NigOiqZoFgbhqGOInxeLI6zU1ZtKKzRVRnO8_bANcJMO9wxWpr2sX5YqJ-xl5jgWEYTzVjDSbE5FxlWXsHN_X9h0vOARE/s200/IMG_5870.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="http://www.nba.com/playerfile/laphonso_ellis/bio.html"><b>LaPhonso Ellis</b></a> (3.9.2011 in New York City, NY) - was an All-America College Basketball player who played 10 years in the NBA. He is now an analyst for ESPN and can be seen on "College Basketball Live." While walking the streets in Manhattan, I passed Ellis and was like "Hey that's LaPhonso!" and he smiled so I asked for a picture. We quickly discussed his thoughts about the Big East Conference and I told him to keep praising Marquette on TV!<br />
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<b> </b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1exJ_4w8fF7lPTL5n3W-THcu5VIoJupojj0QrSUB-UA7y8BhQ8d_jwtK60xHWG2xas5pqBfqPyGuCuzSdkdgNEDrP9j2Rhkj-dvLrj7QdX0ZUxkwcJc_N2mvWOljau2U93MdpLhMNe4/s1600/IMG_6020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1exJ_4w8fF7lPTL5n3W-THcu5VIoJupojj0QrSUB-UA7y8BhQ8d_jwtK60xHWG2xas5pqBfqPyGuCuzSdkdgNEDrP9j2Rhkj-dvLrj7QdX0ZUxkwcJc_N2mvWOljau2U93MdpLhMNe4/s200/IMG_6020.JPG" width="200" /></a><b><a href="http://www.cbssports.com/cbssports/team/jnantz">James "Jim" Nantz</a> </b>(3.24.2011 in Newark, NJ) - Jim was covering the NCAA East Regional Basketball tournament at the Prudential Center. I took the Bolt Bus from DC to Newark for $3.00 round-trip. I wanted to attend the open practice held the day before the games. I saw Marquette, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Ohio State all practice for FREE! During the 4th practice session, I was sitting front row watching OSU's Jon Diebler make 3 after 3 when Jim Nantz walked past me. I quickly asked if we could get a photo. He told me that I had a nice jersey and that Coach Al McGuire was his all-time favorite coach. When we were posing for a photo someone asked Jim who he thought was going to win the Masters because he is known for his coverage during that Major Golf Tournament - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHiRgq7rLlY">A tradition unlike any other</a>.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgH3sWsS90e99vn1BJM3IyKRE0jIJBQGbOfT4LAHSRRVDTUebuxbaIBV6yfyVVDqD2LjKAfop59KwJRYies3XX4OW9H90GKe8n572YEnl8S8CZuWbNz1W6YqKk-jScoFPLtMG_l5t96M/s1600/IMG_6095.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgH3sWsS90e99vn1BJM3IyKRE0jIJBQGbOfT4LAHSRRVDTUebuxbaIBV6yfyVVDqD2LjKAfop59KwJRYies3XX4OW9H90GKe8n572YEnl8S8CZuWbNz1W6YqKk-jScoFPLtMG_l5t96M/s200/IMG_6095.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="http://www.cbssports.com/cbssports/team/ckellogg"><b>Clark Kellogg</b></a> (3.25.2011 in Newark, NJ) After attending the Marquette vs North Carolina game & the Ohio State vs Kentucky game I returned to my hotel where I went straight to the bar. While I was conversing with Lizzy and other MU fans when Clark Kellogg walked in. He was gracious enough to take a moment and pose for a picture.GoldenEaglesFanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804910394687061954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155028892990042376.post-67373397424749422252011-01-26T21:36:00.001-06:002011-01-26T21:36:59.631-06:00Hey Vince, let's get our Trophy Back!<style>
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</style> </div><div class="MsoNormal">Even though I was raised in the D.C. Area, I have been a <a href="http://www.packers.com/">Green Bay Packers</a> fan since I was born. My Dad, a true Wisconsinite, introduced me to sports and the Packers. When I was 10-years-old, he bought me my first cheese head. I had to wear a baseball hat under the foam so it would fit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUI42SXb_Dqkf06giGYrnW36BOXCu8_A0zkkZDuqqPksftffcVz5A-PciimLN2ODZK84onzUy4rZGp7W-K68OvMTfonFc0OsEZ4c6wZj12uwIDD5PWgYZ8ncrIBl1fg2FkveTcSoLE4xk/s1600/IMG_4513.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUI42SXb_Dqkf06giGYrnW36BOXCu8_A0zkkZDuqqPksftffcVz5A-PciimLN2ODZK84onzUy4rZGp7W-K68OvMTfonFc0OsEZ4c6wZj12uwIDD5PWgYZ8ncrIBl1fg2FkveTcSoLE4xk/s320/IMG_4513.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"> I am now 25-years-old and the Packers are making their 3<sup>rd</sup> Super Bowl appearance in my lifetime in Arlington, TX at Cowboys Stadium.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The first time I saw the Packers play in a Super Bowl was in 1997 against the <a href="http://www.patriots.com/">New England Patriots</a>. I was 12-years-old for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXI">Super Bowl XXXI (New Orleans)</a> and I have five vivid memorize from watching on TV from our living room. </div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><style>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">1. Brett Favre’s first pass in his first Super Bowl appearance was a touchdown pass.</div><div class="MsoNormal">2. Desmond Howards 99-yard kick return.</div><div class="MsoNormal">3. Antonio Freemen’s 81-yard touchdown reception from Favre. </div><div class="MsoNormal">4. Favre running down the middle of the field holding his helmet high.</div><div class="MsoNormal">5. Reggie White running down the sideline with the Lombardi Trophy. </div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">The second time I saw Green Bay play was the following season in 1998 when I was a 6<sup>th</sup> grader. My best friend in 6<sup>th</sup> grade was Ryan Noriega and his favorite team was the Denver Broncos. It was only fitting that our two teams would meet in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXII">Super Bowl XXXII (San Diego)</a>. This match-up was between two future Hall of Fame Quarterbacks, one in the prime of his career in Brett Favre and the other nearing the end of his career in John Elway. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Even though the Packers lost 31-24, this was the best Super Bowl I had ever seen up-to-date. Watching <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Fall03/Dawson/salute.jpg&imgrefurl=http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Fall03/Dawson/pioneers.html&usg=__lI7xTgUXUHRTSc3zy7AzGI9YQqo=&h=300&w=200&sz=11&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=MQhyj1uQCgYTEM:&tbnh=148&tbnw=99&ei=FORATbytK8nogAe5jtnSAg&prev=/images%3Fq%3DTerrell%2BDavis%2Bsalute%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1408%26bih%3D639%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=403&oei=AeRATa63CoKKlwfqraz5Ag&esq=7&page=1&ndsp=23&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=64&ty=44">Terrell Davis</a> run for 3 touchdowns was frustrating. Especially, when I learned that Davis had a migraine throughout the majority of the game. Davis was awarded the Super Bowl MVP and to this day I cannot get his touchdown "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SHNT_j-xNw">mile-high salute</a>" out of my head. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Now, after waiting 13 years, the Packers are returning to the Super Bowl to face the <a href="http://www.steelers.com/">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> in <a href="http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/45">Super Bowl XLV (Dallas)</a>. Like the previous two Green Bay super bowls, I will be watching the game in the DC area with friends and family. I wish I could affor<a href="http://www.ticketexchangebyticketmaster.com/NFL/InventoryBrowse/Super-Bowl-XLV-Tickets-at-Cowboys-Stadium-in-Arlington?PID=952007&intcmp=tm104787&wt.mc_id=NFL_LEAGUE_SB_PAGE_SB_LINK&exctcmp=NFL_Superbowl_tickets_SBLV">d a ticket to go to the BIG GAME</a> but unfortunately, being a recent college graduate; I do not have the luxury yet. One Day I will go to the Super Bowl to cheer on my GREEN BAY PACKERS in the SUPER BOWL!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Go PACK Go</div>GoldenEaglesFanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804910394687061954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155028892990042376.post-73824853796878474582011-01-10T15:18:00.000-06:002011-01-10T15:18:18.681-06:002011 Rose Bowl Video<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/IVvifV6fDXg?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>GoldenEaglesFanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804910394687061954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155028892990042376.post-45814568415378372582011-01-09T19:21:00.045-06:002011-01-10T00:12:32.558-06:002011 Rose Bowl<span style="font-weight: bold;">RECAP:</span><br />As I mentioned in one of my previous blog posts, I am the black sheep in my family when it comes to not going to University of Wisconsin (Madison) for college.<span style=""> </span>I decided to attend Marquette University in Milwaukee instead.<span style=""> </span>However, since Marquette does not have a football team, I cheer for the Badgers in football.<br /><br />That being said; minutes after Wisconsin beat Michigan in the Big House on Nov. 20 2010, I booked our flight and hotel to Los Angeles (LAX) even though there was one weekend left in the season.<span style=""> </span>With Ohio State having to play Michigan in Columbus; Michigan State having to play at Penn State; and the Badgers hosting the nerds from Northwestern, I was confident Wisconsin was going to be headed to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl.<span style=""> </span>It was a bit of a risk because Wisconsin needed a three-way-tie with OSU and MSU or an MSU loss.<br /><br />As the last week of the regular Big Ten season concluded, my gamble paid off with the Buckeyes, Spartans, and Badgers all winning, sending Wisconsin to the Rose Bowl.<span style=""> </span>Wisconsin received the invite to the Rose Bowl because they finished ahead OSU and MSU in the BCS standings.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/wis-m-footbl-body.html">Wisconsin</a> was set to play <a href="http://gofrogs.tcustory.com/football/">Texas Ch</a><a href="http://gofrogs.tcustory.com/football/">ri</a><a href="http://gofrogs.tcustory.com/football/">stian University</a> aka “The Little Sisters of the poor,” according to OSU president, E. Gordon Gee.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />TRAVEL:</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>On Dec. 30 2010, my girl friend and I flew from Chicago (ORD) to LAX.<span style=""> </span>While walking through the terminal at O’Hare, it was sight to see Badger fans waiting to board all the flights out west.<span style=""> </span>Our <a href="http://www.aa.com/">American Airlines</a> flight was 75% full of people wearing red.<span style=""> </span>Little did I know, this was just the beginning of what was to come.<br /><br />Once we arrived in LA and picked up our Hybrid from Hertz we went straight to <a href="http://www.in-n-out.com/">In-N-Out Burger</a> to get the true Southern Cal experience. Afterwards, we checked-in to our hotel at the <a href="http://www.sofitel.com/gb/hotel-0937-sofitel-los-angeles/index.shtml">Sofitel</a><a href="http://www.sofitel.com/gb/hotel-0937-sofitel-los-angeles/index.shtml"> in Beverly Hills</a>.<span style=""> </span>My sister works for the<a href="http://www.sofitel.com/gb/hotel-3293-sofitel-washington-dc-lafayette-square/index.shtml"> Sofitel in Washington DC</a>, so we were able to get an excellent rate.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PARTY ON THE PIER:</span> <p class="MsoNormal">We then drove to Santa Monica for the “Party on the Pier,” an event organized by the University of Wisconsin.<span style=""> </span>We got caught in the stereotypical LA traffic, on the way the Pier, but nonetheless we made it.<span style=""> </span>While walking across the overpass to the pier, we could see the Pacific Ocean and then we saw it… the Sea of Red!<span style=""> </span>There were approximately 35,000 Badger fans gathering on the pier and in the parking lot. With a stage set up in the N.W. corner of the parking lot, the UW Band and Cheerleaders performed and former badger stars such as Heisman Trophy winner, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRik7VspH4U">Ron Dayne</a> and Brooks Bollinger spoke about their past experiences at the Rose Bowl.</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9f6xEV6lFBzMLI_130dXWYfk6sIZDB126IpZdsDBWW7enTLGGARr8ExK6vHktJIHkG_uT02em98gM-wO0IR6zpFdpkwaaIjkTkbVgxltZ1EkpXOuQrM76wxbzmJAfpLJYtbQZA-vXQP0/s1600/IMG_5071.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9f6xEV6lFBzMLI_130dXWYfk6sIZDB126IpZdsDBWW7enTLGGARr8ExK6vHktJIHkG_uT02em98gM-wO0IR6zpFdpkwaaIjkTkbVgxltZ1EkpXOuQrM76wxbzmJAfpLJYtbQZA-vXQP0/s320/IMG_5071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560395791827979650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLvZ0_dwT6Y4uynundegjzyWuOcEjq7YZ-_1mr0x3hMjBEAvgydAsYycEi5zD4wvB5AdqC2dDjyZlMzro9v1IU7TvIlxwihdWY7XSKVt1R4av3bNKNR0VUuYr0mkI04nb2FQFTnnVscA/s1600/IMG_5069.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLvZ0_dwT6Y4uynundegjzyWuOcEjq7YZ-_1mr0x3hMjBEAvgydAsYycEi5zD4wvB5AdqC2dDjyZlMzro9v1IU7TvIlxwihdWY7XSKVt1R4av3bNKNR0VUuYr0mkI04nb2FQFTnnVscA/s320/IMG_5069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560394307596083362" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">After spotting the 2010 Big Ten Champions arrive in 4 buses, Lizzy and I made our way through the sand to greet the players.<span style=""> </span>I yelled at J.J. Watt “He J.J. can I get a picture?” “Sorry dude, I can’t,” he replied. At this moment I wished I were 20-years younger b/c he wouldn’t say no to a 5-year-old haha.</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRUencsp69SmRZTfQJU1MhtZuEu0q5WnJQxU7Hi_cZCtAcy3vIXWbH517fjX1J9xN5bpzh4-Dth018mwV7yabo3mNhZrmN7Wx5jlFu475jIewms7_JCMSb3An2ZV8-cUdxkvwnVaDZPHk/s1600/IMG_5116.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRUencsp69SmRZTfQJU1MhtZuEu0q5WnJQxU7Hi_cZCtAcy3vIXWbH517fjX1J9xN5bpzh4-Dth018mwV7yabo3mNhZrmN7Wx5jlFu475jIewms7_JCMSb3An2ZV8-cUdxkvwnVaDZPHk/s320/IMG_5116.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560396367563028130" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU3BnKq5IJY2bjkfCLJnm1Pgv90Jpprj9taA2p3_An1prVmS9cXA-875c5ydjBu7RF6Yh6O58PDnBHRSE-OdwOZ2Kpl6G8nWiM_SVjfvzKWwAuZ9yIKDj0NdscBPvsLkyiWIM6N5IjyEU/s1600/IMG_5127.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU3BnKq5IJY2bjkfCLJnm1Pgv90Jpprj9taA2p3_An1prVmS9cXA-875c5ydjBu7RF6Yh6O58PDnBHRSE-OdwOZ2Kpl6G8nWiM_SVjfvzKWwAuZ9yIKDj0NdscBPvsLkyiWIM6N5IjyEU/s320/IMG_5127.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560397082479783746" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">During the pep-rally, I met up with my Aunt and Uncle and two cousins.<span style=""> </span>We then went to dinner at an Italian Restaurant called Il Fornaio.<span style=""> </span>The food looked better then it tasted and the service was terrible.<span style=""> </span>The cool thing about the restaurant was that Badger Fans occupied every single table.</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kBO9JD0v1aKN1INtDWI2bWTg88xGSN34I7h54cLEodxBagKSp5J0IlQC6Sr1pbo8eAYiW16vGnhY4Z2neGr4o4lbRZSxz53seQpezQcgEOwlYW1Juy-euxc62m6PAM1Vz6sF497ClUI/s1600/IMG_5098.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kBO9JD0v1aKN1INtDWI2bWTg88xGSN34I7h54cLEodxBagKSp5J0IlQC6Sr1pbo8eAYiW16vGnhY4Z2neGr4o4lbRZSxz53seQpezQcgEOwlYW1Juy-euxc62m6PAM1Vz6sF497ClUI/s320/IMG_5098.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560397798158297426" border="0" /></a></p><span style="font-weight: bold;">LA LIFESTYLE:</span> <p class="MsoNormal">We spent the last day of the 2010 year exploring.<span style=""> </span>In the morning, we looked up breakfast places and came across <a href="http://www.natenal.com/">Nate n’ Al </a>which happened to be on an episode of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2GfRq3Vrf4&feature=related">Ento</a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2GfRq3Vrf4&feature=related">urage</a>. When we showed up, there was a 20-minute waiting list.<span style=""> </span>The crowd was a mix of celebrities, TCU fans, Badger fans, and regulars.</p><p class="MsoNormal">While we were waiting to be seated, the greatest interviewer of all time, <a href="http://larrykinglive.blogs.cnn.com/">Larry King</a> grazed shoulders with Lizzy.<span style=""> </span>We were then seated next to a couple that were regulars.<span style=""> </span>The man was on the phone with Scarlett Johansen and murmured to his friend that “Scarlett will here in 45-minutes.” The gentleman, who and the end, introduced himself as Peter, told us that Larry King lives a block away from Nate n’ Al’s and has breakfast here every morning.<span style=""> </span>The lady, who did not give her name worked for the media.<span style=""> </span>They were really nice people and seem to know a lot about celebrities.</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSk-stB3c43MVNK5HToc0DAFPxqimVsgNZHBSLdYvR0kWpjwv4n251GolEVL1XI-rR6BXaopPtNK94Q6UyTvFtpBqa51uMCmGXNOQn_6w0HSW2s8CAezbTz4oSjqiNv_MIlAJdMrbuxo/s1600/IMG_5138.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSk-stB3c43MVNK5HToc0DAFPxqimVsgNZHBSLdYvR0kWpjwv4n251GolEVL1XI-rR6BXaopPtNK94Q6UyTvFtpBqa51uMCmGXNOQn_6w0HSW2s8CAezbTz4oSjqiNv_MIlAJdMrbuxo/s320/IMG_5138.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560400163131980754" border="0" /></a></p>After having the best breakfast of my life (bacon, eggs, bagel, and hashbrowns), we walked around Beverly Hills to do some window-shopping.<span style=""> </span>Everywhere we turned we saw TCU and Wisconsin fans.<span style=""> </span>Lizzy has a love for cupcakes so we went to a cupcake bakery called <a href="http://www.sprinkles.com/">Sprinkle</a><a href="http://www.sprinkles.com/">s</a>.<span style=""> </span>We then decided to drive around 90210 and explore the houses.<span style=""> </span>On the neighborhood street corners, tables were set up selling “celebrity house maps.”<span style=""> </span>We decided not to buy one but we passed some gated homes where we saw celebrity tour busses parked outside the walls—So we knew we were in the correct location.<br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0sIctEGBRjwVPyVQAVRBdt_vIqh2qeXDkzkFmcq6k4fRhtN7QU9IT0mrIi6-wgu1w1i-483c7d5f3DY4DsYhelW5oB9JS7sosZJUotHnB6WQ9AMDUSERnm9gP1kyGLAOrtTChlfcSCE/s1600/IMG_5142.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0sIctEGBRjwVPyVQAVRBdt_vIqh2qeXDkzkFmcq6k4fRhtN7QU9IT0mrIi6-wgu1w1i-483c7d5f3DY4DsYhelW5oB9JS7sosZJUotHnB6WQ9AMDUSERnm9gP1kyGLAOrtTChlfcSCE/s320/IMG_5142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560398846144500242" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgoyqo-CMJRQV7IFB9qaT_e7NBp6UJGsRzBAzXv2Yiw58bOhNzqEcKEU9CcPuJy8dY_0ZaJ3aNPin-xVIWN8eF56znmNrJHgJsR-kSbz4QiaV4RiE1zspOr6bfvoETu_HEJ-Cp28Kga3s/s1600/IMG_5143.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgoyqo-CMJRQV7IFB9qaT_e7NBp6UJGsRzBAzXv2Yiw58bOhNzqEcKEU9CcPuJy8dY_0ZaJ3aNPin-xVIWN8eF56znmNrJHgJsR-kSbz4QiaV4RiE1zspOr6bfvoETu_HEJ-Cp28Kga3s/s320/IMG_5143.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560399561988068210" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Afterwards, we drove to the <a href="http://www.staplescenter.com/">Staples Center</a> and visited the Downtown Area.<span style=""> </span>When we arrived they were setting up for a TCU fan event.<span style=""> </span>I overheard one TCU fan say “That’s the only Badger Fan (referring to me) I’ve seen all trip. He must be lost.” I looked at him and said, “You should have gone to Santa Monica yesterday b/c there were 40,000 people in red roaming around.”<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Having already been to Hollywood, Lizzy and I decided to skip the Walk of Fame and go on the hunt for the Hollywood sign.<span style=""> </span>We wanted to see how close we could get to the sign.<span style=""> </span>We found ourselves in a neighborhood called Hollywoodland and got what seemed to be 400 yards away from the sign.<span style=""> </span>After the hunt, we returned to our hotel to freshen up for New Years Eve.</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPWFy5oBhHvwTIZ7A6aOXO3QpNI-EGqknIT-N_ozR60r7a8kP0lKf5Dk5H9mupdxdXevu6hyphenhyphenPRYBp6QDE0V0uYdttRAw2-BMuuihVPaTARTvyPDld_6BPeWt1th3LQQcdLCI-MiUxZW0/s1600/IMG_5182.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPWFy5oBhHvwTIZ7A6aOXO3QpNI-EGqknIT-N_ozR60r7a8kP0lKf5Dk5H9mupdxdXevu6hyphenhyphenPRYBp6QDE0V0uYdttRAw2-BMuuihVPaTARTvyPDld_6BPeWt1th3LQQcdLCI-MiUxZW0/s320/IMG_5182.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560401241115403922" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">NEW YEARS EVE:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I made a 6:30 reservation at <a href="http://www.lawrysonline.com/theprimerib_beverlyhills_gen_info.asp">Lawry’s Prime Rib </a><a href="http://www.lawrysonline.com/theprimerib_beverlyhills_gen_info.asp">in Be</a><a href="http://www.lawrysonline.com/theprimerib_beverlyhills_gen_info.asp">ve</a><a href="http://www.lawrysonline.com/theprimerib_beverlyhills_gen_info.asp">rly </a><a href="http://www.lawrysonline.com/theprimerib_beverlyhills_gen_info.asp">Hills</a> when we booked our flights.<span style=""> </span>I came across this restaurant after reading <a href="http://www.tournamentofroses.com/the-rose-bowl-game/history/lawrys-beef-bowl">about t</a><a href="http://www.tournamentofroses.com/the-rose-bowl-game/history/lawrys-beef-bowl">he </a><a href="http://www.tournamentofroses.com/the-rose-bowl-game/history/lawrys-beef-bowl">Bee</a><a href="http://www.tournamentofroses.com/the-rose-bowl-game/history/lawrys-beef-bowl">f Bowl</a>.<span style=""> </span>Lawry’s hosts the Beef Bowl where both Rose Bowl teams compete against one another eating 20 oz prime ribs.<span style=""> </span>Wisconsin won the 2010 Beef Bowl with one Badger player eating seven 20 oz Prime ribs.<span style=""> </span>I ordered the Beef Bowl Cut and struggled to finish it but succeeded!<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5_WnB8w4QR2Y7X7-PEzzJMABFWSICd4UpPZu8saFrovIejwvX8q2Vh7nNM3ZuEPWH1e_6L6t9F9gHxv1dxBbIPIVwhpIO3SCrn696SyPOA4W3oBlr64OBDV1rp0QZ44t3Wxaasw7mcs/s1600/IMG_5191.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5_WnB8w4QR2Y7X7-PEzzJMABFWSICd4UpPZu8saFrovIejwvX8q2Vh7nNM3ZuEPWH1e_6L6t9F9gHxv1dxBbIPIVwhpIO3SCrn696SyPOA4W3oBlr64OBDV1rp0QZ44t3Wxaasw7mcs/s320/IMG_5191.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560402594175039202" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_UMl-8p4G_H5kXAzjeu-YNaOwr4RX9NyYEsjHRq7jXG2COVNVofBNkZH3cXCFQPakv8PfdQHUVxy-D_S9Fe9Epavj1E2oUmxEy_GsRiYuCFnIJrYnpnJCYNrcl3TN0XCjMsNhYBd_2Q/s1600/IMG_5204.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_UMl-8p4G_H5kXAzjeu-YNaOwr4RX9NyYEsjHRq7jXG2COVNVofBNkZH3cXCFQPakv8PfdQHUVxy-D_S9Fe9Epavj1E2oUmxEy_GsRiYuCFnIJrYnpnJCYNrcl3TN0XCjMsNhYBd_2Q/s320/IMG_5204.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560403285691927730" border="0" /></a></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">ROSE BOWL PARADE:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">After dinner, we returned back to the hotel to call it an early night.<span style=""> </span>We stayed up to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKpRXswgDwU&feature=related">watch the Ball drop in New York’s Times Squ</a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKpRXswgDwU&feature=related">are</a> and then went to sleep.<span style=""> </span>We had to be up at 5am to head to Pasadena because we were told traffic and parking would be an issue if we left at 6:30 like we wanted.</p><p class="MsoNormal">We took the elevator down to the lobby, where we were greeted by 200 TCU fans waiting to board three charter busses bound for Pasadena. We parted the purple sea by walking right through them.</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-F8uCr2p8rDU2gkQojmt0O1asSEthW5WzLw0TWG0kIgTZyf41ueNmkW3GUGPE7ntlZe0i8thzBfMSsdrgd8PL1NUwfxq0cXCFu0cA8yjKjOMKznJGwKJulrd-GM71pGevW8leN7D-sM/s1600/IMG_5210.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-F8uCr2p8rDU2gkQojmt0O1asSEthW5WzLw0TWG0kIgTZyf41ueNmkW3GUGPE7ntlZe0i8thzBfMSsdrgd8PL1NUwfxq0cXCFu0cA8yjKjOMKznJGwKJulrd-GM71pGevW8leN7D-sM/s320/IMG_5210.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560404265346300738" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCS4xPeTKnRf79tKDuWICCxd6SmlOiTMYHZO5OxCX5Llu3MwlQ8PzAr4EeBU2_7kdxbOptwpYc_seKebjXmDMYBH3Nb1-NwA3Y8uqY80vBRcWQMXhDy7Fd4fCXtLTANaVHTfNb1uctVg/s1600/IMG_5211.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCS4xPeTKnRf79tKDuWICCxd6SmlOiTMYHZO5OxCX5Llu3MwlQ8PzAr4EeBU2_7kdxbOptwpYc_seKebjXmDMYBH3Nb1-NwA3Y8uqY80vBRcWQMXhDy7Fd4fCXtLTANaVHTfNb1uctVg/s320/IMG_5211.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560406100869224226" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">As we approached the stadium, we took the first exit for Pasadena because we saw the glow of break-lights a ¼ mile beyond the exit. We parked in Lot H for $40 right outside the stadium with the temperature hovering above freezing.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Lizzy and I walked towards Colorado Ave. in downtown Pasadena to go watch the Rose Bowl Parade.<span style=""> </span>To be honest, I was not thrilled to attend the parade but attending this particular parade has been Lizzy’s dream. However, after hours of standing on the side of the road, watching marching bands, cowboys and floats pass—the wait was well worth it.<span style=""> </span>The size and detail that went into the floats was amazing.<span style=""> </span>I highly recommend attending this event in one’s lifetime.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27_HQUBmWLktRlCvYHMJGIFa3eQmz4HzIyTNyZyc44z7VH1m_JbxFg8WrV3Re2iAoCq_tQWw3eTzJ5u3fAfjuVuJTKVju_l_WcIjYrXuj3O48x0cSshIxXKzMurFxx29RiPmt6y7Xdeo/s1600/IMG_5231.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27_HQUBmWLktRlCvYHMJGIFa3eQmz4HzIyTNyZyc44z7VH1m_JbxFg8WrV3Re2iAoCq_tQWw3eTzJ5u3fAfjuVuJTKVju_l_WcIjYrXuj3O48x0cSshIxXKzMurFxx29RiPmt6y7Xdeo/s320/IMG_5231.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560409309771770530" border="0" /></a></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">PRE-GAME:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We then walked back to the stadium to attend the public tailgate located between Lot H and the stadium.<span style=""> </span>We enjoyed some good food but I highly recommend tailgating on your own, if you have the equipment.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Around 1:00pm we made our way towards Gate 4 of the Rose Bowl.<span style=""> </span>Our seats were located in tunnel 4, row 9 seats 13 & 14. <span style=""> </span>I have never heard of a section called tunnel 4 and found that interesting until we walked into the stadium.<span style=""> </span>We literally had to walk through a dark tunnel to get to our seats.<span style=""> </span>As we neared the end of the tunnel the Southern California sunlight started to appear and my heart started to race. A huge smile filled my face as I saw the perfectly green gridiron. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2iGk5bg2v9MSddtauecFv9Qe4RigPZmwEhdgv3RurzA7b8kduNhygEEm2odIbZCtiuNGtac6u3dVXasLPUEDbB-Ce6aA54FeXUGhp8Xuv5c5aair_7gNev9EttU9fMLuKL-fGw5xJOk/s1600/IMG_5371.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2iGk5bg2v9MSddtauecFv9Qe4RigPZmwEhdgv3RurzA7b8kduNhygEEm2odIbZCtiuNGtac6u3dVXasLPUEDbB-Ce6aA54FeXUGhp8Xuv5c5aair_7gNev9EttU9fMLuKL-fGw5xJOk/s320/IMG_5371.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560410452371466322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FLx2BdpXrCpOgdj0ujB5zpZKrhqZSnLE3jCIgCf51qhihlwowc_0VlNCaG-HlWhkqnGSDTqMRgJTC6LAX9qgAoxE8fm3cjhccZP4mdV_4-w6NoKah159zWWD2UHGg1V-MFVKHRBu8uE/s1600/IMG_5376.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FLx2BdpXrCpOgdj0ujB5zpZKrhqZSnLE3jCIgCf51qhihlwowc_0VlNCaG-HlWhkqnGSDTqMRgJTC6LAX9qgAoxE8fm3cjhccZP4mdV_4-w6NoKah159zWWD2UHGg1V-MFVKHRBu8uE/s320/IMG_5376.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560411462803790418" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Our seats were located on the Badgers sideline 9 rows up on the 35-yardline!<span style=""> </span>I was in awe when I saw our seats.<span style=""> </span>Since we arrived early for the game, I was able to spot <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRik7VspH4U">Ron Dayne</a> on the sideline chatting to personnel.<span style=""> </span>When I was 11-years-old my dad bought me <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRik7VspH4U">Ron Dayne’s #33 Jersey</a> for Christmas. As soon as I spotted the “Great Dayne” pointed at me and gave me the head nod!<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZNGos1q4ocTe60J5Sx1V-uNqHq50M3Dgzagi7pbE3JNuZQc9_RsqjKwCjYC8nXz9ROls4cec9TVLXO_fRhkhu2xL94kK0IwyJ-53kb8MpTCCX5eAS5mcgmPTi51VXuaAG1eFy9zliOE/s1600/IMG_5406.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZNGos1q4ocTe60J5Sx1V-uNqHq50M3Dgzagi7pbE3JNuZQc9_RsqjKwCjYC8nXz9ROls4cec9TVLXO_fRhkhu2xL94kK0IwyJ-53kb8MpTCCX5eAS5mcgmPTi51VXuaAG1eFy9zliOE/s320/IMG_5406.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560414861746661426" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">The pre-game events were amazing—The TCU and UW bands performed; the U.S. Coast Guard had the game ball parachuted in; and during the national anthem there was a 4-jet flyover.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5ORd-mWpCnnlD5s31SpfBkwZQvVIGeJ1SVvrxzZTjn_kY2pAMhyzhUHuCOioVgMlLwbyIFK29Fd2w5QvjsjlB58KnuFR1l12vf2mFpacPLz8M9s83Hylfnov_3k2n4j02HxMZ3Vw_dY/s1600/IMG_5389.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5ORd-mWpCnnlD5s31SpfBkwZQvVIGeJ1SVvrxzZTjn_kY2pAMhyzhUHuCOioVgMlLwbyIFK29Fd2w5QvjsjlB58KnuFR1l12vf2mFpacPLz8M9s83Hylfnov_3k2n4j02HxMZ3Vw_dY/s320/IMG_5389.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560414548350772962" border="0" /></a></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">GAME TIME:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Attending the Rose Bowl was an awesome experience. The aerial view of the stadium is completely deceiving because 2/3 of the stadium was filled with red.<span style=""> </span>The aerial makes it look like it was 50/50 but there was a distinct line where the red began and the purple ended (TCU fans had 5 sections).</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzrDQQVRN58KjP-qwNf7t52YMq-12Tw6bqF7a31PihVFa5lgg-SXvbBo7OHM9RvAe___wDWQxCou4rA39eMpGnPUMKPBJ7gulvtep9WI7CmkDZPdRaSNNJlvCTQnst17z6IBND8KIsZ8/s1600/IMG_5481.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzrDQQVRN58KjP-qwNf7t52YMq-12Tw6bqF7a31PihVFa5lgg-SXvbBo7OHM9RvAe___wDWQxCou4rA39eMpGnPUMKPBJ7gulvtep9WI7CmkDZPdRaSNNJlvCTQnst17z6IBND8KIsZ8/s320/IMG_5481.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560416786639670642" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Wisconsin received the opening kick and Monte Ball broke a 40-yard run on the opening play of the game. The drive ended with an opening field-goal. TCU responded immediately with a touchdown and the game went back and forth.<span style=""> </span>Wisconsin concluded the first half with an approximately 6 minute drive and ended the half with a field goal. They headed to the locker room down by 1 point to TCU (14-13).<span style=""> </span>I should mention that in the first quarter, the Badgers missed a field goal.</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ni7Ua5BHepj3E5GvRQXqtDGRzKSiC-XmCxJxV_3KMGhGNVNXl8QkFFbqJIxTTpDyXHFUB1NjyaeZXWVnik6p6Mz0GMOoChBkQUVMuHprK33b35MCXhjQSPleKf5oIpx79k0DETlKQ74/s1600/IMG_5451.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ni7Ua5BHepj3E5GvRQXqtDGRzKSiC-XmCxJxV_3KMGhGNVNXl8QkFFbqJIxTTpDyXHFUB1NjyaeZXWVnik6p6Mz0GMOoChBkQUVMuHprK33b35MCXhjQSPleKf5oIpx79k0DETlKQ74/s320/IMG_5451.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560432027757290738" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The second half was dominated by the Horned Frogs.<span style=""> </span>The Badgers defensive coverage was terrible throughout the game.<span style=""> </span>They played soft coveage and got burned by the long ball and quick slants. Wisconsin had a chance to tie the game with 2:00 minutes remaining in the game having just scored a touchdown to be down 19-21.<span style=""> </span>Instead of running the ball with 1 of their 3 beast running backs, the Badgers tried to pass and failed to complete the 2-point conversion.</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFF2e9gszgQ6FdR8QCbFirPymCRo5-Z06hnvwHbvrYGVgKMWRPnt4QTrZFozGrqLLZmsfi4U0sFV3TZY8AUqjTqiGS8AMHUsM0ubvOiwj28q3NJnC8jol3cGTkIUP_PDj_KCWDewmcZ4/s1600/IMG_5469.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 115px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFF2e9gszgQ6FdR8QCbFirPymCRo5-Z06hnvwHbvrYGVgKMWRPnt4QTrZFozGrqLLZmsfi4U0sFV3TZY8AUqjTqiGS8AMHUsM0ubvOiwj28q3NJnC8jol3cGTkIUP_PDj_KCWDewmcZ4/s320/IMG_5469.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560420940156744002" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Badgers lined up for an on-side-kick and failed to recover it.<span style=""> </span>The TCU Horned Frogs converted a first down and were able to line up in victory formation.<span style=""> </span>I was really disappointed with the way the entire Badgers team performed (coaches, offense, defense, and special teams).<span style=""> </span>Congratulations to Texas Christian University for beating the Goliath of the Big Ten.</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6f27iS1sfW17f8Pomv1s_1fF2ikYBytBLmdlzMFEEUgKmQzI8tMwZCz53phfAsNryK4ScRhampaAymxMTcmgsm_RwBvwctRB1CtDdCos6Heu_y923VzfGtLf5_oRffOBiJlK7cMG36SE/s1600/IMG_5476.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6f27iS1sfW17f8Pomv1s_1fF2ikYBytBLmdlzMFEEUgKmQzI8tMwZCz53phfAsNryK4ScRhampaAymxMTcmgsm_RwBvwctRB1CtDdCos6Heu_y923VzfGtLf5_oRffOBiJlK7cMG36SE/s320/IMG_5476.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560421935506279890" border="0" /></a></p> Even though my team lost… Having attended the Rose Bowl was an experience I’ll never forget.<span style=""> </span>Special thanks go to my Papa for giving me the tickets for Christmas!<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>GoldenEaglesFanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804910394687061954noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155028892990042376.post-64114256897821306902010-04-18T12:42:00.001-05:002010-04-18T12:42:59.811-05:002009-10 Mens Basketball Highlight Video<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XXRwJQWCMAY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XXRwJQWCMAY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>GoldenEaglesFanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804910394687061954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155028892990042376.post-23840424196660317792010-04-10T23:59:00.010-05:002010-04-12T10:47:05.944-05:00CABO is Paradise<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">My girl friend, Lizzy and I decided to go on a romantic vacation. She is currently living in the burbs of Chicago while I am living across the river from Washington DC. Even though, I love the cold, we agreed to give her a break from the Windy City and go somewhere warm. We narrowed the search between San Diego, CA and Cabo, Mexico. The only request I had was that wherever we go I wanted wanted to go whale watching and swim in the ocean. As a result, we decided to go south of the boarder (despite State Department warnings) and head to Cabo San Lucas.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">After researching Cabo, I found that Cabo is one of the best whale watching locations in the world was Los Cabos (</span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8294427/ns/travel-summer_travel/">according to MSNBC</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">). While researching whale watching companies, I read that Cabo offered awesome snorkeling tours which interested me. In addition, my best friend recommended that I go jet skiing. Luckily, we had 4 full days to enjoy our vacation--which meant we could do all these activities if we wanted.</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZ8jfEuAGxj_A9oe5pn2tVtvJeo9zolC9JiVJW9eV0SKh_yGrbUSzB4BRNg8wZEUEkwjxNseU-NjoJfAdIQ_GpbrZCjlyRW58_6F1KD34tsNrRMrYIm_3cs3tdHKPhZljzN4DZYBU9WE/s1600/IMG_2924.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZ8jfEuAGxj_A9oe5pn2tVtvJeo9zolC9JiVJW9eV0SKh_yGrbUSzB4BRNg8wZEUEkwjxNseU-NjoJfAdIQ_GpbrZCjlyRW58_6F1KD34tsNrRMrYIm_3cs3tdHKPhZljzN4DZYBU9WE/s320/IMG_2924.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459277723251234818" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Lizzy's only desire was to relax. She is currently an aid in an Elementary School so she was eager to get a break from the kids and just sunbathe by the infinity pool. I promised that even if we did the activities I wanted to do, we'd still have time in the day to chill at the pool, which we did.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">We stayed at an All-Inclusive Resort called the </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.riu.com/en-us/Paises/mexico/los-cabos/hotel-riu-palace-cabo-san-lucas/oferta.jsp?src=tig_us_ppc_cabo_google_propertiespalacecabo_89rate&gclid=CNOLk7eB_qACFQk65QodFFSCwg"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Riu Palace</span></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">. When we checked-in to the resort we were immediately offered a drink of our choice. Shortly after, we noticed these men representing companies such as <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.travelocity.com/">Travelocity</a> and <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.applevacations.com/showStatic.do?command=showStaticPage&targetPage=/static/promotions/00402sp_springspecials_dl/index.jsp&kwcmp=KNC-AppleTop+5+Terms&ATTR=google&refcd=GO000000103394722s_apple_vacations&tsacr=GO4522380669">Apple Vacations</a>. Since we booked our trip through <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.travelocity.com/">Travelocity</a>, we approached the desk and asked the guy to help us make reservations for our activities. The guy who's name is Ricardo, gladly took the time and booked us all our activities in 45 minutes. He was an honest, friendly, and flat out awesome guy.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPepxrDzlNo247r55aTs6DWPw66Fz7I0kt_ALClzDJA_vkm7BhBC27K__oe4YPh03RA2fUQrgHHiBy1yiywIdVBnr_G_t2rooHjyYX1RCtpNPLVWnUCm3-FvqlKA49P_PbVSiU5UQVXAU/s1600/IMG_3138.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPepxrDzlNo247r55aTs6DWPw66Fz7I0kt_ALClzDJA_vkm7BhBC27K__oe4YPh03RA2fUQrgHHiBy1yiywIdVBnr_G_t2rooHjyYX1RCtpNPLVWnUCm3-FvqlKA49P_PbVSiU5UQVXAU/s320/IMG_3138.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458777003216575314" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></div><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Whale Watching </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">- We went whale watching with </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.oceanriders.com.mx/">Ocean Riders</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">,</span> the #1 rated whale watching company according to Ricardo. The cost of the tour was $70 US dollars per person and lasted a little over 2 hours because when we were returning to the marina our captain saw a Whale Shark so he circled to try to show us. Let me tell you, this experience was definitely worth the money! We were lucky because we spotted and followed a pod (5) Humpback Whales. We were so close to these beautiful mammals that I did not e</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">ven need to use my zoom on my Canon digital camera. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5iaCG2jZ6wpJa7ULTVT8rS_BmGPAA0PmmL42Wiv56nGue_VgcA9JqbYcOw5WEKcCZdShLOZOcl6TJV6dOGr-I9kOJAubHJD0CD79U_DWaAmx8R0iinUnnvS9pPeSim2q-BewE8ZnFyTE/s1600/IMG_3022.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5iaCG2jZ6wpJa7ULTVT8rS_BmGPAA0PmmL42Wiv56nGue_VgcA9JqbYcOw5WEKcCZdShLOZOcl6TJV6dOGr-I9kOJAubHJD0CD79U_DWaAmx8R0iinUnnvS9pPeSim2q-BewE8ZnFyTE/s320/IMG_3022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458777702966807890" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Jet Skiing </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">- We rented a jet ski for 1 hour for $90 US dollars which included Lizzy riding on the back of mine. I forgot the name of the company we used but I think it was called Baja Adventures. The company wasn't really friendly and they were dishonest but in the end I got what I wanted. The only regulations the company had while riding was not to pass a certain hotel along the coast but everything else was fair game. So as soon as Lizzy and I jumped on... I booked it! While we were on the Sea of Cortez, I got a feel for the jet ski. After we rounded the peninsula, I floored it out to the Pacific! The water was really choppy/wavy causing us the get airborne. There were several occasions when Lizzy almost flew off. I was so happy I wore sunglasses while on the jet ski because my face kept getting trenched by the waves. 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We departed the marina on a catamaran (sailboat) named the Pez Gato II which we sailed down the coast to Santa Maria Bay. The cost of the tour was $45 US dollars per person which included the equipment (masks and flippers), lunch (ham and cheese sandwich), and an open-bar!!! I was disappointed in the quality not quantity of fish--I saw a ton of fish but I was expecting more colorful ones. The water clarity was perfect--the color was breath taking! On the way back to the marina, we ate lunch, jammed to the music, and took tequila shots! </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QWGXx3IXNCBQhdLq2GW8Rdxuh2AN3uICe7YkItaFX_wFkiUdPiqcVv8ceNzNITk5PJQNQ2wd9W44hIgOdchIoQIQYSdsgeHE_hPGFQJy1nArWlCujzl4dnwTtUX9m-H0nlX1p2q51Wg/s1600/IMG_3120.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QWGXx3IXNCBQhdLq2GW8Rdxuh2AN3uICe7YkItaFX_wFkiUdPiqcVv8ceNzNITk5PJQNQ2wd9W44hIgOdchIoQIQYSdsgeHE_hPGFQJy1nArWlCujzl4dnwTtUX9m-H0nlX1p2q51Wg/s320/IMG_3120.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458779308817715074" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Our stay in Cabo was amazing. </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" href="http://www.riu.com/en-us/Paises/mexico/los-cabos/hotel-riu-palace-cabo-san-lucas/index.jsp#seccion"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Riu Palace</span></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span>was a great place to stay and I highly recommend it. The food was average (it was presented well but it looked better then it tasted). The service by the employees was great . In addition to the general buffet, our resort had 4 restaurants on site: The Steakhouse, Mexican, Misaki (Japanese), and Krystal (being the nicest) which all required reservations. We only ate at the Steakhouse and Mexican. We heard from a group of friends that the Krystal was over-rated and not worth waking up at 645am to make a reservation (1st come, 1st served) because the main course was awful (the desert wasn't apparently). We really enjoyed the steakhouse where we both ordered the rib-eye. The Mexican restaurant had the best view and an excellent salad bar. The fajitas (beef and chicken) were average. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQWICNbWlUSZlKnNARA9q5lERYV5CovZfDGFN0oev0IEOXpKO0ckr2FWSvbb9mtGhb_GsyMbcMpsY7J4SZ8KpXIdBltEB4Rs-CYb_vT6F1fmHWqPrUpLljw12m9hKa8yp6dGXmQgHCRM/s1600/IMG_3039.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQWICNbWlUSZlKnNARA9q5lERYV5CovZfDGFN0oev0IEOXpKO0ckr2FWSvbb9mtGhb_GsyMbcMpsY7J4SZ8KpXIdBltEB4Rs-CYb_vT6F1fmHWqPrUpLljw12m9hKa8yp6dGXmQgHCRM/s320/IMG_3039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458779870254192306" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">On our last night we decided to go explore dinning in town so we headed to </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.micasarestaurant.com/">Mi Casa</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span>which was delicious! 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<br /></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">I was watching the <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.fff.fr/">France</a> vs <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.fai.ie/">Ireland</a> soccer game which was the second leg of their playoff game, to advance to the <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/">2010 World Cup in South Africa</a>.<span style=""> </span>I am a huge soccer fan so I really wanted to watch this match. I should also mention, I am have dual citizenship with France and the US.<span style=""> </span>That being said—I was wearing my France soccer jersey cheering “Allez les Blues!” </p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">For those that didn’t see the game, France was up 1-0 on aggregate before the game even started, <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGtUr9ks6xQ">having won the first leg in Ireland</a>.<span style=""> </span>In order for Ireland to advance they needed to score two goals in the Stade de France or shutout France and score at least one goal in extra time (two 15 minute periods) and if the game was still 1-0 Ireland at the end of extra time, the game would go to penalty kicks.<span style=""> </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">Well, Ireland came out the gates fired up.<span style=""> </span>They were clearly the better team in the first half which is why they went into halftime leading 1-0 when<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01294/robbie-keane_1294414c.jpg">Robbie Keane</a> scored in the 33<sup>rd</sup> minute.<span style=""> </span>However, in the second half momentum shifted, but at the end of regulation, Ireland was still winning 1-0 meaning overall the score was tied 1-1 on aggregate forcing extra time.</p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">During extra time, France dominated.<span style=""> </span>Then in the 100<sup>th</sup> minute (I believe) <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.fff.fr/servfff/historique/historique_new.php?cherche_joueur=Anelka&x=0&y=0">Nicolas Anelka</a>, juked <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.nufc.com/images/shay-roi.jpg">Shay Given</a>, <span style=""></span>Ireland’s Goal Keeper with a clear opportunity to score in the box to tie the game but Given, took Anelka down but NO penalty kick was called.<span style=""> </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">I was watching this game in a soccer hooligan’s pub and the audience was split 50/50 on France and Ireland supporters. The entire bar thought the referee called a penalty kick and none of the Ireland fans complained that the referee pointed at the spot in the box.<span style=""> </span>We all thought France would now have the chance to take the lead in aggregates and finally advance to the 2010 World Cup.<span style=""> </span>However, from the angle of the camera man, the ref did not point at the penalty spot… he was pointing for a goal kick! Again, referee missed a major call!</p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">It wasn’t until the 104<sup>th</sup> minute when <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.fff.fr/servfff/historique/historique_new.php?cherche_joueur=Gallas&x=0&y=0">William Gallas</a> scored after a right footed pass from <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.fff.fr/servfff/historique/historique_new.php?cherche_joueur=Henry&x=0&y=0">Thierry Henry</a>.<span style=""> </span>However, the referee made another WRONG CALL.<span style=""> </span>The referee pointed to the center stripe to acknowledge Galas’s go ahead goal.<span style=""> </span>After a replay showed, Henry, clearly saved the ball from going out or bounds (baseline) and guided the ball to his foot and dished a pass to Gallas who headed in the goal.<span style=""> </span>After seeing what Henry did, in slow motion, it was difficult to celebrate such a controversial and wrong goal.<span style=""> </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="MsoNormalCxSpLast">France ended up winning 2-1 in aggregate goals earning them a spot in 2010.<span style=""> </span>The ref missed two obvious calls:</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -0.25in; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=""><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=""> </span>One call, in favor of Ireland, when Anelka was taken down in the penalty box and NO call was made.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -0.25in; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=""><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->One call, in favor of France, when Henry clearly handled the ball with his hand that lead to the go ahead goal.</p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">That being said, I think both calls were monumental and cancel each other out.<span style=""> </span>The media is NOT talking about the MISSED penalty kick call on Anelka. So I recommend that everyone look at the entire game instead of just that handball!
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<br /></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">France is in... I’LL TAKE IT!<span style=""> </span>Maybe, <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.fifa.com/index.html">FIFA</a> should consider implementing replay?</p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"></p>GoldenEaglesFanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804910394687061954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155028892990042376.post-83261544139003265192009-11-05T14:06:00.002-06:002009-11-05T14:38:47.649-06:00Marquette GoldenEaglesFan see's Wade in DC<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">Yesterday, I was on the <a href="http://washingtonwizards.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Washington Wizards</span></a> website when an ad came up saying that all Wednesday games is student night! I looked at the schedule and saw the WizKidz were going to play the <a href="http://miamiheat.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Miami Heat</span></a> which meant <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/dwyanewade?ref=mf"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Dwayne Wade</span></a>, former star <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.gomarquette.com/">Marquette</a> star that lead the Golden Eagles to the Final Four was going to be in town! When I saw that tickets were only $10 with a student ID, I used my old MU ID b/c there's no date on it! </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">Of course, our seats were in the nose bleeds, but we had plans to sneak into the lower bowl. After the first quarter and the Heat man handling the Wizards we took the escalators from the 400 level to the lower bowl. We snuck into the lower bowl with the usher wasn't paying attention and watched a terrific basketball game. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">I gotta give the Wizards credit because they came back from a 20-point deficit to make it a game in the 2nd half. The score was changing every possession (one moment Heat where up then after looking down to have a sip of beer Wizards were up). </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">Then with 2 minutes to go in the game, I moved seats again to sit along the rail were the Miami players exit the court, to head to the locker-room. Wade and the Heat took control in the last 2 minutes blocking shots and making free-trows which gave them the 4 point victory. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">At the end of the game I was in perfect position to get my Marquette #3 Dwayne Wade jersey signed. Wade came running off the court high-five everyone and saw my jersey and paused, then gave me a high five and ran into the locker-room. Not to sound greedy but I really wanted my jersey signed! I already got a high-five from Wade when he came to Milwaukee for Marquette Madness! Oh well, maybe next time he'll sign it! </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">The Heat won the game 93-89 with Wade scoring 40 points! It's always great to see former Marquette players succeed. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">We are... MARQUETTE</span>GoldenEaglesFanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804910394687061954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155028892990042376.post-51657303789484330422009-09-29T12:23:00.005-05:002009-09-29T13:10:54.667-05:00MU Bball 2009-2010 Season<meta name="Title" content=""> <meta name="Keywords" content=""> <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"> <link rel="File-List" href="file://localhost/Users/G4_1/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>120</o:Words> <o:characters>685</o:Characters> <o:lines>5</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>841</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>11.0</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotshowrevisions/> <w:donotprintrevisions/> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:usemarginsfordrawinggridorigin/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--StartFragment--> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" class="MsoNormal">As you all know—I am obsessed with <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/marq-m-baskbl-body.html">Marquette Basketball</a>.<span style=""> </span>The <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/marq-m-baskbl-sched.html">2009-2010 schedule</a> has come out and I since I am living and working in the Washington, DC area I did not purchase season tickets.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" class="MsoNormal">However, I will be making at least one game this season.<span style=""> </span>I will be attending the MU vs <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.uwbadgers.com/sport_news/mbb/headlines/headlines.html?sportid=116">UW</a> game December 12th, in Madison.<span style=""> </span>My grandma and uncle have season tickets center court about 10 rows up so I will be wearing my blue & gold.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" class="MsoNormal">I am also going to try to travel to the game at <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.msnsportsnet.com/teams.cfm?sport=mbball">WVU</a> (Dec. 29) since it’s only a 3 hour drive from where I reside.<span style=""> </span>I will also try to drive up to Philly (Jan. 9) for the game against <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.villanova.com/sports/m-baskbl/nova-m-baskbl-body.html">Nova</a> depending on if I can find tickets.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">I am so excited for the season to tip-off that I am flying to </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" href="http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/090109aaa.html">Chicago for the Tip-off dinner</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> October 23rd. Hopefully my girl friend and I wont be the youngest ones there.</span><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> </span> </span><o:p></o:p></p> <!--EndFragment--> GoldenEaglesFanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804910394687061954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155028892990042376.post-12118761510046002532009-06-04T13:13:00.006-05:002009-06-04T13:52:40.615-05:00Grad Searching Employment<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Most people growing up change their minds of what they want to be when they grow up. Most boys say I want to be a fireman. I want to be a truck driver. I want to be a policeman. But when boys become teens they realize they want to become scientists, engineers, lawyers or doctors. Then once in college they study biology, take physics, read a ton of cases or cut up cadavers. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Well for me... my vision growing up has never changed. I have always wanted to work in athletics whether it was for a college or professional team. Most people go through phases in life where they change their appearances. Not me. I dress the same as I did when I was five years old. Weather permitting I wear shorts with a lanyard hanging out of my left pocket, flip flops, and a sports jersey or t-shirt. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">My nickname growing up was Wisco because all I wore was Badger stuff since my entire family attended UW-Madison. I broke the tradition by attending Marquette. During those 2 hours in December when MU battles UW-- "I am not part of the Remington family" said my Grandma. Here is a list of what I am up against in this family rivalry.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">UW-Madison Almuns</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">- My grandparents</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">- My dad</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">- My sister</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">- 4 uncles</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">- 1 aunt</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">- 8 cousins</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">- (3 cousins: prospective students)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Marquette Alums</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">- ME</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">As you can see, I stand out. My passion has always been sports and God has given me the gifts of being able to write properly and be creative. I would love to apply my talents to work for an athletic department. I have example of my work posted on my digital portfolio at</span> <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="www.GoldenEaglesFan.weebly.com">www.GoldenEaglesFan.weebly.com</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Where you can also find my resume posted. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">I work well both individually and in team settings. I can help in a front office answersing calls, dealing with fans, alumns and customers. I can promote and market a team by using social media or creating print ads. As a graduate in communications I have strong interpersonal skills so I can create events and meet and greet donors. Anything dealing with communications and or public relations -- I would be a great asset!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">So please if you want a young, creative and passionate individual please consider me. </span>GoldenEaglesFanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804910394687061954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155028892990042376.post-18605341187986482582009-04-01T23:08:00.015-05:002009-04-02T15:15:09.629-05:00Reflection on Twitter<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">My professor </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://diederich.marquette.edu/COC/Ekachai.aspx">Gee <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ekachai</span></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span>or better known as</span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" href="http://twitter.com/FvrythingPR"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">@</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">FvrythingPR</span></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> on </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Twitter</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> introduced Twitter to our class at the start of the semester and required all her students to create an account (for those interested in following me I am </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://twitter.com/GoldenEaglesFan">@<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">GoldenEaglesFan</span></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">).</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">When </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://diederich.marquette.edu/COC/Ekachai.aspx">Gee</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> showed us and explained the concept of "tweeting" on Twitter, I thought it was pointless and stupid. I saw it as a lame version of </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Facebook</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> with the status bar. However, after tweeting, following people and exploring Twitter for 3 months; I can see the benefits and its addiction.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">For this assignment we were supposed to tweet at least twice a day during the month of March. We were also supposed to respond to other peoples' tweets.<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" href="http://diederich.marquette.edu/COC/Ekachai.aspx"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Gee</span> </a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">also provided specific questions such as:</span><div><ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Number of tweets you did since March 1.<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Content of your tweets in general. Were they about your thoughts, your wearabouts, your sharing of links, ect.?<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Number of retweets. Whose tweets did you retweet? What kind of topics did you retweet? Why did you retweet? <br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Number of replies. In general, who did you reply to? What prompted you to reply? Were you asked a question or you wanted to add opinion?<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">How many people are you following? How many people are you following?<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Your positive experience. Your most negative experience.<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Did you benefit from being on twitter? If yes, how?</span><br /></li></ol></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><br /></span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Answers/Reflection:</span><br /><ol style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><li>To be honest, I can't believe <a href="http://diederich.marquette.edu/COC/Ekachai.aspx"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Gee</span> </a>actually made me count all my tweets during the month of March but I had around 150 tweets.</li><li>The content of my tweets were mainly around Marquette Basketball. Being March Madness do you expect anything different from me though? However, I also tweeted while we had guest speakers such as:<br /><ul><li><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content"><a style="" href="http://www.sohobiztube.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">CD Vann</span></a><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.sohobiztube.com/">, founder of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">SOHObiztube</span></a>: <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://twitter.com/thatwoman_soho">@<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">thatwoman</span>_<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">soho</span></a> (twitter)</span></span></li><li><span class="fn">Steve Glynn, <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://web.mac.com/steve_glynn/Spreenkler._Be_better_at_what_you_do._Milwauke,_WI._Spreenkler_is_a_group_founded_on_sharing_and_developing_ideas./Spreenkler.html">President of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Spreenkler</span></a>: <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://twitter.com/spreenkler">@<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">spreenkler</span></a> (twitter)</span></li><li><span class="fn">Augie Ray, <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.experiencetheblog.com/">Experiential </a></span><span class="bio"><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.experiencetheblog.com/">& Social Media Marketing Professional</a>: </span><span class="fn"><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://twitter.com/augieray">@<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">augieray</span></a> (twitter)</span></li><li><span class="fn"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Tannette</span> Elie, <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.jsonline.com/business/42237862.html">Journalist for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Milwaukee</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">JS</span></a>: <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://twitter.com/telie">@<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">telie</span></a> (twitter)</span></li><li><span class="fn">Al <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Krueger</span>, <a href="http://cometbranding.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">founder of Comet Brandin</span>g</a>: <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://twitter.com/AlKrueger">@<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">AlKrueger</span></a> (twitter)</span></li></ul></li><li> I also tweeted about stories or <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">videos</span> I found and gave the link to view them. If others found something I liked I "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">retweeted</span>" (RT) their post. However during the month of March I only RT seven times. Some of the things I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">RTed</span> were from:<br /></li></ol><ul style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><li><span class="fn">Robyn <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">Keuler</span>, MU student: <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://twitter.com/Robyrd5">@<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">Robyrd</span>5</a> (twitter) - Topic: Marquette <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">Bball</span> (<a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=mubb">#<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">mubb</span></a>)<br /></span></li><li><span class="fn">Mary <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">Schless</span>, MU student: <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://twitter.com/gldneaglegrl">@<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">gldneaglegrl</span></a> (twitter) - Topics: <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=mubb">#<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">mubb</span></a> and class</span></li><li><span class="fn"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.marquette.edu"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Marquette</span> University</a>: <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://twitter.com/MarquetteU">@<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">MarquetteU</span></a> (twitter) - Topic: <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=mubb"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">#</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">mubb</span></a></span></li><li><span class="fn"><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.gomarquette.com/">Marquette Athletics</a>: <a href="http://twitter.com/MUathletics">@<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">muathletics</span></a> (twitter) - Topic: <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=mubb"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">#</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">mubb</span></a></span></li><li><span class="fn"><a href="http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Cracked</span>Sidewalk</span></a>s: <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://twitter.com/CrackedSidewlks">@<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36">CrackedSidewalks</span></a> (twitter) - Topic: <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=mubb"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">#</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37">mubb</span></a></span></li></ul><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Obviously, you tell that </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.jsonline.com/sports/muvsuw120608.html?c=y&index=17&page=0">I AM A FANATIC about MARQUETTE BASKETBALL</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> and love to read articles and tweets from journalists and fans. I also love watching videos from MU press conferences and thanks to Twitter I know where to go!<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_38">CrackedSidewalks</span></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> has everything I need!</span><br /><br /><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">4</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">. As for replies; I replied around 60 times during the month of March. I mainly replied to tweets from classmates and professors that interested me. Again, my main interest in replies was sports. When some one commented on a game I saw and had a reaction, I responded. I also replied to people tweeting about their social life. Some people that I replied to included:</span><br /><ul style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><li>Cara, MU student: <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://twitter.com/cmac42">@cmac42</a> (twitter) - Topics: social/life in general</li><li>Sara Johnson, MU student: <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://twitter.com/SenoraBeeps">@SenoraBeeps</a> (twitter) - Topics: social/jokes</li><li><a href="http://diederich.marquette.edu/COC/Ekachai.aspx"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Gee Ekachai</span>,</a> MU professor: <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://twitter.com/FvrythingPR">@FvrythingPR</a> (twitter) - Topics: #mubb/social/jokes<br /></li><li><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://diederich.marquette.edu/COC/Menck.aspx">Linda Menck</a>, MU professor: <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://twitter.com/digistorygal">@digistoryga</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">l</span> (twitter) - Topic: social/jokes<br /></li><li><span class="fn">Robyn <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">Keuler</span>, MU student: <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://twitter.com/Robyrd5">@<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">Robyrd</span>5</a> (twitter) - Topics: <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=mubb"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">#</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">mubb</span></a><br /></span></li><li><span class="fn">Mary <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">Schless</span>, MU student: <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://twitter.com/gldneaglegrl">@<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">gldneaglegrl</span></a> (twitter) - Topics: <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=mubb"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">#</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">mubb</span></a> and class</span></li><li><span class="fn">Rachel Ward, MU student: <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://twitter.com/RachelNWard">@RachelNWard</a> (twitter) - Topics: <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=mubb"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">#mubb</span></a></span></li></ul><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">5.</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> After 3 months on Twitter, I am now following 61 people with 86 followers.</span><br /><br /><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">6</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">. My best experience with Twitter is being able to read comments form people watching the same game that I'm watching and simultaneously respond. However, I have had a negative aspect with Twitter and it is stupid people. Anyone can express themselves on Twitter and write whatever they want. I've had some people reply to my comments about <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=mubb"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">#mubb</span></a> who are have no clue what they are talking about and pretend like they know what's up.</span><br /><br /><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">7</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">. That being said. My experience on Twitter has been very beneficial. Again, at first I thought it was stupid and pointless but after being a loyal participant, I think it's great. I am able to follow people with similar interests as me. I'm also able to follow my friends and respond to their thoughts and comments no matter where I am thanks to twitterberry!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Thanks </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://diederich.marquette.edu/COC/Ekachai.aspx">GEE</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> for introducing Twitter to me!</span><br /></div>GoldenEaglesFanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804910394687061954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155028892990042376.post-18507853839206178652009-03-09T00:43:00.008-05:002009-03-09T00:56:37.236-05:00Senior Night<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Senior Highlights: Thanks Jerel, Dominic, Wesley and Dwight for making my 4 years at Marquette so memorable!</span><br /><br /><object style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wSEbvu-jmm8&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wSEbvu-jmm8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><br />Buzz "That's my guy" and Dwight talking</span><br /><object style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wSEbvu-jmm8&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></object><br /><br /><object style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Pzlh_WKpAy4&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Pzlh_WKpAy4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Wes, Jerel and DJ the Best Trio in College Basketball</span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/frSEK8fDG9A&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/frSEK8fDG9A&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>GoldenEaglesFanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804910394687061954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155028892990042376.post-51459630589451011842009-02-26T16:55:00.005-06:002009-02-26T18:12:35.351-06:00A Sad Day for Marquette Bball<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">I was on </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://twitter.com/GoldenEaglesFan">Twitter </a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">today when one of my followers </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://twitter.com/CrackedSidewlks">CrackedSidewlks</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> posted a link from a </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.cardchronicle.com/2009/2/26/772551/conflicted-feelings-in-the">Louisville blogger</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">. At first when I started reading the entry, I thought this blogger was going to be inconsiderate about </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://gomarquette.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/james_dominic00.html">Dominic James</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> "DJ" and his career ending injury; but after reading the entire post, I appreciate his thoughts from one sports fan to another. </span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.sbnation.com/users/Zakem2002">Zakem2002</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">, the Louisville blogger, describes DJ's best traits. He explains that his traits were:</span><br /><ol style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><li>DJ established himself as the floor leader of one of our more bitter rivals in <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://gomarquette.cstv.com/">Marquette</a></li><li>DJ did it as a freshman, solidifying his place alongside <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.nba.com/playerfile/christian_laettner/index.html">Laettner</a>, Prickett, and <a href="http://www.nba.com/playerfile/travis_diener/index.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Diener</span> </a>as a guy who would seemingly take a decade to graduate from college</li><li>DJ was a pretty good ball player on both ends of the floor; lightning quick, good handles, good defense, decent shot</li><li>DJ always seemed to have better than "pretty good" games against <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://uoflsports.cstv.com/">Louisville</a></li></ol><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.sbnation.com/users/Zakem2002">Zakem2002</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> continues by saying "Yes, I despise Dominic James for all the reasons outlined above, but venturing deeper into my soul, I come to find why I like him even more. The reasons to like James are far more obvious than the reasons not to."</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" href="http://www.sbnation.com/users/Zakem2002"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Zakem2002</span> </a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">concludes with "I hope that on Sunday Dominic James is on the floor when his team is warming up an hour or so before the game. If he is, I might take the time to walk down and tell him all the reasons that Cards fans hated seeing him check into games, but why they hate seeing him on the sidelines even more."</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">I feel like Zakem2002's loyalty to UofL and his passion for sports is equivalent to my loyalty to Marquette and my passion for sports. I would appreciate to meet Zakem2002 and if DJ attends the game Sunday, I would personally introduce him (Zakem2002) because DJ is one of my friends.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Thanks to <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://gomarquette.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/williams_buzz00.html">Marquette Head Coach, Brent "Buzz" Williams</a>, I will be traveling to Louisville for the first time to attend the "Whiteout." Buzz was generous and provided me with 4 tickets to the game for being such a devoted Marquette fan. I have traveled to 5 MU away games this season (</span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.gopack.com/">NCstate</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">, </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://scarletknights.com/">Rutgers</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">, </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://und.cstv.com/">Notre Dame</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">, </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.depaulbluedemons.com/">DePaul</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">, </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://guhoyas.cstv.com/">Georgetown</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">) am 5/5 on MU victories. Hopefully my attendance Sunday will bring MU another victory. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">We are... 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255);" href="http://pittsburghpanthers.cstv.com/">Pitt</a> at #2 in the <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.bigeast.org/">BIG EAST</a>. We are only a ½ game behind the first place team <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://uconnhuskies.com/">UConn</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span>and have a tough challenge this weekend at <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://guhoyas.cstv.com/index-main.html">Georgetown</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">
<br /></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">I am originally from Arlington, VA which is located across the Potomac River from Washington, DC.<span style=""> </span>As a result, I always travel to D.C when my school competes against the Hoyas.</p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<br /></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">My organization is planning for a huge turnout of support from current students and alumni. They are anticipating this support because my school has a program entitled <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.marquette.edu/aspin/">Les Aspin Center</a> which is a program to prepare current students to serve the public effectively and ethically and to provide opportunities to enhance public policy awareness through educational programs. <span style=""> </span>In addition, there is large population of alum’s that live in the DC area. This is why my school reserved <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.clydes.com/main/RestaurantsDetail.cfm?Restaurant=Clydes_of_Gallery_Place&Section=Main">Clyde’s</a>, a very popular restaurant bar, adjacent to the <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.verizoncenter.com/">Verizon Center</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span>
<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<br /><span style=""></span></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="">The Alumni Association and the Blue and Gold Fund deserve credit for planning and creating this event. The event will begin at noon, Feb. 21. Because this is a private event organized by my school, no Hoya fans are welcome!
<br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="">
<br /></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">Also, Friday night my friends and I are planning to go out in Georgetown supporting my school’s colors (blue and gold).<span style=""> </span>Anyone is welcome to join us as we hop around on <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.bardc.com/?page=cat&cat=gt">M street</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">!</span></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">We are... _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _!</span>
<br /></p> GoldenEaglesFanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804910394687061954noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155028892990042376.post-48964736601287566132009-01-30T12:08:00.006-06:002009-01-30T12:27:48.279-06:00The Big East Conference<p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Big East Conference is a one of the major conference in D1 intercollegiate athletics.<span style=""> </span>There are 16 universities in the Big East ranging from private to public state schools. “The league aims and expects to compete at the highest level and does so with integrity and sportsmanship (<a href="http://www.bigeast.og%29/">www.bigeast.org)</a>.”<span style=""> </span>The Big East represents 18 different sports but none are bigger than Men’s Basketball.<span style=""> </span>The Big East is arguably the best conference in Men’s Basketball in the country.<span style=""> </span>8 Big East teams are ranked in the top 25; 4 of which are in the top 10 (ESPN/USA today poll).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I am currently a senior at one of these Big East schools writing this blog for my PR-writing class.<span style=""> </span>The organization which I am apart of has a simple mission: <span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">“<em><span style="">Our mission is to strive for excellence in academics, athletics, leadership, and service to others in the Jesuit tradition, while embracing equity in opportunity, good sportsmanship, and ethical conduct.”<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><span style="font-style: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></span></em></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I personally have friends who compete for my university and they are living examples that athletes at my school follow this mission.<span style=""> </span>My friends that compete and represent my school are competitive, loyal and extremely genuine which not only makes them great athletes but great leaders in society. <span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Across the country there are stories about student-athletes who forget the real reason why they are at school… to get an education.<span style=""> </span>Some student-athletes let their athletic abilities go to their head and ignore the student aspect of the meaning of student-athlete.<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>At my university, our athletic department stresses the importance in academics and requires all students-athletes to attend mandatory study hall sessions where tutors are available to help students with homework and projects. <span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">My school’s athletic department also devotes a lot of time and energy promoting our athletics. For every basketball game they seem to have some promotional deal which headlines the game, for example: free t-shirts for the first 10,000 fans. This is a great way of marketing our school name and attracting fans to come to our games which provides revenue for our athletic department.</span> </span></p>GoldenEaglesFanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804910394687061954noreply@blogger.com0