Well that's scary!!!

Apparently there was a bomb scare last night before the Bon Jovi show in Ft. Lauderdale. Yeah, ummmm I would advise the police to keep the name of the person (when they find him/her) to themselves. I'm not sure how safe they would be when the Jovi fans found out. Geez, I mean they threatened OUR boys. We don't take to kindly to that!!! Forget about all the other innocent people in the arena. LOL I'm kidding of course. It was scary for everyone. What kind of idiot does something like that? I hope they find them and punishment is severe. I can't imagine what if felt like to have to be evacuated.

I'm glad everyone is safe and the boys still went on after it was all over. They did not let their fans down. The show must go on!! Rock on boys!!! We love you!!

Earthquake? What earthquake?

Apparently there was an earthquake not all that far from here early this morning. Yeah well, I didn't feel a thing. I must have been sleeping hard. I think I'm the only one at work who didn't feel it. Heck, Georgia didn't even react. They say it was felt as far south as Atlanta. Who knew? I'm actually glad that I didn't feel it. It would have freaked me out. LOL

Did you feel it?

Well that sucks!

Makes me sad at the same time. Seems that Marcus Stroud may be facing a 4 game suspension for violating the NFL's steroid policy. He failed the first test, but has requested that a second test be done. He isn't commenting much on the situation and neither is the Jags coach nor the NFL. I just hope that this second test comes back negative and all is well. I would hate to see one of my UGA boys fall to stuff like that.

I'll update when I find more information.

This could be helpful.

I just read where Congress has passed legislation that greatly impacts student loan recipients. That would be me. ;-)

"The legislation, hammered out in a House-Senate conference committee this week, alters many of the ground rules for financing higher education, offering forgiveness on student loans to graduates who work for 10 years or more in public service professions like teaching, firefighting and the police, and limiting monthly payments on federally backed loans to 15 percent of the borrower’s discretionary income...." more

I am a teacher. This could really be beneficial to us. I have student loans that are pushing $50,000. (I have 2 degrees). I have been teaching for 6 years. Granted, I can't get the loan forgiveness for 4 more years, but in the mean time I can get my payments reduced. This really is huge for me. I hope that President Bush will sign it now. It may be one of the only good things he does while in office. LOL

Faith to sing for the NFL

You go girl! Faith Hill is going to sing the theme for Sunday Night Football this year. She says that people (men mostly) are surprised that she is such a big football fan.

"I truly am a football fan. Particularly, men find it hard to believe that women can be big fans of football, but I love it......."


Amen sista!!! I'm not sure why that is so hard for men to believe that women could be big fans. Heck, I live for football season. I'm a bigger fan than most of the men I actually know (my college buddies excluded although I do think that I have them beat sometimes too.).

If you read the entire article it sounds about like what happens at my house on game day. LOL I have to say that it's me that schedules our lives around it though. LOL

Well that sucks!

I just read that DJ Shockley, former UGA quarterback, is out for the season. He plays for the Atlanta Falcons now and he has a torn ACL. He hurt it on Friday night in their preseason game against the Buffalo Bills. I hate it when my UGA boys get hurt even if they play for teams I don't like much. I had high hopes for him this year too with all the stuff going on with Vick. I hope he can heal quickly and get back. He did a great job at UGA and I'd love to see him do well in the NFL.

Very sad

There were 4 kids shot execution style in Newark, NJ. They were shot in the head. Three of them died. The fourth survived and is in fair condition. They were all days from going away to college. They still don't know who did it. This makes me incredibly sad. What is it with these kids killing each other? What is it going to take to stop it? I know we've visited this topic before, but unfortunately it is still happening. *sigh*

Please send out prayers and positive thoughts

The I-35 interstate bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis has collapsed. I'm watching it on the news right now and it looks really really bad. It was rush hour and they think there are cars under the concrete on the ground as well as in the water. Please send prayers and positive thoughts out to those on the bridge and their loved ones.

May she rest in peace

Tammy Faye Messner lost her battle with cancer today. Rest in peace Tammy Faye.

Yay for Emmitt!!!

Emmitt Smith (you know, the NFL's career leading rusher with 18,355 yards) was enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame today. Yes, he played for the hated Gators, but he is one of my all time favorite football players.

Here is an excerpt from the article.

Smith had a fine career, too, rushing for 1,599 yards as a junior, finishing seventh for the Heisman, and gaining 3,928 yards rushing in three seasons. Smith said the thing he liked best about college football is "it's the purest form of football.''

"No pay. You just play,'' he said. "You're motivated not only by an educational standpoint and motivated to win, but you're motivated to showcase your talents so you can position yourself at the next level. At the NFL level you have to be self-motivated. Sometimes when you're given a lot, it's hard to self-motivate. You have to find ways to be self-motivated......''

(Picture:Joe Raymond/AP Photo)

I really do like him a lot. He has a great attitude. I was a little disappointed when he left after his junior year for the NFL, but I was glad when he did go back and finish his degree. Shows he knows the importance of that education.

Congrats Emmitt! You deserve it!! (coming from such a huge UGA fan that should mean something! ;-) )

Edited to add: Emmitt said today that he thinks that the Feds are targeting Michael Vick in the dogfighting thing because he is the "biggest fish in the doggone pond right now." My thoughts on this is that it doesn't matter. If Vick has supported it then he should go down for it. It is disgusting and cruel. People who do stuff like that have no soul.

Police shooting on I-40

Ummm, it happened at my exit and if it happened just past Percy Priest Dam then I could have seen it from my house if I bothered to look out. Not only that, but I had not been home long when it happened. Just a little scary. I'm glad they got the suspected drug dealers though. I'm also glad I wasn't one of the ones stuck in that traffic. Here's a picture of if from Newschannel5.com. This isn't really a good picture of it though. The Sky5 chopper had better pics.

What is it with these dang football players?

Ugh!! More legal trouble for a couple UGA football players. DL Tripp Taylor is implicated in a brawl that happened back in May. He is charged with misdemeanor simple assault. This is the most serious charge of the two.

RB Caleb King was arrested for having a suspended license and driving the wrong way on his moped. This one isn't as serious and probably won't result in missed playing time.

Looks like there is lots going on off the football field this week. *sigh*

More Pacman news

It's possible that Adam "Pacman" Jones can attend training camp and play in preseason games. The more I think about it the more I feel that he shouldn't be allowed to do so. He is suspended for the season and I think that should include training camp and preseason games. It's just speculation right now since NFL commissioner Goodell hasn't said anything official as of yet.

What are your thoughts?

Michael Vick charged with felony

*sigh* I was so hoping he wasn't really involved. Vick was indicted in the dogfighting case today.

The AJC.com says:

The grand jury indictment charges that Vick and co-defendants Pernell Peach, Quanis Phillips and Tony Taylor spent six years "knowingly sponsoring and exhibiting in an animal fighting venture."

What the heck is wrong with people? This really sickens me. I hope they throw the book at them all.

Wow, they had to forfeit a whole season?

The NCAA has handed down sanctions to the Oklahoma football program. Because of violations of some NCAA rules the Sooners must forfeit their 2005 season. Wow. Their record will go from 8-4 to 0-12. They will also lose 2 scholarships for the 08-09 and 09-10 seasons. Apparently there were some players who got paid for work at a car dealership that they did not do. These schools really do need to monitor their athletes more carefully. The NCAA doesn't mess around with their rules.

Whew!!

Well Dawg fans, we will be getting one more year of the great Larry Munson. The AJC (that's the Atlanta Journal Constitution for those who don't know) is reporting that Munson will call home games only this season. I'm afraid that this indicates he will be retiring at the end of the season though. Only those of you who have been listening to him for years can understand the sadness this causes. I am, however, thankful that he will at least give us home games this year. We need to make it a fantastic year for his send off! I hope my boys understand that! ;-)

More Pacman Jones news

Well, according to ESPN, Pacman faces felony charges in the Las Vegas incident. Kinda figured this was going to happen. So now what? Do you think the NFL will kick him out? Will the Titans cut him? I guess only time will tell.

This CBS News story made me cry

We don't really hear much about the good things our soldiers are doing in Iraq. I don't get into the politics of it all because it just isn't my personality to talk politics. This story wasn't about the war though. It was about children. Orphaned special needs children being mistreated/neglected by the people who were supposed to be caring for them. A group of soldiers came across the orphanage and at first thought that the small bodes they saw lying around were dead. They soon found out that they were not. Click here to see the rest of the story and what our soldiers did to help these defenseless children. It was incredibly heartbreaking to see this. I don't understand how anyone could treat children this way. I'm so glad that these soldiers found them and then did something about it.

Well, here we go again

Looks like Pacman is in trouble (possibly) again. This time in Atlanta. Apparently he was at another strip club and there was another shooting. Right now it is just a possibility, but just the fact that he was there disappoints me. This shows that he isn't even trying to change his image. If he were trying he wouldn't be in these situations. That and I think the guy needs to find a new set of friends. The ones he has, well....................

I know a lot of people wanted him gone. I was one who rode the fence. He is such a talent that I hated to see him go, but then he was trouble with a capital T on and off the field. I've fallen off the fence now to the side that wants to see him go. If he can't straighten his act up and get with the program (so to speak) then he needs to go. The Titans don't need these kinds of distractions. They have a Super Bowl to win! ;-)

UPDATE:
Now they are saying that he wasn't involved with the shooting and wasn't around when it happened, but he "may" know some of his entourage who where involved. Whatever. He still shouldn't have been in that damn strip club. He is supposed to be cleaning up his act. He needs to start visiting different establishments considering that he tends to get into trouble at strip clubs. (I really need a rolly eyed emoticon on this blog.)

I'm so disappointed

Tonight my favorite Titan, Frank Wycheck, became a professional wrestler. Now I'm just hoping that it was a one time thing. I just can't see him doing this. It's gross! Even just seeing him in the ring on a sports highlight was enough to turn my stomach. I'm going to be incredibly disappointed if he continues this. *sigh*