tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17091065354714146012024-03-13T20:59:50.209-05:00Wide RightLife or Something Like ItMatt Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422728258188645599noreply@blogger.comBlogger530125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709106535471414601.post-43040377397771115602020-08-25T19:09:00.000-05:002020-08-25T19:09:53.731-05:002014 Summer Movie Awards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Best Dude – </b>James McAvoy/Michael Fassbender : Professor X/Magento : X-Men Days of Future Past<br /><b><br /></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Best Dudette – </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 19.600000381469727px;">Emma Stone : Gwen Stacy : The Amazing Spider-Man 2</span><br /><b><br /></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Best Scene – </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 19.600000381469727px;">Logan waking up at the end of XMen Days of Future Past and walking through the Mansion.</span><b> </b><br />
<br /><b>Best Fight – </b>Captain/Falcon vs the Winter Soldier on the Hellicarriers - Captain American:The Winter Soldier</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br />Best Fight – </b>Captain/Falcon vs the Winter Soldier on the Hellicarriers - Captain American:The Winter Soldier<br /><b><br /></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Biggest Dud – </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 19.600000381469727px;">Transcendence - I liked the idea of the movie, but it was just slow. Johnny Depp’s monotone voice didn’t help it out. The supporting cast was the best part of the movie.</span><br /><b><br /></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Anticipated Sequel – </b><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2395427/?ref_=nv_sr_1">Avengers 2 : Age of Ultron</a> – Tying in Capt 2, Thor 2, Gaurdians and Iron Man 3….again all together. It’s gonna be awesome.<br /><b><br /></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Matt Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422728258188645599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709106535471414601.post-65578240964834521272014-04-04T21:34:00.000-05:002014-04-04T21:34:03.872-05:00How I Met Your Mother<div style="line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How I Met Your Mother has been one of the two tv shows on in the last 7-9 years that I've watched religously and its in my top 5 series of all time. After Monday's finale, I've heard good and bad on the net, via text and in conversation about the How I Met Your Mother ended. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We all knew how Lilly and Marshall were going to end up with all the fast forwards through out the 9 seasons with Marshall being a judge and so forth. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn't see the curve of Robin and Barney getting divorced but I'm not at all surprised by it based on the strenght of their personalites that were built through the seasons. I am shocked though that the whole build up of Season 9 was built around their wedding or at their wedding and to do that in the finale after this season, that did shock me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really liked how <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s140_Fy7tfQ">Barney's story arc ended</a>. Him having a daughter is the only thing that could slow him down from his life style.</span></div>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NPV5ibcpU8k/Uz9fltX4yhI/AAAAAAABL7E/W73Bj22EFuo/s1600/yellow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NPV5ibcpU8k/Uz9fltX4yhI/AAAAAAABL7E/W73Bj22EFuo/s1600/yellow.jpg" height="212" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had a feeling that the "Mother" may die in the end, no shock there, but when Ted and the Mother interacted at the Farhampton train stop under the umbrella when the actually met. That is where we should have gone to the kids and said, "and that is how I met your mother". Perfect, end of story. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As those of us though that have seen the finale, do we really need more Ted and Robin where we were given that to start, then end it and back again? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But the story is over, the show is done. With the zoom into the future I'm guessing we won't have a reunion show. So with that, my top 5 HIMYM moments/episodes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsI77ed_f-I">Ted/Tracy (mother) met</a> - Like I said this is perfect interaction between the two. Close screen there. Perfect. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-8Dy_Q4zkE">Marshall's dad dies</a> - The show went serious here. Marshall's dad was/is his best friend. This scene shows it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s140_Fy7tfQ">Robin Sparkles</a> - Wanna go to the mall?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s140_Fy7tfQ">Barney's Love of his Life</a> - Perfect ending for Barney as mentioned above. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. The Super Bowl - As much as the show was how about Ted met the mother of his kids, this was HIMYM
was basically Cheers, Seinfeld or Friends...it was about friends and being
together and enjoying life with those closest to you. The Super Bowl
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The gang misses the Super Bowl and plan to DVR it and void being
spoiled and watch it together Monday afterwards. They all find out what
happened. But u</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ltimately?
It didn’t really matter. “I don’t remember who won. Hell, I don’t even remember
who played. What I do remember is that we drank beer, we ate wings and we
watched the Super Bowl together,” says Ted, the narrator, in a voiceover at the
end of the episode. “Because sometimes, even if you know how something’s gonna
end, that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the ride.”</span></div>
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Matt Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422728258188645599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709106535471414601.post-37523960197285426482014-03-24T20:56:00.002-05:002014-03-24T20:56:34.428-05:002014 Summer Movies<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The BIG popcorn movies seem to stretch a little earlier to avoid each other for weekend box offices, so I’m gonna have to adjust the Summer Movie Awards to reach to spring months. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The list of this year of potential movies I'll see in theater (I won't get to all of them) - <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1843866/?ref_=nv_sr_1">Captain America : The Winter Soldier</a> ; <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2357291/?ref_=nv_sr_1">Rio 2</a> ; <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2223990/?ref_=nv_sr_1">Draft Day</a> ; <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2209764/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1">Transcendence </a>; <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1872181/?ref_=nv_sr_1">The Amazing Spider-Man 2</a> ; <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2004420/?ref_=nv_sr_1">Neighbors </a>; <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2883512/?ref_=nv_sr_1">Chef </a>; <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1877832/?ref_=nv_sr_1">X-Men Days of Future Past</a> ; <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1587310/?ref_=nv_sr_2">Maleficent </a>; <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1646971/?ref_=nv_sr_1">How to Train Your Dragon 2</a> ; <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2109248/?ref_=nv_sr_1">Transformers 4</a> ; <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2103254/">Tammy </a>; <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2980706/?ref_=nv_sr_2">Planes 2</a> ; <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2015381/?ref_=nv_sr_1">Guardians of the Galaxy</a> ; <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1291150/?ref_=nv_sr_2">Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles</a> ; <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2333784/?ref_=nv_sr_1">Expendables 3</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m a little more excited since my kids are getting older, they are getting more into the non-cartoon movies and I get to share a few of the movies with them. My boy’s most excited for the Ninja Turtles. I will say I’m kinda curious as to how that will come out too. I’m not that big on what Michael Bay does to some of these franchises and well Megan Fox. But if it focuses on the Turtles it’s all good! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Addyson is excited about Maleficent though I wonder if it will scare her any.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">X-Men and Captain America 2 are my most anticipated ones. </span>Matt Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422728258188645599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709106535471414601.post-40769936789215338912014-02-09T09:57:00.001-06:002014-02-09T09:57:26.478-06:00Get AwayLife brings about a lot of challenges, professional and personal. It basically is weight on our shoulders that we need to balance out. That is one hon give never been great at. <div><br></div><div>This year Ive decided that I'm getting away some where to relax. I wanted Boston in the end of June/beginning of July for the Cubs-RedSox but I just don't think that money wise that is going to happen now. I have a friend getting married in Mexico that I'm now going to look at, and also Vegas is an option. </div><div><br></div><div>On top of that there I'm going to try to find a place, along with Clear Lake, for me and the kids to go. We'll see where 2014 takes us.</div>Matt Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422728258188645599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709106535471414601.post-76323326796125444762014-01-27T19:25:00.000-06:002014-01-27T19:27:57.641-06:00Big Ten Awards - Week 14<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Team of the Week : <a href="http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=332990194">Penn State</a> : </b>All Wisconsin had to do was beat a 5-6 team at home and they had most likely a 4<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 7.3pt;"><sup>th</sup></span></span> trip to the Rose Bowl in the bag. Penn State showed up and Bill O’Brien’s teams dominated the Badgers. It wasn’t close. When O’Brien gets his full allotment of scholarships and bowl eligibility back, the Nittany Lions will be back very quick.<br />
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<b>Game of the Week : <a href="http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=333340130">Ohio State 42 </a></b><a href="http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=333340130"><b>–</b><b> Michigan 41</b></a> : The Game lived up to the hype! The national media will rip Ohio State for “struggling” with Michigan, just so they can get a 1 loss SEC team in the Championship game (looking at you ESPN). But this game is a game they can play over and over and over again and you can always throw out the records. Michigan came back on their arch rival and had a chance, and I like the call, to win with a 2 point conversion when Gardner’s pass being picked off.<br />
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<b>Player of the Week : </b><b>James Morris / Anthony Hitchens / Christian Ki</b><b>rksey </b><b>–</b><b> Iowa Linebackers</b><b> :</b> The 3 of the senior Iowa linebackers, and the Iowa Defense,<a href="http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=333330158"> controlled the Huskers</a> all day, and totally lit up Ron Kellogg. 28 tackles, 2 sacks, 7 tackles for loss, 2 Interceptions and 2 forced fumbles. These 3 have been the rock in Iowa’s D all year long and they held the Big Ten’s leading rusher to 85 yards. These 3 will be missed next year.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Team of the Week : Indiana</b> -- Coming into Saturday the Hoosiers have never beat Penn State in the previous 16 meetings. That changed Saturday in Bloomington when the Hoosiers won their first conference opener win since 2000 also. Indiana didn't fluke win over Penn State, <a href="http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=332780084">they destroyed them 44-24</a>. The win was desperately needed for the Hoosiers if they want to play in a bowl game this year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Game of the Week :</b> <a href="http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=332780077">Ohio State 40 - Northwestern 30</a> -- In a game that was really a lot closer than the score (since the Buckeyes put up 6 on the last play). In a see or red in Evanston, the Wildcats went toe to toe with Ohio State most of the game, leading most of it too until Carlos Hyde put in his 3 second half touchdown rushes. Even with that Wildcats still had a chance when they were stopped on 4th and 1 on the Buckeyes side of the 50. Ohio State and Urban Meyer have now won 18 in a row, and with their upcoming schedule, many wonder how many more marquee wins it can notch till the battle with Michigan and a Big Ten Championship Game.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Matt: 3-2 12pts / 48-7 293pts</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Chad: 3-2 12pts / 45-10 287pts</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Team of the Week : Iowa </b>-- <a href="http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=332710135">Iowa went on the road and pounded Minnesota</a>, allowing the Gophers only 30 yards rushing and the only threat offensively came after the Gophers returned a kickoff to the 37. Mark Weisman rushed for 147 on the year and the Hawks are now 4-1 on the year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Game of the Week : <a href="http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=332710194">Ohio State 31 - Wisconsin 24</a> -- </b> The Badgers made it interesting int he end, scoring 10 fourth quarter points, but in the end the Buckeyes won their 17th straight game. Braxton Miller returned to the Buckeyes starting lineup, and accounted for the 4 Buckeye TDs. The Buckeyes now take their streak to Evanston for the biggest regular season game in Pat Fitzgerald's tenure at Northwestern.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Player of the Week : Nathan Scheelhaase - QB - Illinois</b> -- This is fast becoming the Scheelhaase/Guiton award this year. Scheelhaase is definitely the leading candidate in the Big Ten for comeback player of the year. The senior QB threw for 278 yards and 5 touchdowns in the <a href="http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=332710356">Illini's 50-14 win</a> over MAC foe Miami (Oh). The Redhawks didn't stand a chance, the Illini QB threw all 5 of his scores in the first half. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Matt : 4-0 10pts | 45-5 281pts</b></span><br />
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Matt Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422728258188645599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709106535471414601.post-75749705825931195812013-08-27T20:25:00.002-05:002013-09-29T20:32:17.125-05:002013 NFL Predictions<a href="http://wideright3.blogspot.com/2012/08/2012-nfl-predictions.html" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 20px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Last year</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 20px;"> I nailed the Super Bowl Champion, missed on the NFC participant. 2nd time in the last 7 years I at least got the champion right (picked the Colts over the Bears in 2006), hitting .285 isn't bad, would be a nice MLB career average. This year’s picks I'm going a little out there different, and </span><a href="http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/pete-prisco/23148716/predicting-every-nfl-game-no-perfect-records-but-a-few-surprises" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 20px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Pete Prisco of CBS Sports proved to me I'm not totally crazy.</a><br />
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<strong>AFC East </strong>– New England Patriots</div>
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<strong>AFC North</strong> – Cincinnati Bengals</div>
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<strong>AFC West</strong> – Denver Broncos</div>
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<strong>AFC WC</strong> – Baltimore Ravens</div>
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<strong>AFC WC</strong> – Miami Dolphins</div>
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<br />Matt Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422728258188645599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709106535471414601.post-43303191038554583412013-08-27T19:52:00.001-05:002013-08-27T20:08:47.705-05:002013 Summer Movie Awards<div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 15.994318008422852px; padding: 0px;">
School starts tomorrow, which is a sign summer is over. This is the 5th annual summer movie awards that I've done. Some people and movies are moving into some prestigious territory, looking at 2 time winners and movie franchises taking home more hardware too! </div>
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GI Joe Retaliation, The Croods, Iron Man 3, Epic, Star Trek: Into Darkness, Man of Steel, Fast and Furious 6, The Heat, 42, The Wolverine, Red 2, Olympus Has Fallen, Mud, Planes</div>
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<strong style="line-height: 16px;">Best Dude</strong> – Harrison Ford : Branch Rickey : 42</div>
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Matt Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422728258188645599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709106535471414601.post-20078068461301387222013-01-08T08:54:00.003-06:002013-01-08T08:54:38.136-06:002012 GFR Final Rankings - Tide Rolled<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the 2nd time in 4 years, Alabama is the GFR National Champion. Last year they couldn’t overcome what LSU did even with the win in the National Championship Game. This year, they took care of business verse Notre Dame and jumped A&M (before the champ game results A&M was #1). Congrats to Saban and the Tide. You don’t get a Crystal Ball or trophy or plaque, just a spot in history.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The SEC also remained tops in conference strength. They widened the gap over the Big XII and doubled the Pac-12 and Big Ten. The Pac-12 also jumped up over the Big Ten to take the #3 spot. </span></div>
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Matt Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422728258188645599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709106535471414601.post-22108164248869802222013-01-03T13:50:00.002-06:002013-01-03T13:50:22.193-06:00Operation Backpack<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My oldest daughter came to me mid December with a Christmas wish list she shared with her teacher. She had 10 things on there, and a few where what you’d expect a 7 year old girl to have. Orbies, a dreamlight, Barbie and other toys. Then listed was one that opened my eyes. She wanted pencils and erasers and paper to give to kids to other kids who didn’t have them and couldn’t get them. I read it and looked at her and said “I don’t know if Santa can do this but we can look into something.” </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I posted that wish on my facebook and it got a fair amount of likes and then some people said they’d like to help. I talked to one teacher at her school and they have a program for that too. After talking with my daughter about this she has set a goal and come up with a name. “Operation Backpack” I thought that was kinda cool and I have an idea for a logo for her just haven’t got to that yet. So a facebook page/group will probably be coming in the near future. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her goal first goal is to help 50 kids with a notebook, 2 pencils with erasers, a folder and box of crayons. I’m really proud of her for thinking of this and thinking of others. I’ve got a great daughter growing up!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span>Matt Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422728258188645599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709106535471414601.post-45644016521316305232013-01-03T13:26:00.003-06:002013-01-03T13:26:49.303-06:00No Resolutions To Break<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lately a lot of my posts have been about football, not life, so I think I need to post something.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s a new year, and everyone makes resolutions, and most people only to break them. I don’t believe in making them. I don’t understand why start on January 1st something you should and could do April 16th or September 27th. But I do understand it is a time to focus on life and goals and I do have some goals in process I’m working on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I want to get back into shape like I was in 2010. In December I did check in with the lowest weight I’ve been (or knew I was with a crappy scale) as of Sept 2010. So I was proud of that. Since my lowest check in the holidays happened and I put on 4 pds back. My diet did include sweets and ham and all that goes with Christmas and New Years. Those days are done and nothing like that happening till Super Bowl Sunday. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With the 30 some day stretch ahead one goal I have is to not have a drink of booze till Super Bowl Sunday. I had a few too many shots and drinks New Years Eve and want to kind of detox the body for a bit. The bottle of vodka I have and my growler from Confluence will be ready to go though Super Bowl Sunday!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My diet has been pretty good the past month or so, give or take a few holiday meals. Been doing a lot of fruits and salad and also trying to do smaller portions at supper. I’m trying to do more chicken, pork and fish rather than beef (it isn’t easy for me) just to be leaner and more veggies, the ones that aren’t swimming in butter. So far so good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Activity wise, well we have 7-8 inches of snow still outside so not much goes on out there, but I’m trying to get that work out schedule back. Running and testing out the ankle that I messed up and lifting weights. I ran for the first time last night in a while and it felt good. I guess I did freak out Brayden to a little bit while he was playing downstairs. He said it sounded like a rhino running upstairs. I want to get to the Y and use their weights more than just what I have at home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also am going to try to do 1-2 things on My List. I’d love to do the boundary waters or white water rafting this year but I don’t know if that will get done. But I will cross some of these things off my list this year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So no resolutions, just trying to get better and live a little.</span><br />
Matt Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422728258188645599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709106535471414601.post-89763526902754742552013-01-02T13:15:00.000-06:002013-01-02T13:15:07.272-06:002012 WROTC NFL Awards<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Matt </b>- RG3 - Redskins - A pure spark to that team and organization. Luck and Wilson are right there too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Blake </b>- Tough one, but I'll go Andrew Luck. Can't go wrong with RG3 either.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Matt </b>- </span><a href="http://www.nfl.com/teams/coaches?coaType=assist&team=ind" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Colts Staff</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> - What they've done with a team that sucked last year, a rookie QB is amazing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Blake </b>- As much as it pains me to say it, Pete Carroll. Bruce Arians 2nd if you consider him eligible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Matt </b>- Alex Smith getting knocked out and thus getting Wally Pipped by Collin Kaepernick.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Blake </b>- For once I'm not sure there has been a defining one, especially coming off the blood bath that was last year. Maybe Ray Lewis or Brian Urlacher</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Blake </b>- Again, in some order; the Saints suck, and so do the Giants and the Steelers</span></div>
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Matt Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422728258188645599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709106535471414601.post-30386710553662387792013-01-02T12:35:00.001-06:002013-01-02T12:35:25.455-06:00ESPN has killed January 1st<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">January 1st used to be something HUGE and special to college football. Now though the teams are a little better, it’s just another December 27th, and that’s thanks to the Mothership. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Waking up on New Year’s used to be about watching the Rose Parade, eating a nice late breakfast, waiting for the ham and bean soup to be ready during the Rose Bowl, and also stacking four tvs on one another to make sure you didn’t miss all the action of every bowl. It was like an NFL Sunday for college fans. And when you woke up January 2nd you had a national champion and didn’t have to wait a week or 10 days later. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That feeling and excitement has now been killed by ESPN. Their greed to have control over every bowl game (but 2) and build in programming has diminished and a great college football tradition.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back in the day (No I’m not that old) the lineup would be Fiesta, Rose, Cotton, Sugar, Orange all on the same day. Then add in the Gator, Outback and Capital One. Usually all the games had really good teams in them too so its not like you had a bad game. Sure there are some blowouts, it happens, but THAT was a great time. Flipping back and forth if you only had one tv or watching all of them with buddies. Heck it was March Madness for college fans.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hell now its all on one or 2 channels, and not even broadcast channels or the same day. You get Rose at its traditional late start then another top tier game after it. Before the Outback and Cap1 and Gator all spread out on different Disney owned stations. I know they want all eyes on every game to maximize ratings and get a better ad buy rate, but how many people want to watch a Big East team? Or MAC team? FSU-NIU was close till the late 3rd quarter and then how many drifted off. Wouldn’t it have been nice to flip over to a different primetime game? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And then these games that are on the 3rd or 4th, how many people get those days off regularly to go to the games. January 1st is a norm. Add in the winter holidays and its great. The Orange Bowl even has said that the later games get played away from January 1st affects the actual attendance. So don’t move further away from the 1st, go back to it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ESPN/ABC and Disney, along with Fox, have the ability to bring this great. FOX needs to be a player (and I think they will be) and get some more big time bowls and college football. They could compete with ESPN and battle back and forth. ESPN has 3 outlets that it can showcase games on. Who wouldn’t like to wake up and have this staring at them in the face?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can fill in the Heart of Dallas or GoDaddy bowl there too. But that day would be great. Not everyone watches every NFL game. Not everyone watches every college bowl game. This would be a great day! I don’t care if you want to play the Championship Game on the 2nd, fine, but give us back January 1st!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span>Matt Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422728258188645599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709106535471414601.post-36803943839394487802013-01-01T20:41:00.001-06:002013-01-01T20:41:31.357-06:002012 College Football Awards<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The college football season is close to being over. Most all the awards have been awarded except the National Championship. Before the Tide and Irish clash in Miami, here are the GFR College Football Awards.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Offensive Player of the Year - Jordan Lynch - QB - Northern Illinois</b> : Lynch put up better numbers than Johnny Heisman, has the Huskies on a 12 game win streak, MAC Champions, oh and playing in the Orange Bowl. He also lead the nation in rushing (going into bowl season) with 1771 rushing yards. He also tossed the ball for 2962 yards and accounted for 43 Huskie touchdowns.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Defensive Player of the Year - Manti Te'o - LB - Notre Dame</b> : I don't know if any player meant more to their team than Te'o did this year. Not only did he make big plays in big games and key situations, he IS the heart and soul of this year's Irish. If Te'o isn't there the Irish are probably and 8-4 team. Instead they are 12-0 and playing for the BCS Championship. Te'o had 7 picks for the Irish and 93 tackles and 1.5 sacks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Coach of the Year : Bill Snyder - Kansas State</b> : Snyder has to be up for coach of the millennium What he did his first go around at KState almost having them in the title game in 1998 and continuing success in the early 2000s. Then to retire and comeback and have them 11-1 this year and a loss to Baylor away from playing Notre Dame for the title is amazing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Big Ten Player of the Year - Braxton Miller - QB - Ohio State</b> : Miller in year 1 under Urban Meyer has given the rest of the Big Ten a glimpse of what the Buckeyes will have the next few years, and it looks dangerous. Miller accounted for 3200+ total yards for the Buckeyes and 28 touchdowns as the Buckeyes went 12-0 in their self imposed no post season year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Big XII Player of the Year - Collin Klein - QB - Kansas State </b>: How much would Klein and KState like to have the Baylor game back. If they win in Waco they are playing in Miami for a title and Klein is the Heisman Winner. Klein passed for 2490 yards, a 15-7 TD-INT ratio and added 890 on the ground with 22 scores. while leading the 'Cats to a Big XII title and Fiesta Bowl bid. </span><br />
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<br />Matt Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422728258188645599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709106535471414601.post-43927227344517627182013-01-01T19:47:00.001-06:002013-01-01T19:48:38.341-06:00Jimmy John's Big Ten Challenge<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The last Big Ten Football game of 2012-13 has been played with Wisconsin coming up JUST short of a very good Stanford team. No more Big Ten games means no more Jimmy John's Big Ten Challenge. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the 2nd straight year Chad has won the title and Matt and Kyle will come in tying for 2nd place. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 2013 we will institute a points feature. See you in 239 days!</span></div>
Matt Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422728258188645599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709106535471414601.post-16656476301635550082012-12-31T07:59:00.001-06:002012-12-31T07:59:07.684-06:00NFL Post Season Picks<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">So in my preseason predictions I picked </span><a href="http://wideright3.blogspot.com/2012/08/2012-nfl-predictions.html"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri;">Baltimore over Green Bay</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">, now that can still happen, BUT I don’t see it happen. Though if it does I’m totally claiming that I did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also nailed 7 of the 12 playoff teams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not too shabby.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But going into the playoffs I’m making some other picks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here’s my post season NFL picks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Matt Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422728258188645599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709106535471414601.post-68247598623499007312012-12-28T09:54:00.000-06:002012-12-28T09:54:44.256-06:00Jimmy John Big Ten Challenge Bowl Picks<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7 games left, Chad 2 games up on both Kyle and I. A lot of things could happen with all 3 of us still having a chance to win, and lose. So for one final week, here we go with the our Big Ten Picks.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CHAD: 75-22 | </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MATT: 73-24 | </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">KYLE: 73-24</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Cubs 2012 Season was one to forget (as will 2013 most likely be) but in the sports world the Cubs turned in My Sports Moment of the Year.</span></div>
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Matt Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422728258188645599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709106535471414601.post-28909025694776361492012-11-25T12:47:00.000-06:002012-11-25T12:47:49.139-06:00GFR Rankings - Nov 25<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well that didn't take to long. 3 Weeks ago the Tide lost their strangle hold on #1, two weeks that belonged to A&M and Oregon, but now after a huge win over arch rival Auburn and the Tide is back at #1. The Ducks and the Aggies are right behind the Tide at #2 and #3. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The complete rankings can be viewed <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjdlHI-F-5cDdEFJYUp1U2s2Zkt0ZXBGN1pDemJGYnc&pli=1#gid=0" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>.</span></div>
Matt Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422728258188645599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709106535471414601.post-6284945706650369182012-11-19T10:26:00.002-06:002012-11-19T10:26:35.616-06:00GFR Rankings - Nov 18<br />
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Upset weekend in College Football. What once looked like Oregon and K-State rolling to Miami 48 hours ago, and the SEC being shut out has now opened back up to an SEC smorgasbord. Now the Irish are the only (eligible) unbeaten team left to have a shot at Miami. But they aren't number one in the GFR. Notre Dame moved up a spot to 3 but the #1 slot belongs to the Aggies. Texas A&M jumped from 5 to 1 over Alabama, the Irish and last weeks #1 Oregon.</div>
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Matt Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422728258188645599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709106535471414601.post-16289624446298065732012-11-11T10:06:00.001-06:002012-11-11T10:06:15.218-06:00GFR College Football Rankings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Gig'Em! The Aggies did the unthinkable and <a href="http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/dennis-dodd/20924509/t-town-shocker-aggies-knock-off-no-1-tide" target="_blank">beat the once thought unbeatable</a>. And did it in style in Alabama's home stadium. <br />
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Freshman Johnny Manziel may have just earned a trip to New York City also for the Heisman Ceremony with his performance vs the Tide. <br />
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With the loss, Alabama did not fall to far from <a href="http://wideright3.blogspot.com/2012/11/garwin-rankings.html" target="_blank">last week</a>, dropping from 1 to 3. A&M jumped from 7 to 5 ahead of the Seminoles and Buckeyes. <br />
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So for a week the Ducks are the new #1 by a decent margin over #2 K-State. <br />
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Conference wise, the SEC is closing the gap on the Big XII. Both hold a size able gap over the Big Ten and PAC-12.<br />
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The complete GFR is available <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjdlHI-F-5cDdDQwNW9SVmVfRFdIMExzYVpUSXZnc1E#gid=0" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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