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Miami has the Dolphins,
The Greatest Football Team.
We take the ball from goal to goal,
Like no one’s ever seen.
We’re in the air, we’re on the ground,
We’re always in control.
And when you say Miami,
You’re talking Super Bowl.
‘Cause we’re the…
Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins,
Miami Dolphins Number One.
Yes we’re the…
Miami Dolphins,
Miami Dolphins,
Miami Dolphins Number One
The Baltimore Ravens once upon a time were called the Cleveland Browns. This storied franchise brings one of the league’s toughest defences to Dolphins Stadium to face off Sunday, January 4, 2009 agains the AFC East champion Miami Dolphins.
It has been a long time since I was excited about the Miami Dolphins, a team I grew up with and whose games I have attended too many times to count. What inner pride I had in watching the Phins beat those stinking NJ JETS last week, and how happy I will be should Miami take care of the Ravens as I expect they will.
There is something very reminiscent of the 2003 World Series Champion Florida Marlins about this team. No major superstars, no massive egos, just hard work and what looks like fun. Its the feeling one gets when the universe aligns and everything is as it is supposed to be. Maybe I’m getting a little too philosophical about a simple NFL playoff game but do not be surprised if Miami moves deep in this year’s post-season shin-dig that is the NFL Playoffs.
The loss still hurts as I write this almost 48 hours after the game’s final whistle.
Miami outplayed Cal. Out passed them. Out hustled them. Miami couldn’t stop particular Cal player, Javid Best, who single handedly carved his way through the Miami D and carried his mediocre team to the Emerald Bowl championship.
After giving up two first quarter TD’s, and on the brink of being routed out of SanFran, the Canes battled back and were able to post some impressive drives before half-time. The game remained close throughout the third and fourth quarters as well with Miami jumping to a lead at one point. With 2 minutes and change, down 24 – 17, the Canes squandered prescious second after prescious second until those seconds dissapeared and victory was Cal’s.
Still a very successful season. Still building an impressive foundation for contention in another year.
A gritty performance on a win or go home stage. The Miami Dolphins post an 11-5 record after a dismal 1-15 record last year. It was a very exciting game to watch as Miami proves to be one of the more successful teams at integrating collegiate level offensive plays in the NFL ranks. And they did it in style, forcing future Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre to throw several interceptions.
Cliche as it may be, the 2008 University of Miami football season has been one of ups and downs. The early loss to the Gators hurt, but it showed the UM defence could stymie a returning Heisman trophy winner. Then came some wins and as the season progressed, Miami found itself with a chance at clinching the Atlantic division of the ACC conference and a possible trip to the Orange Bowl come January. Successive losses to Georgia Tech and a hungry NC State Wolfpack squad brought the Canes’ regular season record to an above average 7-5.
A quick perusal of some of the more popular sport sites reveals that everyone is picking Cal to beat the Canes. Cal has an explosive running back and this was Miami’s downfall in both the GT and NCState games. UM starting QB, Robert Marve (who espn commentator pronounced as ‘mar-vay’ lol) is suspended after not abiding by team rules – missing or being late for 4+ classes. Jacory Harris is getting the start. Whatever the result tonight, The U can look back at this season with a sense of accomplishment having a winning season and getting the program back on the college football map.
I stumbled upon this site today. Good ‘Ole Games offers a variety of solidly rated games from the 2005-2006 era at prices ranging from $5.99 – 9.99 per title. All games are downloadable and certified to work on both XP and more importantly (for me anyway), Vista.
A quick browse showed a variety of genres with most of the games in the Action, Shooter, and RPG genres. My favs are Simulations, Tactical FPS (First Person Shooters), Sports and Racing. The catalog for these genres are a bit thin, but they did have Colin McRae Rally for only $9.99, and I know that’s a good game.
The reality is at this point in my life, I’m not as apt to shell out $50+ for the latest title (unless my team happens to have rocked the previous year). I’m perfectly content with playing a game that is a couple years old if I can grab it at a discount.
Cudos Good ‘Ole Games – I support you in your business endeavor.
I really thought the Costanza’s holiday creation, Festivus (The holiday for the rest of us) was all that was needed — you know, a cute, vaguely secular alternative for those not inclined to X-mass, Hanukkah (how many spellings are there for this?) and the laughable Kwanzaa.
Apparently there exists the need for something a little more tactile – more observable for today’s secularists.
Humanlight is a new holiday created to “…celebrate humanity, reason, and hope.” There are celebrations planned in some 14 U.S. cities across the nation, most to be organized by “First Coast Freethought Society, Inc.” or “Atheists and Other Freethinkers” type organizations.
I’m going to stick with Festivus for this year at least…
December 27th may not be the biggest day of Miami Hurricane QB and Miami native Jacory Harris’ relatively young life. Winning a state football title and then moving on to the highschool national championship may rank higher than a mid-tier bowl. Harris and several other Miami Northwestern grads have brought a can-do and winning attitude to The U this year and my instinct tells me he will shine like he did in the prep ranks as he leads the Miami Hurricanes against the California Golden Bears in San Fransisco, California for the Emerald Bowl.
Jacory Harris spent most of the year as a back-up, taking a series here and there during the second quarter, as UM head coach Randy Shannon groomed his young protige bit by bit into the cauldron that is D-I NCAA football. There always loomed some controversy between normal starter, Robert Marve, and Harris. Often this controversy seemed more media contrived than official.
All that may have changed for the worse as parents and friends of now suspended Robert Marve air their apparent distaste for the way Shannon handed down a suspension against Marve. There was little explanation. I’m sure race will be brought up. From what I can tell however, Marve tends to think of himself as a bit of a badass – gang-typographical tats along his triceps. If he could get away with wearing a grill he probably would. The fact is that he’s from Plant City – probably as far away from the hood as you can get in fla… but I digress.
The miami area blogs point to some pretty basic facts. He didn’t go to class. He didn’t show up on time. Period.
Shannon runs a tight ship. Last year he stripped the names off of the jerseys to take any ME from TEAM. This year, he benches his starting QB for the bowl game.
Whatever the outcome on the 27th, this move is impressive and bodes well for The U’s future.
Go Canes!!!
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I really thought the Costanza’s holiday creation, 
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