Tuition will be raising at all colleges!

According to Yahoo News the cost of college will be rising for students the cost will raise by 5 percent annually. For student graduating this year well the average student will graduate spring 2011 with 22,900 dollars in debt but some students will be even worse. With this rise the cost of college will be 8 percent higher than last year. The normal Fafsa that you are use to getting the Pell grants will be much less than what you received the last two semesters. Since 2006 Americans with a college degree the unemployment rate for them is 4.5 percent and Americans without the unemployment rate is 9.7 percent.

It is proven that people that took student loans are in Debt over their heads. Debt leads to stress and unhappiness during and after their school years.  There are many people out there that pay on their student loans until they are in their late 40’s and 50’s. there is a case of a lady that went to school for one thing got a job in her major couldn’t pay her Debt because it didn’t pay more than her education cost then she went to become a lawyer which she is now and is 250,000 dollars in Debt and in unemployed  with no job.

This is just crazy makes me think twice before taking more student loans. I was reading and some people believe that student loans are all a scam for banks to make money and they are not looking out for students to get a quality education.  Obama said that he is making school cheaper to attend so that more Americans will attend college which to me is now what he is doing almost every school is raising the cost of the tuition and at the same time he lowered the amount of Fafsa that we will be getting in the future semesters making it harder for kids to go to college so is he really helping kids go to college or what?

I really hope that something changes soon so that kids can afford to go to school either lower the tuition or higher the amount of Fafsa we get. The main thing is that this scares me for the future between the gas prices rising and everything else getting more expensive I don’t know if anybody will be able to afford to go to school we will all have to work as hard as we can and barely be able to get by in life.

There is a 17 year old out there that got a 750,000 dollar offer!

According to Yahoo News there are still short people out there in the world that are considered basketball prodigies. In Patterson Maryland there is a boy by the name of Aquille Carr that is quick as lightning, high scoring and a show stopping point guard who is only 17 years old and 5’6 inches tall. When Aquille went to play in Milan Italy for a tournament for the USA junior team a team in Italy by the name of Lottomatica Virtus Roma offered Aquille a 750,000 dollar contract to come play in the professional European league in Italy. Aquille average 40 points a game when he played in the tournament they were at, in high school he average 33 points a game against top schools.

Is this crazy or what? I think that Aquille Carr should at least graduate from high school first because education is key. I’m not saying if I was in his position I wouldn’t take it I would actually consider it like he is there are several thing he would have to look at thou. One thing for him to look at is that he is only 5’6 so it would be really hard to make it to the NBA but if he was to go to Italy and prove his self there he could eventually go to the NBA from there.

I don’t take anything from Aquille because he is short I’m sure he could hang with the best of them. I watched him play on video this kid is fast as lightning and can spread the ball around the court and can score with it just as fast as he can pass the ball. This kid is good there isn’t any way anybody could take anything from him what he has accomplished and has got on video nobody can take that from him because what done is done and when you’re good your good nobody can say any different.

I really hope that this kid takes his time to make his decision if he decides to go to Italy or he decides to stay in school and try to go to college I would support both of them.  I could see where the money looks good but he also has to think about it the other way to basketball won’t always be there so he may want to have something to fall back on if all else fails.

CIA celibrates Osama Bin Ladens Death!

According to Yahoo News Sunday night the CIA gets a rare victory the CIA has been watching these two brothers since 2005 but never knew who they were but in 2009 they got information from some captured fugitives after they tortured them they started telling them what their names were of the two closest couriers of Osama bin laden.  But in August 2010 the CIA found where the brothers lived and found all information on the compound that they were living in and knew that besides the two brothers families there was another family living there that matched the size of bin laden’s family so the CIA kept investigating and found out the brothers have no source of income but they were living in a million dollar compound that was built to hide somebody with all the security features it had so finally that was enough to make the Obama order a strike to go into the compound were they found Bin Laden and his family and now the U.S. has custody of his body after a search that has been going on for more than 10 years now.

Osama Bin Laden was buried at sea because the U.S. tried to comply with his religious beliefs that the body should be buried within 24 hours but the U.S. could not get any other country to except his remains so they had no other chance but the Muslims are saying that this may cause a rally because they disrespected their religion. One Muslim representative said that this could count as an exception because they didn’t have a country to take him within 24 hours. Others are saying that this could lead to a conspiracy theory that Bin Laden was never really killed because the government will not release and pictures of him dead. That is because they need to keep it for future operations.

I really don’t personally think that Osama Bin Laden has any say or his people have any say of what we do to him or what we do with him because when he killed the 2,000 people in New York he didn’t give them any say if they want to live or where they want to be buried he just had them and the pilots killed he didn’t give them any say at all so I think that he should have been buried the same way how we want to do this.

I am happy as well as many Americans that Osama is finally dead now. This is a lot of relief to some people to know the man that ordered their family members to be killed is finally dead now that is a big relief for some people. It is good to know that the leader is dead now I just hope that nobody takes over and they try to retaliate against us for it.  

Dallas Takes DeMarco Murray!

According to the DFW the Dallas Cowboys selected DeMarco Murray in the third round of the NFL draft. DeMarco said that it was a surprise to him and his agent when he did not go in the second round of the draft but once the third round came around his agent told him that there is a very good chance Dallas will be the team to grab you. The agent told DeMarco that a team wouldn’t bring you down to their camp if they were not interested in you. The cowboys reported that they picked DeMarco because he is a Elusive back and can catch the ball really well and can block well too he can run inside or outside he can get the tough yards needed and he has the speed to get to the out or around the corner.

I think that this was a good pick for Dallas DeMarco is one of the best backs in the draft if not the best there was. DeMarco will fit in just fine in Dallas with the Offensive system they run he is the kind of back that they need he fits the system just right he can get the job done when he is called on and he can also get the job done on special teams if they decide to use him on special teams.

I think that there is not a better pick than DeMarco I like the way they he works and you couldn’t ask for a better personality he is a good guy that has a good attitude and I feel like all of that with how hard he works will bring him a long ways in the pro’s. If you watched the way that he talked about all of his teammates and stuff he gave them a lot of credit I guess all in all you could just describe Demarco Murray as a very humble person or athlete.

I have been watching DeMarco Murray ever since he started at Oklahoma when he was second string under Adrian Peterson and every chance that DeMarco got to get in the game he took full advantage of the opportunity and got big gains and shined. That why I knew that he was going to go to the NFL one day because of the way that he works and the attitude that he has. I feel that he will do really well in Dallas as long as he keep the attitude that he does.

Tornados Rip Thru The South!

According to Yahoo News One of the worst Tornados ever tore thru the south where at least 281 people have been reported dead. The Tornado destroyed towns from Tuscaloosa Alabama all the way to Bristol Tennessee where it killed 195 people in Alabama, 33 in Mississippi, 33 in Tennessee, 14 in Georgia, 5 in Virginia and 1 in Kentucky. This is as of now others are still missing and over 600 people have been reported seriously injured. Two students were killed on campus at the university of Alabama campus and some parts of the school were destroyed and their finals were postponed to a later date.

Alabama has taken the damage the worst. The tornado was reported to be an EF5 and at the storms weakest an EF4. These are really strong tornados and they destroyed thousands of homes and Business places. This April has set a record for the most tornados ever reported in April a record of 800 the previous record was in 2003 with a record of 543 twisters. This is by far the worst April in many years that people can remember it has been storm after storm after storm. Many residents reported that this is the worst tragedy that they have ever seen or been in, in actual real life.

This is a warning to people to show us just how easily things can be taken from us at any moment in time and it can happen to anyone even the ones who think that nothing bad will ever hit them it might actually hit them one day. These tornados are not anything to play with when I lived in Oklahoma we had several tornados go right by our house and thru our town.

My prayers go out to all of the people and the families that have been bothered by these horrible destructions.  You never know when it is your time to go so you should always be prepared for anything that might come your way. Hopefully assistance will make its way to all the people that may need the help that they need and give these people that homes are gone a place to stay and sleep.

Another Athlete Saves Another Life!

According to Yahoo News the Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie offensive lineman is still doing his job protecting somebody not who he normally does but still protecting somebody and becoming a hero. Ted Larsen was out fishing with his girlfriend when he heard a distress from the United States coast guard and he responded to the call right outside of Honeymoon Island of the west coast of Florida. Ted said that he pulled up to two people overturned with their kayaks holding on for dear life. Ted pulled up grabbed the two teens and the Kayaks and shuttled the two to safety. Ted said that he is no hero he was just helping out like he would somebody would for his and that he hopes that the two learned their lesson and to be aware of the weather because the ocean can turn on you at anytime.

Is this a surprise to you? I don’t see this as a big deal yea he did good and rescued these people. Like Ted said he was just doing what he hopes somebody would do for him if he was in a situation similar to this one. This is the kind of people that we need more of in the world people that are out to help people and think of others rather than just themselves.

Well this goes to show people that there are still good people out there and good athletes out there that will help. Ted didn’t have to stop fishing and go help the two teens he could have just stayed there and finished fishing with his girlfriend but instead he went and saved these two teens life I am sure they really appreciate it more than they could tell him.

This is just like anything else if you were in this situation you would hope that a random person or at least somebody would come to rescue you. I am one of the good people out there that would stop what I am doing to save somebody’s life or at least try to save somebody’s life if all if possible all because I would want somebody to do the same for me if ever needed.

The Three Georgia Locker Room Thieves are Busted!

According to Yahoo News University of Georgia has finally caught the locker room thieves that stole $1,970 dollars worth of goods out of soon to be future teammate’s lockers. Deion Bonner, marquise Hawkins and the third one was unidentified because he is a juvenile. The three recruits were caught stealing IPods and Iphones out of 7 player’s lockers that were not secured. Deion Bonner is one of the best players in the country and has offers from several schools and all three kids have several offers from several schools in this area. All three players are in jail and the Bail is 1,500 dollars on each count that they are charged on.

University of Georgia police Chief Jimmy Williamson said they caught the three with a good investigation and FaceBook had a lot to do with it. Williamson was able to get warrants for the three and took them in on charges last Friday. Bonner is a 5’11 185 pound defensive back from Carver Columbus High school in Columbus Georgia. The Carver Coach Dell McGee is a very respected coach and a lot of coaches recruit from his school he has sent at least 3 players to a Division 1 schools on scholarship every year since 2009.    

All I got to say is these kids are stupid do they know how many kids out there that would do anything to have the chance to do what they are doing kids like this take things for granted not knowing how fast they can mess up what they have already. This really makes me mad because I know a lot of kids that would love to be in there spot and are probably just as good just don’t get the exposure that they need to get recruited from the big schools.

I was one of the kids that dint get exposed playing in Hawaii it cost too much for coaches to fly there to recruit so it makes it hard to get recruited from big schools. But I know if I was given the opportunity like they were I wouldn’t mess it up for anything. Well I am the type of person that believes in second chances and believes that everybody makes stupid mistakes in their lives and I am one of them so I hope that these kids learn from their mistakes and are given a second chance from a school but I do know they just lost a lot of trust from a lot of coaches out there.

Cincinnati Reds pitcher busted stealing!

According to Yahoo News Mike Leake of the Cincinnati Reds has been booked and busted for stealing from Macy’s department store in the mall. When Mike was drafted out of Arizona State he got a sign on bonus for 2.3 million dollars and makes around 425,000 a year.  On April 16 2011 Mike Leake was arrested for stealing 5 T-Shirts that only cost $9.99 a peace and a total of $59.88! When he is charged he could end up doing 180 days in jail. When Mike was being arrested he reported that he worked at Reds stadium and not American Ball Park they said they didn’t know if it was the real him or the look alike because it was so strange he didn’t know these things.

What is wrong with people these days and more like what is wrong with the famous people in America these days. If you have a million or more dollars in the bank why in the world would you go steal some cheap shirts 5 of them and they would only come out to $58.88 to me that is just stupid I guess he just somehow got the urge to go out to Macys and steal some shirts I mean come on now who does that.

It seems like all the famous people these days are just getting out of hand. You have stars sleeping with underage girls sleeping with hookers come on now don’t you know your famous you can get almost any girl you want also stars doing drugs why would you risk it all just to get high come on now.

Sometimes I think the wrong people get too much money and the one that do need it most of the time will never get a chance to have that much money. But in the end you never know what would happen the ones that need the money might do the same as the stars are doing because like they say money does change people and they will act different than they use to.

The Radiation Level has Risin to 7!

According to Yahoo News Japans emperor makes his first appearance to the Location of the crisis where thousands of people were found dead from the earthquake and tsunami that happen last month is March. The emperor made speeches to the survivors and actually broke down into tears when seeing all of this and then trying to tell the survivors that it will all be ok. The emperor said that the radiation is still bad police are still dressed up in suites and gloves and still searching for people.

People are still scared there because the radiation is so bad that they raised it to the highest level people are afraid to eat the fresh produce that the farmers are selling but one farmer said things are starting to pick up since April 1^st has passed. There are soldiers and police still searching for the missing people a total of 15,000 people and yet it has been more than over a month later. People don’t even come to that side of Japan because the radiation is so bad Japan reported that this is their worst crisis ever to happen since the U.S bombing them.

I really feel bad for these people that have lost all of their homes but yet that isn’t even the bad part they can’t even go back yet because the radiation is so bad they have to stay in shelters. I’m glad that the U.S doesn’t get hit bad like this I mean we have like hurricane Katrina but I’m not sure if can match up to this what makes it so bad is the radiation in the air.

I am praying for these people that everything will recover and go back to normal for them and find their missing family members. I know that I wouldn’t want something like this to happen to me or anybody else and I hope that I’m never in a crisis like this. I really don’t think the U.S could handle a crisis like this right now anyway we would just go more into debt more than we are now.

26 year old Danny Watkins will enter the 2011 draft!

According to Yahoo News 26 year old Danny Watkins from Canada will be entering the Draft coming up here soon for the NFL. But that is not the end of it he came along way to get where he is at. Danny was a volunteer fire fighter when he was 16 and in high school upon graduation at the age of 18 he became full time on the payroll but at 22 his fight chief told him he should go to California to a community college to take a course called fire science it was hard for Danny to stay away from the football coaches where they finally got him on the football field where he went on to play at Baylor and is now entering the 2011 draft.

This is just crazy just shows how good of a kid he is not too many kids are volunteer firefighters at the age of 16 I give him credit for just that alone. I know when the coaches at the junior college saw him they probably went crazy a 6’4 290 pound kid that looks solid enough to be a D1 player them coaches were most likely in heaven.

It’s amazing how he never even played football until he went to junior college he was a hockey player and his dream was to be a fire fighter  that he already achieved football wasn’t nowhere on his mind. This is the dream of many kids when growing up play in the NFL of become a fire fighter or be a police officer and he has already lived thru two of them.

Is this a dream come true or what? I know many people would love to do what he has accomplished already. I think that he should really give thanks to his fire chief for talking him into going to college to take that course because if it wasn’t for him he would have never went he would have still been with them fighting fires as his profession.  This is a story of a lifetime

Record Levels of Ozone Depletion!

According to Yahoo News in the Arctic the Ozone layer is depleting being caused from human behavior and chemical pollution. The Ozone layer protects the earth from harmful ultraviolet rays that could damage earth and the people. The ozone layer has suffered a loss of 40 percent in the arctic region this year alone last year suffering a loss of 30 percent as you can see every year we are losing the Ozone until eventually we burn thru it.

This has gotten so bad that it is a world warning according to the UN weather agency the Nordic countries will experience higher than normal ultraviolet radiation in the coming weeks. The Ozone layer has reached record levels of depletion. This is all being caused by pollution in the atmosphere and a very cold winter in the stratosphere eventually this can end the life on earth if we do not act now by changing things to not fix the Ozone layer but stop it from depletion because we cannot fix what humans have already destroyed.

I feel in my eyes that this is nobody’s fault but our own the animals on earth didn’t put pollution in the air from driving vehicles around and having factories everywhere or neither did the aliens in space if there is such a thing. But if we do not change thing than eventually life on earth will be gone and everything will be burnt up.

This is pretty scary to me but I know that I have contributed to the pollution that is depleting the Ozone layer and I am trying to go green to help save it from burning up the rest of the way. I just really hope that this will all stop eventually and life on earth can continue without it burning up that would be a bad day don’t you think.

And the College womens basketball Chapions are the Texas A&M Aggies!

According to Yahoo News  on Tuesday April 5, 2011 in Houston Texas the Texas A&M Aggies have one there first national championship in women’s college basketball 76-70. The Aggies took an early lead by 13 in the first part of the game but in the second half they got down the Irish took a 7 point lead but that didn’t stop the Aggies from pounding past the Irish. Danielle Adams scored a total of 30 points 8 in the first half and 22 in the second half she just man handled the Irish down low the Aggies couldn’t have done it just with Adams she had help from a supporting cast of teammates specially from Tyra white who had 18 points in the game.

This was no surprise to me I took the Aggies to win the whole thing when they man handled the Baylor Bears the way that they did. But I knew that it would not come easy because obviously the fighting Irish had to be good by knocking off the UCONN girls who have been the powerhouse In women’s college Basketball for the past 10 years or more losing only a total of probably 10 games over the 10 year stretch. So once this all happen I knew that there couldn’t of been a better match up than these two teams.

Many people said they the Aggies didn’t belong in the championship game but they clearly proved themselves by winning it. This was the Aggies first National Championship in college women’s basketball that must feel amazing for these women there is no better feeling then knowing that you won a national championship.

Did the Aggies belong in the championship or not I believe that they did.  I feel that they have proven there selves and I hope that one day I will see what it feels like to play in a college Championship or better yet win the championship I could only imagine the feeling.  

VCU is in the Final Four!

According to Yahoo News only one person in the United States picked the right 4 teams to play in the final four and the only person to pick VCU to be in it. Is she good or what for just being a school librarian? Diana the Librarian says that she picked VCU to win it all because the way that they play they play hard never give up on a play they play as a team and our very well conditions. VCU is very underestimated that is being compared to last year’s butler people are saying that they do not belong in the sweet 16 of the final four.

If this is not enough to convince you that VCU is the real deal than this should Rivals reported that VCU beat Number 1 seed Kansas Jayhawks by a score of 71-61 that is a good margin for play such a good team like the Jayhawks. There Coach Shaka Smart said that when he recruits the 2011 class he will be a sweet16 team but coach smart was one year off and instead they are final4 bound. In the second half the Jayhawks finished the game by just being the better conditioned team.

I have said the whole time that VCU has a really good shot at winning the whole thing I really likes how they play as a team and are in really good shape. I was truly convinced that VCU was the real deal when I saw them beating this top teams by a 30 point margin they didn’t just win won like that it was all of them none of the games they just slid by they won them all by a little comfort in between. That is not a easy thing to do because the teams they played are proven teams.

I don’t really care who ends up winning the whole thing but I am pulling for VCU to win it all because they have been doubted and talked down on the whole time. I feel that they have what it takes it all starts with Having heart which they got and playing as a team and they do that very well and as people have seen they are very well condition that is why they run off in the fourth quarter with the score up by 30 points.

Chad Pennington Tears ACL in pickup basketball game!

According to Yahoo News Miami Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington tears his ACL in a pickup basketball game. This could be the last of Pennington that we see on the field. Pennington has already won comeback play of the year award 2 times since 2004 he has already had 4 surgeries on his shoulder since 2004 so he is a tough comeback type of player. The main reason we may not see a comeback is because if he takes this season off he will be coming back trying out for a new team at the age of 36 it is very possible to do thou.

Is this a surprise that he got hurt? This is no surprise this is the main thing that hurts a lot of football players playing in a pickup basketball game. My senior year in high school I was playing a pickup basketball game went up for a dunk came down landed on somebody’s foot and broke my ankle. Although basketball may not seem like a rough sport where you will get injured a lot of players that play other sport get hurt by playing pickup games.

It will be a tough thing for Chad to make his way back not just because this new injury of tearing his ACL but the problem with his shoulder that he has had surgery on 4 times is another thing that will make it hard for a comeback. The fact that he will be 36 when he comes back if he takes a year off will hold coaches back from picking him up.

Should we call it impossible for him to come back well it is never impossible you can do anything that you put your mind to as long as you believe that you can do it. I think that Chad is a good quarterback he was never a star but he was a guy that would get the job done and would get you a WIN at the end of the day that’s all that matters.

How Japans crisis may affect America!

According to Yahoo News Japan may play an effect against the U.S. by the stocks going down. Things like screens batteries and Chips and mainly made in Japan so those three things could hurt us. Japan makes more than 40 percent of the world’s electronic supplies. Apples stocks have already started dropping. One thing that this could help for the U.S. is that Honda and Toyota won’t be able to get their cars to America as fast so this might help for the sales of American made cars.

CNN also reported that the Nuclear Crisis may affect America if the situation continues to get bad. But as of right now the radiation is not at a harmful lever for American to start worrying. This crisis has already passed Americas Nuclear crises at the Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania that was the U.S. worst case in History. The U.S. has reported that Japan is taking the proper procedures in this case so that they can best recover and keep it from spreading.

I really didn’t know that the majority of the world’s electronics are made in Japan that’s just insane. So that means that stock market wise that’s the only part of this that could hurt us is the sell of electronics will be down. I think that it won’t affect us as bad as they think that it is going to because people already have enough they don’t need to get too greedy.

I really hope that all of the radiation stays in Japan and don’t spread to America we don’t need any more radiation we already have enough as it is from and of the Atomic bombs that our military has  tested in the deserts and in the mountains. If Japan can get a stop on this as it is I don’t think that the levels will rise high enough to affect the united states. We are already trying to recover from a million other things this is the last thing that the United States needs on its mind.

Coach Jim Tressel joins his players to serve their suspension!

According to Yahoo News the Ohio state university coach Jim Tressel has chosen to join the Buckeye five and sit out five games with the players. Four players Terrelle Pryor, Boom Herron, DeVier Posey, and Mike Adams were suspended for violating NCAA rules by selling their things like Rings and jerseys and some other things to a Tattoo parlor. Tressel was suspended two games and fined 250,000 dollars but Tressel has chosen to set out five games with his players Tressel said that they can only learn for their mistakes by being punished together this is why he has chosen to do what he is doing.

I think that 5 games is a little strict because they are seniors and they did not know that they couldn’t sell their stuff I could see if they knew and still sold it but I think they need to give them a break. I do believe in if you break rules and get in trouble for it you need to man up and face the consequences.

Is it a surprise that Tressel is doing this? Not really to me he is probably a little upset considering he was fined 250,000 dollars I would be upset too. I thing that he isn’t doing it to look good for the public eye I think he is truly doing this for his players to show them that he really cares and show his loyalty to them like they are to him by staying there last year.

This is all crazy but I do support what Tressel is doing I think it is showing his loyalty and his word to those players. I am interested to see if Ohio State can win without their offensive weapons. In the end I just hope the best for these players and coach Tressel even thou I can’t stand Ohio state.

K2 also known as Spice is one the rise!

According to Yahoo News K2 is on the rise also known as Spice many athletes are now using the drug because it gives you almost the same high as pot but with a little extra  and does not show up on drug test. K2 even caused one young man to kill himself after smoking some at a high school graduation party he was dead within hours of leaving the party. Even NFL players are using the substance this is bad because it is not a good thing to turn to just because it does not show up on drug test.

This Drug K2 is being banned in many states. The only states that have not banned it are the ones that support the use of marijuana. Even athletic trainers are reporting stories of things happening to athletes that have used the drug one young man that was in perfect health smoked some with friends and had a seizure and was found laying unconscious outside of his dorm room. Another kid went to the hospital because he said his heart was racing his blood pressure was out of the roof and he was hallucinating this went on for hours and wouldn’t stop.

K2 started off as not being called a drug but is now called a drug and a substance under investigation by the DEA. That right there tells you something is wrong with it. Some doctors and scientist are saying that K2 is worse for you then smoking weed. That should tell people to stop but just because its legal and gets you high people are smoking the chemicals up.

I have a friend that was smoking it back in Hawaii and he told me that it really changes your mood. I was finally able to talk him out of smoking it all the time. I really don’t like that people that smoke weed are turning to smoking something that is even worse for you than what you were already smoking but they switched because this don’t show up on drug test. I am sure that here before too long K2 or also known as Spice will be illegal just like weed or vice versa weed will be legalized and Spice will be made illegal.

Dollar Bill Changing To A Coin!

According to Yahoo News the United States may be getting rid of the American dollar and replacing it with a coin it will save billions of dollars. The reason it will save money is that the paper bill wears out much faster than the coin does which cost the government millions to reprint the money. The government will save 522 million each year by making the change but it will take around four years to fully get the change of currency in place. The only problem with the change is that Americans always choose bills over coins but it will be one step closer to our country recovering.

Do you support the change? I’m kind of 50/50 on it I’m not sure where I stand but I do know that I wouldn’t mind having a 1$ coin the only problem is that it means more change in your pocket. But I am all in for it if it means that it will help bring America out of debt. I do know that a lot of people won’t support it because of the fact it means a lot more change in your pocket.

Is this a surprise? Not to me I knew that this was coming I just didn’t know when if you look at a lot of different countries they already have dollar coins. That to me shows that the other countries just reacted to knowing it would save them money faster. We have already had a lot of coins already like the gold dollar and the half dollar so it wouldn’t shock me if they made the change.

We shall see if it ends up happening you know how it is the government says they are going to change one thing and the next week they have already changed their minds about it. But if they do I would support the change is it helps us  recover from the debt that we have.

Jamarcus Russell Headed down the wrong road again!

According to Yahoo News Jamarcus Russell is going down the dump again. Russell was first the biggest bust that the NFL has ever had he was the number one draft pick and barely made it as a starter in Oakland even third stringers were starting over him. Now Russell is facing foreclosure on his 2.4 million dollar house in the bay area. Russell is over 200,000 dollars behind on payments. Russell has not been on a team in over 8 months now his tryouts with the redskins and Miami were unsuccessful both teams did not want him. But yet Russell feels he is too good to play in any other league but the NFL.

Is this not enough to tell you where Russell is going According to the Press Jamarcus was arrested and charged with felony possession of a controlled substance a drink containing codeine syrup also on the streets known as purple drink or Lean.  This all happen in Russell’s home town of Mobile, Alabama where he was a prep star then going on to be a star at LSU the being the number 1 draft pick in the 2007 draft and being released from the raiders after 3 busted seasons.

Is this a surprise to you? Not me if you look at Russell’s Pattern of behavior nothing good is coming out of this kid not one thing. I really think the money is what got to his head he was a good Prep player and becoming a great college star to being the biggest bust of the NFL.  That right there points something out to me he did really good until money came into the picture.

It is sad to see something like this happen to any person not just him I really feel bad for him but to me it is his fault he has put himself in this position by all of the decision that he has made. I just really don’t understand why he doesn’t go play in the UFL or something like that to make money and try to get his skills back on the NFL level so that he could probably return. Something is clearly wrong with his mind set.

High school Basketball player falls over dead after win!

According to Yahoo News Thursday night tragedy struck Fennville Michigan when High school basketball star Wes Leonard hit the game winning shot in over time to win 57-55 shortly after while celebrating on the court Leonard collapsed and was pronounced dead at the hospital. Leonard was the star of the basketball team and the quarterback of the football team.  Leonard gave the team the opportunity to end the regular season 20-0 now they will go into the playoffs without their star. The coach reported that he was very well liked by everyone he was a positive kid always had the right things to say.

Leonard was a really good athlete it is just sad that he had to go the way that he did so young but yet you can say at least he passed doing something he loved. It will be hard for his teammates school friends and especially his family to grasp that their loved one or close friend is gone it is not an easy thing to do.

Why did he collapse? It is still unknown why it happen. I am sure that there are test and things being ran on his body now to try to figure out his cause of death. It seems like to me that this is starting to happen a lot now young athletes are just falling over dead there was another one that happen not too long ago but the boy was at practice.

I really feel bad for his family and the teammates I just couldn’t imagine losing one of my teammates like they did during the season I know it is emotional around there. There is nothing you can do to make things better because once he is gone he is gone it isn’t like you can just replace him. I hope that the team can recover from their loss. 

Cam Newton is a little too Confident!

According to Yahoo News on Tuesday Cam Newton reported that he does not want to be seen as a Great Football player. Cam said he wants to be seen as an entertainer and an Icon god has given him this platform.  Cams dad took him to a school out in the middle of nowhere and told him you can make this situation a dream or you can make it a nightmare. Cam said that was his fire under his but that’s what gave him the drive to be where he is today. Cam knows that when he gets into the NFL things will change he isn’t just going to take over the AFC like he did the SEC.

I do not like the attitude that Cam Newton has you always have to be confident but the NFL scouts will not like that he said he want to be an entertainer and icon. The scouts would have loved it if Cam would have said I want to be a great football player. Some scouts will not take the chance because of what he said.

Will Cam Newton last? Only time will tell if he will be another Jamarcus Russell or not. I kind of don’t like the choice that Cam made by going to the Draft he should have stayed one last year to gain the experience and get a degree. I know you can always get a degree later but I really thing Cam isn’t ready for the NFL but I can see from his point of view too that’s a lot of money.

I am really curious to see what ends up happening to Cam Newton. I really hope that he doesn’t end up being another Jamarcus Russell that would be a disappointer. So the real question is will Cam be a Entertainer and icon or will he be a repeat of another player?

  

Nets Land Deron Williams!

According to Yahoo News New York Nets land a double whammy they got Deron Williams and Carmelo Anthony all in one day. For the trade Utah Jazz got Derrick Favors and Devin Harris also had to give up to first round draft picks and 3 million dollars. Deron has wanted to leave for some time now he has just wanted to play on a championship caliber team. What he wished for is what he got according to the Nets general manager he said he is building that team as we speak. The Nets are still trading for other players.

Did you see this coming? I did not see this coming I knew that Carmelo Anthony would go to the Nets but I would have never guessed the Nets bringing in Deron Williams. If they get to bond and play as a team there will not be many teams that will be able to stop the Nets they will be a power house like the Heat.

Is this a good idea? I believe that this is a good decision to bring in all of the talented players on to one team. The biggest test will see is can they play as a team. Most of the time when you get this many all stars on one team they don’t play as a team there are too many individuals and ball hogs a certain player want to be the only star.

I really thought that the Nets did well this year with the new players they have. So now that they have all of these all stars on the team I think things should get really interesting I look forward to watching their games now.

Texas man Wrongfully put away for 18 years!

According to Yahoo News a Texas man was wrongfully put away and denied parole for 18 year and spent 14 of it on death row. Anthony Graves would have received 1.4 million in compensation if only the judge ordered actual innocence. The prosecutors dismissed the murder case instead of retrying him all over again to show his innocence. Graves needed to be retrial or granted a Pardon two of which did not happen so Graves is not eligible to be paid his compensation.

Would that suck or what? I could not imagine being blamed of murdering someone and actually not doing it and being sentenced to death in prison. I am glad that while Graves was on death row that they did not kill him that would have been another innocent man killed for nothing.

Why did it take so long? I’m not really sure but it seems like this is happening way too often. Seems like now day you are hearing of people being put in prison and years later being proven innocent. That’s just showing how crooked some parts of our government are.

I’m not sure if it would have been worth the time he served or not I he would have gotten his compensation he would have been an instant millionaire! I am sure that he would have rather lived his life on our side of the bars. I could only imagine being screwed over like he is being. I’m sure that something will be done or he will end up suing the state of Texas.

Miguel Cabrera get another DUI!

According to Yahoo News Miguel Cabrera was arrested once again Wednesday night. Cabrera Is a really talented athlete with a bat swing and speed sent from god.  17 months ago Detroit’s general manager was bailing Cabrera out of jail for the same thing. Again he was buster two days before spring training started Cabrera denied all tests the police tried to give him. Cabrera claimed things were starting to look beautiful and said he would not be into trouble again admitting he had an alcohol problem. Now here we are again he is back in trouble for his lingering problem.

Why would he do such a stupid thing? These things happen to a lot of professional athletes and nobody knows why they would risk it all by doing this stupid stuff. I think that maybe they result to alcohol and drugs due to all the stress and pressure that they are under at the time.

Is this a problem? I really think that Cabrera is closer to being done than what he and a lot of people realize. He first needs to admit that he has a problem and needs to see someone about it. I think sooner or later they will get fed up with his problem he is giving the team a bad look. So im thinking he will straighten up or if not he will be gone soon!

I don’t know how Cabrera does it he gets into all of this trouble and is supposedly drunk all the time. But still he can outperform all the guys that are not doing it.  I’m sure that all of this will catch up to him if he doesn’t start shaping up soon I really hope for the best for him because he is a great guy.

Mobster finally caught!

According to Yahoo News a man that has been known as Jeffrey Shaw that moved to a small town in Idaho and lived an almost perfect life has finally been caught by the FBI. Enrico Ponzo a former New England Mobster moved to Idaho after attempting to kill his boss in New England Ponzo was never to be seen again. Ponzo lived in a two story house and had 12 cattle in the back yard house was in his wife’s name. One of the neighbors took Ponzo to the shooting range and they said he was the best shooter they have ever seen every time that they would mention a gun Ponzo would say I have one of those. Information was not released on how the FBI led up to catching Ponzo but he was wanted for several serious crimes.

Is this crazy or what?  I just can’t imagine living next to a guy that is on the FBI most wanted and is living with a Different identity. The thing is thou we would never know because most people would not expect things like this when getting a new neighbor. If I lived in that small town I would have been suspicious because people from New York just don’t move to a town in the middle of nowhere.

Why did it take so long? Because he moved to a place where not many people go besides the one living there and he worked from home and would only pay for things in cash. I guess he had the 12 cows so that he would fit in and wouldn’t stand out.

This is just crazy I think he is actually pretty smart to think of a getaway plan like this and put it to use. But just like anything you can only get away with it so long it will always catch up to you sometime or later.

A fan makes a mocking sign toward Ohio States Sullinger.

According to Yahoo News a Minnesota student made a sign mocking Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger. The student had a cardboard sign with a picture of Sullinger on with neon lipstick and earrings and the words party in the USA with a rainbow. This was all mocking Sullinger for the karaoke video he mad singing the song Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus. Sullinger handled this situation differently than any other person would have he simply walked up to the student and asked him if he could have the sign to take back with him the student said no. Sullinger had plans to send the sign home to his mother. The student heard that what he wanted it for his mother and messaged him on twitter the student ended up mailing Sullinger the sign.

Did he handle this good or what? I think Sullinger handle this situation good he didn’t get mad over it he took it as a joke. Most likely any other player would have gotten mad over the poster. According to his teammates it’s hard not to like Sullinger he is a nice easy going guy with a great sense of humor.

What would you have done in this situation? I know that I most likely would have been kind of mad to see it but sense they won the game it makes it a little better now if they lost things might have been a little different. I know that I would have looked up and got mad but I would have just walked in the locker room unlike a lot of players.

Do they blow silly thing up on the news now or what? I don’t think they should blow things up like this and make it such a big deal but you know of course then I wouldn’t have anything to write about so it’s a good thing.

Mother forged letter of intent!

According to Yahoo News the number 8 high school recruit out of Louisiana Floyd Raven’s mother forged his letter of intent.  Floyd’s mother didn’t think anything of it she thought that she was doing right. Floyd’s mother didn’t know that he had changed his mind to play for Texas A&M. Floyd was able to get it under control and is now signed to play for the Aggies.

What happen? I’m not sure if that’s what really happen of not! I kind of thought that maybe he signed and then backed out and tried to blame it on his mother. That could be wrong! Maybe the mother wanted him to go to ole miss or like he said it was really an honest mistake.

How often does this happen? It actually happens often except people sign and want to back out most of them are not honest mistakes. I was actually in a situation like this last year I signed with North Dakota and realized that I didn’t want to go there because I was going for a friend and they were really screwing us over.

This is not that big of a deal Floyd will go on and play for the Aggies and be really successful. Really I think this was blown up a little too much because this happens pretty often! I hope for the best with this kid and hope his mom supports his decision.

NFL players going Broke!

According to Yahoo News several former and still playing NFL players have gone broke. Steve Young is one that players should look up to not just for his work on the field but for what he did after and during. Young got a degree in Law school while playing in the NFL in the 90’s and is now been practicing his career at a Law firm he is a rare story of success.  Player like Marlin Briscoe, Raghib “Rocket” Ismail, Johnny Unitas, Michael Vick, and Deuce McAllister. Michael Vick is still playing so he is coming out of his debt.

Is this a surprise to you? Not to me if you watch NFL player not all but most of them they get their money and spend it like wild fire. I just don’t understand how Deuce has gone broke he spent 10 year in the league and got paid 1 million a year some years more. To me he really needed someone to help him manage his money.

Why is Mike Vick  broke? He got in trouble for the Interstate dog fighting that his brother was running for him. Vick is still playing in the league and will recover from the debt because he has served jail time and now know what money is he has a family that he was to take care of.

They can give me all those millions I won’t blow them like that! What about you? The people that don’t have money would treat the money a lot different but I can’t say all some of them would do the same as them. Boy would it be nice!

UConn doner wants 3 million and name off of complex!

According to Yahoo News UConn Donor Robert Burton wants his money back and his name back. Burton wrote Athletic director Jeff Hathaway a 6 page letter. Burton did not like the fact that they hired former Syracuse coach Paul Pasqualoni to replace head coach Randy Edsall. Burton’s son Michael was a captain on Edsall’s first team back in 1999. Burton has put a total of 7 million into UConn football and put 2.5 into their new stadium back in 2002. All Burton asked to be done was to keep him updated wile choosing a new coach but instead AD. Hathaway called him after he found a new coach and hired him.

What’s the big deal? Burton really doesn’t have any say in who they hired! But if you want to keep the money coming in you might want to treat the man with just a little more respect and let him know what is going on! It’s just common sense to me that man has put 7 million dollars into your program you might want to keep him at the top of your list.

Why did he donate so much? Burton believed in the program and his son was a football player there he wanted to see the program succeed. Witch it did but it’s too late now he feels he was disrespected by the athletic director Hathaway. Now Burton wants at least 3 million dollars back and his name off of the stadium.

This is a big deal for the UConn football program and over all the whole athletic department will suffer over this! I feel the same way as Burton, Hathaway clearly didn’t have any respect for him or he would have called him and gave him a heads up on what was going on. This could be a bigger deal than what Hathaway wanted in his hands!

Vick lands a National Endorement Deal!

According to Yahoo News Michael Vick of the Philadelphia Eagles has landed a national endorsement deal. This is the first endorsement that Vick has had since he served 19 months in the penitentiary for running his interstate dog fighting ring. Unequal technologies the makers of sports equipment are making Vick the face of their company. Vick wore a rib protector made by them for the rest of the season after breaking a few ribs. The owner totally supports Vick he reported that he believes all people deserve a second chance and Vick is making up for what he has done and making himself a good role model.

Is this a surprise? Not to me I knew that Vick would start to get his endorsements back! Before getting in trouble Vicks face was being advertised everywhere you looked he had lots of endorsements. A lot of kids really looked up to Michael Vick at least I know I did. I was one of those that from the get go I didn’t turn my back on Vick I believed he would make a return for the better.

Does Vick deserve it? I believe that Vick has worked himself back up that latter and has gained respect from the companies. It takes a lot of dedication to do what Vick has done he has done a complete 360 from where he was at about 3 years ago in Atlanta.  He has been on the straight and narrow path since being released from prison.

I am one of the people that believe that everybody deserves a second chance if they show that they do or work for it do you? Vick is one who had a second chance given to him and he took advantage of it. I believe in the future you will start seeing Vicks face all over again. Vick is now a good person for kids to look up to again!

About Monty Wright

My name is Monty Wright I am 19 years old. I spent most of my life in Honolulu, Hawaii due to my Step-Father being in the Military. I love to play Football that is actually what has brought me to Southern. I have played since i was in second grade and I love it. My biggest inspiration has been my cousin who also attended Southern and went on to play for the Greenbay Packers and the Seattle Seahawks now the Miami Dolphins. I am going to be majoring in criminal justice i plan on becoming a federal cop of some sort. Well that is pretty much me!