Ok, so I was watching my Bills get annihalated by the Pats, and I was thinking to myself, "How embarrased must the league be to be showcasing this game on national tv? Is this really the sort of product the league wants to display?" Now first of all, I think what the Pats are doing is great. But is it great for the league? Absolutely not! Sure it's great for the New Englanders, and their bandwagon fanbase around the world, but the rest of us hate the patriots, and as Tom Brady used to be the lovable role model he was back in the early millenium, now he is just as despised as the rest of them.
So where am I going with all of this? Well, I think that the NFL should adopt the same policy as England's Premier League, with there being a two tier system, and thus there should be a minor league system as well. I'm not talking about the shitty NFL Europe, because we all saw where that went, what I am saying is that there should be a minor league NFL in the country, around such places as Lansing, L.A., San Jose, etc. Hell, maybe the arena league could just become the NFL minor leagues and we could go from there. I think it's a necessity now, because nobody wants to see losing teams getting embarrased, and nobody wants to see losing teams playing other losing teams. This should be embarrasing for the NFL, because as I am watching the Cowboys blow out the Jets on Thanksgiving, it's apparent something needs to be done to maintain a national fan base. Just look at what baseball did with the wild card, now alot of cities are interested 'till the death. Upsets in football are very random, and not very frequent, so I think it's now time to establish not only a minor league system, but a two-tier system. Winning clubs will only play winning clubs, and the bad clubs will only play the bad clubs. Of course, since there are 32 clubs in the NFL, divide it in half. The two worst teams from the previous seasons will be sent to the minors, with the two top teams in the minors being sent to the NFL. Thus garbage teams like the dolphins and rams would thankfully no longer be on tv. The NFL Draft would still occur, only the relegated teams would not be a part of it obviously. This is how you make bad teams have motivation, because other wise the failed system in which they just keep losing till they get a #1 pick is ridiculous. However, the teams with the top 16 picks will be part of the second tier, and the remaining teams will be part of the top tier.
1. The teams with the first 16 picks will only play each other in the regular season, the amount of games and weeks will be the same. The leagues and divisions will be abolished, and the top 3 teams from each tier will advance into the playoffs. Now it gets interesting..
2. Suppose from the Top tier, which remember is the top 16 teams, the #1 Patriots, #2 Colts, #3 Bills( I know, wishful thinking) advance to the playoffs. Well, Since the Pats are the top team, they get a first round bye.
3. From the Second tier, suppose the #1 Bucs, #2 Seahawks, #3 Vikings, with the Bucs getting a bye, then
a) The two #3's, the Vikings and Bills will play each other, but home field will not automatically be rewarded to the Bills, even though they played in a harder tier. Rather the tiebreaking procedures of the current NFL will remain the same, only obviously the rules regarding conferences and divisions will be out because they will not exist. Football is in a new millenium, thus we don't need divisions and conferences anymore, and it would be hard to maintain if 1 team is relegated from a division anyways.
b) The Vikings and the Bills will play each other at the Ralph, after it was determined Buffalo won the tiebreaker. Bills win!
c) The #2 Colts will play aginst the #2 Hawks at the RCA, with the Colts winning.
d) so now, we will say the the team with the better record, regardless of tier, will play at home. So the Bills will play the Bucs, because the Bucs had a better record than the Bills in the regular season, even if they played easier teams. That makes the Second Tier's regular season interesting! So say the Bills beat the Bucs at Tampa, and the Patriots demolish the Colts at home, so the Superbowl will be the Bills and Patriots. The Super Bowl will still be played in a neutral venue, and the pro bowl will still be after the super bowl.
I think this is a great idea because the league needs change because football has changed, and interest must be maintained because alot of teams are getting tv blackouts because people dont wanna see bad matchups. There u go nfl
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Saturday, November 3, 2007
The future for students
Hey all, haven't been on in a while, but I'm here to talk to you about the sad trend, or un-sad trend (depending on ur outlook on it), of Ivy League Acceptance rates. First let me start off by saying that I am in no way bitter of the way their admission committee's treat their prospective students like robots, but rather just appaled by how hypocritical our society has become regarding a "good school". As parents, we all want to send our kids to the cream of the crop, but now good grades aren't any sort of assurance or guarantee that our kids will go there. As of right now, about 12-13% is the average acceptance rate for good schools such as Brown, Stanford(which might actually be more like 11%), and Cornell. Just for shits and giggles, I decided to blog about what a future, let's say the year 2015, might say.
Dear Student:
We are so pleased that you are considering to apply to the University of the Impossible! Each year thousands of students matriculate through our many world class colleges, and they all agree that the experience and knowledge they gained here, helped them immenseley in their future careers! In fact, you can read testimonials of current students who did interviews for prospective students, just like you! So what's it like at the University of the Impossible? Well that's a hard question, as many of our students have differing perspectives on the everyday life, as our students are from all over the world, and such diversity adds to the perspectives of many. Our world class teachers have been in school since they were taken out of their mother's womb, taking calculus at an average age of 12. So as a result of such devotion, they relate to students just as much as students relate to them!
Requirements:
This is a very tough question to answer, as each semester we recieve thousands of applicants who have perfect transcripts, with no blemishes whatsoever! In fact, of the 100,000 applicants we receieve each year, roughly half have G.P.A.'s over 4.0, with SAT Scores averaging 2400. Since we have spaces for only 1,000 students, that makes our admission rate "1%". Though we would never boast about our competiveness, secretly we love rejecting students with perfect records, as it makes us feel better inside about ourselves, as to how much power we have, and we laugh at how alot of these kids spend their whole lives behind books, and it all usually leads to a state college with a bunch of alcoholics and druggies. At the University of the Impossible, we pride ourselves on how impossible it is to get in this university, and yet how many people continue to think they have a chance to win the lottery. Unfortunately, if you don't have money or over-zealous parents, you will not attend this institution, and should therefore not set your goals very high. We aren't in the age where we can go to a good school with just good grades, you need to be in every club invented, while inventing some on the way, you need to be an athlete and excel in every sport you play in, and you also need to have a part time job on the side so we know you are motivated. Obviously, getting perfect grades isn't always easy with all of these responsibilities, but our students have accomplished all of this, on top of helping their neighbors take out the trash!
Obviously, they would not write probably any of this stuff in the real thing, but I can guess that in the future, Ivy League and Private Schools will not take any applicants with less than a 4.0 GPA, as ludicrous as that sounds, they do need to weed people out, and the only way to weed them out is to make the standards perfect, because isn't that what they're looking for in the end? Yes.
Dear Student:
We are so pleased that you are considering to apply to the University of the Impossible! Each year thousands of students matriculate through our many world class colleges, and they all agree that the experience and knowledge they gained here, helped them immenseley in their future careers! In fact, you can read testimonials of current students who did interviews for prospective students, just like you! So what's it like at the University of the Impossible? Well that's a hard question, as many of our students have differing perspectives on the everyday life, as our students are from all over the world, and such diversity adds to the perspectives of many. Our world class teachers have been in school since they were taken out of their mother's womb, taking calculus at an average age of 12. So as a result of such devotion, they relate to students just as much as students relate to them!
Requirements:
This is a very tough question to answer, as each semester we recieve thousands of applicants who have perfect transcripts, with no blemishes whatsoever! In fact, of the 100,000 applicants we receieve each year, roughly half have G.P.A.'s over 4.0, with SAT Scores averaging 2400. Since we have spaces for only 1,000 students, that makes our admission rate "1%". Though we would never boast about our competiveness, secretly we love rejecting students with perfect records, as it makes us feel better inside about ourselves, as to how much power we have, and we laugh at how alot of these kids spend their whole lives behind books, and it all usually leads to a state college with a bunch of alcoholics and druggies. At the University of the Impossible, we pride ourselves on how impossible it is to get in this university, and yet how many people continue to think they have a chance to win the lottery. Unfortunately, if you don't have money or over-zealous parents, you will not attend this institution, and should therefore not set your goals very high. We aren't in the age where we can go to a good school with just good grades, you need to be in every club invented, while inventing some on the way, you need to be an athlete and excel in every sport you play in, and you also need to have a part time job on the side so we know you are motivated. Obviously, getting perfect grades isn't always easy with all of these responsibilities, but our students have accomplished all of this, on top of helping their neighbors take out the trash!
Obviously, they would not write probably any of this stuff in the real thing, but I can guess that in the future, Ivy League and Private Schools will not take any applicants with less than a 4.0 GPA, as ludicrous as that sounds, they do need to weed people out, and the only way to weed them out is to make the standards perfect, because isn't that what they're looking for in the end? Yes.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
"Black"
This term is, of course, often described to the skin color of people with African descent. But in the present, it is a term used more as an excuse. What I mean, is that unfortunately blacks have been through alot in this society, so much so they have their own organization, and as a result we have policies in place so that racism can be prevented, like affirmative action. But what happens when black people start to use their race as an excuse? For instance, the often outspoken Eagles QB Donovan McNabb, recently came out with his latest impersonation of Martin Luther King. He claims that black quarterbacks have it hard in the NFL, in that they have to do "that much more" to prove they belong in the NFL at the QB position. He claims they are scrutinized more than their white counterparts.
Good stuff. Only the problem is not all black quarterbacks agree with him. Two of them in fact stated that it doesn't matter what color you are, it has to do with performance. Which is where I must agree. If Peyton Manning or Tom Brady were on the DL as much as McNabb is, year after year, wouldn't they be scrutinized just as much? What exactly has McNabb done in his career to warrant praise? Yes, he has delivered division titles, but so have the Buffalo Bills, and nobody remembers Jim Kelly. McNabb, more than anything, sounds like a crybaby, and he is simply trying to divert attention so that we can focus on other things besides how much he sucks now. Period.
Outside of the South, which will always have racial problems, everyone else seems to have moved on. Our society hires based on performance, not color. If black people today face hardships, they should stop crying about racism, and just realize someone better, brown or orange, is better at their job, no matter what job it is. I'm sick and tired of black people like Donovan McNabb crying over the media criticism, and looking for the NAACP to step in. Get over yourself Donovan, you aren't that good anymore, and God forbid a white quarterback takes your job, oh my God call every Negro society in the country, that would be worse than the current situation in Louisiana. Grow up you washed up prick!
Good stuff. Only the problem is not all black quarterbacks agree with him. Two of them in fact stated that it doesn't matter what color you are, it has to do with performance. Which is where I must agree. If Peyton Manning or Tom Brady were on the DL as much as McNabb is, year after year, wouldn't they be scrutinized just as much? What exactly has McNabb done in his career to warrant praise? Yes, he has delivered division titles, but so have the Buffalo Bills, and nobody remembers Jim Kelly. McNabb, more than anything, sounds like a crybaby, and he is simply trying to divert attention so that we can focus on other things besides how much he sucks now. Period.
Outside of the South, which will always have racial problems, everyone else seems to have moved on. Our society hires based on performance, not color. If black people today face hardships, they should stop crying about racism, and just realize someone better, brown or orange, is better at their job, no matter what job it is. I'm sick and tired of black people like Donovan McNabb crying over the media criticism, and looking for the NAACP to step in. Get over yourself Donovan, you aren't that good anymore, and God forbid a white quarterback takes your job, oh my God call every Negro society in the country, that would be worse than the current situation in Louisiana. Grow up you washed up prick!
Friday, August 31, 2007
Greed
as you may or may not have noticed, this is a topic which i frequently talk about. It's probably the biggest problem with today's society, and seeing as how I constantly observe and analyze my surroundings, I would think it's only fair to give an objective viewpoint on this issue.
We must realize that it exists everywhere, not just in our surroundings. It's the underlying reason in which 99% if problems in this world occur, yet it's ignored more than any other topic in today's world. Why, because greed has become acceptable in today's world, more now than it ever has been. We spend more money than we earn, and while sometimes with good reason, nothing is ever enough for people these days, but society isn't raising minimum wage, and won't EVER cater to the average income family, which is fair, but creates a hectc lifestyle for our emerging families. For instance, more people everyday turn to low-class jobs such as stripping or adult film, just to pay off their student loans. And even more appalling, these industries are becoming more and more accepted by Americans, simply because we've grown up in a sex culture. Nothing is off limits anymore today, everything that could have happened has happened. For instance, has there ever been a worse summer for hollywood? Films are becoming a joke, with the same storylines used over and over again, the same dead-beat actors making millions doing nothing, and magazine spreads becoming so acceptable that we have a billion dollar industry in mags like Maxim, which un-coincidentally involve those same dead-beat actors.
But it all does eventually come back to greed, as actors are negotiating for more money than you, or child, and your child's child will make in your lifetime, on one movie. Athletes are holding out because they aren't getting paid 20 million dollars a year, and colleges are more and more becoming useless, albeit everyone should get an education. A depression will come, mind u, it's inevitable with today's economy, but I feel everyone needs limitations, because we must always have goals for ourselves that we strive for, and they mustn't always be economically motivated, as there are more important things in life than making money, we must make a difference in people's lives, and make the world a better place to live. Right now, I'd rather go to mars...
We must realize that it exists everywhere, not just in our surroundings. It's the underlying reason in which 99% if problems in this world occur, yet it's ignored more than any other topic in today's world. Why, because greed has become acceptable in today's world, more now than it ever has been. We spend more money than we earn, and while sometimes with good reason, nothing is ever enough for people these days, but society isn't raising minimum wage, and won't EVER cater to the average income family, which is fair, but creates a hectc lifestyle for our emerging families. For instance, more people everyday turn to low-class jobs such as stripping or adult film, just to pay off their student loans. And even more appalling, these industries are becoming more and more accepted by Americans, simply because we've grown up in a sex culture. Nothing is off limits anymore today, everything that could have happened has happened. For instance, has there ever been a worse summer for hollywood? Films are becoming a joke, with the same storylines used over and over again, the same dead-beat actors making millions doing nothing, and magazine spreads becoming so acceptable that we have a billion dollar industry in mags like Maxim, which un-coincidentally involve those same dead-beat actors.
But it all does eventually come back to greed, as actors are negotiating for more money than you, or child, and your child's child will make in your lifetime, on one movie. Athletes are holding out because they aren't getting paid 20 million dollars a year, and colleges are more and more becoming useless, albeit everyone should get an education. A depression will come, mind u, it's inevitable with today's economy, but I feel everyone needs limitations, because we must always have goals for ourselves that we strive for, and they mustn't always be economically motivated, as there are more important things in life than making money, we must make a difference in people's lives, and make the world a better place to live. Right now, I'd rather go to mars...
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Too Virtual?
Imagine a world where parents, kids, work, didn't have to be that way. What if, we could all stay at home, all day and everyday, with no need to do anything constructive with our minds. I mean, there would obviously be sports, with those 1 in a million kids striving to earn millions of dollars, but I mean other than that, student/teacher relationships wouldn't exist, cars would have low mileage, and ratings would be at an all time high. What am I talking about, u ask? I'm talking about a virtual world.
We're getting there. College classes no longer need regular attendance, you don't need to socialize or meet people, you can do all that on this machine! What about work? Well, online jobs are becoming increasingly popular amongst the old folk, so why can't the younger generation be self-employed, earning money without getting up? I mean, it's such a novelist idea, why actually get up off of that chair and walk, risking serious injury or future ones, when you can lock yourself up in a confined area and not ever risk blisters, or papercuts!
What can't the computer do these days? Are we at the risk of breaking off as a society? Well we're already there. Whatever unifies us these days, are things that are all over the internet. We shop, play, socialize, and spend far too much time a week on this machine. Before you start to ask the consquences, besides carpal tunnel syndrome, and severe eye strain, think of the consequences of limitations, of spending your entire life behind a screen. Now, the federal government gives us limitations. The law gives us limitations. But we must fight the unjust rules in todays world, not hide from them. We shouldn't hide from the world.
We're getting there. College classes no longer need regular attendance, you don't need to socialize or meet people, you can do all that on this machine! What about work? Well, online jobs are becoming increasingly popular amongst the old folk, so why can't the younger generation be self-employed, earning money without getting up? I mean, it's such a novelist idea, why actually get up off of that chair and walk, risking serious injury or future ones, when you can lock yourself up in a confined area and not ever risk blisters, or papercuts!
What can't the computer do these days? Are we at the risk of breaking off as a society? Well we're already there. Whatever unifies us these days, are things that are all over the internet. We shop, play, socialize, and spend far too much time a week on this machine. Before you start to ask the consquences, besides carpal tunnel syndrome, and severe eye strain, think of the consequences of limitations, of spending your entire life behind a screen. Now, the federal government gives us limitations. The law gives us limitations. But we must fight the unjust rules in todays world, not hide from them. We shouldn't hide from the world.
Mike Vick; a Victim?
Let's face it, everyone makes mistakes, but what Vick did wasn't a mistake, he knowingly killed dogs, and are we not forgetting the fact that he has to be one deeply troubled human being to have killed as many dogs as he did, in the ways that he did it? I mean, whatever happened to the simple "shot in the head"? Have the criminals in this society come this far, that they are no longer just shooting mammals, but electricuting, drowning, mutilating, and above all else torturing innocent lives?
Are dogs human? No. But they have human instincts. They are beloved by humans in America, as everyone seemingly has a mut. And biggest of all, they are living beings, who most likely feel pain and torture just as you would. Vick, is for all intensive purposes, a murderer. Are hunters murderers then? Of course they are, but you hunt for food, not entertainment. I don't think deer or cattle will be fighting each other anytime soon, with the loser being electricuted.
The apology Vick recently gave is acceptable, but he needs to stop acting like a victim here. He knew damn well what he was doing, I mean Va Tech has to be at least somewhat academically challenging. But what we need to know about Vick, more than anything else, is that he is a deeply troubled soul. How one can kill as many dogs as he did, and not feel any sort of disgust in his own actions is beyond me. However, with that being said, prison would be a hypocritical sentence in our society, as there are far worse things in this world than killing dogs, and even those criminals won't go to jail as long as Vick will be going for. Is race an issue? Sure. But Vick needs help, and he needs to be admitted in a psych ward, for as long as it takes for him to get the treatment he needs.
He is a very immature person, as he admitted, but I don't believe Micheal is a bad guy. I don't know him, never met him, and never seen him at a club, but we need to stop acting like we as a society can't forgive him. He can and will be forgiven, with his reputation forever tarnished. But give me Vick and give me a child molester, and I'll tell you I'd rather watch Vick kill 1000 dogs, than even look in the face of a molester or pedophile. Nothing excuses Vick for what he did, he is a felon and a murderer, but isn't it remarkable how quick our society is to lock this guy up for an act which is committed by far more people than the majority of America would be willing to believe. Go to Newport News, and I'm sure you will find many, many people who have done more than watch dog fighting. If you are going to lock Vick up, lock everyone of them up as well. Don't just target the rich, target everyone! If this country truly is "the land of the free", it must start to act like it, as rich people too often are the target of the federal law. Leave people alone is what I say, if our country truly needs this type of stuff to unite it, then I must be that small minority that has a life....
Are dogs human? No. But they have human instincts. They are beloved by humans in America, as everyone seemingly has a mut. And biggest of all, they are living beings, who most likely feel pain and torture just as you would. Vick, is for all intensive purposes, a murderer. Are hunters murderers then? Of course they are, but you hunt for food, not entertainment. I don't think deer or cattle will be fighting each other anytime soon, with the loser being electricuted.
The apology Vick recently gave is acceptable, but he needs to stop acting like a victim here. He knew damn well what he was doing, I mean Va Tech has to be at least somewhat academically challenging. But what we need to know about Vick, more than anything else, is that he is a deeply troubled soul. How one can kill as many dogs as he did, and not feel any sort of disgust in his own actions is beyond me. However, with that being said, prison would be a hypocritical sentence in our society, as there are far worse things in this world than killing dogs, and even those criminals won't go to jail as long as Vick will be going for. Is race an issue? Sure. But Vick needs help, and he needs to be admitted in a psych ward, for as long as it takes for him to get the treatment he needs.
He is a very immature person, as he admitted, but I don't believe Micheal is a bad guy. I don't know him, never met him, and never seen him at a club, but we need to stop acting like we as a society can't forgive him. He can and will be forgiven, with his reputation forever tarnished. But give me Vick and give me a child molester, and I'll tell you I'd rather watch Vick kill 1000 dogs, than even look in the face of a molester or pedophile. Nothing excuses Vick for what he did, he is a felon and a murderer, but isn't it remarkable how quick our society is to lock this guy up for an act which is committed by far more people than the majority of America would be willing to believe. Go to Newport News, and I'm sure you will find many, many people who have done more than watch dog fighting. If you are going to lock Vick up, lock everyone of them up as well. Don't just target the rich, target everyone! If this country truly is "the land of the free", it must start to act like it, as rich people too often are the target of the federal law. Leave people alone is what I say, if our country truly needs this type of stuff to unite it, then I must be that small minority that has a life....
Monday, March 19, 2007
The Sad Trend of Athletes and Charity
Hi everyone, I am very new to this blogging business, but I am a good writer and I feel if you read my blogs you will not only get a better understanding of me, but also of how I think, which I believe is very different from you! Anyways, this is my first blog so have a little mercy on me!
What is greed? I am not going to sit here and type for you the definition of it, because it's a waste of time. There's no need to spell it out for you, all of you have been brought up in a world of greed, one way or another. There's even mild greed, which is like someone not sharing their m&m's when they bought a king sized pack. As stupid as it sounds, that is still greediness so I just don't want any of you to respond to me saying that you haven't been around greed.
But that's not what I'm here to discuss. I'm talking about MAJOR greed, the greed I see everyday that I hope will not tear our country apart. For example, when was the last time any of you spent an entire day not thinking of yourself? Even a day, just examining what's around you, not caring what you looked like doing it, and making a difference in someone else's life without wondering if it's going to be in tomorrow's newspaper. Very rare in a society where athletes and actors create charities more out of recognition and respect than actually giving a damn about who they're helping, it's true. Don't you think all these charities that people like Derek Jeter, David Wright, etc. create have more to do with them being on camera than them actually helping the needy? Why not just create an entire baseball charity, one which doesn't have your name on it but represents your organization giving back, and actually putting the spotlight on things the charity helps! I have seen some good athletes, however, like Reggie Bush who donated alot of money his rookie season, and actually spent a day looking at where his money was going and talking to the people he was helping. There should definetly be more instances like this, athletes who know they aren't humanitarians, but just people who know that they can afford making the world a better place. If you don't buy this argument, then just ask yourself one question. Does each player (basically all their stars), including the coach, of the new york yankees really need to have their own charity?? My advice, if you really want to donate money to an athlete's charity, do a little research and don't just donate it to your favorite athlete's charity, donate it to the one that makes the most sense!
What is greed? I am not going to sit here and type for you the definition of it, because it's a waste of time. There's no need to spell it out for you, all of you have been brought up in a world of greed, one way or another. There's even mild greed, which is like someone not sharing their m&m's when they bought a king sized pack. As stupid as it sounds, that is still greediness so I just don't want any of you to respond to me saying that you haven't been around greed.
But that's not what I'm here to discuss. I'm talking about MAJOR greed, the greed I see everyday that I hope will not tear our country apart. For example, when was the last time any of you spent an entire day not thinking of yourself? Even a day, just examining what's around you, not caring what you looked like doing it, and making a difference in someone else's life without wondering if it's going to be in tomorrow's newspaper. Very rare in a society where athletes and actors create charities more out of recognition and respect than actually giving a damn about who they're helping, it's true. Don't you think all these charities that people like Derek Jeter, David Wright, etc. create have more to do with them being on camera than them actually helping the needy? Why not just create an entire baseball charity, one which doesn't have your name on it but represents your organization giving back, and actually putting the spotlight on things the charity helps! I have seen some good athletes, however, like Reggie Bush who donated alot of money his rookie season, and actually spent a day looking at where his money was going and talking to the people he was helping. There should definetly be more instances like this, athletes who know they aren't humanitarians, but just people who know that they can afford making the world a better place. If you don't buy this argument, then just ask yourself one question. Does each player (basically all their stars), including the coach, of the new york yankees really need to have their own charity?? My advice, if you really want to donate money to an athlete's charity, do a little research and don't just donate it to your favorite athlete's charity, donate it to the one that makes the most sense!
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