Anthony E.'s Blog

I can't say it, but I will. Farewell...for real.

I have recieved some fanmail lately. Nothing exceptionally positive. Just "dude where the hell did you go?". That kind of stuff.  I don't want to be dramatic or anything, but this site has given me a place to vent, a place to let my sports knowledge be known. I have recieved a lot of positive feedback from a lot of good people on this site. But you know the sad truth is I don't have time for this anymore. Not at all. I'm working three jobs this summer, next school year it will be my junior year, the most important time of my life, and my future depends on my undivided attention into school. Next summer I will be working full time on the promotional staff of the Phillie's Triple A Minor League Affiliate, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, and the school year after that is senior year. Enough said. The summer after that, I'm going on Vacation for three months. Let's put it this way...time has come to pack it up. You've all been wonderful. I will never forget the majority of you. If I run a group that you want to take over, please SEND ME A FANMAIL WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK!! 

FanNation Memories!! *I am not leaving! I love this place!*

FanNation,

My friends, it's damn addicting. It really is. I will always remember my first throwdown, how stupid it was, and how Steveo's comments almost made me cry, and never come on here again. But SoonerGirl comforted me, God Bless Her Soul! Than BigDleech, my first friend on here, sent me an invite. Could you believe it? Someone like Bigdleech sent ME an invite!!!! I was so happy by gaining their friendships that they have held the top two spots in my Starting Lineup from Day 1. Those two spots have never been touched, and I never even thought of changing them. Then came Wallace. Wallace lives quite close to me, about a 35 minute drive away, and you know how we met? He left a comment on my profile about how bad Morelli is. Yep, and for the longest time we used to talk all the time. On here, AIM, you name it. He was my best friend on here for the longest time. Then Wallace moved on from FanNation. He was the first close friend that left this site, and it upset me. I tried to convince him otherwise, but he thought it was time to go. At the time, I couldn't understand his reasons. But now I do. So then my first group...what can I say about Big Ten Football. I always point to it as my proudest accomplishment. I know the Atroo, Night Owls, SIFS, and some of the private groups on here will disagree, but personally I thought there wasn't a tighterknit bunch on here that us Big Ten Football guys and gals. Go ahead laugh. But if you were a member of the Big Ten Football or Big Ten Basketball group, you knew how close we were, and how we were the defendants of the Best conference in NCAAF. Laugh all you want. But we did. In the meanwhile I attempted the art of the throwdown. I started out 0-5. But on the sixth TD, I finally won. And BS, and EFbasketball both voted for me in that throwdown, and both said that they were surprised I was 0-5 because they said I argued well! How about that?? Compliments from the best in the business at the time. Anyway so I began my quest to be a great throwdowner. After losing heartbreaking throwdowns, and accumulating a 9-12-3 record, I called it quits for throwdowning. I always had a great argument, always! And I lost some great ones. And some bad calls. But that's life. So life after throwdowning was blogging on my own blog about college football. I enjoyed it, and got quite a bunch of comments! So then after I saw the success of the Big Ten groups, I became addicted to starting or running previously made groups, thanks to Keeper and Real Sports, who both either helped me convince me I can run groups well, or like Real Sports, find dead groups and bring them back as we have done with the active Pro Triangle Fan Group. And all this while I was recieving friend invites left and right, and joined the elite Night Owls, and was one of the founding fathers of the Rumor Mill with my bestest buddy after Wallace, Dudeman. Dudeman is a great kid, who is not afraid to assume responsibility, and bats in the cleanup spot in my Starting Lineup, and for good reason. Good kid. So together we went on the endeavors of creating more groups, one of which is the SFAHW. (Join people.) Those are a couple of my accomplishments. Some of my biggest regrets? Well, I never achieved a .500 throwdown record, I never got into the SIFS, never getting on the most active list, stuff like that. Just a special shoutout to my best friends: Bigdleech- My first friend, and fellow PSU FAN!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!!!!!

I would just like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, and a holiday season filled with love, family, food, and joy. I also hope you all enjoy the bowl season, I know I will!

 

With all due respects and regards,

Anthony E. 

                                                                                                                    

BCS Bowl Pairing & PSU-TEX.AM Alamo Bowl Thoughts

Well first off, I should list the BCS Bowl Pairings in an easier light than that crappy show on Fox did....

BCS National Championship: OSU-LSU

Rose Bowl: USC-ILL 

Sugar Bowl: HAW-GA

Fiesta Bowl: OK-WVA

Orange Bowl: VT-KU

And throw in the only Non-BCS or New Year's Day Bowl I care about...

Alamo Bowl: PSU- TEX. A&M

Now for the thoughts....

BCS National Championship: OSU-LSU (Was I expecting these midway through the season? Yes. Beginning of November? Yes. A loss to Ill. and Ark. by these teams change that much? No! So will the layoff kill OSU once again...or will Tressel have his team historically ready than any previous OSU team. And Miles killing the coaching distraction? Expect two PREPARED teams...unlike last year ugh choke OSU ugh choke. We are past that though, and I refuse to give score predictions for bowls (some stupid thought of mine). So who do I want to win? Simple, the Big Ten team in OSU. Who do I think will win? Unless it goes into 3OT where the Tigers are 0-2, I have to go with...Ohio State. I just can't see them losing after last year's debacle...feel free to debate it, because I still am internally...)

RIP Sean Taylor and some other things.

First off I would like to express my sympathy to Sean Taylor's family, the Washington Redskins, and the NFL on this tragic loss of life. I know he wasn't perfect, nor was he a HOFer by anybody's standards. But he was beginning to mature and he was a Pro Bowl talent. And it seems fitting to give him that small piece of recognition. Now for some happier notes...I achieved my first throwdown victory (http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/80638) for those that don't believe haha. I congratulate LarryFitzfan on a great clean throwdown, and I am very happy I got the win because I feel I could have at least two more victories. For example BSchwartz and I got into a throwdown about who was leaving first (coach) in the NCAA. (http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/73583). I picked Callahan and he picked Weis. Well he won the throwdown, but I was right because Callahan left first. It was the funnest td i was ever in, because he was such a great sport about it, and we poked fun at it for weeks. The second victory I thought I had was against Phillyman about who should have won the NL 2nd baseman Gold Glove. (http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/76060). And I was leading pretty comfortably by about 7 or 8 votes with about 15 hours remaining. But like the great and respected throwdowner he is, he was able to get the votes with a convincing argument. And it ended in a tie. So I am very glad I finally won one, and this is very good. 1-5-1 is better than 0-5-1 dont you think? Now for the reason I am a Sooner/PITT fan this week is simple. If OU beats Mizzou, or PITT beats WVA, then OSU makes the title game. The Illini move into the Rose Bowl, and then every Big Ten team jumps a spot. Meaning Wisc. to the Capital One Bowl and PSU moving from the Alamo to sunny Tampa for the Outback Bowl!!!! WE ARE....PENN STATE!!!