Fiesta Bowl!!!

[Damien]

I have no idea if any of you care about football, but the Boise State Broncos beat Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl yesterday.


Ahhhh it was so amazing....a true underdog win

[Sapphire]

I don't have the slightest clue as to what you are talking about

But, for the record, cricket is boring (Speaking on sports in general. My mother is forcing me to watch it and it and I am DYING I TELL YOU!!!!!!!!!!!)

[Damien]

Okay....American Football. So, there's teams in high school, college, and then there's the professional NFL teams. College teams are (obviously) formed by universities around the United States, and the location of the school determines which athletic conference they are in. The conference that BSU is in, the WAC, isn't a highly respected conference like the veteran, college-football-is-a-way-of-life schools in the eastern US (like Notre Dame, Ohio, Florida). However, they are the winningest team in the Western Athletic Conference (the WAC), meaning over a certain number of years they've won the most games out of all the WAC schools.

When these schools play each other, the winners obviously are more favored and are voted for in numerous polls like the BCS, AP, and Coaches polls. This year, the BCS ranked BSU as the 9th best football team in the country, ergo they were awarded a slot in one of the BCS Bowl Games (if you've ever heard of the Superbowl, it's kinda like that, but there's more than one).

So BSU was selected to play against Oklahoma, a school with seven national college football titles under its belt and ranked 7th in the BCS polls. BSU couldn't possibly defeat these guys, they said. But they were oh so wrong. They played the Oklahoma Sooners in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and won 43-42 in overtime. It was the most amazing game...

I've probably just bored you to death, but hey, somebody's gotta explain this stuff to you guys. And if I don't, who will??

[Halo]

Okay...... that was.... Interesting. But I still don't get it. You're just trying to confuse me. And Fhire, how DARE you insult my second favourite sport? ((1st is Formula 1 racing)) Anyway, we are so going to beat India. Finally, the proteas are getting in action. The Proteas are SA's national cricket team. Oh, i'm back from my holiday at the north coast!!!!! It was....... interesting.... if you enjoy visiting Rabbis and stuff..... which I don't. But this football stuff..... can't you just watch soccer or rugby instead?

I mean, at least rugby's entertaining..... and soccer is good if you chuck popcorn at the tv. But cricket and Formula 1 are the best by far. So how was the holiday season for you all??

[Sapphire]

Rugby is MUCH better than football. But whatever. Rugby is totally entertaining.

And like DUH we are going to beat India. Obviously. We totally rule. But Cricket is super-duper boring, no offense. But it is. If we can get our soccer team to be good then MAYBE we will be a winning nation once in a while.

Welcome back my friend. Haga was awesome, Langabaan was the greatest, but Cape Town was sooooo boring.

And that was interesting Damien, but you were better off explaining it to a brick wall because I am a ballerina, not a good sportsy person.

[Alli]

Think about it this way, Fhire....

(Hypothetically speaking) If South Africa's rugby team was considered a joke by every other team out there, and say they won a game against one of the best teams out there...That's pretty much what it was like.

[Sapphire]

Um......okay

And for the record, we DID beat India

[Halo]

I know!!!! *does victory dance*

And I'm afraid that I still can't relate to it, so don't waste your time. Me understanding football would be like Fhire shooting a netball into a netball hoop 5 times in a row. But I get the 'our team is bad, but we just beat these really good people' shindig. It's like Bafana- Bafana winning something. ((Yes, they're that bad. Our soccer team sucks))

By the by, what is happening to cbox?? I can't read anything!!!!!! Its bad!!!!!!!

[Sapphire]

I AM SORRY, BUT IT WAS HARD!!!!!!!!! That netball hoop was HIGH up and I am not so tall, thank you very much!!

And I HATE our school. I wish it would like just die or something. How cruel is it that I am not in Halo's class? Oh, but you think THAT is bad? Try not having ANYBODY that you know. I AM ALL ALLLLOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Halo]

Okay, its not like we don't see eachother EVERYDAY! We still have form period etc. together. So chill. But it would be cool if we WERE in the same class. But you know, I just go with the flow. So it doesn't matter. We'll both be doing the same work, so you can always ask me for help, so that you don't fail technology .

[Sapphire]

Thank you.

I miss my friends.

And I miss my class.

And I miss Waka Waka

AND I have this horrid nightmare that all of you people are going to break off into seperate something-somes and leave me to be a lonely onesome.

But whatever.

[Damien]

Okay.

Halo, I'm a guy. Football is kind of what I do. I do watch soccer...sometimes. It's much more fun to play it tho.

Speaking of playing....Guild Wars is eating me alive. It's the best computer game out there, I think you all should get it.

www.guildwars.com

[Sapphire]

Erm. Ohkay. Whatever you say.

And I am a girl, I do ballet and art.

So football and me? Even if I was American, which I am not, I wouldn't get it.

[Halo]

Fhire, you are totally insane. HOW CAN YOU MISS WAKA WAKA?? She is on my hitlist. right at the top. And i could so learn to hate that french textbook!

I sometimes watch soccer Damien. So, duh, i know you're a boy. So, I'm a girl and Formula 1 is what i do. So there! ((And cricket, for that matter!)). I need to go and get something for my huge headache!

As for the game thingamajig........ okay. At the moment i don't have time to sit and play games.

[Riana]

Ahhhhh...Fiesta Bowl was an awesome game! And I hate football. That is saying something.

www.apollosmedia.com/partybowl2.html

Those are the basic highlights set to some cool music, if I do say so myself. It kinda bounces back and forth between times in the game, so look at the scores at the top if you are lost lol. BSU are the blue and orange guys