Tyler Russell's Poetry

Congratulations, Mississippi State.  You got yourself a winner at QB and an amazing poet.  From the musings of Tyler Russell:

There once was an SEC superstar 
Who always drove a fancy sports car 
He threw for many yards in a game 
He moved to Mississippi state 
Where the fans screamed his name 

He spent most of his time learning plays 
He never went fishing or visited the bay 
He worried about nothing but football 
He loved the internet 
Where he shopped online,never going to the mall 

To practice, to dinner, and home he went 
These were the few places his time was spent 
On Sundays he went to church to repent 
Tyler was a good guy 
His mother says he was heaven sent 

His dream of winning the SEC finally came true 
Hard work pays off when your heart is in what you do 
This is a lesson that he was taught and always knew 
That if he kept his feet on the ground 
Someday his arms would reach beyond the skies of blue 

Awesome.  Completely awesome.

Jack Cristil's finest

Here are some of Jack Cristil's quotes from the 2008 Egg Bowl.

Egg Bowl Humor from Jack Cristil's broadcast.

"Ole Miss just scored and we don't know who scored because No. 85 (Bradley Sowell) isn't listed on their roster. But" Jack said, "It's academic at this point."

After an MSU holding call, "Well, if you can't block 'em, hold 'em!" -Cristil

"One can only hope so, Jack." - John Correro

Jack just said "It's third down and so long, you will need surveying equipment to see how much is needed for a first down."

"There are only 45 seconds left. Maybe Ole Miss wont score another touchdown. In the 1st quarter that is." - Cristil

"Coming up on the end of the quarter. The third quarter, that is. We've still got another one to play. At the end of the third quarter, Ole Miss barely out in front, 38-0." - Cristil

"Ole Miss has punted once today for a grand total of 12 yards. They ought to improve on that with this next punt." - Cristil (Laughter in the background as he was saying it).

"Let's punt it again. McAdams has to punt it a lot in his final game as a Bulldog." - Cristil

"For the record both teams have all of their timeouts left. So, that ought to make it fun." - Cristil

"Well, what do you know. The Rebels have put a couple of backup linemen in the game." - Cristil

"Mercifully, the clock continues to run." - Cristil

"About 3 minutes left, many fans have long been gone. In fact, some of them are probably already home by now." - Cristil

"Chris Relf can throw it long. He cannot throw it accurately, but he can throw it long." - Cristil

"Well, that's only a loss of 9 there. So, it's only third and 19." - Cristil

"A great many of the 55,000 fans have left the game now (45-0), they might even be home now watching on TV." - Cristil

"It's 4th down and 24 yards to go, this ought to dictate a punt right now." - Cristil

"One can only hope so, Jack." - John Correro

"Well, the Bulldogs take a delay of game. That backs up to their 4 where it will be fourth and 31. We just wanted to give McAdams plenty of room to kick the ball because he has such a powerful leg." - Cristil

"That's it. Ballgame over. Ole Miss noses out Mississippi State, 45-0." = Cristil

"Sonic drive of the game....My drive home to Tupelo, Mississippi, I guarantee you that is my drive of the game." and he proceeds to give his home address -Cristil

Some Random Thoughts...

-School sucks.  I'm ready to be done and doing something else.  This has been a recurring theme from me, I know, but it's something that just needs to be said.  Again.

-30 Rock is very funny.  I randomly bought season 1 on DVD right before Thanksgiving break and loved it.  Very funny.  I'm glad to have another TV show to waste my time with.

-I don't like the state of Texas, but I am ecstatic at the thought of spending New Years there, but I'd rather go to Florida.  Just saying.

-I love NFL football.  I went to my first pro game a week ago, Saints vs. Packers on Monday Night Football.  It was an absolute blast.

-Speaking of NFL football, I am absolutely stoked about the upcoming weekend.  Friday - South Panola vs. Meridian in the state 5A championship game.  South Panola currently owns the nation's longest win streak in high school football.  Saturday - Ole Miss vs. New Orleans in New Orleans.  After that, Hornets vs. Grizzlies.  Sunday - Falcons vs. Saints.  The best part?  I'll be at all of them live.  In person.

-Speaking of Atlanta...8-4?  Seriously?  Matt Ryan is amazing.

-I'm glad it's cold.  I like the cold.

-Is having a blog arrogant?  It's like I'm saying "Hey!  I'm important!  You should read my thoughts!  Please do!"  Except that no one does.  I promise, it's not because I'm arrogant.  It's because I'm bored.

-Bored.  Where has the Bored-Again Christian gone?  This makes me sad.