Friday, September 14, 2012
Karmin - Hello
This is random ,yes, however hear me out on this. This is just a personal favorite song basically about not letting people stopping you from achieving your dreams and be fierce and beautiful at the same time. Take it from me, I'm outspoken and in your face, but if that scares people away from you, they weren't your friend to begin with. Then it's time to let them go. (It's not sports related, but technology related because I got the video off of YouTube.)
Unfortunately.....
Hello folks! Today I don't have such good news to report. Our Chi-Town Bears did lose to the "slackers" and If you watched the game, it just wasn't good for Jay Cutler and our offense needed to do a better job. However, given this minor setback, you can't give up on a team. Keep pushing through tough times or games is the key to becoming a good fan. And I promise you next time our Bears play this nasty team, it will be WAR. It just sucks when you prep for a big game and your team completely ruins all of it. But that won't stop me from supporting my Bears! <3 We just need to work on our offense and Mr. Cutler can't and i repeat can't throw the football to someone other than his own team member. Below is a Yahoo! page on exactly how this game went down:
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/packers-run-fake-fg-beat-073243566--nfl.html - Just a note of caution though: the article was written in WI so there is a biased viewpiont of course in the lame team's angle. Ignore that please.
Go Bears! :) Never Say Never as Justin Bieber would say!
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/packers-run-fake-fg-beat-073243566--nfl.html - Just a note of caution though: the article was written in WI so there is a biased viewpiont of course in the lame team's angle. Ignore that please.
Go Bears! :) Never Say Never as Justin Bieber would say!
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Public Transportation and Dedication
Hello. I had an idea today to write about public transportation a.k.a. buses and trains mainly and how fans utilize this method of transportation to attend the sport of their choice. During my junior year, last year, I was coming home early around three or four p.m. and there apparently was a Chicago Cubs game because a host of fans were talking loudly on the train ( after the game). This particular group of Cubs fans were intoxicated because each of them were all talking at the same time and stating who their favorite players were and why they thought so. No one agreed with each other and the part that got me irritated was when they all saw a little boy was on the train (wearing a Chicago White Sox shirt) and basically told him to take it off. What is wrong with people in this world? Leave the child alone and let him have a peaceful train ride with his father. I understand that you love the Cubs and that is great, however Chi-town does have TWO baseball teams and people have to deal with that. If not, then move to another damn city please.
People who are born and raised in Chicago know that you are either for the Cubs or Sox and some claim that you can be a "Chicago" fan and support both teams. Depending upon how you see it, as long as you are supporting a team and having fun at the same time, that is all that matters. For example, when I was up in Wisconsin over the summer, I met these four guys who were from WI, but were Chicago Blackhawk's fans. Considering that Wisconsin only has an AHL team who sucks (worst enemy of my AHL Chicago Wolves), who else are they going to support? Duh... a Chicago team because Illinois and WI are neighbors even though we don't agree on sports teams very often.
- Tell me what you think about this topic: Public transportation and dedication. Let me know if you have any stories or experiences. Thanks for reading as always and take care sports fanatics.
People who are born and raised in Chicago know that you are either for the Cubs or Sox and some claim that you can be a "Chicago" fan and support both teams. Depending upon how you see it, as long as you are supporting a team and having fun at the same time, that is all that matters. For example, when I was up in Wisconsin over the summer, I met these four guys who were from WI, but were Chicago Blackhawk's fans. Considering that Wisconsin only has an AHL team who sucks (worst enemy of my AHL Chicago Wolves), who else are they going to support? Duh... a Chicago team because Illinois and WI are neighbors even though we don't agree on sports teams very often.
- Tell me what you think about this topic: Public transportation and dedication. Let me know if you have any stories or experiences. Thanks for reading as always and take care sports fanatics.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Quick Shoutout
Hello everyone. I have a lot of energy this morning.... coffee is kicking in. Anyways, I just want to say thank you to those reading my blog and for taking time out of your day to come here. I won't dissapoint you sports fans, I promise. This means the world to me!
College Football Map
Here is another map. I just love all of the colors and variety of teams. The link is below:
http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A0PDoTE5V09Q8UoAjcaJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBlMTQ4cGxyBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1n?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dfootball%2Bfan%26n%3D30%26ei%3Dutf-8%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D23&w=1000&h=668&imgurl=cdn.jockpost.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F01%2Fnfl-fan-map.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjockpost.com%2Ffan-maps-nfl-fan-map-breaks-football-fans-geographically%2F&size=140.2+KB&name=FAN+MAPS%3A+NFL+Fan+Map+Breaks+Down+Football+Fans+Geographically&p=football+fan&oid=fec00f6728e21ed2932e9e78cc7e3cfb&fr2=&fr=&tt=FAN%2BMAPS%253A%2BNFL%2BFan%2BMap%2BBreaks%2BDown%2BFootball%2BFans%2BGeographically&b=0&ni=120&no=23&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=12dnfd40a&sigb=12r7pi0s3&sigi=11rt73q6b&.crumb=l22m7LBYDBI
Potential Computer Background????
This could be a neat computer background... hmmm. Courtesy of Yahoo! Pictures.
- Here is another link to a neat computer background as well with a creepy theme:
Cool Graphic I found
- How neat is this! haha What a beautiful visual I found on Yahoo! as well. Enjoy! Go Bears!!! :)
- Here is the link to the full- size image:
http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A0PDoTE5V09Q8UoAjcaJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBlMTQ4cGxyBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1n?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dfootball%2Bfan%26n%3D30%26ei%3Dutf-8%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D23&w=1000&h=668&imgurl=cdn.jockpost.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F01%2Fnfl-fan-map.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjockpost.com%2Ffan-maps-nfl-fan-map-breaks-football-fans-geographically%2F&size=140.2+KB&name=FAN+MAPS%3A+NFL+Fan+Map+Breaks+Down+Football+Fans+Geographically&p=football+fan&oid=fec00f6728e21ed2932e9e78cc7e3cfb&fr2=&fr=&tt=FAN%2BMAPS%253A%2BNFL%2BFan%2BMap%2BBreaks%2BDown%2BFootball%2BFans%2BGeographically&b=0&ni=120&no=23&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=12dnfd40a&sigb=12r7pi0s3&sigi=11rt73q6b&.crumb=l22m7LBYDBI
Comfort or Getting Out?
Looking at the above picture taken from Yahoo!,would you rather watch your sport or game of choice from the comfort of your own home or attend a game live in person?
*Benefits of watching the your sport of choice at home in front of the TV:
- No long lines to use the washroom
- Unlimited drinks and food without paying outrageous prices
- Having as many people over as you can fit in your space
- Saving money on gas, parking, and a ticket or two
- Getting as crazy as you want pertaining to what you wear and do
*Benefits of attending the game live in person:
- Living in that moment
- Thrill and excitement of actually "being there"
- Tweeing and Facebooking from the arena or stadium
- You can take your own pictures or photos and make a "Memory Slideshow" later on
- Spending quality time with friends and family outside of the normal setting and getting fresh air
* Let me know what you think below. Thanks! <3
NFL Prices and the Economy
Good morning sports enthusiasts and superfans. Browsing through my Yahoo@ homepage while sipping hot coffee ( I'm a college student remember...), I found this intersting aritcle under the sports section. It mentions that since 2007 the economy has not turned out as much as market reserachers would like to think and that overall attendance for football games is down. According to the article:
"Nick Colas, chief market strategist at ConvergEx argues that things may not be turning around in Atlanta (and elsewhere) just yet, given that average ticket prices to attend a Falcons home game are down 8.1% this season. This is the biggest drop among the 30 NFL cities, according to Team Marketing Report data. Further, he says his own research of NFL attendance and ticket prices reveals all kinds insights, most of which are troubling.
"It's telling us that the overall economy still isn't as strong as it was back in 2007," Colas says in the attached video, citing a 4.5% drop in NFL attendance from 2007. "It's also telling us that the upper-end consumer is still retrenching, they're still pulling back. They haven't felt the burst of either better employment numbers or better income and they're actually attending fewer games."
The reason why I find this interesting is because it makes me think about how dedicated a person will go to show their fan spirit. What is considered too far? It is really worth getting those upfront tickets or will the upper deck do just fine? I'd like to know what you think out there. Feel free to comment with any thoughts or feelings. Have a great day sports fans! :)
The link to the aricle is below to check out:
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/breakout/nfl-ticket-prices-economy-133533087.html
"Nick Colas, chief market strategist at ConvergEx argues that things may not be turning around in Atlanta (and elsewhere) just yet, given that average ticket prices to attend a Falcons home game are down 8.1% this season. This is the biggest drop among the 30 NFL cities, according to Team Marketing Report data. Further, he says his own research of NFL attendance and ticket prices reveals all kinds insights, most of which are troubling.
"It's telling us that the overall economy still isn't as strong as it was back in 2007," Colas says in the attached video, citing a 4.5% drop in NFL attendance from 2007. "It's also telling us that the upper-end consumer is still retrenching, they're still pulling back. They haven't felt the burst of either better employment numbers or better income and they're actually attending fewer games."
The reason why I find this interesting is because it makes me think about how dedicated a person will go to show their fan spirit. What is considered too far? It is really worth getting those upfront tickets or will the upper deck do just fine? I'd like to know what you think out there. Feel free to comment with any thoughts or feelings. Have a great day sports fans! :)
The link to the aricle is below to check out:
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/breakout/nfl-ticket-prices-economy-133533087.html
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