Amari Osbourne ENG 101 Professor Lane A Gamers Dream At the beginning of this NFL offseason, it looked as if the Players Association and owners would never settle their differences. Eventually both sides smartened up and came to a deal, and fans will now be able to put all there focus on NFL Sundays again. One game that was never in danger of being locked out is EA Sports’ Madden 12 franchise. With enhancements in presentation, gameplay, and both online and offline modes, EA has pushed this year’s version of virtual football as close to the real thing as possible. Madden 12‘s presentation takes great leaps and bounds over last year’s instalment.
Overtime games are decided by a field goal shootout, and after a touchdown a team is granted one point for kicking and two points for running or passing the ball into the end zone. But what makes the game great are all of the features that the spin off sport retains from the original penalties, passing and the length of the game are generally the same as the contact version of the sport.” This sport is perfect for little kids who love football but whose parents are scared of the risk factors that come with playing the actual game. Flag football is the perfect alternative because you still get the same rush and competition as you do in the normal version. For the parents it’s great too because they still get to watch their child run around having fun but without the major
Friday Night Lights provided all three of these themes plus a whole list of others. This movie also helps to decode why football has such an impact on the youth of America, especially high school football. The 1988 Permian Panther football team deserved to win this game yet they lost, but yet they gained much more out of this experience than the victors did. They learned that football helped turn them into men; it helped them to become much more diverse human beings. Teaching them the basics of being a man while at the same time teaching them the importance of team work and perseverance through whatever life throws at you.
Whether you’re supporting your alma mater or a team you’ve grown up rooting for, College Football season is highly anticipated for more than one reason. College Football is a spectacle in itself, with 119 schools participating in the NCAA 1-A division and now up to 35 postseason bowl games. In-season Saturdays are blocked off for a plethora of activities; tailgating, attending games, placing bets, or simply just an excuse to drink. However, there is one college football game that is unlike any other matchup, the annual Army-Navy game. “A team for America: The Army-Navy Game that Rallied a Nation.” The Army-Navy has been played annually since 1930, and in total have competed 112 times.
The BCS or Playoff I believe in the BCS system. When I think of college football, one word comes to mind, tradition. It’s one of the most exciting sports in the country, and people can’t get enough. Every weekend from September to January, countless fans flock to games or glue their anticipated eyes to TV sets. As teams battle on the gridiron, billions of dollars each year are generated in revenue.
Bcsreform.org is leading the with spokesman Anthony Davis a two time college football national champion and congressman Gary Miller is trying to pass legislation to get playoffs in college football. BCS 3 Even our President Obama has said, “I think it's about time we had playoffs in college football. I'm fed up with these computer rankings and this that and the other. "If you've got a bunch of teams who play throughout the season and many of them have one loss or two losses, there's no clear, decisive winner," Obama said. "We should be creating a playoff
Today, in America sports are viewed as a competition where the strongest, most athletic team or individual usually prevails. People enjoy sports so much that they bet on games and spend thousands of dollars purchasing tickets to games and flying across the country just because their favorite team is playing. It is simply human nature to thrive on competition, to want to be better and stronger than your opponent. As much as we love competing, playing, and watching sports today, so too did the Ancient Olympic athletes 3,000 years ago when they competed in the Panhellenic Games. The Panhellenic Games were actually four separate events that were spread out over a four year time period, so athletes could compete constantly.
What Takes the “C” Out of “BCS” Every year around September college football rolls around. You can smell it in the air. The temperature gets colder the leaves start to turn colors and dew is on the grass in the morning. It is the perfect time of year. Although, it seems every year there is a controversy over which college football team is the best and everyone is trying to vote on it instead of having a playoff.
With games being americanised it lead to a famous quote by Vince Lombardi which mirrors the ethos of American society. Ethos in America: Vince Lombardi, an American football coach, was famously quoted saying “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing”, this ethic is mirrored throughout American sport. This underlines that athletes should be more focused by the outcome rather than the process. This can be seen in American colleges with athletes cheating in exams. In addition another strong ethos is ‘The American Dream’ the idea of meritocracy as the more you put in the more you get out and everyone is equal.
You would think being the best football player in the school, I would get more respect from my peers but nope everyone calls me the dork who has a 4.0 and plays football. I’m still wondering why it’s bad to be smart now days. Every since I moved here I was teased from day one. There is only 20 days until graduation and I’m so excited to be leaving this dumb. “ AH Kevin, what you thinking about”, asked my best friend Shawn.