This year's NCAA tournament has not had as many upsets as the last tournaments have had. Three out of the four number one teams got to the final four this year. Louisville, the number one seed lost in the elite eight to a very good number 2 seed, Michigan State. The number one seeds have gotten a couple of scares in this tournament, but in the end they won.
Now North Carolina plays Villanova, and Michigan State plays Connecticut. I believe that Villanova is going to beat North Carolina. I think that Villanova will win because they played in a tougher conference all year, and they have proved that they can beat good teams. In the elite eight, Villanova beat Duke by 23 points. Duke was a very good team, and Villanova just took care of business and crushed them in all aspects of the game.
I also think that Michigan State will beat Connecticut. I believe that Michigan State will win because they have a great point guard that is quick and can also shoot the ball. Along with that, everybody on their team that plays can score. The last reason I give Michigan State the win is because Tom Izzo is their coach, and he has been to the final four with Michigan State more than three times since the year 2000.
So the championship game is between Villanova and Michigan State, and I think that Michigan State will win this game also. It is going to be a very evenly matched game, but the Spartans will pull it out in the end because of their defense. Defenses do win championships.
The final four games are going to be quite good. I am going to be watching both of them, along with the championship game. They are both on this coming Saturday, 4/4. Michigan State and Connecticut play first starting at 6:07 Eastern, and the next game is following, both on CBS.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Sunday, March 8, 2009
A Close Call
A couple of days ago, an asteroid flew right on by Earth called DD45. This has been one of the more closer calls that we have witnessed in quite some time. Most people don't even realize how close DD45 was to Earth, and how much damage it could have potentially caused.
The asteroid was approximately 48,800 miles from Earth. That is one-fifth of the distance from Earth to the Moon, and twice the height of some of our telecommunicator satellites. If DD45 would of struck the Earth, it might have done as much damage as the asteroid that hit Siberia in 1908. That asteroid wiped out nearly 800 square feet of forests. I also heard that it could have been as big as 1000 nuclear bombs going off!
My question is, why was this story not taken very seriously. I did not even hear the story off of the news, I heard it from my Grandpa. It was only in the news for a single day. After that, there has been nothing said since. With such a big impact on people's lives, I would have thought that more people would of been worrying about it.
There is one lesson that we can take from this, and that is live everyday to the fullest. No one ever knows when they are going to die, or when something catastrophic, like DD45 plummeting into Earth, is going to happen. God is the only one that has control over what is going to happen next.
If I would have known about the asteroid the day that it was close to Earth, I would not even know what to do. People have to be ready for everything and anything to happen. We don't know what is going to happen to our planet next. Tomorrow a massive earthquake could strike, a volcano could erupt, or any other natural disaster can occur. We have to be ready for anything and just live our lives to its fullest potential.
The asteroid was approximately 48,800 miles from Earth. That is one-fifth of the distance from Earth to the Moon, and twice the height of some of our telecommunicator satellites. If DD45 would of struck the Earth, it might have done as much damage as the asteroid that hit Siberia in 1908. That asteroid wiped out nearly 800 square feet of forests. I also heard that it could have been as big as 1000 nuclear bombs going off!
My question is, why was this story not taken very seriously. I did not even hear the story off of the news, I heard it from my Grandpa. It was only in the news for a single day. After that, there has been nothing said since. With such a big impact on people's lives, I would have thought that more people would of been worrying about it.
There is one lesson that we can take from this, and that is live everyday to the fullest. No one ever knows when they are going to die, or when something catastrophic, like DD45 plummeting into Earth, is going to happen. God is the only one that has control over what is going to happen next.
If I would have known about the asteroid the day that it was close to Earth, I would not even know what to do. People have to be ready for everything and anything to happen. We don't know what is going to happen to our planet next. Tomorrow a massive earthquake could strike, a volcano could erupt, or any other natural disaster can occur. We have to be ready for anything and just live our lives to its fullest potential.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Professional Pay Cuts
Everybody realizes that our economy is down right now besides one group of people, and that is professional atheletes. Professional athletes are making millions of dollars each year, while more and more people are getting laid off. They should really stop caring about their salaries, and start looking at the bigger picture.
I think professional athletes should either be taking a pay cut, or be donating more of their money. They don't need to be spending their money on a 2 million dollar house for a family of five, that could house a family of twenty. Even though that would help out the economy, charity organizations would really appreciate any kind of donation that they recieve.
It is really bad when you hear about professional athletes turning down multi-million dollar contracts because they think they deserve more. They should just be thankful that they have a so called job, that can support their family.
Manny Ramierz is an excellent example of not being thankful for what he has. Last week, or the week before, he turned down a contract offer where he would make forty-five million in two years. He thought that he is worth more than that. That is just rediculous. Anybody could retire with one tenth of the contract that he turned down.
I feel that professional athletes should take some sort of pay cut, or donate more of their money. Any professional has enough money, that they could donate at least some. None of them should be going broke, unless they can't make it a year with more than a million dollars in their budget. If they can't, there is something seriously wrong.
I think professional athletes should either be taking a pay cut, or be donating more of their money. They don't need to be spending their money on a 2 million dollar house for a family of five, that could house a family of twenty. Even though that would help out the economy, charity organizations would really appreciate any kind of donation that they recieve.
It is really bad when you hear about professional athletes turning down multi-million dollar contracts because they think they deserve more. They should just be thankful that they have a so called job, that can support their family.
Manny Ramierz is an excellent example of not being thankful for what he has. Last week, or the week before, he turned down a contract offer where he would make forty-five million in two years. He thought that he is worth more than that. That is just rediculous. Anybody could retire with one tenth of the contract that he turned down.
I feel that professional athletes should take some sort of pay cut, or donate more of their money. Any professional has enough money, that they could donate at least some. None of them should be going broke, unless they can't make it a year with more than a million dollars in their budget. If they can't, there is something seriously wrong.
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