the big game and the honest truth

Well its that time of the year again here in the state of Utah. Its time for the rebel utes of the north come down to utah county to face my slacking cougars of everywhere that matters. So it comes down to the final game. Winner goes (most likely) to the Las Vegas Bowl to face the pac-10 team of the bcs's choosing. BYU has struggled at home. Losing both of there two losses there. First to Florida state where the defense just didnt show up and the offense wasnt in sync. And the other to the insanly good tcu horn frogs. The game wasnt even close. But either was utah's shot at them either. I want to predict the outcome as unbias as i possibly can. So hear goes my attempt.

Utahs Pros:

average 176 yds a game (41st in ncaa)

Have found an every down back in Wide after Asiata went down.

Have 15th ranked defense. (176 yds per game)


Utah Cons:

have no major passing attack. between both jordan wynn and terrance cain they've only got 17 td's this year.

Avg 230 passing yards (58th in ncaa) and 398 total yards (51st in ncaa)

There starting a 19 year old freshman in provo. he's shown he has pressure problems

Utah's two losses have come on the road. Just so happens so is this game.


BYU's Pro's

avg 453 yds a game (10th in ncaa)

avg 311 passing yards (11th in ncaa)

max hall is number one in every passing category in the MWC and is in the top 10 in nation.

the've got more to play for. BYU is a long shot from being a BCS at large bid. But its still a shot.

BYU is playing for there 200th win at home (and who doesnt want that)


BYU's Con's

BYU hasnt won back to back games at home to utah since 1989/1991

BYU is 3-17 against ranked foes since 1998.

BYU has lost both of its "Must win" games at home this year

BYU is 57th running the ball in the nation

Max Hall has never thrown for 300 yards against the U

Max Hall has never thrown a TD pass against the U in his two past tries. But has thrown 6 INT's


So. Both teams have there upside and both have there down side. First I call that Max gets his first TD pass this year against utah.

After looking at both teams and there history. I really think this is going to be another close classic. Both teams are playing at a high level and both are going to have many emotions going into this game. But when its all said and done. I like Byu 24-21. Byu will come off strong and fade in the middle. Utah is going to hold there ground but the 4th qtr will be there down fall.

Am I wrong? I hope not. But if anything I hope you atleast learned some info about both teams so you atleast can pretend you know what your talking about.

power of music

"Music is so powerful that it affects even our physical beings. Who hasn’t had the experience of tapping his toe to a certain song—without even realizing he was tapping until after the fact? Many ancient peoples recognized the power of music on the body, and some used music as a healing agent. In many mythologies, the god of music is also the god of medicine.

In recent years, studies have substantiated these ancient ideas, demonstrating music’s effect on a myriad of bodily functions: pulse rate, respiration rate, blood pressure, galvanic skin responses, brain-wave impulses, muscle responses, finger coordination, and reading speed and comprehension. 1 One study suggests that certain rhythms actually have a weakening effect on the muscles of the body. 2

A force so powerful that it can influence our hearts, our glands, and our muscles is a force to be reckoned with. The influence is significant enough that we should take care what kind of music we allow into our homes.

Music also has great power on our emotions. Music has been called the universal language because it speaks directly to our emotions. And our emotions and feelings influence our actions.

The power music has to communicate feelings was made dramatically clear to me while I was writing the musical score for the film Where the Red Fern Grows. While working on that project, I encountered a serious problem: the entire story was built around a boy’s love for his dogs, but that love wasn’t being communicated through the film itself. I composed a tender love theme to fill that void, and suddenly flat images on strips of celluloid had emotional life. The audience wept." - Lex de Azevedo

I must say I truly agree with this statement. Music is the power and strength in my life. When I am mad, I have the song that can either release the anger or to calm the spirit. When Im sad my music is there to bring up my mood. I always have a song in my head, I cant survive without a constant beat. Its like a addiction. Of course anyone who has ever been around me has seen me have a air drum beat or a air guitar going once in awhile. might look bad, or even bug some people (which i know it does), but i live for the rush of a drum beat or an insane guitar riff.

There are people out there that are what society calls "adrenaline junkies". These people live for the next rush, wether it be from driving 100 mph, skydiving, getting in bar fights, backcountry skiing, etc. Well I am one. Only I get my rush from concerts. Not just any concerts, but rock/metal concerts. Why you may ask? Because these concerts come with what we call "mosh pits" and if you want to experience a rush, this is how. You mix a angry song that gets you jumping and riled up then get in a constantly moving pit with a bunch of guys who cant wait to bash into you. yeah. its a blast. Most of my favorite concerts had one, although i wasnt always there to participate (thanks slikity). If I had to rate my concert top 5 id have to go as follows:

5. saliva. (with red, flyleaf, victim effect)

4. the offspring (with madina lake, mury, avenged sevenfold, street dogs, aireborne toxic event)

3. trans Siberian orchestra

2. Metallica (with the sword)

1. LINKIN PARK (with coheed and cambria)

Top 5 bands i would pay any amount to see

5. nightwish

4. metallica (again)

3. linkin park (again)

2. van halen (eddie would melt my face with his guitar i know it)

1. led zepplin (i'd be walking the stairway to heaven after the concert im sure, but well worth it)

as you can see. Im A: addicted to music B: really bored at my moms house and C: well there isnt a c, but if there was im sure it would be worth writing.

I hope after reading this all of you (and im sure theres a ton) (that was a joke), will finally understand why i tap my hands and my feet. and will let music take you to places your physical body cant. Music can touch your soul, and can be the best thing that ever happened to you. Please let music in. It wont bite. It wants to show you the way. Where? To places you can't even imagine. If I had a second religion. It would hands down be music.

Thank you for your time. I hope you day was changed for the better from this blog entry. Have a good day. And let the music be with you.