With the internet being more than the information super highway , it is a meeting place for friends , co-workers, people with same interest. That is more evident now than ever with social media like Facebook and Twitter. What has really taken off is YouTube. You can find anything on YouTube from how to's to viral reviews. I know what your thinking why are you doing this Will this has nothing to do with anything , I know that but I have been watching some of these guys and two YouTubers have really impressed me . The first is Ray William Johnson. Ray does a weekly show reviewing viral videos and putting his spin on what he thinks about the video. Ray has recently struck out on his own to form his own studio and has been quite successful in going it on his own with Equals 3 and a vlog called Runaway Planet with his girlfriend Ana. Ray is crude but it is not meant for young kids so parents you need to watch your f#$@*ing kids.
Another YouTuber that got my attention is Corey Vidal and his group over at ApprenticeA and ApprenticeEh. Yes they are Canadians. Corey is a huge , and I mean huge Star Wars fan and has done everything from commercials on YouTube, to now making a documentary which you can follow along on the daily vlog about the trip across America. Corey I feel has done some very innovative stuff and can be corny in a good way.
If you have not seen these guys check them out on YouTube. The links are as follows:
Now with the holidays over and football is winding down. Basketball is cranking up and baseball will be starting soon, and I guess we are going to have hockey after all. College football crowned their champion with the Alabama Crimson Tide securing the 7th title in a row for the SEC, with a beat down on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. This leads me to ask is there any other conference in America that is dominating in one sport like the SEC or even come close? Some may argue the ACC in basketball. I counter with did the ACC ever win 7 national title in a row, no they have not. Next year there will be a 4 team playoff to determine the champ next year in college football. Can 'Bama pull it off next year, I think they can cause they are not gonna lose much from this year's team. Is it possible for the 8th year in a row the champ will come from the SEC? I think so, cause this conference is a juggernaut in football. With college football over we are now left with pro football winding down with the playoffs. Who you got going to the Super Bowl? The division round of the playoffs are this weekend my hope is we have New England and Green Bay in the the big game, and with Green Bay winning the whole enchilada. I have always liked Green Bay small market team where the city is the owner of the team, we shall see.
Ever want something to start so bad you start dreaming about it? I have and it is with baseball. Pitchers and catchers report soon next month and my team the Cincinnati Reds have made some moves to win the division and to make a World Series run. The Reds are also kicking around what they have to do to lock up Bailey and Latos to long term deals. I for one would like to see Mat Latos signed to a long term deal, cause the he can pitch. Granted he is an emotional guy on the mound, once he learns to push past the some bad calls by the umpire behind the plate, he can be the most dominating pitcher on the mound.
I am very excited about this baseball season coming, it is always better when your hometown team does well, unlike the guys down the street . Even though the Reds blew up in the playoffs and could not win one game at home the Giants just wanted it more. Can't fault anyone there you just tip your cap and go on. This year hopefully the top spot in the lineup puzzle has been finally solved and we will see once the table has been set, we can more RBI steaks.
2013 has come in and we are still here unless you thought the Mayans predicted we would be wiped out on 12/21/12. Then whatever you bet on you were surely wrong. Which leads me to the Cincinnati Bengals...... if you were heavily invested in the Bengals you got your heart ripped out again by the inefficiencies of the offense and the defense was visibly gassed. In a well run organization just getting to the playoffs is not a goal , and winning one game is not the goal, the goal is to get to and win the Super Bowl. Marvin Lewis has been a good coach but he is not the coach to get the Bengals over the hump. Mike Brown's problem is he does not want to succeed on the football field. His record as an owner is evident of that. I know being loyal to one person is a good thing but Mike Brown as an owner should not be satisfied with just making it to the playoffs, he should not be satisfied with just winning the division. As an owner of a NFL franchise he should be hungry for a Super Bowl. Not just be satisfied with making the playoffs, I hate to say it Marvin Lewis should be fired but who in their right mind would work for Mike Brown to get the Bengals over the hump. Would you replace Lewis with Mike Zimmer? An interesting question to pose I would think.
I will be honest I have not invested heavily into the Bengals the past two seasons just because the franchise is going no where under Marvin Lewis, they have been to the playoffs, but have lost in the wildcard and as a franchise have not won a playoff game in 20 years, 20 years folks! That is the longest streak in the NFL just another dubious record the Bengals own.
With football finally winding down and the football relatively done in Cincinnati how would you grade the season for the Bengals? Me; I give them a D- reason for that was the offense sputtered and they did not win in the playoffs, had they made the Super Bowl possibly a B.
owners and players agree to end lockout
I am going to switch gears here and turn my attention to some other sport that is usually in full swing but because of a lockout from the owners they have not been playing . I am talking of course of the NHL. The third major sports league in North America. Is it me or did anyone really care or miss hockey. I for one did not really care its more of a filler sport to be quite honest, people of the north and Canada are hockey nuts though so who know they may have jumped for joy and swilled a keg of beer because of it who knows, eh.
Oh well but if your a sports fan you just like to watch sports for entertainment, for the love of sport and for the camaraderie you have with people who like the same teams. Whether its friends and family or complete strangers at a bar. Sports can bring us together, divide us, break our hearts and jump for joy. Whether your a 4 year old being taken to your first game or 92 and remember the glory days of your team, sports defines us regionally, nationally and with the world. Pure sport is for our enjoyment, whether it's a Pop Warner game, a rec league at your local Y, a high school game, college or pro, this is what defines us it gives us that carnal release. Enjoy your day and enjoy sports.
