A Non-Football Related Post...

In the blogosphere earlier this week, I read that 16,000 words have lost their hyphens!

Being a lover of hyphens (and exclamation points!) this makes me really sad. However, one of the "new words" added this year was: green-collar (hyphen included).

Other words added include: vlog, sock puppet, waterboarding and zip line. 

C'est tout!

Glitz' Guy of the Week

Hey everyone! So Monday morning, after an interesting weekend of football, I KNEW who my guy of the week was going to be.  However, in a split-second, life changes. 

This week's Guy of the Week is USC Senior Stafon Johnson. On Monday afternoon, Stafon was injured in a weight-lifting accident. After a 7-hour long surgery, he is alert and rested. While he will not be back on the field this year, he is very deserving of this honor.

I know that he will be back at 100% soon enough. My thoughts and prayers will continue to go out to Stafon on his family.  

PS: Stafon joined Twitter today to thank everyone for their love & support. You can follow him @stafon13

Top 25...Upset Staturday

4. Ole Miss to UNRANKED SOUTH CAROLINA

5. Penn State to UNRANKED IOWA

6. Cal to UNRANKED OREGON

9. Miami to 11. VA Tech

18. FSU to UNRANKED USF

22. UNC to UNRANKED GA TECH

24. UW to UNRANKED STANFORD

Should make for an intersting stir in the Top 10..my prediction

1. UF

2. UT

3.  BAMA

4. LSU

5. Va Tech

6. Boise State

7. OU

8. USC

9. OSU

10. Cinci

I am probably way off, but the polls tend to be haters so I doubt they will put BSU in the Top 5. 

Glitz Guy of the Week (Fri & Sat)

Sorry guys. Internet was down yesterday, and today has been nuts. Congrats to 'SC for another W. Guy of the week to conclude the week-long blitz. I think I am going to stick with Wednesday for these posts. It seems like a good day, plus this week Wed was a USC guy, who commented back (Thanks Alex!)

Friday: Pete Carroll for being plain old awesome! I don't even know how to summarize this. 

Saturday: The BOY Matt Barkley. So glad he played today. This kid is gonna be amazing for the new few years. 

Thanks for reading guys! Congrats to 'SC for getting the W tonight! 

xoxo- Glitz

Glitz' Guy of the Week

It is very funny how things work out with my theme...this afternoon it was announced that an 'SC Alum and current AZ Cardinal (my two faves!) was named as the College Football Athlete of the Decade by Sporting News.

So in congratulations to Matt, and to continue on with the theme of the week...Glitz' Guy of the Week for Thursday is:




                                                                          Matt Leinart

Congrats to the other USC

Unranked USC (South Carolina) defeated Ole Miss (4)

Glitz' Guy of the Week Wed Edition

This is totally a random one, but def worth the honor :)





To a super 'SC Trojan Alex Holmes for being very awesome and teaching me something new about my mac. You are a rockstar! For those of you who might not be aware, Mr. Holmes was on both 'SC teams that won NCs (03, 04)


Fight on!



PS: I am trying to get my 'SC fans all pumped up for Saturday's game. To rally up and support our Trojans! The GOTW for the rest of the week will be a Trojan...past or present.

xoxo Glitz

uh oh

I started this blog because I absolutly 100% LOVE football. Like seriously LOVE it. I get into disagreements over football, and I can be a little overly passionate...

That being said, twitter was the best invention EVER when it comes to me blogging about football.

Why? Well there are so many great players that are using twitter, and sparking GREAT post ideas.

It started with Nine-O and his great Tweets, and then my Cali Redwoods boys!

Can't leave out @Trojan81's tweet that sparked my Confessions... post a few days ago.

I'm rambling. Sorry. Anyway, you will be seeing a lot more love & thanks to players who are inspiring me to write...like sensei Mike Williams (twinjas for life)

NFL.com Rookie of the Week

How on earth can I choose between Cushing and Sanchez?

Glitz' Guy of the Week Kickoff (Mon & Tues)

I had a draft of this written, ready to publish, and I had a last minute change of heart. I'm also doing Glitz' Guy of the DAY for the rest of the week.

I let out a teaser on Twitter (@glitzandblitz) earlier today, and I am following thru...

There are two guys to kick of this weekly post, one for Monday and one for today.

These two guys are busting their butts off in Casa Grande, AZ getting ready for the upcoming UFL season.

Marcus Fitzgerald (@marcusfitz1) and Shane Boyd (@bambino859) are two GREAT guys.

They not only work hard on the field, but they take the time to make a presence to their fan base, and we def appreciate it!


Make sure that you are all on the lookout when the UFL season starts. The guys are playing on the California Redwoods, and their season starts on October 8th when they play the Las Vegas Locamotives.

If you are on twitter make sure you show them love!!


xoxo- Glitz


PS: Their team owner is Nancy Pelosi's hubby and their head coach none other than the impulsive Dennis Green!

ESPN FAN Rankings

Cal is ranked twice and USC is not in the top 25...something is not right....

the ohio state curse...

Disclaimer: I apologize ahead of time for any unlady like words that might follow...



The OSU curse. I do not know what happens to USC after the play and beat Ohio State. They get on the field and look like lost puppies.


Seriously, more than two interceptions?! C'mon guys what are you thinking? Aaorn Corp. I am sure the kid is a good kid. I'm sure he is nice, and all that jazz, but yesterday. I just wanted him off the field.


Somebody I was watching the game with made a comment, and I agree. You cannot put on an 'SC uniform and EXPECT to just win. You need to be 100% and work hard.


There was an article that came out last night that Aaron Corp said that he never knew he was going to start. If that is true or not....I don't know, but here is the thing....you should ALWAYS be prepared when you are #2. ALWAYS. Especially when Matt Barkley is injured!!!

I'm going to stop. I don't want to get overly worked up. The game is over. There is no going back and changing the outcome. There is always next week at home.

xoxo- Glitz

Thank You!!!!

Big thanks to my two helpers tonight!!!!


Joshua and Bill.


!. Joshua for helping me add the counter and sending me the site info

2. Bill for testing out the site, and also for telling me the forwarding was off!


Thanks guys you are both rockstars!


xo- Glitz

confessions....true love and broken hearts...(aka mostly rambles)

A few nights ago I stumbled across the Twitter page for former USC Trojan Alex Holmes which in turn led me to the Twitter page of his sister and brother-in-law.


Now if any of you follow USC Football as much as I do. You know where I am going with this. Troy Polamalu

So my Cards followers are probably thinking- this girl is NUTS. Hellooooo the Cards LOST to the Steelers in the Super Bowl. Remember that? Remember the feeling when Larry Fitzgerald scored THAT touchdown?! The feeling of pure euphoria. The THIS IS IT feeling.

So let's pause for a second, and go back to last night. I came across a video of Mr. Polamalu talking about faith. This is what sparked this blog post. It made me remember the torn emotions I was feeling during the Super Bowl.


I have something other than USC in common with Mr. Polamalu. We share the same religion, and watching him play in the Super Bowl (despite me REALLY wanting the Cardinals to win) was inspiring.


A lot of times, our faith is tested. People will doubt us, question us, and really put our faith to a test. Mr. Polamalu, really opened up my eyes that night. After every play (at least the ones when my eyes were open) he crossed himself. This is a professional football player....on the FIELD....AT THE SUPER BOWL. That my friends is true love.


Every now and then, I look thinking back to that night. How it opened my eyes. I LOVE the Cardinals. They are my team, and have been from the minute I moved to Arizona. Okay- it was the minute Leinart got drafted, and I KNEW I was moving to Arizona. They are a team that worked SO hard throughout the season, they pushed themselves, and I now once doubted their ability to make it all the way. In fact, at the beginning of the season I told Coach Dad, that they were going to the Super Bowl, and he chuckled.

I don't even know where I am going with this. I'm pretty emotional. I guess to sum it up, my confession is, that if the Steelers were playing someone other than the Cardinals in the Super Bowl, Troy Polamalu would have been THE deciding factor on what team I would have wanted to win. True Love & Broken Hearts...this goes two ways.

The first is relating it to football. I think you can truly love a team. I love the Cardinals, and I love USC. Loving a team sooo much that when the score is 13-10 with only minutes left in the fourth quarter....you are too sick to your stomach to eat, and the heartbreak....not caused by the team, but it's the feeling that overtakes your body when your team suffers a loss. we (well at least I) set ourselves up for this disappointment. We do it with guys. We build them up and "fall in love" only to get hurt by the tiniest thing in the end.

But most importantly, that Super Bowl restored a true love for my faith. A love that sometimes society can skew...and create a sense of shame, but it's about overcoming that shame. If crossing yourself on the football field during the biggest football game in the world, by one of the best players in the league, than there shouldn't be that fear of doing it in public- on a plane, before a meal...it's embracing that true love, and letting it not lead to heart break...

I wish I could thank him personally, but I can't. So I am thanking him via blog.



xoxo- glitz

PS: Just to make it clear. I am still INCREDIBLY proud of the Cardinals and how they played in the game. I still love them, and I hope they make it all the way again this year! xoxo

nine-o tweets of hte week

"God is good has bless me in so many ways. When I was ask at the age 13 what I wanted to be I said a nfl player and look I am.SMH so thankful" @ddockett

"Can't exspect greatness when all u do is sleep because Nothing comes to a sleeper but a dream.Make ur next mov e ur best move -THINK BIG-
9:25 AM Sep 11th from UberTwitter" @ddockett


If you are not following @ddockett on twitter.....you SHOULD be!

Hank Baskett...

I must say. I was pretty bummed when I read that Hank Baskett was cut from the Eagles so Mr. Vick could be "activated."


This morning I read that Hank signed with the Colts.

Good stuff!

big news coming soon....

Keep your eyes open for big changes coming soon ;)

The First Weekend

I have not decided if I am doing picks this year. Last year, I did well, and I don't know if I can tarnish my record.

Speaking of records, there was some AMAZING football on alllll weekend long. I was impressed with my boys, but I was also very impressed with another Pac10 team.

UW. They really held their own, and I remember watching them play USC a few years ago. I actually think it was when Booty was out, and Sanchez was playing QB...I was not a bog Sanchez fan then...

Locker was just impressive. It was an intense game for me, and that's how watching them almost beat LSU felt...like that game two years ago.

So my final thoughts on Washington....they will give some teams a run for their money.

Anyway, I am done. No blogging all week (minus nine-o Thursday)

Happy Birthday Cutie!

Mister Matt Barkley turned 19 today. Such a cutie. I am so proud of how he played last weekend.
I hope he enjoyed his day, and all his birthday wishes come true!

nine-o tweet of the week

good advice from @ddockett

"To be successful u got to have thick skin can't be sensitive and u must learne how to take constructive criticism and use it to get better.
10:02 AM Aug 31st from UberTwitter"