The Top 10 Worst Moments in FB 2010

This list is purely according to me. It doesn't have to make sense to YOU because in my world it works. The order is purely based on what I thought of first.

1. Pete Carroll shocking the 'SC Nation and leaving USC for Seattle.

I was sitting at the bar in North Scottsdale's Sapporro's, and SC broke the news that it was rumored Pete was jumping shift. Surely you are jesting me ESPN. I don't want to believe this shit. Note to any guy who tries to hit on me- if my eyes are glued to ESPN, and I'm not a happy camper- don't bother.

2. The NCCA screwing over USC.

I won't even go there. The heading says it all. Keep this in mind though "lack of institutional control"

3. The NCAA NOT screwing over Ohio State

I love my Ohio State friends. I really do, but this was not cool. How can USC get sanctioned, and be told they had "lack of institutional control" and OSU still gets penalized, but players who are NOT ELIGIBLE get to play in a bowl game?? A bowl game OSU would have lost if those players were not allowed to play.

4. Scam Newton

Auburn AD says Cecil Newton would not be at game. Cecil Newton was on field AFTER the game. Cecil did not get tickets to the game from Auburn. But who did Cecil get field passes from?

5. The Cardinals Cutting Matt Leinart

Sure Matt was a little outspoken, and he had his off-field moments, but give the guy a chance. You let him go, for DA and Max Hall? You play a FOURTH STRING QB at the end of the season???? Come on Arizona. Really?

6. The Arizona Cardinals Season

The curse of the quarterback? I'm not sure what happened here, but I was not born a Cardinals fan. Actually, after Biakabutuka stopped playing in the NFL, I didn't even HAVE an NFL team. The Cardinals drafted ML right after I found out I was moving to AZ. After 9 years in ATL, I couldn't stand the Falcons, so I was happy to live in a state where I could fully support my football team. The first season was brutal, I still cheered them on. I'm rambling. I'll shut up. Point is- this season was disappointing. The Cardinals need to keep Fitzgerald and get an amazeballs QB. No more repeats of this season.

7. USC losing 2 games by less than two points each...back-to-back

Washington. Stanford. The same way. Seriously? It sucked.

8. Brett Favre

He is on here purely because he gives me the heebie jeebies.

9. The NCAA & NFL making up rules as they go

It is kind of mentioned about, but the rules are the rules. You can't let one team (or player) get away with something and then penalize another team (or player) for the same thing. Don't we learn the fairness thing in Kindergarten???

10. The Bowl Boycott

Don't get me wrong. I am BEYOND happy I stuck by USCPSYCHO and a few others to take a stance. But, I wish it didn't happen. Bowl season is supposed to be my HAPPY TIME of year. Hi- football on TV almost EVERY DAY. However, because of many things listed above, I couldn't go through with watching. Plus, it isn't really bowl season unless USC is on the field.

USC @ UA: Post-Game

Pictures and Game Review to be posted soon :)

Stay tuned....

The Season(s) So Far...

The Cardinals (and the NFL)

I must say I am pretty disappointed in the Cardinals. Especially DA. Am I going to admit that Matty L was being a diva/drama queen? Possibly. Coach Dad always taught me to think before I speak. Something that I try to adhere to- that being said, Matty should tried to do the same. I am not saying it wasn't difficult for him, but if we could rewind back to August, when everything went nuts, and hit pause. Maybe Matty would have a starting job right now. Side note: If Matt EVER played as badly as DA has been playing, he would have been benched within a few plays. Lesson learned? We'll just have to wait and see.

Overall I am just unimpressed and unmotivated with the NFL. It isn't because the Cards have lost two game back to back. Because every week, I do my picks, I ALWAYS pick the Cardinals. I think it just stems from the whole Matty L thing, and then just being overly busy in general. While the Cards can very well go to the Super Bowl and win, and USC cannot play in the post-season, the college game is way more appealing.

USC Trojans

One.Point.Loss. What the heck?

That can pretty much sum up last night. Second year straight losing to Washington. A team that we beat 56-0 in 2008. I can't explain it. Is it the defense? Some may argue yes. The offense? Again, some may argue yes. Regardless, these boys are playing with heart. A lot of them could have said "Peace Out Bitches!" and quit the team when sanctions hit, but the kids are great. I am proud of them...even the ones that miss extra points & field goals, fumble the ball, throw interceptions, etc. I. LOVE. THEM. Fight ON!

Glitz' Guy of the Week

I have been thinking about this since LAST week. I know my guy of the week for the next few weeks, but this was a toughie.

Week 1. College Football. The obvious answer is the entire USC Football Team! Who I know will rock it on the field against Hawaii tomorrow night!

Lots of love and Fight On!

uh oh spaghettio

Trojans, Trojan fans, Trojan foes, rivals, basically everyone is speaking their mind over the latest news in the "results" over NCAA's USC investigation.

Nothing has been made official, but then again, nothing was made official when PC was "leaving."

Worst case scenario: 20+ scholarships lost, the 13-0 season lost, 2 year bowl ban...

My opinion? It sucks. Bad. But the team can still prove themselves. STILL go undefeated. STILL be the fighters that they are.

xoxo- Glitz

Don't Stop Believin'

Hola friends.

Just wanted to congratulate my Montreal Canadiens on a lovely victory tonight.

Also- 103 days til USC football. Check out this lovely timer made by @mikeerickson

Fight On!

Draft DAy 2010

Is on Thursday April 22...that really puts a dent in my plans.

My options are coming home and live blogging, or going to the Cardinals Draft Day Party :)

Will keep you guys posted!

xoxo Glitz

No Comment...

I cried about PC leaving, but I am not voicing my opinion on here about the new hires until the season starts.

The end.

Teardrops on my guitar...

I've kinda being reacting a little irrationally (re: PC) lately. While I haven't been as extreme as others taking it out on MG, I have been sad and confused. I really don't even have a reason to be sad and confuse. USC and Pete Carroll don't owe me anything.

At 16, I was a Senior in HS. Leaving in Georgia, my top two choices for college where University of Missouri and the University of Southern California.

That fall, I was more wrapped up into high school football, and figuring out where I would be next year. #1 thing on my list- a school with a football program and #2- a school with a GREAT journalism department.

Missouri was leading USC. From September-October I was pretty confident that I'd be going to middle of nowhere Columbia the following fall.

I even remember taking a trip up to Charlotte for a Panthers game, where a former player of Coach Dad's was teasing me about the Tigers. (He was a Wolverine). But something changed my friends. In mid-October. It was October 19th (good thing I have my journals from hs), I met a person who change my mind and my life. The woman's name was Ruthie- she was interviewing me for admission to USC. To quote the 16 year old me "The interview was awesome! I hope I can go to USC." I'd be lying to you if I told you I saw the loss to Stanford the night before. The 32-30 loss mind you...

I was living in SEC country. Pac-10 games were far and few between, and it was a Wednesday game- plus a school night.

That night all I wanted, and all I talked about was USC. Life happens people. I am a firm believer in "everything happens for a reason." I ended up not going to USC the following fall, but a small school that lacked #1 & #2 on my musts lists. A school that gave me opportunities to meet and interview some amazing musicians, and make friends that would last a lifetime. That's what college is about...but one thing was for sure...I was NOT going to settle for adopting an SEC team.

I HAD to have a college football team, and if I couldn't have USC, well USC could have me as a fan. So for me, the first football season as a USC fan, was Pete Carroll's as a coach. I have NEVER known a USC without Pete Carroll.

There are many moments of USC football that I love rewatching, and some moments that I could do without, but there will aways be USC football, and I will always have my Trojan fam that has so kindly accepted me (you guys know who you are).

I wish Coach Carroll all the best in Seattle, and wait with intrigue what awaits Trojan Nation in Los Angeles.

Much love- Glitz

neglect...

I suck at life guys. I promise I'll update more regularly, and I let you down. Today has officially sucked more than the entire Trojan season....

It's all speculation, and I hope it isn't true, but Pete Carroll is rumored to go to Seattle and coach in the NFL...

McKnight and Williams are skipping their last year and declared for the NFL Draft...

Aaron Corp transfered to Richmond, this was announced yesterday, and while most Trojans love to hate on #2...it's still a piece to this puzzle...

The most we can do is just sit here and wait...

WTF?

Saturday Night. I think that sums it up nicely.

the prettiest hair in college football...

I cannot believe I am doing this. I am praying one of my Pac 10 readers finds a Pac 1o player to replace this, but I cannot help it...

Riley Cooper, a Gator, has the prettiest hair in college football. Saturday night, I was going back and forth between the fight for #2 in the Pac 10 and the game that most people dubbed "the REAL National Championship Game" It pained me really, but the Pac 10 game, well I am still not over it so I need to talk about Cooper's pretty hair ;) There was a moment during the game, where Cooper was on the sideline (I think talking to UM) and he pulls off his helmet and his hair is just so perfect and flowy. Joshua (of Bumpshack fame) compared to to the scene in Shrek when Prince Charming takes off his helmet. I totally agreed.

So ladies and gent...unless you can find me a Pac 10 player with prettier hair, the 'Glitz Prettiest Hair in CFB Award' goes to Mr. Riley Cooper.

recap...

So I am getting ready for this super late USC game, and I just want to recap the weekend's highs and lows.

#25 Ole Miss

#24 UNC

#21 Utah

#18 Clemson

#12 Okalhoma State

#9 Pitt

#7 GT

All lost. At this time

#20 USC

These teams are currently playing or about to start playing.

Should be interesting to see what happens in the rankings tomorrow.

Fight On!

xo- Glitz

Down.

Down. I feel blue.

I shouldn't let a shitty (sorry dad) season get to me, but I have. Just when I think it can't get any worse, it does. A third loss. To Stanford. WTF.

But, these losses, make you realize that your team isn't always going to be #1. In USC's case the BCS will never let us be #1, but you get where I am going with it. I blogged about expectations at some point last summer, and I think that has helped me process the losses, but it's still frustrating.

Football used to excite me, with every W, I would get excited about the following weeks conquest, but now, I am somber and I just wait it out. It's like the tornado watches when I lived in Atlanta. We would watch- eyes glued to the TV waiting to see if a storm was spotted our way. The anxiety of the unknown.

But what sucks even more is, that my love for college football, has always surpassed that of NFL. There is just this different level of excitement for me..

Anyway, in this "down" time, I have neglected my Cardinals. The Cardinals who won yesterday, making the first Cardinals team since 1975 (I think this is correct) to win 5 consecutive away games. Congrats!!!! I also think it might be the first time in history that this late in the season, the Cardinals have the same record as USC.

Anyway, all this being said, I am going to make a better effort to blog. Win or Lose.

Hope everyone has a very Happy Thanksgiving!

The Football-session

People tend to ask me how does a Greek girl from Montreal love football as much as I do..

I always answer it's part hereditary and part destiny.

Let's start with destiny. It's pretty simple really. I was born on November 22. 

Tail end of college regular season, about 3/4 of the way through regular NFL season.

Canadian football- my birthday was almost always around the Cegep Bol D'Or and CFL playoffs are  also in late November.

So I was born to love the sport. 

Many of my earliest memories took place on the football field. My dad coached from before the time I was born, and coached up until I was about ten..

So that makes sense right? Here is where hereditariness (I made that word up) kicks in.

I come from a pretty traditional Greek family, and being the first born daughter, I was named after my paternal grandmother (aka Yiayia).

Yiayia had a son who coached football (aka Coach Dad) and a son who played football (holler at Uncle Pea).

One of my absolute memories actually took place at one of my uncle's games, and it involved my sweet little yiayia taking me out of Greek school early so I can go watch. I must have been about 8 or 9, and it was not ideal football weather- it was cold and rainy, and just dreary.

Despite our team having home-field advantage,  the refs were total jerks that day. (Keep in mind this is over 15 years ago). So I'm getting annoyed, and my yiayia is screaming "Stupid Refs" in her broken English, and that's when I knew it was ok to be vocal.

I actually love that my yiayia and papou (grandpa) come visit around Christmas because there is always football on, and I am slowly teaching her the wonders of my favorite team. She calls out the "stupid refs" quicker than I do sometimes! And you better believe that anytime I get a little heated over a game, I pull the "It's hereditary!" card. 

My sister may have gotten the dancing gene, but I most def got the football gene, and I am okay with that :)

xox- Glitz

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

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)

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)