In with the New

Today I will be ushering in the new year with mixed emotions. Don’t get me wrong I am ecstatic about going to see my hometown Atlanta Falcons play their arch rival the New Orleans Saints. Yet, as they enter onto the field to play the final game that they will ever play in the historical Georgia Dome, I will have no choice but to reminisce about all the great memories I’ve had in that place. I mean for goodness sake this is the place in which I walked across the stage to receive my high school diploma. The place in which I celebrated numerous friends’ birthdays. The place in which I got to see my Falcons do the “Dirty Bird” celebration dance after each touchdown. So as the city of at Atlanta begins the process of doing away with the old and bringing in the new, it is all too bitter sweet. Bitter because I know that the Georgia Dome will dearly missed, but oh so sweet because the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium is in a league of its own. You can’t go wrong with seating for up to 80,000 fans, a retractable roof that can open and close within minutes, and a 58 foot high-360 degree halo video board for replays and promotions. So I guess it’s goodbye dome and hello stadium! But on this last and final game day in the Georgia Dome I will definitely be there to help my Falcons RISE UP! Check out what the new stadium will be like…

Will History Repeat?

The stage is set and we are all preparing for what seems like round two of last year’s epic gladiator battle between the University of Alabama and Clemson University. It comes as no surprise that the Crimson Tide have forged their way to the title game for the third year in a row easily defeating the Washington Huskies. Yet I don’t think that anyone could have predicted the Tigers rolling through Ohio State in such dominant fashion. Especially not Urban Meyer, coach of the Buckeyes,who for the first time in his 15 seasons as a head coach led a team to a scoreless defeat. Thus with the same two opponents going head to head for the second year in a row spectators are curious to know will history repeat itself? Although last year Clemson did put up a valiant effort, their star quarterback and fast paced tempo seemed to be no match for Alabama’s brute force. With two coaches doing all they can to wield their respective programs into the annals of history only time will tell who will be crowned this year’s College National Football Champion.