The Sporting Edge

Starting in 2009 from 2011 football season for the NFL, the New Orleans Saints defensive players had a deal with their coach. The deal was that the players would get paid extra money for making big hits on the opposing team. In 2009 they were targeting high profile quarterbacks like Brett Favre and Kurt Warner in the 2009-2010 playoffs. The NFL started investigating the Saints in 2010 and then this past 2011-2012 season they confirmed that this deal was happening.

Jonathan Vilma, Anthony Hargrove, Will Smith, and Scott Fujita are the players that had a connection with the deal. These four players will meet with Rodger Goodell, the NFL Commissioner, about their suspension and other action dealing with this scandal. There will also be three players representing the NFLPA (National Football League Players’ Association) in the trials for the four players. Vilma and several teammates including the head coach Joe Vitt, testified in a federal case claiming they were not intending to injure any other players. Only Smith played on Sunday, when the Saints lost to Washington. Vilma was placed on the physically unable to perform list, while Fujita sat out Cleveland’s loss to Philadelphia with a leg injury. Hargrove was cut by Green Bay during the preseason.

Before Goodell meets with the other players he will meet with Vilma on Monday in New York to discuss his suspension for the 2012 football season. He can still reinstate their suspension time.

My Daily Journal

Today was a busy day. I took my daughter to the doctor for her check up. We were there all day long,at least that's what it felt like. I also went to search for a new car. I felt as if everything I looked at wasn't for me,considering I am a very picky person. There was always something I didn't like about each car. I viewed almost  a million cars. It seemed as though none of them were for me. I didn't want to rush and buy the very first thing I saw, so i decided I would take my time and look tomorrow.After I went hunting for a car I had a very nice family dinner. There was roast, macaroni, potatoes, and green beans. My day was pretty regular, kind of like most days.

Bad Luck

My today literally started off bad really biginnig at 7:30 a.m, but I woke up at 5:30 thinking it was 7 and couldn't go back to sleep so I didn't get all the rest I wanted to get. So I walked to class all confident because I got my lil ticket to class and what not, its taped up and cut up, but its done so I thought but I didnt read the instructions carefully so I didn't make it inside the class room and had to walk back home but thats what I get for trying to rig up an index card.

Paige Suttles

September 7, 2012

Today was pretty interesting. I went shopping today. I got alot of cute clothes and a pair of heels. The heels were on sale foe $12.99!! I got a good deal. I had to get them. Other than that my mom bought me a new phone because I dropped my other phone. I didn't end up going to Indiana. I was pretty upset about the whole situation. My weekend was planned out and now I have to change all of my plans. I guess i'll go to the game for sure tomorrow.

Blog Criteria

I believe a good criteria should consist of a good and reliable source. You do not want a bad source, so you should make sure that your source can help out the reader. Also, when the reader looks up a blog, they should be able to find the specific information that they are looking for. A good blog should consist of the right date of the blog. The blog should have accurate facts. Readers are looking for the real story or the actual facts in the blog. The blog should have an interest title to go along with it.

The Sports Life

I'm liking the sports idea simply because I believe that sports can relate to everyone in some type of way. Sports are played throughout the world and is one thing that all the nations have to exercise their competitive edge among each other and amongst the rest of the world. I feel like the sports issue is very easy to discuss throughout the year because something new is always happening and someone new is always losing or winning. 

Theme (sports)

I think that the classes theme should be on sports. Sports are very interesting to talk about plus there are many types of sports to talk about. People can relate to it in many different ways. Sports are soothing to people and also used to relieve stress and other things, so sports can be discussed in different ways in which in how it helps people and why it helps people. It can be a amazing and easy topic to elaborate on so thats why I think the classes theme needs to be on sports.

Wassup Bruh!!!

Hey, My name is Roderick Turner. This is my second year attending JSU. My major is Veterinarian Medicine. I am a very nice, outgoing, and friendly person. I like to play football, basketball, baseball, and I also like to workout. My goals for working out are to have a max of 400+ in bench, 600+ in squat, 350+ in powerclean, and a timing of 4.3 or 4.4 in my forty yard dash. I am basically trying to become the perfect football player. Well!!! Thats all I feel that I should tell about myself. If there is anything you want to know just ask me.

Blog Post #2

I feel that the blog theme should be UPD and their rules. Do you feel that they are to strict on parking violations and pulling you over? Let's try to make some rules that we feel are a little more leniant and more understanding, and try to take them to the police department and let them go through the system and get them passed. I feel like if we really put our minds too we could possibly change some things around here!!

Hi class i feel as if we should discuss campus tickects Blog post #2

Well class this topic is something i could talk about all day, but ima get straight to the point. Campus tickects are so point less to me, because it's a tickect basically saying you cant park in a certain place. I feel as if we should be able to park in any color zone because we pay VERY high tuition just to be a student JSU. By giving students tickect is not really gonna help anything. I mean think about it's  like buying a house, and saying you have to park in a certain spot in your drive way. The main focus should be staying focus, and doing your work. I think this will be a interesting subject to discuss in class because i fell like my classmates can relate!!!

Blog Post #2

Dear class,
For this semester I feel as if it would fun to discuss things about your past! And I know somethings from people's past are hard to talk about but you know to be able to learn more about each other and grow closer as a group, we could talk about things or situations that have happened to you before in your lifetime. Because I mean you never know like what you say sometimes could affect other peoples' life's. I mean this is such a wide variety of things you could talk about with this topic I feel like we would have no problem with writing about this for a whole semester. Such as, good things that happened to you in your life like during high school or just at any point in time that you think people could relate too. I think it would be a fun learning experience for everyone! Thanks for listening and considering my opinion!

Vote or Shut Up! (Blog Post #2)

Well since we are all of age and the month of November is right around the corner I feel I should discuss voting and the importance of it. I'm not trying to curve the vote or opinion of anyone reading. You see it everyday, people complaining about the leader of the nation for one reason or another. Criticizing him on his decisions or something that is going on in the world that most of the time may be out of his control or maybe even something that was done in a past term that he hasn't been able to correct yet because you can not just fix political problems in a day. What I wish we as people would understand is while complain about these things we are the ones to choose this official that goes into office so when we are not satisfied we should not take it out on the elected official it's our own fault. That is why we should take it upon ourselves to vote for the person who goes in office. So many people pass up the chance to vote then have the nerve the talk down upon or criticize the leader of our nation. People we have to use our right to vote. Regardless of race we should all take place in voting because the future of our nation depends on us.

Blog post # 2

A big topic we could blog about is Domestice Violance. It's a really big issue that isn't really discussed as much as it needs to be. Men in women everywhere are victims in these situations everyday. Many people don't know how to get out of them or are just scared to talk about them. Some celebrities have been involved in some demestic violance desputes. The whole Rihanna and Chris Brown story was one of the biggest topics in 2009. The most recent case was the football player Ocho Cinco with his then wife Evelyn Lozada. After the whole thing happend he got fired from the Dolphins. It could be an interesting topic I feel.

Hello class! I feel as if we should discuss the presidential election this semester due to the fact that this is the year we are scheduled to vote again. We can discuss our views on the candidates and how we feel about their opinions. Also, we can go as far as comparing and contrasting the pros and cons on President Obama and Mitt Romney's perspectives on America and elaborate on which political party will be more beneficial to our country in the next four years.

The Story of Paige Suttles

Hello, I'm Paige Danielle Suttles and i'm from a very small town in Georgia called Dalton. I was born on August 25, 1994. In highschool I participated in Cheerleading and track and field. I was the co-captain on my cheerleading squad. I love music and I listen basically to anything. 80's rock, 2 chainz,rihanna just to list a few. I also enjoy meeting new people and learning new things about individuals. I hate being surrounded around boring people. I've always been the girl that everyone knows for being crazy, in a good way, and outgoing. I love to laugh and I like to make people laugh as well. I'm a very silly girl. I have one bestfriend and we've been bet friends since the third grade. We're always together but we went our seprate ways when we left for college. She attends GSU (Georgia State University). We are like sisters. In my free time I really enjoy shopping. I can pretty much shop for anything. I hate going to wal mart because I buy everything except the things I need. Fashion is always on my mind. I love fashion. Especially the 50 and 60's era. Marilyn Monroe is one of my biggest fashion icons from those era's. That pretty much wraps it up. If you would like to get to know me better talk to me. I like making new friends.

Gas Prices/Alternative fuel source

Oh my lord!! This is something I could ramble on about for hours. Is it a coincidence that gas prices sky rocket during holidays. Oil companies are making millions. Every quarter these companies post profits that are unbelievable while we pay ever higher and higher prices at the pump. I personally would like to understand why these prices fluctuate so much and why hasn't our government done something drastic to change it. There are an immense amount of ideas about alternate fuel sources that we could use but still there as been no change. I would love to discuss this further and possibly finding a solution to this problem. Oh yeah. I almost forgot. The recent oil disaster that spilled millions of gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico was from a British Petroleum oil rig. The next time you put Castrol into your vehicle, turn the bottle around and you'll notice BP at the bottom. You may have stopped purchasing your gas at a BP station but I bet you're still buying Castrol.

Sports Theme

I have decided to talk about sports as a theme. Mostly, because its always a game on TV, so you will always have something to write about. Its also a big topic. Sports are in every country in the world you are bound to find something interesting with the millions of sports being played. Also every game is recorded so if you happen to miss it you can go online and watch it again and again. I think this would be a good and interesting theme for our class.

Blog Opinion

I'm with Jake on this one. I'm a sports guy and I would like to see how athletes hold their composer on and off the field. We can see if the true stereo type of athletes party and don't really care about their classes are true. You see it in movies all the time and if you have never wondered if what they do is true then somethings wrong with you. I'm just kidding but I would like to look into athlete behavior on and off the field to see if it is true on how they act in the movies.

Blog #2

I think that politics would be a great topic of discussion becasuse everyone has different political opinions on how our country should be ran. This is an election year and for the first time in my 20 years of existence, I will be particpaitng and my vote will help someone(Obama) win the election. When speaking of political topics, many things come to mind such as the econmy, medicare, crime, etc., however I feel that the best man should be elected based on how he will help our country and how it will benefit all of us as a whole in every way possible so that our country will be a better place to live.

My Bio!

My name is Justice Tyeana Forbes.I am eighteen years old and I was born on January. 29, 1994. I grew up in Munford Alabama and I have lived there all my life. I attended Munford High School all my life and I was a MHS cheerleader for one year.I really enjoy spending time with my family, and talking on the phone. I am majoring in nursing and I am a freshman at JSU. I am a very bright person who loves to laugh and smile. I always have fun even if its a bad day or not.I also enjoy hanging out with my friends. In my spare time I like to read sometimes. But most of my time is dedicated to school work and taking care of my five month old daughter Amariyah. I have always been a hard worker all of my life. I am a person who makes sure everything is neat and in order everytime. I dont stop task until I feel like its perfect. I take my school work and my personal life very seriously.

Child Abuse

I think child abuse is a very interesting and touchy subject. It is a very popular topic that a lot of people have written about.  People have gone through it and there are things being done to stop it. I believe people should do more to prevent it and work harder to make sure that doesn't go on longer than it already has.

Over Paid or Under Paid?

I always wonder why professional athletes got paid more money than teachers. I think it would be interesting to elaborate on this topic. I feel you have teachers that really make an impact on students lives and keep them on a positive route and out of trouble. You also, have the athlete that put their lives on the line to do the job they love. Talking on this subject might just give us insight on if society is backwards.

Blog Post #2: Diagnostic

I think the topic of Domestic Violence wold be a good topic to elaborate on. Not so much as just violence against the woman but also the violence against a man. I know, well I can say I've known guys to get physically and mentally abused by their partner. We should elaborate on this topic on all levels. Meaning no religion, ethnicity or sexuality will be dismissed from the conversation. We can talk about the difference of disrespect V.S abuse.

Getting to know Tyri !

My name is Tyri Spencer. I have been at Jacksonville State University for a semester so unfortunately I'm still considered a freshman here at JSU. I am 18 years old, my birthday is September 29. So that makes me a Libra! I was born an raised in Toledo, Ohio. Then I moved to Paulding County, Georgia where I attended middle school, and high school. So i guess yyou can kinda say i was raised in Georgia too. I do enjoy sports. All through high school i participated in every sport i could. Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball. I ran a couple meets for track but that was only because the coach asked me to so i was never offically on the track team. I even tried cross country my freshman year of high school. But that didnt last long because in middle school i had an really bad accident where i busted my knee open, an got 26 stitches. I'm a fun, outgoing, chill person. hopefully I can get to know everyone and have a great semester !

Class blog topic opinion

I know this may sound sort of elementary, but I believe that a good topic for a class blog would be college football season. I enjoy watching college football and I believe that not only would it be an interesting topic to discuss scores, but it would also be interesting to go further in the blog and discuss the behavior of college football players (or atheletes in general) on and off the field. I mean these atheletes are suppose to hold themselves to a higher caliber than others and many are not doing that these days. Every day we hear about an athelete being suspended or being arrested for something stupid they have done. I know that may not interest some students, but I think the topic can be elaborated on.