College Football Week 4

First win of the season for the San Jose State Spartans!

Photo By: Alex Bogdan

The Spartans are now 1-3 (1-1 WAC). It was an exciting 34-24 victory over the New Mexico State Aggies. The Spartan offense was led by senior Brandon Rutley with 209 rushing yards and two touchdowns. He became the first player in seven years to rush for more than 200 yards. Rutley’s 66-yard run in the first quarter put the Spartans on top 7-3. The Aggies capitalized on a Spartan fumble, gaining possession at SJSU’s 45. Aggies QB Matt Christian complete a pass to Kenny Turner for a touchdown, the score now 10-7 New Mexico. At the half, it was tied 10-10 after a 42-yard field goal from Spartan kicker Jans Alvernik. The third was a battle, each team scoring two touchdowns. On the second play of the the third, Spartan QB Matt Faulkner found Ryan Otten for a 64-yard touchdown. New Mexico quickly answered after a five play scoring drive and rushing TD from Christian.

NFL Week 3

VICTORY! for the 49ers and Raiders in week three! Great wins for the Bay Area.

49ers W 13-8: In week 3 of the NFL season, the Niners took on the Cincinnati Bengals. Although it may not have been one of the most exciting games to watch over the weekend, the victory was still thrilling for all the 49er faithfuls. At halftime the Bengals were leading 3-0. After the half the the Niners answered with a field goal of their own. In the fourth the Bengals regained the lead by 3. Niners Rookie Kendall Hunter ran the ball in for the only touchdown of the game, this kid looks promising. The touchdown was followed by a 53 yard field goal from David Akers of the Niners and the game seemed to be over with less than 2 minutes in the fourth and the Niners leading 13-6. The final score of the game came from a safety caused by Niners punter Andy Lee, giving the Bengals 2 points. With no touchdown passes from QB Alex Smith or much productivity from star running back Frank Gore, it was good to see the Niners still pull through with the W. Lets hope the can keep winning even as their schedule gets tougher. The Niners are now 2-1 this season.

NFL Football Week 1 & 2

This post may be a little late, but were gonna talk about week one of the NFL season as well as week two! …Let’s see how our Bay Area teams did…

SF 49ers: Week one of the NFL season started out great for the 49ers. Their 33-17 win over the Seattle Seahawks was an exciting way to start the season, but unfortunately the final score didn’t completely reflect the game. Ted Ginn Jr. was a huge asset the first weekend scoring on kickoff-return and punt-return, which has never been done in the same game on the opening weekend of the NFL season. Without these huge plays on special teams, the score may have been a lot closer.

Week two for the Niners was not as eventful, losing 27-24 to the Dallas Cowboys in overtime. It seemed as though the Niners caught a break when they were leading the game and Tony Romo was out with an injury. But Romo was not out for long and helped the Cowboys come back and tie the game to send it into overtime. The Niners failed to score on their first possession and the game was put away with a Dallas field goal. Even though I’m a 49er Faithful, I gotta give it up to Romo who played with a cracked rib and a punctured lung…beast mode?!

Retrofit & Renovation

Construction at Memorial Stadium: Photo from Wikipedia

The University of California Berkeley has always been a college of excellence in academics as well as excelling in athletics. One important building of this historic university is Memorial Stadium, home of the Golden Bears football team. This 90-year-old stadium has been in dire need of a renovation for quite some time. Finally, the $321-million retrofit and renovation project is under way.

The renovations began December 2010 and plan to be ready in time for the 2012 football season.  In the meantime, the Cal football team will play the 2011 season at AT&T park in San Francisco. One of the most important parts of the renovation is to make sure the stadium is structurally sound and safe for players and visitors. The stadium, which was built on a major fault line, will be retrofitted in order to ensure safety.

Other additions to the stadium will be a new press box, club seating for season ticket holders, and a student-athlete high performance center for all Berkeley athletes. Unlike most construction projects, the stadium will not be completely torn down and rebuilt. They plan on saving the historical aspect of the stadium such as the west wall and the east side of the stadium where the student seating is located.

Roll on you Bears!

Welcome!

Welcome to my very new blog that will be all about the greatest time of the year, Football Season! …we’re talking American Football here people, not the foot fairy, faking injuries kinda football. I’m hoping to inform all the girls out there of the details of the game. And for all the other girls who are already knowledgable, I hope to keep you updated on current football news and the Bay Area football teams. I will focus on two football teams per week with game summaries and updates, in addition to any exciting news.

There are so many things to learn about the game of football and you would be surprised how much more exciting the game will be after you truly understand. The rules of the game are always changing and they even change from the college level to the NFL level. So, although it may be impossible to know every rule, I believe it is important to learn so that next time the ref throws his little yellow flag on the field you can yell “Off Sides!!” and watch as the men in the room look around with confusion. Trust me, it’s fun to see the look of astonishment on their faces.

The goal of my blog is to inform, update, and entertain. I will have the current news and scores for the Bay Area teams and also top news from all of football. I will also have interviews from the boys who know the game best…the players. I will have interviews from Cal Berkeley Football players as well as San Jose State University players. Keep checking back for more information and updates!

Hope you can all enjoy and learn something new 🙂