Sunday, September 4, 2011


Bama’s Statistics That Count              Borrowed From: al.com

The Leader Board:
Passing Yards:        A. McCarron           226
Passing TDs:          A. McCarron               1
Rushing Yards:       J. Fowler                   69
Rushing TDs:          T. Richardson             3
Receiving Yards:      M. Maze                  118
Receiving TDs:        M. Maze                     1
Interceptions:          P. Jones                     1

First Downs:
Kent State              6
Alabama                 24

Time of Possession:
Kent State              30:07
Alabama                 29:53

Quarterback Comparison:
Kent State QB        
Spencer Keith:        20/47            99 yards       1 TD             1 INT

Alabama QB’s                  
AJ McCarron:          14/23           226 yards     1 TD             1 INT
Phillip Sims:            7/14              73 yards       0 TD             1 INT

Kent State Rushing:
Player                  Carries                   Yards           Average        TDs
J. Terry                   10                          23                2.3               0
T. Durham                2                            7                3.5               0
R. Hollomon              2                            6                3.0               0
E. Adeyemi               1                            2                2.0               0
A. Meray                   2                            1                0.5               0
S. Keith                    5                          -31               -6.2              0

Alabama Rushing:
Player                     Carries                Yards           Average        TDs
J. Fowler                   4                          69                17.3                1
E. Lacy                     8                          58                  7.3                 1
T. Richardson         13                          37                  2.8                3
B. Sims                     6                          16                  2.7                0
P. Sims                     3                            3                  1.0                0
A. McCarron             1                            0                  0.0                0

Kent State Receiving:
Player                     Passes Rec’d          Yards           Average        TD’s
M. Hurdle                     3                            24                8.0               0
T. Erjavec                     3                            21                7.0               0
J. Thompson                4                            19                4.8               1
S. Kirkland                   4                            16                4.0               0
T. Goode                      3                            15                5.0               0
T. Durham                    1                              7                7.0               0
E. Adeyemi                   1                              2                2.0               0
A. Meray                       1                            -5                -5.0              0

Alabama Receiving:
Player                     Passes Rec’d          Yards           Average              TD’s
M. Maze                 8                            118                 14.8                      1
E. Lacy                   3                              76                 25.3                      0
D. White                 4                              44                 11.0                      0
B. Gibson               1                              18                 18.0                      0
T. Richardson         1                              16                16.0                      0
B. Smelley              1                                8                 8.0                       0
C. Jones                 1                                8                 8.0                       0
B. Vogler                 1                                6                 6.0                       0
K. Norwood             1                                5                 5.0                       0

Kent State Interceptions:
Player                     Interception             Yards
N. Wolfe                 1                               37
L. Green                 1                               19
S. Saulter               1                                 0
J. Pleasant             1                                 0

Alabama Interceptions:
Player                     Interceptions           Yards
P. Jones                 1                            0

Kent State Punting:
Player                     Punts                      Yards           Average
M. Rinehart             12                          528               44.0

Alabama Punting:
Player                     Punts                      Yards           Average
C. Mandell              3                            127               42.3

Kent State Punt Returns:
Player                     Returns                  Yards           Average
E. Adeyemi             1                             5                  5.0

Alabama Punt Returns:
Player                     Returns                  Yards           Average
M. Maze                 8                            96                12.0
D. White                 2                            34                17.0
C. Jones                 1                            18                18.0

Kent State Kick Returns:
Player                     Returns                  Yards           Average
E. Adeyemi             6                            121               20.2
S. Kirkland              2                              33               16.5
D. Polk                    1                              19               19.0

Alabama Kick Returns:
Player                     Returns                  Yards           Average
M. Maze                 1                            39                39.0
D. White                 1                            24                24.0

Kent State Field Goal(s)
Player                     Length
 
Alabama Field Goals(s)
Player                     Length         
J. Shelley                36 yards
J. Shelley                32 yards

Kent State Missed FG:
Player                     Length

Alabama Missed FG:
Player                     Length
C. Foster                53

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Friday, September 2, 2011

My Favorite Songs By Year Since I Was Born


My Favorite Songs By Year Since I Was Born:

1965 What’s New Pussycat?/Tom Jones

1966 Cherish/The Association

1967 Happy Together/The Turtles

1968 The Look of Love/Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66

1969 Build Me Up Buttercup/The Foundations

1970 Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head/BJ Thomas*

1971 Too Late/I Feel The Earth Move/Carole King

1972 Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl)/Looking Glass

1973 Tie A Yellow Ribbon/Tony Orlando and Dawn

1974 Angie Baby/Helen Reddy

1975 Mandy/Barry Manilow

-        Honorable Mention: Laughter in the Rain/Neil Sedaka

1976 Afternoon Delight/Starland Vocal Band

1977 It Was Almost Like A Song/Ronnie Milsap

1978 Fool If You Think It’s Over/Chris Rea

-        Honorable Mention: Kiss You All Over/Exile

1979 I Will Survive/Gloria Gaynor

-        Honorable Mention: Chuck E’s in Love/Rickie Lee Jones

1980 Sailing/Ride Like The Wind/Christopher Cross

-        Honorable Mention: Don’t Fall In Love With A Dreamer/Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes

1981 Living Inside Myself/Gino Vanelli

-        Honorable Mention: Hungry Heart/Bruce Springsteen

1982 Edge of Seventeen/Stevie Nicks

-        Honorable Mention: Open Arms/Journey

1983 Wrapped Around Your Finger/The Police

-        Honorable Mention: Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?/Culture Club

1984 The Longest Time/Billy Joel

-        Honorable Mention: Sister Christian/Night Ranger 

1985 Head Over Heels/Tears For Fears

-        Honorable Mention: Valotte/Julian Lennon

1986 Addicted To Love/Robert Palmer

-        Honorable Mention: On My Own/Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald

1987 With Or Without You/U2

-        Honorable Mention: Keep Your Hands To Yourself/Georgia Satellites

1988 Piano In The Dark/Brenda Russell

-        Honorable Mention: Waiting For A Star To Fall/Boy Meets Girl

1989 Cold Hearted/Paula Abdul

-        Honorable Mention: Love Shack/The B52’s

1990 We Didn’t Start The Fire/Billy Joel

-        Honorable Mention: I Wish It Would Rain Down/Phil Collins

1991 Wicked Game/Chris Isaak

-        Honorable Mention: The River/Garth Brooks

1992 Only The Wind/Billy Dean

-        Honorable Mention: End Of The Road/Boys II Men

1993 Fields of Gold/Sting

-        Honorable Mention: That Summer/Garth Brooks

1994 All I Wanna Do/Sheryl Crow

-        Honorable Mention: Independence Day/Martina McBride

1995 Let Her Cry/Hootie And The Blowfish

-        Honorable Mention: Go Rest High (On That Mountain)/Vince Gill

1996 Insensitive/Jann Arden

-        Honorable Mention: The River and The Highway/Pam Tillis

1997 Bitch/Meredith Brooks

-        Honorable Mention: Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?/Paula Cole

1998 Foolish Games/Jewel

-        Honorable Mention: I’ll Go On Loving You/Alan Jackson

1999 Man! I Feel Like A Woman/Shania Twain

-        Honorable Mention: Amazed - Lonestar

2000 How Do You Like Me Now?/Toby Keith

-        Honorable Mention: Breathe/Faith Hill

2001 With Arms Wide Open/Creed

-        Honorable Mention: Let Me Love You/Tim McGraw

and Old Red/Blake Shelton

2002 Where Were You/Alan Jackson

-        Honorable Mention: I Can Only Imagine/MercyMe

2003 Bring Me To Life/Evanescence

-        Honorable Mention: Hurt/Johnny Cash

2004 The First Cut Is The Deepest/Sheryl Crow

-        Honorable Mention: Live Like You Were Dying/Tim McGraw

2005 Because Of You/Kelly Clarkson

-        Honorable Mention: God Bless The Broken Road/Rascal Flatts

2006 Before He Cheats/Carrie Underwood

-        Honorable Mention: You’re Beautiful/James Blunt

2007 I Need You/Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

-        Honorable Mention: It’s Not Over/Daughtry

2008 Just A Dream/Carrie Underwood

-        Honorable Mention: Made In America/Toby Keith

2009 Single Ladies-Put A Ring On It/Beyonce Knowles

-        Honorable Mention: The Only Exception/Paramore

2010 Teenage Dream/Katy Perry

-        Honorable Mention: Need You Now/Lady Antebellum

*All-time favorite song from my childhood.