Fan Into Flame Retreat

Retreat time again! I love this thing! I came into this retreat really pumped because I kinda knew what to expect and also I have matured a lot more int he Spirit so I just couldnt wait to see what he woul reveal to me this time. At the last second I was called to be an assistant leader and I absolutley loved that. met some people that went to schools all over Michigan and it is so cool to meet them and know they are doing the same thing you are but elsewehere. Really cool. Sure, on Saturday afternoon I kicked butt in Volleyball, Basketball, our team came back and won against Indiana, and I was one of the 3 guys that dared get in that freezing water AND went through the water slide 8 times in 10 minutes haha. It was great. But the Lord opened a wave of excitment this weekend and I think that was the best part.





This was the very end of one of our songs/dance. Look at me pumped

Classes, Basketball, Boxing and even some Batman fun

Well, Ladies and Gentlemen, I havent been able to welcome you here to Michigan. As you hve probobly guessed...the man is hard at work. Let me give you a little intro in the classes I am taking. First off, remember I am a Sports Management Major. So my classes are:
-Organizational Behavior of Sports Businesses
-Strategy of Sport Businesses
-Economics of Sport Businesses
-Legal aspects of Sport Businesses
-and Rocket Science
the classes are all 3 credits which makes it nice and I even have it set in my schedual so that I can lift three times a week at Crisler when there is no one there. Really nice. Check out my first vid of my new appartment:


Plus baksetball is here of course, so that means many hours in the office and even more at Crisler, doing individuals and gettign the players prepared for practices starting October 16. Basketball has been a real joy lately and it is only going to get better. Infact, my good friend and buddy Chinadu was the one to really push me for writing this post. H emade me promise to post it tonight. So here I am. Everyone say thanks to Chin. He really is a major contributor. We call him 5by5...well, I do at least, cause he si square with his 5 workouts. Fascinating. He loves my blog, checks it every few minutes on his blackberry and loves guessing my spelling errors. Not only that, he recomended putting pictures on the border like here to the left! What a role modle! He will go far, he will indeed, as demonstrated in being an econ major plus managing for the Basketball Team PLUS coaching for the Gabriel Reshard High School Freshman girl´s team for the 3rd year. Awesome. We love you Chin.

Anyhow, lets get to some action. If you remember last time I wrote about the Notre Dame hype. Well, incase you were sleeping in a cave or living ont he dark side of the moon, we won. And we won again and again. The hoosier game was pretty intence, with us comming up from behind and winning in the end amist Forcier hurting his shoulder. Of course after The Notre Dame game Forcier somehow managed to get one vote for the Heisman running...yea, 2 games into his FRESHMAN year...of course. But Whatever. Here are two vids I took at the stadium. Exclusive from the Video. Brought to you by DP Productions.

The Battle of the bands

Michigan pumping up


Now for some more news. You heard about the boxing fun from last post. Well, the specs are out and the fight generated and astonishing $1million pay-per-view buys, which is great for boxing: people are interested. The fight generated $54million in domestic pay-per-view revenue and the live gate made $6,811,300, generated from 12,009 tickets sold. Who´s more efficient?...well, haha yea. Always better to see live but ya know, it comes at a price.

But more exciting Boxing news...after 16 year, Roy Jones and Bernard Hopkins will finally fight again. Wow. Amazing. There were talks of them fighting for a long time but it took forever to negociate the price split. But its pretty genious...50/50. Every heard of that before? But there is an incentive. Descition by Knock Out changes that to 60/40 respectfully. This is gonna be sick. Two old fat men, both over 40, dueling it out like they were little boys. The firght will be early 2010 and will be on HBO PPV. Ill keep you posted.

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And the last bit of news before I start writing the next post haha...the Batmobile. Thats right. I think I have written before about Batmobile type vehicles but this is like pretty much the real deal. It is a $1 million 700hp Batmobile, right in Bruce Wayne´s budget, built over a 1973 Lincoln Continental chassis, and looks rediculously amazing. Too bad the vid didnt show its interior, which apparently is loaded with gadgets, from rear-view cameras to a plasma TV. Anyhow, enjoy the end of this post with this farewell vid. And comment, babby! You too chin! Thanks!

Mayweather vs. Marquez

There was a lot of hype for this fight. On one side with have the big money maker, Floyd Mayweather, undefeated and the undesputed pound for pound best fighter in the world, 5 time champion, and comming out of a 2 year retirement.
On the other side...the challenger hails from Mexico. Also best fighter in his country, best pound for pound and a rising star over some greats such as Joel Casamayor and three world championships of his own trying to make his name great and take over as the best in the world.




I really wanted to watch this match, really wanted to but I couldnt find anyone with paper view that was planing to watch it. So I missed out doing a major capture the flag ont he diag that was awesome...besides teh fact that I cant see colours and I was hopeless finding th eflag. But I did just hang out onn the enemies territory the whole time and would just play with them and many times splitting up 3, 4, sometimes 5 defenders to my escape. Classic.
But dont worry. I got the footage. I watched the fight. And wow. There was a lot of hype. And I felt bad for Marquez cause he came in working hard, but freakin Mayweather would just keep his head back and block all the rest of the shots. He did nock down Marquez once, which is amazing, but yea, I felt like he could have done so much more and maybe even made a knock out.

In the end Mayweather got the descition, kept his perfect record, and sustained the best boxer for his weaight in the world. Hoping to see him go after Pacuio later in the year. So yea, what a match, could have been a bit more, but it was pretty cool to watch the Money Maker back on the seane makin money.
...speakin of money, know when it sucks to be overweight, by even one pound? When it costs you $300,000, which was part of the contract that tehy both made. And since he was 2 pounds over weight, he owned Marquez $600,000 for 2 pounds! Not bad, eh? Considering he has a guarenteed purese of $10M, not including paper-view bonuses, sponsorships ect. Whats even more, now that the Money Maker made some money, he finally agreed to pay his taxes! Yea, all his back taxes...all $5.6M that he owns the government...so that Obama can continue his planned parenthood efforts, yay.

Michigan Notre Dame Game

Hello, Everyone...the time is here, for one of the biggest games of the season...Michigan vs. Notre Dame this Saturday on NBC 3pm Eastern/2pm Central. This is big. Both programs are struggling. Both Programs want to un-struggle and regain their legendary status again. Well now they have a chance in the classic Rivalry.

Check out this artcile on ESPN to say it best for ya...

Irish-Wolverines hype feels right for a change
Who knew that turning a pistol into a popgun would shake down the thunder? Who would've imagined that bucking some in-state Broncos would lead to such a hailing of victors valiant? With more than 1,700 wins combined and the top two winning percentages in history, Notre Dame and Michigan pegged the anticipation meter by beating Nevada and Western Michigan.

Jimmy Clausen looked like a superstar versus Nevada.
You know what? Silly as it seems, that feels just right. It wasn't so much that the Irish and Wolverines won; it was how they won. Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen was razor-sharp and looked like the leader of a precise offensive attack unit -- not just a scattershot collection of a pretty good passer and receivers.

Michigan looked, well, the way West Virginia used to look. Isn't that why it hired Rich Rodriguez in the first place? The Wolverines have one quarterback who won't tie his shoes and turns broken plays into the best highlight of the first week, and a starter who is buckled up head to toe in Rich Rod's spread option. Denard Robinson and Tate Forcier were the missing links.

Now, the buildup surrounding this game mostly befits the foes' glorious status in college football.

That is until one team's hope turns to despair again Saturday. That's the nature of a rivalry game. It's supposed to break your heart when you lose. Both coaches need to win, although I think Charlie Weis needs it a smidgen more than Rodriguez. I know Rodriguez has controversy swirling around him. But if the Irish lose to a Michigan team guided by two freshman quarterbacks in Rodriguez's second year, I suspect the grumbling will be a little more than just audible from South Bend.

Unlike recent editions that have been marred by blowouts and sloppy play, I expect Saturday's game to be high on the entertainment scale. The past three meetings have been decided by an average of four touchdowns. The Irish and Wolverines are due to play a classic or at least a near classic. Why not Saturday?

I know the Irish shut down a dangerous dual-threat quarterback in the Wolf Pack's Colin Kaepernick last week, but I think Michigan's first win did wonders for its confidence. I still expect to see Michigan move the ball against the Irish. That's a huge key to me. How well will the Wolverines control the ball against the Irish? If they don't, they'll have trouble.

This game represents Clausen's next step in his battle to live up to expectations. If he truly deserves mention alongside Tim Tebow, Sam Bradford and Colt McCoy this season, he must win this game for his team. Period. I have a time-proven theory about quarterbacks: When you throw more touchdown passes than incompletions, you're playing great. Four touchdowns and three incompletions against Nevada means Clausen was awesome. Complex, isn't it?

Michigan might be without CB Boubacar Cissoko, who had an interception in the opener. Going down the depth chart isn't a comforting way to deal with Michael Floyd and Golden Tate. So watch the pass rush. If Michigan puts heat on Clausen, it'll have a shot at the biggest win of the Rodriguez era. If not, Clausen could lay another plank in the foundation for his, dare I say it, Heisman candidacy. Lou Holtz brought up the topic during the Final Verdict segment of "College Football Final" last week, and the judge issued a continuance. Clausen has the early look of a guy ready for a special season. We'll see during the next couple of weeks

Check out these vids...and watch the game -DP