Check out this run, simply incredible. This kid gets better every game:


Yikes. Not even a facemask will stop 24K.

After the run, ESPN commentator says,

"Let me tell you something.. You are witnessing one of next years Heisman frontrunners early. Right now. He's auditioning. All he's got to do is come back to the University of Central Florida, UCF, and he's going to be on everybody's Heisman list. There's no way you can deny that young man of that."

I can't describe what's taking place out in East Orlando. I know I keep writing about it, but man.. The Texas game was fun, but you could tell there wasn't that sense of ownership fans have over an on campus stadium. Each week the game day experience has gotten better and better. This past Saturday was the first game where the atmosphere truly eclipsed most other college games that I've attended. And I mean that as in, anywhere. Not just UCF. There's something to loading up 44,000+ in a giant steel drum that bounces and sways in response to crowd participation. It's like watching a game in RFK up in DC, only without the risk of hepatitis and a stolen wallet. When the school gets around to adding another 20,000 seats to that place, it's going to be simply incredible. Very good things in UCF's future.

As far as the BCS debacle, well.. Told ya so, as did just about every other big football fan this year. All I can hope for is that this brings about a +1 system. I see that as at least a step towards a real life playoff. There are 7 teams right now that could make a reasonable argument for being in the NC game. Playoffs would give them all a chance (I see 8 as the magic number using rankings, 16 if a selection committee/conference champions are used). Playoffs work for every other level of football, and it'd be no different for D1a. In fact, it'd probably turn into the craziest sporting event of the year and generate more money than anything currently possible under the current bowl structure. More excitement, more money and a true national championship. Stop stalling, already.

Speaking of bowls, and back to UCF, we purchased our liberty bowl tickets and will be attending the game in Memphis, TN on December 29th against Mississippi State. If you're looking to attend, I'd buy tickets ASAP through UCF's ticket office -- 407-823-1000. MSU has reportedly sold 13,000 tickets in just under a day.

Go knights.

Digital Music
Some of you may know that I'm a fan of Stephen Wolfram. Every since "A New Kind of Science" was published, I've used "rulethirty" on many of the various forums I'm on, in IRC, etc. (which I thought was fairly unique until I just google searched it and find some creepy looking dude using it on a porn network... fantastic..) When I was young, we had a copy of Mathematica. Even though I didn't understand much of its power at the time, it still was a pretty fascinating piece of software. I still don't fully comprehend its power, of course.. but.. I can appreciate it ;)

Anyway.. Marc Andreessen posted something on Stephen Wolfram talking about starting companies. It's a great read, but more interesting was the link at the end to this. Behold, the power of math.

Orlando Magic
The magic are looking good. I know, I know.. "Fool me once.." But for real, we're looking like we got us a squad down here in Orlando. Over the off season, it was really tough to see how it was all going to come together. The billy d thing, the paying rashard 1.4 billion thing, etc. So far so good, and I think SVG was the right man for the coaching position after all.

Billy D was the good looking girl, while SVG is the girl who's good at cooking and cleaning. You just have to decide what you're looking for. Magic fans have been hungry long enough. Cook us a championship Stan!

Okay, okay.. I'll stop.

Kevin Smith
Robbed, as all non-bcs conference athletes usually are, from the doak walker award. 24k told Florida Today that he was planning on coming back for his senior season though, so there's always next year.

We have a more favorable schedule, we're only losing 18 seniors, we have some great talent coming out of of their redshirts, and Conference USA will be just as awful as it was this year. I smell an outside chance of a bcs busting opportunity, with kevin leading the way. Can't wait.

Thanksgiving
We're heading to Ohio this year to spend time with Kat's family. It'll be the second time I've been away for thanksgiving, and my first time in Ohio outside of spring/summer months. Gotta go figure out what box my jacket is in.... ;)

Happy thanksgiving!