Thursday Night Lights

We got 10 student tickets and we went to watch the game of Hokies vs the Golden Eagles. The Hokies won 30-10. The average score of opponents of the Hokies this season is 9.0. The golden eagles are #13 in the nation and they were able to muster 10 points -- one point above the average. :)

The offensive line led by Marcus Vick was very conservative. It is good to see Marcus near perfect again. His passes were never intercepted. Also, it is great to see a touchdown pass and a defensive touchdown again.

Four more to go

The Terrapins forced 4 turn-overs but failed to capitalize on them. They only got 3 points to show for those turn-overs. Marcus Vick was forced to show some leg work. He run for more than 100 yards tonight and put the Hokies first on the scoreboard with a rushing touchdown.

It is disappointing however that the Hokies got penalized for two consecutive personal fouls. The penalities moved the football for 30 yards for the benefit of the terrapins and the Terps got their only touchdown. Consecutive personal fouls are something that we haven't seen for a while. Penalities like these cost the Hokie teams of 2002 and 2003.

Vick had 3 interceptions tonight while Brandon Pace's only field goal attempt didn't convert for a score. The Hokies however find ways to move the football and score 4 rushing touchdowns (1 by Vick, 2 by Imoh, and 1 by Ore).

The Hokies won 28-9 againts the Terps.

Four more games remain for the Hokies: vs Boston College, vs Miami, vs Virginia, and vs UNC.

North's windmills

This is something you don't see everyday in the Philippine news. We actually have modern windmills at Bangui bay in Ilocos!

Doing the right thing

La Salle recently found out that one of their players is ineligible to play in the men's basketball team. The team's center man -- Mark Benitez -- has allegedly provided a forged Philippine Educational Placement Test Certificate of Ratings in leiu of HS diploma. Hence, La Salle is ready to give up its trophy won last year and forfeit all games where Benitez played.

La Salle actually placed second to FEU this year. La Salle denied Ateneo and UE the chance to play for the UAAP title. La Salle sweeped Ateneo and UE this year. Had this incident known before, either Ateneo or UE could have played FEU for the UAAP crown.

I wonder how the UAAP board would resolve this issue. Would FEU get the UAAP 2004 throphy? Would the 2005 UAAP title game be replayed? -- or just forget about it and move on?

The story is here.

Rout of herd

The thundering herd surprised the hokies during the first half. They can actually penetrate the hokie defense and run the football! There was a moment during the second half where Bud Foster was furious -- after the herd got a touchdown. Is an upset brewing?

During the third quarter, the hokies showed why they are #3 in the nation. They scored 17 points in 3 and half minutes. The herd just moved 1 yard compared to 200 yards of the hokies during the third quarter. With 41-7 on the scoreboard, Frank Beamer and the coaching staff let the second stringers handle the ball.

Aside from Marcus Vick, Vince Hall, and Darryl Tapp, the redshird freshman, Brenden Ore emerged as a star to watch. Ore stepped up to do the running job when Cedric Humes went to the sidelines because of injury. Mike Imoh is also injured and did not play.

The hokies won 41-14.

A couple of upsets however happened later of the day:

#16 Penn state lions beat #6 Ohio buckeyes
#20 UCLA bruins beat #10 Cal bears
#25 Oregon ducks beat #17 Arizona St. sun devils
Minnesota gophers beat #21 Michigan wolverines
Northwestern wildcats beat #14 Wisconsin badgers

Lolo Jose

Coritha is one of my favorite pinoy folk singers. I memorized the lyrics and chords of a few of her songs when I was still learning to play the guitar. The chords are amazingly simple and the lyrics deep. Lolo Jose is one of those Coritha's compositions that I still like.

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Lolo Jose

Noong panahong siya ay hari
Masigla ang kanyang pagbati
Mahigpit ang hawak ng mga daliri
At and lakad nama'y matuwid

Mahusay ang kanyang talumpati
Makisig kung siya ay magdamit
Malalim ang kanyang pagiisip
At lahat ay sa kanya nakatitig

Ngunit ngayong siya'y pagod na
Mahina na rin ang katawan
Pinagmamasdan na lamang sa bintana
Ang unti-unting pagdaloy ng ulan

At ang unang tanong sa umaga
Kung ano ang kanyang nagawa
Sa paglipas ng siyamnapung taon
Nang siya'y malakas at bata pa

Si lolo jose, si lolo jose
Si lolo jose ay matanda na
Ngunit mahal ko pa si lolo jose
Kahit siya ngayon ay laos na

Sa piling ng mga ala-ala
Lagi na lamang nag-iisa
Kahit sulyap walang maaasahan
Sa anak na di man siya mapagbigyan

At ang unang tanong sa umaga
Kung mayro'n pa siyang magigisnan
Na liwanag sa nalalabing buhay
Ngayong siya'y matanda at laos na

Si lolo jose, si lolo jose
Si lolo jose ay matanda na
Ngunit mahal ko pa si lolo jose
Kahit siya ngayon ay laos na

Sa dilim ng kanyang pag-aasam
Maghapon na lang nakabantay
Kung kanyang matatanaw pa ang hiwaga
Ng hindi malimot niyang nakaraan

At ang diwa ng kahapon
Di na matagpuan
At ang sinag ng umaga
Dinaanan ng ulan
At hirap ng nasa puso
Di mapapantayan

Kung maari lang
maari lang
Pawiin ang dusa

Si lolo jose, si lolo jose
Si lolo jose ay matanda na
Ngunit mahal ko pa si lolo jose
Kahit siya ngayon ay laos na

not until 2015

Two years ago, the hokies beat #16 Syracuse by 51-7 score. With #3 ranking on their shoulders, the hokies went to Morgantown only to be clobbered by the mountaineers.

Today, the hokies went to Morgantown after beating #15 Georgia tech 51-7 last week and again having a #3 national ranking. Deja vu? It didn't turn out so.

The defense of the hokies were vulnerable several times during the first half. It was a good thing that the hokies kept their calm and composure. The hokies never trailed thoughout the game and won the match 34-17.

They will be keeping the black diamond trophy possibly until 2015.