Three weeks of school have gone by which means that midterms are about to begin. One midterm I am dreading is my grammar test in MCOM 320. This test makes every person who takes it, feel like a complete failure. There are so many rules to remember and tenses to figure out. I can have a very strong understanding of the course material and still bomb the test. Oh well. At least I will learn to become a better writer. If anyone is reading this blog, you can tell that I am a terrible writer. All of the writing in my life has come through text messaging and Facebook. Due to my lack of experience with writing, my skills are not as polished as they could be. I hope by the end of this class I will be able to become confident in my writing and proud of my work.

This has just been a poor month for the University of Texas Athletics. The football team lost in the National Championship games and the number one ranked longhorns lost two straight games in basketball. However, the BYU Cougars have been playing excellent basketball of late. They are 20-1 with one loss coming to a Utah State team that had their best game of the season against the Cougars. BYU has the second best record in the nation, only trailing the undefeated Kentucky Wildcats.

In years past the Cougars have not made it past the first round of the of NCAA Tournament. Hopefully this year the streak will end. If the Cougars can run the table during conference, they have a really good shot at being a two or three seed. If this is the case, the Cougars will be heavy favorites in the first round of the tournament and favorites in the the second round. Hopefully BYU will not choke and play to their potential. I believe they can do it and BYU nation has been waiting to get the national respect it deserves.

I find it amazing that a 40 year-old quarterback can still outplay 25-30 year-old quarterbacks. I am a Dallas Cowboy fan and my team was just embarrassed by Brett Favre and the Vikings. Usually I would be upset but I find myself cheering for Brett Favre. I do not like how things ended in Green Bay and I think the Hall of Fame quarterback deserved his spot back if he wanted it.

Brett Favre has shown the world that he can still play at a very high level. He is now on his way to the NFC Championship where he will have a shot a Super Bowl birth. I know the Vikings have the best running back in the game to go along with an excellent defense but Favre was the missing piece to this dominant team. Congratulations Brett Favre and good luck in the NFC Championship.

National Championship

37-21. The score is very deceiving. Although the winningest quarterback in the history of college football left the game after just 5 plays, the young true freshman quarterback Garrett Gilbert showed some promise for the future.

Before Colt McCoy left the field for the final time as a Longhorn, the Texas defense was dominating the Alabama offense. The Crimson Tide turned the ball over twice in it's first two possessions. The momentum was going the Longhorn's way and the game looked like it could even be lopsided. The so-called underdog Longhorns looked like they might run away with this. Then all of a sudden, Mccoy went down. Not only did did the Longhorns lose their offensive leader, but the leader of the entire Longhorn Nation.

This loss not only affected the Longhorn offense, but the defense as well. The BAMA rushing attack started gaining more and more yards and the Offense was calling conservative running plays in order to not turn the ball over with their true freshman Garrett Gilbert.

The momentum shifted completely and looked like Bama was going to run away with it.

While the true freshman quarterback started off rocky, he showed great poise and confidence as the game progressed. He showed his arm strength as he rocketed 2 touchdown passes to Jordan Shipley to close to Alabama lead to 24-21. Texas then played stellar defense to get the ball back and give their team a chance to march down the field for the win. Then with one tackle, the game was over. FUMBLE. Alabama recovers and the game is all but over for the Longhorns.

The Alabama offense punched it into the end zone for a one yard touchdown and a 10 point lead with 2 minutes remaining. Shortly after, Alabama regains possession to secure their win. All Alabama has to do is kneel the ball twice and the game is over and they are the National Champions. Instead, classless Nick Saban decides to run the ball into the end zone to run up the score. Great sportsmanship Nick. The game was much closer than the final score and the Longhorns played valiantly despite losing their four-year play caller. Hook'em.