Thanksgiving Leftovers

Thanksgiving break has come and gone and now it’s exam time. Hip Hop Horary! I refuse to complain. Thanksgiving was great – lots of food, fun, and football. This was the first year that I spent it completely away from any of my family, so it was kind of sad, but Swamps’ family filled in nicely and treated me like family. GAT (Swamps’ mom) cooked some tasty traditional Thanksgiving treats while the rest of ladies displayed their mad cooking skills with a variety of side dishes, deserts, and beverages.

The Falcons handled their Thanksgiving business by manhandling the Detroit Lions 27 – 7. Simply put, the Falcons did whatever they wanted with the Lions. The offensive starters didn’t even play the fourth quarter. Michael Vick won the third annual Thanksgiving Day Gobbling Turkey Award, going 12 of 22 for 146 yards and 2 touchdowns. Warrick Dunn had 116 yards rushing and T.J. Duckett added an additional 72 rushing yards. Tight end Alge Crumpler had 104 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns, and Todd Peterson had one field goal. Lastly, the Atlanta defense finally showed up after two weeks.

My believed Georgia Bulldogs took a bite out of our cross state rival Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in a close 14 – 7 game. The Bulldogs have won the last five meetings. This was an old school defensive game. Once again quarterback D.J. Shockley showed why he’s Georgia’s MVP by finding wide receiver Bryan McClendon for the game winning touchdown. Shockley went 15 of 34 for 198 yards and 1 touchdown. Running back Kraig Lumpkin reemerged, rushing for 74 yards on the tough Tech defense. Lastly, the G-Unit defense looked awesome, forcing three Tech turnovers, containing Yellow Jacket superstars P.J. Daniels and Calvin Johnson, and coming up with the game saving interception on the Bulldog 6 yard line – big ups to Tim Jenning who had the interception.

Next Week: the Bulldogs travel to the Georgia Dome to compete in the SEC Championship game against the Louisiana State University Tigers. The winner is conference champion and represents the SEC in the Sugar Bowl!

As for me, it’s Exam Time, so please keep me in your thoughts and prayers as I attempt to learn a semesters worth of material and strive for excellence.