My fantasy squad....the HOTTEST players in the NFL

A couple of months ago I was chatting with a girlfriend when she made the statement "Football players are ugly". Now I love me some football.....the game and the men....so I was baffled by her statement. Football players are the sexiest creatures on Earth. She must be insane. She argued back that while they are sexy, they are not handsome. She challenged me to find enough handsome football players to make a squad...a fantasy squad. I cant lie, it took me months to find all of the players necessary to build this "fantasy squad" but it is now complete. So lo and behold here is my fantasy squad for the 2010-2011 season. My team may not be the most talented but damnit they certainly are the cutest :)

Offense:

Quarterback:
Hands down, this was the easiest position to pick. The cutest QB in the game is definitely Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers. I love me some Aaron and in another lifetime he would be my husband.

Runner up: Mark Sanchez from the New York Jets

Running Backs:
This position was a lil harder. There was a lot of sexiness going on but when I checked the face, many qualified as "tip drills" Anyhoo I could only pick two so my two are Kahlil Bell of the Chicago Bears

and Arian Foster of the Houston Texans

runner up: Matt Forte of the Chicago Bears

Wide Receivers:
Lots of potential in this position. Too bad I dislike most wide receivers.....but hey that's another post altogether. For my squad I selected Devin Thomas of the New York Giants

and Desean Jackson of the Philadelphia Eagles

Runner up: Bernard Berrian of the Minnesota Vikings

TightEnds:
I could only have one and without looking up anyone else I immediately went with Dustin Keller of the New York Jets. Talk about a cutie pie!

Runner up: Kellen Winslow of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Center:
I went with maurkice Pouncey of the Pittsburgh Steelers. I have no runner up. He is the cutest if you ask me *shrugs* And he has a twin :)

Guards:
It was hard, it was hard,  it was hard lol but I found MacKenzy Bernadeau of the Carolina Panthers. I'm suppose to have two guard but damnit I said it was hard

Tackles:

Yeah well I'm still working on this one. I refuse to give up lol There has to be at least ONE handsome tackle in the NFL. I'm keeping hope alive.

Defense:

Safety:

This position was pretty easy. We have Mr PrettyBoy himself Darren Sharper from the New Orleans Saints leading the way

followed by Troy Polamalu of the Pittsburgh Steelers....yumm!

Runner up: Bob Sanders of the Indianapolis Colts

Cornerbacks:

The corner position has the distinction of having a player who quite possibly might be the cutest player in the nfl. I'm speaking of Nnamdi Asomugha! Look at him!!!! *swoons*

and Tramon Williams of the Green Bay Packers

Runner up: Charles Woodson of the Green Bay Packers

Defensive Ends:
This is the hardest position ever. There was sooooooo many players who qualified as sexy as hell AND cutie pies! How could a chick only pick two? Huh? How could I?  First up, Raheem Brock of the Seattle Seahawks

and Dwight Freeney of the Indianapolis Colts.... Mr yum yum yum himself

Runner up: Kenyon Coleman of the Cleveland Browns

DTackles:

Tyson Alualu of the Jacksonville Jaguars

and  Ndamukong Suh of the Detroit Lions

Runner up: Darnell Dockett of the Arizona Cardinals

Linebackers:
This was the hardest position :(  Linebackers are FIONE! But they arent cute :/ I only had to find three and here are the three that I found....  

Caleb Campbell of the Cleveland Browns

Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens

Aaron Curry of the Seattle Seahawks

Runner up: Jon Beason of the Carolina Panthers



So what do you think? Who would you add?



Its the HBCU Awards...

Well in case you've been on the moon somewhere and did not know, I am a proud graduate of FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY! Yes my dear people, I am a RATTLER! I love my alma mater and I love HBCUs. Historically Black Colleges & Universities run in my family. My sister is a Rattler, my brother is a Wildcat, my father is a Wildcat, my aunts attended FAMU, my cousins attended FAMU, my brother attended SCSU, my cousin is at Howard, and well the list goes on and on. While I love HBCUs I also realize that they do not receive the love nor recognition that they deserve(thats another blog post though). That is why I was so happy to run across an awards ceremony strictly dedicated to HBCUs. Now I am a little disappointed that my lovely alma mater was not nominated in every category but I will let this slide, this time :) Anyhoo if you love HBCUs like I do, check out their site http://www.hbcuawards.net/ and vote, donate funds or purchase a ticket to the ceremony which will be held at NCA&T(Go Aggies). The nominees along with my suggestions(Yeah I'm biased lol) are below:

HBCU of the Year

• Hampton University
• Saint Augustine’s College
• Jackson State University
• Spelman College
• Bowie State University
• Grambling State University
• Florida A&M University(Go RATTLERS)
• Texas Southern University
• Paul Quinn College

HBCU President of the Year

• Dr. Dianne B. Suber, Saint Augustine’s College
• Dr. Julianne Malveaux, Bennett College for Women
• Dr. William Harvey, Hampton University
• Michael Sorrell, Paul Quinn College
• Dr. Allen Sessoms, University of the District of Columbia
• Dr. Marvalene Hughes, Dillard University
• Dr. James Ammons, Florida A&M University(Yeah RATTLERS)
• Dr. Mary Sias, Kentucky State University

HBCU Student of the Year

• Russell Simon, South Carolina State University
• Bishop Walker, Johnson C. Smith University
• Tatenda Mujeni, Bennett College for Women
• Jazmine Miller and Jonecia Keels, Spelman College
• Jacques Pape, Morehouse College
• No RATTLERS? :(

HBCU Faculty Member of the Year

• Dr. George Acquaah, Bowie State University
• Dr. Goldie Byrd, North Carolina A&T State University
• Dr. Mirta Martin, Virginia State University
• Dr. Kuldeep Rawat, Elizabeth City State University
• Dr. Racquel L. Henry, Albany State University
• Dr. Tommie “Tonea” Stewart, Alabama State University
• *gasp* No RATTLERS? :( I know Thyria Greene-Ansley was available. Hands down the BEST reading teacher in the world.

HBCU Alumnus of the Year

• Dr. Shayla Nunnaly, North Carolina Central University
• Kamala Harris, Howard University
• James McJamerson, Grambling State University
• Janice Bryant Howroyd, North Carolina A&T State University
• Dr. Charles Mosee, Saint Augustine’s College
• Dr. Kase Lawal, Texas Southern University
• Jacqueline Beauchamp, Southern University
• Andrea Harris, Bennett College for Women
• I know plenty of RATTLERS who should've made this list :)

Best HBCU Athletic Program

• South Carolina State University
• Saint Augustine’s College
• Talladega College
• Xavier University of Louisiana
• Shaw University
• Bethune-Cookman University(Still #TEAMRATTLERS but hoping for a Wildcat victory)
• Albany State University
• Prairie View A&M University

Best Alumni

• Tougaloo College
• Florida A&M University(That includes me! :)
• North Carolina A&T State University
• Fort Valley State University
• Hampton University
• Spelman College
• Jackson State University

Best Research Initiative

• Tennessee State University – Discovery of New Exoplanet
• South Carolina State University – Reduction of Insect Infestation in Food Supply
• Fisk University – Strontium Iodide Crystal Refinement to Strengthen Bio-Hazardous Material Identification
• Claflin University – Nuclear Waste Disposal
• Hampton University – Proton Therapy Institute
• Alabama A&M University – Nanotechnology in Building Maintenance
• Texas Southern University – Campus Solar Demonstration Project
• Prairie View A&M University – Slave Cemetery Mapping

Best Homecoming

• North Carolina A&T State University
• Morehouse College-Spelman College
• Howard University
• Tennessee State University
• Jackson State University
• Savannah State University
• Bowie State University
• Florida A&M University

Best Academic Programming

• Howard University
• Hampton University
• Claflin University
• Texas Southern University
• Morgan State University
• Bowie State University

Best Student Organization

• Greer Dawson Wilson Student Leadership Program, Hampton University
• Student Government Association, Delaware State University
• Student Government Association, Grambling State University
• Student Government Association, Jackson State University
• Lionel H. Newsom Student Leadership Institute, Central State University

Best HBCU Student Publication

• Gramblinite (Grambling State University)
• Script (Hampton University)
• Campus Echo (North Carolina Central University)
• Famuan (Florida A&M University)
• Belle Magazine (Bennett College for Women)
• The Hornet Tribune (Alabama State University)

Best HBCU Alumni Publication

• Inside Spelman (Spelman College)
• Morgan Magazine (Morgan State University)
• The Flame (University of the District of Columbia)

Best HBCU Choir

• Livingstone College Gospel Choir
• Fisk University Jubilee Singers
• Morehouse College Glee Club
• Tuskegee Golden Voices Choir
• Morgan State University Choir
• Kentucky State Gospel Choir
• Seriously? No Rattlers? Cmon son

Best HBCU Marching Band

• Florida A&M Marching 100(is there any doubt here????)
• Bethune-Cookman Marching Wildcats
• Winston-Salem State Red Sea of Sound
• Tennessee State Aristocrat of Bands
• Norfolk State Spartan Legion
• Virginia State Trojan Explosion
• Alcorn State Sounds of Dyn-o-Mite
• Grambling State Tiger Marching Band

If Famu does not win all I have to say is

The Game, Episode 3

Hmmm well first and foremost, it took me forever to watch the third episode of the new season because it seems that the show is getting worst with each new episode :/ I'm really in no rush to watch the new episodes and only find myself watching them when someone sends me an email asking me why I have not blogged about it. Sad I know. So here is my review of the third episode

The Good:
Believe it or not this episode was not as bad as other episodes. I guess the producers have listened to me(yeah right) and I saw alot of questions that I had answered. For example during this episode we saw the return of the Sunbeams. Too bad it wasnt the crazy Sunbeams with drunk Kelly that we are use to but something is better than nothing. We also saw the return of the football players. I personally was glad to see Jovon and Jazz. Both are hilarious, especially Jovon. I laughed everytime he had a scene. Kelly and Jason were missing from this episode and normally that would be a bad but considering the story line involving these two, them not being involved is a plus.

The Bad:
Unfortunately the bad outweigh the good for this episode. I dont even know where to begin. I guess I'll start with Melanie's hair and acting. Both are horrible. WTF is going on with Melanie? I think I need to watch a few episodes of season one and two to figure out if Tia Mawry's acting has always been this horrible. Geesh I hope not. Luckily for her,  the acting by other people, TeTe and Malik, suck as well. Maybe its the script. I almost threw my remote during the scene where Tete confronts Malik. That scene was just awful. No other words can describe it. Tete seems to be struggling with his new dramatic role. Can we please have funny Tete back asap? During this episode we learn that apparently Malik has an addiction to pills. He is pulled over and arrested for driving while intoxicated. I'm sure there is some character development going on with Malik but seriously Mara is doing too much with his character for me right now. Now I know they must change and all of that but seriously, I am not getting nor liking what is going on with Malik's character. If you're going to change him into this drug addict, cruel, life-is-going-down-the-drain football player then at least let us know before hand. We see crazy things happening with Malik but we dont know why. You gave us everything plus the kitchen sink in the first episode so you should've shed light on Malik's situation too.

The Moral:
I totally saw where Mara was trying to go with this episode. We got a mini lesson on video girls NOT being role models and we also got a mini lesson on not judging people. I wish Mara would save the lessons and just give us a great show. I dont rememeber The Game ever having little "lessons" before. Lets talk about the first lesson. During this episode Melanie hosts an event for at risk girls. She is speaking with them about getting their lives together and refuses to allow Jazz, an ex video girl, to speak. Now everyone that I know dogged Melanie out for her  treatment of Jazz but for once I was on Melanie's side. Seriously, we're going to allow the ex video chick to speak to at risk girls about dancing in videos? Where do we do that at? Video girls are not role models for young girls. Hell video girls are not role models for anybody. If anything, THEY need a role model. I got where Melanie was coming from and why she made the decisions that she made. Maybe she couldve said it better and treated Jazz a little better but the thinking behind her decision was sound. The second lesson was about judging. Melanie spoke down to Jazz because Jazz was "simply "a video chick. Jazz ended up letting Melanie know that they both had similar endings(football wife, sunbeam) despite Melanie having degrees and a doctor label. i guess Jazz being a video girl, sleeping around and still being a wife made her equal to Melanie. Craziness I know but whatever. Jazz was right and this, in my opinion, is why Melanie needs to take her azz to work. Who struggles for years to become a doctor to merely sit at home and be a wife? You being a doctor means nothing if you're not doing anything with it. It was funny that even one of the teenagers brought this up to Melanie. You're throwing the title of doctor around when really you're just another football wife.

Finale Grade: C .....  I cant get over the acting. Lord its terrible. However the episode was not as bad as 1. people made it out to be and 2. the second episode. We shall see what episode four holds. :)