<![CDATA[mikelb1313 Blog Posts]]> http://www.jacksonvillejaguarsnews.com/mikelb1313/weblog/ <![CDATA[Injuries All over Sports]]> http://www.jacksonvillejaguarsnews.com/mikelb1313/weblog/4801/injuries-all-over-sports.html http://www.jacksonvillejaguarsnews.com/mikelb1313/weblog/4801/injuries-all-over-sports.html Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:49:27 PDT With all of the injuries every week in sports, what is happening to the athletes of today?!  We have all seen the version of athlete over the last 20 years become more and more specific and specialized.  Even in High School I was told I had to go to summer football camp if I wanted to continue playing football.  I was 5'6", 130 lbs, loved the defensive line and wide receiver slot, but was obsessed with Golf and Baseball.  Why on earth would I waste of summer for football when I had more fun doing something else.  Make the story short, our football team had back to back losing season and one season of .500, while our golf team lost 1 league match in three years, won three league championships, three district titles, third place in state and a state championship.  But I digress;

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]]> <![CDATA[Washington State Jaguar Fans First Time]]> http://www.jacksonvillejaguarsnews.com/mikelb1313/weblog/4744/washington-state-jaguar-fans-first-time.html http://www.jacksonvillejaguarsnews.com/mikelb1313/weblog/4744/washington-state-jaguar-fans-first-time.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:55:30 PDT Wanted to write a quick entry for all you Jaguar fans reading this new bloggers first post with the idea of many more to come!

A little about myself, is I am a 23 year old college graduate out of Washington State University where I received my BA in Sports Management with a Minor in Communications.

I have been in love with sports my entire life and am currently working for a professional arenafootball2 team locally and one day home to move up the ranks and enter into a NFL team.  

While growing up with sports, one gets to see many many many view points regarding teams across the country.  99.9% of those view points are biased opinions put on by the lack of interest outside their own media venues.  IE east coast and west coast biased!  I always made the point that half of the country seemed to be asleep whenever the PAC-10, AFC West, NFC West, NL West, AL West etc. held their night games due to the fact it would be beyond midnight on the eastern seaboard before the final outcome was decided.  With the addition of the entire internet and multiple sports shows, people can visually see for themselves everyone's opinion no matter what bias they may have.  This is great for sports!  The more people who can talk about Pac-10 vs. SEC or AFC West vs. AFC South, the better understanding people can have as a whole of the sport and not just their selective teams.

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