Bowl Championship Series

who is an idealistic man that believes humanity works best as one. While at his former home Tom comes across an old neighbor who is the only man who remains in the city, as all other inhabitants have migrated to California because of the Dust Bowl. The Dust Bowl itself allowed little to no crops to successfully grow, and combined with the Great Depression, forced the people of Oklahoma to find new opportunities. Muley…

Gatorade Gum was unavailable in 1989, since there contract expired. In the mid 1990’s, the beverages for Gatorade started to have a wider range of flavors such as, Watermelon, Cherry Rush, and Strawberry Kiwi. Then they launched the Gatorade Frost series hoping it would attract more people besides athletes. They came out with the flavors Alpine Snow, Glacier Freeze, and Riptide Rush. In 2001, Gatorade publicized the Energy Bar, which was the first food product they came out with. They…

During the colonial era England strove to cash in on the riches being found and exported from the "new world." In an effort to do this, the Jamestowne and Plymouth colonies would be formed. Though these colonies were similar in some ways they were largely different. Economically, Jamestowne was the most profitable of the two colonies even though Jamestowne did not always return a profit to England. Because the Virginia Company thought the new world would contain an abundance of gold and silver,…

by growing crops and providing food for the war raging in Europe. After the war was over, the farmers income dropped and they upturned their land. Since there was a severe drought, the soil collected and was picked up by strong winds creating a Dust Bowl which, in the end, put all farmers out of business. Along with this, technological advances made it harder for existing companies to stay afloat. Railroad companies lost to trucks, buses,…

Peyton Manning went to the Pro-Bowl 14 times, that is most by a quarterback (the pro bowl is a game when they pick players that do really good in the season who did not make it to the playoffs or did not go far in the playoffs to play one last game for the season). Eli Manning actually has been to Pro-Bowls too but he has been to only 4 times.“Peyton Manning, the league’s only five-time MVP...”(“About Peyton”).Even though he might have only been the Super Bowl MVP once he has been the league's…

contract and replaced him with former co-owner of the Steelers Bert Bell. In 1950, the NFL replaced the Eastern and Western divisions with the National Football Conference and the American Football Conference. Then one year later the NFL started the pro bowl after it had been inactive for around nine years. In 1955, the overtime sudden death rule was used for the first time. Four years later, Lamar Hunt started intentions of creating a new football league and again it was called the American…

This team showed great adversity yesterday. Now I know this game should not have been as close as it was and that needs to be fixed. But for this young Buccaneers team to come out and surrender a two score lead and still overcome adversity is an impressive feat and shows growth with this Bucs team. So many times in the past, we have watched our Bucs slowly self destruct and lose big leads and never get them back. Yes the Bucs should have blown them out, yes the Bucs still suffer from the kicking…

In 1989 Bo Jackson was named to the Major League Baseball all star team and all star MVP. The following year he received pro bowl honors and became the only athlete to be an all star in two major north American sports. In 1991 Bo Jackson injured his hip during a NFL divisional playoff game. He needed to replace his hip after several surgeries. This hip replacement caused Bo to…

the stock market, bank failures, and reduction in purchases nationwide, the Great Depression combined with the Dust Bowl to devastate Americans for years to come. They would also eventually be known as two of the most impactful events from the 1920s. The Dust Bowl was a name given to all of the regions that were affected by the substantial drought in the early 1900s. The term “Dust Bowl” was actually first used by an Associated Press Reporter named Robert Geiger ( Moss and Wilson 46). One area…

unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in the army, or in an office.” As a team, having the integrity to stand up to adversity, and face it is very important. Championship teams are in the spotlight, and everyone will try to pick out the team’s problems. But if the team has the integrity, they most likely did the right thing in the first place, so the problems would be unfounded. The best part about…