People said this was going to be a competitive game. People said the edge in the playoff picture was at stake. People said both these top teams would put on a show. Boy oh boy, were we all right. This was probably the most exciting game I've seen this season. A simple start turned into a fight to comeback, and then ended in overtime to the team that truly earned the victory.
The beginning of the game had me a little worried. The offense on both teams were looking great. The Giants got on the board first with a field goal, and the Panthers answered back with a touchdown. It was back-and-forth a little, but Carolina had the edge a little, and by the half the Giants were down 21-13. It was still close enough that there was some hope.
The Giants scored a touchdown, but again the Panthers answered back with another. Even with another touchdown, we would need a 2-point conversion to tie up the game. The Giants played hard, and had their running game stepped up by now that they could pull it off. Brandon Jacobs, who I've nicknamed "The Beast" this season, ran through Carolina's defense to get the touchdown. Then they beat the odds, and Manning threw to Hixon to get the 2 points, and tie it up 28-28. Our defense got their act together enough to hold the Panthers, who luckily missed a 50 yard field goal, until the 4th quarter ended.
Now it was intense. One team just needed to score, and nobody wanted to see another tie game like one earlier this year. The Giants had possession first, but couldn't make their way close enough to the endzone. The Panthers had decent field position, but they couldn't move forward, and had to give the ball back. This time, our star Ward took over with three great runs that brought us to 2 yards from a touchdown or an easy field goal. But as was expected, we used Jacobs to bulldoze through to get the touchdown. For me, it was an exciting end to a great game. And now I'm comfortable with where the Giants are. We're top of our division, we got a first round bye, our games will be at home, and we're officially No. 1 seed in the NFC. Looking good team, looking good.
Moving on, since I'll be going to California this weekend, I know that the plane ride will give me some time to actually read a good book. Now, I read a lot of different books, fiction and non-fiction, action, drama, sci-fi........basically anything male-oriented (at least I would hope). Because of this, I usually read books from various authors, but I do have one in particular that has some great books. I'm talking about Tom Clancy.
I first started reading his books in high school. His stories revolve around governments and militaries, which lead to some intricate stories. What makes his fictional work great is how he takes several different stories and ties them together in a way that makes absolute sense. You read his books, and atfirst things are going in different directions. But after some time, it piles on top of eachother to the point that you get even more into it because you know where the characters have come from, and what has led up to the events in front of you. Basically, your time reading the story has been worth it.
Since I'm partial to action, Clancy manages to fit that in to his stories. Because he has a military background, he has a knack for descirbing any kind of battle, from the ground, sea, or air; between soldiers and their technology. He keeps it that it's easy to understand. He doesn't hold back either in the descriptions. We know war is violent and gruesome, so he tells it as such. And that makes it even more believable.
If I had to pick a novel of his as my absolute favorite, I'd have to pick "Rainbow Six." There's a few reasons why I have to pick this one. This one is a little easier to understand than many of his others, mainly because of its set-up. It also features one of my favorite characters, spy-turned-leader John Clark. Finally, this book easily has the most action of any other, and is described so well that it's easy to picture. I will list his other books I've read so far: The Hunt For Red October, Patriot Games, The Cardinal of the Kremlin, Clear and Present Danger, The Sum of All Fears, Without Remorse, SSN, The Bear and The Dragon, and Red Rabbit.
Just to throw this out there, I have seen every movie based on Tom Clancy's novels. So far, the ones they've done are Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, The Hunt For Red October, and The Sum of All Fears. "Red October" is easily the best as it stuck really close to the novel, both in story and character personalities.
OK, I think I've extended this long enough. Gotta love entertainment in all its forms. So what if I get into it a little.........I know someone out there is enjoying this. Coming up, since TV will be slow this week I'll be talking about tonight's season finale of Prison Break, the Wii side of the Great Debate, and maybe some other fun stuff. That will be later; but right now, you need to find entertainment. Because right now, I'm off in search for the same thing.
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