We won. Simple as that. It is good to get out of here with the W. It's never easy winning on the road and the 49ers have a hard nosed defense that did a good job today. Like Coach said to us after the game this one was winning by any means necessary. You don't always win pretty, we rarely win pretty, but this was a just get it done win. You have no idea how important this was. We have a six-hour flight in front of us and I can't imagine what it be like on that plane with an L instead of a W. The atmosphere will be a lot looser, guys will be laughing. Everything will be better, the food, the movies, everything because we won.
Its that time of the year again... Time for the Red-River Shootout which i believe is the best of all the great rivals.. Simply because the location, 3 hours apart from each school.. The Cotton Bowl is right in the middle.. Then on top of that I love the way the seating is split down the middle half of the stadium is burnt orange and the other half is the all mighty Crimson...
This year we both go into the game coming off loses.. Ours hurt really bad being the number 3 team in the country... But hey better to lose early than late... our boys will b fine they will bounce back in a strong way starting this week in Dallas TX... I believe we are the better team and we will come out victorious...
Imma big music guy. i believe it helps our everyday living, i mean there's some stuff that i wouldnt want my kids listening to but there is alot of tite music out there... And to me Kanye is def one of the greatest innovaters of our time and if u listen to his new cd its nothin like his last one. he definitely steps out on edge wit this one... I like artists who dare to b different but dont go too far outside of who they are and their personality...
Big Shout out to Kanye Tidda... Did u know he has fam in oklahoma, A close aunt...
Finally, the season has made its way to us. We've been through all the off-season and summer, working out like our lives depended on it, goin thru the weight lifting and running when it hurt and you didnt want to do no more; but u think to yourself this last one will give me my edge or that last little umff to push thru a tackle or to make a tackle while out of position.. so u push harder to run that last hill or gasser or lift that weight u been struggling with. This is the dedication and focus that's been put into making sure you're on top of your game and the game not on top of you. Now it's time for the big show.
So the big show is here and im trying to get ready to at least get a taste of Monday Night's game against Cincy. I have been battling a high ankle sprain that happened vs the NYG. I was making this crushing block, LOL right, or a block on a DB and as i was driving him down the field a group of big boys chasing Mike Anderson like a pack of lions huntin for food came and the pack fell on me... I was like O MY GOD... Demtrius Williams came up and asked me if i was alright and I just shook my head and said "Nope". I got up, hobbled off and got the bad report... it's been a tough 3 weeks for me. Being injured is hard to handle for anybody when u know what u can do, but all u can do is watch and say what u woulda done if that was you... Well, I thank God for allowing me to b able to practice this week. It's still pretty sore. If anybody has had a high ankle sprain where u feel it up your leg you know what im talking bout..
I want everybody to get your popcorn ready cause its gonna b a great year... full of excitment and memories.
First of all i wanna say whats up to the YARDBARKER FAMILY.... so finally im back in tact, got my finger back and now i can type again thank God for that... u never realize how important or how much of an impact every part of your body has on you when u goin on about your day untill u lose function of one of them... Thank God for the ability to have functioning body parts...
So yes tomoro is my 1st scrimmage that ive participated in since ive been a raven... the first 2 years i had hamstring problems so it kept me from bein able to go thru the full trainin camp, and anybody who has ever had a hamstring problem knows how bad that sucks... and for me i couldnt believe i had any problem with my hamstrings cuz i never had them in college so im like what in the world is goin on... and if anybody has ever seen me in person u know that my legs are like little chicken legs, so i didnt even know i had hamstrings... imma tell u this about the scrimmage tomoro im nervous!! yes nervous! i actually get nervous b4 every game or whenever i go against an opponent... i think its bcause i want to do so good and pretty much b perfect but we all know nobody is perfect, but i believe as long as thats what were striving for then its gone b hard to fall far from it.. Do u think somebody can mess-up perfectly??? Well i just wanted to share that lil bit of information wit yall... preciate the ear take care and till next time
You might notice that this post looks different than my last one. That's because I had to telephone it in and have someone write it for me. I wanted to type it myself, but couldn't.
I had a pretty sore left ring finger during the first day of practice. It was kind of on the inside edge, like a little black sore. I went through the whole morning practice with it, but then I hit my hand against Chris McAlister's helmet. I almost started crying. I ended up finishing practice, but when I took my glove off, it was completely swollen. That little black spot moved all the way to the top of my fingernail. It hurt so bad that they brought the doctor in. He said they were going to have to do something about it before it spread down my entire hand. We tried to poke it to get it to drain, but they came back and ended up cutting half of my fingernail off and then cutting back into my finger to get it to drain. They numbed my whole hand and did it right there at training camp.
I like practicing so I'll be out there tomorrow morning. I know that we can meet our expectation level this year. I felt outstanding and everyone looked great. It felt like we hadn't stepped off the field since last year. It was sweet.
To all my Sooner fans i just want to remind u that the season is right around the corner. I just got back to Baltimore from Norman, where i helped shoot the video that they play on the Big screen just before the game starts and im sure u will get a kick out of it... It was fun taping cause there were soooooooo many bloopers, actually they should put the bloopers on and have the whole stadiums cheeks hurtin from laughin so hard... Our boys will do fine this yr. im particularly excited about the miami game... As u know i have on my team Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, Willis Mcgahee who by the way have been runnin scared from playin me in madden. thats another story.. but yeah all those guys are miami guys so its gone b some smoke in the city, or TROUBLE in tha locker room so i need all the fans to come ready as we always do to that one so we can whoop they tail and make them believe they just went thru a hurricane in norman... The first one in norman history ;-)
Here it is, my first blog. I am excited about being able to blog and open up personally to the fans. I have been wanting to do something like this since my second year in the league and now it's started. Connecting with the fans is really important to me. I try to influence and have a positive impact on anybody I come in contact with. We may be athletes but we're regular people too. When we step off the field we have to deal with life issues too. I had a kid in the mall in Baltimore just stop and stare at me when I was checking out. He was right in front of me and it was to the point when he couldn't speak. I just said "what's up" and had a conversation with him. It was funny, but I never imagined anyone reacting like that to me. I want people to know that I'm just Mark. I happen to work in the entertainment business but I'm just a regular guy. That's the way it is in Norman, Oklahoma. It's such a close knit country town that everyone I have ever met has gotten the vibe that I'm just Mark.
I try to get to Norman as much as I can. I've been there twice this month. I recently bought a house in Baltimore and spent most of the offseason there, getting better acquainted. I really like being in Baltimore. I love the East Coast. D.C. is right there and New York is two hours away. It just seems like there are so many things to do and so many big cities that are close by. You can visit and hang out. I like having that variety. In Oklahoma, it's just open land. It's unique. It's got it's own thing going on. I get to experience both extremes and I like it.
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