Miami Hurricanes Hate, What a Joke (Written by Matthew Rivera)

A debate has come up recently questioning if in college football and the NFL if they should overturn the result of a game that ended on a bad call or where a bad called negatively affected the game.  This debate all started since The University of Miami defeated the Duke Blue Devils on October 31, 2015. The Hurricanes won 30 -27 on the last play which was an 8 lateral kickoff return for a touchdown. While many people hate the Miami Hurricanes football program this has stirred up that hate since Saturday.  There are many who believe the refs decided the outcome of the game. Some believe that on one of the laterals running back Mark Walton’s knee was down. Since the refs missed that people also question if there was a block in the back and a penalty should have been thrown for players running on to the field.  Regardless if it was fair or not the hurricanes won the game. Recently people have proposed reviewing outcomes of NFL and college games. They have also started to bash the hurricanes program for taking the win and say the hurricanes should forfeit the game. I find both of these things crazy. Duke isn’t the first or last team in any sport to get screwed over by a bad call. When you have human refs the outcome of games will not always be perfect. I do not think we should start reviewing the outcome of games what happened in the game happened and it should be left alone.

 Every sport has experienced a bad call negatively affect a game. I believe all this debate and controversy is because it is the famous Miami Hurricanes. Shame on people who say they should give the win back or forfeit the game. Shame on people who say the kids on the team acted in a disrespectful manner. What the hurricanes did in the past happened in the past it should not influence how people view the program now. Every team in every sport goes through a rebuild which is what is happening to the hurricanes right now. Really why should the kids be ashamed for celebrating they are kids playing a sport they get excited its normal and plus the hurricanes went through a tough week of course they are happy to be playing football and winning especially after the Clemson lose. What a joke to those who say the hurricanes should forfeit the game or give back the win does everyone just forget about 2001 against Ohio State? That terrible call that gave Ohio State the national championship, yeah remember now. It is only convent to hate on the Hurricanes. Especially those on ESPN you are idiots if you want be fair do not just be one sided. You guys should be fired. Finally those who say that the hurricanes coaching job isn’t good. Are you serious? First of all it is in Miami, which has great weather, lot of things to do, the school is in Coral gables one of the most beautiful areas in Miami and oh yeah the high school talent is crazy good down here perfect for recruiting. So haters keep hating on the Hurricanes you all are idiots anyway and Canes fans hang in there the program is bound to bounce back soon.

NCAA Football 14: First Gameplay

   It's finally here: NCAA Football 14. For sports gamers, it's been the most anticipated game this year thus far for the '14 games. Offering new features for Dynasty mode, recruiting, atmosphere, and more, I must say that the game did not disappoint.
 
   The gameplay was very smooth. It was very easy to control the player in whichever way I wanted him to go. The cuts that the gamer now has the ability to is amazingly realistic.

 In NCAA Football 14,players can now cut from one direction to another on the dime.  After playing one time, I can see a MAJOR  upgrade in the way tackling was made. In NCAA Football 13, tackling would either be in two ways: you either tackle the opponent in a regular way, or they just get close-lined. In football, that's not always the case. There are high tackles, lower body tackles, and 'whatever it takes to get the player down' tackles. Throughout my game, I was able to hit my opponents up high, hard, and even twirl them down from the ankles. I was also able to hit them from the waist. That part of the game was great to see.
 
Another part of the game that I found interesting were the players' movements. From time to time, you would see players stumble or slip. This was a great feature to add into the game because like in real college football, players slip all of the time. I loved the way it was added because even though it's there,  it's not prevalent to the point where it disrupts the game. It won't be a feature that would make or break a game.

   Acceleration has become very important in the game. What I mean by that, is saying that if one player is faster than another, it will show. In the open field, the person with the ball will either separate from the defender or get tackled , depending on their speed.

From what I've seen thus far, this game seems to be very promising. As I enter the glory mode and the dynasty mode, I can only hope that the game will continue to impress.