Rollins College was ranked the 12th happiest school in the country, and #1 in Florida.
http://tinyurl.com/3odlc9y
When I was there, I was pretty damn happy. That was in the late 80's. When my brother was there in the early 80's, he was pretty happy. When my folks went there in the early 60's, they were really happy.
What I'm trying to tell you is, if you want your college experience to be happy (not to mention in an awesome location), then you should give Rollins a look.
Having grown up in the northeast, I was dying to go somewhere where winter didn't exist and going to class was going to involve no more than a t-shirt, shorts and sandals. Mission accomplished.
If you enjoy the smaller school experience, this is a great place. Real good division 2 athletics too. Plus you are right next to Orlando and very close to Daytona Beach.
Rollins College. Happy place. I'm just saying.
31 August, 2011
30 August, 2011
One Man's Take on the New NFL Season
my friend John Candido is a serious NFL number-cruncher. He just put out his projections for the upcoming season.
http://www.nfltracker.com/
make sure to check the entire web site out so you understand the philosophy behind the numbers.
it's also a very useful sight during the regular season if you like to try and figure out who may win games by a certain margin.
http://www.nfltracker.com/
make sure to check the entire web site out so you understand the philosophy behind the numbers.
it's also a very useful sight during the regular season if you like to try and figure out who may win games by a certain margin.
29 August, 2011
Madden 12
I taped my yearly podcast with Bill Simmons to talk about the game. it should also be available for iTunes
http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=6907297
follow up to the free agency element discussed in the podcast: if you press the triangle button during the free agency bidding, it stops the clock, calls up your roster breakdown and allows you to see what you need. Once you click on "restart the bidding" the clocks start going again. Still kind of crazy.
here's the online doctrine of etiquette I wrote last year with some tweaks
http://gusramsey.blogspot.com/2010_12_01_archive.html
by the way, X-Box Madden players looking for a Tool Free Community, reach out to @romeyinfc on Twitter or search In The Spirit of Gus in your Madden communities
http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=6907297
follow up to the free agency element discussed in the podcast: if you press the triangle button during the free agency bidding, it stops the clock, calls up your roster breakdown and allows you to see what you need. Once you click on "restart the bidding" the clocks start going again. Still kind of crazy.
here's the online doctrine of etiquette I wrote last year with some tweaks
http://gusramsey.blogspot.com/2010_12_01_archive.html
by the way, X-Box Madden players looking for a Tool Free Community, reach out to @romeyinfc on Twitter or search In The Spirit of Gus in your Madden communities
24 August, 2011
Humpday Humblebrag Day (part 1)
by Gus Ramsey
Today on Twitter I started Humday Humblebrag Day. I asked people what was their greatest athletic achievement. For the record, mine is either the tip-in I had to win my HS league hoop championship my senior year or the four dunks I had in one game (including a two-handed put back off a teammate's missed jumper) in an intramural game at Rollins College. #thiswhitedudehadhops #humblebrag
Here are your responses, including a much better name for the day.
@GusRamsey nothing I can think of for me, but I think you should call it #Humplebrag
@GusRamsey Can't lie,hit a restaurantleaguesoftball HR over the fence in
04, when I tried a Renteria-esque swing.I'm 5'8",180,btw.#geekpower
@GusRamsey i'm probably the last person to brag, but 5 catches for 98 yards and a TD in district championship game
@GusRamsey I once hit 4 over-the-fence homers in a little league game. By 4th one, the LF was playing ON the left field wall. #humblebrag
@GusRamsey #humpday #humblebrag A 300 at bowling, a hole-in-one and killed a Pennsylvania Black Bear all within 6 weeks.
@GusRamsey I chased down Michael turner in a hs football game. #hadanangle #humblebrag
@GusRamsey cracked a rib running into a fence to catch a foul ball to end the game in the youth co-Ed softball championship game in 98
@GusRamsey after playing primarily jv for 4 yrs, I scored a 4th and goal td from the one with 5 minutes remaining (L48-20) #humplebrag
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@GusRamsey Monday'd into a nationwide event. Won't be my last though.
@GusRamsey broken nose in soccer game. Finished game with a tampon inserted to stop the bleeding. #humblebrag
@GusRamsey played LT and OLB/DE in HS. Returned a punt for TD - ball was punted 15 yards backwards into endzone, I recovered. #HumbleBrag
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@GusRamsey literally fell on a football, broke a rib,we kept possession and it was only 3rd and 20 so I totally helped the team #humblebrag
@GusRamsey Age 11, last guy left on my dodgeball team. Pegged other team's best guy, letting most of my teammates back and swinging momentum
@GusRamsey I hit a buzzer beater and scored thirty points at the boys and girls club of kendall when i was 13
@GusRamsey 17th bday. HS baseball vs rival Independence. Walk off hit + game winning pitcher. Been downhill since #humblebrag
@GusRamsey starting every game for my high school and college men's volleyball teams despite being shortest on team (5'8")
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@GusRamsey in 3rd grade I bunted for an inside the park homer... Assisted by 3 errors!
@GusRamsey team state wrestling champs. Once as an athlete, once as a coach. It was better as a coach
@GusRamsey Hole in One, if we are counting success in golf as an "athletic achievement".
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@GusRamsey 1995, friend & I (physics majors) beat Harold Deane & bud in 2on2, 2of3 games to 11 in hoops. Guess that's why UVa now stinks
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@GusRamsey 5-5, 2HR's, 8Rbi's in Adult baseball league. Also won an argument with my wife last year. Not sure which is greater.
@GusRamsey Threw no-hitter, struck out 13 of 15 batters in a 5 inning 10 run game. 1 BB from perfect game. The other team was terrible.
@GusRamsey I won a mile race in high school when I was down about 50 yards heading into the final straightaway.
@GusRamsey hail Mary to win Greek week football. I was TE. Qb threw to Me I threw 50 yds to the endzone. Great day
36 pts in a JV bball game as a sophomore in high school while sitting the 2nd qtr RT @GusRamsey What's your greatest athletic achievement?
@Buccigross @gusramsey Accidentally stabbed goalie w/broken stick in rec hockey league. #whoops
@GusRamsey Mr. Healy intentional walked Justin Grigg twice to load bases; triple and double for BUG, I was 14, and that's about it.
@GusRamsey scored my only ball hockey goal of the season in the final and it was the game winner
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@GusRamsey sacking an All-Ohio first team QB 3 times in one game. I know, that's not much hahaha #humblebrag
@GusRamsey baghdad, balad, mosul, and abu ghraib pingpong champion, as a male nurse
@GusRamsey scoring 4 goals and an assist to take down the number 2 team in the state in lacrosse my senior year #humpday #humblebrag
@GusRamsey I took Melancon deep on the first pitch I saw from him as a sophomore. It was 92 and I had never seen anything near 90 before.
@GusRamsey 4th grade schoolyard. Made an amazing one handed catch low to the ground, took it to the house. #humpday #humblebrag
@GusRamsey Scored 18 points in a 4 overtime intramural b-ball game, career high, including a game tying 3 in the 2nd OT to force a 3rd.
@GusRamsey i had a 13 yrd reception for a 1st down on 3rd & 10 for my freshman fball team. i was playin LT when it happened #NotAHumblebrag
@GusRamsey I had just quit smoking and scored 9 points in a church youth basketball league game that night. #humblebrag
@GusRamsey Perfect game in Little League when I was 12.Struck out all 18 batters.3-2 count to last batter.Ump gave me 4" off plate.
@GusRamsey I once won a high school game on free throws and I was a post who couldn't shoot.
@GusRamsey 2nd team all conference in basketball my senior year of high school
@GusRamsey 33 & 17 against our rival in HS (Terrelle Pryor's school) in my last game. Jamie Dixon was there watching TP who had 11 & 6 only
@GusRamsey I almost got a hat-trick during spring soccer when I was in 7th grade.
@GusRamsey age 12/13, suicide squeeze & pitch intentionally thrown behind me. i flipped my bat around & laid down bunt backwards
gr8est athletic achievement: talking bball with JoJo White @ a Cs game 3-sheets-to-the-wind, and not making an ass out of myself .@GusRamsey
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@GusRamsey I was the starting pitcher in my league's championship game when I was 11. We lost but it was stopped due to a storm #protest
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