The classic song of ceremony by Queen song of ceremonial glory that gets better with age. Who knew that Queen would be so dominant in the sports area? Such popularity destroys the idea that a gay man can no t *feel sport*. Fred Mercury, the musician, singer and composer who led Queen before he passed away from terrible developmental complications from the HIV virus. So much for the idea that gay men cannot feel the brute of sport. “Let us not assume that Clay Aiken is gay, nor assume that Randy Moss is straight,” said Professor Jamal Harrison of Union County Community College. “In fact, it is the gay, I tell you, that gets it on in a rougher than the straight man!”
Queen’s “We Will Rock You” soundtrack is still the most played soundtrack to inspire fans to noise in support of a home ball team. In basketball, which we asserted is more of a ballet event than a sport insofar as the music is blasted through games and effects the play of the [sport].
Sure enough, at the end of the season when a champion is crowned, this song is often played - the sexual orientation of the composer doesn’t matter! As Michael said, “We’ve come a long way baby!”
Congratulations to Eli Manning and the New York Giants, the champions of the National Football Conference. Congratulations to 38 year old Brett Favre of the Green Bay Packers who lost top the Giants. Come back Brett! One more year.
The Meanspeed Summary of Queens WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS -
average standard tempo (meanspeed)=63.2 beats per minute
emotive category according to meanspeed music theory=ceremony
average beat length=949 milliseconds per beat.
corresponding pitch=270 Hertz.
Good luck Giants and Patriots. Los Angeles: you are defined as the city with no football team. Shameful! Well, not shameful, but profoundly feeble. The Jets have haunted me for 37 year. Could the city find a buyer and move the Jets to Los Angeles, as you too the Brooklyn Dodgers? Please!!!
Enjoy the tempo maps. I thank the players for providing fantastic entertainment and athletic prowess that make most Olympic events look like physical education class in high school.
Who is the man? *THE* man? Two words: ELISHA MANNING. From the world’s best encyclopedia, the PEOPLE’s free reference, WIKI:
Eli Manning
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eli Manning
The 2006 President’s Council on Physical Fitness & Sports
New York Giants — No. 10
Quarterback
Date of Birth: January 3, 1981 (1981-01-03) (age 27)
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight: 225 lb (102 kg)
National Football League Debut
2004 for the New York Giants
Career History
College: Mississippi (Ole Miss)
NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Teams:
* New York Giants (2004-present)
Current Status: Active
Career Highlights and Awards
* Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (2003)
* Maxwell Award (2003)
* Conerly Trophy (2001, 2003)
* Other awards and honors
Selected NFL statistics
(through Week 17 of the 2007 NFL season)
TD-INT 77-64
Passing yards 11,385
QB Rating 73.4
Completions/Attempts 987/1,805
Completion % 54.7
Stats at NFL.com
Elisha Nelson “Eli” Manning (born January 3, 1981) is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League.[1] He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers with the first overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft. However, a draft-day trade sent Manning to the Giants in return for the fourth overall pick Philip Rivers, a third round selection in the 2004 NFL Draft and the Giants’ first- and fifth-round picks in the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at University of Mississippi. He is the younger brother of Peyton Manning and Cooper Manning and the son of Archie Manning and Olivia Manning.[1]
Contents
College career
Eli Manning during his tenure at Ole Miss.
Eli Manning during his tenure at Ole Miss.
Prior to deciding which college to attend, Manning received a call from David Cutcliffe, formerly the offensive coordinator at the University of Tennessee. Cutcliffe had been hired as the head coach at Ole Miss and had previously helped Eli’s older brother Peyton improve his game. Upon learning Cutcliffe was now in charge of the Rebel program, the 18-year-old followed his father’s footsteps, and made his way to Oxford, Mississippi.[1]
During his football career at Ole Miss, Eli set or tied 47 single-game, season, and career records. His career numbers include 10,119 passing yards (fifth on the SEC career list), 81 touchdown passes (third on the SEC career list), and a passer rating of 137.7 (tied for sixth on the SEC career list). Manning also led the Rebels to a 10-3 record and a 31-28 SBC Cotton Bowl victory over the Oklahoma State Cowboys in 2003. He was invited to play in the 2004 Senior Bowl, but chose not to play.
As his senior year came to a close, Eli won many awards including the Maxwell Award as the nation’s best all-around player, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete Award, the Sporting News Radio Socrates Award, and the SEC Player of the Year. He was also a candidate for the Heisman Trophy but voters chose Oklahoma’s quarterback Jason White (1,481 voting points) to win the award. Eli had 710 voting points making him third behind White and Pittsburgh’s sophomore wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald.[2]
While at the University of Mississippi, Manning graduated with a degree in Marketing and finished with a GPA of 3.44.[3]
Professional career
2004 NFL Draft
Main article: Manning-Rivers trade
Eli Manning has been a frequent target of the New York Post and the New York media during his tenure in New York.
Eli Manning has been a frequent target of the New York Post and the New York media during his tenure in New York.
2004 Season
For the first half of his rookie year, Manning was tutored by veteran player Kurt Warner. After two tough defeats in the middle of the 2004 campaign, first year New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin[4] decided to start Eli against the Atlanta Falcons. Despite several poor performances, Eli finished the season with three successive solid games against the Steelers, Bengals, and Cowboys. On January 2, 2005, playing against Dallas, Eli led the Giants in a last-minute touchdown drive to end an eight-game losing streak with a 28-24 victory.
2005 Season: NFC East Champions
Following 2004, Kurt Warner voided the last year of his contract[5] and Eli was named the starter for 2005. Manning led the Giants to a 2-0 record with victories against the Cardinals and Saints[6], before traveling to the west coast for a test in San Diego. Chargers fans did not forget the snub, and on September 25, 2005 when Eli and the Giants made their first trip to San Diego for a game since that draft day, the crowd booed Manning loudly every time he touched the ball. San Diego defeated the Giants[7], 45-23, but Eli displayed what may have been his most impressive performance of his young career, going 24-41 for 352 yards and two touchdowns[8].
Following his performance at San Diego, Manning returned home to throw for almost 300 yards and a career high four touchdowns against the Rams at Giants stadium in a 44-24 romp[9]. Two games later, he led a brilliant last-minute drive against the Broncos to secure a 24-23 victory for the Giants[10]. The drive culminated in a two yard touchdown to Amani Toomer with 8 seconds remaining[11]. The following week, Manning overcame a weak first half at San Francisco to help his team secure their first official road victory of the season, 24-6. Despite a poor performance at home against the Vikings, throwing four interceptions, he again led his team back to tie the game in the final minutes before Minnesota won on a late field goal.
Eli’s second season was largely a success. He finished in the top 5 in both passing yards and touchdown passes, while leading an offense that finished 3rd in the NFL in scoring, with a total of 422 points. It was the most points the Giants scored in a single season since 1963. The Giants won the NFC East with an 11-5 record[12], and went to the postseason.
The one knock on Eli during his first full season was his efficiency. Even though the Giants finished at the top of the NFC East, Manning himself struggled during his first full year as starting quarterback. Eli completed just 52.8% of his passes with a modest 6.8 yards per attempt, producing an unimpressive quarterback efficiency rating of 75.9 (23rd in the league), leading many sports commentators to question his abilities. Manning visibly wore down late in the season. His play fell off, culminating in a poor performance in the playoffs against Carolina[13].
2006 Season
Manning’s second full season was reminiscent of his 2005 campaign. He started off playing well and completed over 65 percent of his passes through the first four games. However, he struggled in the second half of the season and his production diminished towards the end of the regular season. After losing a tough game to his brother Peyton and the [[Indianapolis Colts]|Colts] on opening day[14], Eli and the Giants rebounded from a 24-7 4th-quarter deficit en route to a 30-24 overtime victory over the division rival Eagles in week two.[15] Manning threw for a career high 371 yards in the win with three touchdowns including a game winning pass to Plaxico Burress in overtime.[16] Following a poor performance against Seattle the next week[17], Manning and the Giants responded by winning five straight games including wins over the Redskins, Cowboys and Falcons to push their record to 6-2.[18]
Following this winning streak, key injuries including one to receiver Amani Toomer pushed Eli Manning and the Giants into a downward slide. [19] Playing against the Chicago Bears, Manning started well, but the Giant’s offense was derailed by the loss of left tackle Luke Petigout to a broken leg.[20] Manning was held to only 141 yards passing with two interceptions. Petigout’s loss left a gaping hole at the crucial left tackle position, and Manning was unable to repeat his first half success. Manning struggled the next week at Jacksonville[21] and the week after that, a costly interception helped to culminate a huge collapse at Tennessee, with the Giants seeing a 21-point fourth quarter lead simply evaporate.[22] Manning improved the following week, throwing for 270 yards and two touchdowns, but the Giants lost again. Finally regaining momentum, Manning threw three touchdowns in a win at Carolina[23], but then he stumbled badly in the final three games. He threw two interceptions against the Eagles and tallied only 73 passing yards in a game against the Saints. Although the Giants battled back to 8-8 the following week at Washington, Manning completed only 12 of 26 passes for 101 yards and one touchdown. The Giants qualified for the postseason and met the Eagles again. Although he did significantly better in this game than the 2005 playoff matchup, completing 16 of 27 passes and two touchdowns, the Giants lost to a last second field goal by the Eagles.[24]
For the year, Manning threw for 3,244 yards, 24 touchdowns and 18 interceptions.[25] He completed 57.7 percent of his passes, a five point improvement from 2005, but he again struggled badly in the second half of the season. Manning finished the season with a medicore quarterback efficiency rating of 77.0 (18th in the league) thanks to a lackluster 6.2 yards per attempt. He was generally perceived to be a solid quarterback, but he lacked the more notable successes of fellow 2004 drafteees Phillip Rivers (for whom he was traded) and Ben Roethlisberger.
2007
Preparation for 2007
Eli Manning trained in the Meadowlands with Offensive Coordinator Kevin Gilbride and new Quarterbacks coach Chris Palmer.[26] For the first time ever, Plaxico Burress[27] and Jeremy Shockey[28] practiced in the off-season with Eli to perfect their timing and chemistry, rather than training in Miami as they did in previous years.[29]
2007 Season
Manning opened the 2007 season with an outstanding personal performance against the Dallas Cowboys, completing 28 of 41 passing attempts for 312 yards, 4 touchdowns, and an interception[30][31], but suffered a shoulder sprain[32][33] and was removed from the game late in the second half. Although he did play against Green Bay in week 2 while throwing for 211 yards with one touchdown,[34] the Giants defense performed poorly again and the team dropped to 0-2 with Green Bay winning, 35-13.[35] In week 3 Manning got a come-from-behind victory as the Giants defense improved, pitching a shutout in the second half and stopping the Washington Redskins on a fourth and goal situation, winning the game 24-17.[36] The Giants defense then shut down the Philadelpia Eagles with an NFL record-tying 12 sacks,[37][38] holding the Eagles offense to one field goal. The Giants won with a score of 16-3.[39] The following week, Eli overcame a dismal first half to throw for two second-half scores[40] in a 35-24 win over their in-city rivals, the New York Jets.[41]
Following two straight home victories, Manning and the Giants obtained their fourth consecutive victory with a 31-10 defeat of the Atlanta Falcons in the Georgia Dome on Monday Night Football.[42][43] Manning performed well, completing 27 of 39 passes for 303 yards along with a pair of touchdowns while giving away two intereceptions.[44][45] Behind a dominant defensive effort, the Giants improved to 5-2 the next week with a 33-15 win over the 49ers.[46] Eli played well again, throwing for two touchdowns in the effort. In week eight of the season, the NFL scheduled a Giants road game against the Miami Dolphins on October 28, 2007, in London’s Wembley Stadium.[47] Manning only threw for 59 yards in the rain and mud, but he scored the Giants’ only touchdown on a 10-yard run.[48] This touchdown was the first in an NFL regular season game that was played outside of North America. The Giants defeated the Dolphins, 13-10, bringing the Giants to a 6-2 record at the mid-way point of the 2007 season.[49]
After losing to their division rivals the Dallas Cowboys in week 9,[50] New York Giants co-owner John Mara publicly questioned Eli’s ability to lead the New York Giants in 2007 but more importantly in the future:[51]
“ The only thing we evaluate is ‘Can we win with this guy?’ That’s the one thing. When we talk about any player at the end of the season, the No.1 question is ‘Will he help us win?’ And to take it one step further, ‘Can we win a championship with this guy?’ ”
After a week of criticism in the New York media and being outplayed by Tony Romo, Eli had a bounce-back victory versus their conference wildcard competitors the Detroit Lions.[52] Eli managed to throw for 283 yards and 1 touchdown but most importantly, no interceptions in a critical road game.[53][54]
The following week in a 41-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, Eli threw four interceptions and had three of them returned for touchdowns. He continued to struggle until the last game of the season, against the 15-0 New England Patriots. With a playoff spot secured, the Giants could have rested their starters for the playoffs, but they instead chose to keep in the regulars and attempt to stop New England’s quest for an undefeated regular season. The Giants lost 38-35, but Manning played exceptionally well, completing 22 of 32 passes for 251 yards, with four touchdowns and one interception.
2007 Playoffs
On January 6, 2008, Manning went 20-of-27 for 185 yards playing on the road against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The underdog Giants won 24-14, and Manning had two touchdown passes.
“ “Eli had a great game today,” receiver Amani Toomer said. “He took what was out there and didn’t force anything. He doesn’t get real excited; there is more than one way to lead a team … and he showed that today.”[55] ”
On January 13, 2008, Eli led the Giants to an upset victory over the heavily favored Dallas Cowboys, the number one seed in the NFC. For the third straight game, Manning played well, completing 12 of 18 passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions. The Giants were the first team to beat an NFC number one seed in the divisional round since the start of the 12-team format in 1990. [56]. This victory secured an NFC Championship berth against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, January 20, 2008. In the championship game, the Giants beat the Packers in overtime, with a score of 23-20.[57] The dramatic victory secured Manning and the Giants a trip to Super Bowl XLII.[58] This was the first Super Bowl appearance for the New York Giants since 2000.[59]
Super Bowl XLII
Awards and Accolades
* 2001 Conerly Trophy - Best College Football Player in Mississippi[60]
* 2001 Davey O’Brien Award (finalist) - Awarded to the Nation’s Top Quarterback[61]
* 2002 Second Team All-America - The Associated Press
* 2003 Maxwell Award - Nation’s Top Player[62]
* 2003 SEC Most Valuable Back - Birmingham Monday Morning Quarterback Club
* 2003 Conerly Trophy - Best College Football Player in Mississippi
* 2003 Mississippi Amateur Athlete of the Year - Jackson Touchdown Club
* 2003 National Scholar-Athlete Class - Division I-A QB[63]
* 2003 Preseason All-America First Team by Lindy’s and Football Action
* 2003 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award -Awarded to the Nation’s Top Quarterback[1]
* The Walter Camp Foundation Player of the Year Award
* First Team All-America - The All-America Foundation
* First Team All-America - Southern Football Weekly
* Second Team All-America - The Sporting News
* Honorable Mention All-America - Sports Illustrated
* SEC Offensive Player of the Year - The Associated Press and the SEC Coaches
* SEC Player of the Year - The Commercial Appeal and the SEC Coaches[64]
* First Team All-SEC - The Associated Press
* First Team All-SEC - SEC Coaches
* All-SEC - The Chattanooga Times Free Press
* All-SEC - CollegeFootballNews.com
* All-SEC - The Commercial Appeal
* Mississippi Sportsperson of the Year - The Clarion-Ledger
* SouthEast’s Top Offensive Back - Touchdown Club of Atlanta Wally Butts Award
Personal life
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* Manning resides in Hoboken, New Jersey, in the same building as Jesse Palmer and Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine.[65][66]
* He is engaged to Abby McGrew,[67] who is studying fashion in New York.[68] They have been together since their days at Ole Miss.[69]
* He is a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity and was named Sigma Nu Athlete of the Year in 2001 and 2003.[70][71]
* Manning, along with his brother Peyton, volunteered their assistance in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Among the tasks performed, the Mannings assisted in the delivery of 30,000 pounds of water, Gatorade, baby formula, diapers, and pillows to the people of New Orleans.[72]
Ian SchneiderNYC
April 22, 2008
