Following in the footsteps.

I taught this kid everything he knows.

He's legit.  Hands down.

Thanks a Heap, Jake Hypes

Dear Jake Heaps,

I know you have gotten a lot of crap the past couple of days for transferring, so I figured one more blog post wouldn't hurt.  I am just curious as to what you were thinking when you decided it would be a good idea to abandon your team right before the bowl game.  It is one thing if you realized BYU was not the right fit for you, but to quit on your teammates during the season says a lot.

First, it tells me you don't care about your teammates at all.  Yeah, you know, those guys who have busted their tails to try to make you look like a semi-decent quarterback.  Of course you were struggling all year to get the offense going...your teammates can't even respect you because of the little drama queen you are.

Next, it shows that you are a straight up quitter.  Look at ANY all-star quarterback and you will see that they had to work for their spots, they weren't just handed the starting position because they were a top recruit out of high school.  Cam Newton who won the Heisman last year played at a JUNIOR COLLEGE for two years before heading back to Division I ball.  Steven Young sat and watched Joe Montana win time and time again with the Niners.  Tom Brady sat behind Bledsoe and Aaron Rogers sat behind Favre.  And now look at them.  Newton won the NCAA Championship last season, Young won the Super Bowl 3 times, Brady also won it 3 times and was named Super Bowl MVP two of those times, and Rogers won it last year and is on his way to do the same this season.  You had the prime opportunity to grow and develop as a quarterback at BYU, but you just couldn't stand the heat which is rather ironic.  Riley Nelson, the very man who replaced you, refused to give up after having been the backup for basically his entire BYU career.  He still put himself out there, worked hard, and took what you virtually threw away.

Lastly it shows that you won't be able to make it in the NFL, which I am assuming was your ultimate goal.  If you can't handle what BYU has thrown out you, there ain't no way you can take what the league's top defensive players would have in store for you.

I most certainly do not want you to go to another school and fail, but looking at your history it looks like that is what you are going to do because when things get a little tough, you will quit and blame everyone else for your problems.

Good luck playing somewhere else that isn't famous for producing quality quarterbacks.

Sincerely,

A true BYU Cougar

I got it from my MOMMA

Since all I do these days is write and write and write, I have been horrible at keeping up my blog.  But this week something super special is happening.  On December 2nd, the most monumental event in world history took place....my Momma was born!  I know everyone thinks their mom is the greatest so I'm not going to post a whole thing on why she is the best mom in the world, but she is the greatest mom in the world for me and my sibs and this is why:

1. She always let us be ourselves.  Most little girls like to dress up and play barbies, but she let me rock ridiculous outfits and play with my Buzz Lightyear action figure instead.

 

2. She supported us in whatever we wanted to do. From soccer to basketball to football to piano to water polo to male stripping, she was there for us through it all.

3. She always made the holidays fun. She literally decorated our house for every single holiday and did it while wearing hip 90's workout attire.

4. She has a great taste in pajamas.

5. She held our hands when we were nervous for the first day of school.

6. She always took us to do fun things.

 7. She makes us laugh.

8. She is a dang good cook.  I can't even really remember having a calm and quiet evening dinner because we always had friends stopping by to eat her food.

9. She lets us tease her about being a granola/utard

10. She was always a mom first, but I can call her a best friend too.

And there are so many other things that make our mom awesome.  As I have gotten older (yes, I'm no longer a teen so I can call myself old) I have noticed all the things I have picked up from her because I look up to her so much.

I now:

- refrigerate my batteries

- cook with the dish towel on my shoulder

- drive like I'm competing in a NASCAR race. Always.

- speed walk everywhere even if I'm not in a hurry

- stiff arm the person in the passenger seat when I slam on the breaks

- find running enjoyable

- hate the word 'surreal'

- love Bon Jovi

- refuse to get in water below 80 degrees

- like watching HGTV

- will not drink out of a restaurant cup without a straw

- and so much more.

Basically, mom is the greatest.  She is soooo beyond patient and I love her so much.  Happy 28th birthday Mom!