9/27-10/1 Blog#3

I am a person that loves all of the seasons, but if I had to pick a favorite I guess it would be the fall. To me what separates the fall from the other seasons to me is that I am playing football in the fall. Football is my favorite sport and I look forward to it all year. There isn’t a better feeling than walking out of a locker room all suited up to play a game and then you just see the field you are about to play on all lit up. It always gets me pumped and that’s why I love this sport. Whenever I think of that feeling, I think of the fall. Sure it does get cold in the fall, but I live in Buffalo, we signed up for that. There is never a better sight than seeing the leaves on the ground in all sorts of different colors. The fall is always interesting too because of school starting and everybody has to get back to their working ways. Halloween is also a highlight of the fall where many people have a great time. It’s always a fun time of the year when you’re carving pumpkins and drinking apple cider. Well at least for some people, none by the name of Brian Stoldt. I do have to be honest I do enjoy the fall, but if there was not football, it would be the worst season. I do enjoy fall though and it has many great aspects.

9/27-10/1 Blog # 2

One place that I have visited lately was the city of Syracuse. I went there about two weeks ago to watch my first ever Syracuse Orange football game and they are one of my favorite football schools. Every year since I was 10 years old I have went to a football camp held by the Syracuse coaching staff. I have always had a great deal of respect for Syracuse and one day it would be a dream if I could go to school there. When I went to Syracuse two weeks ago though, I had a great time as expected. My brother, Nick Foss, Alex Blood, Nick Muscarella, and Coach Currin were already up at Syracuse well before the game for a tour of the campus. My parents and I went to the game later in the day because I had a game in the morning. When we arrived at the Carrier Dome I got to sit with my brother and his friends. It was a very electric atmosphere that was loud and there were many fans that were into the game. At first though, there was a little bit of a scare as Syracuse was to Maine at one point, but they battled their way back and ended up winning the game. The game was a blast and I loved the atmosphere in Syracuse. Everything about the Carrier Dome was awesome. One reason I really appreciate Syracuse is because of the amount of history that is involved with that program. In the 1950’s Syracuse produced one of the best running backs ever in Jim Brown. Many people said at the time there will never be a running back better than Jim Brown. Brown was number 44. Well little did people know there was a great high school running back in Elmira, New York. His name was Ernie Davis. Davis was a top recruit who was considering not going to Syracuse, but Jim Brown ended up meeting Ernie Davis and talking him into going to Syracuse. Now people realized there was somebody better than Jim Brown and it was Ernie Davis. Davis led the Orange to the only National Championship in 1952. Davis was also the first Native American to win the Heisman Trophy. Shortly after that, Davis was getting ready for the NFL, but a tragedy occurred. Davis was diagnosed with Leukemia and died within 9 months. Davis also was 44. Before he died he meant the next top football recruit in Floyd Little. Little was considering Notre Dame heavily until he talked to Davis. Little ended up going to Syracuse and had a great career. Little also was 44.The irony of this is that all of these running backs wore number 44. That’s why number 44 is retired at Syracuse. I think it would be amazing if I could one day go to the same college these men went to. Knowing that information made my trip to the Carrier Dome much more interesting. I had a blast at Syracuse and I can’t wait until the next time I go there.

9/27-10/1 Interview

The varsity football quarterback of the Alden Bulldogs is about to play possibly his final game at Alden this Friday. It is Senior Night and he is ready. I was fortunate enough to interview him on what is left in this season and to hear about some of his favorite memories. I asked Tyler what he expects from his team for the rest of the season and he told me “I hope we keep putting on a strong performance and keep getting better.” So far the Bulldogs are 4-0 this season and they have plans to hopefully win the division. He believes that the strength of his team this year is the amount of weapons they have. I believe he is absolutely right with that as the offense keeps on putting up good numbers. His three most famous memories of his high school football career have been the opportunity he got to play at Ralph Wilson Stadium. His other two consisted of beating the Depew Wildcats twice. The first time he beat Depew it was the first game of his sophomore year where the Bulldogs upset Depew 14-6. His junior year was another upset against Depew just this time it was a playoff game. Tyler stated that his best relationship with a teammate in his 3 years of varsity football was probably with running back Cole Huston. “We just had a great deal of respect for each other.” I asked Ty if he could replay one game in his high school football career. He told me that it had to be a tie between when he played Fredonia in the Class B semifinals in 2008 and when he played Cheektowaga at Ralph Wilson Stadium last year. He also told me how he will miss everything about Alden football and he these last 4 years have been the most fun of his life because of Alden football. I think that Tyler has had a very successful playing career as a Bulldog and I think that there are many people who are proud of him.

9/20-9/24Past

One thing that I learned about recently, might be the biggest key to my success in life. I'm writing about actually many things that I learned, but I what matters is that I learned it all from the same man. Last March I was fortunate enough to go to a Quarterback Academy to improve my football skills and become a better football player. First of all, I have to thank my parents because they were willing to pay for me to go to this camp. On my first day of this academy I was so lucky that I got the opportunity to me Coach Kubiak. Right when i meant coach I knew he was a great man and that he was going to really improve my football, leadership, and life goals. As an all-around football player, I think that Coach Kubiak made me ten times better and so far this season it has paid off and I expect that to continue. First we would spend a little more than an hour every session improving our technique on the field and he helped me develop sound fundamentals. That was probably the least important part about the academy. After our field work we went into the film room where coach would teach us about how to be a leader, how to stay focused, how to become the best. That was the most important things I learned from his camp. During film he would also teach us how to beat certain coverages and blitzes on the football field. If I could make one statement about all the things that I learned from Coach Kubiak it would be just this. Football is more than just a game, if you are a true football player, it will make you an all-around better person in life. A true football player has leadership that should be off this world, and a work ethic that makes peoples jaws drop. If you have those qualities, you are a true football player and these qualities will lead you to the most successful life possible and you will be able to accomplish anything in life. Working with Coach Kubiak for four months this year made me such a better person in life.

9/20-9/24 Present

Right now I couldn't ask for a better life. First of all, I'm on a great football team with a great bunch of guys that works their tails off. Football is my favorite sport and it is what I am most passionate about so I am very happy we are doing well in football. Secondly, I couldn't ask for a better family. My parents have been nothing, but the best to me in my life. Whenever I need something my parents are always there for me. They have taught me well in life and how to get through the worst situations a kid may face and I appreciate that so much. Of course I got a brother that may be the biggest asset to my success in life. Whenever I need help he is always there. What I might like the most about Tyler is that he isn't afraid to tell me the truth when I am doing something wrong. In my words I like to call him a straight shooter, he always gets to the point. He is a very hard worker and that is why he is living an amazing life. I go school every day and I love what I do my friends make me laugh every day and I have teachers that are always doing what's best for the kids and they do a great job with that. I am very fortunate that I have a home with people that care about me because these days many people don't have that. I always have the opportunity to get better at whatever I want to because I have people around me that care about me and do the extra things that go a long way and set me up to succeed. I could never ask for a better life than the one I am living right now.

9-20/-9/24- Future

For my future, I am planning to go to a great academic and athletic college for my best chance of success in life. My goal in life is to one day be a Division 1 single A college football coach. I will do this by first playing 4 years of college football at a place where there is a good coach with lots of connections. I feel the key to life is making connections because that just opens up the door to more opportunities in life. After I play my four years of college football I plan to start my coaching career by building my way up to my dream. First I will try to get a on a staff as a coaches assistant and work as hard as I possibly can so I make a good name for myself and show the veteran coaches that I do whatever it takes to win. Hopefully that would make them feel confident enough to make me a position coach or even a coordinator. When I get to that point my players have to start producing great results for me to get noticed so I can get a head coaching job. My first head coaching job will probably be a little college, but if i do well that's when i can hopefully get hired for the big job and live my dream. There are both pros and cons to what my job would consist of, but I think that the pros out way the cons by far. The toughest part about my job would be the amount of time I have to put in, but I'm more than willing to work that hard.

9/13-9/17#1

There a young man was just lying in his bed on the cruise he was on. He was missing one of the  scariest moments of his life. The cruise was just sitting in the middle of the ocean not moving due to engine failure. A man by the name of Nathan Bailey allegedly accidently broke the engine. Why this  man was in the room with the engine is beyond any of us. It makes no sense. Here in the ocean the young man woke up from his sleep and looked out the window and his jaw dropped. There were times where the waves were above his room and the only thing separating him from the ocean was two windows. His parents were nowhere to be found and he was alone in his dark bedroom. He started to get more and more scared and then he had a real reason to be scared when the windows bursted open and the room was flooding so he ran into the hallway to see just more water and he was determined to face death very shortly due to that Nathan Bailey. Sure enough he was under water with not much oxygen left. "Hey Tyler wake up buddy, wake up." Ops, my bad it was just a dream little Tyler was facing. Tyler has a syndrome where he tends to have nightmares in his sleep every night. This was a mistake on my part.

9/13-9/17#2

It was just one of those days that I knew something was odd. I woke up and couldn't find my tooth brush. I went to work in quite odd form. I had a terrible day, I couldn't accomplish anything all day. It got the point where I was sweating bullets and I couldn't wait to get home. When I got home I made myself a hot pocket and sat on the couch. Then all of a suddenly I was flying high in the air. My living room was in the sky with me and I was in a little danger. I had no idea where I was within seconds and I was concerned. It was to the point where objects were flying right by me and I could easily get hit by something and be knocked out and bam!........What just happened, wait where I am I? Holy Cow, I am at Arrow Head stadium in the nose bleaders. I have no idea how I got here because I was knocked out. Now I guess it's time to find a way home. This was the most awkward day of my life.

9/13-9/17#3

I was on the the boat trying to help the man that was on the chair. He was apparently thrown off his cruise ship and he was in great danger in the dark, blue see where he was facing danger. The waves are so big and there are many sharks in this area. My boat was struggling with the waves, but we were getting closer to saving the man. Then suddenly, he fell off his chair and went under water. At most, we had about two minutes to save the man. I had to go under water to look for him. When I went under i saw big huge sharks and the current made it hard for me to get closer to the man. Out of no where a shark came and tried to eat me, but I got out of the way. After that I looked for the man again, but he was no where to be found. I swam down all the way to the bottom of the sea and the man was no where. I finally decided to head back to the surface, but shock all of suddenly came to my mind when i was stuck and couldn't go anywhere. I was running out of time with my oxygen tank running out of oxygen. Someone had to come and save me quick, would they?