Ben Roethlisberger-Pittsburgh Steelers Career Highlights
In anticipation of the GoDaddy Bowlbetween Bowling Green and Georgia Southern at 7 p.m. CST Dec. 23 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, AL.com is counting down the bowl through the years, with the fifth game today:
Before leading the Pittsburgh Steelers to two Super Bowl victories, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger looked NFL-ready in leading Miami (Ohio) to a 49-28 win over Louisville in the GMAC Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on Dec. 18, 2003.
Roethlisberger completed 16-of-20 passes for 291 yards and four touchdowns in the first half to send the RedHawks to a 35-7 lead on their way to their 13th consecutive victory. He finished 21 of 33 for 376 yards.
After the game, "Big Ben" said he was leaving school early for the NFL Draft, and the Steelers took him with the 11th pick about four months later.
"The Big 12 officials were officiating this game. They said they think we should have a revote," Miami coach Terry Hoeppner said, referring to the 2003 Heisman Trophy awarded to Oklahoma QB Jason White.
Roethlisberger even got off a punt that pinned Louisville at its 2 in the last minute of the first half.
The game featured 1,089 yards of offense.
Cal Murray rushed 15 times for 142 yards and a touchdown and Martin Nance had nine catches for 169 yards for Miami.
Louisville QB Stefan LeFors was 17 of 26 for 224 yards. Wide receiver J.R. Russell caught seven passes for 144 yards and three touchdowns. Lionel Gates rushed 12 times for 128 yards, including an 88-yarder, for the Cardinals, who lost in Mobile for the second straight season.
Miami (13-1) got two key defensive plays in the fourth quarter after Louisville (9-4) rallied to make a game of it. Matt Pusateri returned an interception 35 yards for a touchdown, and linebacker Terna Nande picked off another pass in the end zone.
Miami had five future NFL Draft picks Roethlisberger, guard Jacob Bell, defensive back Alphonso Hodge, Nance and wide receiver Ryne Robinson. Louisville had 14 -- running back Eric Shelton, LeFors, defensive back Kerry Rhodes, linebacker Robert McCune (from LeFlore High School), Gates, Russell, center Jason Spitz, defensive end Elvis Dumervil, linebacker Brandon Johnson, defensive tackle Montavious Stanley, defensive tackle Amobi Okoye (from Lee High School in Huntsville), running back Michael Bush, running back Kolby Smith and defensive back William Gay.
Appalachian State University campus walk around 2014
BOONEAppalachian State University juniors and seniors who were enrolled in Principles of Fund Raising, an upper-level class offered in the universitys Department of Communication, raised almost $5,000 for area nonprofits this fall.
Teams made up of four or five students partnered with nine local organizations in a mutually beneficial arrangement that allowed the students to learn industry best practices by conducting a fund-raising campaign from start to finish. The organizations which offered service-learning to the classes and received funds were Horse Helpers of the High Country, Hunger and Health Coalition, The Childrens Playhouse, High Country Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America, F.A.R.M. Cafe, Womens Fund of the Blue Ridge, Watauga Arts Council, Blue Ridge Conservancy and Two Rivers Community School.
After research and assessment of their community partners fund-raising history, constituency, strengths and weaknesses, media usage and case for support, most of the teams determined that a special event was the appropriate campaign to undertake. One team held an email campaign, and two teams conducted membership campaigns, which will result in on-going donations for years to come. Students working with the Watauga Arts Council designed and implemented a new sustaining membership program with creatively named giving levels: Apprentice ($10 a month), Artisan ($20 a month) and Master ($30 a month).
Course professor Dr. Christina May expressed gratitude to the nonprofit board and staff members who collaborated with the classes. This is another great example of how Appalachian and the Boone community are working together to improve lives in the High Country, May said. The students got a lot out of this assignment because it put them up close and personal with the needs our nonprofits address. Some of them were moved and changed by the project and by the realization that they made a measurable difference.
Senior public relations major Kristen Terry stated that Principles of Fund Raising was the first class that gave her the opportunity to partner with an actual client. Although Im just a student, she said, I was able to take on the role of a working professional. This experience allowed me to apply everything I was learning inside the classroom to a real-world setting. Terry was the leader of the team that raised money for Two Rivers Community School by coordinating an eat-a-thon at Boone restaurants five nights in a row. The restaurants that supported the team were Chilis, Menchies, Chick-fil-A, Five Guys and Chipotle. Businesses that hosted other teams campaign events were Appalachian Mountain Brewery, Boone Bowling Center, Lowes Home Improvement, Sweet Frog and Bojangles.
Senior Katie Cronin, who is majoring in electronic media/broadcasting, was a member of the team paired with Hunger and Health Coalition. The team collected pocket change on campus. Cronin explained, When we were creating our campaign, we decided to call it a Week of Change to play on the idea of small acts of change in the community. The Hunger and Health Coalition has changed the impact of poverty in the High Country through small assistance such as food, clothing, fire wood and such, that many of us take for granted. At the end of the week, we raised over $400, the equivalent of 1,800 pounds of food. That just goes to show that there really is no small act of change. It adds up and it changes lives.
Bob Gibbard, president of the High Country Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America, provided feedback to the students who raised money for his organization. He told them, I believe the real judge of success is when someone asks, Would you work with this team again on a future project? My answer would be a resounding Yes, in a heartbeat. The $1,700 raised will fund an ROTC scholarship at Appalachian.
The Principles of Fund Raising course is taught every fall and spring. Different nonprofit organizations are asked to partner with the class each semester. To inquire about the possibility of serving as a community partner, contact Dr. Christina May at maycm@appstate.edu.
Bruce Springsteen - Meet Me in the City (Live on SNL)
Bruce Springsteenand the E Street Band returned to Saturday Night Livefor the first time since 2002 to serve as musical guest for the show"s Tina Fey and Amy Poehler-hosted episode Saturday. In addition to performing a pair of cuts from The River"s deluxe reissue The Ties That Bind, Springsteen and company had a Christmas surprise at the ready for episode"s end.
Sidebar Bruce Springsteen, Jon Stewart Riff at Stand Up for Heroes
Springsteen an the E Street Band, as a previewfor their extensive The River tour in 2016, first busted out the live debut of "Meet Me in the City," one of the many unreleased tracks from the productive River sessions that were finally untetheredfrom the vaults for The Ties That Bind. Springsteen followed that up with an exhilarating rendition of The River"s opening track "The Ties That Bind," which featured a solo by saxophonist Jake Clemons, the nephew of the late Clarence "The Big Man" Clemons.
However, the biggest surprise of the night was reserved for the episode"s closing moments, when Poehler and Fey, the entire cast of SNL and, inexplicably, Paul McCartney, joined Springsteen and the E Street Band for a festive take on the band"s Christmas classic "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town." McCartney"s participation was hinted by Springsteen"s Twitter, which warned fans, "Got a few surprises in store for tonight ...and make sure to stay up for the end credits!"(Springsteen latertweeted a photo of him and McCartney hanging out backstagepre-show.)
The secret was finally revealed when McCartneycasuallystrolled onstage with sleigh bells in hand to join in the festivities and help close out SNL"s 2015.
Creator Reveals How He Got Macaulay Culkin for New "Home Alone" Role
Perhaps being stuck "Home Alone" was more traumatic than we thought.
In the new comedy Web series ":DRYVRS" (warning: video contains explicit language), Macaulay Culkin reprises his role as Kevin McCallister, the adorable and resourceful 8-year-old who was left behind in the 1990 hit "Home Alone."
Except now, Kevin is in his 30s, and he"s got a few issues.
Culkin co-stars with series creator Jack Dishel in the first episode. Dishel plays an on-demand car service passenger who encounters a series of unfortunate drivers.
Culkin is his driver -- who can"t drive.
And he"s got more than his share of deeply entrenched woes dating to that time when he was 8 and his family went on vacation for Christmas and forgot him.
"I had to fend off my house from two psychopath home invaders. I was just a kid," he laments.
Still, the wily tactics he used against the would-be burglars come in handy decades later when the pair encounters a carjacker.
The message is plain: Regardless of his age, don"t mess with Kevin McCallister.
Barbara Walters 10 Most Fascinating People Bernie Sanders interview 12/17/15
Caitlyn Jenner is the most fascinating person of 2015, according to Barbara Walters.
"If you found yourself unable to take your eyes of Caitlyn Jenner this year, you weren"t alone," said Walters, noting how Jenner"s transition prompted a national discussion about the definition of gender and raised awareness of transgender rights. "Through her own transformation, Caitlyn Jenner transformed society this year and that, for us, makes her the most fascinating person of 2015."
Walters annual countdown of the Most Fascinating People, which aired Thursday night, also included Bradley Cooper, Amy Schumer, Misty Copeland, Bernie Sanders, Donna Karan, Ronda Rousey, Jeff Bezos, Donald Trump and Tracy Morgan.
Josh Duggar admits to cheating on his wife AFTER he gets caught in the Ashley Madison Scandal
Jana Duggar was one of the adult Duggar daughters who spoke out about Josh Duggars cheating scandal during TLCs new special, Jill & Jessa: Counting On. The oldest Duggar daughter is single and still lives at home with her parents, and what she had to say about Josh makes it sound like she might be wary about ever getting married.
As the Daily Mail reports, Jana Duggar appeared on Jill & Jessa: Counting On alongside sisters Jill, Jessa, Jinger, and Joy-Anna. Janas twin, John-David, also shared his thoughts about Joshs extramarital affair, as did Duggar sons Josiah and Joseph. Each adult Duggar kid had a little something to say about Josh Duggars sexual molestation scandal, but their main focus was the more recent news that their older brother cheated on his wife of seven years, Anna Duggar. Oddly, none of the Duggars expressed any sympathy for Anna during the Jill & Jessa: Counting On premiere. Instead, Jana and her siblings spoke about how Joshs cheating affected each of them, and they shed plenty of tears for themselves.
According to Jana Duggar, Josh Duggars cheating scandal made it extremely difficult for her to trust other people. The older Duggar children all knew that Josh Duggar had sexually molested four of his sisters when he was a teenager, but they were blindsided by the news that he had cheated on Anna Duggar. Josh was forced to fess up to his infidelity after Gawker discovered that he had a paid account on Ashley Madison, a website that is used to arrange extramarital affairs.
Josh Duggars family was shocked when he confessed that he was addicted to internet p*********y and had cheated on his wife (Image via Duggar Family Official Facebook)
Who do you trust? Jana Duggar said during one of her interviews for Jill & Jessa: Counting On. Are people who they appear to be or do they have these masks on and are something they really arent?
Many fans of the Duggar family think that life has been hard for Jana Duggar because she was forced to watch as two of her younger siblings, Jessa and Jill, got married and moved out of their parents home. These fans believe that Jana also yearns to find a husband so that she can finally leave home.
Jana Duggar spends time with Jills son Israel. The stay-at-home daughter doesnt have any children of her own. (Image via Duggar Family Official Facebook)
According to the International Business Times, a photo of Jana Duggar that was recently posted on the Duggar Family Facebook page sparked a conversation about Jana Duggars future and her love life. Some commenters said that they would love to see Jana become the first Duggar daughter to move out and go to college, and others revealed that they think Jana should get hitched ASAP.
Past time for her to marry, one commenter wrote.
However, if Jana Duggar fears that all her potential mates are wearing masks that hide who they really are, she might have a hard time trusting a man enough to get married to him. Shes seen how her brother treated Anna Duggar, and she might not want to go through the same thing.
According to Jana Duggars father, she was already having a difficult time finding a husband without having to deal with trust issues. During a 2014 interview with People, Jim Bob Duggar revealed that Jana Duggar hasnt been willing to settle down with one of his pre-approved picks for her future husband. Jim Bob carefully screens all of his daughters potential suitors, and he asks the girls if theyre interested in anyone he approves of. So far Jana hasnt been very impressed with her fathers matchmaking skills.
There have been a lot of guys who have been interested in her, Jim Bob said. I have gone to hear about each one, and so far she hasnt felt that is the way the Lord is leading.
Instead of trusting her father to find her a husband, Jana Duggar is putting her faith in the Lord.
When G*d brings that one along it will be his timing, Jana told People.
Unfortunately for Duggar fans who would love to see a future TLC special about a single Jana Duggar moving out of her parents house and attending college to pursue a career, this is unlikely to happen. As the Inquisitr previously reported, the Duggars seem to be staunch supporters of the stay-at-home-daughter movement. This means that Jana Duggar will be encouraged to live with her parents as an unpaid babysitter for her younger siblings until she agrees to marry one of the men that Jim Bob approves. The Duggars are adherents of the Christian patriarchy movement, so they believe that women should remain under the authority of their fathers until that authority is transferred over to their husbands.
When Jim Bob finds a new male authority figure who Jana Duggar is willing to submit to, perhaps shell get her own TLC special about her courtship and marriage.
Search continues for Ethan Couch, mother continues
DALLAS - A juvenile court judge in Tarrant County has asked police to detain Ethan Couch, who hasnt checked in with his probation officer recently.
Couchs attorneys Scott Brown and Regan Wynn confirmed for the last several days, the juvenile probation officer has been unable to make contact with Ethan or his mother with whom he has been residing.
The court issued a directive to apprehend Couch. It an order that is similar to an arrest warrant for adults.
In 2013, Couch was convicted of intoxication manslaughter and sentenced to 10 years of probation for driving his pickup truck drunk and killing four people.
Prosecutors said his alcohol level was three times the legal limit when he caused the chain reaction crash in Burleson. And there were seven other teens in the pickup, including two in the bed.
The crash killed a 24-year-old stranded motorist, a youth pastor who stopped to help her and a mother and daughter who lived nearby. They were all working to change a flat on the side of the road.
Couch was found guilty, but the defense argued he had affluenza. Attorneys said he was the product of a dysfunctional and abusive family -- parents who condoned drug and alcohol use and never set boundaries. He was given probation and sent to a pricey rehab facility in California.
At the time, Judge Jean Boyd told the court the reason for the probated sentence was because she believed the then 16-year-old could be rehabilitated if kept away from his family and given the right treatment.
But earlier this month the Tarrant County District Attorneys Office began investigating a video that was posted online. It appears to show Couch at a party where alcohol is involved.
The clip shows several young men playing beer pong and includes the caption, ya boy ethan couch violating
Tarrant County Sheriff investigators now have federal and international resources to help find Ethan Couch and his mother, and with what is expected to be a 10-day head start by the two, they"ll need it.
Law enforcement expert and veteran investigator Catherine Smit-Torrez says Ethan Couch and his mother aren"t going to be easily caught.
"I feel very certain that they left the country long ago, and once you"re able to get to another country, you can meet up with people who are gonna be shady enough to give you new identities and all that, and they can hide out for a long time, said Smit-Torrez.
Now with the help of the U.S. Marshals and the FBI, deputies in Tarrant County will be able to search flight manifests, ATM withdrawals and bank statements, following what they hope might be a money trail by a family with financial resources.
"It may be 10 years from now before they find him, but when he is found, he is going to have to pay the time that he should be paying right now, said Smit-Torrez.
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