ALABAMA WINS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

The Alabama Crimson Tide won the BCA Championship game last night defeating the Texas Longhorns 37-21 last night at the Rose Bowl Stadium. Any chance of a Texas win pretty much ended when Colt McCoy was injured in the 1st quarter last night and Texas had to go to Freshman backup QB who hasn't played very much at all. Also last nights game also proves once again that the SEC is the best conference in college football. I will release the official results of the Mickey's Place College Football Contest tomorrow morning, Keith won the contest followed by Lee and yours truly. In high school basketball action last night the Thomas Dale girls team beat Colonial Heights 80-27, tonight the CH boys will travel to Dale. I have to say that the weatherman were right when they said that we are just going to get a dusting of snow because thats all we got here in Colonial Heights and it should be gone by this afternoon and thats the way I like it. MICKEY

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“It’s All In A State Of Mind”
If you think you are beaten, you are,
If you think you dare not, you don’t,
If you like to win, but you think you can’t,
It’s almost a “cinch” you won’t.
If you think you’ll lose, you’ve lost,
For out in the world you find
Success begins with a fellow’s will;
It’s all in the state of mind.
Full many a race is lost
Ere ever a step is run;
And many a coward fails
Ere ever his work’s begun.
Think big and your deeds will grow,
Think small and you’ll fall behind,
Think that you can and you will;
It’s all in the state of mind.
If you think you’re outclassed, you are,
You’ve got to think high to rise,
You’ve got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.
Life’s battles don’t always go
To the stronger or faster man,
But sooner or later, the man who wins,
Is the fellow who thinks he can.
Walter D. Wintle

Today's Birthdays: Actor-comedian Larry Storch is 87. Actor Ron Moody is 86. Broadcast journalist Sander Vanocur is 82. CBS newsman Charles Osgood is 77. Singer Shirley Bassey is 73. Game show host Bob Eubanks is 72. Country-gospel singer Cristy Lane is 70. Rhythm-and-blues singer Anthony Gourdine (Little Anthony and the Imperials) is 69. Actress Yvette Mimieux is 68. Physicist Stephen Hawking is 68. Rock musician Robby Krieger (The Doors) is 64. Rock singer David Bowie is 63. Movie director John McTiernan is 59. Actress Harriet Sansom Harris is 55. Singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith is 46. Actress Maria Pitillo is 45. Actress Michelle Forbes is 45. Singer R. Kelly is 43. Rock musician Jeff Abercrombie (Fuel) is 41. Actress Ami Dolenz is 41. Reggae singer Sean Paul is 37. Country singer Tift Merritt is 35. Actress-rock singer Jenny Lewis is 34. Actress Amber Benson is 33. Actor Scott Whyte is 32. Singer-songwriter Erin McCarley is 31. Actress Sarah Polley is 31. Actress Rachel Nichols is 30. Actress Gaby Hoffman is 28.