Super Bowl XLII- February 3, 2008

The New York Giants are playing the New England Patriots. The Giants have the ball. There's a minute 15 seconds on the clock in the fourth quarter.

Bob Papa (Sportscaster)
Manning takes the snap, back to throw, under pressure.
Avoids the rush and he's gonna...fight out of it.
Still fights out of it, now throws it deep down field.
Wide open Tyree who... MAKES THE CATCH!
AT THE 24-YARD LINE!
What a play by Manning!

Finals week is like the Super Bowl for college students. First we have:

1. The Regular Season: Start of the semester

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The regular season consists of the first two months of school. We either start off strong or panic before midterms, a.k.a. the playoffs. Yet, before the regular season begins we already know the classes we’re going to take. We know the teams we’re going to be up against. So, we take that information and we prepare for these classes. Sometimes that means doing research on our professors on RateMyProfessor.com to see if we can have an advantage over the class. We take that information, create a game plan, train and then we’re on the field playing Sunday Night Football.

2. The Game Before the Playoffs Start: Midterms

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If we’re undefeated in the regular season, then we’re not too worried on whether or not we will make it into the playoffs; whether or not we'll pass our midterms. Unfortunately, not everyone passes every test or wins every game. Therefore, this is the point where we find out whether or not we are failing our classes. Yippee.The pressure is on man. If we can make it into the playoffs then we’re one step closer to making it to the Super Bowl. We’re one step closer to winning it all.

3. The Playoffs: Two Months Before Finals

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Let’s remain positive and assume we made it into the Playoffs. Woo! We did it. Great. Now, we have two more months till finals. No pressure, right? We just broke a bajillion sweats, cried a little bit, maybe even died a little bit, and we have to do it all over again; and we do. We push through.

4. 01:15:00 left in the Super Bowl: Finals Week

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Here it is. It’s finals week. We did everything we could and now it’s all or nothing. Our heart is in the game like it’s never been before.

For the love of football, let's just say we represent the New York Giants' quarterback Eli Manning in Super Bowl XLII.

01:15:00 - We have the ball, it’s third and short in our own 44. It's all or nothing now. We have to make a play. We have to take the test(s).

01:14: 59 -We take the snap and now we're under pressure. We've got the New England Patriots defense trying to take us down. The amount of finals we have are hitting us left to right.

01:10:00 - We avoid the rush. We catch a breath of fresh air.

01:09:00 - We see our wide receiver David Tyree wide open. We throw the football down the field. This is when we take those finals like champs and hope for the best.

01:06:00 - David Tyree makes the catch. We did it! The play is complete. Now we wait for our final grade.

00:36:00 - Wide receiver Plaxico Burres makes the winning catch. WE WIN THE SUPER BOWL!

WE PASSED OUR FINALS! WHAT A GAME!

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So, there it is folks. College finals brought to you by my favorite sport. Happy Studying!

Good vibes & happy lives,

RaeSmiles