Update on me, and The Wizard of Oz!!

So here is the deal. I gave up on my college football poll. I will scream Roll Tide till the day I die, but I'm just not feeling college football right now. Please excuse me.

Praise Report: Got accepted to The University of Alabama with a fourteen thousand dollar scholarship! Let me tell you, I am so excited! I am Bama bound, baby! 

Now, for your feature presentation:

Your eyes don't deceive you, this is Dorothy and her pals! The Wizard of Oz is coming to Guin, Alabama! 

Auditions will be December 6-9! I encourage everybody to audition! 

We need everything from special effects....

To scene changes. There is a place for everyone! We also need people for the band! Please feel free to contact me at 205-495-1040 for any further information!

The Eric Mayo College Football Poll Part 4

Huge turn around in the top ten this week! Here is a copy of last weeks poll:
1. Oregon
2. Auburn
3. Boise State
4. Michigan State
5. Alabama
6. Missouri 
7. TCU
8. Wisconsin
9. Utah
10. Ohio State

Update from my College football pick 'em- I picked Missouri and Michigan state to fall! Go me!

This weeks poll has some changes, obviously, due to some major losses!

1. Oregon: I picked them to lose to USC, but they handled the pressure very well. I am drinking the Oregon kool-aid. I pick them to fill one of the BCS national championship spots!

2. Auburn: They started slow, but finished strong! The defense is going to have to step it up if they hope to get out of Tuscaloosa with a win!

3. Boise State: They can stay here for now, but look for a drop in the coming weeks.

4. Alabama: The Crimson Tide had a bye week, so there isn't a lot to say. The huge game against LSU could be enough to jump Boise in the coming week!

5. TCU: I have them moving up to the top five just in time for their huge match up with Utah this week!

6. Utah: HUGE match up to determine the MWC championship! Winner might rise high enough to pass Boise and go to the rose bowl!

7. Oklahoma: Good win this week. They should be able to recover and go to the Fiesta Bowl!

8. Wisconsin: Coming off of a bye week the badgers should be well rested! Going into the final stretch to try to win the Big ten! The big ten is up for grabs now!

9. Ohio State: Dominating a weak Minnesota team. Keep winning to go to the Rose Bowl!

10.  Stanford Cardinals: Great team! One tough loss to Oregon, but other then that dominating!

What grinds my gears:
Today in the AP poll, Virginia Tech is number 20 and Mississippi State is 21. Virginia Tech lost to Boise State and James Madison. James Madison. Mississippi State lost to Auburn and LSU! You tell me where this makes any kind of sense!!

God Bless! Let me know what you think!

The Eric Mayo College Football Poll Part 3

Looking back at last week:

1. Oregon

2. Oklahoma

3. Auburn

4. Boise State

5. LSU

6. Alabama

7. TCU

8. Michigan State

9. Wisconsin 

10. Utah 

Okay, I am proud of my poll for last week! I wasn't one of those people who bought into Oklahoma as the "best." Other then LSU, which lost to another of my Top 5, my teams only lost one game! Success!

Now, for my poll! 

1. Oregon: The quack attack didn't mess it up! I have to say, I expected an upset against UCLA Thursday! USC this week! BCS #1 curse? Maybe!

2. Auburn: or should I say, Cam Newton? Last week I told LSU to just keep winning. This week, I am going to tell Auburn to just keep Camming! 

3. Boise State: Who knew that not playing is better then playing your conference opponents?

4. Michigan State: Black horse. If they don't mess it up, there aren't many stumbling blocks on their schedules. 

5. Alabama: Keep doing what you have to do! Beating Tennessee is what you had to do, and man did you do it! You will have your chances!

6. Missouri: Great job! Big test against Nebraska coming up! Can you keep your energy? 

7. TCU: Not much to say. You can not earn your spot.

8. Wisconsin: Badger Badger Badger Badger! Look up the song...

9. Utah: Same problem as Boise and TCU. Sorry!

10. Ohio State: Wow, you know how to bounce back don't you?

Let me know who what you think! 

The Eric Mayo College Football Poll Part 2

Last weeks poll was made, but never released. Here it is:

1. Ohio State

2. Oregon

3. Nebraska

4. Oklahoma

5. Boise State

6. Auburn

7. LSU

8. South Carolina

9. Alabama

10. TCU

Who knew three of my top ten would lose? Surely not me! Even though, I did pick two of those upsets on College Football pick 'em! Anyways, here is this weeks poll! 

1. Oregon: Good luck at number one! Watch out for UCLA on Thursday, I smell an upset!

2. Oklahoma: Take your spot. Big game on Saturday, Gameday will be there! 

3. Auburn: You did what you had to do, even if you don't play defense on the plains. 

4. Boise State: Get ready  to start falling as people pass you. Have fun in the Sugar Bowl!

5. LSU: Just keep winning. Just keep winning. That's all you have to do.

6. Alabama. Do your thing. Don't worry, they will fall.

7. TCU: Not much to say. The best you could hope for is the what ever BCS bowl spot is open.

8. Michigan State: Out of no where, now the Big Ten favorite. Look for a chance for an undefeated season. 

9. Wisconsin: Good Job Badgers! Badger Badger Badger! (YouTube the Badger song)

10. Utah: Shoot, might as well. Who else could go here? 

Post and let me know what you think! I want your opinions/polls too!

The Eric Mayo College Football Poll

I am back again. I am going to try to start a weekly poll for my benefit, and for those of you who understand my genius (Yes, I am joking.) I would love to for some of you to comment and tell me where I am wrong! I am going to try to explain each location as I go along. And here we go:

1. The Alabama Crimson Tide.

The king is king until he is knocked off of his throne. Bama has beaten two top ten teams, a top tier Big Ten team, and their two cup cakes. The Florida game eliminated any chance that Bama wasn't number one. Until they lose, they will stay on top.

2. The Ohio State Buckeyes.

As with Alabama, the buckeyes have given no reason to drop them past number two. They have dominated everyone they played other then Illinois. Terrell Pryor is a prime candidate for the Heisman trophy.

3. The Oregon Ducks.

The quack attack. Offense. Offense. Offense. They have dominated every single game they have played. They have even proved they can over come a deficit. coming back from 21-3 this week. They have beaten a top 10 team and dominated a Tennessee team that I think will surprise people as the year goes on. If the ducks start playing some defense, the Pac-10 better watch out. It might not even be a test for the ducks.

Okay. Here is where I disagree with the AP. Sorry Boise. (I'm not really sorry.)

4. The Oklahoma Sooners.

They have five quality wins. Only one overly impressive win, that being Florida State. The sooner quarterback has come out as a quality passer and leader. They have the potential to go 13-0 And have a shot at going to Glendale for the BCS Championship.

5. The Boise State Broncos.

Before the season, there was talk of Boise playing two non-confence top 25 teams. Now there is a chance that there will be no ranked teams on Boise's schedule at the seasons end. Boise is extremely talented, and will not lose a game this year. (Hold me to that.) There schedule does not warrant a raise in the polls, and it will take everyone having two loses for Boise to raise past number three.

6. The Nebraska Cornhuskers.

There isn't a lot to say about Nebraska. They have tons of potential, and will have the chance to prove them selves down the road. A chance Boise will not have. The second they play a quality opponent, expect them to bolt in front of Boise. P.S. They can run the ball.

7. The Auburn Tigers.

I know. You are shocked. They have been impressive. Cam Newton can play ball. It is along season, and the question will be if he can keep up his running. Auburn shouldn't lose more then two games. If they do, it will be a disappointment.

8. The Arizona Wildcats.

Arizona has handled every one they played. They pulled the upset over a loaded Iowa team. They had to fight it out against Cal, but found a way to win. If Arizona makes it, the friday after Thanksgiving could be huge against Oregon.

9. The Texas Christian Horn Frogs

TCU has as good of a chance to go undefeated as anyone, but two lack luster wins of bad teams has the horn frogs low in my top ten. They can rise as far as the big boys let them. They can only win their selves so high with nobody on their schedule.

10. The Louisiana State Tigers.

While a little shaky on offense, the tigers defense has been strong. They are fifth in the nation in scoring defense. They have beaten two top 25 teams, and have a huge schedule ahead of them. They are one of the few teams that control their destiny.

Well, thats my top ten. I am sure it will be totally remolded by the end of the season. Here is a list of teams to watch. They are quality teams that didn't quite make the list. They might make it soon.

Utah

Arkansas

Florida

Iowa

Stanford

Michigan

South Carolina

Some of these teams have a loss, but all to a quality team. Look for them to finish strong, and compete for both conference and national titles.

Paris! Picture style!

Bonjour! Welcome to Paris! I Love Paris, and I hope you enjoy seeing it through my eyes, with some commentary!

The Eiffel tower! The world renowned symbol of Paris!

Jordan has loved Paris for a while, and here dream came true. She saw Paris!

This picture sums up the trip! Look at the excitement on her face!

Got to get me in here! There me one or two more!

Here I am from the top of the tower!

What a view!

Is it not beautiful?

Lets take a quick look at European money! This is the front of the Euro!

This is the back side! I love there money!

This is one of my favorite things we saw!

The beautiful gardens of the palace of Versailles!

My photography senses went crazy!

Here are just a few of my many flower pictures!

You can see how I went a little picture crazy!

This part was kinda sad. We drove through Princess Diana's tunnel.

This picture has no significance from this trip. God did speak to me through it though.

Some times you need to focus on having the small picture clear, before you worry about the big picture! That is what I needed to hear this year!

I can not believe I made it this long without talking about the food! WOW!

It was so good, it was photogenic!

A priceless first taste of SNAIL!!!

We split the tab! It was actually really good!

I thought it was a great idea to eat snail while is France, but only me and Garrett would try it!

Welcome to the Louvre!

Home to some of the most amazing art in the world!
And we saw a lot of it with the help of Mrs. Beckon!

The famous Mona Lisa! It was so cool to see her!

Her eyes actually follow you!

Yes, I did walk all the way through the room to see!

This is sculpted into stone. You see the face, and the veil? It is sculpted as if you can see through the veil! This is a great example of the art here! Paris should be proud of this treasure!

Well, au revoir to Paris! A long night train ride to Rome came next. This is an experience I never want to have again! It was still fun though!

Love Y'all! Be back soon!

London! Picture style!

The time has come for the long awaited pictures from Europe!

They will come one city at a time!

I will start with London!
I'm going to use the pictures I think look cool!

This is Big Ben, if an explanation is needed!

This is one of my favorites. One of the many statues we saw with the London Eye in the background!

Their history is amazing!

Some pictures are just to good to leave out!

This is one of, if not THE, best musicals I have ever seen! The vocals are amazing! I would love to go back just for this show!

Okay, this is for all of you Harry Potter fans like me. This is platforms 9 and 10. I was that close to platform 9 and 3/4. I was so excited!

Well, Good bye to London! Next time I post it will be all about Paris!

Don't expect french though! Haha! Love Y'all!

New year. New Chances. Same Savior!

Wow. It is finally here. I just can not believe it is my senior year at Marion County High School. It isn't quite time to graduate though! There is a lot to do this year! From applying to colleges (SCARY!!!), trying to get scholarships (where do you start???), making memories that will last a life time (as if we haven't always done that!), and showing the love of Jesus Christ (We should always do that!); this will be a crazy year! We started out on a very positive note. We had a prayer service in front of the school at 7:00 am. It was so amazing. Around 40 of my class mates where with me to praise the Lord! I was so blessed to be a part of this. I will argue with anybody on who had the best start to their senior year, because I had the best one ever! I can already tell this is going to be one of the best years of my life! I can not wait to spend this time with my seniors! They drive me crazy sometimes... Okay, all of the time. But I love them anyways!

I would like to apologize for the lack of pictures on this blog. If you know me, I probably have a picture of you somewhere on my camera, or my computer. I am picture crazy. One problem though, is that I am horrible at putting them online for people to see! No fears though, I am hopefully getting a mac book soon so it should be much easier.

Well, I know this is a weak post, but I said what I needed to. Expect bigger and better stories as the year progresses. And who knows, I may go back and add pictures to past blogs later! Love all of you!

I have returned!!!

So, after an unintentional break of many many weeks, I am back. I appoligize to those of you who expected to read a very devoted bloggers posts, because I am SO busy! Here is a list of reasons that this blog has been silent for so long:

1. London, England
2. Paris, France
3. Rome, Italy
4. Williamsburg, Kentucky, US
5. Nashville, Tennessee, US

What a list. These cities are where I have spent my blessed summer. I spent nine days in London, Paris, and Rome in June. I plan to devote a blog to that trip at some point in the future, I am just not feeling it today! Sorry! That will also require some pictures, and I don't have my camera on me at the moment. This month, I have been blessed to serve the Lord on two mission trips. The first one was to Williamsburg, Kentucky, with the FBC Guin College and Career. Since I am going into my senior year of MCHS, I was allowed to go with them. It was amazing. Definitely a change from my normal group of friends, but not at all in a bad way. We got back to the good ol' B-A-M-A on Friday, and we rolled out to Mission Fuge on the next Monday! Tired does not begin to explain how I felt, but it was so worth it! A week with the FBCG Youth Body, is worth any amount of sleep deprivation! As with my Europe trip, a future blog will be devoted to His mission trips! As the summer comes to a close, I look back and just see how crazy it has been. Going non stop, packing, unpacking, and life guarding when a chance arises. It has truly been one of the best summers of my life. But now it is over. It is my Senior year at Marion County High School. Something I have been waiting to say for thirteen years. It is time to step up, and represent the God that has gotten me to this point. And not just represent Him, but proclaim Him! As a very smart, if not crazy, guy named Payton Junkin tells us, it is time for us to be the core. The class of 2011 is going to step up, and show the love of Jesus Christ. It is going to be a HUGE year at MCHS!

~Verse of the DAY~

Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another towards love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit o doing, but let us encourage one another-and all the more as you see the day approaching.

Hebrews 10:23-25

As the summer comes to an end, I thought it was appropriate to use the verse from our spur small groups. As you go out into the mission field (everyday life), remember to spur each other on. Show that love, and help a brother and sister out!

With Love,

Eric

And on the second day...

Well, here I am. Day two of my blogging experience. I must say, I think I am going to like this! So I really want to find a good way to use this. I think the obvious choice is Jesus, so I am going to devote today's post to Him!

"For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry."

Hebrews 10:37

Okay, I'm going to start a little piece called "What does this scripture mean to me?"

The first time I heard this verse, Shannon Knight had took the youth to visit his old church in Russellville, Alabama. We had recently lost our youth minister, and it was a tough time for our youth group. They where in revival, and had a guest preacher (whose name would go here if I had the slightest clue what it was!). He started preaching about the end times, and the signs Jesus gave to it's coming. It hit me that quite a few, scratch that, most of the signs revolved around Israel. It really bothered me, because the Jews do not accept Jesus as the Messiah. I was really troubled. The verse means that when he comes, there will not be time to get saved then! It is not a wait and see kind of thing! So, on the way home I thought to my self, "I need to do something." Yes, I need to do something. Not we, but me, Eric Mayo. Well, not just me, but me with the help of my Jesus. The devil almost instantly started fighting me. I didn't know it at the time though. When we got back on the church bus, my heart was racing like crazy! I knew I just had to say something, so I said something to some of the people on the bus. They agreed it was sad about the Jews, but non were as convicted as I felt. It kinda hurt that nobody else felt like I did. So I kept quite. I let Satan win that battle, but he in no way won the war! As time went on, we acquired a new youth minister (Also know as our God send!) Payton Junkin. More simply known as Payt. Through his encouragement, I realized that Israel is my calling. Those people break my heart. After Jesus and me, Payt was the first person to know about my call. It is awesome how God will put people in your life just to show you things you need to see! It has been huge for me to know my calling at such and early age. God prepares me everyday for what I am going to face. I can not wait to see what God has in store for me and Israel!

And that is how I found my calling, and what this verse means to me!

Scriptue on my heart:

1st Thessalonians 5: 12-28

In the beginning...

Okay, so this is the first blog I've done. I'm not really sure what to expect from this experiment, but I'm sure it will be cool! I hope to share my pictures (You know there are tons!), my stories (At least pretend to think they are funny), and most importantly my Jesus. This should be a great way to tell what the Lord has put on my heart. Sharing scriptures is one way I plan to use this resource. I am now going to play around on this site, and try to figure out what to do! Hope y'all enjoy this, and maybe somebody is actually reading it!

Scripture on my heart:

Psalm 129