So not only have I been away from my 360 achievement gaming, but I did something today playing a game of 2k5 football with my friend... I lost my cool.
Not like a sports game that deals in heavy competition isn't gonna get mofo's heated at eachother, but I really snapped as if I was some losing coach stomping around a ref looking for a reason to get ejected from the field. Not my proudest moment, definently not a snap shot of something I want to leave with my friend... but I like to think he understands. We platy the hell out of that game and sometimes you win, sometimes you don't. There has been times where words are exchanged that are far from friendly, but its all in good taste once the game is over. There were a few times when I saw him get pretty pissed with me cause I ran some awesome play or something with his defense failing in a clutch situation... but for ME to go beserk... the world must be coming to an end or something.

No doubt I'm pretty embarassed, especially since I didn't say anything besides "F you, good game". Not very slick, but I was hurting after one tough loss before hand and then another game where I was basically blew out. Seems like I have that kind of luck... one minute I'm whoopin him and he can't find any way to phase me, then the next nothing works for me. Not only was my defense just stupid, but my offense couldn't buy a break. It was a mighty sad display cause I was honestly doing everything right, just things were not connecting and thats the most frusterating part of it all! It was like playing Madden all over again... and some how this @ss was capitalizing off it with no shame. I can't blame him entirely cause back when he didn't even play sports games he noticed how much I loved 2k football and joined along. I had no problem schooling him back then, but after the years we continued to play together and he got better. I would share advice, look over replays, help organize rosters... it was like mentor and apprentice action at its best.
Kind of cheesy looking back at it in such a dreamy way, but realizing that we play the poop out of a game that is years old and no longer allowed to use the NFL license... it gets me smiling :oops:

All bs aside, I'm hoping to speak with him again before the weekend wraps up. Not like I wanna beg for forgiveness or anything more lame than what I've already displayed, because I'm gonna hear about my silly tantrum for some time whether I like it or not. Hopefully I can share a beer with him and maybe avenge my honor in another game... if not... to hell with him! The lil punk was lucky I had a team that ran a defense that doesn't fit to my gameplan, so everything I was doing on that end was a struggle. And his offense...? ppffff... you might as well play Madden if yer gonna air up 60 yard passes down the field and hope that yer computer makes the grab. The idea of losing is something I can live with, it makes me stronger and better. But to lose to someone due to game exploits... shame on them!! The lack of trash talk as I ranted about the crap that was going on only proves that I wasn't all sissy whiner. Oh well. Just like those games where you try to solve a puzzle doing too much and the simplest thing is key to victory... yea, thats how you beat my friend at football. Keep it simple, work them basics and show him who's the master. ;)