A third playoff match up is very interesting

Now, it may be premature to canonize Mark Dantonio as the new Nick Saban in East Lansing, but he is definitely getting more and more people on his side as the years pass by. Many major football programs are consistently used to playing bowl games year after year, especially big BCS gamesTexas, Ohio State, USC, and Florida are just a few examples. He expects his players to play hard and expects them to win. The same type of expectations can not really be said under the Smith regime, nor can it be attributed to the Bobby Williams-led program before that. Most of us are familiar with the SOS term (Same Old Spartans) affiliated with the university, especially if you have been a die-hard fan for many years. Some games during Dantonios tenure have made fans scratch their heads, like this years games against Central Michigan or the heartbreaking loss to Iowa. But that mantra has been wearing off more and more each season Dantonio has been under the helm, and he deserves the majority of the credit. He is making the Spartans into a perennial contender, and for that, Spartans fans everywhere are very grateful.. (All figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated)VANCOUVER, Jan 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - New Gold Inc. ("New Gold") (TSX andAMEX - NGD) today announced that it has agreements with certain note holdersthat will reduce its debt position by $50 million through the buy back of aportion of its Senior Secured Notes with a face value totalling $50 millionfor consideration of $30 million.The purchase and cancellation of these notes reduces New Gold's Senior SecuredNotes debt from $237 million to $187 million and results in a reduction of $5million per year in interest payments.

This transaction will also result in anestimated pre-tax gain of approximately US$14 million in the first quarter of2009.Mr. Robert Gallagher, President and Chief Executive Officer said, "Theopportunity to purchase $50 million of our outstanding debt at a considerablediscount to face value significantly strengthens our balance sheet and isconsistent with our strategy to maintain a solid financial position."As a result of this transaction, New Gold's total debt will be reduced to $242million which is comprised of $187 million of the Senior Secured Notes at aninterest rate of 10, expiring June 2017 and $55 million of the ConvertibleDebentures at an interest rate of 5, expiring June 2014. New Gold hadpreviously reported that as of September 30, 2008, it had cash and cashequivalents of US$251 million.New Gold is an intermediate gold mining company with operating assets inMexico and Australia and two development projects in Canada and Chile. Forfurther information on New Gold, please visit our website at NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTSCertain information contained in this press release, including any informationrelating to New Gold's future financial or operating performance, may bedeemed "forward looking". Forward-lookingstatements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, butnot always, identified by the words "expects", "does not expect", "plans","anticipates", "does not anticipate", "believes", "intends", "estimates","projects", "potential", "scheduled", "forecast", "budget" and similarexpressions, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "could","should" or "might" occur.

All such forward-looking statements are subject toimportant risk factors and uncertainties, many of which are beyond New Gold'sability to control or predict. Forward-looking statements are necessarilybased on estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to known andunknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause New Gold'sactual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to bematerially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-lookingstatements. Such factors include, without limitation: the results of thepreliminary economic assessment assessing the viability of a new processfacility at Amapari; New Gold's operations are subject to significant capitalrequirements ; fluctuations in the international currency markets and in therates of exchange of the currencies of Canada, the United States, Australia,Brazil, Mexico and Chile; price volatility in the spot and forward markets forcommodities; impact of any hedging activities, including margin limits andmargin calls; discrepancies between actual and estimated production, betweenactual and estimated reserves and resources and between actual and estimatedmetallurgical recoveries; changes in national and local government legislationin Canada, the United States, Australia, Brazil, Mexico and Chile or any othercountry in which New Gold currently or may in the future carry on business;taxation; controls, regulations and political or economic developments in thecountries in which New Gold does or may carry on business; the speculativenature of mineral exploration and development, including the risks ofobtaining necessary licenses and permits; diminishing quantities or grades ofreserves; competition; loss of key employees; additional funding requirements;actual results of current exploration or reclamation activities; changes inproject parameters as plans continue to be refined; accidents; labourdisputes; defective title to mineral claims or property or contests overclaims to mineral properties. In addition, there are risks and hazardsassociated with the business of mineral exploration, development and mining,including environmental hazards, industrial accidents, unusual or unexpectedformations, pressures, cave-ins, flooding and gold bullion losses (and therisk of inadequate insurance or inability to obtain insurance, to cover theserisks) as well as "Risks and Uncertainties" included in New Gold's MD&A filedNovember 12, 2008 available at Forward-looking statements arenot guarantees of future performance, and actual results and future eventscould materially differ from those anticipated in such statements. All of theforward-looking statements contained in this press release are qualified bythese cautionary statements. Cincinnati took a big jump in the standings and is now one of the AFC favorites to make it to the Super Bowl, along with New England, and Indianapolis.The Steelers without Polamalu is like a day without sunshine.

Gloomy and dark.Your number one team in the NFL is...............The New Orleans Saints.No 2, is Peyton Manning and the Colts. They are undefeated unless New England gets them tonight, then the Colts drop two spots, and New England goes up one to two positions.No 3 position is held by the Minnesota Vikings ar 8-1. A big win over Pittsburgh, sweeping that series, and a 7-2 record that should in all reality be 8-1 This team is all about the W.Deep breath here now Relax Clear your mind of all barriers and let the truth flow Hang on not to past dreams, but the reality of today Denver has lost three in a row. Dallas got shut out in Green Bay, who can't beat Tampa Bay.No one else is eligible for this number five spot so welcome back Patriots the the top five of professsional football. Fear Bill Belichick and Tom Brady in the playoffs. Currently the New England Patriots are in the number five spot with maybe a 7-2 record if they can knock off No 2 Indianapolis. They have to win a few down the stretch now, and see who can trip up the Bengals. A third playoff match up is very interesting.It is very very hard to beat a team three times in one season if they are evenly matched.No.