It was just six weeks ago that the ACC football world was floored by the Duke football team.
Now as we head down the final stretch of the college football season Duke is the only team in the ACC that has been eliminated from the ACC Championship game.
N C State with a 2-4 record in conference play is still alive. There has to be about 20 different combinations of teams losing before it could happen but they have not been knocked out yet.
Maryland and Miami are in the drivers seat but there hasn't been anybody yet that has been able to figure out forward from reverse.
It is looking more and more like Appalachian State will make a serious run for four straight FCS titles. Saturday in Boone App State beat Elon to clinch at least a tie for the Southern Conference title. They look as if they will be seeded either first or second in the playoffs again.
In just a few years now NCWC has established itself as a good football program in Division three football. They finished their regular season at 6-4.
I found out that the Jacksonville coaching staff made arrangements before the game Saturday night that whenever Rocky Mount scored their 35th point to go ahead and let the clock run.
There is nothing like a coach with confidence to inspire his team.
It seemed to me any spunk that Jacksonville had they lost it all once the clock did not stop.
There are a few things that concerns me about the game.
The Gryphons were soft in the middle on defense and gave up way too many yards straight ahead.
With the injury to Hiawatha Bunn our backup play is shaky at quarterback.
When Brian Goodwin got back to Rocky Mount from his baseball all-star games in Los Angeles and Chicago he was trying to make the spectacular plays every time he touch the ball.
Once he settle down and got back to playing basic football boy has he become spectacular. He has had a end -a-round touchdown and a punt return at Nash Central. Two interceptions against Fike and a Kickoff and punt return touchdown against Jacksonville.
Is there a better Athlete in North Carolina?
I doubt if he is able to return a kickoff or punt for the remainder of the playoffs unless we get it to him on a reverse. Nobody in their right mind would kick it to him now.
I know you had a good reason for not being at the game Saturday night. Rain, a gimme game but those games are over the real playoffs start Friday night.
The Gryphons face a coach who if he never won another game Friday would be the one he wants John Hammett and the Webb Warriors.
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Bottom line is if the Jacksonville coach had any reservations about playing the game and the ending results then the best thing he could have done is contacted the NCHSAA prior to the play-offs and given up their spot. Give it to someone like Southern Nash who would have been a better opponent and provided a better gate if $$$ is the reason there are five rounds versus four. RM had nothing to gain by playing this game as no one would expected more than 1,000 fans at most (rain or shine) to come out an watch a game that was surely going to be over by halftime. By Jacksonville coaching staff making the decision to "run the clock" at the 35 point mark obviously did not inspire his team nor its fans that made the trip. It also cheated many of the RM players (and some Cardinals players) who rarely get to play an opportunity to get some playing time and experience for next season. Same can be said for those RM parents who rarely get to see their son's perform by being on the second and third team of a very powerful football team. I am sure that was the least of the Jacksonville coach's concerns. He was probaly more concerned of getting back on the bus and getting the dismal season over as fast as possible and not become another highlight in a 69-7 Gryphon blowout.
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