College football ends finally

Florida has defeated Oklahoma for the BCS title, 24-14.

The biggest thing I got out of the game to me was that the Heisman Trophy has become more hype that fact. Tim Tebow and Sam Bradford, the last two winners of the trophy, were average at best.

Neither was superman as the media made both out to be.

Carolina rebounded from their lost to BC. There is never a good loss, but I think the Heels got was good shot of reality that they aren't as good as they think they are.

Carolina played Bobby Cremins' College of Charleston team Wednesday and I would like to tell you how I know Bobby.

Back in the 80's when I lived in Ahoskie, I did the Chowan Braves basketball on the radio. Then, with Bob Burke as coach, they were a power in junior college basketball.

Junior college was the outlet for the kids who could not get into D-I programs because of grades. The system has changed and it is not that way any more.

Burke was from Queens, N.Y. and played college ball at Guilford College at the same time Bobby Cremins, also from Queens, was playing in the ACC at South Carolina.

They both gravitated to coaching and by the late 80s, Burke is at Chowan recruiting all of these D-1 players who needed to graduate from a JC to play in the ACC.

I think over the years, Georgia Tech got two Chowan players and I interviewed Cremins on the radio once while on a recruiting trip to one of Chowan's games.

If you remember, Cremins quit at Georgia Tech and signed up at South Carolina. After a couple of days, he reneged and stayed at Georgia Tech.

I got a call early one evening from Burke from his home in Murfreesboro and he asked me to come over. When I arrived, Cremins was there. I spent a couple of hours listening to two Yankees and the Queens talk New York talk.

In order to get away from all the media that was hounding him over quitting South Carolina after two days, Cremins escaped to Burke's home in little Murfreesboro, N.C. He stayed several days and no big time media ever heard he was there.

Today, Cremins is coaching in Charleston, S.C. and Burke is a scout for Nate McMillan and the Portland Trailblazers. McMillan was an All-American point guard for Burke at Chowan before his N. C. State days. By the way, McMillan is the best point guard that I have ever seen, but that is another story for another day.

Going from the fast lane to a flat tire. Boston College loses to Tommy Amaker and Harvard.

Last night, I did a wrestling match at Northern and talking with Dan Richwalski, the athletic director at Northern, told me that they have interviewed nine coaches from around 60 applicants for the head football job at Northern. All nine have head coaching experience.

Tonight it is the first night on conference play in the NEW 6 basketball season. Rocky Mount hops on their bicycles for the trip to Northern. If you don't already have a ticket, don't bother going. It is a sellout.

I'll be there filming for the Stretchlon Sports Show. Because the game is sold out, we will be on the stage. So come by to see me.