Forfeit Bug Bites Again

The girls softball team has had to give a victory back after it was discovered that a JV player had played in too many games last week.

I have not been a fan of the new rules where JV players can go back and forth each week. In basketball for several years JV players have been used to fill in while basketball players who were still playing football finished the playoffs. But once the football players arrived the JV players went back to the JVs.

I like the old rule where you were either a JV player this week or Varsity player but not both in the same week.

Jim Valvano use to say" the more you win the more important the next game was". For baseball the next game is here. Fike is in the house Tuesday night and in order to either tie or win the conference regular season a win is vital against Fike. There is no conference baseball tournament this year so the only championship is the regular season.

I watch the Hurricanes and the Bruins on Versus network last night. John Forslund the Canes TV announcer did the play by play. I don't know if you understand how hard it is to cheer for one team all year and then be thrown into a game where you have to be neutral.

John is one of the best TV hockey announcers and did a great job being as neutral as possible. I would suspect John is not far from becoming a network guy whenever there is a national game. Mike Emrick does all the NBC games on the weekends is during the week the play by play voice of the New York Rangers.

The John Wall saga continues. Wall who has the potential to be a great college guard has had a entourage of people hanging with him for a couple of years now. Some in his entourage have made demands to colleges which have cool many teams from recruiting him.

Last week Wall was arrested for breaking and entering. I predict Wall will join Chris Washburn within five years in jail. His entourage are nothing but leaches telling him how good he is instead of trying to lead him down a good path. Which ever school gets him if any go after him now are only asking for trouble. Please Sidney Lowe let Old Roy Williams have him.

LeBron wins the NBA MVP. I think Bron is a player in the Michael Jordan mold that doesn't need great players with him in order to win the title. OH yes his helpers need to be good. In fact LaBron makes his teammates better.

Kobe Bryant has had a hard time winning a title without a good big man in the middle because Kobe doesn't make other players around him better. If Kobe meets Labron I'll take Labron to win the title.