C-USA Champs Again.

E C U for the first time ever played a championship game on the home turf and won the Conference USA title beating the Houston Cougars 38-32. This is the second year in a row that the Pirate have won the C-USA title. Biggest question after the game was not where are the Pirates going in the bowl game but was that the last game in Greenville for Skip Holtz.

Could somebody tell me what's going on ? Earlier in the week Wake and N C State lost their ACC-Big Ten challenge games. They both looked awful. Saturday Wake goes to 17th ranked Gonzaga all the way across the country to Seattle Washington and wins while N C State traveled to Marquette Wisc and over comes a 11 point half time deficit to win.

This year State and Wake Forest play each in conference play before Christmas. I wonder which team will show up.

You can kind of see a trend. Carolina is going to be good in basketball but when ever they play a really good team they may keep it close but may not win many of the big games. John (one and done) Wall lead the way for Kentucky today in beating Carolina by two. I suspect next year at this time John Wall will be in the NBA and Kentucky will be on probation.

Duke is a lot like Carolina as they may not win many when they play the top teams this year. They only handled St Johns by nine in Cameron.


Cousin Lauren Doughtie trying to qualify for the LPGA is five over after seven holes of the third round. The tournament is a 90 hole event that was stopped early Friday by this rain that we got all day today and today's play was cancelled as it continued to rain in Daytona Beach. through seven holes Lauren was one under and tied for 59th position. The top 30 players will make the LPGA. Lauren is five shots off the top 30. if they get good weather Sunday I suspect they will finish the tournament on Monday.

Appalachian State dream of winning a fourth FCS title in five years is alive. App St beat the defending champion Richmond tonight in Richmond 35-31.