Tar Heels Lose In Charlotte.

This entire football season the Tar heels lived by their defense. Tonight once again needing the defense to win the Heel's defense gave up a fourth quarter drive and eventual field goal and Pittsburgh beat North Carolina 19-17. This one game was a snap shot of Carolinas season.

Carolina seemed very lucky to be even in this game at the half as Pittsburgh dominated most of the first quarter but only had a field goal.

Stephan Virgil's career at Virginia Tech is over. Virgil has been ruled ineligible for the Orange Bowl games because of academics. The 2005 Rocky Mount graduate was just voted on this web site the top Gryphon football player of the decade.

The Nash County basketball tournament starts Monday at Northern Nash. The 5-2 Lady Gryphons begin play at 2.00pm Monday against Nash Central while the 6-1 Gryphon boys play Nash central at 6.00pm.

Shocking news tonight out of Gainesville Florida that Urban Myer will resign after the Sugar Bowl because of health reasons. This is about as shocking when I heard Lou Holtz had signed on with the New York Jets way back in 1975. I remember to this day what I was doing when I heard Holtz was leaving the Wolfpack. I was at a stop light waiting on traffic at Military Circle Mall in Norfolk Virginia when the news came across the radio that Holtz was gone.

The NFL is down to 2 games for most teams and the playoffs will be on. There is a push on in the NFL to make sure players and concussions are looked after more than ever.

Brian Westbrook has been out of action for the Eagles for nearly a month now. There is talk that because of the concussions the Eagles are going to retire him at the end of the season. I find this curious that he has been activated for the Eagles game Sunday. If he is having such problems with his concussions why would they activate him to play tomorrow.

This just seems to me to be looking out for the next game over the health of a player.

Friday Night's NFL game on the NFL Network the Chargers walloped the Titans. Growing up I was always a Washington Redskin Fan. I have been to RFK many times and bounced up and down when "Hail to the Redskins" was playing. When the Panthers were born I switched to our home state team. The moment Philip Rivers became a Charger I have split my allegiance between the Panthers and Rivers.

I know this is a homer talking about his player but right now is there a better player in the NFL than Philip Rivers. If I had to guess that Peyton Manning will win the MVP award with Drew Brees second. Neither of those two players have had the two year run that Rivers has going. He was the top rated passer in then league last year and after Friday Night's game he move to second this year behind Brees.

Rivers four years as a starting quarterback he is second on the all time list of quarterback ratings only Steve Young is Better. Rivers has lead the Chargers to the highest scoring average in the first 60 games starting of any quarterback in history 29.8. Of course the 18-0 record in December which is the best of all time in NFL History. If the Chargers win the Super Bowl all those records will mean a lot more.