Gryphon Legend Needs our Prayers

There are only a few names in Rocky Mount athletic history that if you call their first name out everyone knows who we are talking about. Phil, Danny, Buck or Terrell.

There have been 56 ACC players of the Year and three of them came from Rocky Mount High School. Phil did it twice in 77 and 78 and Danny was player of the year in 1966.

During our prayer request time in my Sunday school class on Sunday Danny Talbott’s name came up. Distressed by the news I called Danny this morning to hear he has the BIG C. He will be going to Chapel Hill next week to get a second opinion on how he needs to proced.

If there was ever a person who kept himself in shape Danny has been a athlete all his life having in the past been a top amateur tennis player in his age group.

Listening to Danny talk he was very optimistic about his recovery but the most important thing I heard is Danny is letting the Lord do his will. It is great to hear how upbeat he was trusting in his savior. Good Luck Danny, We all are praying for you.

NFL injuries may be claiming two of the NFL’s big name quarterbacks. It is for sure that Tony Romo is out at least eight weeks with a broken collarbone. Brett Farve has two bones broken in his ankle but he may play Sunday.

If you remember last season there was a game in which The Minnesota coach Brad Childress wanted to take Farve out of the game and Farve would not come out. There comes a time when there has to be a decision as who is the boss. Farve has two broken bones. He sits as far as I am concern. The heck with any Lou Gerhig record for most starts. Do what is right for the team not for Brett Farve.

By the way seems as if the NFL had a pretty good week despite what some players were saying that they were trying to make the NFL into A Pansy league by not letting the players spear.

I still can’t believe that the NFL says that the ref made the right call in the Pittsburgh-Miami game giving Pittsburgh the ball on the foot line.

The Carolina Hurricanes who have already been playing for a month finally have their home opener Wednesday night at the RBC center. The Hurricanes played two games in Europe as part of the NHL global attraction of foreign players. They then went to the west coast and have played five games back in the good old USofA. The NHL wanted to help avoid the crowding with the state fair’s 11 day run . The 4-3 Hurricanes just might be good this year since they are above five hundred and still haven’t played a home game.

FYI: Everyone knows that Tashawn Mabry has left Rhode Island to play in Junior college in California. There are all kinds of rumors one way or the other as to why he left. I can tell you this of the six incoming freshmen at Rhode Island four have transferred before they ever played a game for the Roadies, so it is just not TaShawn.

By the time I blog again the World Series will be underway. I don’t plan to do my next addition until after the soccer semi’s Wednesday night.

Soccer Washed Out

The opening night of Big East soccer at Northern Nash High school was postponed until Tuesday after the gully washer rains we had Monday afternoon.

Tuesday lineup will feature #4 seed Southern Nash taking on #5 seed Northern Nash and #3 seed Fike meeting Nash Central.

The Southern-Northern winner meets Rocky Mount at 5.00pm Wednesday and The Fike-Nash Central winner plays Hunt at 7.00pm.

The championship match will be Thursday night at 7.00pm. Barring any rains the tournament would finish on time just no down time between the semi-finals and final match.

I don't know about you but about 10.00pm last night we had a window rattling thunderstorm even after the big rains from yesterday afternoon. I'm glad I wasn't on any field while that storm was going on.

Despite all of the no defense that ECU started out with this year they are turning things around and are looking like a good football team. They are headed to the C-USA championship game again this year if they don't stumble over their own feet. There sure is a lot of excitement coming from Greenville with the high power offense.

I know Carolina fans are disappointed after the second half against Miami. Saturday was the first time that not having backup players caught up to the Heels.

Thursdsay night the ACC is prime time on ESPN as Florida State comes to Raleigh to take on the Wolfpack. Thursday night will tell us a lot about who will be one of the teams in Charlotte in the ACC championship game. I have a feeling the Charlotte game will be the best attended Championship game so for for the ACC.

I know the non North Carolina schools want to be able to host championships but North Carolina is slap dab in the middle of the ACC and is not a burden on too many teams to get here. Boston College and Miami are the only two that their fans would have to fly to get here. Everyone can drive to the game. Regardless of who plays I'm guessing 60,000 this year which will more than double any other game in Florida. Atlanta is a good option but the Southeastern Conference has already had their championships there since they started the championship games.