Doomsday

Today at Noon N C State host Miami in a battle which if teams continue to play for the rest of the season as they have in the early stages this will be for the battle for 11th place in the ACC. It looks as if Wake Forest has staked claim on last this year.

Both Miami and State are 1-3 thus far in the ACC portion of their schedule. The loser today will have an extremely hard time finding five more wins the rest of the way in conference play. The winner at least until their next game has hope that that they are just around the corner from turning their season around.

One day last week while coming home from work I listened as Debbie Yow was talking on 99.9 about the basketball coaching situation in Raleigh. She said something to the effect that fans needed in the middle of the season to turn their attention to doing all they could to help turn their team around. What happens after the season will come from the results of the remainder of the season.

The basketball situation in Raleigh will be Yow's first major decision since her arrival. My first impressions of Yow is she is a very driven leader and what ever happens will be quick and precise.

Today four teams play in the NFL championship games. Green Bay is at Chicago and the New York Jets at Pittsburgh. If championships are won with defense then I think both games will be toss ups.

I don't think there is any team in the field that is as good as they think they are on defense. If the defenses are even then who has the best offense? Of the four Green Bay is the best offense and of all the quarterbacks left Aaron Rogers has people in Green Bay forgetting Brett Farve which is hard to do as much as he stays in the head lines. Jay Cutler is the kind of quarterback that can throw three touchdowns and turn around and have two pick six touchdowns.

I think one of the most over rated is Mark Sanchez and even though he is talked about a lot Ben Rothlesberger is under rated. Sanchez is still playing because their defense keeps them in games and the Steelers are still alive because Big Ben manages to supply a big play when ever the Steelers need one.

I think starting tomorrow the Packers and Steelers will have one more game to play but if Julius Peppers and the Bears are there it would not surprise me. Then again if the Jets make it would not be a shocker.