2012 In Review

Today we will start a three part series looking back at 2012.  Today we will look at the top stories that we covered here on this blog.  Monday we will look at the top local stories  and Tuesday the top Gryphon stories of 2012.

10:Maryland leaves the ACC. Money Money Money, I think that's all that colleges think about these days.

9:  The Big East High School Conference stays the same.  One proposal had a Johnston County School Corinth Holder joining the league.  By the time the next four year realignment starts next August there still will be 6 Big east Teams. Hunt, Fike, Southern Nash, Nash Central, Northern Nash and Rocky Mount.

8:Shannon Scoval Wins USAT Aquathon National Championship.  This Green Hope student has no relative high lite from this area other than the fact she is coached by my son Brooks who is a Rocky Mount High Graduate class of 2000.

7:  Webb Simpson wins the US OPEN.  The Raleigh native won the top prize in golf

6: Lauren Doughtie wins her first professional Golf Tournament.  This is another personal note as Lauren in December qualified for the 2013 LPGA Tour in 2013.

5: Notre Dame Says yes to the ACC.  I guess this is to the ACC getting every thing from Notre Dame except football to ECU getting only football to be in Big East.

4:  Andy Griffith Death:  I don't know about you but I lost a friend when Andy died.  I never met the man but I can recite you the 149 black and white episodes of the Andy Griffith show.  Matlock and Ritz Crackers  and gospel hymns.  Somewhere or other Andy Griffith touch all of us that call North Carolina home.

3: The Penn State Sex Scandal.  I only hope we all learned from this.

2: William Friday Dead.  If there was ever anyone who loved his state an the education of their people it was Bill Friday.  So many only know him from his TV show but Bill Friday has been a part of the education of our students since before color tv.

1:  The UNC  Scandal.  I hope we have heard the last of this.  It seems every report that come out indicates that THE UNIVERSITY has more black eyes to cover up.  This is a classic example if only the truth had of been told from the beginning this story would have died long ago.  Give Larry Fedora credit.  His first team in Chapel Hill finished 8-4.