Gryphon/Firebird Varsity Football Moved To Thursday

The varsity football game between Southern Nash and Rocky Mount scheduled for Friday night at Rocky Mount High has been moved to Thursday night. The weather forecast for Friday has possible rain all day Friday into Friday night so school official from both schools have agreed to move the game forward to Thursday. I thought the NCHSAA had gotten rid of the POD system but some where along the way the soccer playoffs didn't get the memo. I am assuming that this new system is based on the team with the best overall record is seated first and every team in the playoffs is seated by record. Why do I assume this? Rocky Mount the number four team from the Big East is seated lower that Northern Nash who finished fifth in the conference race but has a better overall record that the Gryphons. What has this done for the five teams representing the Big East in the playoffs. Rocky Mount as a number 27 seed will draw tonight a Hunt team that is seeded sixth but had to to beat Rocky Mount twice in overtime. Northern Nash who gets in under the best of the rest category will draw Southern Nash in round one. The only Big East team not playing another Big East team is Fike who as the conference regular season champs draws West Carteret. I honestly don't understand with ranking all conference champions one through six in the east, then all the second place and so fourth. Any team in the tournament invited as a best of the rest can't be seated higher they anyone in their own conference who finished ahead of them in standings. Rocky Mount beat Northern twice during the regular season but Northern's overall record is 10-8 while Rocky Mount was 10-10, go figure. Since the game Friday night has moved to Thursday you will find me Thursday night along the sideline joining Bobby English 's chain crew. A couple from the regular crew can't make it Thursday so I will serve as a fill in. I have not been on the Gryphon chain crew since I think it was 2001. The 2002 season was my first when Gryphon football returned to the air on the radio. It just might be the truth when anyone makes this statement but the Duke Blue Devils just might be the best football team in North Carolina. The Devils are 6-2 and have four games left to play. N C Stae and Miami are the next two at home. I would favor Duke in the State game and after Miami's game this week they might get beat just as bad as every body else has against Florida State. They may visit durham with their feelings hurt and loss of confidence and who knows what might happen. I would at this time make Duke the favorite against both Wake and Carolina. If they win three of four that is nine wins for the Blue Devils. Holy Moly!