Complete Mess

Schools are closed around the area again today as the secondary roads remained covered with snow and ice.  Closed schools means no sports.  A question I am waiting on an answer is with school out again can athletic teams play on Saturday of course depending on safe roads.  If the temp get near 50 as expected  today  and If the decision is made for all to play Saturday I will let you know.  If no games on Saturday as soon as the AD's can figure out how to play all these missed games in the next two weeks I will inform you.

Swimming and diving playoff swims were suppose to be Thursday and Friday but have been moved to Monday and Tuesday.  Wrestling Duels are schedules starting Tuesday but there is an interesting twist this year.  Since no team has been able to practice hardly at all this week there is a rule that if weather cancels school a wrestler is allowed to gain two pounds from his last weight in.

If wrestlers have been sitting around eating snow cream this week and gain more than two pounds must wrestle at higher weight.  Saturday morning is the official weight in and that is weight you  must wrestle during playoffs.

Nascar has finally gone to a playoff system where it will be a winner take all format when it gets down to the last race.  The first 26 races you must win a race in order to make the new final 16 drivers format.  I like the idea it is better than anything done in the past.  I still don't like the idea that if you can't win the title why are you racing. A wreck by the car in 30th place can't knock a contender out of the chase.

Saturday morning at 11:00 am Campbell University will be on ESPNU for their first ever national broadcast  of any Campbell sporting event.  I am not sure why but Campbell is not letting the students in free for this one.  They have to buy a ticket like anyone else.  I have no idea why but here's my guess.  You know Campbell is supported by the Baptist so I think they don't want any antics by the students put on TV.  I don't know what they will do if the students buy up the tickets and still get a shot to be on national TV.

Time for chest pumping by a proud papa.  There is a national website www.slowstitch.com on Wednesday ran an article written by Brooks Doughtie talking about the new NCAA Tri varsity sports for women.  This is no ordinary website as it is kind of the unofficial Tri website.  It has more than half million hits per day including forums on the site. If you are interested and go to that page on the right side says NCAA.  How many hits is a half million?  About a half million times more than I get per day.