Sunny Skies Not Enough For Bishops

Two of the top four teams in the USA South clashed in Sunny Maryville TN this afternoon and the Scots of Maryville scored twice in the third quarter to break a 10-10 half time and  the Battling Bishops just could not catch up and they lose their first conference game if the year 31-17 to Maryville.

Maryville  in the Knoxville area had sunny 70 degree skies all during the game while those of us who had good sense sat home trying to keep the State-Notre Dame game on the satellite.  Nathan Gardner passed for 255 yards but completed only 17 of his 33 tosses.  He threw two touchdown tosses one to Malik Adams who caught 11 balls on the day for 172 yards.

Back up QB Donielle Totten played the last few minutes going 4-10 for 52 yards.  Adrian Monondo carried 18 times for 85 yards and Gerell Patton 13-40.  Bishops fall to 2-3 overall 1-1 in conference.  they will return home next Saturday for Home Coming as they Host Methodist.

I was in the stands I think it was 1999 when NC State played Lou Holtz and South Carolina in a Tropical Storm on Prime time Thursday night football.  Sitting in my living room today I watched about 30,000 fans braved once again monsoon rains and the Pack  loves to score 10 points but gave the Fighting Irish 3 which was enough to hold on to win 10-3.

It is amazing to me on a day when the only way to move the ball was run up the middle both teams continued to tried to throw all day.  Notre Dame never tried to run until their last desperation drive but the Pack made a stop late. The Irish attempted 26 passes completing only 9.  The longest pass play of the day was 11 yards.

Today marked the 50th anniversary of the first game being played at Carter Stadium.  Pack goes to 4-1 with a road trip to Clemson next week.

ECU was in sunny Tampa Florida but I am sure that they wish the Tampa St Pete airport had of been closed so they couldn't fly in yesterday. The Bulls of South Florida control the game from the opening kickoff until the end as ECU suffers another loss  38-22.

The field looked in better shape in Chapel Hill than in Raleigh but it did not take long for Carolina find out that Virginia Tech was not the Gobbler team of of the past couple of years.    Carolina is manhandled by Tech 34-3.

Hope everyone stays safe and dry!