There is a story today about a UNC football player who got in a fight at 3am in the morning and was arrested for his actions. I hear that he has been suspended from the team. I think that any person who is given a free ride to go to college has a responsibility to act according while representing that university.
This applies to any academic scholarship, athletic or any type of free money to go to college. That person needs to have some culpability that if he fails to live up to a standard that embarrass those who are allowing them to go to that institution for free should be removed from that free ride. When I say removed from the free ride I mean off schlarship.
I suspect when all the evidence is in this young man probably had some amount of alcohol which to me is an embarrassment to himself, the institution and to those who are helping pay his free ride. This case could very well mean that there are people reading this that pay money to the Rams C lub that help send that young man to Carolina to play football. I can assure you this is not intended to hit on Carolina who is getting hit enough without this incident adding to their misery. Every college and University has issues like this all the time.
Can someone please tell me why everyone is so upset with the part time refs that the NFL is using for the first three weeks of the season so far. How easy we forget how sorry we think the real guys are when they get back. We are all now telling the NFL bring back the good refs when we all know whenever this strike/lockout ends we will be begging to bring back the part timers.
Just about everybody has written the the 49er's into the Super Bowl and they up and lose to the Minnesota Vikings. When I go to work every day some days I do better that others and despite how good a team is or can be there are days that they don't function properly that day. Yesterday was that kind of day for the Niners.
Lauren Doughtie heads into the last weekend of the Futures tour events for this year and she is right at $10,000 out of tenth place and tenth place gets a LPGA playing card for 2013. This event this weekend only the top two spots will earn at least 10,000 and if she can do that she has to hope that those that are 8th, 9th and 10th don't win enough money to close her out of the top ten even if she wins. It is a long shot for her at best.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Big Four Wins On Saturday
Carolina's dominating win over ECU leads the way as all four of the North Carolina ACC schools won. The Heels shut out ECU in the second half to win 27-6
Duke not use to being the favorite in any game finally found the rhythm eased on past Memphis 38-14
Wake facing the US Military Academy's wishbone attack the Demon Deacs out score the Army 49-37
State facing a wishbone attack in the Citadel jumped out early and coasted 52-14
ECU fans have to be disappointed in the second half. Don't think too many people thought they could win but Carolina's defense dominated the second half.
The early returns are in and Toddd Gurley of Tarboro high is the early favorite for freshman of the year in college football. Georgia romped over Vanderbilt last night andd Gurley who's running is making fans in Athens Georgia start thinking that Hershal Walker has been reborn. Gurley had 16 carries which is the most he has had in any game so far for 130 yards So far this year Gurley has carried 44 times for 406 yards. His per carry average has dropped all the way down to 9.2 yards per carry. By the way Georgia is 4-0.
This week the Big East starts conference play. Rocky Mount plays Nash Central. Northern gets Hunt and Southern Nash meets up with FIke.
Duke not use to being the favorite in any game finally found the rhythm eased on past Memphis 38-14
Wake facing the US Military Academy's wishbone attack the Demon Deacs out score the Army 49-37
State facing a wishbone attack in the Citadel jumped out early and coasted 52-14
ECU fans have to be disappointed in the second half. Don't think too many people thought they could win but Carolina's defense dominated the second half.
The early returns are in and Toddd Gurley of Tarboro high is the early favorite for freshman of the year in college football. Georgia romped over Vanderbilt last night andd Gurley who's running is making fans in Athens Georgia start thinking that Hershal Walker has been reborn. Gurley had 16 carries which is the most he has had in any game so far for 130 yards So far this year Gurley has carried 44 times for 406 yards. His per carry average has dropped all the way down to 9.2 yards per carry. By the way Georgia is 4-0.
This week the Big East starts conference play. Rocky Mount plays Nash Central. Northern gets Hunt and Southern Nash meets up with FIke.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Look Who's On Top
They just may have played the toughest non conference football schedule of anybody in the area and even though the results then were not good then that tough schedule is paying off now for SouthWest Edgecombe. Last night they beat Farmville Central 38-14 to take the lead in the Eastern Plains 2-A conference lead with a 2-0 record.
Buoyed by all of the public schools in Nash County being off last night there was a big crowd on hand watching RMA host Lawrence Academy. After scoring 76 last week people got to see a few more points than last week as Lawrence won almost all the stats except the main one the score board as RMA win two in a row for the first time in umpteen years as they take out Lawrence 81-52.
I understand there was a moment when the crowd fell hush as another Eagle player had to be carried to the hospital last night. You know those that root for the Eagles still have that spot in their heart over the injury to Cole Brake that will last a life time to those folks. Hope to pass along good news soon.
After being on the road for their first 15 matches of the season Campbell played their first home games this weekend and Pat and I became part of the Camel Crazies at their volleyball game last night. They lost but today won twice. They are now 7-11 on the season.
Last year N C State's women's Tri team didn't have enough to qualify as a team any time any of the girls ran in any races. Today the State women not only had enough runners to run as a team but they won their first race ever running in Wilmington. The Pack Guys finished second. That guy coaching the Tri team at State what's his named must be doing a pretty good job. Brooks Doughtie!
If you haven't seen this video yet you have just got to see it. Have you seen this soccer game with a player with one leg that plays with crutches. There is a high light of him doing a reversal and scoring a goal. I saw it Saturday morning on WRAL Sports so they probably have in their video file but may be You Tube. You just got to see it. This kid is faster on crutches than I was in my prime back in the day when I thought I could play ball.
Buoyed by all of the public schools in Nash County being off last night there was a big crowd on hand watching RMA host Lawrence Academy. After scoring 76 last week people got to see a few more points than last week as Lawrence won almost all the stats except the main one the score board as RMA win two in a row for the first time in umpteen years as they take out Lawrence 81-52.
I understand there was a moment when the crowd fell hush as another Eagle player had to be carried to the hospital last night. You know those that root for the Eagles still have that spot in their heart over the injury to Cole Brake that will last a life time to those folks. Hope to pass along good news soon.
After being on the road for their first 15 matches of the season Campbell played their first home games this weekend and Pat and I became part of the Camel Crazies at their volleyball game last night. They lost but today won twice. They are now 7-11 on the season.
Last year N C State's women's Tri team didn't have enough to qualify as a team any time any of the girls ran in any races. Today the State women not only had enough runners to run as a team but they won their first race ever running in Wilmington. The Pack Guys finished second. That guy coaching the Tri team at State what's his named must be doing a pretty good job. Brooks Doughtie!
If you haven't seen this video yet you have just got to see it. Have you seen this soccer game with a player with one leg that plays with crutches. There is a high light of him doing a reversal and scoring a goal. I saw it Saturday morning on WRAL Sports so they probably have in their video file but may be You Tube. You just got to see it. This kid is faster on crutches than I was in my prime back in the day when I thought I could play ball.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Tyquan Picks The Buckeyes
You could see the results of a football program regardless of the size of the school that has won three straight football championships as today the best play for the Tarboro Vikings Tyquan Lewis chose Ohio State to play his college football.
Tyquan is the second Viking to make the big announcement while "live Streaming" to the world within the past year as Todd Gurley a three time state champ chose Georgia last winter. Tyquan is rated a four star football player and with his size everyone in the country is after him. It doesn't hurt one bit that Todd Gurley is the talk of the Southeastern conference three games into the college football season.
Wednesday in the weekly cross country run Northern Nash was the winning boys team with Nash Central second followed by Rocky Mount. Gryphon Mason Holt won another race this fall as he posted a time of 17:00 minutes in taking the win. This past weekend Holt ran in a race in Cary where the top runners in North Carolina all seemed to be running in the same race and Holt ran his personal best at 16:48. George Corbin finished second Wednesday with a 17:23.
Over in the girls race Fike came home the winner and Rocky Mount finished second.Michaela Williams from Nash Central was the top girl finisher.
Roy Williams was released from the hospital today after his kidney surgery yesterday. Boy- the way hospital stays have changed. Back in 1974 I had reconstruction surgery on my right knee at Duke and was in the hospital five days. Today they roll you off the bed as soon as they get you back off the operating table.
Not all that many high school games Friday but let's get to it.
North Edgecombe and Rocky Mount Prep. Prep still feeling their way into football NE 35 Prep 14
SouthWest Edgecombe host Farmville as Eastern Plains conference play continues. After last weeks upset of Kinston the Cougars will either have a swelled head or they have found out who they are. I see the latter as the Cougars beat Farmville 42 24.
Since we don't have many picks this week I'll try my hand at RMA as they play Lawerence Academy. Lawrence is the little Ravenscroft of the east as they are close to Edenton, Plymouth, Williamston, Windsor and Ahoskie and get a few from each town. The result a solid program in sports. B W Holt has the Eagles rolling but it will be another close game but Lawrence wins 42-28.
High school volleyball tonight Northern who lost to Rocky Mount Tuesday stuns Hunt tonight while Rocky Mount in five sets beats Nash Central.
Tyquan is the second Viking to make the big announcement while "live Streaming" to the world within the past year as Todd Gurley a three time state champ chose Georgia last winter. Tyquan is rated a four star football player and with his size everyone in the country is after him. It doesn't hurt one bit that Todd Gurley is the talk of the Southeastern conference three games into the college football season.
Wednesday in the weekly cross country run Northern Nash was the winning boys team with Nash Central second followed by Rocky Mount. Gryphon Mason Holt won another race this fall as he posted a time of 17:00 minutes in taking the win. This past weekend Holt ran in a race in Cary where the top runners in North Carolina all seemed to be running in the same race and Holt ran his personal best at 16:48. George Corbin finished second Wednesday with a 17:23.
Over in the girls race Fike came home the winner and Rocky Mount finished second.Michaela Williams from Nash Central was the top girl finisher.
Roy Williams was released from the hospital today after his kidney surgery yesterday. Boy- the way hospital stays have changed. Back in 1974 I had reconstruction surgery on my right knee at Duke and was in the hospital five days. Today they roll you off the bed as soon as they get you back off the operating table.
Not all that many high school games Friday but let's get to it.
North Edgecombe and Rocky Mount Prep. Prep still feeling their way into football NE 35 Prep 14
SouthWest Edgecombe host Farmville as Eastern Plains conference play continues. After last weeks upset of Kinston the Cougars will either have a swelled head or they have found out who they are. I see the latter as the Cougars beat Farmville 42 24.
Since we don't have many picks this week I'll try my hand at RMA as they play Lawerence Academy. Lawrence is the little Ravenscroft of the east as they are close to Edenton, Plymouth, Williamston, Windsor and Ahoskie and get a few from each town. The result a solid program in sports. B W Holt has the Eagles rolling but it will be another close game but Lawrence wins 42-28.
High school volleyball tonight Northern who lost to Rocky Mount Tuesday stuns Hunt tonight while Rocky Mount in five sets beats Nash Central.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
More Bad News
How much more bad news can the University of North Carolina take. They are trying to get through a what started to be a football issue and during the investigation it effected baseball ever so slightly but for the most part basketball has not been involved in all the goings on in Chapel Hill.
Now today the announcement that Roy Williams under went surgery to remove a growth on one kidney and just may need to have surgery on the other for possibly the same thing. Lab results are pending on how severe this is. This is about as shocking and out of no where like the day Dean Smith retired. Nobody saw this coming. If there is one institution that needs good news right now that that would be the Tar Heel nation. I hope I can speak for everyone when I say this regardless of whether you or Democrat or Republican or should I say Blue Devil or Wolfpack fan I hope you will join me in praying that God's will, will be done and if we all pray together united together the Lord will see fit to Heal Roy Williams.
Face Book was alive with the results of the Northern/Rocky Mount volleyball game last night played at Northern. In all the years I have watched volleyball this year's Rocky Mount team is the shortest team they I think have ever fielded and yet they beat Northern 3-0. I was totally shocked at the score.
Tab Wilcox is in her fourth year at the helm of Rocky Mount and this is by far her best coaching effort. They are right at 500 on the season but with the win last night are 3-2 in Big East play and with their size this year you would almost think four wins just might be a good year.
Volleyball is a game of angles and the best angle is slamming that ball down somebody's throat on the other side of the net. Rocky Mount simply doesn't have the size, yes this has always been a Rocky Mount problem but it is even worse because of their size this year. They have nobody who when they go for a kill can slam the ball down on the other team and yet they are doing a very nice job.
This Friday and Saturday Pat and I will be at Campbell as they will be playing their first home games of the season Friday night. Campbell starts a front line of six feet to six one across the net. When they play the likes of other teams taller if you play the back line you had better be ready when some of those girls spike the ball over the net. If you blink as they hit that ball at 100 mph you can get a bloody nose if you are not ready.
Now today the announcement that Roy Williams under went surgery to remove a growth on one kidney and just may need to have surgery on the other for possibly the same thing. Lab results are pending on how severe this is. This is about as shocking and out of no where like the day Dean Smith retired. Nobody saw this coming. If there is one institution that needs good news right now that that would be the Tar Heel nation. I hope I can speak for everyone when I say this regardless of whether you or Democrat or Republican or should I say Blue Devil or Wolfpack fan I hope you will join me in praying that God's will, will be done and if we all pray together united together the Lord will see fit to Heal Roy Williams.
Face Book was alive with the results of the Northern/Rocky Mount volleyball game last night played at Northern. In all the years I have watched volleyball this year's Rocky Mount team is the shortest team they I think have ever fielded and yet they beat Northern 3-0. I was totally shocked at the score.
Tab Wilcox is in her fourth year at the helm of Rocky Mount and this is by far her best coaching effort. They are right at 500 on the season but with the win last night are 3-2 in Big East play and with their size this year you would almost think four wins just might be a good year.
Volleyball is a game of angles and the best angle is slamming that ball down somebody's throat on the other side of the net. Rocky Mount simply doesn't have the size, yes this has always been a Rocky Mount problem but it is even worse because of their size this year. They have nobody who when they go for a kill can slam the ball down on the other team and yet they are doing a very nice job.
This Friday and Saturday Pat and I will be at Campbell as they will be playing their first home games of the season Friday night. Campbell starts a front line of six feet to six one across the net. When they play the likes of other teams taller if you play the back line you had better be ready when some of those girls spike the ball over the net. If you blink as they hit that ball at 100 mph you can get a bloody nose if you are not ready.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Peyton Looked Old
The NFL is just like any other league there is just no way to judge from one week how life really is. When teams reach about the sixth game trends will have developed. Last night Peyton Manning throws seemed to float and it didn't take long for three int's and several passes that looked simply not very strong passes.
Denver is paying Manning top dollar and if this trend continues it will be a trend that will not please Denver fans as the year moves forward. Every player has a bad game now and then but after several neck operations Manning doesn't seem to be any where near 100% healthy.
I have no idea what the NHL is thinking trying to have a work stoppage when the economy of our country is in the state it is in right now. How can owners or players billionaires and millionaires argue what a tough life the other is trying to do to the other when more than 8% of the people are unemployed.
Last night Northern Nash soccer won one of the biggest games that they have won in several years when they beat Hunt in the first conference game of the season. Hunt in soccer is like Notre Dame is in football, this year they might not be as strong as they have been in the past but beating Notre Dame or Hunt is soccer is monumental.
All talk radio is talking today about is about thee refereeing so far in the NFL. Yes there has been plenty of calls that didn't seem to be called but everyone seems to forget that if the regular refs were there they would be complaining about their calls too.
Denver is paying Manning top dollar and if this trend continues it will be a trend that will not please Denver fans as the year moves forward. Every player has a bad game now and then but after several neck operations Manning doesn't seem to be any where near 100% healthy.
I have no idea what the NHL is thinking trying to have a work stoppage when the economy of our country is in the state it is in right now. How can owners or players billionaires and millionaires argue what a tough life the other is trying to do to the other when more than 8% of the people are unemployed.
Last night Northern Nash soccer won one of the biggest games that they have won in several years when they beat Hunt in the first conference game of the season. Hunt in soccer is like Notre Dame is in football, this year they might not be as strong as they have been in the past but beating Notre Dame or Hunt is soccer is monumental.
All talk radio is talking today about is about thee refereeing so far in the NFL. Yes there has been plenty of calls that didn't seem to be called but everyone seems to forget that if the regular refs were there they would be complaining about their calls too.
Monday, September 17, 2012
Thorp Quits At End Of School Year
Seems as if every day something new and bad comes out about the academic actions that have gone on during Holden Thorp's tenure as Chancellor of the University Of North Carolina. He says this is his own decision that the Board of Trustees didn't make him resign. If that is the case then Thorp held himself to the same set of rules that he fired Butch Davis for. If that is the way it has ended for Thorp I congratulate him on being consistent in discipline handed out. After next June he will go back in the class room in Chapel Hill. I find no fault in that what so ever.
Todd Gurley the former Tarboro Viking continues to impress University of Georgia football fans. Saturday Gurley got another hundred yards running the ball for the Bulldogs and now has 288 yards this season in only 29 carries. That is a whopping 9.9 yards per carry. Fellow Tar Heel Keith Marshall also went over a hundred yards rushing Saturday but so far for the year has a few more than 180 yard in 30 carries and his average is over six per tote.
I found out something Thursday that I had not realized before. The brand new Rocky Mount High School which cost what 48 million which is a sight to behold on the inside and has some terrific athletic fields but the soccer field does not have lights. Trying to save money I guess the lights were never installed and should the soccer team make the playoffs and they had an opportunity to host a playoff game they would probably have to play at the City of Rocky Mount Sports Complex like they have had to do in the past because they didn't have lights at the old school. I don't know how much a set of lights cost but when you talk about spending close to 50 million what is an extra 50,000 going to do on the monthly payment? $10 a month more?
Lauren Doughtie is in a slump on the Futures tour and failed to make the cut this past weekend. They have two tournaments left on this season and she is 10,000 dollars out of 10th place and her qualifying card to the LPGA Tour. He needs to win one of those tournaments because the two tournaments left the winner gets about that for winning.
We all in the Doughtie family are pulling for her to make it but even now being 20th in earnings the scores she is getting probably would never make and LPGA cut so looks like back on the Futures next season and try again next year.
Todd Gurley the former Tarboro Viking continues to impress University of Georgia football fans. Saturday Gurley got another hundred yards running the ball for the Bulldogs and now has 288 yards this season in only 29 carries. That is a whopping 9.9 yards per carry. Fellow Tar Heel Keith Marshall also went over a hundred yards rushing Saturday but so far for the year has a few more than 180 yard in 30 carries and his average is over six per tote.
I found out something Thursday that I had not realized before. The brand new Rocky Mount High School which cost what 48 million which is a sight to behold on the inside and has some terrific athletic fields but the soccer field does not have lights. Trying to save money I guess the lights were never installed and should the soccer team make the playoffs and they had an opportunity to host a playoff game they would probably have to play at the City of Rocky Mount Sports Complex like they have had to do in the past because they didn't have lights at the old school. I don't know how much a set of lights cost but when you talk about spending close to 50 million what is an extra 50,000 going to do on the monthly payment? $10 a month more?
Lauren Doughtie is in a slump on the Futures tour and failed to make the cut this past weekend. They have two tournaments left on this season and she is 10,000 dollars out of 10th place and her qualifying card to the LPGA Tour. He needs to win one of those tournaments because the two tournaments left the winner gets about that for winning.
We all in the Doughtie family are pulling for her to make it but even now being 20th in earnings the scores she is getting probably would never make and LPGA cut so looks like back on the Futures next season and try again next year.
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