Gardner Webb freshman and Northern Nash basketball player Alexus Hill has been named the Big South Rookie of the week following two games in which she hit double figures in both. Coming off the bench Hill scored 14 points in a conference loss to Radford. Earning a starting job Hill tallied 12 points hitting two threes and dishing out five assist in GW victory over Coastal Carolina.
Last week during the guessing of who was going to win college playoffs and the wild card NFL games I rode the pony right down the middle. One out of two in the college games and two out of four in the pro games.
Missed the Oregon-Florida State game. Had picked the Noles by three. Lost that one by 42. Seems that game was right where it was suppose to be until Florida State decided to lay the ball on the ground.
I thought Alabama had won too many games this year with an average quarterback and a defense that was not quick as the past. Had picked the Buckeyes by 9 and they won by seven.
So who's going to win the big one? Oregon has speed on both sides of the ball. I don't like any passing attack that fails to throw the ball more than five yards down field. Just because I don't like it don't mean they ain't good doing it. Oregon puts extreme pressure on a defense with open field tackling.
Ohio State is down to their third quarterback and against two top ten teams the last two games scored 101 points so I don't pity the Buckeyes. I think they have the best coach college football. I think they have enough power to run the football and speed enough to score. This will be a high scoring affair even if no one turns the ball over and gives the other side free points.
Ohio State 42. Oregon 38
Now finally the last piece of business the guesses about the ACC teams and ECU. Went 6-7 during that ever lasting Bowl season. Got the Pack, Pirates, Blue Devils, Georgia Tech, Louisviile and Clemson right. The rest misses.
Some curious questions. Why in the world did a Southeastern referee crew do the FSU/Oregon game and a Pac 12 crew do the Alabama /Ohio State game? Since the four conferences involved in the final four no crew from any of those should have been involved in calling a game in which the winner might play their conference for the title.
I don't think Duke got the quarterback play this year that they had last. If you recall their backup several times last year pulled victories out the hat. They didn't pull any out of the hat this year but they gave a good effort as I thought ASU would romp in that game.
Funny how things turn around isn't it. N C State last year didn't have a quarterback and looked hopeless heading into this season but found their QB. Carolina went into the year as a top twenty team and everybody's favorite to win their division. No defense what so ever and a losing year.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Monday, January 5, 2015
Who Can Knock Off Northern?
So far this season as we head to the start of conference basketball play Northern Nash is by far the cream of the crop in Big East girls basketball and the question is Who can beat them. I would almost think the top priority for Grover Battle is to stay healthy as they already have C C Harrison the other part of the tall tree tandem out for the year with a knee injury. I don't know how they can be any better than 11-0 unless they beat everybody by 50 instead of 30.
Northern Nash: 11-0 Better than last year when they went 26-2. A great tall player in the middle Kiana Thomas, a garbage player that will do what's needed in Susie Sykes and about eight more who could start for everybody else. Thomas 15.6 and 7.2 rebounds while Susie Sykes follows at 11.8.
Nash Central 9-2 the surprise team that is this good after losing their four year starting point guard. Michaela Nelms is the scoring punch leader at 17.3 and Myia Spivey at 14.1. Caresha Leonard at 8.5 rebounds crashes the boards for the Lady Dogs.
Hunt 8-3 They are lead by Brionna Pate who has been a one man wrecking crew so far 16.9 points and 7.8 points. They have five other players scoring at least five per contest.
Rocky Mount 5-4. Keyanna Spivey leads the way at 17.3 points per game and Tamara Harper the leading rebounder 6.9. Lady Gryphons need much better ball handling heading to conference.
Fike 5-6 They are lead by Rebekah Langley 10.9 points and Deontra Jones-Keeper tops the rebound collector 5-4
Southern Nash 0-10 Please keep Destiny Burgess healthy.
So the Big East question is can anybody knock off Northern ?
Northern Nash 10-0
Nash Central 7-3
Hunt 6-4
Rocky Mount 4-6
Fike 3-7
Southern Nash 0-10
Northern Nash: 11-0 Better than last year when they went 26-2. A great tall player in the middle Kiana Thomas, a garbage player that will do what's needed in Susie Sykes and about eight more who could start for everybody else. Thomas 15.6 and 7.2 rebounds while Susie Sykes follows at 11.8.
Nash Central 9-2 the surprise team that is this good after losing their four year starting point guard. Michaela Nelms is the scoring punch leader at 17.3 and Myia Spivey at 14.1. Caresha Leonard at 8.5 rebounds crashes the boards for the Lady Dogs.
Hunt 8-3 They are lead by Brionna Pate who has been a one man wrecking crew so far 16.9 points and 7.8 points. They have five other players scoring at least five per contest.
Rocky Mount 5-4. Keyanna Spivey leads the way at 17.3 points per game and Tamara Harper the leading rebounder 6.9. Lady Gryphons need much better ball handling heading to conference.
Fike 5-6 They are lead by Rebekah Langley 10.9 points and Deontra Jones-Keeper tops the rebound collector 5-4
Southern Nash 0-10 Please keep Destiny Burgess healthy.
So the Big East question is can anybody knock off Northern ?
Northern Nash 10-0
Nash Central 7-3
Hunt 6-4
Rocky Mount 4-6
Fike 3-7
Southern Nash 0-10
Sunday, January 4, 2015
It's Back To Basketball
High schools crank back up next week when conference play picks up on Friday. So far this pre conference schedule Fike leads the way with an impressive 9-1 mark. The quality of their foes is questioned when others have played much tougher schedules. MyQuan Gooding the 6'6' Senior is leading the way for the Golden Demons scoring at a 13.7 clip and is hauling down 8.2 rebounds
Rocky Mount is next with a 7-2 season so far and their two losses have come at the hands of tall 4-A South Central who are 9-1 so far. Isaiah Alston 16.3-Kenaz Cooper 11.3 and Broderick Caudle lead the scoring for the Gryphons. Amir Pittman is the leading rebounder at five per game. Their schedule has been rather tough.
Southern Nash has 8 wins with 4 losses. They took a couple of losses over the holidays in a tournament against stiff competition and are led by Marquise Wright at 15.2 and Emmanuel Merriweather 11.7. The top loose ball grabber is Wright pulling down 10.5 per contest.
Nash Central stands at 6-3. Josh Mullins 16.8 and Aaron Spivey 11.8 lead the Bulldogs in points through the hoop.
Hunt 7-4 There is no doubt that Hunt has played the most difficult schedule of any of the Big East teams to date. I have no data on their scorers but they have held their own against some high class teams.
Northern Nash: Sophomore Darius Spragley leads the way for the Knight and is getting plenty of help. Northern is improved over the past even though their record is only 3-7.
Anytime a team doesn't play the same teams it is hard to figure the value of a victory over an easy opponent compared to a close loss to a really top notch team. From what I have seen so far here is the way I see the Big East Boys by Tournament time.
Hunt 8-2
Rocky Mount 7-3
Southern Nash 6-4
Fike 6-4
Northern Nash 2-8
Nash Central 1-9
Well that's the way I see it what yours
Rocky Mount is next with a 7-2 season so far and their two losses have come at the hands of tall 4-A South Central who are 9-1 so far. Isaiah Alston 16.3-Kenaz Cooper 11.3 and Broderick Caudle lead the scoring for the Gryphons. Amir Pittman is the leading rebounder at five per game. Their schedule has been rather tough.
Southern Nash has 8 wins with 4 losses. They took a couple of losses over the holidays in a tournament against stiff competition and are led by Marquise Wright at 15.2 and Emmanuel Merriweather 11.7. The top loose ball grabber is Wright pulling down 10.5 per contest.
Nash Central stands at 6-3. Josh Mullins 16.8 and Aaron Spivey 11.8 lead the Bulldogs in points through the hoop.
Hunt 7-4 There is no doubt that Hunt has played the most difficult schedule of any of the Big East teams to date. I have no data on their scorers but they have held their own against some high class teams.
Northern Nash: Sophomore Darius Spragley leads the way for the Knight and is getting plenty of help. Northern is improved over the past even though their record is only 3-7.
Anytime a team doesn't play the same teams it is hard to figure the value of a victory over an easy opponent compared to a close loss to a really top notch team. From what I have seen so far here is the way I see the Big East Boys by Tournament time.
Hunt 8-2
Rocky Mount 7-3
Southern Nash 6-4
Fike 6-4
Northern Nash 2-8
Nash Central 1-9
Well that's the way I see it what yours
Saturday, January 3, 2015
The Shoe Was On The Other Foot
The game was all set. Florida State as has been the habit fell behind in the first half in their semi final game in the Rose Bowl for the National Championship of college football. 18-13 half time and get the ball first in the second half. Just as prescribed all year by the Seminoles.
Somewhere on their way to victory five turnovers got in the way and instead of a comeback the Florida State Seminoles looked like everybody else that they most of the time devour. Oregon showed no mercy on poor little FSU and scored 34 points in a row and made a shambles of a rather good game for a half.
There is that old saying about "it is not if you win or lose but how you play the game". Let's all stand up and cheer for Florida State the poor losers they are. Almost three seasons they have walked off the field after every game and were glad to shake hands with those bumbling idiots that thought they could beat us. Thursday night about 90% of the players ran off in shame disgracing their team, their conference and their fans. Only a few were men enough to shake hands with a team that took advantage of every FSU mistake and made them look less than average.
Football is a game of lessons learned on every snap. The guy across the line knocked you on your butt. In twenty seconds you are across the line from him again. Are you going to let him kick you again or play harder? Thursday night Florida State felt something that haven't felt much. Getting their butt kicked and they didn't respond very well in the end. They acted like little children running from the big bad monster that whipped me.
We can say that falling behind in games that at some point in time they had to do what they did. Not win. It would have been nice to lose 49-42 to make it look like they had a chance but this collapse was several months in the making off the field as well as on.
There is no doubt Jameis Winstead will turn pro. He has too because he should have already been kicked out of school for his actions. The standing up in the student union and shouting profanity would have gotten a B student kicked off campus. The stealing of the seafood while on scholarship should have gotten him in jail. Then their is the rape charge which is a he said she said. We all know with his history probably what happened.
Florida State University deserved what they got, the pounding Oregon gave them and the media outburst for their poor sportsmanship after the game. When I say FSU I mean everybody from the Chancellor to the coaches to the fan in denial Florida State sold out their football program. They wanted to protect the winning streak and the Championship.
I doubt Florida State contends for any national title next year. I don't see that with the players coming back that they are guaranteed their division title in conference next year. They fell off the mountain top. It will be a hard climb to get back to where they have been the last 30 football games. It was a great ride for them. They will probably never dominant any period of time like this again. The reason why is they didn't know how to lose with dignity. They had lost the fear and when they lost that fear it came from an administration willing to sell out to win. They had no idea what losing felt like. It hurts deep down in your gut. Welcome to the real world Florida State.
Somewhere on their way to victory five turnovers got in the way and instead of a comeback the Florida State Seminoles looked like everybody else that they most of the time devour. Oregon showed no mercy on poor little FSU and scored 34 points in a row and made a shambles of a rather good game for a half.
There is that old saying about "it is not if you win or lose but how you play the game". Let's all stand up and cheer for Florida State the poor losers they are. Almost three seasons they have walked off the field after every game and were glad to shake hands with those bumbling idiots that thought they could beat us. Thursday night about 90% of the players ran off in shame disgracing their team, their conference and their fans. Only a few were men enough to shake hands with a team that took advantage of every FSU mistake and made them look less than average.
Football is a game of lessons learned on every snap. The guy across the line knocked you on your butt. In twenty seconds you are across the line from him again. Are you going to let him kick you again or play harder? Thursday night Florida State felt something that haven't felt much. Getting their butt kicked and they didn't respond very well in the end. They acted like little children running from the big bad monster that whipped me.
We can say that falling behind in games that at some point in time they had to do what they did. Not win. It would have been nice to lose 49-42 to make it look like they had a chance but this collapse was several months in the making off the field as well as on.
There is no doubt Jameis Winstead will turn pro. He has too because he should have already been kicked out of school for his actions. The standing up in the student union and shouting profanity would have gotten a B student kicked off campus. The stealing of the seafood while on scholarship should have gotten him in jail. Then their is the rape charge which is a he said she said. We all know with his history probably what happened.
Florida State University deserved what they got, the pounding Oregon gave them and the media outburst for their poor sportsmanship after the game. When I say FSU I mean everybody from the Chancellor to the coaches to the fan in denial Florida State sold out their football program. They wanted to protect the winning streak and the Championship.
I doubt Florida State contends for any national title next year. I don't see that with the players coming back that they are guaranteed their division title in conference next year. They fell off the mountain top. It will be a hard climb to get back to where they have been the last 30 football games. It was a great ride for them. They will probably never dominant any period of time like this again. The reason why is they didn't know how to lose with dignity. They had lost the fear and when they lost that fear it came from an administration willing to sell out to win. They had no idea what losing felt like. It hurts deep down in your gut. Welcome to the real world Florida State.
Friday, January 2, 2015
2014 The Last Half
June
J'Kyra Brown announces she is transferring from ECU to Virginia after having a successful from year winning offensive player award.
July
ECU Fired former Northern Nash graduate Billy Godwin as baseball coach, Godwin never had a losing season winning 314- while losing 224 but expectations wanted more.
WRAL's Tom Suitor and former Rocky Mount resident was named to the North Carolina Broadcasters Hall Of Fame.
Rocky Mount's 9/10 year old all stars won their district tournament and made it to the State championships in Morganton.
The Rocky Mount National 11/12 year olds won the loser bracket in district play in Elizabeth City earning them a place in the state championships in Greenville.
August
The Nash County Babe Ruth 14u team won the Eastern North Carolina Babe Ruth Tournament and made it to the SE Regional in Hickory where they finished 3rd.
Rocky Mount high school football team was featured in USA Today during the first day of football contact for all high schools across the nation.
September
Former Tarboro and Carolina football player Shaun Draughn signs a one year deal with the San Diego Chargers. He was released in November but finished the NFL season with the Cleveland Browns.
Former Gryphon and Carolina baseball player Hobbs Johnson finished his first year in pro ball going 12-8 with a 2.93 ERA in Brevard Florida.
Brian Goodwin finished the year on the IR for the Syracuse Chiefs in AAA after being injured in July. He batted 219 for the year.
Form Nash Central Bulldog Xavier Mackin was released by Gate City in the Frontier League after batting 201. It is probably X man's last stop in baseball.
October
Tarboro's Todd Gurley is suspended by the University of Georgia football team after he received $3,000 for payment of his autograph. Later after the suspended end Gurley injured his knee and now waits on the NFL draft.
Rocky Mount Tennis duo of Chandler Brice and Eliza Fike won the Regional championship and finished 3rd in the state finals.
Northern Nash boys Cross country team won the Regional and finished with their highest finish ever in the state run.
Tragedy Strikes the Gryphon nation when volleyball and basketball player Tiera Hinton was killed in and auto wreck.
November
Nash Central football team finishes the football season going winless for the 2nd season year in a row. The losing streak is 24 starting the 2015 football season.
Gryphon football coach Jason Battle got a monkey off his back with a first round upset win in the state playoffs. The Gryphons beat Western Alamance who for years have been demons to the Gryphons in the playoffs.
Rocky Mount Academy won their second straight 8 man football title gong undefeated at 12-0.
December
Former Nash Central football player Jalen Hendricks finished 3rd in the nation in DII football in all purpose yards, that's rushing , catching, kick returns and interceptions. He averaged 210 yards per game.
Rocky Mount Boys and Northern Nash girls win the Nash County Christmas Tournament at Rocky Mount
Now it is time to turn our attention to 2015
J'Kyra Brown announces she is transferring from ECU to Virginia after having a successful from year winning offensive player award.
July
ECU Fired former Northern Nash graduate Billy Godwin as baseball coach, Godwin never had a losing season winning 314- while losing 224 but expectations wanted more.
WRAL's Tom Suitor and former Rocky Mount resident was named to the North Carolina Broadcasters Hall Of Fame.
Rocky Mount's 9/10 year old all stars won their district tournament and made it to the State championships in Morganton.
The Rocky Mount National 11/12 year olds won the loser bracket in district play in Elizabeth City earning them a place in the state championships in Greenville.
August
The Nash County Babe Ruth 14u team won the Eastern North Carolina Babe Ruth Tournament and made it to the SE Regional in Hickory where they finished 3rd.
Rocky Mount high school football team was featured in USA Today during the first day of football contact for all high schools across the nation.
September
Former Tarboro and Carolina football player Shaun Draughn signs a one year deal with the San Diego Chargers. He was released in November but finished the NFL season with the Cleveland Browns.
Former Gryphon and Carolina baseball player Hobbs Johnson finished his first year in pro ball going 12-8 with a 2.93 ERA in Brevard Florida.
Brian Goodwin finished the year on the IR for the Syracuse Chiefs in AAA after being injured in July. He batted 219 for the year.
Form Nash Central Bulldog Xavier Mackin was released by Gate City in the Frontier League after batting 201. It is probably X man's last stop in baseball.
October
Tarboro's Todd Gurley is suspended by the University of Georgia football team after he received $3,000 for payment of his autograph. Later after the suspended end Gurley injured his knee and now waits on the NFL draft.
Rocky Mount Tennis duo of Chandler Brice and Eliza Fike won the Regional championship and finished 3rd in the state finals.
Northern Nash boys Cross country team won the Regional and finished with their highest finish ever in the state run.
Tragedy Strikes the Gryphon nation when volleyball and basketball player Tiera Hinton was killed in and auto wreck.
November
Nash Central football team finishes the football season going winless for the 2nd season year in a row. The losing streak is 24 starting the 2015 football season.
Gryphon football coach Jason Battle got a monkey off his back with a first round upset win in the state playoffs. The Gryphons beat Western Alamance who for years have been demons to the Gryphons in the playoffs.
Rocky Mount Academy won their second straight 8 man football title gong undefeated at 12-0.
December
Former Nash Central football player Jalen Hendricks finished 3rd in the nation in DII football in all purpose yards, that's rushing , catching, kick returns and interceptions. He averaged 210 yards per game.
Rocky Mount Boys and Northern Nash girls win the Nash County Christmas Tournament at Rocky Mount
Now it is time to turn our attention to 2015
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Look Back At 2014
Here is a review of what we covered during the 2014 year. Hard to believe that it is a new year all ready.
January
Rocky Mount Little League joins the Williamsport Little League Association leaving the Tar Heel Association making way for any state champion from Rocky Mount to go to further playoffs and possible little league world series in Willamsport Pa.
Northern Nash all Everything Alexus Hill wins the WRAL Extra Effort Award.
Febuary
Nash Central's Damien Silver wins the State Indoor 55 meter hurdles.
Rocky Mount wrestling team wins the East regionals
sending six wrestlers to the state tournament. Rocky Mount's Wilson Smith 120 pounds and Joesph Cooper 152 won regionals titles for the Gryphons. Southern Nash's Jordan Lacosse won the regional 125 weight title.
Due to such a bad winter the final week of the high school basketball season the NCHSAA lifted the band on playing games on Sunday in order to try to catch up with all the games missed in the 2013/2014.
March
The Lady Knights of Northern Nash make it to the basketball regional in Fayetteville and finish the season with a 26-2 record.
March saw retired athletic trainer at Nash Central die. Mike Caffey was famous for giving me rides on his golf cart either going to the press box for football or baseball at Nash Central. Nash Central surely believes in Cardio vascular health as they have the longest walk of any school in North Carolina to the press box.
Gryphon Brian Goodwin is promoted to AAA Syracuse where he will play until a sholder injury put him down in July.
April
Nash Central's Ni'ya Styles, Northern's Alexus Hill and Rocky Mount's Dante Battle make the NCPreps.com all state basketball team.
Rocky Mount's Mike Gainey wins the Tobey Webb Award as the outstanding coach of high school students in NC.
May
Herb Greenberg founder of WHIG-TV dies. I think I have done close to 500 shows either sports, Relay for Life or Nascar shows for Herb. My fondness Memory is Herb was always a call you at the last minute kind of guy. 1999 right after WHIG got back on the air after Hurricane Floyd Herb called me on that first Saturday night about 6pm and asked if I would come and just read all the important information like the status of drinking water. He said most people don't have electricity and nobody will probably be watching but we can be a public service.
We went on the air at 7pm with him on the control board and me talking and the phone never stopped ringing finally at 2am Herb says to me. I'm tired let's go home. That night was the first time Herb found out how important his little community TV station was to Rocky Mount.
Lander University finished 5th in the Division II World Series. Lander had former Gryphon Thomas Berry as the DH and he lead DII in walks and third base coach Britt "baseball Johnson" another Gryphon.
Damien Silver won twice in the state track and field championships. Winning 110 hurdles and the 300 hurdles. That along with his indoor victory in the 55 meter hurdles gives him three state championships. If their was such an award he would be the From the Press Box player of the year.
Rocky Mount's Jaquel Bryant won his second straight Regional high jump and failed to repeat as the state championship finishing fourth in the state high jump.
We finish up with the review with the saddest news for me of all as Richard Murray Former Ahoskie High and Hertford County Athletic Director died of cancer. He was the one coach and teacher in my life that I can truly say made a difference in my life.
The second half tomorrow....
January
Rocky Mount Little League joins the Williamsport Little League Association leaving the Tar Heel Association making way for any state champion from Rocky Mount to go to further playoffs and possible little league world series in Willamsport Pa.
Northern Nash all Everything Alexus Hill wins the WRAL Extra Effort Award.
Febuary
Nash Central's Damien Silver wins the State Indoor 55 meter hurdles.
Rocky Mount wrestling team wins the East regionals
sending six wrestlers to the state tournament. Rocky Mount's Wilson Smith 120 pounds and Joesph Cooper 152 won regionals titles for the Gryphons. Southern Nash's Jordan Lacosse won the regional 125 weight title.
Due to such a bad winter the final week of the high school basketball season the NCHSAA lifted the band on playing games on Sunday in order to try to catch up with all the games missed in the 2013/2014.
March
The Lady Knights of Northern Nash make it to the basketball regional in Fayetteville and finish the season with a 26-2 record.
March saw retired athletic trainer at Nash Central die. Mike Caffey was famous for giving me rides on his golf cart either going to the press box for football or baseball at Nash Central. Nash Central surely believes in Cardio vascular health as they have the longest walk of any school in North Carolina to the press box.
Gryphon Brian Goodwin is promoted to AAA Syracuse where he will play until a sholder injury put him down in July.
April
Nash Central's Ni'ya Styles, Northern's Alexus Hill and Rocky Mount's Dante Battle make the NCPreps.com all state basketball team.
Rocky Mount's Mike Gainey wins the Tobey Webb Award as the outstanding coach of high school students in NC.
May
Herb Greenberg founder of WHIG-TV dies. I think I have done close to 500 shows either sports, Relay for Life or Nascar shows for Herb. My fondness Memory is Herb was always a call you at the last minute kind of guy. 1999 right after WHIG got back on the air after Hurricane Floyd Herb called me on that first Saturday night about 6pm and asked if I would come and just read all the important information like the status of drinking water. He said most people don't have electricity and nobody will probably be watching but we can be a public service.
We went on the air at 7pm with him on the control board and me talking and the phone never stopped ringing finally at 2am Herb says to me. I'm tired let's go home. That night was the first time Herb found out how important his little community TV station was to Rocky Mount.
Lander University finished 5th in the Division II World Series. Lander had former Gryphon Thomas Berry as the DH and he lead DII in walks and third base coach Britt "baseball Johnson" another Gryphon.
Damien Silver won twice in the state track and field championships. Winning 110 hurdles and the 300 hurdles. That along with his indoor victory in the 55 meter hurdles gives him three state championships. If their was such an award he would be the From the Press Box player of the year.
Rocky Mount's Jaquel Bryant won his second straight Regional high jump and failed to repeat as the state championship finishing fourth in the state high jump.
We finish up with the review with the saddest news for me of all as Richard Murray Former Ahoskie High and Hertford County Athletic Director died of cancer. He was the one coach and teacher in my life that I can truly say made a difference in my life.
The second half tomorrow....
Playoff Time College And Pro
The greatest two weekends of the NFL season are the next two when they have double headers on both Saturday and Sundays. Joining the fray this year is the semi finals of the College playoffs on New Years day.
Thursday College Semi Finals:
Florida State and Oregon play in the Rose Bowl. FSU trying to repeat as the National Champion seems to have nothing going for them except they keep winning ugly. Oregon has ripped through the Pac Ten and would seem to have the scoring punch to take the Noles down. The Seminoles get the job done taking down Oregon 38-35.
Alabama and Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl. Quite frankly am surprised Alabama made it undefeated this year. Ohio State romped in the Big Ten Title game with their third string quarter back. Despite losing to Virginia Tech the second week of the season Ohio State is primed to knock off Bama. The SEC Nation will be in shock Ohio State 33- Bama 24
Arizona @ Carolina: Cardinals can't score. Panthers have not let too many points get by them in December will be hard for the punch less Cardinals to win this one. The Panthers will get to 500 with a win. Cam and Company 17-9
Detroit @ Dallas: If Detroit can keep from stomping on Tony Romo they have a real shot in winning this game. This is the best Dallas team in four lustrums. This game might go down to the final play and I 'll take Big D as I see too much thug toughness coming from Detroit lately which means in
tough situations they will have a penalty to lose the game. 27-23 Dallas.
Baltimore @ Pittsburgh: Get out the band-aids, arm slings and anything else needed by a medical staff. This will be the slammer game of the weekend. Despite tough this will be a high scoring game. Pittsburgh will survive a vicious game 30-20.
Cincinnati @ Indianapolis: Cincy is the Dallas Cowboys of the AFC. Everybody expects them to do something stupid at the wrong time. I thing they have a really good draw here as Indy has won only one game all year against a team with a winning record. Bengals 38-Indy 34.
Thursday College Semi Finals:
Florida State and Oregon play in the Rose Bowl. FSU trying to repeat as the National Champion seems to have nothing going for them except they keep winning ugly. Oregon has ripped through the Pac Ten and would seem to have the scoring punch to take the Noles down. The Seminoles get the job done taking down Oregon 38-35.
Alabama and Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl. Quite frankly am surprised Alabama made it undefeated this year. Ohio State romped in the Big Ten Title game with their third string quarter back. Despite losing to Virginia Tech the second week of the season Ohio State is primed to knock off Bama. The SEC Nation will be in shock Ohio State 33- Bama 24
Arizona @ Carolina: Cardinals can't score. Panthers have not let too many points get by them in December will be hard for the punch less Cardinals to win this one. The Panthers will get to 500 with a win. Cam and Company 17-9
Detroit @ Dallas: If Detroit can keep from stomping on Tony Romo they have a real shot in winning this game. This is the best Dallas team in four lustrums. This game might go down to the final play and I 'll take Big D as I see too much thug toughness coming from Detroit lately which means in
tough situations they will have a penalty to lose the game. 27-23 Dallas.
Baltimore @ Pittsburgh: Get out the band-aids, arm slings and anything else needed by a medical staff. This will be the slammer game of the weekend. Despite tough this will be a high scoring game. Pittsburgh will survive a vicious game 30-20.
Cincinnati @ Indianapolis: Cincy is the Dallas Cowboys of the AFC. Everybody expects them to do something stupid at the wrong time. I thing they have a really good draw here as Indy has won only one game all year against a team with a winning record. Bengals 38-Indy 34.
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