My Take

BC gained a much needed win on Homecoming this past Friday. A must win in my opinion ended in exhilarating fashion. Rain, sometimes heavy, fell for a majority of the game and what was a very impressive crowd in the parking lot before the game dwindled as the game progressed. Those who weathered the storm saw a thrilling overtime victory over a Richmond Hill team who entered the contest losing 26 of their last 27 games. Even though the Cadets came away with the win, some would see this as a true picture of where our program stands. 5 years ago Richmond Hill would have had a better chance of beating BC in a drill competition than on the Football field. Those in the know realize how things have changed and quite honestly see the tremendous amount of room for improvement. However, I chose to neglect these thoughts and focus on the good things I saw. For all that has been said about a lackluster student body, they were strong in numbers, very attentive, and on the last play of the game were able to make a good amount of noise. More important was the reaction I saw following the decisive play of the game. As the Wildcat running back was stopped just short of the goal line the BC sideline stormed the field and was soon joined by the student body. As the team left the field, both the players and students came together in singing the fight song. Yes, an Overtime victory over Richmond Hill on Homecoming is a far cry from a state quarter-final birth or a victory at Camden County. But the spirit and attitude that I saw from a majority of Cadets gave me a sense of pride that otherwise I would not have had leaving Memorial Stadium.

*Which Glynn Academy graduate's stock would you buy: Kwame or Wainwright?

*I never like to pinpoint a loss on one person, especially with all the problems Georgia has, but Milner single handedly killed 2 drives and added two more penalties to his team high total. I don't know if more of the blame should be directed towards him or the coaches for allowing him to continuously fail.

*Mallard might be on the team only because of the injuries that could hold Abraham out for the year, but he is really taking advantage of his chance and contributing significantly to the Falcons success.

*3 games will define this year's college football season. West Virginia/Louisville, Michigan/Ohio St., and the SEC Championship game.

*Baseball in America has taken a significant drop in importance over the past decade. This was truly evident on Monday when every major talk show had the Cardinals winning the World Series as the 4th most important story of the weekend behind the NFL, college football, and the death of "Red" Auerbach.

*You can't say Dennis Felton is not a man of his word. The indefinite suspension of transfer forward Takais Brown due to academics, is a huge blow to the potential success for this years Georgia basketball team.

*When College Football introduced Thursday night football years ago, I wonder if they saw it growing to every night of the week. The presidents say no to an extra game at the end of the year because of academics, but the cross country road trips on a Tuesday night are just fine.

Georgia is primed to be upset this weekend. After an emotional defeat last week, they walk into a cold Lexington, Kentucky where Georgia has struggled many times before. The Wildcat offense has put up big numbers at times this year and Woodson has grown into one of the better QB's in the conference. No matter what the players say, they won't have the intensity they had last week and are not good enough to stroll past anyone. Kentucky has everything to play for and Georgia plays its most meaningless game since 2001. Wouldn't be surprised to see a shootout and a tight final score.

Go Dawgs, Cadets, and 135 days