Game Changed...

Just read off Tony's Doughtie's blog that the Rocky Mount-Southwest Edgecombe marquee matchup has already been postponed til Monday night....as I am writing, I just recieved a text-message confirming the decision.

But as I look at the radar, which shows the rain is definately coming, the big rain is not here yet. Even if it does rain during the game, what's wrong with a little water on the ball, and mud on the jerseys?

I'll tell you - money. Now I don't know everything about that sort of thing, but a good indicator of a big game is when tickets are sold starting earlier in the week. This game is being said to have somewhere around 3,000 people or more. And I don't doubt that estimate at all, but if tonight's game was played in the rain tonight, how many of those same fans would be there? Just look at last week's Rocky Mount-Northern Nash game. A short, light rain about an hour before gametime and the crowd was less than expected. Even though the rivalry has lost a little bit of its hype over the last few years, I still believe that the crowd would have been larger with no rain leading up to the game.

So it's now official - Monday Night Football will continue for another season. Each year of NEW 6 Conference play these two teams will have played on Monday night. Dare I say that the Gryphons and Coach Holt will continue this game as a non-conference opponent? Will they still have to play on Monday nights? Or will they finally play some Football Friday???

Interesting thoughts, but the crowd should still show up for Monday night, in large numbers. I will go out on a limb and say thaat there will be more people there on Monday than there would have been tonight. Something about rain and watching football don't mix for fans in the Twin Counties.