And then everything parted like the Red Sea

A season of amazing highs and historical firsts was in jeopardy of crashing in flames.Then Mardy Gilyard took over the game and saved his team's season. His performance in Cincinnati's 45-44 victory over the Panthers sealed their second straight Big East championship. In the biggest game of their season, perhaps program history, he made those big plays.It started with with a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to make it 31-17 entering halftime That was just the spark his teammates needed "I prayed that I could take one back," Gilyard said. "And then everything parted like the Red Sea."The third quarter only produced one score Again, it was Gilyard who made the big play. His 66-yard touchdown reception cut the Pittsburgh lead to 31-24. It was like everyone in Heinz Field knew he was getting the ball.

Oh by the way, he did have the game-tying two-point conversion.On the game-winning drive, he caught the last two of his five receptions setting up the Pike-Binns TD strike for the win and title.In all, Gilyard had twelve touches for 374 total yards (118 receiving, school-record 256 return) and three touchdowns His performance was amazing for a single game. Add to the fact he did it in a snowstorm on a national stage with everything on the line. All you can say is AMAZING.Cincinnati will be playing on January 1 and they can thank No 1 for that.. While waiting for the Badger game, there were two posts that might make Brewers fans a little sad before Winter meetings:First of all, Haudricort believes that the Brewers only has about 12 Million to spend on pitching.

This puts them out of Lackey’s reach and even hurts the chances of finding two decent starting pitchers.Second bit of bad news, a writer from Baseball Prospectus has the Cubs signing Mike Cameron once they unload Milton Bradley in the “imminent” future. Also if this comes true, will the Cubs untuckem Please let this rumor be BS.Finally, do the Reds read RFB MLB Trade Rumors has the Reds interested in both Noah Lowry and Jamey Carroll today after I posted that they were my under-the-radar picks. Hey Reds…um…I really hope the Brewers pick up Jerry Hairston Jr and, um, Sidney Ponson…yeah…Ponson…. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ National History Day announcedtoday a $1.9 million gift from philanthropist Kenneth E.

Behring to "improvethe teaching and learning of history at middle and high schools throughout thecountry."The announcement was made during a special briefing at the SmithsonianInstitution's National Museum of American History."We are obviously delighted and grateful," said Cathy Gorn, National HistoryDay executive director, in accepting the gift."Mr. Behring's generosity willenable us to take important new steps to open the window of history tostudents and teachers.We know the need and desire for history education isout there.Now we have the capacity to serve thousands more.This gift willhelp us demonstrate that the study of history can be both enlightening andfun." This year National History Day is celebrating its 30th anniversary and willexplore the theme "individuals in history." The group emphasizes theimportance of research, thinking and communication skills among students, andprovides educators with resources and training to enhance classroom teaching. More than 600,000 students nationwide take part in the program.Students choose historical topics and conduct extensive primary and secondaryresearch through museums, libraries, archives, oral history interviews andhistoric sites.After analyzing and interpreting their sources and drawingconclusions about their topics' significance in history, students presenttheir work in original papers, websites, exhibits, performances anddocumentaries.National History Day activities culminate in a national contest - now calledthe Kenneth E. Behring National History Day competition - held in June at theUniversity of Maryland and attended by thousands of students who displayhistory projects they have developed during the year In his remarks, Mr. Behring stressed the need for young people to study andunderstand history."There's nothing more central to the education processthan learning about the individuals, events and movements that have shaped ourway of life," he said."I hope this contribution will make it possible forstudents and teachers alike to gain a greater appreciation of history."Through the partnership with the National Museum of American History, projectsby the state finalists will be presented at the museum.The partnership willalso feature web and blog components for use by students, teachers andfamilies. I had a bad dream last night, and it involved the Houston Astros letting go closer Jose Valverde without a fight.In the dream, the Astros offered salary arbitration to Valverde.