Click here. Back in the 1980s, it was not uncommon for Super Bowls not to be super. I was at parties when the Raiders clobbered the Redskins and the 49ers destroyed the Dolphins.If every game was a classic, there would be no such thing as a classic.It’s the biggest sporting event. I didn’t much care …
Author: wastedpilgrim
I'm a writer.
Blogs. Novels. Journalism. Songs.
It's all I know how to do well.
County Signs: Englehart releases recruiting crop
Steve Englehart (PC photo) Click here. One cannot evaluate Presbyterian College’s football recruiting efforts in the same manner as other schools simply because the Blue Hose do not award scholarships.There is no getting around that. Within the obvious limitations, Steve Englehart is making progress. He announced 38 additions on Wednesday, and they are geographically diverse …
Continue reading County Signs: Englehart releases recruiting crop
Furmanology: Close call at Bob Jones’ gym
Nick Anderson (Furman photo) Click here. The Furman Paladins are 10-2 at home and the same in games decided by one possession. They are 2-0 in overtime and 6-4 in games decided by less than 10 points. Once 14-1, they are now 18-6.Anything can happen.On Wednesday night at, of all places, Bob Jones University, the …
Just because the throws are free doesn’t make them good
PJay Smith Jr. (Furman photo) Click here. Furman and East Tennessee State took turns making dazzling runs at each other in Sunday’s nationally televised Southern Conference men’s basketball game at Freedom Hall in Johnson City, Tenn.Unfortunately for the Paladins, the Buccaneers’ timing was better, and the result was a 72-69 victory that atoned for Furman’s …
Continue reading Just because the throws are free doesn’t make them good
County Signs: Blue Hose’ upset bid slips away
Kory Mincy (PC photo) Click here. Presbyterian played its heart out on Saturday afternoon against High Point in men’s basketball at Templeton Center.Strong effort is a hallmark of the Blue Hose. It’s winning that typically eludes Quinton Ferrell’s team. The Panthers took control and won, 84-72, after PC threatened in the waning minutes.High Point (19-5, …
Continue reading County Signs: Blue Hose’ upset bid slips away
County Signs: Blue Hose stuck
By MONTE DUTTON Quinton Ferrell (right) with Kaleb Scott (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. It’s been a month. Ain’t no catching up on the seasons. It’ll still be a while before I’m fit to describe the games in person. I’m still raising my legs and swinging them every which a ways. I’m hobbling around town …
Anderson, Bowser lead Furman past Samford
Cooper Bowser (Furman photos) Click here. It’s tougher this year at the Home of the Paladins. The home is away from home, though not too far.Furman misses the homecourt advantage of Timmons Arena, which made Wednesday night’s 72-70 victory over Samford all the more significant. Timmons rocks, and next season will rock exponentially -- $40 …
What’ll I do for an encore?
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. I wrote about 20 Daytona 500s and many other sporting events where championships were determined. Almost every winner called it a humbling experience afterward.That was a lie.Being the best in the world at something is not humbling. The best can be humble, but that’s not not what made him or …
Four Hundred Hogs
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. On the night of January 2, something unprecedented happened. My stomach blew up. It perforated. I couldn’t get out of bed till morning. I went to the hospital without shoes, laptop and keys, from home to Laurens to Greenville. Surgery was late that night.I had posted 40 stories in 40 …
County Signs: The year in erratic review
By MONTE DUTTON The Red Devils' quarterback was off and running early in the state championship game (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Unless Tushawan Richardson scores 100 points in a tournament next week, the year’s great stories have run their course.Well, maybe if he scored 50, which seems possible.This is unlikely, since Richardson has only …
Nightrider's Lament 