(Furman graphic) Click here. Furman athletics has enjoyed a rather astounding week, emerging from the devastation of Helene. Life is returning to a semblance of normality in the Upstate. It’s nowhere near normal in western North Carolina. This week’s gut punches occurred mostly in Florida, where Milton landed. Paladins picking up the pieces as best …
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County Signs: Storms of life and ballgames
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. In the aftermath of Helene hell – and as Milton the monster departs Florida as if it was Godzilla – is there anyone out there who still doesn’t believe in climate change? It is almost always cheaper to fix a problem than it is to clean up a mess. We’ve …
What do the Paladins do for an encore?
By MONTE DUTTON Eli Brasher (Furman photo) Click here. In itself, Furman’s 17-16 victory at The Citadel last Saturday was not a precursor of further success. It was an aversion of disaster and an escape from a rival’s ambush. A switch flipped in the fourth quarter at Johnson Hagood Stadium. Man, was it sweet. Man, …
County Signs: Fresh air and Friday night
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Provided the Upstate can avoid further natural disasters, if not political ones, high-school football returns on Friday night. This week the meteorological disaster is presumed to be hitting Florida. God bless them. What kind of name for a hurricane is Milton? At least Helene was appropriately hell. …
Blue Hose must recover from culture shock
By MONTE DUTTON Quante Jennings rushed for 52 yards at San Diego (Monte Dutton photo). Click here. Criticize it if you will. Bemoan the absence of scholarships. The Pioneer Football League is a tough slog for every school in it. Presbyterian College is 0-2 after competitive losses to two PFL powers, Davidson and San Diego. …
Winding down the damage
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. It’s Oct. 7, and I don’t know where my sports are. Even on the Fourth of July, I don’t think I knew less about what was happening and where. The games are almost listed as “day to day,” which as Vin Scully used to say, is just like everything else. …
Furmanology: Paladins take it to the limit
By MONTE DUTTON (Furman photo) Click here. On Saturday I was duly impressed by Vanderbilt’s upset of top-ranked Alabama. I was saddened by Presbyterian’s late implosion in San Diego, Calif. It was nice to have power restored at my home after nine days without it. On Sunday morning, I enjoyed the first hot shower in …
Blue Hose Blurbs: Heartbreak out west
By MONTE DUTTON (PC photo) Click here. On Saturday morning I shaved for the first time in a while and prepared for what has become the bane of my existence, the cold shower. Then, however, I noticed a truck parked in my overgrown front yard. It was from Front Royal, Va., meaning either that it …
Furman, like Frampton, comes alive
Jackson Pryor looks it in (Furman photo). Click here. CHARLESTON – Furman freshman quarterback Trey Hedden portrayed Thomas Edison in the Paladins’ miraculous 17-16 victory over The Citadel on Saturday. A light came on, and Hedden wasn’t the only Paladin equipped with a bulb. Hedden, from Tampa, Fla., found Jackson Pryor -- yes, freshman of …
Blue Hose Blurbs: Football’s young men go west
Jalen Patrick (PC photo) Click here. To summarize, nothing is going on. Not in Laurens County … unless you booked a flight to San Diego, Calif., where the Blue Hose went. Since my power went out, I opened offices all over the county: Whiteford’s in Laurens, three Bojangles, the Clinton Public Library for a day, …
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