"Why do they [write] for their money? Why do they [work] for short pay? They ain't getting nowhere and they're losing their share. They must have gone crazy back there." — Michael Burton (paraphrased)
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. Without the Internet, there’s no telling how much less useless information I’d know.I know why passenger planes don’t fly over the Himalayas, that almost all of South America is east of the United States, why the Air Force bombed northern Japan while World War II surrender negotiations were underway and …
Continue reading County Signs: Fun facts don’t pay the power bill
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. The world’s gone crazy.I’m going to confine it to sports, which is my habit.In college football, LSU and Georgia got hammered. Indiana, Army and Brigham Young are undefeated.I haven’t examined the numbers, but someone who notably has, Paul Finebaum, said this morning that eight teams could tie for the Southeastern …
By MONTE DUTTON Will Thompson (John Clayton photo) Click here. The state football playoffs begin in the S.C. High School League and continue in the S.C. Independent School Association with two Laurens County schools, Clinton (7-2) ,and Laurens Academy (8-3), alive.Only the Red Devils are at home on Friday, facing Pelion (2-8) at Wilder Stadium.Laurens …
Continue reading County Signs: Clinton rolls, LA advances, Laurens falls
By MONTE DUTTON Carson Jones passed effectively, but four sacks hurt (Furman photo). Click here. On the way home from Paladin Stadium Saturday night, I took turns listening to Clemson and South Carolina win. Great for them.I stopped by Dollar General and bought some coffee, peanut butter and Ritz crackers.For inspiration, or even just a …
By MONTE DUTTON The Clinton cheerleaders got it right (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. LIBERTY – Before Friday night’s end to the regular-season, Clinton High School’s football team ran through a banner that read:HERE TO SHOW Y’ALL WHO THE REAL DEVILS AREWith due respect to the Red Devils of Liberty (5-4. 2-2), the cheerleaders got …
By MONTE DUTTON Guess which way Javen Cook is about to cut (Monte Dutton photo). Click here. Clinton travels to Liberty, and the Red Devils are going to win.The above isn’t as bold as it seems. Clinton (6-2, 3-0 Region 1-2A) and Liberty (5-3, 2-1) are both Red Devils. The region title and a preferential …
By MONTE DUTTON (Furman photo) Click here. Wofford, nearby archrival that stunned a powerful Furman a season ago in Spartanburg, visits Paladin Stadium on Saturday, holding the presumptive upper hand this time.The Paladin faithful relish a big payback. When the Terriers won, 19-13, on Nov. 18, 2023, Furman had nine victories and Wofford one.An outcome …
Continue reading Furmanology: Paladins to seek redress versus Terriers
By MONTE DUTTON Luke Clark (Furman photo) Click here. It’s doubly hard for winners to process it when they don’t win.Clay Hendrix and Luke Clark are winners many times over. They expect to win. For both the Furman head football coach and the graduate bandit – how’s that for a misleading term? – the Paladins’ …
Continue reading Wofford offers a piece for Furman to pick up
Tom House (Furman photo) Click here. Surprising no one, an International flavor agreed with Furman in its men’s basketball icebreaker at Bon Secours Wellness Arena on Monday night.That’s Columbia International. The Rams succumbed to the Paladins by a score of 104-46.Not much could be ascertained, other than most everyone for Furman (1-0) looked marvelous. The …
Continue reading Furmanology: Basketball arrives with a rush
By MONTE DUTTON Jonah Pierce (PC photo) Click here. Presbyterian kept its men’s basketball debut close but couldn’t pull out an upset as Charlotte upended the Blue Hose at the 49ers’ Halton Arena on Monday night.It was the nightcap of a women/men twinbill between PC and Charlotte.Jonah Pierce scored a game-high 22 points while grabbing …
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