"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 Clay Hendrix (Furman photo) Click here. The Southern Conference schedule begins for Furman at home when Samford takes on the Paladins at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The Paladins have already dropped as many games as in the entire 2024 season, in which they won their 15th SoCon title. Head coach Clay Hendrix …
Continue reading Furmanology: Hendrix says Furman flaws are fixable
By MONTE DUTTON (Furman photo) Click here. I sat in the press box of Bailey Memorial Stadium on Saturday, nervously keeping tabs of Furman-William & Mary on the cell and watching a revised version of the same football game. Unusually rested because Friday night’s high-school road trip was buffered by the college battles taking place …
Continue reading Furmanology: Bad news up close and far away
(Furman photo) Click here. It’s the Lady Paladin Invitational, teeing up for the 50th time on Friday at the par-72, 6,262-yard university golf course. The 54-hole tournament began Friday with a 10 a.m. shotgun start. The Paladins will teed off on holes No. 1 through No. 4 and opened in a group with Old Dominion, UNC …
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By MONTE DUTTON Clay Hendrix (Furman photo) Click here. I had an easy day on Thursday at the Laurens County Touchdown. I first got to know the guest speaker more than 40 years ago. When Clay Hendrix played football at Furman University, I worked there. I went off to chase stock cars. Hendrix went off …
Continue reading County Signs: Hendrix, Furman are one and the same
By MONTE DUTTON Grant Robinson manages traffic (Furman photo). Click here. On Saturday evening at Zable Stadium in historic Williamsburg, Va., Furman plays its most meaningful football game of the season to date against the College of William & Mary. The opener, a 76-0 calamity at Ole Miss, was the equivalent of a write-off. A …
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. The National Football League has to do something about field goals. As a colleague of mine used to be fond of saying, “Merciful God!” I spent a lot of Sunday idly watching games. After high schools and colleges – going to one, writing about others, processing photos, posting stories, winning …
Continue reading Furmanology: Too many field goals in the pros
By MONTE DUTTON (Furman photo) Click here. Sundays are lazy days, which is one of many reasons why the National Football League is so popular. The days leading up to it weren’t so bad. I went to Inman to watch Clinton play Chapman, but rain moved it up to Thursday. I was up till 2 …
Continue reading Furmanology: Ain’t a whole lot to my Sundays
By MONTE DUTTON Trey Hedden (8), center Chris Luna celebrate (Furman photo). Click here. All is well. Furman’s 48-7 victory over Stetson on Saturday was just what “the doctor” ordered. Doctors are prevalent on campuses. The Hatters are, well, Hatters. They play in the Pioneer Football League, which means Stetson doesn’t award football scholarships. Presbyterian …
By MONTE DUTTON (Furman photo) Click here. The week accelerated due to the prospect of tropical-spreading rain, but by the time Saturday at Paladin Stadium rolls around, by gosh, I’ll be relatively refreshed. The Clinton High game at Chapman moved from Friday to Thursday, which in turns, moves me to Inman a night early. I’m …
Continue reading Furmanology: Weekend to arrive a bit sooner
By MONTE DUTTON John Holbrook (Furman photo) Click here. Know what? Charleston Southern’s 24-20 victory over Furman last week was like a first game. Both coaches with whom I talked on Monday suggested the same. They weren’t griping, just observing. The Paladins opened with a 76-0 loss at Ole Miss on Aug. 31, and Presbyterian …
