By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Practice is about to start, not just at Furman, other colleges and high schools, and not just football but a wide range of other activities involving men and women, boys and girls, sticks, balls, helmets, clubs, racquets, mats, nets, etc. As a direct result, less of my …
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Furmanology: Olympic fear, loathing and humor
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. I’m leery of initialisms and acronyms. A history professor walked into a classroom and printed on the chalk board “fufn.” First usage, full name. During the regrettable times I wrote about local news, obscure terms crashed in waves from the podiums. We paid for this with an …
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Furmanology: The virtues of youth
By MONTE DUTTON Luke Clark (Furman photo) Click here. Eleven players on the current Furman football roster are listed as either seniors or graduates. The Paladins return 30 who earned letters and lose 37. Three starters are back on both offense, plus kicker Ian Williams. Yet Furman, which was 10-3 in each of the past …
Paladins aim high
By MONTE DUTTON The sky above Paladin Stadium is the limit. (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. While the Atlantic Coast Conference was meeting in Charlotte, N.C., amid rumors and litigation, the Southern Conference seemed stable and cohesive in Greenville on Tuesday. That doesn’t mean the coming football battles won’t be fierce. It’s a reason they …
Furmanology: The eyes of the SoCon …
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. The Hotel Hartness is a fantastic venue that is hard to find. Sure, I went there last year. This time my pickup recommended a course that was blocked by construction. That’s why I go places annoyingly early. I drove by The Real Estate Gallery. Yet it was …
Furmanology: Quips from across the pond
By MONTE DUTTON Garrett Hien (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Myths spread by golf announcers: “The straight putts are always the hard ones.’ No. I never displayed much prowess on the links, but I don’t believe my experience was so radically different. “He has never been better mentally on the golf course.” You should have …
Furmanology: Clay Hendrix and the Furman way
By MONTE DUTTON (Furman photo) Click here. On the occasion of Clay Hendrix’s 61st birthday, it’s time to pay homage to one of Furman’s monumental careers. Hendrix played on great Furman football teams and has coached great Paladin elevens. Calling a team an eleven has fallen out of use, but that’s still how many there …
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Furmanology: Slawson cranks up Pistons
By MONTE DUTTON A Slawson slam (Elena Davidson photo) Click here. I’m looking forward to football. At the moment, I’m learning even more about Caitlin Clark. Nothing wrong with that. I’m a fan, and it’s hard to avoid because the Indiana Fever is on TV three times a week. Plus, what used to be called …
Furmanology: Hits and misses at Fourth funnies
By MONTE DUTTON (Pixabay photo) Click here. I’m no expert at Fourth of July celebrations. I’ve been to a few ballgames. For many years, I wrote about a stock-car race thereabouts. Mainly I just hear the bombs bursting in air. I miss the rocket’s red glare. Small towns have more sense. One of my familiar …
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Furmanology: A week to relax and regroup
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. In the summertime, when the weather is hot, on the week of the Fourth, local sports subside. And so forth. The kids take a week to watch fireworks displays. They frolic about at beaches and lakefronts. In many cases, so do the grown-ups. As was regularly said …
Nightrider's Lament 