"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)
Samage Teel scored a career-best 28 points. (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Is it me, or did the Blue Hose’ 52-point loss to South Carolina seem a bit less painful when the Gamecocks pulverized the Tar Heels by 47? It’s been a minute since I’ve seen a pure shooter like Oakland’s Jack Gohlke. Emphasis on …
Continue reading Blue Hose Blurbs: They played, and it was close
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ I would have liked to be in Frisco. I’ve got a lot of friends in the area, and at least one who would have let me sleep on his couch. All I would have needed was some gas and spending money. I could’ve not paid my taxes for …
Continue reading Mainly thinking again about what might’ve been
By MONTE DUTTON Jeremiah Jackson (0), Braden Gilby (43) and Cally Chizik clobber a UTC runner. (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Before football season began, I knew it would be good and thought it would be great. After the first Chattanooga game, I knew it was a clutch team capable of making big plays in all situations. …
Tyler Huff prepares to pass. (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ MISSOULA, Mont. – Furman football season died with its boots on. Junior Bergen returned both a kickoff and a punt for touchdowns, and Clifton McDowell threw an overtime touchdown pass of 13 yards to Keelan White, and that’s why Montana defeated the Paladins, 35-28, in the quarterfinals …
By MONTE DUTTON Tyler Huff (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ By any measure, Furman’s game at the University of Montana on Friday night is a challenge. Among the basic measures are the over 2,000 miles separating the two NCAA FCS quarterfinal foes and 2,225 feet, the difference in elevation of Missoula (3,209) and Greenville (984). It’s not …
Continue reading Just another burly football team a long way away
By MONTE DUTTON Tyler Huff and Dominic Roberto (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ In Spartanburg on Nov. 18, the day was as lovely as the place and time made possible, and a horror movie broke out. On Saturday at Paladin Stadium, Wuthering Heights could have been filmed nearby, and Furman played a playoff football game as picturesque …
Nightrider's Lament 