"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. I sometimes quibble with the basic math of football coaches.A team shouldn’t go for two until it has to. On Saturday night, Missouri was down, 21-6, and scored a touchdown. The Tigers went for two and failed. They tried because they wanted to get within seven points, but missing left …
Continue reading County Signs: PC wins again; Crusaders in state finals
By MONTE DUTTON Clinton has won its last three first-round playoff games by a combined score of 168-42 (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. The first round of the playoffs should be a parade. Or a fireworks display.That’s what it’s going to be, anyway.The Friday night Pelion (2-8) beats Clinton (7-2) at Wilder Stadium, Matt Gaetz …
Continue reading County Signs: Come to Wilder Stadium for at least a half
By MONTE DUTTON Quinton Ferrell offers advice to Kobe Stewart, who didn't need much (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Kobe Stewart’s first name seemed pertinent on Wednesday night.Presbyterian College senior Stewart, an Augusta, Ga., product, led a 71-68 upset of Wofford by scoring 26 points, including 6/7 from three-point range. He was 2/7 inside the …
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 Click here. You might win big if a player from the other team, Antwon Corbin, warms up in a NASCAR tee shirt. It’s also a good sign when it looks as if the men’s basketball foe might practice in the same uniforms it wears in the game.Carolina Christian College, a member of …
Continue reading Blue Hose Blurbs: Centurions break ranks at PC
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 …
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Hold your horses – or perhaps your pitchforks -- on the celebrations for Clinton High School in the Class 2A football playoffs.The Red Devils – and the ones in Liberty, too – have a lot riding on Friday night’s game at Liberty.Clinton (6-2, 3-0 Region 1-2A) must …
Continue reading County Signs: Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing
By MONTE DUTTON Collin Hurst (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. What is Presbyterian College if not a place for the little guy?Collin Hurst is quite a little guy. He’s 5-10, a buck 65. Plays QB. Just a red-shirt freshman, out of Davie, Fla.Davie, Davie, Florida, king of the wild frontier. A little mythology never hurt …
By MONTE DUTTON Not exactly the same, but you get the idea. Click here. Another sign that life is getting back to normal was I ate again at Steamers for the first time since it reopened.An old-fashioned cheeseburger plate with onion rings. It hit the spot. I’ve been enjoying an approximation of that cheeseburger off …
Continue reading County Signs: Pretty much the same old cheeseburger
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. The election is in less than a week. That’s all I know. Or maybe I know too much. At this point, the only surprise is that there aren’t commercials with ex-candidates offering deals on how to bet. Take the under on Trump in Massachusetts. Crapshoot! Dot.com. (Disclaimer: I made that …
Continue reading County Signs: Politics is just a sport, too
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