"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 (Furman graphic) Click here. Mid-major is an interesting term. It refers to every team that isn’t a large major. It’s sort of burger joint that calls a small drink “large” and a large one “jumbo.”No one wants to be little. Mid-major is harmless hyperbole, inspirational in its pretense.Furman (8-1) is ranked 12th …
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Cooper Bowser (Furman photo) Click here. It’s basketball season. Most citizens are thinking of the election. Rightly so. National elections don’t happen every year. Thank the Lord.The men’s team is at home against Columbia International, an NAIA school, at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. It tips off at 7 p.m. Returns start trickling in early from …
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. I usually go to football games about 90 minutes early. I like to hang out and watch the band do its rehearsal. I take photos of trees and clouds. I chat with officials, ball boys and chain crews. The people who work football games aren’t there for …
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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 …
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By MONTE DUTTON Javen Cook (3) has plenty of company (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. High-school and college football have never been so offensive. In the last two games I’ve attended, one winning team had 801 yards in 60 minutes, and the other had 605 in 48. I suppose which meaning of “offensive” depends on …
(Furman photo) Click here. Apart from the homecoming massacre of ’24, the recent athletics events at Furman haven’t been half bad. Texas A&M edged the Paladins by two strokes in the 54th Furman Intercollegiate, setting a tournament record of 831, a shot better than Furman while winning last year. Wake Forest (-19) finished third in …
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(Furman photo) Click here. First Furman shut down due to the ravages of Helena. Then the students went on fall break. Athletes are like sports journalists. They rarely get to go on holiday. Fifth-year senior Nieva Gaither netted the lone goal of the match in the 53rd minute and freshman Reese DeJong totaled six saves to …
By MONTE DUTTON (Furman photo) Click here. On Saturday I was duly impressed by Vanderbilt’s upset of top-ranked Alabama. I was saddened by Presbyterian’s late implosion in San Diego, Calif. It was nice to have power restored at my home after nine days without it. On Sunday morning, I enjoyed the first hot shower in …
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. We’re in an oddly opportune, not in bad way, place for hurricanes. The little desk is made of wood. I’m knocking on it. Most Atlantic hurricanes bore into the coast and curve upward instead of clobbering us with a direct hit. Most Gulf hurricanes weaken, particularly where the land is …
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By MONTE DUTTON Bailey Memorial Stadium will be under the lights again (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Steve Englehart likens Presbyterian College’s first four football games to exhibitions. No surprises, thus far. The Blue Hose were outmatched in the opener, a 63-10 loss to Southern Conference member Mercer (4-0). Then, as expected, they defeated Erskine, …
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