• Spring Football Schedule

 #32911  by gofurman
 Wed Nov 11, 2020 9:06 am
AstroDin wrote:
Wed Nov 11, 2020 7:40 am
I don't think we're going to have to wait too long to see if Furman has improved in the Jimmy & Joe's.
Going into the spring season of 21 Furman had five redshirt seniors - those guys are the last players that Fowler signed. My guess 2-3 starters.

The true seniors, redshirt juniors - Clay's first recruiting class shaped by players already committed, and the staff quickly jumping in on some players has been a very productive class. Adrian Hope, Devin Wynn, Elijah McKoy, Ryan DeLuca, Dimarcus Clay, Jake Walker, Darius Kearse, Landon Lawrence, Matt Sochovka, London Lewis, Ross Detamore, Cole Neeley, Jack Hardin, Ben Page, Parker Stokes. My guess is four starters out of this group.

>>> 15-16 starters for the 2021 teams will be Fr-RSFR-So-RSSO-Jr these classes were ranked higher by FCS media and if you go by offers we started to see players consistently commit to Furman with multiple FBS offers and we brought in players that Furman beat out against multiple SoCon foes.

GoFu - you're right - I've been very bullish on recruiting through the years (some developed some were misses) I've tried to be more level-headed and understand that just because a guy is throwing around high schoolers doesn't mean he can do it at the FCS level.

Lots to be excited about and cautious about > CCH and Quarles will finally have a returning starter QBs for the first time in their tenure. Furman has invested heavily in offensive linemen - I doubt few including NDSU have as many offensive linemen on scholarship - many schools fill the depths with some walk-ons. Will they deliver? The 2021 linebacking corp is Ken Lamedola's. Gilby is the man, Jalen Miller I feel is gonna be a great one, but we'll see. Will our defensive line finally be a strength again? Our backend defense is gonna be young on paper lots of talent and better size will that make a difference? And finally… what does excite me is Furman has invested heavily in playmakers. Our running back depth and talent is impressive - we could see the number 3 tailback (Wayne Anderson) be the impact player in 2021. Furman has completely rebuilt the receiving corp - with the additions of Henderson, Hughes, and Gunn and the return of Bell and Shiflett it's hard to not be an optimist about the Din receivers.
I knew Astro was a good man !!

And, as you say, we know the RBs are strong - no argument there!.. but we hope" the WRs are strong - there wasn't a whole lot that didn't include Thomas Gordon last year. This may be a great group - they are just unproven at this point
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 #32968  by apaladin
 Thu Nov 12, 2020 8:49 pm
FUBeAR wrote:
Thu Nov 12, 2020 7:46 pm
Ivies are out. No effect on the Playoffs

https://ivyleague.com/news/2020/11/12/ ... ports.aspx
Terrible for everyone involved. They may never play sports again. If I were an Ivy athlete I would be in the transfer portal now and if I was being recruited I would tel them not to bother. Good news is that is an additional spot for the NCAA basketball tourney. Prolly will go to the number 12 team in the ACC though. :D
 #32969  by Furmanoid
 Fri Nov 13, 2020 7:14 am
AstroDin’s exhaustive research tells us that this is great news for FU. Tons of our recruits are also recruited by them, and now they are showing that they really aren’t that keen on athletics. So kid, if you don’t really want to actually play, if you just want to say you were on a roster, please go Ivy. Otherwise, come to FU.
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 #32972  by The Jackal
 Fri Nov 13, 2020 8:21 am
Furmanoid wrote:
Fri Nov 13, 2020 7:14 am
AstroDin’s exhaustive research tells us that this is great news for FU. Tons of our recruits are also recruited by them, and now they are showing that they really aren’t that keen on athletics. So kid, if you don’t really want to actually play, if you just want to say you were on a roster, please go Ivy. Otherwise, come to FU.

Recruiting-wise, Furman does constantly recruit against Ivy League schools.

If Ivy plays no football this year, then you may see their potential graduating seniors return for next fall. I would think that would have a monumental impact on recruiting. Not only from a cost stand point, but a kid in the '21 class may not be as excited to join a program where the graduating seniors at certain positions are now back for another season.
 #32983  by apaladin
 Fri Nov 13, 2020 10:38 pm
Western Carolina playing on national TV tomorrow at Liberty on ESPNU. Could have been us but that’s water under the bridge now. Just a little over 3 months until kickoff if there is one.
 #32984  by Paul C
 Fri Nov 13, 2020 11:51 pm
Gardner-Webb had to cancel its game at Charlotte tomorrow at the last minute. Could’ve been us...
 #32985  by AstroDin
 Sat Nov 14, 2020 7:47 am
I'm not sure if a player committed to say Yale would now de-commit… the top QB in 2021 committed to an FCS school is Austin Tutus. Furman was in the mix for Tutus, offering him in March - not sure if the Dins were in consideration at the end Tutus played HS ball in MD and the connection appears to be Coach Kevin Lewis.

https://twitter.com/austintutas1/media?lang=en
 #32987  by Furmanoid
 Sat Nov 14, 2020 11:31 am
AstroDin wrote:
Sat Nov 14, 2020 7:47 am
I'm not sure if a player committed to say Yale would now de-commit… the top QB in 2021 committed to an FCS school is Austin Tutus. Furman was in the mix for Tutus, offering him in March - not sure if the Dins were in consideration at the end Tutus played HS ball in MD and the connection appears to be Coach Kevin Lewis.

https://twitter.com/austintutas1/media?lang=en
To some extent the kids who go Ivy just have different priorities. They use football to get them in the doors of schools that grant them a golden ticket to success in life. Outside the Ivies you get to perhaps play better competition and compete in playoffs if that’s important to you. You may also be in an environment less hostile to your values. But you don’t get that golden ticket. But now if you go Ivy you have to wonder if you’ll play at all. I would bet that the vast majority at most Ivies are embarrassed to even have a football team.
 #32988  by FUBeAR
 Sat Nov 14, 2020 11:33 am
Paul C wrote:
Fri Nov 13, 2020 11:51 pm
Gardner-Webb had to cancel its game at Charlotte tomorrow at the last minute. Could’ve been us...
Gardner-Webb head coach Tre Lamb: “We had only three positives out of 380 total tests, but contact tracing knocked out eight of our 12 offensive linemen...”

380 - seems like that would be whole team testing 3x
...so it could be just 1 kid (prolly an OLman)...or up to 3 kids, I guess.

No idea what’s ‘right’ with all of the false positive tests & contact tracing protocol, but...it’s a mess.

We’re all headed toward living in individual bubbles / wearing HazMat Suits 24/7.

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 #32998  by apaladin
 Sat Nov 14, 2020 1:31 pm
FUBeAR wrote:
Sat Nov 14, 2020 11:33 am
Paul C wrote:
Fri Nov 13, 2020 11:51 pm
Gardner-Webb had to cancel its game at Charlotte tomorrow at the last minute. Could’ve been us...
Gardner-Webb head coach Tre Lamb: “We had only three positives out of 380 total tests, but contact tracing knocked out eight of our 12 offensive linemen...”

380 - seems like that would be whole team testing 3x
...so it could be just 1 kid (prolly an OLman)...or up to 3 kids, I guess.

No idea what’s ‘right’ with all of the false positive tests & contact tracing protocol, but...it’s a mess.

We’re all headed toward living in individual bubbles / wearing HazMat Suits 24/7.

Image
Yep, I am seriously beginning to wonder if we will ever return to some state of normalcy. If it’s not COVID it will be something else. The mind set now is everyone has to be safe and protected. I am afraid a new horrible precedent has been set.
 #33008  by The Jackal
 Sat Nov 14, 2020 8:57 pm
Furmanoid wrote:
Sat Nov 14, 2020 11:31 am
AstroDin wrote:
Sat Nov 14, 2020 7:47 am
I'm not sure if a player committed to say Yale would now de-commit… the top QB in 2021 committed to an FCS school is Austin Tutus. Furman was in the mix for Tutus, offering him in March - not sure if the Dins were in consideration at the end Tutus played HS ball in MD and the connection appears to be Coach Kevin Lewis.

https://twitter.com/austintutas1/media?lang=en
To some extent the kids who go Ivy just have different priorities. They use football to get them in the doors of schools that grant them a golden ticket to success in life. Outside the Ivies you get to perhaps play better competition and compete in playoffs if that’s important to you. You may also be in an environment less hostile to your values. But you don’t get that golden ticket. But now if you go Ivy you have to wonder if you’ll play at all. I would bet that the vast majority at most Ivies are embarrassed to even have a football team.

I think you need to study up more on the Ivy League.
 #33009  by The Jackal
 Sat Nov 14, 2020 9:01 pm
apaladin wrote:
Sat Nov 14, 2020 1:31 pm
FUBeAR wrote:
Sat Nov 14, 2020 11:33 am
Paul C wrote:
Fri Nov 13, 2020 11:51 pm
Gardner-Webb had to cancel its game at Charlotte tomorrow at the last minute. Could’ve been us...
Gardner-Webb head coach Tre Lamb: “We had only three positives out of 380 total tests, but contact tracing knocked out eight of our 12 offensive linemen...”

380 - seems like that would be whole team testing 3x
...so it could be just 1 kid (prolly an OLman)...or up to 3 kids, I guess.

No idea what’s ‘right’ with all of the false positive tests & contact tracing protocol, but...it’s a mess.

We’re all headed toward living in individual bubbles / wearing HazMat Suits 24/7.
Yep, I am seriously beginning to wonder if we will ever return to some state of normalcy. If it’s not COVID it will be something else. The mind set now is everyone has to be safe and protected. I am afraid a new horrible precedent has been set.

Are we going to go through all this again?
 #33012  by Furmanoid
 Sun Nov 15, 2020 8:08 am
I’m just glad the incoming Covid team doesn’t take over until the season is half over. We better hope the pandemic burns out or there will no tournament and no football. They made that pretty clear.
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