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My prediction: We will have a football team next year and they will be good.

Whelp, I guess that answers my question.

The Jackal wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 12, 2023 11:14 am

Whelp, I guess that answers my question.

LOL - your question was answered 49 minutes before he X’d/Tweeted that.

Wishing Huff and these other guys nothing but the best going forward whether they stay in the portal or not. Huff has been awesome for Furman football but another year here wouldn’t even be in the best interest of the growth of the program.

KingPaladin wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 12, 2023 10:10 am

The Jackal wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 12, 2023 8:31 am

Two players I'm interested to see the status of are Pline and Norman.

Fred Norman is a grad transfer, but played in the COVID season, so ostensibly would still have a year remaining to play should he want to take it.

Pline, I have no idea. From what I can tell, he played three seasons of basketball at Ferris State, then switched to football in '21. He wouldn't have played football during the COVID year. But '23 was his third season of college football. I've tried to research the issue, but I'm lost on whether switching sports counts against eligibility for either one.

I assume it doesn't, since JR Smith forewent his basketball eligibility when he went pro but could still come back and play college golf

Right, he came back for golf after playing basketball for years. I don't think one sport counts against the other. IE, I guess you could play 4 years of football and then 4 years of basketball ?

Dins&Heels wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 12, 2023 11:32 am

Wishing Huff and these other guys nothing but the best going forward whether they stay in the portal or not. Huff has been awesome for Furman football but another year here wouldn’t even be in the best interest of the growth of the program.

Ditto.. Just hope HUff doesnt end up on another Socon team. that would be very weird toplay against

gofurman wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 12, 2023 11:48 am

KingPaladin wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 12, 2023 10:10 am

The Jackal wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 12, 2023 8:31 am

Two players I'm interested to see the status of are Pline and Norman.

Fred Norman is a grad transfer, but played in the COVID season, so ostensibly would still have a year remaining to play should he want to take it.

Pline, I have no idea. From what I can tell, he played three seasons of basketball at Ferris State, then switched to football in '21. He wouldn't have played football during the COVID year. But '23 was his third season of college football. I've tried to research the issue, but I'm lost on whether switching sports counts against eligibility for either one.

I assume it doesn't, since JR Smith forewent his basketball eligibility when he went pro but could still come back and play college golf

Right, he came back for golf after playing basketball for years. I don't think one sport counts against the other. IE, I guess you could play 4 years of football and then 4 years of basketball ?

Nope - 2 components…

1) Clock - 5 years from enrollment date in ANY college / except for the SA’s enrolled during Winter / Spring of ‘19-‘20 and Fall of ‘20 - their ‘eligibility clocks’ were stopped during that time period.

2) 4 Seasons of any 1 sport … so, theoretically, could play 4 seasons of Football, 4 seasons of Basketball, and 4 seasons of Baseball EACH, as long as the time frame of playing those was between enrollment date and the time when their ‘eligibility clock’ strikes 0.

Smith never enrolled in any college before his NBA Career. His NCAA eligibility clock didn’t start until he enrolled at NC A&T in 2021.

The biggest surprise to me is Huff. Some of the others that have finished their degrees and are moving on is somewhat expected. Like my nephew Jack Barton, there isn't a Masters program for him to continue at FU. I am sure it is the same for some of the others. It is shocking that FU does not have more Masters programs for the entire student population. You would think a Masters degree in any subject from Furman would be exceptional. I can see Huff going to a place like Coastal Carolina or Kennesaw State. He could help a building Group of five FBS progrm.

Wish everyone had the Slawson and Bothwell look on things. We have unfinished business.

palafan wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 12, 2023 12:29 pm

Wish everyone had the Slawson and Bothwell look on things. We have unfinished business.

I think many of them did.

Guys like Sochovka, Blackshear, Gilby, etc. all stayed.

I do not believe next year will be a "rebuilding" year, but I think this seasons team (like last year's basketball team) was one where everyone thought they could really make a run. I think next year's football team may be a bit like this year's basketball team - get them early, or you may not get them at all.

We also don't know if some of these guys won't stay. It happened several times last season. They entered the portal, and withdrew.

Maybe you have a change of heart. Maybe your best chance to play is at Bugtussell Tech in Nowhere, Kansas and that's not as appealing. There's a bunch of reasons. We'll just have to let it all play out.

What've you got against Bugtussell Tech?

Stumpy wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 12, 2023 1:03 pm

What've you got against Bugtussell Tech?

Their basketweaving major really is top notch, honestly.

Pretty obvious there will be a big time rebuilding year incoming next season

2022 and 2023 have a very similar feel to where 2004 and 2005 landed, let's hope Clay can keep things going on track this time around as we hit a rough patch following the '04-'05 runs