It'll end up being whichever team shows up at the end of the season near us in the standings, frankly.
It'll end up being whichever team shows up at the end of the season near us in the standings, frankly.
gman wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 4:35 pmAwesome game experience. Watching this game makes me question more than ever the Furman fans that were glad to see Marshall, GSU and Appy leaving the SoCon. And don’t give me that crap about the game experience at those schools. Your negative experience in Huntington, Statesboro or Boone does not matter. With the present teams we face, the only chance to fill up Paladin Stadium is when (not if) we get back to one of the top teams in the nation and The Citadel has one of their great years. Otherwise, tell me, which team can bring a lot of fans to Paladin Stadium?
A mild case of classism helped the Furman - GSU/App/Marshall rivalries along too ... we thought they were backwoods and hillbillies, they thought we were elitist. I think a bit of both was true.The Jackal wrote: ↑Wed May 16, 2018 8:37 pm
I just think that if Furman gets back to where we think they will, a rivalry will develop with whomever is the biggest game on our schedule. There will always be a historic connection with the Citadel, but the true rival of the future will be the team we are facing with conference titles on the line.
I don't really think the schools have to share a lot in common. Furman had little commonalities with GSU/App/Marshall, but those were huge games for both fan bases. The common thread is that both teams were really good and those games really meant something.
startrek wrote: ↑Thu May 17, 2018 12:47 pmFor my generation it was, and always will be, The Citadel. I will always remember the game in Sirrine when we stuffed Stump Mitchell on the one yard line to begin our dominance in the Southern Conference. I also fondly remember our victory over highly-favored Richmond in 1970. Another fond memory among many others was our win over GSU in 2000 (?), the game where Louis Ivory ran wild and Bouton had an incredible number of tackles. My college roommate, his sons, and I sat on the visitors side among a nest of rabid GSU fans. They were so mad they were nearly in tears.
Rightfully so.fufanatic wrote: ↑Thu May 17, 2018 10:39 amA mild case of classism helped the Furman - GSU/App/Marshall rivalries along too ... we thought they were backwoods and hillbillies, they thought we were elitist. I think a bit of both was true.The Jackal wrote: ↑Wed May 16, 2018 8:37 pm
I just think that if Furman gets back to where we think they will, a rivalry will develop with whomever is the biggest game on our schedule. There will always be a historic connection with the Citadel, but the true rival of the future will be the team we are facing with conference titles on the line.
I don't really think the schools have to share a lot in common. Furman had little commonalities with GSU/App/Marshall, but those were huge games for both fan bases. The common thread is that both teams were really good and those games really meant something.
One of my favorite memories of watching Furman the last 5 or so years (the team hasn’t really been that good during that time) was putting it on App State and GSU in their last year in the conference.
I don't look back on bad teams beating other bad teams that often, and those games certainly don't make my favorite memories list. I fondly remember the 2005 semi-final, but that's most likely because I canThe Jackal wrote: ↑Sun May 20, 2018 7:42 amOne of my favorite memories of watching Furman the last 5 or so years (the team hasn’t really been that good during that time) was putting it on App State and GSU in their last year in the conference.
HiHiYikas wrote: ↑Sun May 20, 2018 2:25 pmI don't look back on bad teams beating other bad teams that often, and those games certainly don't make my favorite memories list. I fondly remember the 2005 semi-final, but that's most likely because I canThe Jackal wrote: ↑Sun May 20, 2018 7:42 amOne of my favorite memories of watching Furman the last 5 or so years (the team hasn’t really been that good during that time) was putting it on App State and GSU in their last year in the conference.