The loss to Davidson 14-77 at Sirrine in 1969 or '70
But the balloon was popped. I heard it, too.
PALADIN CLUB MEMBER SINCE 1969
The loss to Davidson 14-77 at Sirrine in 1969 or '70
You just beat me to it.
Yes but that was a team on a downward spiral and going nowhere. This is a team coming off a good year and supposedly on the rise. This was a big step back.
Yeah, there's a huge difference in context. After a big step forward last year, to completely implode is far more shocking and disappointing. It's pretty much impossible to overstate how awful this game was in every possible respect.
And their DL beat up our OL... Bad. And often. Basically we got whooped in the trenches until the 4th Q when Elon put in the mercy rule players. Honest Credit to Elon. They played like a tough hard-nosed team.mathprofhiker wrote: ↑Sat Sep 08, 2018 10:36 pmI was in Rhodes Stadium tonight with a lot of other Furman fans. Definitely disappointed, but as others have said nowhere near as bad as some games a few years ago. I didn't think there was 38 points of difference in talent between the two teams. Our Freshmen QBs played like Freshmen, and they didn't get a lot of help: they had defenders in their face all day. Elon was all over our perimeter runs, and their OL dominated our DL: they played a great game. Definitely a tape to burn, or a file to delete from the server since it's the 21st century. On to Colgate.
I'm not blaming you considering your work circumstances, but it did amaze me how few of the Furman fans left early. We might have been stunned, dazed, and confused, but most of us (myself included) were still there at the end of the game. The season's young: this team will grow up a lot by November.dins13 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 08, 2018 11:30 pmFirst time I’ve ever left a game that early. Have to work tomorrow and the Braves had a huge game starting at 8:10. Hands down one of the 3-4 worst games I’ve seen us play, every bit as bad as some of the games in recent years. Hope the guys can figure it out. See y’all next week for Crest. Or whatever toothpaste it is we’re playing.
GoFurman, a great question, I had to do a little digging to figure out what was bothering me about this…gofurman wrote: ↑Sat Sep 08, 2018 11:40 pmAnd their DL beat up our OL... Bad. And often. Basically we got whooped in the trenches until the 4th Q when Elon put in the mercy rule players. Honest Credit to Elon. They played like a tough hard-nosed team.mathprofhiker wrote: ↑Sat Sep 08, 2018 10:36 pmI was in Rhodes Stadium tonight with a lot of other Furman fans. Definitely disappointed, but as others have said nowhere near as bad as some games a few years ago. I didn't think there was 38 points of difference in talent between the two teams. Our Freshmen QBs played like Freshmen, and they didn't get a lot of help: they had defenders in their face all day. Elon was all over our perimeter runs, and their OL dominated our DL: they played a great game. Definitely a tape to burn, or a file to delete from the server since it's the 21st century. On to Colgate.
We beat Colgate by about 30+ last year. If we lose to Colgate we will KNOW we are in trouble
***One oddity. No offense to current players but just a question of recruiting... Why don't we have a Junior or at least a R-Soph QB ? Did someone transfer? I think maybe so? . (Because generally you recruit a QB each year. Like we have lincoln R-fr and Grainger and Sisson as FR now. Someone in each year. ). The large age gap in Lincoln to Harris Roberts is strange. Anyone?