Bobby Lamb coming back to the Upstate

[Affirm]

Anderson University in Indiana is D3. They do play football. Anderson University in SC is D2, and it is older and larger than Anderson University in IN.

[cavedweller2]

Good luck to Bobby Lamb. I look forward to watching things get rolling at good ole’ AU.

[FUBeAR]

A few comments…

1) Coach Lamb will do an outstanding job of getting the Trojans’ Football program started & headed in the right direction.

Some know FUBeAR Jr. was a “Day1” Player for Mercer & played for Coach Lamb his entire time as a Bear. Also, Coach Lamb & FUBeAR were FU Teammates, so FUBeAR expresses this confidence from a unique & mostly 1st-Hand perspective. There is only 1 Head Coach who Anderson could have hired who holds the NCAA D1 record for most 1st season wins by a start-up program & they got that man.

Very excited for Coach Lamb & his family!
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2) The startup timeline expressed appears a bit longer than was Mercer’s. Coach Lamb was hired @ Mercer shortly following his departure from FU after the 2011 season. Mercer began recruiting Players, without the benefit of Athletics Scholarships, in January of 2012. Those Players enrolled @ Mercer & practiced (only) the Fall of 2012 & Spring of 2013, while recruiting their 2nd class of non-scholarship Players. They began play in the PFL in the Fall of 2013, going 10-2 & very nearly winning the PFL Championship & making the FCS Playoffs with almost all FR & R-FR Players https://mercerbears.com/sports/football/schedule/2013. Mercer signed their 1st class of Scholarship Players in 2014 & began SoCon play that Fall.
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3) Interesting / Kinda Funny Anecdote - FUBeAR, while ‘on hiatus’ (long story) temporarily from serving as a Grad Asst Football Coach for the Paladins in 1983, was asked to help in the Ticket Office the week of the 1st Playoff game vs. Boston University. Answering the phone one day late in the week, a major donor (as I later learned) requested his usual location for his seats to the game from FUBeAR. Unfortunately, they had already been sold to another donor. That news was not well-received and my further interaction with that donor (Dr. Younts, as you may have guessed), did not go well - most certainly because FUBeAR was as a young arrogant idiot with no skills or experience in Customer Service. Also, as you can tell, I’ve not forgotten it; so it was an important learning experience for me. That was my 1 & only interface with Dr. Younts to date. As an amazing benefactor to so many for so long, I hope to somehow have the opportunity to meet him, personally, some day. I wonder if he would remember our call. Anderson & Furman are so fortunate to be recipients of his long-standing benevolence.

[Affirm]

Great commentary FUBeAR.
Furman website indicates Melvin Younts funded FU’s first-ever endowed football scholarship in 1972.
… he’d have been in his early 40’s then?
… about early 90’s now?
… about his early 50’s at the time of that phone encounter?
I would not be surprised if he remembers that call.
Is referred to as Dr. Younts.
Lawyer (retired?).

[The Jackal]

A few comments…

1) Coach Lamb will do an outstanding job of getting the Trojans’ Football program started & headed in the right direction.

Some know FUBeAR Jr. was a “Day1” Player for Mercer & played for Coach Lamb his entire time as a Bear. Also, Coach Lamb & FUBeAR were FU Teammates, so FUBeAR expresses this confidence from a unique & mostly 1st-Hand perspective. There is only 1 Head Coach who Anderson could have hired who holds the NCAA D1 record for most 1st season wins by a start-up program & they got that man.

Very excited for Coach Lamb & his family!
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2) The startup timeline expressed appears a bit longer than was Mercer’s. Coach Lamb was hired @ Mercer shortly following his departure from FU after the 2011 season. Mercer began recruiting Players, without the benefit of Athletics Scholarships, in January of 2012. Those Players enrolled @ Mercer & practiced (only) the Fall of 2012 & Spring of 2013, while recruiting their 2nd class of non-scholarship Players. They began play in the PFL in the Fall of 2013, going 10-2 & very nearly winning the PFL Championship & making the FCS Playoffs with almost all FR & R-FR Players https://mercerbears.com/sports/football/schedule/2013. Mercer signed their 1st class of Scholarship Players in 2014 & began SoCon play that Fall.
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3) Interesting / Kinda Funny Anecdote - FUBeAR, while ‘on hiatus’ (long story) temporarily from serving as a Grad Asst Football Coach for the Paladins in 1983, was asked to help in the Ticket Office the week of the 1st Playoff game vs. Boston University. Answering the phone one day late in the week, a major donor (as I later learned) requested his usual location for his seats to the game from FUBeAR. Unfortunately, they had already been sold to another donor. That news was not well-received and my further interaction with that donor (Dr. Younts, as you may have guessed), did not go well - most certainly because FUBeAR was as a young arrogant idiot with no skills or experience in Customer Service. Also, as you can tell, I’ve not forgotten it; so it was an important learning experience for me. That was my 1 & only interface with Dr. Younts to date. As an amazing benefactor to so many for so long, I hope to somehow have the opportunity to meet him, personally, some day. I wonder if he would remember our call. Anderson & Furman are so fortunate to be recipients of his long-standing benevolence.

Lamb was out as Furman's coach after the 2010 season, not 2011, I believe. I think he announced his resignation either the day of or the day after Furman's home loss to Georgia Southern.

He makes sense for Anderson - established head coach, from "the area," with knowledge of how to startup a program. Lamb continues what has been a pretty unique career path from what I can tell.

I am not sure what Anderson's timeline is, but I think you can move a startup a little faster than Mercer did and be alright. ETSU, I believe, had a more expedited timeline than Mercer and jumped right into the SoCon. There's no "right" way to do it, I'm sure, but Lamb would be one of the few coaches in the country that has a pretty good idea of what it takes to get a program off the ground.

Good luck to him.

[gman84]

As far as AU’s timeline is concerned, they officially announced in the fall of 2019. Their plan has always been to start in the ‘24 season. Knowing how they operate, since my daughter enrolled in ‘18, they are comfortable with their plan.

[FUBeAR]

A few comments…

1) Coach Lamb will do an outstanding job of getting the Trojans’ Football program started & headed in the right direction.

Some know FUBeAR Jr. was a “Day1” Player for Mercer & played for Coach Lamb his entire time as a Bear. Also, Coach Lamb & FUBeAR were FU Teammates, so FUBeAR expresses this confidence from a unique & mostly 1st-Hand perspective. There is only 1 Head Coach who Anderson could have hired who holds the NCAA D1 record for most 1st season wins by a start-up program & they got that man.

Very excited for Coach Lamb & his family!
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2) The startup timeline expressed appears a bit longer than was Mercer’s. Coach Lamb was hired @ Mercer shortly following his departure from FU after the 2011 season. Mercer began recruiting Players, without the benefit of Athletics Scholarships, in January of 2012. Those Players enrolled @ Mercer & practiced (only) the Fall of 2012 & Spring of 2013, while recruiting their 2nd class of non-scholarship Players. They began play in the PFL in the Fall of 2013, going 10-2 & very nearly winning the PFL Championship & making the FCS Playoffs with almost all FR & R-FR Players https://mercerbears.com/sports/football/schedule/2013. Mercer signed their 1st class of Scholarship Players in 2014 & began SoCon play that Fall.

Lamb was out as Furman's coach after the 2010 season, not 2011, I believe. I think he announced his resignation either the day of or the day after Furman's home loss to Georgia Southern.

He makes sense for Anderson - established head coach, from "the area," with knowledge of how to startup a program. Lamb continues what has been a pretty unique career path from what I can tell.

I am not sure what Anderson's timeline is, but I think you can move a startup a little faster than Mercer did and be alright. ETSU, I believe, had a more expedited timeline than Mercer and jumped right into the SoCon. There's no "right" way to do it, I'm sure, but Lamb would be one of the few coaches in the country that has a pretty good idea of what it takes to get a program off the ground.

Good luck to him.

Correct about Coach Lamb’s departure date from FU. So, Mercer had a HC in Jan of 2011 & began play Fall of 2013.

Incorrect about ETSU. Coach Torbush was hired by ETSU 6/13. They brought in their 1st Class of Players (scholarship) in Fall of 2014, practiced that Fall & Spring of 2015. They played as an FCS Independent in 2015 & began SoCon play in 2016…with 3 Recruited classes of scholarship Players.

So, almost the same timeline & path as Mercer, just 2 years later…and ETSU joined the SoCon with 3 recruited classes of scholarship Players (2014-16) vs. Mercer’s 1 such class (2014).

[Affirm]

Anderson is the closest place to his hometown that Lamb has ever coached. If he wanted to, he could live in Commerce and commute to the job.

[Davemeister]

I'm sure he could . . . if he wanted to.

BL was at Furman for a long time. He has lived more of his life in Greenville than in Commerce. I think he will take up residence in the Upstate.

[Affirm]

I'm sure he could . . . if he wanted to.

BL was at Furman for a long time. He has lived more of his life in Greenville than in Commerce. I think he will take up residence in the Upstate.

Hope so.

[MNORM]

I'm sure he could . . . if he wanted to.

BL was at Furman for a long time. He has lived more of his life in Greenville than in Commerce. I think he will take up residence in the Upstate.

Hope so.

Unless there's another Bobby Lamb in Commerce, I'm fairly certain he's living there now...at least that's where his location was on FB Marketplace a few weeks ago when some golf clubs he was selling popped up on my feed.

[cavedweller2]

Good thing he got that job at AU. Must be hard up to have to sell his golf clubs.

[FUBeAR]

Good thing he got that job at AU. Must be hard up to have to sell his golf clubs.

Hmmm…you may be right.

Speaking of…anyone interested in a full set (3-SW) of 1989 model PingEye2 irons. Stiff shafts, 1” longer than Std. Regripped at least within the past 10-15 years. I think, after 32 years, I might oughta upgrade.

As FUBeAR will be adding his likeness to each club, starting bidding of $5,000

[Affirm]

I'm sure he could . . . if he wanted to.

BL was at Furman for a long time. He has lived more of his life in Greenville than in Commerce. I think he will take up residence in the Upstate.

Hope so.

Unless there's another Bobby Lamb in Commerce, I'm fairly certain he's living there now...at least that's where his location was on FB Marketplace a few weeks ago when some golf clubs he was selling popped up on my feed.

With that info, even though I still hope he moves back to the upstate, I am guessing he’ll stay in GA. 59 miles on I-85 is not that far.

[Rokawaylifer]

Stiff shafts i inch longer than standard. Where is that mouth breather that reported me for talking foul.? Those are great clubs.

Good thing he got that job at AU. Must be hard up to have to sell his golf clubs.

Hmmm…you may be right.

Speaking of…anyone interested in a full set (3-SW) of 1989 model PingEye2 irons. Stiff shafts, 1” longer than Std. Regripped at least within the past 10-15 years. I think, after 32 years, I might oughta upgrade.

As FUBeAR will be adding his likeness to each club, starting bidding of $5,000