Tennessee Tech - Sept. 11

[I-85 Paladin]

We played well and at no point was I all that worried about the outcome. Defense was simply stifling and at times the offense looked great. I'd be lying if I didn't hope I would see a score that reflected the domination the field but I'll take it. Hamp looked sharp early on and we got some good runs. Felt like we maybe got into a bit of a rut on the offensive play calling at times but it was effective so I can't "really" complain except in the red zone. Hard to get hyped up with only a 26-0 knowing it could have easily have been so much more and TT isn't a powerhouse but plenty reason to be hopeful for our chances in upcoming games.

[The Jackal]

We played well and at no point was I all that worried about the outcome. Defense was simply stifling and at times the offense looked great. I'd be lying if I didn't hope I would see a score that reflected the domination the field but I'll take it. Hamp looked sharp early on and we got some good runs. Felt like we maybe got into a bit of a rut on the offensive play calling at times but it was effective so I can't "really" complain except in the red zone. Hard to get hyped up with only a 26-0 knowing it could have easily have been so much more and TT isn't a powerhouse but plenty reason to be hopeful for our chances in upcoming games.

I suppose its nice to folks to be complaining about the margin of victory instead of whether there is a victory.

[Affirm]

Way to go Furman!
First shutout of an opponent in 17 years.(?)
BACK TO HOLY CROSS:
Holy Cross, after beating FBS UConn last week by 10, loses 21-35 today in home opener against Merrimack College Warriors, a school that still has 2 years left to complete on their 4-year transition to Division I.

[Affirm]

It's midway through the 4th Q and TTU has 100 yards of offense.

They haven't really gotten further than Furman's 40

Defense has been stellar. Would be nice to get a shutout. When was last?

Our game notes state that our last shutout Oct. 2004 against Elon (10-0)

As an aside, that was a game where Furman fans were super concerned about the offense after a pretty bad Phoenix team limited a potent Paladin offense.

When was our last “away” shutout victory, score, opponent? Was it that 2004 Elon game, or was that Elon game at home?

[The Jackal]

Way to go Furman!
First shutout of an opponent in 17 years.(?)
BACK TO HOLY CROSS:
Holy Cross, after beating FBS UConn last week by 10, loses 21-35 today in home opener against Merrimack College Warriors, a school that still has 2 years left to complete on their 4-year transition to Division I.

I remember that last shutout. It was on the road.

Elon wasn't very good. Furman was very good. Just an off night for Ingle Martin in the offense. Elon's Chad Nkang made what felt like every tackle for the Phoenix.

That game had a sort of similar feel. It was "close" but the Phoenix weren't really a threat to win the game because you just never felt like they could score once, much less twice.

[FurmAlum]

Got frustrated with the offense in the second half. But hard to complain about a 26-0 shutout on the road.

The defense looks as good as I've ever seen it!

Anybody know why Gilby was wearing 24? Did he forget to bring his jersey?

The announcers were very complimentary of FU in general. They talked about how good Sisson runs the option. Go figure. He did run it better this week.

Blackshear's gonna be an All-American.

[The Jackal]

Got frustrated with the offense in the second half. But hard to complain about a 26-0 shutout on the road.

The defense looks as good as I've ever seen it!

Anybody know why Gilby was wearing 24? Did he forget to bring his jersey?

The announcers were very complimentary of FU in general. They talked about how good Sisson runs the option. Go figure. He did run it better this week.

Blackshear's gonna be an All-American.

Scott Keeler said Gilby had torn his jersey in the pregame.

[gofurman]

Paladins missing several starters on defense.

Who was missing as a starter?? I thought I saw everyone? PM me if you want. Maybe Lawrence or Sochovka?? Appreciate reply

[The Jackal]

Paladins missing several starters on defense.

Who was missing as a starter?? I thought I saw everyone? PM me if you want. Maybe Lawrence or Sochovka?? Appreciate reply

Pretty widely reported that Sochovka suffered a knee injury against A&T and did not play

[gofurman]

Paladins missing several starters on defense.

Who was missing as a starter?? I thought I saw everyone? PM me if you want. Maybe Lawrence or Sochovka?? Appreciate reply

Pretty widely reported that Sochovka suffered a knee injury against A&T and did not play

Jackal, THANKS ! Any others? Did Lawrence or Ivan Yates Play? Is Sochovka probably to be back soon. PM if prefer. Thank you all

FYI McKoy played a good game. Great to see him backin

[apaladin]

Paladins missing several starters on defense.

Who was missing as a starter?? I thought I saw everyone? PM me if you want. Maybe Lawrence or Sochovka?? Appreciate reply

Pretty widely reported that Sochovka suffered a knee injury against A&T and did not play

He went out early in the second half against A&T and was limping the rest of the game so wasn’t expecting him to play today,

[The Jackal]

Paladins missing several starters on defense.

Who was missing as a starter?? I thought I saw everyone? PM me if you want. Maybe Lawrence or Sochovka?? Appreciate reply

Pretty widely reported that Sochovka suffered a knee injury against A&T and did not play

Jackal, THANKS ! Any others? Did Lawrence or Ivan Yates Play? Is Sochovka probably to be back soon. PM if prefer. Thank you all

FYI McKoy played a good game. Great to see him backin

I'm not trying to be obnoxious about this, but Furman reported the Sochovoka injury, so this isn't inside baseball.

As for who actually plays in a game, that is reported in the "participation" portion of the box score. Both Lawrence and Yates started the game, so, yes, they played.

https://furmanpaladins.com/sports/footb ... score/7440

[youwouldno]

I suppose its nice to folks to be complaining about the margin of victory instead of whether there is a victory.

There are a couple of comments along these lines, but here's the thing - Furman has almost never lost to teams like TTU, well at least not in the past 50 years. The last time Furman lost to a team with an equal or worse Massey rating was 2014 (Citadel). Before that it's maybe SC State in 1994, and then there's Wofford in 1979. So, even in real down years, it basically doesn't happen.

Now, shutouts are pretty rare, especially these days. So the defense deserves a lot of credit for dominating to such an extent, start to finish. They clearly were on a different level than the TTU offense.

But offense has the advantage in today's game. Strong opposing offenses are going to score a decent amount. The offense Furman showed today is good enough to beat teams at the bottom of FCS, no question, but it's not enough against top SoCon opponents. I think the potential is there, but the TTU game wasn't evidence for it.

[apaladin]

Anyone notice that even though we had new home jerseys last week we did not have new away jerseys today?

[gofurman]

Paladins missing several starters on defense.

Who was missing as a starter?? I thought I saw everyone? PM me if you want. Maybe Lawrence or Sochovka?? Appreciate reply

Pretty widely reported that Sochovka suffered a knee injury against A&T and did not play

He went out early in the second half against A&T and was limping the rest of the game so wasn’t expecting him to play today,

Thanks AP ! He was on the starting two deep roster so that threw me.