Tennessee Tech - August 31

[The Jackal]

The Jackal's Birdseye view for tonight:

I'm excited to see how the offense has developed with Roper/Huff being in their roles for a full year now.

TTU doesn't have much experience at QB, so I would expect them to try to establish the run with some of their talented backs. Stopping the run was such a staple of Furman's defensive identity last season, that I'm interested to see how we handle that early.

We were susceptible some some lapses in defensive coverage last year. TTU will know that and I expect we'll see them give their young QB some chances to throw 50/50 balls down the field in hopes of breaking a big play.

Offensively, we're going to need to establish the run. Keep Huff clean on pass plays. Run the ball hard.

Expect anything and everything. This game is instant credibility for the Golden Eagles. They know they are not likely to stand toe-to-toe for four quarters and exchange body blows with Furman, so they're going to take their shots.

Furman needs to win the halves. Finish strong before half time. Finish strong late.

[gofurman]

This game is on both ESPN+ and CW channel 62 right??

[FUBeAR]

I have not been as excited about a Furman football season since the 2005. It's been a long time since FU has gotten as much positive attention from the media and ranking services.

That makes me a little nervous that we can live up to the hype. But I think this group of players and coaches can do it. There's a lot of experience coming back from last year.

I don't think Tenn Tech is going to be a pushover.

Go Paladins!

TTU is for sure not coming to lose. A win in Greenville would give them instant credibility as a program. Arguably the biggest game on their schedule.

Furman is the heavy favorite, but they are going to give us a fight.

THIS> REAL PROGRAMS respect everyone and while they expect to win they do NOT expect to just show up and win.. they know they have to give everything on EVERY PLAY and that is what makes them good. ANything less and upsets happen. TTU has this game circled I guarantee you. It's an opportunity for instant respect. These aren't chumps - they are recruited scholarship players picked third in their conference.

This game kinda feels like the 2005 opener at JSU (but luckily this is a home game). Highly ranked and expected to win. This isn’t North Greenville so agreed with what was said: show up on every play and win.

That game was A LOT of fun. FUBeAR was there.

[Furman Sports Report]

Notes on honoring Dick Sheridan, replacing Ryan Miller, Joshua Harris and freshmen to look out for here:
http://www.furmansportsreport.com/2023/ ... am-in.html

[FUwolfpacker]

That game was A LOT of fun. FUBeAR was there.

That game was a blast. Wolf, Jackal, and several other students were there (maybe Din Djarin? - sorry if you were and I forgot buddy), and we had a good time going back and forth with the Jax St band.

I REALLY hope it's not that close tonight!

[Roundball]

[Davemeister]

This game is on both ESPN+ and CW channel 62 right??

Right.

[KingPaladin]

My birds eye view: Score more points and we win

[Davemeister]

A good strategy!

[FUpaladin08]

I have not been as excited about a Furman football season since the 2005. It's been a long time since FU has gotten as much positive attention from the media and ranking services.

That makes me a little nervous that we can live up to the hype. But I think this group of players and coaches can do it. There's a lot of experience coming back from last year.

I don't think Tenn Tech is going to be a pushover.

Go Paladins!

TTU is for sure not coming to lose. A win in Greenville would give them instant credibility as a program. Arguably the biggest game on their schedule.

Furman is the heavy favorite, but they are going to give us a fight.

THIS> REAL PROGRAMS respect everyone and while they expect to win they do NOT expect to just show up and win.. they know they have to give everything on EVERY PLAY and that is what makes them good. ANything less and upsets happen. TTU has this game circled I guarantee you. It's an opportunity for instant respect. These aren't chumps - they are recruited scholarship players picked third in their conference.

This game kinda feels like the 2005 opener at JSU (but luckily this is a home game). Highly ranked and expected to win. This isn’t North Greenville so agreed with what was said: show up on every play and win.

That game was on the road against a top 20 opponent.


I think we, as fans, need to understand this Furman team isn't going to beat everyone by a billion points. We're gonna play some tough teams. Outside of South Carolina, we may be the biggest game on every team's schedule this year. We're going to play some close games. We may end up losing a game or two we shouldn't.

I'm excited to see the story of this season unfold. We should be pretty good. It'd be nice to see the boys go make a nice statement out of the gate.

No doubt the circumstances are different, this just seems like a similar feel to how that 2005 season started:
1. Coming off a solid playoff run
2. 2nd year QB coming off a tremendous season
3. High preseason ranking/expectations
4. Not starting the season with a cupcake team

I was at every game in 2005 and while it was fun to win the JSU game, it was way too close for comfort. One could even argue the hangover from that game lingered into the flop the following week at Western. I know the players and staff are ready for tonight. I’m just a bit rusty as a fan when it comes to preseason confidence.

[The Jackal]

Yeah, a night game in Cullowhee as the back end of a back-to-back road swing to start the season had disaster written all over it. If I recall, WCU played a D2 school first week while Furman had to tangle with a top 20 team on the road in what was - at that time - one of the toughest venues to visit in FCS football. As FCS games go, that's up there with one of the more brutal schedules we've had to start a season.

Looking back at that 2005 season, though, I was surprised to see that a lot of our games ended up being shootouts. During the regular season, only once did we hold a team under 21 points (Elon). We surrendered around 28 ppg that season. Helps to score 35 a contest, though.

[FUBeAR]

Investment advisors believe Furman will win by 24.5 points tonight and the total score for both Teams will be 50.5 points

….so, about 37-13, good guys.


FUBeAR sees it like this…

Furman D, seeking to win the SoCon AND earn a Top 2 Playoff Seed, takes this opportunity to shut down an All Big Sky / All-American RB that portaled hisself to Cookeville. Golden Eagles have a huge question mark at QB. Furman rolls.

FINAL SCORE: Furman 42 - TTU 6

[Furmanoid]

This ain’t what I was expecting so far.

[gofurman]

Investment advisors believe Furman will win by 24.5 points tonight and the total score for both Teams will be 50.5 points

….so, about 37-13, good guys.


FUBeAR sees it like this…

Furman D, seeking to win the SoCon AND earn a Top 2 Playoff Seed, takes this opportunity to shut down an All Big Sky / All-American RB that portaled hisself to Cookeville. Golden Eagles have a huge question mark at QB. Furman rolls.

FINAL SCORE: Furman 42 - TTU 6

42-6. doubt it . We are a 27 pt favorite. I don’t see it.

[HB88]

Not sure what Huff was seeing on that interception.