Furman Doing Well

[IdaGriz01]

Unranked Furman still leads #25 South Carolina State, 30-20, midway through the final quarter. And so far they look pretty good.

 

[IdaGriz01]

Amazing punt coverage by the Paladins, SC State down just inside the 1 yard line.

 

[IdaGriz01]

Looks like Furman will be our first "upset" in these play-in games. They lead by 10 with less that 2 min. left.

EDIT: A wrap, Furman wins.

Also, Sacred Heart has stormed back and are only 4 points back at the end of Q3. Could get interesting.

 

[BWahlberg]

Furman is headed to NDSU now, right?

 

[IdaGriz01]

Furman is headed to NDSU now, right?

Uh, yeah. Good luck with that.

 

[Da Boyz Mom]

Furman is headed to NDSU now, right?

Uh, yeah. Good luck with that.

If by some great cosmic miracle Furman could beat NDSU, (and the Griz beat CCU) we would get Furman at home in the quarters. Probably no chance of it happening, but it's a nice thought!

 

[mikegriz]

Furman is headed to NDSU now, right?

Uh, yeah. Good luck with that.

So I take it Furman has no prayer?

 

[signedbewildered]

Furman takes out SCS 30 to 20

 

[signedbewildered]

Furman 30, South Carolina State 20: Jairus Hollman scored on a school-record 90-yard punt return and took back an interception for another score as the visiting Paladins won the FCS Subdivision playoff opener.Tanner Skogen rushed for 116 yards to lead the offense for Furman, which will play at top-seeded and two-time defending champion North Dakota State next Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET. Reese Hannon threw just 10 passes, completing three for 67 yards and a touchdown for the Paladins (8-5).Richard Cue completed 17-of-28 passes for 154 yards and a touchdown for South Carolina State, which finished 9-4. Justin Taylor rushed for 62 yards and Cue added 46 rushing yards for the Bulldogs.Hollman's punt return gave the Paladins a 7-6 lead and his 34-yard interception return for a score stretched it to 27-13 with five minutes left in the third quarter. Austin Smith scored on a 4-yard end-around to cut the deficit to seven early in the fourth quarter, but Ray Early's 32-yard field goal with 8:28 left extended the lead back to 10.Coupled with Bethune-Cookman's loss Saturday against Coastal Carolina, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference has lost 18 consecutive FCS playoff games dating to 1999. Furman was making its first FCS playoff appearance since 2006 after winning a share of the Southern Conference this season.

 

[Preoticmrnnslvr]

maybe Furman is on a revenge tour and they are headed to Montana?

 

[grizindabox]

Do not see it as much of an upset...SC St is from the MEAC

 

[IdaGriz01]

Do not see it as much of an upset...SC St is from the MEAC

Yeah, that's why I put it in quotes: "upset."

 

[OrgonGriz]

I have a hunch Furman gives NDSU a battle. Will Furman beat NDSU, probably not. However if we win as well next weekend it would be nice to have another playoff game at WA Griz and add another team to the bone pile.

 

[grizindabox]

I have a hunch Furman gives NDSU a battle. Will Furman beat NDSU, probably not. However if we win as well next weekend it would be nice to have another playoff game at WA Griz and add another team to the bone pile.

Game will not be close...

 

[grizophile]

Furman is headed to NDSU now, right?

The Fighting Vermin will meet thier Waterloo in Fargo followed closely by the winner of next weeks game in Missoula.

 

[Hammer]

Isn't Furman the cop that found OJ's bloody glove outside of the guesthouse?