Furman @ North Carolina

[thirdgendin]

Bad start for Furman. UNC has the ball, and scores a TD on a 58-yard screen pass on 3rd and long.

[thirdgendin]

EVEN WORSE! Furman fumbles the ensuing kickoff at its own 9 yard line. First and goal Tarheels at the 9. Bad mojo.

[thirdgendin]

Two plays, touchdown UNC.

Furman 0
North Carolina 14
12:02 1Q

Five plays for UNC and 14 points.

[ravens]

14-7

[youwouldno]

21-7. Furman's D hasn't shown up yet, of course one TD was really on the special teams.

[thirdgendin]

21-7 end of first quarter. Furman had a 2nd TD that was called back for holding. 3rd and long inside the UNC 20 to start the 2nd quarter.

[youwouldno]

21-14. Furman's offense is rolling through UNC but the defense needs a stop.

[thirdgendin]

Both teams have finally each punted for the first time. UNC leads 24-14, Furman ball with 1:20 left in the first half.

It will be interesting to see if Gray comes back out as he was hit hard at the end of the last drive. He has looked great today.

[BestOfBreed]

Maybe Furman should run that offense the rest of the year. They looked good a couple of years ago at Clemson running it too.

[thirdgendin]

24-14 at the half. I've been impressed with the last 27 minutes of play...the first 3 left a lot to be desired.

Furman gets the second half kickoff. A score to start off the half could make this an interesting game.

[thirdgendin]

Maybe Furman should run that offense the rest of the year. They looked good a couple of years ago at Clemson running it too.

This year may be the best-suited Furman team we've ever had for this offense. Gray is an effective option runner and Felton looks good in the AP slot in the former GSU offense.

[ASU Kep]

The furman audio wasn't working for me. If ya'll can get it, please keep us updated.

[ravens]

The furman audio wasn't working for me. If ya'll can get it, please keep us updated.
Both Carolina teams beating SoCon at halftimes.

[youwouldno]

Now its 24-21.

[blur2005]

24-21 UNC with 10:45 left in the 3rd quarter. Go Paladins! Let's get another I-AA upset.

[thirdgendin]

Furman picked off UNC on the next possession, but was forced to punt. UNC ball at its own 10.

[psc2445]

td furman 28-24 lead

[GeauxColonels]

Go Paladins!!!!

I can't stand North Carolina in ANY sports!

[JohnStOnge]

Yeah buddy. I looked at the stats so far. Furman is dominating.

[thirdgendin]

UNC now leads 31-28 at the end of the 3rd quarter.

[ASU Kep]

31-28 unc at end of 3rd.

[ASU Kep]

gray has passed for 200+.

[ASU Kep]

1st down furmie, in the red zone.

[ASU Kep]

another 1st, right at the goal

[ASU Kep]

TD Vermin!!!

[ASU Kep]

35-31 purple pansies. :)

[Ivytalk]

How much time left? Go I-AA!! Ralph, what's the single-season record for most I-AA wins over I-A teams?

[RadMann]

Go Furman, although I sort on know how the I-A programs feel after losing to a lower scholarship program with UD's loss today..... :(

[ASU Kep]

td tarholes...9 min to go in 4th...

[ASU Kep]

38-35 tarholes...this one is coming down to the WIRE.

[ASU Kep]

vermin dominating in almost every statistical category, but down 3 with 9 to go...

[ASU Kep]

vermin stuck deep, incomplete on 1st down.

[JohnStOnge]

vermin dominating in almost every statistical category, but down 3 with 9 to go...

I'm looking at the stats and it's hard to see how Furman's managed to be behind right now.

[ASU Kep]

ACC refs tend to do that.

[ASU Kep]

Timeout vermin, 8 min to go.

[ASU Kep]

damn! gray sacked, loss of 6-7. 3rd down.

[ASU Kep]

gain of 8, 4th and 9...vermin to punt.

[ASU Kep]

crappy punt, unc is at the vermin 41, 7:28 left.

[JohnStOnge]

Well, North Carolina has caught up some in the stats. The shame of it is that Furman opened up so badly to spot UNC 14 points.

[ASU Kep]

furman HAS to stop 'em. big run play for 12 yards to the vermin 25.

[ASU Kep]

ouch, tarholes now in vermin red zone.

[ASU Kep]

2nd and 7 from the vermin 10.

[ASU Kep]

big third and 2.

[ASU Kep]

4TH AND ONE!

[Mr. C]

4th and short for Tar Babies at the three.

[JohnStOnge]

4th and short for Tar Babies at the three.

Careful. There are people out there who don't know where the term "Tar Baby" comes from and think it's a racial slur.

[ASU Kep]

1st and goal from the 3...things not looking good.

[ASU Kep]

3rd and goal from the uno.

[thirdgendin]

Ugh, touchdown Tarheels. This is a tough one to lose.

[ASU Kep]

F--k! Tarhole TD. Vermin in lotsa trouble, 2 mins left.

[Mr. C]

Careful. There are people out there who don't know where the term "Tar Baby" comes from and think it's a racial slur.
No racial slur, but a common term that people use for UNC-Chapel Hill all of the time in these parts.

[ASU Kep]

I feel for ya, din. Ya'll deserved to win this one.

[thirdgendin]

If anything, the worst thing to come out of this game could be injuries. Felton limped off after scoring his 4th TD, all-conference LB Andrew Jones has been hurt, WR R.J. Webb (leading receiver tonight) is out of the game, etc.

This game has been a great coming-out party for Renaldo Gray, and I feel much more confident in having him lead the team the rest of the season.

[Mr. C]

Ugh, touchdown Tarheels. This is a tough one to lose.
Your defense just ran out of gas. Great effort and the Furman offense finally came around tonight. The UNC radio guys were talking about how confused the Tar Heel defense was, trying to figure out if Furman was going to run the option, pound the ball with Felton, or pass. Those 22 extra schollies won this game.

[thirdgendin]

Two quick completions puts Furman in UNC territory, but we don't have any timeouts.

[ASU Kep]

Gray with a loooong completion!

[ASU Kep]

come on, score here.

[GeauxColonels]

I think with this performance, as well as the other performances today from Southern Illinois, Wofford and Nicholls State and performances in the prior weeks from New Hampshire, UMass and Montana State PROVE that I-AA is closing the gap quickly on low-to-mid level I-A teams.

[Mr. C]

If anything, the worst thing to come out of this game could be injuries. Felton limped off after scoring his 4th TD, all-conference LB Andrew Jones has been hurt, WR R.J. Webb (leading receiver tonight) is out of the game, etc.

This game has been a great coming-out party for Renaldo Gray, and I feel much more confident in having him lead the team the rest of the season.
Interesting day for Gray and his family. His cousin, freshman Armanti Edwards, passed 15-29-2 for 203 yards and a TD and ran five times for 49 yards in his first college start as Appalachian State won 41-0.

[thirdgendin]

Furman is moving....down to the 18 yard line.

[thirdgendin]

Pass underneath...stayed in bounds...at the 12.

Gray spikes it. 3rd down, 18 seconds left at the 12.

[Mr. C]

TD pass to Sprague from Gray 45-41

[thirdgendin]

TOUCHDOWN!

[Mr. C]

PAT is good 45-42 with 12 seconds left

[ASU Kep]

I didn't know Gray and Edwards were related...thats gonna be interesting come Black Saturday.

[Mr. C]

How about an onside kick and a miracle TD pass?

[thirdgendin]

Unofficially, Gray is 20-27 for 310 yards and 1 TD. Furman is now over 500 yards of total offense. EDIT: 521 total yards.

Onside kick is coming.

[thirdgendin]

Beckler won't be kicking the onside kick...some new guy who apparently has a great ability for onside kicks...we'll see.

[ASU Kep]

whats up with the onside?

[GeauxColonels]

This is where the new clock rules could hurt. Even if you do recover the kick, a second or 2 extra has ticked off the clock compared to the old rule

[thirdgendin]

FURMAN RECOVERS!!! but play is under review

[BestOfBreed]

Great game Paladins!!!

[GeauxColonels]

FURMAN RECOVERS!!! but play is under review
What specifically are they reviewing? If the ball went 10 yards?

[ASU Kep]

ACC REFS SUCK!

[thirdgendin]

Play is overturned...terrible. Furman didn't receive any favors from the ACC officials tonight.

[thirdgendin]

The ruled that Furman touched the ball between the 44 and 45 yard line.

[GeauxColonels]

Play is overturned...terrible. Furman didn't receive any favors from the ACC officials tonight.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hate the All Criminal Conference. :nonono2: :nonono2:

[GtFllsGriz]

Great game Furman! I love to watch your offense unless we are playing against it. A little defense could have made a huge difference in this game. Very respectable.

[ravens]

Beckler won't be kicking the onside kick...some new guy who apparently has a great ability for onside kicks...we'll see.
better than Beckler ???? and he doesn't get it 10 yards ?: smh :

[thirdgendin]

better than Beckler ???? and he doesn't get it 10 yards ?: smh :

No, he kicked it 12 yards. Furman recovered at the 47, but the officials ruled that it was initially touched 9.99999999999999 yards beyond the line of scrimmage.

[GeauxColonels]

No, he kicked it 12 yards. Furman recovered at the 47, but the officials ruled that it was initially touched 9.99999999999999 yards beyond the line of scrimmage.
I think you forgot a few 9s.

[thirdgendin]

I think you forgot a few 9s.

:rotateh:

[Mr. C]

In my experience, the ACC has some of the worst officials in college football (the Big Sky and MEAC are some of the worst in I-AA in my opinion). The ACC doesn't send its best guys to game like this and they know if they want to work at these places again, they better take care of the home team. I have seen too many screwball things happen in these SoCon-ACC matchups to think these folks are playing straight.

[CSU BUCS]

In my experience, the ACC has some of the worst officials in college football ......

Agree, the Big South uses ACC Officals and some crews are just plain bad.

[Retro]

That was a terrible call! The angle of the replays was deceiving, but he clearly touched it right on the line.. There was no conclusive evidence he touched it early.. Typical calls againest the lower division team...
I always say when you play a I-A team you're playing the refs too.. Lots of bad calls all over college football today...

[Mr. C]

Radio post-game. UNC coach Bunting "There was NO DOUBT in our minds that the onside kick was illegally touched." What a bunch of CRAP!!!

[Mr. C]

That was a terrible call! The angle of the replays was deceiving, but he clearly touched it right on the line.. There was no conclusive evidence he touched it early.. Typical calls againest the lower division team...
I always say when you play a I-A team you're playing the refs too.. Lots of bad calls all over college football today...
That's the key. It has to be CONCLUSIVE evidence to overturn. It wasn't that likely that Furman would have scored in the final play, but to deny them the chance is awful. Furman fans know as well as ANY school from experience that strange things can happen in the final seconds.

[Mr. C]

Agree, the Big South uses ACC Officals and some crews are just plain bad.
You get the same ones that they get for ACC-SoCon games, too.

[PaladinFan]

That's the key. It has to be CONCLUSIVE evidence to overturn. It wasn't that likely that Furman would have scored in the final play, but to deny them the chance is awful. Furman fans know as well as ANY school from experience that strange things can happen in the final seconds.

I hear that.

[youwouldno]

Still, Furman's defense didn't get enough stops. The refs are part of home field advantage... it doesn't make their calls right but it's hardly a surprise. The call in this game is nowhere near as bad as the onside call in the Oklahoma-Oregon game (directly leading to a miracle Oregon win at home).

I think, for I-AA purposes, the main thing to take out of this game is that Furman's offense is back. There still might be inconsistency but Gray was dominant as was the running game. The O-line is coming together after a slow start.

On the other hand, this is a step back for the defense. I think part of the problem is that Furman hadn't seen a good QB yet... Sexton executed very well throughout the game. Pass D was a problem last year and that will need some more work this year. Run D is solid.

[Retro]

That's the key. It has to be CONCLUSIVE evidence to overturn. It wasn't that likely that Furman would have scored in the final play, but to deny them the chance is awful. Furman fans know as well as ANY school from experience that strange things can happen in the final seconds.

Bunting will be gone after this season anyway.. xidiotx

[ronpayne]

Another case of ACC refs messing up I-AA games. I would like to see NC State play ASU in BOONE, with a SOCON crew. Or, UNC play Furman @ Furman, with a SOCON crew. I'm not saying it would change the scores, but then again maybe it would! The Rock is a hard place to win at, Charlie Cobb has done a good job with the home game atmosphere! Good effort Furman - I look forward to playing you this year!

[putter]

Furman had a few calls go against them tonight. They outplayed UNC the whole game. congrats to the Paladins :thumbsup:

[PaladinFan]

I disagree that this was a step back for the defense. UNC's offensive line is the best one we'll see. I don't think they even allowed a sack to Virginia Tech.

We gave up a lot of big plays on mismatches on the outside. #9 and #1 are very good recivers for the Tarheels and our cbs gave up 9 inches or so to each. After watching out d play against IAA competition, I think they will be just fine.

Offense was insane. That option was a guaranteed 5 yrds every time. Stepp might emerge as THE reciever in the SoCon.

[Mr. C]

ACC lines normally have huge size advantages over SoCon teams and this matchup was the same. Furman's defense actually played well after they got down 14-0 in the first three minutes (that's really what hurt the Paladins). The play of the defense through the first three quarters allowed Furman to come back and take the lead twice. The Paladin D just ran out of gas. No lack of ability, or effort.

[Ronald Sconyers]

We definitely have a dog in this hunt! :hyped: Watch out SoCon here we come! As for the bad calls, it was rough, and I do think it changed the game. Lots of blatant holds by UNC not called,:bang: and everytime we blinked we were getting called for something.: flamemad Bad Joojoo. Same s_ _ t they pulled at NC State with the Mountainqueers. Just looking out for their own I guess. :nonono2: I wouldn't be suprised if this is the last game UNC wins this year, maybe they can beat Duke.

[OL FU]

I am happy to see the offense show up. Gray was great.
500 plus yards. more than we had in the two previous games combined? Not quite but close.

SoCon is going to be interesting this year.

Furman ASU WCU CHATT Wofford and GSU:eek: who knows. Going to be a whale of a year.

Even Elon is better:smiley_wi