Colgate at Furman - Game Thread

[TheValleyRaider]

We're just under 4 hours to kickoff from Paladin Stadium in Greenville, SC

Colgate Raiders, 1-0
at
Furman Paladins, 0-0

Last Time Out
Colgate - W 30-29 vs Monmouth
Furman - W 58-21 vs Wofford (2009)

All-Time Series: Furman 1-0
Streak: Furman, 1 Win
Last Meeting: Furman 42-21 in Hamilton (2008)

Coaches
Colgate: Dick Biddle, 15th Season, 114-51
Furman: Bobby Lamb, 8th Season, 62-34

Media Links from GoColgateRaiders.com (http://www.gocolgateraiders.com/sports/2010/7/11/FB_0711105432.aspx?path=football)

Audio from TeamLine
http://www.teamline.cc/teampage?teamcode=2007

LiveStats from prestoSports
http://livestats.prestosports.com/furman/fball/?e=7utqgdrzpht25gx1

Live Video from Furman All-Access
http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/furman.portal#

Next Game
Colgate - at Syracuse (9/25)
Furman - at South Carolina

Let's Go 'Gate!

[TheValleyRaider]

Some changes to the defensive lineup this week. With Vinnie Nicosia's injury, Mike Barry shifts from ILB back to FS. OLB Patrick Friel moves inside, and Adam Lock takes over the empty spot

Greg Sullivan's performance last week (11-14 for 180 yds, 1 TD passing/15 carries for 74 yds, 2 TDs rushing/254 total yards, 3 TDs) earned him PL Offensive Player of the Week honors. His 5,587 total yards ranks 7th all-time in Colgate history

Nate Eachus has 1,996 career rushing yards, 15th in school history, and needs 225 to break into the top 10. His 27 TDs ranks 11th in Colgate history

[TheValleyRaider]

Radio is up, listening to Bobby Lamb on pregame xthumbsupx

[PaladinFan]

Let's go Furman.

[Bogus Megapardus]

Good luck to both. I'll be checking in on this fantastic one until I leave for the Lafayette/Georgetown game.

[TheValleyRaider]

We're apparently underway, radio is waaay behind

Colgate received the opening kickoff and starts their drive at their own 23. 1st and 10 Raiders

0-0
15:00 1st

[TheValleyRaider]

Colgate opens with a 3 and out, Goldszak's punt gets to the 25, and is returned by Mims to the 28. But there's a Holding call, and Furman is pushed back to their 18. 1st and 10 Paladins

0-0
13:58 1st

[TheValleyRaider]

A sack on 1st down helps slow down Furman, and the defense forces a 3 and out. Short hits the punt, it goes out of bounds at the Colgate 37. 1st and 10 Raiders

0-0
11:53 1st

[TheValleyRaider]

Another drive, another 3 and out. Goldszak's punt is short, out of bounds at the Furman 37. 1st and 10 Paladins

0-0
10:24 1st

[PaladinFan]

My internet stream is going nuts. Who is quarterbacking the Paladins. Lamb made that a game time decision two weeks into the season.

[TheValleyRaider]

Furman pounds the ball on the ground down inside the Colgate 10, but the drive stalls there. 23 yard FG from Early is up and GOOD

3-0 Furman
7:07 1st

[TheValleyRaider]

My internet stream is going nuts. Who is quarterbacking the Paladins. Lamb made that a game time decision two weeks into the season.

Game stats is all I've got, as our radio isn't working. Forcier is under center for FU

[PaladinFan]

Game stats is all I've got, as our radio isn't working. Forcier is under center for FU

It got to be kind of annoying. Lamb said the quarterback competition was so close he couldn't make a call before literally the first game of the season.

[Bogus Megapardus]

Sullivan having some trouble connecting this afternoon, it looks like.

[PaladinFan]

Sullivan having some trouble connecting this afternoon, it looks like.

Furman is a bit of a rarity. They run a 4-2-5 with a lot of speed. Tacklings not great, but there are DBs everywhere

[TheValleyRaider]

Well, our radio is working, almost, and apparently Sullivan was just picked off

3-0 Furman
~5:00 1st

[TheValleyRaider]

So, Sullivan's pass was deep and intercepted at the 10, where Furman was stopped, but now after a big run, Forcier FUMBLED, Moses forced it, Lock recovered at the Furman 37. 1st and 10 Raiders

3-0 FU
5:12 1st

[PaladinFan]

So, Sullivan's pass was deep and intercepted at the 10, where Furman was stopped, but now after a big run, Forcier FUMBLED, Moses forced it, Lock recovered at the Furman 37. 1st and 10 Raiders

3-0 FU
5:12 1st

Big knock on Forcier is ball security. Seems well founded.

[TheValleyRaider]

Big runs from Eachus and Sullivan sets up a 1st and Goal at the 4, but on 3rd down, Steve Rizzo runs and FUMBLES in the end zone, recovered by Furman, ball placed at the 20. 1st and 10 Paladins

3-0 FU
1:15 1st

[Bogus Megapardus]

Steve Rizzo runs and FUMBLES in the end zone


Shoulda given it to Nate.

[PaladinFan]

Impressive from the much maligned Furman defense.

[TheValleyRaider]

Furman picks up some 1st downs, getting near midfield as the clock expires

Colgate 0
Furman 3
End 1st

[TheValleyRaider]

Shoulda given it to Nate.

Really not sure why Rizzo was in there xconfusedx xchinscratchx

[PaladinFan]

back in the action! finally got the webstream up.

Has FU been going nohuddle?

[TheValleyRaider]

Furman runs to start the quarter, setting up 3rd and 1. Paladins take their 2nd TimeOut to think about it

3-0 FU
14:24 2nd

[PaladinFan]

Two big plays to Uhaa gets the ball inside the 10. Paladins knocking on the door.

[TheValleyRaider]

2 big plays for Uhaa sets up 1st and Goal, Williams runs from 8 yards out, TOUCHDOWN. PAT from Early is up and GOOD

10-0 FU
12:57 2nd

[TheValleyRaider]

Kickoff from Early is returned by McKenzie to the 31. 1st and 10 Raiders

1-0 FU
12:51 2nd

[PaladinFan]

Finally looks like the Furman I remember. Tight on defense, tough runnin gup the middle. Hope I don't jinxs us.

[PaladinFan]

Appears to be overcast. Good for Colagte. Still humid, but not hot.

[TheValleyRaider]

Furman's pass defense continues to look good, forces Colgate to punt. Goldszak's punt hits Mims' foot, but bounces into his hands. Mims is pushed out at the 13. 1st and 10 Paladins

10-0 Furman
10:16 2nd

[TheValleyRaider]

Aided by a Holding penalty, the Colgate defense holds, and Furman will have to punt from the 20. Short's punt fielded by Marshall at the 33, returned up to the 37. 1st and 10 Raiders

10-0 Furman
8:01 2nd

[TheValleyRaider]

Colgate having some trouble holding onto the ball, but now after Capodiferro rumbles forward after recovering a fumble, setting up 4th and 1, and Eachus converts with a 10 yard run, down to the Furman 44

[PaladinFan]

Should call it them the Colgate "Raider." Pretty much a one man show named Eachus.

[TheValleyRaider]

Eachus and Sullivan move the sticks with some big runs (and a fumble or two thrown in), and from the 11, Sullivan takes it himself, TOUCHDOWN! PAT from Colbourne is up and GOOD!

10-7 Furman
3:58 2nd

[TheValleyRaider]

Colbourne's kickoff is short and out of bounds. Ball moved up to the 40. 1st and 10 Paladins

10-7 Furman
3:58 2nd

[TheValleyRaider]

Well, I lost radio again... xmadx

[TheValleyRaider]

On a 3rd and 9, Worley hits Maples from 19 yards out, TOUCHDOWN. Early's PAT is up and GOOD

17-7 Furman
0:50 2nd

['Gate93]

Furman extends its lead, 17-7

[PaladinFan]

Touchdown Paladins. Worley to Maples. 17-7 Paladins.

['Gate93]

This is painful to watch. Hurry up and get to halftime to regroup.

[TheValleyRaider]

Early's kickoff is returned by Cadet to the 30. 1st and 10 Raiders

17-7 Furman
0:46 2nd

[TheValleyRaider]

Colgate moves to the 44, but the clock runs out

Colgate 7
Furman 17
Halftime

[TheValleyRaider]

Huge swing from that one fumble. Instead of maybe a 7-3 lead, it turns into 10-0 Paladins, and here we are. The offense is getting real traction with Eachus, and some with Sullivan, though their ball security needs to be a lot better. The defense is struggling right now, but if they can stop the big plays, we might be able to make a run at this one. The optimist in me says it is far from over...

[FurmanPaladins4138]

Anyone have any idea why I can't make the audio/video stream from furmanpaladins.com work? is there some plug-in that i need??

[TheValleyRaider]

Anyone have any idea why I can't make the audio/video stream from furmanpaladins.com work? is there some plug-in that i need??

Our radio isn't working either. I wonder if it's something wrong at the stadium

[youwouldno]

I can't get the Furman audio to work either.

Eachus is having a lot of success but it's an unbalanced attack for Colgate, with their QB 1/8 for 9 yards and an INT.

[TheValleyRaider]

Getting set for the 2nd half

Colgate to kickoff, Colbourne's kick is taken by Brown at the 11, returned to the 17. 1st and 10 Paladins

Colgate 7
Furman 17
14:55 3rd

[TheValleyRaider]

Furman chewing up yards so far, they face 2nd and 10 at the Colgate 13, but apparently need a TimeOut, their 1st of the half

17-7 Furman
9:35 3rd

[TheValleyRaider]

On 3rd down from the 10, Morely finds Mims, TOUCHDOWN. Early's PAT is up and GOOD

24-7 Furman
8:53 3rd

[TheValleyRaider]

Kickoff from Early is taken at the 16 by Noah Jackson, who returns it up to the 36. 1st and 10 Raiders

24-7 Furman
8:47 3rd

[TheValleyRaider]

2 consecutive False Starts hurt the Raiders there, as Colgate will punt from their 41. Goldszak's kick is returned by Mims, out of bounds at the 32. 1st and 10 Paladins

24-7 Furman
5:05 3rd

[PaladinFan]

Colgate needs to do something more than hand the ball to Eachus. I think the Paladins are quite content to let the Raiders run three yard traps right now and keep Sullivan from airing it out downfield.

[TheValleyRaider]

On 3rd down, pass completed to Mims but it's FUMBLED! Friel recovers at the Colgate 40. 1st and 10 Raiders

24-7 Furman
3:44 3rd

[TheValleyRaider]

On 3rd and 1 from midfield, Eachus is stuffed. On 4th down, the Raiders run Sullivan, who is also stuffed. TURNOVER ON DOWNS, 1st and 10 Paladins

24-7 Furman
1:53 3rd

[TheValleyRaider]

Furman takes it down inside the 5 as the clock expires

Colgate 7
Furman 24
End 3rd

[TheValleyRaider]

Worley gets it to Uhaa from 3 yards out, TOUCHDOWN. Early's PAT is up and GOOD

31-7 Furman
14:57 4th

['Gate93]

Bring on the Ivies so we can [hopefully] beat someone OOC.

[TheValleyRaider]

Early's kickoff taken by Jackson at the 3, returned to the 23. 1st and 10 Raiders

31-7 Furman
14:51 4th

[PaladinFan]

Furman's out making a statement right now. Time for the country to take the Paladins seriously once again.

[TheValleyRaider]

Colgate goes nowhere again. Goldszak's punt is downed at the 15. 1st and 10 Paladins

31-7 Furman
11:42 4th

[TheValleyRaider]

1st play, Forcier goes 85 yards for the TOUCHDOWN. Early's PAT is up and GOOD

38-7 Furman
11:30 4th

[TheValleyRaider]

Early's kickoff taken by Jackson at the 4, returned to the 27. 1st and 10 Raiders

38-7 Furman
11:24 4th

[furpal87]

By the way Final: JMU 21, Va Tech 16!!!!!!!

[TheValleyRaider]

4th and Goal on the 1 for Colgate after a long drive (nice to finally see). Eachus takes it, TOUCHDOWN!! PAT from Colbourne is NO GOOD, but there's a penalty, Roughing the Kicker. 2nd attempt is run in by Sullivan, GOOD for 2 points

38-15 Furman
5:27 4th

[TheValleyRaider]

Colbourne's kickoff taken by Brown at the 9, returned to the 22. 1st and 10 Paladins

38-15 Furman
5:21 4th

[TheValleyRaider]

And Furman goes right down the field, Uhaa caps off the drive with a 1 yard TOUCHDOWN. Early's PAT is up and GOOD

45-15 Furman
0:30 4th

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Good lord the PL bad. Colgate always seems to get killed in these games.

[TheValleyRaider]

Kickoff from Early taken by Jackson at the 4, returned to the 27. 1st and 10 Raiders

45-15 Furman
0:24 4th

[TheValleyRaider]

Eachus takes a handoff, and they just run down the clock

Colgate 15
Furman 45
Final

[PaladinFan]

This is when the humidity gets to OOC teams from the North. Late in the third quarter its starts to feel as though you are playing in a sauna.

[TheValleyRaider]

Well, that went well...

The defense got shredded again today. The Paladins had 377 rushing yards, 536 total. Yikes. Furman is, at worst, the 2nd best offense we're going to see this year, but the Paladins consistently ripped off gains of 8-9 yards or more. Furman's defense played well, limiting Sullivan and the passing game, 6-14 for 51 yds. 209 rushing yards, not bad, but way too one-dimensional. I certainly knew it was a long shot to win, but getting hammered like that is pretty sobering

Silver linings? Special teams didn't look too bad, especially some decent return yardage for Noah Jackson on kickoffs. Outside of the one bad kickoff (out of 3 total), the coverage wasn't too bad, which is better than they have been on that score

Good luck to Furman, really hope you do that to more than 1 SoCon opponent this year xnodx

[PaladinFan]

Well, that went well...

The defense got shredded again today. The Paladins had 377 rushing yards, 536 total. Yikes. Furman is, at worst, the 2nd best offense we're going to see this year, but the Paladins consistently ripped off gains of 8-9 yards or more. Furman's defense played well, limiting Sullivan and the passing game, 6-14 for 51 yds. 209 rushing yards, not bad, but way too one-dimensional. I certainly knew it was a long shot to win, but getting hammered like that is pretty sobering

Silver linings? Special teams didn't look too bad, especially some decent return yardage for Noah Jackson on kickoffs. Outside of the one bad kickoff (out of 3 total), the coverage wasn't too bad, which is better than they have been on that score

Good luck to Furman, really hope you do that to more than 1 SoCon opponent this year xnodx

Thanks. We have a lot of respect for Colgate. Hopefully we will meet up again down the road.

The real shocking thing was the defense in this game. Furman's unit gave up an average of 430 ypg last season. Atrocious. Much time was spent on making that better. It looks, at least through game one, that things are much improved.

Offense we knew would be good. 536 yards against a quality opponent is a testament to that. It didn't seem as though Colgate could stop anything Furman wanted to do. The Paladins have three good running backs (not including the QBs), and gave the Raiders a steady diet of the running game.

Colgate has a lot of talent. They did get very one dimensional through much of the game. It seemed as though Furman was content to let them keep the ball on the ground and force them to 3-4 yard their way down the field. Something you can do with a big lead.

[PaladinNation]

Hats off to the Furman coaches… especially the Furman D. Nate Eachus earned every one of his 134 yards.

Lots to love for Furman fans from this game. Played a lot of young players and the Furman depth was just to much for Colgate.… a very impressive, disciplined team.

BL needs to play both quarterbacks, hell Derrick also led the Paladins for a score. Forcier was handled with kid gloves…*IMO. But he showed why he's dangerous, he smoked the entire Colgate defense on on that 80 plus yard run.

Good game Furman… now go beat those COCKS!

[GaSouthern]

Nice win Furple! I honestly think y'all made a statement with this win today! Hopefully we can say the same thing in a few hours.

[AndrewFU21]

Just got back from the game. Good win Paladins! Good game Raiders- you guys brought a bigger crowd than I would have figured- good luck the rest of the way.

The Furman offense was pretty much in cruise control the whole way, no matter who was in at QB. It felt like an old-school Furman game with great work from the O-line and pretty much anyone that was carrying the ball for us. Defensively, FU definitely looked improved, but it's hard to saw what you can take from this game. Once we realized that Colgate wasn't going to pass the ball, we stacked the box and were able to be pretty effective. Colgate got their yards on the ground(which they'll do to a lot of teams this year), but otherwise it was a very nice performance out of the Furman defense.

Looking at the box score, outgaining a team like Colgate 536-260 is excellent. Really once the second half started you could tell Colgate was gassed, and FU just kept pounding away.

[youwouldno]

Furman's advantage in athleticism was always going to be a major hurdle for Colgate... Eachus is an excellent back but he had no help, and ball control is worthless if the other team is putting up a lot of points.

I'm not sure how much we learned about the Paladins. The QB situation apparently remains in flux. The pass defense played well against a run-oriented offense... we'll see what happens against pass-happy spreads.

[phan]

Nice win Furple! I honestly think y'all made a statement with this win today! Hopefully we can say the same thing in a few hours.

I think this is a good example of just how strong the socon is. I hope it is a good gauge that a socon team(s) will go far in the playoffs this year. Great game Furman!

[PaladinNation]

Furman's advantage in athleticism was always going to be a major hurdle for Colgate... Eachus is an excellent back but he had no help, and ball control is worthless if the other team is putting up a lot of points.

I'm not sure how much we learned about the Paladins. The QB situation apparently remains in flux. The pass defense played well against a run-oriented offense... we'll see what happens against pass-happy spreads.

I saw a lot that I liked... I think the QB situation is - Furman has two very good QB that do different things. Both need to accept that together they make Furman very hard to defend.

[PaladinFan]

That looked like 2005. You can't stop us rushing. You can't stop us throwing.

[Kramden]

Think we'll ever play you again? I love when the 'Gate plays OOC conference games against schools that are not from the IVY or NEC. It seems, at least academically, the schools are a lot alike. Now we just have to start offering scholarships and maybe we can compete on the field with you guys.