Breaking this up a bit, so I don’t make this page any slower to load. Happy to say that they didn’t break out their America medley this game. Maybe they did it one last time, owing to the day of the game against Ohio. This was one of 3 different outfits they wore in the course of the game.

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More next week. 

Exposing myself for the geek I am, everytime I see reference to Furman by their nickname, the Paladins, I harken back to those high school days of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. Hated Paladins. Boring characters. No high school kid wanted to be a Paladin. We were virgins in real liife, why do the same in role-playing? Not getting any in reality and fantasy. What a great idea.

Obviously not a lot in the papers.

The notebook columns have almost exactly the same information: starting DE Azzie Beagnyam is out for at least 6 weeks; Harris actually had praise for the way Darrell Strong is practicing at WR — after converting from QB then TE in 2 months; Freshman RB Brandon Mason practiced, but so did Kirkley and Furman; and right guard John Simonitis made it all the way through practice healthy.

In their personal observations: Palko is feeling more comfortable running the offense and Harris was actually happy about a Tuesday practice.

A puff piece on a former Furman player and ex-NFL head coach, now QB Coach for the Buffalo Bills, Sam Wyche. Sam is making the roadie from Buffalo for the game. The article also talks up how tough Furman has played against Div 1-A teams in the last 5 years. Something to keep in mind.

Story on Furman QB, Ingle Martin‘s journey from Parade All-American to Florida to Furman. He transferred to Furman so he wouldn’t have to sit out a year before playing.

Joe Bendel’s ESPN.com Big East Notebook (subscription req’d) gives Pitt a moral victory in losing to Nebraska. Focuses on the positive of how the team played in the second half. Also this about the Furman game:

The Paladins (3-0) are ranked second in I-AA, and quarterback Ingle Martin started four games at Florida last season before giving way to Chris Leak. A Parade All-American out of high school, Martin has led Furman to 45.0 points and 545.3 yards per game. The Paladins would love to be known again as “Giant Killers,” just as they were in the 1980s with wins over South Carolina, North Carolina State and Georgia Tech. Their biggest win of late came in ’99 against North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Haven’t even seen a line on this game.