I don’t pretend to know what UNC is looking for in this new age of football. On one hand we see the same old same old, seemingly satisfied with being okay at the football.

However, on the other hand, we have heard that perhaps the tarheels could be the third team to join the fight for freedom from the ACC.

So do they want to take their same old shit show average at best football program to a better conference just to make more money for all the other programs?

Brown hasn’t done anything in a minute, and now he’s losing games that he used to win.

No wait

Just going to leave this here:

Left Columbia at 1230 Friday.

Arrived 4 hours later.

Prepare for interstates going from 2 lanes to one several times due to downed
trees.

There was no power and NO GAS from Fountain Inn exit to Mauldin Rd/I85....one QT open...it was like fighting a hornets nest when battling for a pump.

Thank God it was operating...I had 12 miles left in my tank when I found it.

Much of Easley had no power.

Currently the TTT and Backstreets side of College Ave has power but Esso (generators), TDs, Shepherd Hotel and that side has none..

Publix has ice.

Dont count on Bulk ice near old Sonny's 123 across Lake....no power that direction.

Japan Nikkei falters another 12% today down 15% in 2 days. United States down roughly 8% over the course of 3 days.

Democrats have left the world in disarray. They are discombobulated and stunned. Their policies are coming home to roost and the world is facing a financial crises this morning. Democratic weakness has also lead us to the doorstep of WWIII.

We entered a recession Friday, Illegals are overwhelming our cities.

Your 401k has lost 6% over the last 3 days and will be down another chunk (2% pre-open) today, it’s going to get ugly. Where is our leadership?

Does Kamala have any economic experience?l whatsoever?


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some extra work and words for his OL at practice after last night.... and especially the first half. I'd love to be at those practices.

Nick Eason

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Wes Goodwin is a great DC, and I agree with his choice no matter what, but the best 11 right now is:
Tre Williams, Capehart, TJ Parker
Carter, Woodaz, Brown
Terrell, Barnes, Mickens, Lukus, Lewis

Not a super active site but I will post interesting comments this week as the come along.



I just want to get out of Death Valley with all of our guys healthy and intact and continue to show them big time college atmospheres which will be crucial for guys like Ford, Davis, House, etc . Seriously. Clemson is running teams out of the building in the first quarter.

How in the hell did we win 22 games with DJU?

FSU, and DJ, are playing god awful.

thrown for 12 TDs against 1 interception, and run for four more scores. Not suggesting he should be a front runner to win it but he will absolutely get brought up in Heisman conversations this week and deservedly so. What an awesome elevation in his game this year.

Partial transcript from intern Toby Corriston below (unedited due to time constraints):

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Cade Klubnik

--He knows it wasn’t a great first half, missing some throws, dropping some passes, but believes it was good to face adversity and have the ability to get things rolling in the second half.

--He was proud of the defense for stepping up in the red zone and creating stops while handling the challenge of Stanford’s triple-option plays.

--Hopes Ashton Daniels is okay, they’re good friends. He mentioned he got the opportunity to pray for him after the game.

--On his TD run, the pocket collapsed, and he just tried to make a play; gave credit to the downfield blocking for making it happen.

--He noted the team’s ability to bounce back after calls and reviews didn’t go their way and still put up points on their drives.

Sammy Brown:

--He praised the defense's second-half response after a rough first half where things got a bit chaotic dealing with the different looks Stanford shows.

--Especially proud of their performance on 4th down and in the red zone, noting how Coach Swinney had challenged them to improve in that area.

--They were beating themselves in the first half, with defensive mistakes like having their eyes in the wrong spots, but were able to make the necessary adjustments at halftime.

--He feels the game has slowed down for him, even in this short amount of time, compared to the first game he played.

--He hopes they put a smile on people's faces and get a win after everything the community has been through.


Avieon Terrell:

--The importance of giving the offense tough looks in practice so they can start strong in games has been key for their early success.

--Stressed how the defense always reassures the offense telling them things like: We got you. We’ll get the ball back.

--Their communication on the field has improved significantly.

--The defensive strategy for him was clear: "Take him (No. 13) out of the game."

--He too was proud to get a win for the community and bring some smiles during tough times.


Cole Turner:

--Caught his first career touchdown pass. He simply recognized how he could attack the safety’s leverage and make the play.

--There was a sense of relief after finally catching a touchdown, especially after being haunted the last time he had a chance and was stopped at the half-yard line.

--He believes this is the deepest wide receiver room he’s ever been a part of.

--Proud to win for everyone going through difficult times although he wasn’t surprised that Death Valley was so full, knowing the fans show up for them every day.

Is objectively a bad football team. DJU left game with the ever present finger injury.

Objectively, this is the most talented OL, but will they cement themselves as the best?

Wow. Bama blew it's lead. A few minutes left. (2:31)

Please let him start against us!

Hey does anyone know if Mac’s is operational today? Thanks in advance!

Absurd that this game is on Peacock. Kinda sloppy so far.

Rep. Neal Collins is updating his constituents in Easley multiple times a day. Here’s the update from 7pm

7pm update

Duke Update:

As of 1 p.m. on Saturday, Duke Energy has restored power to 723,000 Carolinas customers impacted by Helene. This includes more than 544,000 customers in North Carolina and 178,000 in South Carolina.

Approximately 1.1 million customers – 539,000 in North Carolina and 597,000 in South Carolina – remain without power. The vast majority of these outages are in the western portions of each state.

The company serves more than 4.5 million customers in the Carolinas, including 3.7 million in North Carolina and 835,500 in South Carolina.

Easley Combined Update:

Please understand that this will be a several day event for many people. Meaning- power will be off for quite some time… plan on it. The crews are out working (see areas listed below).

Here’s some quick notes to hopefully help answer some questions:

1. We are working from big to little. Substation to Circuit to Secondary. Substations are good (with one exception- see #3), Working on circuits now (we had 12 circuits off this morning, and we are down to 8 circuits down). Secondary will be next- after the circuits are on. This may explain why your circuit is on (your neighbor down the street), but you are not. Secondary is taking a while.

2. Crews are the working the following areas currently:

a. Circuits near Olive St/ Pace Valley Rd/ Northview/Lenhardt Grove etc.- working to have on tonight- if everything goes as planned.
b. Circuits near Laurel Rd/ 2 Bros/ Zaxby’s- working to have on tonight- if everything goes as planned.
c. Belk/Landscapers Supplies/Cedar- working to have on tonight- if everything goes as planned.
d. Crestview Rd area- working on having on tonight- if everything goes as planned.
e. Saluda Dam Rd- working on having on tonight- if everything goes as planned.
Note: Just because these are the areas are working, the secondary lines may still be a mess, and you may not get restored when the circuit comes up.

3. Dacusville/and north of the Hospital: Crews are working in your area- however, the substation that feeds that area is served by Duke Transmission. Duke’s transmission line coming into the substation needs to be repaired. Duke’s system overall, like all of us, is a mess- so we cannot light up the circuits (once repaired itself) until they energize it.

4. Some have asked what they can do to help:

a. Please be patient. We’ve never seen this amount of damage. Our crews are incredible, but there’s only so much they can do. Most of our sister utilities are seeking help as well- we’re all in bad shape. Patience is tough but appreciated immensely.
b. Our phone system is down. We have no clue when it will be up- unfortunately- this is the best form of communication we can offer at the time. With the phone system, our maps are down as well. So, the map you access on line is not painting a clear picture. We are looking for alternatives on this.
c. If the crews are working, please do not interrupt, yell obscenities, or ask questions. Important they stay focused for safety and efficiency.
d. Stay off the road! Traffic is awful, and it’s making everything tougher.

We still have approximately 8,500 customers still without power.

One last message:

The storm was worse than awful, we’re doing the best we can, we have accepted all available help from outside organizations, we are making sure we have enough supplies, and we will continue to work as hard as humanly possible. It’s tough on everyone- we’re used to having the power on. Let’s do practice some good humanity with each other- we will eventually get through this.

Blue Ridge Co-Op update:

Power has been restored to over 11,000 members in the last 24 hours as the multi-day restoration and rebuild efforts continue at Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative.

Crews will continue to work into the evening and overnight to restore services. To contextualize some of the damage we have assessed in the last 36 hours, we have provided an update on the confirmed number of broken poles in our system.

On average, it takes a four-man crew about 3-4 hours to replace one broken pole. We have found 289 broken poles from Tropical Storm Helene, and our engineers estimate this number will grow significantly.

For additional context, Blue Ridge replaced 180 new poles for Hurricane Irma in 2017 and 240 new poles in 2020 when an EF3 tornado ripped through Seneca.

Replacing three poles over a 12-hour shift is a full day’s work for a single crew. Replacing four is a feat in these circumstances. These are not simple repairs.

OUTAGE STATUS
As of 5:30 p.m., an estimated 69 percent of our members (approximately 50,096 in total) remain without service. Approximately 61,600 members were without power at this time yesterday.

This is down from a peak of 90 percent of members not having power. More service will be restored throughout tonight and tomorrow.

Below are specific outage numbers by county (for Blue Ridge):

Anderson: 6,718
Greenville: 5,538
Oconee: 16,892
Pickens: 20,748
Spartanburg: 43

Personal:

I keep fielding phone calls of upset constituents driving as far as Walhalla for ice only to be told by gas stations that football fans bought them out.

I was just informed of an elderly man in Easley on oxygen die walking back from his neighbor’s generator to recharge his oxygen.

These calls are why I take things personally.

On a positive note, our neighborhood got power at 5pm. Thank you, Duke & linemen.

Still no electricity.....

Hundred of trees down, lots of houses have been hit. There’s zero power I don’t see us getting it back anytime soon.