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Real Dr. E account would be great, but I would be fine with a burner account even. If someone from the Athletic Department is not checking this board at least once a week it is inexcusable. This is the only Towson Tiger Message Board, at least I am aware of, so it is not like whoever would be assigned to check Towson Message Boards would have to put 90% of their day looking at things. At times this site does go off the rails in debate but for the most part the views and opinions even with disagreements are worthy comments/suggestions. No one entity especially in professional or college sports should fire or make changes as a reaction based on fan/public feedback but if they need to have an idea of the pulse of their fans and if they don't then it is a slap in the face to us as supporters.

Really good opportunity for Skerry to make a positive name for himself this year on a bigger level. In a landscape where everyone leaves and transfers, we are bringing pretty much everyone. If we can have a good year, I feel like that is a story people will enjoy talking about. It seemed like the main reason we are on the top 100 and 1 list that sr16 shared. Once again, we have some bigger conference and well-known teams on the schedule (St. Mary's, South Carolina and I guess maybe James Madison after last year's NCAA Tournament) that present opportunities to finally get a big non-conference win. We are also seem to be conference favorites (I know we will find out officially later today), and we have the ghosts of March looking to haunt us again. If Skerry can solve the puzzles of beating a big conference team (I know we beat Oregon State, but they don't really count), avoiding the valleys of poor offense in conference play (and outside of it) we have seen in the past, and the failures of March, he could get some really good publicity out of this. All I have to do is look at TUTigers2012 avatar to remind myself that just when you believe is when the letdown comes, but even though we have all mostly been through this it is another year. Maybe it can FINALLY be a different result.

Tejada first team, May 2nd https://x.com/towson_mbb/status/1847278408616862203?s=46&t=nScacl1TWT-KyOwj5stBaw

https://towsontigers.com/sports/football/stats/2024 Towson is 3-3 overall and 1-1 in the CAA after six games. Pete Shinnick is on his first two-game winning streak. Let's take a look at the numbers: Towson is averaging 22.2 points per game and is allowing 25.3. They are rushing for 175.2 yards per game and allowing 183.3. They are averaging 65 yards of penalties per game. In time of possession, they are averaging 27:54 per game. Third down conversions: 41.5%. Opponents 41.4% Fourth down conversions (2-of-7). Opponents 4 of 9 Red zone: 14-of-20. Opponents 18 of 23 Red zone TDs: 10 of 20. Opponents 12 of 23. Quarterbacks Sean Brown is completing 60.3% of his passes for 750 yards with six TDs and four INTs Carlos Davis is completing 62.9% of his passes for 589 yards with 3 TDs and 2 INTs. Davis has 50 yards rushing and a TD. Rushing Devin Matthews 459 yards (6.1ypc) with one TD Tyrell Greene Jr. 420 yards (7ypc) with two TDs Chris Watkins 134 yards with a TD Receiving John Dunmore has 22 catches for 282 yards and four TDs (12.8ypc) Carter Runyon has 24 catches for 239 yards and two TDs (9.9ypc) Jaceon Doss has 13 catches for 237 yards and two TDs (18.2ypc) DK James has 9 catches for 126 yards Sam Reynolds has 8 catches for 122 yards and a TD Zay Perkins has 10 catches for 100 yards Matthews has 13 catches for 81 yards Defense Will Middleton leads with 40 tackles, 3 TFLs, 2.5 sacks, 2 PBU, 5 QBH, 1 FF Kam Snell has 37 tackles and one INT Xavier Terry has 35 tackles and a PBU Nchanabu Fortaboh has 4.5 TFLs and 2.5 sacks. CJ McClendon (2 sacks, 4.5 TFLs) and Evan Rutkowski (2 sacks, 3 TFLs) Special Teams Bryce LaFollette averages 43.6 yards per punt and has 8 inside the 20. Keegan Vaughan is 7 for 11 on kicks Punt returns John Dunmore is averaging 5 years per punt return. Kickoffs Jaceon Doss averages 17.2 yards per kick return. As a team the Tigers average 19 yards per kick return

I'm 99% sure they are not. this is Towson we are talking about, a pulse on the fans/alumni/supporters is not what we are known for.

If you all think I'm an annoying a-hole, you have not seen anything yet with MJ.🤣 Not sure most of y'all thin skinned folks on here could 1. handle other teams fans. 2. comprehend the criticism from other fans about their own programs..

lol. Forgot about Maine Jeff. It was fun to banter with the other schools on the same forum from time to time.

fcs rankings subreddit. haven't check it out before. but one thing we all have in common - https://www.reddit.com/r/fcs/ FloSports. Want to cover more CAA on this list but can’t because of you. You’re ugly af.

Both on and off the field. First, off the field. Glorious weather today; homecoming; important game; no Orioles or Ravens game to compete with. And what was the announced attendance? Something like 3,916? There couldn’t have been more than 200 or so students at the game. I was there, and I highly doubt there were 3,900 people there, unless we were each counted 1 1/2 to 2 X. While I’m not advocating for abolishing the program, this current model simply isn’t working. If we can’t get more than 3K on a day like this, something is terribly wrong. Now, as to on the field. We must have broken an unofficial NCAA record today for missed tackles. We also were completely befuddled by the bubble screen and swing passes SB threw at will. We allowed a 98 yard TD drive, which took like 2 minutes, during which we offered no resistance, and allowed Tom Brady, cleverly disguised as the SB QB, to play pitch and catch with his receivers. What was their QB, like 34-40? Kudos to him, but I highly doubt he’s anywhere near as good as we made him look. They had 500+ yards of offense and probably could have scored 60 points if they had wanted to. On offense, sorry, but for those on here who are clinging to the belief that Brown is a good, or even servicable, QB, he's not. And if Davis isnt better than him, what does that say about Shinnick's evaluation and recruiting of QB's? Now, lets not forget yet another game of mind numbing personal foul penalties We're 18 games into the Shinnick era and the honeymoon is over. I don't think it's premature to ask if he was a bad hire. Personally, I think he was, but that's neither here nor there now, as we're stuck with him for at least the next 3 1/2 seasons (watch, he'll get a secretive contract extension) And let's not forget our A.D.'s role in all this. If this is an example of his skill at hiring coaches, we might just as well give Skerry a lifetime contract, as I don't know if I want Eigenbrot trusted to hire a new basketball coach. In the 11 seasons after Frisco (well, maybe 10, with COVID) we've made 1 playoff appearance (that horrible loss in the rain, at home to Duquesne). As I said, this program is not going in the right direction, on or off the field

The deficiencies are glaring and the need for multiple new players is conspicuous. Not just warm bodies, but guys who are upgrades. Well, let’s just play out the string the rest of the season, and hope we get a high draft pick and some good free agents next season. Oh wait, never mind

Don't blame him. I saw something of the likes, it's difficult to hold players accountable for their actions now. If you do, they just transfer to the next school

Could this be the year??? Please 🙏 Basketball Gods

Towson made CBS Sports’ Top 100 Programs https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-rankings-cbs-sports-top-100-and-1-best-teams-for-the-2024-25-season/

Fall foliage is just starting. It was cold this morning but haven’t had frost yet. Global warming has is it feeling like summer through September in towson now so the fall colors are a bit delayed. Should be some nice colors starting to pop this week

Sheesh, in Cali especially, that's a steal.

Tigers are, as the UNCW fans hate us, and also enjoy quality hoops. Excellent marketing on their part. 4 games for $119 (you can get GA season tickets for us for $99), which makes them buy one of their three (YUCK) non d1's, a game against us or Charleston, and two others. Also smart, at the check out portion of their page, it asks if you would like to donate to their athletics fund.

I believe you can argue this a hundred different ways and be right in a lot of them. We all agree we need to win every game the rest of the way. If the teams we beat aren't that good we still may not even make the playoffs. I would rather beat a highly ranked Richmond team (which they could be with a win over Delaware) and a possibly ranked Monmouth team (which they could be if they can beat Villanova later this year) than a Richmond team in the outskirts of the top 25 and a receiving votes Monmouth team. Since we didn't beat Villanova, there is not a really a standout game on the rest of our schedule as it stands. However, the higher up those two teams finish the better it looks if we beat all three of them. Of course, to your point we have been screwed by inferior New Hampshire teams getting picked over us even we crush them head-to-head. This is the same logic I used in basketball, where I want teams to be as good as possible when they play us so if we beat them our resume looks better. I think it matters, but I understand it is necessarily an iron-clad argument

Think back to 2012: We lose the opener at Kent State, which that year was in the top 25; we also have a “quality loss” at then top-5 LSU. Even though we trounce New Hampshire up there in the final regular season game, our 7-4 fails to get us into the playoffs. We were hosed, but that episode tells us all we need to know about strength of schedule being weighted in the selection process.

Just to give my perspective about all three programs that I cover. When I first arrived at Towson, football was the first sport I covered in 1989 for the T-Ight. They were horrific after David Meggett graduated. Without even looking at the overall records, I know that I covered the worst three seasons in the brief history of the program. Their coach was the late Phil Albert, who reminded me a little of Pete Shinnick. Both were tremendous coaches at D2 and Coach A was an innovator of passing offenses in D2. Shinnick won a D2 title. I didn't see any of the innovation because they didn't have the talent and Coach A retired after the 1991 season. They were given around 43-44 scholarships instead of the max of 70 that 1-AA teams were allowed to have. They were ready to cut the program in 1990 and thankfully, it was saved. I've seen the program grow to heights I didn't think we'd ever get to. Meanwhile, men's lacrosse was going to an NCAA final and MBB was going to two NCAA Tournaments while I was in school so for some reason. Because I've seen such growth after the worst of times, I have a passion unlike the hoops and lax because I expected them to continue to win after I graduated (not MBB). With football, when we started going non-scholarship, there was never a though of playing in some FCA/1-AA conference. But in the last five or so seasons, I think we were stagnant. I've also seen very little energy and talk about this program lately. I'm happy we're seeing something tangible on the field after the W&M win and even with close losses, some progress is being made. Going out to spring and summer practices and getting very little feedback is beyond frustrating. So to see some interest in the program again is a very welcome sight.

yes getting Runyon the ball shockingly netted at least like 10 yards any time he touched the ball. One game at a time. Monmouth is the only one which scares me.

CAAZONE. The bad old days. I’ll say this about Haywood and Maine Jeff. Those trolls. Karma is a bitch

had so much fun! the towson horse sorta took over after us but we've never really been able to sustain the momentum of an involved student group. Besides getting hammered in the parking lot (my value add to t-unit back in the day) T-unit put together a proposal that was presented to athletics and the SGA to formalize the support but that would have cost money and recognition - neither department wanted to fund it. I wonder what happened to that pitch. I'm sure it was pretty bad given it was a bunch of college kids but felt like a missed opportunity to leverage the passion. how I even learned about CAAZone (RIP to our forefather) back in the day was they used to do promos for it at football games and on the radio call. even something like that could help grow engagement here, bonus a backlink on tt.com.

Wait, no Stacy Keibler!!!! She got legs!!!!