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Am I the only one here who thinks the special edition helmet logos for this weekend’s game are a little lame? Cartoon Doc decals? Really?

So much to talk about, but this was a big win and that was an understatement. Easily the biggest win of the Pete Shinnick era. I certainly wouldn't call him a risk taker (I know, 4th-and-1 at midfield), but going with Sean Brown at quarterback turned out to be the right move. Considering how well he played against Villanova, he probably should have started against ND State but Pete didn't want Carlos Davis to lose the job that way. He gave him a shot against the Bison and he realized that he left too many plays on the field. Brown was 17 of 24 for 185 yards and two TDs. Still can get better and needs to get Carter Runyon involved. But he's the guy. The real star tonight was Tyrell Greene Jr. who had 133 yards and a TD. He showed explosion two week ago against ND State, but for some reason, Sheppard had him with just one carry tonight. Devin Matthews was banged up early in the second half and Greene took over. At worst, he should have the same amount of carries. He was spectacular and they probably should have fed him on that second to last drive when we punted on 4th-and-1 and they went down the field and scored (thanks to help from us and the zebras). Pete did bring up the fact that we had four penalties against ND State and two were iffy or "interesting" as he tried to be diplomatic. I think both of corners, especially Myles Brodie, need work with finding the ball. I thought one of those PIs against Shafeek Smith was borderline at best. But once you start jumping offsides on D and get a few personal fouls, the penalties just start coming from everywhere. Defensively, I thought we played great in the first quarter, ok in the second quarter and then the forced turnovers won the game for us. However, you can't expect to force three turnovers to win games like these. You to force some punts or thankfully, as we did late, stop them on fourth down. Either way, it's very Towson-like the way we nearly collapsed and Greene Jr. was able to finish it.

don't disagree about Gordy...

LOL, I love it. Take my money - more cartoons and googly eyes on everything. Aside from my excitement and others' lack of it at least we are trying something and it's getting some buzz. Plus it's just a helmet sticker so the cost is low. I'd love to see the 80's and 90's tiger logos return as well.

Raises 50 grand https://x.com/gohcollective/status/1842209809849794936?s=46&t=nScacl1TWT-KyOwj5stBaw

What a great ACC rivalry game!

They are just assuming we’ll join CUSA due to their losses. I don’t see it happening now but potentially in the future. We can’t hang around the depleted CAA forever.

https://towsontigers.com/news/2024/10/5/towson-football-knocks-off-12-10-william-mary.aspx

Random thoughts: Greene was a beast-15 carries for over 130 yards. He needs to tote the rock 20-25 X’s a game; Sean Brown deserves to remain the starting QB; WAY TOO MANY PENALTIES. Some of them were dubious calls, but others weren’t; despite not being able to tackle W&M’s QB most of the time, the D did make some plays, notably the fumble return for a TD; if we hadn’t yakked the Nova game away, we’d be 3-2, nationally ranked & have 2 W’s over ranked teams

Nice win. Flipped back and forth between some great college games and exciting playoff baseball. Would have been nice to beat nova and been 2-0 in league and with a chance for the playoffs. Any reason this qb wasn’t the starter to begin the season? Or against Ndsu? Seems like he gives the team the best chance to win running backs we good and wrs played well special teams much better. Nice to have a kick off got into the end zone instead of the 10 the penalties are infuriating 14 for 110+?! Tons of penalties under Ambrose. Tons under shinick. Strange, since they both have different philosophies. 6000 in attendance?! Can we please get a new color commentator?! Spiro is not good but Gordy is horrendous and embarrassing. If the school insists on him showing up every week can someone please unplug his mic? Not sure he would notice. Though the things that cone Out of his mouth, make sense why the football program was so bad for years ..

I will actually agree with you Tiger93... I dont hate it on the field, looks good lol.

we know the answer to the latter question... unfortunately

Hopefully we are rested and ready to go! Season is on the line. Big time players make big time plays in big time games. Will we fold under the pressure? Or does pressure make diamonds and we go out there and shine? will the students show up on a sunny beautiful 75 degree day to see a top 10 opponent?

must win

ESPN promo I heard the other day proves how absurd things are right now. "This Saturday we have a primetime ACC doubleheader. First #17 Clemson visits Florida State at 7:00 PM then #8 Miami at California at 10:30 PM." First I was like "huh" then I thought "Oh yeah that's right."

Omg. Frosted Flakes like Spiro sometime during the game this Saturday has to use the line “They’re GREAT!”

Horrible helmets.. lol

https://x.com/joeflaccoburner/status/1841279465067839511?s=46&t=_ArGClX3XZ7EdROrGIJtmw https://x.com/scottifromjaxst/status/1841237499147858258?s=46&t=_ArGClX3XZ7EdROrGIJtmw there is some chatter on Twitter around us making a move, but only time will tell! Gotta win the Coastal before it’s gone!

Delaware is going to Conference USA next season. They’re losing UTEP to the MWC and hopefully New Mexico State.

not saying any of this conference realignment makes sense but I doubt anyone will take any schools as football only unless something major happens like the SEC and Big 12 leaving the NCAA and sanity returns to college conferences. what I am saying is we shouldn't be caught flat-footed while the CAA and FCS football continue to die a slow death. the costs are not ideal but other schools have found a way to figure out the costs. likely student fees would be the route - major state funding and a focus on it being important for university prestige would help a lot. a MAC east division (that included UD and UMass) would be the most ideal fit for us - could be all bus rides. between Charleston in basketball and Maine in football travel is not that close in the CAA already. (both 10 hours from Towson). NIU would be ~12 hour driving from towson as the farthest away MAC school Towson Delaware Umass Buffalo Kent Akron Ohio NOVA football only, Youngstown, or some other CAA school smart enough to try what we should try. (W&M, Albany or Stony Brook) Toledo Bowling Green Ball State Miami Western Eastern Central NIU (if they don't join the PAC 12 or MW) none of this is going to happen but I wish it would and we were better prepared for this decade of conference realignment shenanigans

4 star LB/SS Dylan Gill Miami, Fla https://x.com/dylangill25/status/1841250594704462251?s=46&t=nScacl1TWT-KyOwj5stBaw

It is still early, but I think it is pretty easy to circle this as the biggest game of the Shinnick era. With Stony Brook, Monmouth and William & Mary all being varying degrees of good to solid, there are still some wins left on the schedule that could get us into the playoff discussion. However, there really is no more margin of error left for this team. One game at a time though, and this is the one to be laser-focused on to get things started.

Towson emerges from their toughest road weekend of the season 1-1, with a 3-1 loss to the Blue Hens on Saturday followed up by a 3-2 win on Sunday. The two front runners in the conference looked like exactly that, and I would be willing to put money on the CAA Championship match being a rematch in November. There honestly isn’t that much to say about the weekend that we don’t already know. Saturday was bad and Sunday was good, and that’s what it will come down to when these teams inevitably meet again. I will say that we’re definitely seeing some growth from this team, and that was apparent today. The setting was much improved, and the out-of-system defense looked a lot more coordinated and cohesive today. Shout out to Sarah Callendar, who was absolutely terrific in both matches this weekend. She attacked confidently and very cleanly, only making a combined 2 hitting errors across the series. That style pairs perfectly with Vic Barrett, who racks up kills but also tends to compile more errors as well. With Callendar at her back taking really good care of the ball, it gives her more of a green light to take risks and be aggressive. Lastly, the biggest positive from the weekend was the return from injury of Erin Brothers. She wasn’t super involved on Saturday, but on Sunday she showed just how big of a difference her presence can make for this team, putting up 10 kills with zero errors. In fact, her and de Mango combined to hit .586 from the middle on Sunday against a Delaware team that usually has a huge advantage over their opponents in that phase of the game. Overall, it obviously wasn’t a perfect weekend, but this team is clearly improving, and the second match was the best one they’ve played all season so far. If nonconference instilled some mild doubts in this team’s ability to win the conference with a new group of players, this weekend silenced them. The Tigers still have what it takes.