TigerNation

2 hours ago, Blounge said:

Spiro, thanks you do a great job! You should shout out these Towsonfans forums in your commentary to get more people chiming in on here.

It would be nice to get a shoutout. I’m going to be running some Facebook and IG ads to get more people on here.

Yeah I was wondering how many kids are going to want out now. We possibly can inherit some talent from their roster. I am really surprised they kept him because it’s going to really damage the reputation at that school for keeping him.

Big game this week, I’m sure we can move up nice with a win this weekend. Ranked teams have been getting beat left and right these past two weeks. 

I think we are ranked pretty fair, let’s keep winning we will break the top 10. 

20 hours ago, TSU88 said:

First things first, we need to handle our business this Saturday up in Albany. They are 2-4, with one of their W’s being by 3 over Morgan State, who we beat handily. But, they have a RB who averages 91 yards a game & 2 receivers who each average over 70 ypg. I take nothing for granted. IF we prevail Saturday we’re 6-1, with 4 tough games remaining (UD, Maine, Elon & JMU). So, a W vs Albany means, at least as I see it, that we could split those last 4 games & finish 8-3, which I think gets us in the playoffs without question. 7-4, who knows? 6-5, well, we probably don’t deserve to make it. The aura of JMU invincibility has been pierced by Elon, who then promptly turned around & lost to UD. So, anything goes-there is no foe left on our schedule that I consider either a guaranteed W or L. Let the games begin.

Elon’s starting QB might be out for the season. They might have handled UD had he played the whole game. Their starting RB is battling injuries too. Eight wins and we are in.

16 minutes ago, TU2018 said:

5-1

@ Albany

@ Delaware - beat #5 Elon by 2 scores today

vs. Maine - 3-0 tied with us for first in conference

@ Elon - lost but still a top 10 team, beat JMU last week

vs. JMU - top 5 team

Only easy game left is Albany and that even may be a little tricky on the road, 3 wins will be tough but I think achievable? Do we definitely need 3 wins?

I think we need 8 to be on the safe side. We aren’t getting much respect as it is. 

Let the Greeks takeover tailgating again!!. They created a crazy and fun atmosphere. Five different trucks blasting music. My brother briefly went to Towson and he only came to games for the tailgate. I rarely ever seen any fights or confrontations.

7 hours ago, sr16 said:

Thought this was interesting from post citadel game 

https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/citadel-s-loss-to-towson-reveals-crack-in-college-football/article_70af23e0-cbfd-11e8-a24f-cbcfe8c1f23c.html

Sounds like his job is on the line. They were still pretty successful with the triple option. His defense couldn’t stop us and they made mistakes. 

2 hours ago, Tiger12 said:

Someone with a line to TL should send him this thread and the attendance one.

SAFE management is absurd at the games. I go with a large group each year to homecoming and we almost didn’t want to come back this year due to the constant harassment from them. I’ve never seen another school baby students like this.

 

I graduated in 2012 and was a part of the Greek life tailgates. They were awesome and really helped bring students to games. 

Yeah that was my year too. My friends were addicted to our tailgates, I was able to get 5-6 people to come with me to every game.

I was apart of the marketing crew that had the huge attendance increase and playoff sellout. We did things way different, Waddell supported our ideas and he had some pretty good ones. I had a conversation with an alum who wanted some tips he could take back to the administration. They used some of them for the first game but not for the second.

The buzz wasn’t as big as the last game because it was the first game. I’m just excited for the win, go tigers!!!! Let’s just enjoy the ride and see where it takes us. 

This weeks game is going to be a big one. I think we start to get more respect if we can take this one. Just keep winning!

59 minutes ago, mat1992 said:

Best Tweet I saw all day. Means they at least are trying.

 

 I love it too. I think we will see the ticket purchases pick up starting tomorrow. Great thing is Facebook and IG do not charge a ton of money to do ad campaigns.

They are really trying to push this game. I’ve seen Facebook and instagram ads everywhere. They also have a DJ during tailgating. I’m hoping we show up in big numbers this Saturday.

The fact that we are even taking about polls excites me. Before the season started most were talking about a rebuilding season.  I think if we handle the teams we are supposed to handle we will move up in the polls. 

54 minutes ago, mat1992 said:

More highlights from TSN.

 

Man, I love how loud that TU crowd was.

3 hours ago, TSU88 said:

We beat Nova, who beat Temple, who beat MD, who beat Texas, who beat USC. So, that means we’re better than USC, right?🤔

I wish lol. Wake Forest also played really well against a top 25 Boston College. Excited for a home game.

6 hours ago, Blk&goldfan said:

 New to this board but just have to say I’m so incredibly proud of this team! What a great win today! Hope they keep their foot on the gas and don’t let up.

Welcome! I’m hoping we continue to do the same.

Still taking this win in. If we can get this defense right we can make some noise in the CAA. Great win today!!

This has been one of the longest offseasons for me. I’m going to be at the game early.

I’m so ready for the season to start. I think we should easily take this one but hopefully we don’t play down to the competition. This is the game where players should try to get a feel for things and the get the jitters out. 

On 8/19/2018 at 10:59 PM, mat1992 said:

I've plugged the last two practice updates on Twitter. It's up to TigerNation if he wants to do something on Facebook or IG. Agree that using social media would help I think.

 

I will do a little more advertising very soon, I have been absent from the site for about two months. Just lost my mother back in June. I’ll get back into the mix of things in September.

3 hours ago, Tgr4life said:

As to point 1. this does not address the question as to what the athletic department could do to improve. Winning is something the administration has no control over.

2. Local Power 5 schools have to want to play you. You can not wave a magic wand and make those teams play you. This is something the administration has control over and an important piece.

3. I am not sure sure how much more marketing they can do. Signs on buses, ads on radio, coaches on Pressbox on TV. Maybe Baltimore is not a college sports town, but rather a professional sports town, though Oriole and Raven attendance could belie that as well. If Baltimore does support a college, it is Maryland. Terp Talk on the radio....Keith from Terrapin Times on all of the talk shows regularly. Towson is and will always be second fiddle. The goal should be not be Third Fiddle. 

4. I believe fundraising is the most critical of all of your points. If fundraising were to be successful, Towson could offered all of their student athletes a better experience, therefore getting better players, therefore meeting your goals in point 1. 

5. I don't think selling booze in the seats either brings in one more fan or keeps one fan away. 

In the end, it is all about the money, the fundraising folks need to step up and do a better job. Then we wouldn't have to raise the student fee, as we are doing this year by 5%. If we took that 5% out of the salaries of those in fundraising maybe folks might pay more attention. 

Marketing still needs a ton of work. I was apart of the marketing team that contributed towards the attendance increase. We focused on the little things, I never felt that the media route was effective unless you are running a promotion. We filled the seats by effective campus promotion and going to all of the big events in Baltimore and setting up booths and kid activities.

I also think that selling alcohol will help contribute towards attendance and tons of revenue for sports. Thats apart of giving that complete sports experience.

Congrats to the CAPS, I actually attended the viewing party and it was the best experience ever. The curse is over!!!!

I cannot wait to see what this kid can do for us. He looks to have a very hi basketball iq and I love his shot.