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Nice start for CT over on Leicester. The mayor of Leicester https://x.com/ridersbball/status/1842992644735353042?s=46&t=nScacl1TWT-KyOwj5stBaw

The 2-minute timeout was going to come whether it was 2:05 left or 1:59. BTW, our kickoff returns have been putrid. We can't even remotely get close to the 25, so why not fair catch it and put it at the 25?

This is a talented team and personally I think we’re top 20 caliber. That’s pretty much where FCS is, but with Davis, who made some nice throws but also missed some, we hung with Cincy and Villanova. Winning out will be difficult because the Tribe exposed our corners badly and should have thrown more against them earlier. Probably got scared after that Kam Snell pick. With Volpe back, our Oline is probably the best group since 2011-13. We’re going to have to score a minimum of 28 points in most games probably more next week against Monmouth who we should run over I believe. Our run defense is also spotty at times. The tackling was great in the first quarter and then went methodically down throughout the game. Very impressed with true freshman Emiril Gant. He’s a corner but hits like a safety and he’s the one that forced that fumble. Some of the penalties were due to our corner’s struggling with positioning in the air. Some were just inexcusable offsides or illegal subs, which is on the staff They hopefully will correct that stuff and bench the players that continue to make the same mistakes. One thing was a bit frustrating and it wasn’t the crowd on a beautiful night. It was the chat. We had 3 people on all night while playing another top 25 team. I don’t know if people read and don’t chat. I don’t have the capability of knowing that. The game was on regional TV fir free. I delayed my reactions as much as possible. Seems like lack of interest in the program, FCS football and the CAA. I get it. We’re not high level football, but I’ve watched 34 years of it. There was some hard hitting last night and one that cost them a fumble.

Davis didn't deserve to lose the job until last week. He deserved and earned that starting job and should have gotten the job back after he was healthy. That's the way most coaches feel that your starter shouldn't lose the job due to injury. However, he probably should have taken him out two weeks ago against the Bison after that pick in the second half. Of course, he played much better after that and we cut the lead to 7. But he made the right move. Would we have beaten ND State with Brown? I doubt it, but we would have scored more than 3 points in the first half.

Let's go back to special teams. Not great, but at least Vaughn impressed with that 49 yarder. Caden Williams came back from an injury and was excellent on kickoffs. The VTech transfer punter is excellent. However, the coverage is spotty at best and the return game is non-existent. Fortunately, they listened to me about Jaceon Doss returning kicks. When he took that ball out of the end zone and brought it back to the 15-yard line instead of kneeling, they finally had enough. He had a rough night, but I don't want Dunmore returning punts and kickoffs when he's your best receiver. Trey Engram, Bobby's kid, was back there with Dunmore. I'd like to see more of him and maybe he'll become another D'Ago Hunter. Dunmore caught 3 passes for 52 yards, but most importantly had 2 TDs. I think he must have been targeted 7 or 8 times. Also good to see Zay Perkins back in the mix with 5 catches for 68 yards. It basically appears that we're a running team even though Sheppard wants to throw a lot with the empty backfield and five wide. I think that's our identity. Big, experienced offensive line and a solid quarterback who can make all the throws.

Davis was better than Brown in the spring and in the summer. His passes, especially the deep ball, were fantastic. Kent was basically the backup and then they decided to go with Brown over Kent against Villanova when Davis was injured. Davis also has some ability to run, which Brown doesn't really have. But Sean is the better passer and he deserves the job from now on.

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.

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

Change at linebacker with John Gioia starting in the middle. And might be another at QB1.

Story on St. John’s exhibition game https://x.com/trumpkillslibs/status/1842660812613177650?s=46&t=nScacl1TWT-KyOwj5stBaw

New logo on the field https://x.com/towsonturf/status/1842283525669584913?s=46&t=nScacl1TWT-KyOwj5stBaw

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

Yeah 41 points would mean that the offense generates some big plays on the ground and in the air. Kind of like last season when we put up 34 on the road.

They want revenge https://x.com/rtdjohnoconnor/status/1841897327067320760?s=46&t=nScacl1TWT-KyOwj5stBaw