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A 6-5 wing https://x.com/mekaij11/status/1706411104966963673?s=46&t=nScacl1TWT-KyOwj5stBaw

Pretty sure he got benched due to getting a dead ball penalty against his old team and then was injured on the play.

The best athlete at this school might be Nia Christopher https://x.com/towson_wsoc/status/1706037091879334358?s=46&t=nScacl1TWT-KyOwj5stBaw

Got revenge though it was tough https://x.com/towson_vb/status/1706046487728202019?s=46&t=nScacl1TWT-KyOwj5stBaw

https://x.com/jakelieberman2/status/1705986257065480441?s=46&t=nScacl1TWT-KyOwj5stBaw

Yes, a new low. A few things. The O-line changes were due to the fact that C Ralph Paige and RT Jean Germain were injured. Clearly, with or without those guys, the line isn't getting it done in the run game, but I thought the pass pro was pretty good. Kent held the ball too long in several of those sacks and the one holding penalty on Volpe. I also thought he had a couple of interesting comments at the presser. I'll get to in a few minutes, but he kept saying we have little margin for error. I think that means the personnel is not there and if I'm him, even if next season is ugly, it's time add dozens of players that fits his style, not Rob's. That's why it was so hard to believe that they are playing most of his players. But I can see that most of the guys they added were late additions and basically for depth. Should he have gotten better transfer? Of course, but I think they gave a lot of these kids an opportunity to play for them. Now, it should be blatantly obvious who to keep and for those who are not graduating, time to bid adieu. The disgusting part was that third quarter when they ran through, over and past us like we couldn't tackle in the rain. Do you know how could tackle in the rain? Norfolk State. But the penalties have very little to do with talent. 12 men on the field on a punt block. Running into the kicker to give them first down. They rank two trick plays to perfect and Pete said he knew they were run those types of plays. And we ran...up the middle. https://towsontigers.com/news/2023/9/23/towson-football-drops-rain-soaked-game-against-norfolk-state.aspx

Only Towson fans, many whom asked for Rob Ambrose to get the axe because he was mediocre, arrogant and mean, want to fire his successor and cut the program after four games and one horrible loss. Disappointed? Beyond. Frustrated? Of course. This program has been through so much shit over the past 50+ years that a bad loss or bad season is not going to destroy us.

New QB. New system. Rob lost five in a row before he won four in a row. He barely beat a bad Bucknell team by one. He did have Piggy and a Pro-I, running the power more and RPO stuff. He knew what he had and while it wasn't much, they could hang with some teams. This team has no identity and again, it starts at QB. He's not a super-talented kid so he can't continue making the same mistakes. But even if he does, it appears they have no confidence in their backups. My worry is more about the penalties and lack of discipline.

Opening comment from Coach Pete "Proud of how our guys continued to play and push through. Make a run there at the end. Made too many mistakes along the way. We get a blocked punt and then we had two guys on the field with the same number. That's unacceptable. That can't happen. We had some opportunities to change the course of the game and we don't. We knew they'd run some gadget and trick plays and well-timed reverse late to give them a big third-down conversion. We were inconsistent offensively throughout the course of the game. We did some nice things and some things we can build on. We just have to play more consistently. We'd get going and then get a penalty. Even on the last drive, we get a holding deep in their territory. We had a chance. We have to learn that our mistakes hurt. Our margin for error isn't that great. We have to not make it greater by putting ourselves in negative situations throughout the course of the game. We did everything I felt I wanted to do. We got back in the game. Missed some opportunities in the first half. Took the wind in the second half and then we give up the QB long run. Way too much. We have to clean up things." On penalties. Is he concerned? "Extremely. Some of them are guys just flying around. We stood over a guy after we made a great play. Completely unacceptable. Those are things that are extremely frustrating. We talk about them all the time. We go through practice and guys get disciplined for anything like that. We get in a situation where we had 15 yards and take away 15 yards of field position. It's just poor. Comes back to haunt you. This game comes down to turnovers and field position. We need to be better at both and we weren't." On running game and defending the run "Part of the run game is when you have this type of weather, your RPO stuff isn't as dynamic. They can put you in the box a little bit and you have to throw perfect balls. We had three balls, if they were thrown a little better deep down the field, we had a chance. You have wind and rain. Those are the tough ones. They did a good job of dictating our box. You have the extra guy in the box and you are not throwing the RPO, you have one guy short in the run game. Tyrell's fumble was extremely bad timing. I thought we could have gotten ahead and forced them to throw the ball. They wanted to run and not throw. Take away the reverse and one pop in the third quarter, we regulated it decently." On offensive line "We started a true freshman at right tackle, because our starter was banged up this week. We started a new center because he was out. That was not by choice, but by injury. I thought our guys did well enough. Had a few high snaps early on. They held their own through the process. They knew what they were getting into." On weather in first half and second half "I thought we left too many things out there in the second quarter. We left a ton out there. One of those was the fumble late in the first quarter. We missed on a third down. We got sacked on a throw-away situation. It's a quick look and if you don't like it, take off. We're at a place where if we're not doing everything the way we're supposed to, we're going to make it very difficult on ourselves. We have a hurting locker room right now. We have a lot of guys that are sick and they should feel that way. That is a feeling that needs to motivate them and a feeling that they use to get better. Our margin of error is very small. When we play the way we are capable of, good things take place."

We averaged 4.5 ypc.

Taylor goes with Albany, but he wasn’t a major target https://x.com/arosenfeldhoops/status/1705614457936691576?s=46&t=nScacl1TWT-KyOwj5stBaw

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Such a rarity https://x.com/vbmagazine/status/1705423143727419827?s=46&t=nScacl1TWT-KyOwj5stBaw

Rare conference loss https://x.com/towson_vb/status/1705399531096158715?s=46&t=nScacl1TWT-KyOwj5stBaw

https://x.com/hbcugameday/status/1704647132345733548?s=46&t=nScacl1TWT-KyOwj5stBaw

Umbrellas permitted https://x.com/towson_fb/status/1705241085239566733?s=46&t=nScacl1TWT-KyOwj5stBaw

You can’t play in the rain? No T-storms. Wind gusts up to 20 mph means 90% running, which favors them slightly. We have turf. I’m sure the game will be played even in a monsoon like the playoff game against Duquesne. Nobody wants to play or watch them play on NFL Sunday, which I assume will rain the early part of the day. All I know, is that the football gods hate us.

Ugly second half, but what a great job by the defense, especially Robert Javier with two INTs and four pass breakups. Offensively was another story and the play-calling at the end with the big lead left something to be desired. I get the fact that we don't have fullbacks or a big back to run between the tackles like Bangda. But not sure why we're throwing after rushing for six yards with 3:20 left or not taking the play clock down to 5 or less. Morgan State's quarterbacks were pretty awful, but there were not a lot of wide open receivers, unlike the first week or big runs like the second week. Congrats to Coach Pete for getting his first win. No Towson team had started 0-3 since 1991. https://morganstatebears.com/sidearmstats/football/individual;team=away;category=defense

I’m sure they can find a lot more suitable female athletes than males.

If Gibby was around, he’d be a candidate. Sulaiman is English. That doesn’t hurt. D’Ago Hunter?

https://x.com/towsontigers/status/1704913461732610352?s=46&t=nScacl1TWT-KyOwj5stBaw

Speaks more about Maryland than it does us https://x.com/biggameboomer/status/1704895919194333421?s=46&t=nScacl1TWT-KyOwj5stBaw

Game notes https://x.com/towson_fb/status/1704856467306926084?s=46&t=nScacl1TWT-KyOwj5stBaw

A lot of running the football. Whatever the opposite of Air Raid.