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The more I watch, the more I pick apart guys. Garnett had some struggles in his first start at LT. Flacco was good but not great. Had a few throws to Leatherbury and Jabari Allen he'd like to have back on deep passes. A couple of tough reads, but he made up for it with some great throws under pressure. They just blitzed the crap out of him all night.

My God, I didn't realize how bad the camerawork and coverage was on this game. Geez. Towson is running up tempo, no huddle offense. You can't keep showing replays during the drives.

I know Flacco had a few mistakes that Rob referred after the game. One of those seemed to come on that 2nd drive when we settled for a FG on 3rd and 4 and he sort of panicked. Took off running, maybe could have had a short pass to Shane, who was open in the flat and might have scored. He hesitated and ran instead. Rob gave it to him on the sidelines. To me, you have to get the ball to Shane in space, esp. as a receiver. Seems like we've underused that side of him. Go back to Ellis to the Villanova game two years ago when he missed him open. QBs want the home run but Shane is a home run if you can get him the ball and he's 1 on 1 against a DB.

Watching the game back, the read option was not smooth at all. First time we get the ball inside the 5, pass over Gallahan's head, Flacco keeps on the option and somehow gets to the 1 after being hit, then Kobe Young gets the ball on the handoff from the Pistol and is stopped. Shame that Leatherbury couldn't score on that nice run after the catch but that's something we missed from last season. Not a lot of yards after the catch.

We pretty much have the same weapons as last season aside from Clark. But what we didn't have was Flacco. I suggested maybe he held the ball a little too long but Stover did the opposite. So it's really all about the quarterback.

Clark is limited right now physically. Imagine if he was healthy.

We definitely kept some things vanilla, especially on D. Not sure I love that but it is what it is with RA and his secrecy. A few players that didn't play last week could return to action like Dorsey, Tibo, Greaves. If Greenwood played (even if we was listed on the part. list), he should play more. Allen's injury not serious and neither was Ellis or Rusolillo.

Here’s the DeBerry hit from the field

Agreed about the play call on 2nd and 3rd and one in the second half after Kobe picked up 9 yds. Two passes there and a punt. The box is stacked? Run Kobe on the perimeter again.

So Delaire. Dangerfield and Bushrod are in the NFL. Tye Smith is on IR. Waiting on Vito to practice squad and Twest is in limbo.

I don’t mind the fade with Flacco throwing the ball to a big target in one on one situations

He played some. Guess he’s still nicked up from a camp injury. He’s listed on participation chart.

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I'm going to try and watch the game again on tape. I thought we were just laying the wood last night. DeBerry hits like a monster and he only played about half the game. Hayward was everywhere and Wallace was his typical self. Reaves didn't get a chance to show his ability but he had one pretty hard hit. I know it's tough to pressure a running QB like Harris but I'd really like to see us dial up more pressure and blitzes next week at Winston-Salem. I thought we were really nice to not blitz Morgan State when they were at their own 1-yard line. Maybe I missed something but it seemed like we got conservative on D as well as O in the second half.

Also, we need to finish drives better and it starts with the play-calling inside the 5. I don't mind throwing fades to Clark who is 6-6 or one of the Jabari's but the throw to Gallahan, it appears they were not on the same page after Flacco faked it. I think you have to use your hammer and that's Yeedee in short-yardage. We didn't have the last season or you run Shane or Kobe on the perimter. You can also use Flacco on keepers but he's been getting pounded all night. Tom also holds onto the ball for a long time, extending the play, which is cool but he also takes more hits that way. When he has time, he lets the play develop and throws a terrific intermediate pass. Something I haven't seen in many years. Enders was good at that as well though I think Flacco's arm was better. But they do have some similarities.

Not sure about Jabari Allen being on special teams with that skinny frame. I think that's where he got hurt. We had a ton of injuries tonight though two looked serious in Knudson and Rusolillo. We can afford to lose a receiver or two. Seems like we're getting thin there with no Greaves and no Dorsey due to injuries. Not sure how serious but they missed the last couple of weeks of camp. We used a million freshmen tonight because of that new rule where you can play freshmen for 4 games before you can redshirt them. I wonder if we use D'Argo Hunter if the injuries continue. He was terrific at the end of camp even though he's only 5-6/165.

Rob on game "Eight months of training. This wasn't about the game. Eight months of a different team. It's a family." On going with Flacco over Stover "We went with Tom because of experience. He's older. Ryan got a ton of experience last year, Tom is just more mature. They both ran the offense very well but Tom carried himself in a way...I just have a little more confidence in him just because he's an older guy. There's no substitute for that. I was pleased with how he played for the most part. He's 1-0 as a Tiger. But I'm a hard grader and he did some knucklehead stuff. It's always good to be able to teach during a win." On no-huddle offense "The fact that he could do it and not be here in the spring and learn it. We started doing this in January. He only got here in June.He did pick it up in 10 days and that's how smart he is. It's a testament to him and his work ethic and smarts, that he picked up something in 10 days that we started in January. On what he liked "As a team, we played for six seconds in a way I haven't seen in a couple of years. I'm not talking about one aspect. There was an effort and a focus that has not been here for three years. It's different." On What he didn't "When the ball is going to run into the end zone and you're not on the four-yard line, don't touch it. That would be a good idea. When we do the things we're supposed to do, we did them really well. When we stepped out of the box, is when we messed up." On running game "Considering what we just faced, I love our running game. We found a way to run the ball a little bit with 37 people in the box. We did not just line up and throw it every play. We knew we were going to throw. We didn't care. The fact that we protected enough to throw it and ran it enough, I'm encouraged. It's nowhere where it needs to be but I'm encouraged." On running back by committee? Yes and no. If you go back to when Terrance was first here and he didn't play much eralier in the season. We were stil rushing for 200+ yards per game with three guys. The more we can do that, the healthier we will be in the long run. But I will also tell you that if there is a guy that is hot, I'm smart enough to let him stay in." On Yeedee It hurt to watch him run over other people. I actually cringe when he was running the ball. I haven't seen anything like that since Darrius (Victo) was here." On Rob Heyward He had the best camp of any football player on this team and that's a hefty statement. He is as dialed in as I've seen on defense...If I say anymore Frank Beltre will kill me." On Aidan O'Neill breaking record He's a very talented soul. He's also an artist, which makes it challenging. He's back into his groove. His brain works differently. He's his own worst enemy in his head. I have to massage that to make him a fan of himself." Diondre Wallace It feels great (to hold MSU to 3 pts last 2 years). We did our job. They are a good team. They'll score some points this year. We did a good job of sticking together. It was a good team win tonight. On defense as a whole We have a lot of work to do. This was a good team but we're going to play better teams. We have to be ready for the kings of this league, the Villanova's and Richmond's. We have to go back to the drawing board and be ready to play Wake Forest next week. On INT It was worked out in practice. We anticipated that. The QB did a fake read. He just threw it and I was glad I was there to be able to make a play. It wouldn't have been made without the D-line putting up pressure. Good coverage from the back end. I just took advantage of an opportunity that was helped by the team. On the team We're hungry. We have a chip on our shoulder because they picked us 10th. We know we're not the 10th ranked team in this conference. Every day we're going to continue to get better. We're going to continue to hunt. We're going to make a statement. We're excited. We feel disrespected so we're going to prove that with our play. Togetherness, Comraderie, Chemistry. The last couple of years, the team was tight but not like this team. We want to do anything for the person next to use and in front and behind. That's what makes this team different.

Aidan O'Neill on keys to his success Staying focused. Taking it one kick at a time. Not thinking too much. One a time On why no kickoffs They are comfortable with the guy out there. When I first came here, they didn't want to get me hit on the field. He's a senior so I'm not going to take it away from him. Next year, you'll see me on kickoffs. Tom Flacco It was great to get a win. There's a lot of things to get better at but that's something for tomorrow. Tonight, we're going to be able to celebrate this win. Morgan State played hard like we thought we would. It was nice to get a pretty good win. On being named starter It's means everything in me that the coaches have trust in me to be the starter. Ryan is going to compete in practice very day. On being nervous I wasn't nervous at all. I was excited. These 7pm games are brutal. You have to wait all day. Everybody else is playing, you're sitting in that hotel. I was prepared and ready. On no huddle The offense that I've been playing with have been no-huddle. That wasn't a big adjustment for me but I was excited that it was new for Towson. We could surprise teams. We'll see what happens next week. On first couple of drives It's week 1. We have to get better. That's a good thing. We have room for improvement. We didn't finish those drives. A couple of fourth downs we didn't get. There were a couple of things I came up short on that I need to get better at and the team will get better.

Flacco looked really good. I'll have quotes from him and RA later. Wallace and Heyward were great. But Rob said we couldn't run because they stacked the box. Then we should have run on the perimeter more. Watching the Maryland game, they ran a million jet sweeps with their wide receivers. That's something we could do if you put Shane or Kobe in the slot. Thought Kobe looked great, Yeede was a punishing runner but Shane struggled against that stacked box. Have to get him out on the edge more. Rusolillo limped out of the locker room with a boot on his foot. Fortunately, Carnesale started last season but we really can't afford to lose a lot on the O-line. We do have some good subs in Cassels and Cheripko at guard but we're very young at tackle.. https://towsontigers.com/news/2018/9/1/football-retains-battle-for-greater-baltimore-trophy.aspx

Yes, Delaware lost yesterday at home to URI and Maine crushed New Hampshire. Not sure what that has to do with us but if you saw highlights, Delaware basically handed the game to the Rams with a botched snap over the head of the punter and three fumbles. Can't do that tomorrow. Don't turn it over and we should win big but you never know in this series. For those newbies, just go up to the Chatbox up top. I'll be there in the press box at game time, even a little before.

460 is the channel for FIOS. The easiest way to DVR things is to do a search for Towson and then you'll find the station where the game is going to be televied.

1)Dec. 21, 2013: Connor Frazier's short rushing touchdown with 17 seconds left to give Towson a 35-31 comeback win over Eastern Washington to lift the Tigers to their first FCS Championship game. 2)Oct. 15, 2011: 4th and 29. Grant Enders hits Tom Ryan for a 63-yard TD pass with 1:07 left to lift No. 17 Towson over No. 18 ODU, 39-35 on the road. That was the key win in Towson's first FCS playoff season 3)Nov. 14, 1992: TSU comes from behind to beat Northeastern, 33-32. Down 32-27 with four seconds left, the Tigers go to several lateral before Julian Blair is tackled with no time left out of bounds at the NE 20-yard line. But several Huskie players charged on the field before the play was over and the Tigers had one more play with no time left on the NE 10. Dan Crowley hit Mark Orlando with a TD pass for the improbable win that was honroed with ESPN's Wildest finish of the 1992 season. 4)Def. 13, 2013: Terrance West rushed for a playoff-record 354 yards on 39 carries in the snow to lead the Tigers to a 49-39 road win over Jimmy Garrapolo and Eastern Illinois in the FCS quarterfinals. 5)Nov. 1, 1990: Towson holds a football forum for over four hours to try and save the program after the Intercollegiate Athletic Committee decides to eliminate the program. The program is saved weeks later. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1990-11-02/sports/1990306014_1_university-senate-student-members-towson-state-university 6)Nov. 6, 1993. One of the great wins of the Gordy Combs' era and a game that showed Towson could compete with the elite 1-AA teams. Tony Vinson scored from one-yard out with 10 seconds left to lead the Tigers to a 32-30 upset win over No. 14 Delaware on the road. 7)Oct. 6, 2007: Sean Schaefer takes the Tigers on a 67-yard, four-play drive in just 22 seconds to lead TU over No. 14 Richmond, 23-21 at Unitas Stadium. Schaefer threw for 287 yards (29-of-33) and was named national Player of the Week. 8)Nov. 27, 1976: The late Dan Dullea threw four touchdown passes to lead the Tigers to a 38-36 win over St. Lawrence to lead Towson to a trip to the Division IIII national title game. 9)April 29, 2007: Offensive Tackle Jermon Bushrod is taken in the fourth round of the NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints. Bushrod becomes a Pro Bowler and wins a Super Bowl with the Saints. 10)Dec. 17, 1988: Dave Meggett was named winner of the Walter Payton Award for top player in 1-AA. 11)Nov. 26, 2011: Towson football is honored at the half of the Oregon State/Towson basketball game. President Barack Obama, there to see his brother-in-law Craig Robinson's team, decided to join the celebration on the court with the team, taking pictures. Bill Murray, father of assistant coach Luke Murray, was also in the capacity crowd, and shook the hands of Obama and his wife, who were sitting in the front row. 12)Sept. 13, 1995. Towson announces that they will join the Patriot League as an associate member for the 1997 season. That means the end of a short-lived non-scholarship era. 13)August 22, 2002: Towson accepts an invitation to the Atlantic 10 football conference for the 2004 season. They finally join the likes of Delaware, Hofstra, James Madison, William & Mary, who were old members of the Yankee Conference. 14)Sept. 5, 2000: Tigers beat Morgan State, 49-28 in front of 8,5117 to open their newly renovated 11,000-seat stadium. Mikal Lundy picks up 177 all-purpose yards and scores three touchdowns. 15)Nov. 13, 1993: Tony Vinson rushes for 364 yards and four TDs to lead the Tigers to a 49-21 win over Bucknell. On his final carry of the game, he rushed for an 80-yard TD to set an NCAA record for yards in a game in 1-AA. 16)Sept. 29, 2012: Towson falls at LSU, 38-22 but they give the Tigers all they can handle, taking a 9-7 lead into the second quarter. They also produced 291 yards of offense against a top-ranked LSU defense filled with future NFL players. The offense had a couple of receivers named Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry. http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=205701996 17)Aug. 30, 2013: Towson "upsets" UConn, 33-18 to open the season. It was the school's first win over an FBS program. West ran for 156 yards and two TDs. 18)Nov. 17, 2012: Towson made a statement against No. 7 New Hampshire, compiling 660 yards of total offense, en route to a 64-35 win on the road to end the season with four straight wins. Despite that win and share of the CAA regular-season title, the Tigers end at 7-4 and did not earn a berth to the FCS playoffs. 19)Sept. 20, 1969: Towson loses their first game in the history of the program to Washington & Lee, 14-13. 20)Oct. 11, 1969: Towson wins their first game in the program's history, over Frostburg State, 53-16. 21)Feb. 24, 1992, after 20 seasons as head coach, Phil Albert resigns with a 117-91-3 record. 22)Feb. 25, 1992: Longtime assistant coach Gordy Combs takes over as the third head coach in the program's history. 23)Sept. 13, 1997: Towson debuts in the Patriot League with a 27-7 win over Holy Cross. Unfortunately, the Tigers finished 1-5 in the PL in their first season. 24)Oct. 11, 2003: Towson beat Holy Cross, 30-13 before a crowd of 8,125 people. The stadium was officially dedicated Johnny Unitas Stadium in front of many ex-Baltimore Colts players and Maryland Governor Bob Ehrlich. 25)Oct. 31, 1992: Towson trailed Indiana U. (PA), 33-13 with less than six minutes left in the game. They scored three touchdowns and recovered two onsides kicks in the final 5:34 of the game for the historic win. A four-yard TD run by Brian McCarty with 1:06 left gave the Tigers the 35-33 lead and the win. That victory over IUP ended their 29-game home winning streak. 26)Jan. 26, 2009: UConn assistant and former Towson grad Rob Ambrose named the school's fourth head coach. 27)Dec. 7, 2013: Towson beats Fordham, 48-28 at home to win their first-ever FCS playoff game. 28)Nov. 24, 1984. Towson State beats Norfolk State, 31-21 in the Division II playoffs for the first-ever playoff win at that level. The Tigers rushed for 295 yards and linebacker Joe Gamble's blocked punt and touchdown were key plays in that game. 29)Nov. 2, 1996. Kevin Smith threw for a school-record 471 yards as the Tigers beat Marist in three overtimes, 33-32. 30)Nov. 5, 1988: Dave Meggett sets a school record with 221 rushing yards on 32 carries to lead the Tigers over New Haven, 31-17. 31)April 23, 1989: Meggett is drafted in the fifth round by the New York Giants. 32)Jan. 4, 1983: All-American punter Sean Landeta was drafted in the 14th round of the first USFL Draft by the Philadelphia Stars. He wound up playing 21 years of pro football. 34)Sept. 12, 1987: TSU lost to Northeastern, 39-22 in the Tigers' first-ever 1-AA game. Freshman quarterback Chris Goetz threw for 320 yards to lead the Tigers, who held a 22-17 third-quarter lead. 35)Sept. 12, 1988: The Tigers get revenge on Northeastern as Meggett returns a kickoff for 100 yards for a TD and scores three others to lead Towson to a 45-34 win. 36)Oct. 16, 1993. If there is such thing as a most exciting loss in school history, that took place at home against Howard. The Tigers fell 44-41 and unfortunately, that game probably kept them out of the playoffs. They wound up with an 8-2 record with losses to Howard and Hofstra with a final ranking of 24th. Jay "Sky" Walker hit Germaine Kohn with a 9-yard TD pass as time expired to ruin TSU's homecoming and season. The two teams combined for 1,024 yards. Tony Vinson rushed for 224 yards and two TDs, including a 70-yarder. Dan Crowley also threw for four touchdown passes. 37)Jan. 5, 2012: At the FCS awards dinner in Frisco, Tx., Terrance West was named as the first Jerry Rice Award winner as the nation's top freshman in NCAA FCS Rob Ambrose was named as the Eddie Robinson Award winner for FCS National Coach of the Year. 38)May 10, 2014: Terrance West selected in the third round in the NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. He was the highest Tigers selection to date. 39)May 2015: Cornerback Tye Smith was selected in the fifth round by the Tennessee Titans. 40)Dec. 3, 2011: Towson falls in their first FCS playoff game to Lehigh, 40-38 on a safety in the fourth quarter. The game was tied six times. Towson was the most improved team in NCAA Division I, going from 1-10 to 9-3. 41)Sept. 11, 2010: Towson won one of the longest games in FCS history, 47-45 over Coastal Carolina in five overtimes. The Tigers were down 21-7 in the fourth quarter and tied the game on a short TD reception by Tom Ryan. Jordan Dangerfield knocked down a potential game-tying conversion pass to secure the win. 42)Oct. 28, 2006: Sean Schaefer outdueled Joe Flacco in the Tigers 49-35 win over Delaware. Schaefer threw for 435 yards and tied the school record with five TD passes. Eric Yancy caught 9 passes for 140 yards and three TDs. 43)Nov. 8, 2003: Cornerback Davon Telp had a monster day with two interceptions for TD in the final 2:10 to lead the Tigers over Georgetown, 27-6. His 144 interception return yards were a Patriot League record. That win was the last for Towson in the Patriot League. 44)Oct. 24, 1992: Tony Vinson set a school-record 264 yards on 41 carries to lead the Tigers to a 28-21 Homecoming win over James Madison. 45)Sept. 10, 2011: Towson hands No. 20 Villanova a 31-10 loss to beat the Wildcats for the first time since 2006. Dominique Booker had a strong game with a 47-yard touchdown pass and a short TD run, while Terrance West added two short TD carries. Grant Enders threw for 193 yards and ran for 62. 46)Nov. 20, 1993: Vinson had 364 yards on Nov. 13 and 327 yards on Nov 20 in the final two games of his career. His final game took place against Morgan State as he set a school-record with five TDs to lead the Tigers to a 56-12 win. He ended the season with an NCAA record 2,016 yards. 47)Oct. 23, 1999: Ed Kulic kicked a 26-yard field goal with 26 seconds left to lift the Tigers to a 25-23 win over Fordham. They jumped out to a 4-0 record in the Patriot League. 48)Oct. 11, 2008: Schaefer became the 20th FCS quarterback o reach more than 10,000 passing yards as he led the Tigers to a 37-32 homecoming win over Rhode Island. His 64-yard TD pass to David Newsome gave the Tigers a 16-9 lead and allowed him to go over 10,000 yards. 49)Nov 22., 2008: Wideout Marcus Lee becaome Towson's career receiving leader, catching six passes for 58 yards against James Madison. He set an FCS record while catching a pass in all 45 career games. Schaefer ended his career finishing second in FCS history with 1,044 completions and set school records for attempts, completions, completion percentage and yards. 50)Nov. 1, 1980: Future Towson Hall of Famer Sean Landeta kicked three field goals, including a school-record 57-yarder as the Tigers shut out Del State 30-0. His 57-yarder was the longest kick in the state of Maryland at any level.