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TuTigers2012

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  1. I don’t feel like looking around for the GOH Collective page. And since this one’s getting the most traction, I’ll ask here … is there a list of businesses that contribute to it/sponsor players?  Can the publish that information? Would assume so. But I want to support those businesses who support our student athletes.  I know of hunt valley bagels, pure raw juice. I think THB?


  2. 5 minutes ago, Tiger93 said:

    I agree, but just like Gonzaga is the exception not the rule I would also say it is more common that middling or crappy programs (I would put us in a solid middling category) try to find that superstar coach who will eventually move on to greener pastures and make the program better, and strike out on one or many occasions. This doesn't mean teams shouldn't try to do it, but I do think there is a misconception that you can just get rid of the current coach (not specific to Towson, just a general comment) and magically hire a superstar coach just like that. It is more likely you will hire a dud or just continue mediocrity. Who is making the hire and what the program is doing to make sure whoever they hire can be set up for success is just as big as who you hire. I am not saying anything we don't all know, but I do think this process can be made to seem easier than it is sometimes. 

    I don't think anyone on here said it was a sure thing, easier or that it will always work out.  It won't but that doesn't mean you can be afraid to make a change and go out of your comfort zone (SOT mentality).  We know what we have and it's fine, average, some good seasons.  If you aren't willing to risk it all, the reward is much smaller.  UNCW is successful, but has many bad hires in between the good (Benny and Buzz after Brownell, and C.B. after Keatts). But they are willing to cut their mistakes and move on, quickly. 

    There is no reason a coach at Towson University should stay for 10+ years. But yet, until last year we had three with Ambrose, Skerry and Nadaline. They should either win and move or on lose and be fired. Middling "success" leading to no other opportunities equates to stagnate status quo. The fact that they were not on short term contracts, is mind boggling.  Hopefully athletics knows, you can place buy outs in contracts..  


  3. 56 minutes ago, TSU88 said:

    At the risk of getting excoriated by 1 or 2 people on the board, this is the natural evolution of things. Kelsey stayed a few years at C of C, got them to the tournament 2X, used C of C as a lily pad to a bigger job. And C of C will simply go out and try to get the next Kelsey. Rinse, wash, repeat. 

    This 10000%. Vcu. Uncw. Charleston have this done.  Coaches shouldn’t stay a mid major longer than 1.5 full recruiting classes

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  4. 11 hours ago, TSU88 said:

    They wasted no time in going out and getting 2 D1 double digit scorers. Meanwhile, though it’s still early in the process, crickets 🦗 from us. Honestly, it’s still unclear whether we even have any roster spots open. A handful of players (no need to name them again) who should be moved on to open space, but not a word that anything has actually happened 

    Yeah, I’m pretty sure TU was on spring break last week and they may not have had their end of season one on ones.. but there needs to be some tweaking with this roster.  Kind of wild that so far, we haven’t lost anyone. I think the only team


  5. 19 minutes ago, Tiger93 said:

    It probably also had to do with the fact that the 24-win season was sandwiched between 13-20 and 12-21 seasons, and they were 49-49 overall and 24-30 in conference play. He also finished outside of the top five in conference play in six of his 10 seasons (of course C-USA and Sun Belt are more competitive than the CAA).

    Skerry really only had a stretch like D'Antoni's the last three years once between the 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons. The COVID year was his excuse and he bounced back with this best year as a coach at Towson in 2021-22. I understand some of the reasoning for why people want Skerry out, but objectively as an AD who started in March 2022 I don't know many who even if they could would chase out a coach who has been 66-35 (I may have put a different number in yesterday and not counted the two conference tourney wins) overall and 38-16 in conference play the last three years for anything that was happening on the court. 

    Well they ate at least 2 years of contract, as he was given a three year extension last March! This is (and we are), Marshall! Not UNC! He led them to their first trip to the dance since the mid 80s! They are worried about two subpar years? SHEESH.  He is a HOF member as well, and they just showed him to the curb.


  6. 3 hours ago, Tiger93 said:

    First of all, thank you for your financial donations. It is appreciated that you make that choice out of loyalty to the program.

    I can't argue with most of this, but I don't agree with propping yourself up as bigger fans than the rest of us. Everyone expresses fandom differently. I would probably have season tickets if I lived there, but I don't so I support them in a different way. What people do with their finances is their own business, and I don't view at as being bigger or better fans than others.

    I appreciate your call for a change and you have a lot of valid points, but it doesn't mean you are right, more knowledgeable or better informed than everyone else on here. There are a lot of different ways to run a program that can be successful. I actually agree that we may be hitting a point where there is not much room for improvement, however I think there are also arguments against that when you look at the last three years (I know that is slicing and dicing the argument that probably should be made over a longer time period).

    You also have to take into account that I believe there have been five presidents and three ADs since Skerry started. They will all have different views. Waddell hired him, Leonard extended him, and Eigonbrot has seen probably the best three-year stretch in this program's D-1 history since we actually made the NCAA Tournament. That doesn't mean it is good enough, but I think you all have a distorted view on how our AD should see things. He doesn't have the baggage the rest of us do. That doesn't mean we should hold back from expressing our disappointment. 

    I have some of the same complaints and can't blame you for hitting a point where you are beyond frustrated, but I do think there are valid reasons for being supportive of Skerry too. I appreciate the different viewpoints on this board. It is the reason I still come here as an out-of-state fan. Also, anyone who is coming to this message board on a regular basis, which is generally an outdated way of doing this these days, deserves credit for being a pretty big fan of Towson. To rank where we all stand doesn't really make too much sense to me. 

    I wasn’t trying to say I or anyone else is a bigger fan. If it came off that way, I apologize. Im fortunate enough to live close, in Baltimore (if you consider that fortunate 😂), and work in Towson, so it makes it easy for me to attend games and other events. I was calling out that poster who said to support the team. I do and always will even though I no longer support the coach.
     

    Seeing around 20 games in person a year and watch pretty much everyone on flo or whatever is different than some of the others who listen to spiro (lol) and comment after. 

    Appreciate your post and there are lots of good points. We have hit our ceiling under skerry. It is and was time to move on. He did an overall good job but can’t do anymore. Always thought he would be a better Athletics administrator than coach. As tired as you and others on here may be of me repeating the same things, it goes both way and I tire of the lame excuses for pat.  361 other teams would have moved on by now, but not us. 

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  7. 49 minutes ago, Bay Area Tiger said:

    I’m with 2012 & 88 now.  Part of the New World Order for Towson Fans.  I’m done with this coaching regime.  
    Mr Optimistic no more.  Zero confidence.  
    I want change.  This guy served and is counted.  Time to pass the torch.  
     

    I’d say welcome to the dark side, but have a feeling you will be back to your hopefully self in a few weeks and putting non refundable deposits down on tourney sites for 2025 😂 

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  8. 57 minutes ago, BK_Brian said:

    Some of you guys are ridiculous, but its the same thing year after year.  Look at Oakland University and Greg Kampe.  He began his career at Oakland in 1984 (granted they were D2 at the time) and he was at the school for 21 years and they first made the Tourney in 2005.  They have now made it 4 times in the last 20 years.

    Jim Larranga was a head coach for 13 seasons (btwn Bowling Green and GM) before one of his teams first qualified for the Tourney.  His GM team then made it to the Tourney 5 times in the next 13 seasons before he left for Miami.

    James Jones of Yale, his first season was 99-00 and in his 17th season his team first qualified.  His team has now made the Tourney 4 of the last 8 seasons.

    In Pat's 13 seasons we have not yet made the Tourney, but that 2012-2013 team was good and I bet would have won the conference tournament had it not been for Pat Kennedy and the shit show we had in place before Skerry.  For Skerry's 13 seasons at TU (including that first one) we've had a winning record 9 of 13 seasons.  When we have good players they generally stay in the program and don't transfer out at the first opportunity.  Moreover, this year we have two players on the all-rookie team.  

    What I'm trying to say is that good things come to those who wait.  He's been putting a pretty consistent/competitive team out on the Court and our time will come.  Skerry has made this team semi-relevant and he's the reason I actually care about TU sports again. (I graduated in 1999.)  Let the man work and support the fing team.

      

     

     

    Some of you defenders are ridiculous.

    Kampe has made 4 tourneys in their 24 years of D1, including 3 in the first 12.  Skerry has 0 in his first 13.  He also makes significantly less money than Skerry.

    Larranaga made it in his second season at Mason, and another 4 times in his 14 years... in a much more difficult conference. Add in he had just one losing season (and CAA losing) season, his first year.

    James Jones, Ivy league so it's totally different. Until the last few years (when they've made the dance), you needed to win the league to get in, now its a 4 team tournament. Much easier and hence the success.

    Everyone always bring up that 2012-13 team and says they would have won it. What makes you say that?  Were they good? Yes.  Were they peaking at the right time? Yes.  Was the league weak? Yes.  But we have seen that story before (about 12 other times), the choking when the pressure is on.  Playing hypotheticals and what if's don't count, sorry.

    We all support the team. And the most vocal ones about change, are actually the ones who support them more (sans one or two). We see what the issues are first hand.  88, Royal, myself all have and had season tickets. I've been to more road games in 16 years than most people have been to home games combined. I donate to the TAF with an emphasis on the hoops program.  Being a .510 career coach just shouldn't cut it anymore in year 13+


  9. 8 hours ago, Bay Area Tiger said:

    Dixon has reiterated tonight.. he would kill his first born before traveling to Towson to play.  I have a call into Sonoma State 🤞

    Well While we aren’t good we slaps aren’t sub 300 bad. So that means TCU and soft scheduling Jamie won’t play us. But I’m sure he would love to play Morgan, umbc, Coppin and goucher down in fort worth. 

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