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If Londono catches that TD pass, we’d be talking about whether Brown should keep the QB job over Davis. The thing that galls me about Saturday was how we squandered an opportunity to set ourselves up for a legit chance at the playoffs. We’d be 2-1, with an impressive W vs a top 5 FCS team, on the road. We would have “only” had to have gone 6-3 the rest of the way to finish 8-4, which almost certainly would have guaranteed a playoff berth. Now, we likely have to go 7-2 the rest of the season. Really, 7-1, as this coming Saturday is a guaranteed L on the road at NDSU. At 1-3, there will be very little margin for error.

Um, I think the Ravens flock has its own problems

Sorry, but the coaching staff has to bear some accountability. Players do as well. Calling a long pass on 3rd & 2; not being able to scheme up anything remotely resembling an adept goal line offense; having a guy returning KO’s who has no business doing so; calling a pass play where the ball is thrown directly into the path of the sun ☀️. These are a few of my favorite things 🥹. Let’s deal in reality here-the season is already on the brink. It’s not inconceivable that after the W&M game we can all start looking forward to year 3 of the Shinnick era, as year two will be sans playoffs

Sadly, you’re probably right. We lose next week to NDSU, and will come home 1-3 to play W&M. Lose that game and the season, in terms of playoffs aspirations, is basically over, as we’d have to run the table at that point (7-0) to finish 8-4. Let me see a show of hands of those who think we’ll go 7-0 You know as far as today, I’d rather get blown out than lose like this. I’m keeping in mind these are kids who are trying their best, but the combination of missed FG’s, soul crushing penalties and dropped passes was pitiful. Now as far as the coaching, I’m flummoxed at some of the play calling decisions on offense. I wasn’t a huge fan of this hire to begin with. The 1st year free pass is over & it’s time for tangible results. I don’t want to hear about moral victories, because today wasn’t one in any event.

Look, let’s be honest. If Davis is out for any appreciable period of time, or worse yet, the entire season, we’re F’d. He’s freaking Jalen Hurts compared to the dude behind him. Hell, even with Davis, we’re likely staring down 2 straight road losses (Nova & NDSU) before we come home to W&M, which is not going to be any walk in the park

Ever remember watching your team win a game, but it felt like a loss? Pepperidge Farm remembers A bumbling inept offensive performance, punctuated by multiple fumbles and boneheaded penalties. Kudos to the D, but I can’t help but having the nagging feeling that Morgan might turn out to be the worst offense we face all season. Hope I’m wrong, but we look like a team headed towards a 3-4 win season, give or take

When’s basketball start?

Wait, what? When did TU become an HBCU?

Yes, I neglected to mention this in my previous post. What if we hadn’t left those 11 points on the field that we did in the first half?🤔

Just a couple random thoughts: I think it’s safe to say our offense is much improved from last year, both at QB & skill players; despite “only” giving up 38 points (Cincy could have scored a TD at the end, but took a knee) the D was pretty much a sieve most of the game. I didn’t see any semblance of a pass rush & there was some suspect tackling. Was this a function of the talent level of Cincy or our own deficiencies. Probably a combo of the two; I could see us as a playoff team, but, with another automatic L looming in Fargo, the margin is thin. We’d probably have to go 8-2 in our remaining games, after we lose to NDSU; I hope we got out of yesterday without any season ending injuries

Well put. I suppose the curse of being a fan of any sports team is that the overwhelming majority of the time you’re going to be dissatisfied, to some extent, with the outcome of each season. Let’s try and accentuate the positives. After all, at the end of the day these are kids/young men who are doing their best to represent our alma mater. Doesn’t mean I don’t want to go dancing every season, and make the FCS playoffs. Look, it’s entirely possible we won’t make the dance in the remainder of my lifetime, but I’m going to hang in there. I’ll do my share of grousing along the way, but I’m going to try and enjoy the ride as well, instead of being perpetually miserable

It’s no wonder there’s like 10 people who post here. Aside from general apathy, it’s gets depressing reading the same negative comments ad nauseum. No question the results on the court and the gridiron have left much to be desired. I get it. But I’m growing weary of getting poked in the eye with these ceaseless depressing posts. You don’t have to be a cheerleader, and the board shouldn’t be a propaganda tool for struggling teams and coaches, but when it’s constant negativity I just assume you have some personal agenda/axe to grind

What does any of this have to do with whether or not we have a good recruiting class coming in 2025? I take a backseat to no one in being critical of Skerry, but can’t we at least wait until the season starts? Christ sakes, this gets old

C’mon man. There will be plenty of time for recriminations during & after the season, but why have a snark-a-thon now? No harm in people having some optimism. Every team is undefeated at the moment. And I’m not buying that your post was a genuine expression of your own optimism. I know better 😆

Per Verbal Commits, we beat out JMU, ODU, GW & George Mason, to get him

How far is this from S.F.?

What is the NBL1? I’m no expert, but this guy was a marginal D1 player, regardless of what he’s doing now. The real problem here lies with whoever on our staff vetted this guy, and Skerry then stamping his seal of approval on signing him

Things could be worse…below is this season’s record for the UMES baseball team

CAA football has pretty much lost all its cachet, with Delaware, JMU, Richmond all gone, and Nova perhaps soon to follow. Who are the flagship programs now? UNH & W&M? And who are they going to bring in to replace the Spiders and maybe soon Nova? Let’s face it, CAA basketball is a C of C departure away from being relegated to near obscurity. Still puzzled why they haven’t bolted yet, other than relishing being a big fish in a small pond. From the outside looking in, I don’t sense we’re being proactive, but instead are just sitting on the park bench watching the world pass us by. Maybe there’s a master plan, but I’m highly skeptical.

I’ll take my chances with this guy, over our current fearless leader. Oh yeah!!!

DWill, Lowery and Tejada all played significant minutes last season. While I have no idea if Ndefo will follow suit this season, the expectation is for Embeya to be a plug and play, from day 1.

Exactly

I think it’s important to keep in perspective what the expectations are of this kid. Realistically, his role is going to be to backup Embaya. If the incoming freshman is as advertised, Samb is maybe going to play around 15mpg. Anyone expecting him to come in an avg double digits is probably in for a disappointment. Time for a reality check…the days of us bringing in a double digit D1 scorer through the portal (like Cam Holden) are over, absent an infusion of NIL money. The new formula is going to have to be hit on the freshman recruits and dumpster diving in the portal. Of course, if we do hit on a freshman, it’s highly debatable he’ll stay with us for more than 2 seasons, maximum. Sorry, but welcome to the post-NIL landscape for schools who are cash strapped as far as NIL funding goes

I don’t care how many games the team won. I care whether he can be a serviceable rotation guy, backing up our highly touted incoming freshman big. That’s all. Nothing more, nothing less

I’ll take this guy over the other guy every day of the week, and twice on Sunday. This guy isn’t Kareem or Wilt, nor, as a backup, does he have to be. By my way of thinking, just replacing the other guy is addition by subtraction