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2 hours ago, RundaPower said:

In todays NCAA 1AA world, you build rosters on a semester by semester  basis. The portal is going to destroy college football.  
I was there on  Saturday.  We gave up 350 yards on the ground!  Telling, more about the scheme than the Jimmys and Joes.

The 3-3-5 is a good D but needs downhill headhunters at ILB (TU has one of these, playing hurt) and spurs/safeties who will fill the alleys (we're especially lacking on the right side). 

16 hours ago, Bay Area Tiger said:

Shinnick has only had “3” seasons finishing below 500 since 1999.  
Heck of a track record. 
Not the start we wanted but let it play out. 
He’s building his team culture here and that takes time.  
 

Kirk Ferentz started off bad with Maine and Iowa but look at his resume now. 

 

Agreed. Give them a little time to build their team. Seems the intended system is not in place bc of current personnel. They're doing the best they can with the guys they have. 

Seems like eventually it's all going to go back to the pre D1AA/FCS when there was just major and small college football. Teams like W&M, Davidson, Villanova, etc. were in the 'big' league.

3 hours ago, mat1992 said:

Guys, 

Very important chat at 3:30 on Saturday. Talking about Towson football, economics, inside info, etc. Please join us.

How would one join?

1 hour ago, TSU88 said:

Now, to continue my tirade from yesterday 😉, I forgot to mention another mind numbing aspect from yesterday’s game, when UNH kicked the ball out of bounds, giving us a choice of getting the ball on the 35-yard line, or making them kickoff again. Naturally, Ambrose chose the latter. On the ensuing kickoff, we got penalized for an illegal block in the back, resulting in the ball being moved back to our 12-yard line. So, net result was a penalty on UNH and WE lost 23 yards. 

Ok, I get it, maybe Hunter breaks a long return on the re-kick, but the play just seemed to me to sum up how the season is trending 
 

Is it possible the re-kick decision came from special teams coach, who was already piloting his own train wreck? Hard to believe any HC would greenlight that move though. 

15 minutes ago, TuTigers2012 said:

If we aren’t going to try and be competitive and no one cares (look at todays attendance ) it’s worth a look but the old players on here will kill you for this view

I am one. And winning was fun for everybody. Gonna be 3-5K watching either way, so?

 GOH DII or DIII football again? Seems like a better fit for this school in every aspect. 

3 hours ago, mat1992 said:

 

Noh. 

not sure where to start  

Baltimore's team'

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Could be throttled by many DII teams I'm sure

Whomever winds up calling the shots needs to take a look at what Charlotte's done with football in a very short period of time. Everything TU could hope for while dealing with the same type setting: major metro area, 'commuter school' stigma, nearby pro sports, D1 programs and recreational activities, etc.

They found the magic bullet and are in a solid conference w/quality opponents and selling out w/15k+ every game.

btw Hens lit it up w/ 7 pts. Just sayin'

Is this really college football?Saw a much better game with a dynamite crowd at a HS stadium Friday night. Towson looks like they're playing with ankle weights on in sand - except for #14 - God bless him.

On D, terrible angles to the ball, dline ticketed for loitering, lots of missed tackles everywhere, no ability to adjust to anything. 

On Offense...😶... what the...

Go back to to DIII Towson. You were fun to watch then and 4800 would be a great number again.

14 hours ago, HKA39 said:

Hey guys 2 things to be transparent I am ur kickers kicking coach - and the new punter will be dominant and good chance you can have an All American kicker and punter - just remember Coach A does a great job with specialists - AO 30 from Ohio his Snapper from Pitt and. Punter from Marshall all who were FBS scholarships - Second AO30 will def get a shot at the league he is already considered a super high priority free agent

There's only one Coach A

40 minutes ago, Blounge said:

Lack of funding

Lack of tackling

Wow... just wow. Did the TU coaches leave at halftime?

Disappointed with ongoing football fan apathy/empty seats. Especially compared to what is seen elsewhere. Obviously, majority of fan support at games are alum, community and people from the region/area, not current students. A good example was the Wake game where the students/Greeks had their thing going under a huge tent. There were things there for them to enjoy and it was well managed (DJ, giveaways, etc.) and it was rockin'. The students absolutely need to be at the game, however, the parking lots on the other side of stadium were slammed with families, older folks, alums and people driving in from a one-hour radius (and visitors!) with great tailgate setups that just wanted to be there and they were being left alone to enjoy themselves.  Lots of energy from that contingent and these are the people that filled the stadium. Bear in mind that Wake has one of the smallest student bodies in FBS football - about 5,100 undergrads, yet that stadium was pretty close to full for an FCS opponent.  Charlotte, a fairly new program, is filling a 15,000 seat bowl every game and they're not even winning consistently. These two schools are about an hour apart and located in vibrant cities with other programs close by. 

Their crowds are created by a combination of having a decent program and very strong marketing it seems. There are numerous schools in my area, large and small, FBS and FCS, that compete for fans, but they all create this vibe on Saturdays. The football culture in the South is probably stronger than the Mid-Atlantic, but these schools have the same challenges and distractions that TU faces. They have just figured out the formula for success.