Chris Datres

The secondary as well as the DC should be forced to walk home from Newark after that display. They have 2 receivers and you let them run amok all day long. *ZERO* thought of sending more than 4 players and then you play that stupid-ass Cover 2 (cover nobody) that any competent OC knows how to beat. When you have 7 and 8 guys dropping into coverage, there is no excuse for guys being as wide open as Delaware's was today. I thought the play calling in the red zone when we had to settle for FG's in the first half was sketchy at best. The first time, you're making low-percentage throws and the second time, you're trying to gouge into the line. The off-tackle runs were working great throughout the game but yet, when we get into the red zone, those magically went away. However, the draw call on the TD that put us up 36-33 was freakin brilliant. Would have liked to have seen more of that. I'd also like to know who the hell ordered the squib kick on the last kickoff. You have the wind and a decent leg in Aidan and you're hitting a ground ball? Gotta kick it deep in that situation because on a grounder like that, inevitably, kids are gonna lose their lanes when they see the ball rolling around. That was a lethal loss to this team's hopes. They needed that cushion heading into the last two and that's gone now. There is zero room for error over the next 2 games. As for that last TD, @TSU86, Papale did juggle but he got a foot down just as he re-controlled it. So it was the right call.

I'd find that pretty far-fetched that those in Bristol even care about what goes on in 1-AA to even notice that a JMU-Towson matchup could be for a conference title. North Dakota State is at home that day and they've received overwhelming support the two times that they've gone there. If there isn't a 1-A game that's all that attractive (and right now, there isn't anything that jumps off the page...though both ND and Michigan are at home and there will be big CFP talk around them...Cincy-UCF may be a destination if UCF is still undefeated) and they decided to go the 1-AA route, I'd think from a TV presentation standpoint, Fargo would be where they'd run off to.

Wowwwwwww...That's a lot of RPI points available in that tournament (RIP RPI). Good thing all of our freshmen will have a year of experience before facing that rough lineup.

Towson>Nova>Temple>Cincinnati>UCLA>Cal>BYU>Wisconsin>Iowa>MD>Texas>Oklahoma A few more links and we'll take down Bama too. Citadel has zero chance.

As I said in a chat a couple games back, what's it say about the coaching staff and style of play that he couldn't see the field at RUTGERS?? Their stupidity is our gain, that's for sure.

As things are shaping up, just need JMU to find another loss before we play them. That way, it’s possible that game won’t matter for the CAA title. THAT is what we should start looking at now. Everything else would take care of itself.

CAA Football – With a fifth loss, New Hampshire’s bid for a 15th straight playoff appearance is all but over. They obviously don’t know the Committee’s history. 🤣

https://towsontigers.com/news/2018/10/13/-17-18-football-defeats-w-m-with-largest-home-crowd-of-2018.aspx Despite more woes in the kicking game (please, just one season, can we have something totally reliable there?) and some oddball playcalling (how many more runs into the boundary for a yard are we gonna run on 3rd and 4 and WTF with the go for 2 on the 29-13 TD???), the defense came to play today and we got the job done. That catch in the end zone was insanely good. Hope the trainers hide the stick-em from the authorities.

I think history tells us that more is a lot better. Might as well make it 9 just to be sure.

I know it's a football topic right now and we're still 6 weeks away from tipoff, but I'd like you to take a crack at the basketball problem next.

One would think that TSN could produce a 1 to 2-minute segment with highlights from the previous game or even sound from the coach looking back or looking forward. After finishing with the weekly Football Report show or Basketball Report show, break off a quick 1-minute analysis from the coach to be played on the video board prior to the game.

Worrying about rankings on October 8 is only going to knock years off your life. Let's beat W&M on Saturday and keep the train rolling. They ain't picking the playoff field tomorrow so wherever we are now means nothing. Lose Saturday and all of this hand wringing has been for why? We've pretty much established throughout the last 2-3 weeks that 8 wins will get us to where we want to be. Can't get there unless we take care of business on Saturday.

Agreed. That was outstanding. The only things I would have liked to have seen more of was clips of Vinson and Meggett, given that along with TWest, they're in the pantheon of Towson RB's. I also think that they could have capped off the entire run from almost dead in '90 to the 1-AA championship game in '13 with clips of games like the Lehigh loss in the first appearance in a playoff game (to slam home the D3-D2-D1 playoff run) to TWest running for a million yards vs. EIU to the Drive at the Red Menace and culminating with the title game in Frisco. But it was a great lookback to the history of the program and it's pretty remarkable that we've only had 4 head coaches in 50 years of the program.

Agreed. That was outstanding. The only things I would have liked to have seen more of was clips of Vinson and Meggett, given that along with TWest, they're in the pantheon of Towson RB's. I also think that they could have capped off the entire run from almost dead in '90 to the 1-AA championship game in '13 with clips of games like the Lehigh loss in the first appearance in a playoff game (to slam home the D3-D2-D1 playoff run) to TWest running for a million yards vs. EIU to the Drive at the Red Menace and culminating with the title game in Frisco. But it was a great lookback to the history of the program and it's pretty remarkable that we've only had 4 head coaches in 50 years of the program.

There's a lot of carts getting put before the horses in this thread.

I always believed every shot I took was going down. Problem is, I had high belief and low results... I think the non-con season will be like a spring training for this team -- seeing where all the pieces fit and what sort of rotation Pat can work in. I mean, let's face it, the season is the conference season and conference tournament. That's just the reality for us mid-majors. There's plenty of opportunities to get some good experience against quality teams in the non-con and let's see what these young pups have to offer.

I love it when we break out the gold jerseys for basketball games. Those gold jerseys for football look outstanding. Now can we get the white helmet with the black & gold T on it too?

September polls are laughable. I wouldn't get too wrapped up in any of it. If they keep winning, people will notice. If they drop the next one against the Citadel, what will it matter anyway? So, no sense in getting bent out of shape right now.

https://towsontigers.com/news/2018/9/15/football-scores-35-straight-points-knocks-off-10-10-villanova-45-35.aspx Lots to work on defensively but offensively, we saw just how good this machine and this QB can be when the o-line is sturdy. They were sturdy for most of the game today and that's a giant kick in the ass to start CAA season.

I watched a decent amount of their game against Tulane last week. It was a pretty sluggish game offensively from both teams. Couldn't tell whether it was just bad execution or the defenses were decent. I tend to lean toward the former. Wake's QB is not afraid to run (think of that dude from Villanova who I refuse to spell) and he loves going to his favorite WR, Dortch. Our defense is going to have to be on high alert in order to stay with these guys. But, it'll be a good tune-up for when we have to play Nova the next week.

Excellent way to start the season. I thought Flacco looked pretty comfortable back there and he seems to stand tall in the pocket and exudes a bit of confidence that we haven't had under center the last 2 seasons. And as stated earlier in August, if the offensive line is looking good, our attack is going to look good. I thought the o-line played really well tonite and we could have put 50 on the board if we had pounded the ball a bit more behind that line instead of some questionable passing plays.

The 4th down call on the goal line at the end of the 2nd quarter was abysmal. Go for it, yes, but don't run that misdirectional crap on the 1-yard line...not with an above-average offensive line. We had a series with 2nd and 1 and 3rd and 1 on consecutive plays and we're throwing slants. Keep it basic, get the first down, and extend drives. I don't care if you have Manute Bol as a wide receiver, the fade from inside the 10 yard line is one of the worst plays in the game. You're often throwing against 3 defenders (the live one and the 2 out of bounds lines) and there's too much that has to be perfect (placement, arc, receiver able to outjump defender) for it to work. Oh yeah, and the receiver has to make sure to come down with the ball and hang on when he hits the ground. I'd be totally fine with taking that goal line fade completely out of the playbook.

Yeah, that TV info needs to be blanketed across all available social media. I only learned about it through an Ambrose tweet. If someone in Marketing would have been using some foresight, maybe a watch party on the Jumbotron at the U might have been a good idea (it was good enough for a movie night during the summer). What are they doing to get this year's crop of apathetic students engaged in athletics? I think I may know the answer.

It's unfortunate that I'm stuck working a tournament that weekend because it would be such an easy trip for me to make. If you're looking for a team to face with our evolving lineup, Pepperdine seems to be the best one for that. They were 6-26 last year and have a ton of freshmen and sophomores like we do.

If Rob is happy with the offensive line, that's a very good thing to hear. Too many times in the past couple of down years, we've had a below-average offensive line and that just kills the running game and has your QB running for his life and making bad decisions under fire.