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Battle of the top two passing yardage teams in the CAA. Unfortunately, Campbell is also top rushing team in the CAA while Towson is last in the conference (ninth if you are generous and only count FBS games). Campbell is last in passing defense, and I imagine that keeps us in the game. The main intrigue in this game is what do we do at the quarterback spot, and if Davis plays does that help vary the offense with the rushing plays we can design for him. Also, can Aaron Enterline extend his TD streak to eight games. That is about it. I know it is a broken record, but when you look at the surface stats (total offense - sixth, total defense - seventh) they tell you we can be a decent to good team (that should probably be 4-3 or 3-4), but the mistake stats shout right back out why we are failing. Towson is 87th of 124 in fewest penalties (Campbell is actually 99th), we are 103rd in turnover margin, 122nd in kickoff return defense and last in the nation in sacks allowed. Pretty much all the small things that can do to undermine some good skill at the talent positions of QB and wide receiver. Those pretty much encapsulate all of the mental mistakes we see week-after-week that make us lose games. Campbell 42-35.

I doubt if Campbell has much to worry about, but if I were Hampton I might be a bit nervous

Seats 5,200 so maybe a young intern in the sports information dept got nervous announcing a free event on a Saturday when our beloved football team is on the road early and all!? Agree a week ago at least would have been ideal.

Interesting move

Tigers lose BIG unfortunately. Sad times for the alum..

So we’re promoting this just 27 hours before it happens? Was this promoted anywhere else beforehand? A search through the hoops Twitter page would say no.

Ginsberg might deserve some blame (for the extensions?), but he's the most rabid sports fan we've ever had at President since I've covered the team. We need to take advantage of his fandom (no comparison to the last few presidents) and to be honest, those in the AD aren't happy with Shinnick for many reasons, including the 0-7 start. I'd think the biggest reason was that the Prez has given them resources $$$$ that almost every FCS program does not have. That there's no excuse to be this crappy in a bad league and facing teams we've historically dominated from the MEAC, who I assume are not getting anywhere near the type of resources that we are getting.

Field of 68: Coaching interviews from Goodman and Dauster. PS comes on at about 1:24. About 1/2 the interview was Goodman busting balls. https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1RJjpbYmnMwKw

Kudos to JMU (seriously). But to those who think we can somehow mimic their success, think again, as you are engaging in the proverbial comparison of an Apple 🍎 to an orange 🍊 This might ruffle some feathers, but as an alum I think I can say this…at our core we are still a commuter school, and those students have no allegiance to TU sports either while they are students or after they graduate. I suspect JMU is the polar opposite. I also suspect they have more well heeled alumni who are willing to donate to the athletic department than us. JMU is the only game in town, and I think that makes a huge difference. Towson, the community, not the university, isn’t a close knit college town. It is, for better or worse, a suburb of Baltimore, where most residents are aligned, in terms of sports loyalty, with the Ravens and/or the University of MD. This has always been the case & I doubt it is ever going to change. This doesn’t mean we can’t be successful on the field. After all, I assume we are at or near the top of the CAA in terms of our football budget. And I believe we’re in the second tier, behind C of C and UNCW, when it comes to basketball. But we need to cure ourselves, to the extent anyone has such a mindset, of the belief we can be the next JMU

SOOOOOOO many insightful and revealing nuggets in this piece about JMU's rise to prominence in football and how they maintain consistency across their coaching changes. **Should be mandatory reading for our fool of an A.D. and President Ginsberg** 'Every graphic I see reminds me of that:' How James Madison became college football's new cradle of coaches - CBS Sports

Speaking of Campbell…. THIS is how you do it. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DehV3_gDUKV/?dlrf=eTR1aW5waHZyeWNm

That Flo money coupled with CBSSN is too much for the league to turn down. Knowing the way Joey D operates, he may actually negotiate a lower amount per school...

Worked on Prime for me, idk what the issue for others was

Money and what little of it that the Coastal could possibly get is THE only factor with these fools. My thoughts behind Stopping the Flo is what money the conference does get, does it outweigh the exposure the conference would get moving over to the ESPN App? I am sure I am not alone in the thought of "I already have enough streaming services so I am not buying into another one." Plus the conference as a whole would not draw me in to watch a non-Towson game. I have the ESPN App and cannot count the number of times I trip into a random game while "flipping around" the app. You are not getting people randomly dropping into not just Towson but any CAA game broadcast on Flo. Supposedly it being added to Prime was suppose to help but after it did not work for me for the Maine game I have totally forgot to even check back and try again. Maybe Prime knew how football was going to be this year and was doing me a favor. Our best bet would be for Flo or whoever to pay Joey D to step down.

Campbell is ranked?!?!?! CAMPBELL?!?! Their coach is in his third year and already has them ranked? In 222 drop backs they have allowed 7 sacks. In 221 drop backs Towson has allowed 29 sacks. They have 5 guys with rushes 32+ Towson has 1. Their top two rushes have 100 yards more than Towson has as a team. Campbell looks like they put up a ton of points and allow a lot as well.

Get off Flo. The only other option is ESPN App and with that, it would likely sever the CBSSN tie. The CAA could try to get on a Monday night ESPN2/ESPNU package, maybe a 6pm/8pm doubleheader? Every year, I see SWAC games show up on one of those networks and it makes me wonder why the CAA can't get on there. Of course, whatever money they're giving each school for the rights fees will factor into what's decided.

Agree. 1 & 2 are UNCW Charleston. After that, Hofstra, WM, Monmouth, SB and Towson can go 3-7 in any order. Unbalanced schedule makes it difficult, but with our schedule would think we finish in the 5-7 range. But I do think you have anti-UNCW hate. Return Wessler, Walsh, Lamonte and Luster. Add in that NE sharpshooting transfer, and the few others they did, it's a very good team. Can they stay healthy? Does that Navy transfer who hasn't played in 3 years, give them a spark?

Seems about right. Maybe, I am a little too high on them but Charleston would have had my first place vote based on the track record of how they do when they have good coaches in charge. Other than maybe knowledge of the region, I think the Groce hire is an excellent fit. I guess UNCW probably has the best combination of known entities and experienced players. It is easy to understand why they are picked first, but I just don't think it is as unanimous as others do. Maybe Onion has convinced me subliminally to have anti-UNCW hatred, but I just don't see them as the clear favorite everyone is making them out to be, and I think Siddle is somewhat overrated considering their financial advantages. I also think the five teams between Hofstra, Towson, Stony Brook, Monmouth and William & Mary could all finish third, and minus Hofstra being probably being a top five team the other ones could finish anywhere in that pecking order. The top seven feels pretty competitive. It also sticks with me that there has been buzz from a small few about Campbell translating Anderson D2 kids into a better team than most think. This poll certainly has not confidence in that happening. Of course, we are their first conference game at home so that will be interesting. Hofstra getting first place votes doesn't make sense to me, but I suppose their infrastructure to get top end CAA guards and athletic big men is a proven one even when they turn over their roster.

Womack HM