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Brian Fleury was hired as the Seahawks new OC. 3 coordinators in the NFL from Towson is wild.

Guys, you can disagree with me all you want about football and the direction. But we can't move down to D2 and we can't stay in the CAA forever. I've also never said I'm thrilled with this coaching staff, though I like some of the additions. 1)The program is not moving down. It will be moving up at some point. Maybe we missed the boat not moving to CUSA for all sports, but I get that the geography just doesn't make sense. What we need is a conference that makes sense geographically. Right now, there is not one available. Could a bunch of schools in the North/mid-Atlantic make that move up next season or the next few seasons? I don't know about everyone's resources. But I'm sure we're not the only ones contemplating it (I didn't say it's definite). 2)The resources we have, mainly thanks to President Ginsberg, should push us towards a top 2 finish. He's a big sports fan. Doesn't mean he's just going to throw money against the wall to go FBS, but again, we're not staying at this level forever. Not saying we will finish top 2 in the CAA next season, but there are no excuses not to. There's just no excuse with Nova, WM and Richmond leaving that you don't finish in 2nd place in the CAA at worst. 3)Shinnick has a new GM-type, he has new assistants everywhere with pretty impressive experience, he has one of the highest-rated freshman QBs in the history of the school and maybe the current CAA (current, not past). He still needs a few grad transfers or two, but it's time to make the playoffs or at least compete. Playing two FBS programs will be tough, which means you basically have to go 6-2 in the CAA at worst. We need to at least show something against Navy. Even a bad SC team is still an SEC squad. 4)We're building new offices and renovating a field house that was built in 2001. It's outlived its usefulness to house football, MLAx, WLax, FH, etc. So they're adding space for some film room, offices and medical support. Then, we're building the indoor practice facility. That doesn't guarantee success, but it doesn't hurt. I think people also don't realize that even if we can't give NIL and we can't for most players, we have Alston/COA to help with stipends. So most kids get about 10 grand in addition to schollies. https://towsontigers.com/sports/2024/11/12/towson-athletics-campaign-for-excellence.aspx 5)I get it. It's tough to get on board with all the mediocrity and just one playoff appearance since 2014. But I'm not going to hide in the sand and give up on the possibility that we could be a pretty good program. Better choices need to be made, no doubt by S.E when it comes to head coach hirings.

Well, we won the 2nd half. What an embarrassment. In what bizarro world does a coach, who’s never even made it in 15 years to the conference championship game, keep his job after this season, where the return of our top two players was supposed to catapult us to the top of the conference? I know we’re not buying him out, I get it. And that’s what’s even more galling than this crappy season. That we’re stuck with this guy, and his abysmal offense, for what I assume is at least another 3 seasons after this

This game really turned on on the flagrant foul call at the 10:38 mark when it was 18-11. That was compounded by the Ivan Thomas technical foul. Towson went on a 12-0 run to make it 30-11 and never led by less than 15 the rest of the way. The flagrant foul call was the right one, but I hate the way it is called in general. The 45 points were the most in a first-half against a D1 opponent this year. Towson was 15-24 for a 62.5% shooting percentage in the first half. That was also a season-high against a D1 opponent this year. The 32-point loss was Hampton's biggest in a CAA conference game since they joined the conference. They did lose by 36 in the CAA Tournament to Monmouth in 2023. It was the most assists we have had in a conference game and the most since we had 16 against Sacred Heart. We scored 1.281 points per possession in 64 possessions, which was our third-best mark against a D1 team this year (Cornell and Northeastern were two-highest). In the first matchup, Hampton outscored us 32-26 in the paint. Today we outscored then 42-16. The last two games we have outscored our opponents 76-32 in the paints. Of course, UNCW hit enough threes to negate that. Williamson had season-highs in points (29) and field goals made (11). He hit five of our seven threes today (Conway hit one really late in garbage time and Coleman had one early that Williamson assisted on). With the 29 points and seven assists, Williamson made plays that resulted in 54% (44 of 82) of our points. He has also has gone 85 minutes and 50 seconds since his last turnover. It continues to be concern that no one else on this team can hit a three-pointer. Towson has seen players hit 3 or more threes in a game 12 times against D1 teams. Williamson has done it nine times, Tejada twice, and Womack once. Williamson has made 25 of our 63 three-pointers in conference play (nearly 40 percent of the output). Womack and Tejada have the second and third-most with 13 and 10 respectively, which is two less than Williamson's output. He is 25-70 for three in conference play (35.7%) and the rest of the team is 38-158 (24%). It isn't anything new, but it stands out even more when we have decent three-point shooting nights that it is basically a one-man show. The UNCW loss was discouraging, but it has been nice to see Mor Seck contribute in consecutive games. I said at the beginning of the year that there should be 12-14 easy points every game through Embeya and Seck. Today was the first time either Seck (had 11 points today) or Embeya had double-figures against a D1 opponent this year. Seck is 9-11 with 20 points and 13 rebounds (10 ppg and 6.5 rpg) the last two games. Hampton was 7-20 on layups, and I don't think it is an exaggeration to say Seck altered nearly half of those attempts. It is not pretty to watch, but he has been a good contributor the last two games. Doumbia Jr. had his second double-double of the year with 15 points and 10 rebounds. He also had 10 points and 10 rebounds against Norfolk State, while Tejada had 13 points and 11 rebounds against William & Mary. Ndefo and Coleman also had double-doubles in the non-D1 games. This is a low bar, but Doumbia Jr. had three assists, marking the fourth time this year he has hit that mark. He is the best player on our team at getting to the basket, so if he can distribute from time-to-time that helps the offense. It is good to see Doumbia Jr. hitting double-figure scoring again. He has done so in the last four games, after not doing in the previous four contests and seven of the previous nine. We need his scoring to have any hope of having a functional offense. With Tejada out, you would have thought Womack would need to increase his output. However, today matched his lowest field goals attempt in conference play with five (he also had five the first time against Hampton). Womack did have a career-high two blocks and tied a career-high with three steals. Ndefo matched his career-high in points against a D1 opponent with nine points. That also came against Hampton the first time. One of the pieces of good new is this was the fifth time we shot 50% or better in a game. We are 57-108 (52.8%) the last two games. It is the first time since February 12 & 17, 2022 (against Elon and UNCW) that we had back-to-back games shooting 50% or better from the field. Good to stop the losing streak. I am not sure there is much that can be taken out of this game, but it was nice to have a comfortable win and return the favor one of the teams that beat us earlier in the year. Hopefully, we can do the same against Hofstra. Like many have said here, we can only take things one game at a time.

As bad as the offense was, if Coleman makes 2 of 4 free throws, we win. If Doumbia and Embeya don't choke their FTs away. But for Pat to say that we played good defense in the postgame because we held them to 35% FG shooting but you allowed the Hawks to shoot 39% from three-point range, including giving up the game-winning three is a bit of denial. Coleman started out as a good FT shooter this season and a decent player. What happened? I guess the 4-5 good games were all he had in him but he shouldn't be starting. He's an energy guy off the bench, but you can't have 8 energy guys. My biggest problem aside from the FT shooting, was the effort. When you give up 21 offensive rebounds to a team that had their tallest player out injured, that's a problem. Rebounding, espeically defensive boardwork, is more than boxing out and that was an issue as well. It's about hustle, grit and determination. That's something this team lacks and last year's squad, for all their lack of talent and size, they had plenty of that. Honestly, I thought we'd miss May and Lowery on defense, but I didn't know we'd miss their rebounding, since Lowery led us last season. But we also missed Sulaiman and Jones' toughness. Tarke was a wild card, but some nights, he could lead the team in scoring and he was a threat. With Doumbia, if you take away his drive, he's not going to score much or foul him and put him at the line. We've had worst seasons by far in this era in terms of record, but this is definitely the most frustrating basketball season I've encountered maybe ever.

"We're so much better on offense than we've shown" Why in hell would he believe that? The stats don't lie, Pat. You are what they say you are.

Pat has to go. There is no defending this. You bring back TT and DWil and this is what we produce? Obviously they’ve had their struggles and it’s not as simple as those two dudes = free wins. But this is beyond unacceptable. I’ve not been posting much this season because I’ve felt like all I’d produce is more negativity. What else can we say though? Other years we could at least play the “just win a few at the CAAT” game. What do we have this year? This is D2 bullshit. Awful coaching, transfers who regress, poor player development. Right back to mediocrity. Maybe I’m the fool for thinking we were actually building something.

Dwill is forced to carry the offensive load. We have no other ball handler that gets minutes and we have not another shooter who plays either. So yeah his numbers are way down- primarily due to idiotic roster construction. We give a ton of minutes to guys that CANNOT reliably make any shot more that 5 feet from the basket: Seck.. Embeya… Ndeyfo..Doumbia…what about Barton and Holmes next year? I’d wager they are also offensively challenged. Imagine our guys having to play a game of horse against one another?! It would last for 1-2 hours. Hofstra offense was fun to watch. Guards grown on trees for them. They value 3 point shooting. When we get down big we are simply incapable of shooting our way back into a game. Start Conway, Pat. Do you really want to finish dead last out of 365 teams in 3 point shooting? Make a change and value shooting for once in your life

D will and skerry yelling at each other. Womack yelling at his teammates. Message is stale from skerry

His demeanor is ho hum because there’s no fear of being pushed out. Just another day at the office

It’s just plain math, when every team we play has more and better 3 point shooters, you will lose more than you will win. Plus our bigs can not make foul shots, so now that spread get even bigger. a new coach with a new philosophy can bring in 9-10 new players and turn it around right away.

Let me preface with I hope we can keep both of our best guys. However, if I’m being honest, I’d push to keep DWill if we had to pick between him and TT. Dylan has been very spotty/streaky, but when he’s on he has crazy potential IMO. No disrespect to TT at all. He’s a great player. I feel for whomever leaves, if they do, because they’ve played themselves out of some money compared to last year. Obviously have to actually hit on multiple transfers this year. I’ve said it before and don’t want to belabor a point, but the regression that happens to some guys when they get to campus is a real concern. Guys forget how to shoot. Feels like they lack confidence. It’s like they just lose their stuff. The staff should be feeling some heat (yes yes 2012, no pressure/lifetime contract/Pat is literally the devil/drop to D2) to land a big fish. We absolutely have to have a big man who can contribute on offense. It makes me genuinely sick watching guys get rebounds down low and essentially just toss the ball back up and hope. To the point already made, we need more scoring options in general. You have to adapt to the times and get the shooters. That’s the game today. We have said it for years - the style of play of philosophy of the team must change. Offensive sets and plays have to get better. Imagine how much better our guys could look if they weren’t often playing the equivalent of pickup. That’s really my biggest criticism of this staff. I don’t get how you watch the guys just dribble around aimlessly, set weak screens, and run down the shot clock just to jack up a shot and say “yep, that’s what we’re looking for.” Either the guys are doing what they’re told and we really think that’s good basketball or they aren’t and the staff just lets it happen. Neither is a recipe for success. I won’t pretend like I have all the answers. I do know how to recognize a problem though. I also think that athletics needs to take a long hard look at what we’re doing and where we are looking to go. You could say this about the whole of athletics too, not just basketball. Invest in the program. Take this seriously. We are a D1 school. Get asses in seats. Make the game day experience a good one. Get students to care when they’re on campus and come back as alums. Easier said than done, but it’s possible. You look around this country at the “where is that” schools that have good basketball culture. Why not us? I’ll never not believe that we can be a consistently successful mid-major.

One coach runs a set play to get his best shooter open for a great look at a 3 that he knocks down. The other coach stands there and watches one of his best players dribble the ball into the ground trying to shake his defender and when he doesn't, he forces up a contested shot. This after they run zero offense with a 2-point lead and 1:10 to play and Dylan hoists an ill-advised 3 from the top of the key. I'm not sure there were any passes in that possession. The lack of detail with the bad free throw shooting is no big surprise. Only a matter of time before that reared its ugly head in a close game. The turnovers in the first half were pretty laughable, including an Embeya pass to nobody after a defensive rebound that eventually led to Monmouth free throws. This is just the preview for how we're going to exit this year's CAA Tournament. Here's the blueprint and we'll see just how close they follow it and which night it is when it happens. Enough of the rah-rah confidence, etc. This team just doesn't have it and they have greatly regressed as the season has gone on instead of the other way around.

Never mind. The wink = sarcasm

They need to minimally restructure his deal. Make skerry $300k base clear up $200k for a real assistant and make the rest incentive based

If Skerry had integrity, he’d resign at the end of the season. “I love Towson and am proud of the work I’ve done here but it’s time for me to step aside and give someone else an opportunity to get Towson to the next level. I’ve taken Towson as far as I’ll ever be able to.”

Unfortunately this is not in the offing. While it won’t change anything, I would suggest people email the A.D. so at least he knows there are a few of us who are fed up. If nothing else, it might provide some minimal satisfaction by venting about this crap

This is great

Posting about the teams we hate is one of the things that message boards are for, so keep having fun doing it. I still dislike Liberty (actually it was probably Winthrop in 1993) for beginning this stretch of postseason ineptitude for this program by beating one of our best teams in the 1994 Big South tournament semis. Hard to believe we once won eight straight ECC Tournament games claiming postseason tournament titles in 1990, 91 and 92. When we joined the America East, I probably hated Drexel the most. They were good, but man did the officials help them out a lot in the Malik Rose era (the Joe Linderman game still scars me to this day). I don't like Delaware, but I was also a traitor for a year and worked in their athletic department with some good people. We were too bad to have anyone in the CAA I hated until the early-to-mid 2010s. I resent William & Mary for knocking the team with Benimon, but obviously Delaware has tortured us the most recently. I can certainly understand hating UNCW and Charleston. They both are basketball-centric schools that have some of what we want in terms of atmosphere, fan support, and money. There is a level of arrogance to them both. UNCW is easier to get into it with, because at times we have had their numbers whereas Charleston almost always wins if there is anything at stake when we play them. This will seem like a loser's mentality, but it is good to see that we have beaten UNCW enough to get under their skin in what has been a pretty solid era for Takayo Siddle. Knocking them out of the CAA Tournament in 2024 was probably Skerry's best postseason accomplishment. Unfortunately, that was only in the quarterfinals. It is crazy that in 32+ years following this program that the 2009 CAA Tournament was probably our most feel good run.

And no, I don’t mean Skerry’s resignation, though that would be wonderful. I’m not sure if there’s been a more frustrating season in the Skerry era. After retaining Tejada and Williamson, and for the first time having $ to spend in the portal, the results thus far are terrible. We’ve hit rock bottom amongst the entire 360+ D1 schools in several important offensive categories. For the most part our offense consists of running the clock down to about 5 seconds on the shot clock, heaving up a bad shot, and hoping we get the offensive rebound. It’s boring, dull, unimaginative, joyless and most importantly, largely ineffective. On defense, Skerry is a slave to hedging, which often times results in an open look for the opposition. He has assembled a roster of players who, for whatever reason, are not good shooters. He brings in transfers whose skills, to the extent they were that skillful to begin with, seem to regress. He’s been here since 2011 & the next conference tournament championship game he gets to will be his first. He apparently is the longest tenured coach in the country who has failed to take his team to the NCAA tournament. Yet despite this mountain of evidence, he remains steadfast in his unwillingness to change, and his coaching staff has largely remained stagnant. With all this, I’m resigned to the fact he’s going to be here at least another 3 years, if not longer. I’ve come around to a way of thinking that the A.D. and/or the school President are quite content with regular season success, in varying degrees, with no real concern about his dismal conference tournament record. In fact, my anticipation is that before his latest contract expires, he will have another good regular season & get yet another extension. If those of us on this board can see the myriad problems with this team, which are a microcosm of the postseason futility that is now 15 years and counting, why can’t those who have the power to make changes see these things as well? Are they uneducated, in the basketball sense, or are they satisfied with occasional 20 win seasons, consistently followed by collapse in the conference tournament? Can someone please enlighten me?

It’s getting very close to time to email Dr Steve and make our opinions known, no matter how insignificant we think our voice might be. I know I’ve been formulating the letter in my mind for the last couple of weeks to be sent when our inevitable exit occurs on day 1 or 2 of the shindig in DC. Nothing personal as he’s done a lot here but from a basketball sense, it’s become more stale than a bad crouton. I kind of equate it to Tomlin with the Steelers in that there have been some achievements but it’s past time for a new message and a new attitude of playing. If he hasn’t changed his philosophy and thus, evaluating talent based on that philosophy, by now then it won’t ever change. I would think with the SEC pedigree that Dr Steve has that patience isn’t a strong point when the ‘revenue sports’ turn out mediocre results. And for those afraid of change, what’s to lose? There has to be a young up-and-comer that can come in here and cultivate DMV talent (UNCW has 3 players from nearby and/or played here) and get us over the top with a brand of ball that scores and wins.

There is ZERO reason to think that this team does anything in DC. Good coaches do well on their scout of their opponent. UNCW puts a bigger, more physical player on DW and it pays massive dividends. They take advantage of the chicken-with-the-head-cut-off defense that is our hedging to get open looks for 3's as well as rolls to the basket. They realize that we're not smart enough defensively to find the best 3-point shooter in that night's game. Meanwhile, we continue to run the same tired stuff and have zero adjustments at the defensive end. I don't know what happened when they left Disney but this team has regressed immensely since Thanksgiving. But when the other teams have a long history of knowing your system's tendencies, it's easier to have success against it. One and done in DC and then await word on who's going to be looking for greener pastures. It certainly looks like May made the right move because he very well could be heading to the Dance with this Seahawks team.

You’ve touched on one of my (many) concerns. We need an assistant who knows how to install an offensive system that actually works. I’m fed up to here with this F’ing system of running the shot clock down, chucking up a low percentage shot, and then hoping we’ll get the offensive rebound. And make no mistake, this is Skerry’s preferred approach, it’s not happening year-after-year by accident. When your best play on offense is a missed shot, hopefully followed by an offensive rebound, you’ve got a problem. His system is antiquated, joyless to watch, and unsuccessful when it most matters. We’re consistently one of the worst teams in the country in pace of play and assists. And we’re not setting the world on fire in terms of ppg or shooting percentage. Where we do “shine” is offensive rebounds, which is driven by the fact we miss so many shots. Sadly, I don’t think our A.D. has any interest in forcing Skerry’s hand, by making him change up the coaching staff. I think he’s content with being “competitive” and giving out free tickets to every group of kids in the area

A&T had 5400 in attendance last night. Hofstra shot 39% from 3 mind you. A&T against UNCW shot 50% in the first half before falling off in the second half. Womack on Walker possibly tomorrow 👏 I’m Mr Sunshine & Lollipops but I’m extremely worried about this game for us. Early start now. Who knows what they throw in those grits down there these days?? And maple syrup not from Canada I bet!? 4 in a row not gonna mean squat if we can’t sweep 🧹 this trip down Nor Carolina.. you know my Daddy used to say in my Carlin voice 😀 Biggest game of the CAA fo us is tomorrow… hoping the storm shrinks their home crowd to 2,000 🙏 5-4 would really be ideal considering we have obviously UNCW, Elon again plus Stony Brook twice who is red hot Monmouth up at the Annie mansion. Those early losses were brutal I see us realistically at 11-7 if we stay healthy. Any word if Samb will return this season considering how Mor has kinda regressed again…. I want as many bigs as possible rest of the way as the refs may plan a foul fest so they can receive their league bonuses. All hands on deck if we are gonna pull this off. Reno has given 200-1 odds we make the dance. Keep that chip on your shoulder. We are Towson and it is truly us vs the rest of the country right now. Goh Tigers 🐯 This post was only influenced by ESPN.com and Starbucks coffee ☕️

I don't want to say Dylan saved the season, because who knows where this team is going, shooting 38% from the field in conference play, about that overall (take away the non D1s). When he made that tough three after Elon cut a 12-point lead to 4, that might saved the Tigers from going 3-5 in the CAA and possibly costing us a chance at a top 4 seed. HOWEVER, look at the league. With Hofstra and UNCW losing tonight, that puts us at 4-4, tied with Stony Brook, tied for eighth place. NC A&T got their first win tonight, shocking Hofstra, who is now 4-3 in the league and has lost three straight, which is crazy considering their talent and Cruz Davis. W&M beat UNCW so they are 8-0 at home and 3-6 on the road. Hofstra, Elon, W&M are all 4-3. UNCW is 6-1 and Charleston is 5-2. Hampton is the forgotten team at 4-3 after they edged Monmouth. So are we back? I don't know about that with Tejada still slumping, but maybe we can put road uniforms on at home. But of course, I'm not forgetting the 0-6 start on the road. The way we've started conference play just doesn't make any sense and we're getting back to playing Towson basketball. Getting to the line, offensive rebounds and solid D. Held a good Elon offense ot 39% shooting (8-24 33% 3pt). But until Tejada and others make two point shots at around a 50% clip, we're not going far. I don't care about the rest right now. Just make 2s other than DWill.

We all know we need to get to the dance. 35 years!! Can’t we enjoy a league win and have some optimism?? Is that asking too much? Enjoy the journey! I love Pat, the coaches and players and love Spiro on the call If you don’t like them then find another college team to root for!

Also Womack is going to be a stud for this program. Let’s just make sure we keep him. Womack + Sajid can be a really nice 1-2 punch.

Going into this season, we had to replace Mekhi Lowery, Christian May, Radhir Hicks, Tomiwa Sulaiman, Messiah Jones and Nendah Tarke. That didn't seem like an impossible task at the time with Tejada and Williamson returning. One was CAA POY and the other was second-team All-CAA so you expected some slight improvement from them, especially on the defensive side. However, May, Tarke, Lowery, Sulaiman, Jones and Hicks combined for about 37 points per game and about 23 rebounds per game. That was replaced by Doumbia, Seck, Conway, Womack, Ndefo, Coleman and Schmidt. The numbers are similar but the shooting is much worse. This team is shooting 42.4% from the field and a horrific 29.4% from three-point range. In conference play, they are shooting 41% from the field and 29.3% from beyond the arc. Their three-point defense (33.6%) has not been good either. Last season, they shot 42.1% from the field and 33.7% from beyond the arc overall but in conference play, they were a different team, shooting 43.6% from the field and 36.3% from three-point range. WTH happened this season? 1)Schmidt shot 38% from beyond the arc at Valpo, but is shooting just 27% from three-point range overall and is just 6 of 28 in the CAA (21.4%). 2)Seck is playing just 13.6 mpg, but he's not there to score. He's blocked just 14 shots and is 13 of 30 from the line (43.3%). 3)Free throw shooting sucks in both seasons (around 68%) so that hasn't changed much. 4)Doumbia is third on the team in scoring at 10.5ppg and is third in rebounds with 5.4 per game. He's also first in steals with 28 and second in blocks with 14. He's shooting 43.3% from the field. Take away his three-point shooting (3 of 35) and he'd be 94 of 193 which is around 49% Bottom line? The redshirts (Ndefo, Coleman, Cole before the knee injury) and Schmidt, Seck and Doumbia did not adequately replace the players mentioned above to be kind, so what's next? Barring a miracle in the CAAT, this season is over. Here are the biggest questions for the 2026-27 season 1)Will there a be a staff change or a philosophy change or both? Something has to change on the staff. Whether it's scheme change, it's time to add some more modern players who can pass and shoot threes. 2)Will there be a tempo change? Towson walked the ball up the floor tonight about 10 times off of rebounds and somehow our tempo got faster (344 to 340). That's still bad. Not getting enough defensive rebounds doesn't help, but come on. It's time to play faster. 3)Who will return? That's the biggest question. I don't have a feeling one way or another that Tejada and DWill will return. Let's face it. They are having disappointing seasons. Tyler is shooting 42.3% from the field, 26.6% from three-point range overall and 39.3%/27.3% in conference play. He is rebounding a bit better (5.3 from 3.9 last year) and is second with 2.0 assist sper game. Dylan to his credit has a pretty good Assist/TO ratio (94/50) and is averaging 3.2 assists per game. He's shooting 39% from the field overall and 35.6%/35% in conference play. Some of that could be that they're pressing and the other is that they don't have Tarke and May as decent shooters who could spread the floor. I don't have a good feeling that both will return and DWill is expected to graduate academically. I wouldn't be upset if both left or one left. It might be time for each to move on or at least one of their own sanity. Then you have players like Cole, Ndefo, Womack, and Embeya expected to return along with the two redshirt freshmen (Barton and Holmes) and four more freshmen coming in. That's six players returning and if Tejada/DWill return, that's eight and then you add four freshmen and you only have one spot for a transfer. No way. This team needs 3-4 transfers, not one. Something has to change. 4)What type of transfer do we need? A)Big point guard. I've mentioned Izaiah Pasha on the board, the former 6-4 Delaware point guard who is barely playing at Virginia Tech. I'm not saying he'd come back to the CAA, but that's the type of player we need. A big point guard who can score, pass, rebound and defend some. B)We're 357th in assists per possession, 326th in assist-to-turnover ratio, and 363rd in assists per game at 9.4. Some of that has to do with the shooting as we're 338th in effective FG%, 353rd in true shooting%, 338th in free throw%, 359th in three-point% and 284th in two-point percentage. C)A big who can finish. Doesn't have to be 7-foot tall. If you keep Embeya, he's a 10-15 mpg player. Not sure if Holmes is ready yet but he has pretty good hands and a soft touch. But we need 6-8 to 6-10, 240 with good hands and a soft touch. At the power forward spot, if Tejada is gone (and he should play there, he's not athletic enough to be a wing), we need a stretch 4 who doesn't have to be 6-6, 235. But he needs to have some length and needs to be a huge upgrade of what we have. D)I like Sajid at the 2, but who knows if he's ready. Need a 2 or 3 that can score. Period. Bottom line, we basically need five new starters if both guys are gone. If one returns, I just don't see another player who should be getting major minutes. The system can change but you also need major personnel changes as well. 4)

It's very possible to completely overhaul your roster and have immediate success. But that's not going to happen under the current regime. There's a particular type of player that is looked for in the portal and it's pretty obvious that a big man that can score is not part of the requirements. The only way that a roster overhaul is going to lead to any success is with a total staff overhaul as well. When you're pulling in the scraps from the junk of D1 with IUPUI and Fresno State, then you can't expect them to turn into scoring machines when they get here. Then of course, there's the whole 'why do they get worse when they get here' question. How in the world did Schmidt average double digits at Valpo? How could you not develop someone like Paar or how does a D2 POY like Sylla go dormant (only to follow that up by having a pretty good pro career thus far (averaging 21 ppg in Sweden)? This staff has swung and missed on their player evaluations too many times over their stay here. To think that's going to magically change is a fool's errand.

https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=615177 Tyler Tejada scored 33 points to lead Towson to a 69-57 win over Stony Brook on Thursday night at SECU Arena. Dylan Williamson added 17 points and five assists. The Tigers improve to 6-7 in the CAA with a Sunday road game against Monmouth at 7pm.

I believe Tejada's 33 points were most scored in a game by a Tiger since Timberlake had 34 against Charleston on February 23, 2023. He did that in 34 minutes of action, almost a point per minute. I was working a game so didn't get to see it, but I plan to go back and watch tonight. Tied for the third-most shots he has taken in a game. Tied for I believe the third-most shots in a game he has taken. Did a quick count and I think Tejada has taken 20 or more shots six times in the last two seasons. I think this is the first time we have won. On paper, a very efficient performance.

I assume so, but the problem is that they both are playing 35+ minutes per game. Not like we have any other scoring options or that you can rest them.

Are you talking about how people are starting to realize the problem is the program not just this season or the players having an off year? I mean yea, we all kind of saw that last year the way the CAA tournament ended. Similar feeling to when the Ravens made the AFCG and lost because of a Flowers fumble in the final minutes of the game. Everyone could see the issues but we still retained Harbaugh and the staff. I could see the issues last year in the CAA tournament, this year I was willing to see how things go but at this point the CAA tournament is 3 weeks away, this is the team and it is what it is. Let’s be honest, if we make a run in the tournament it’s not because of coaching or skill, most likely will be luck. Same thing I feel like Ravens fans have been banking on the last few years. If this season ends with a 1 and done in tournament every fan, alumni, etc should be posting on their social media how demoralizing this season was. Went from having faith in becoming a true legit program to 3 steps back and where we were pre covid.

I feel like we’ve made a lot of progress as a group in the last few hours. I feel like an awakening has occurred. Some eyes have been opened. I’m proud of us.

I would take what he says to the media with a grain of salt. What is he going to say during press conferences and to Spiro at the end of the games? "Yeah, we suck. We're an 8th seed at best. I'm extremely disappointed in this team this season, especially our top two players that we spent a lot of money on." There's Media Pat and what he really thinks. Even Media Pat isn't trying to put lipstick on this pig. But I think if you asked him over a beer, the real truth would come out. For him to bury the team in the media ain't going to help guys get out of slumps. Should he take more of the blame? I think I would, though he usually says he/we got outcoached in most of these losses. Personally, none of this shit matters. It's about action on the court. Changing lineups hasn't helped. Time to change other things. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Play a zone once in awhile. Speed up the tempo and you have to rebound defensively for that to help and play D. Start Conway at the 1 or at combo guard next to Doumbia. Play Tejada the 4 and Womack at the 3. Who cares who plays center?. Bring DWill off the bench. Something drastic has to happen. Bring on a pressing lineup of Ndefo, Coleman, and DWill with Womack still in the game.

WTF was he doing on our court? Until the Terps agree to play us at SECU, we should not have anyone affiliated with that University appearing on our court.

Just make sure whatever they serve, comes with extra proteins and carbs, so that everyone can get another hour or two in the weight room.

Jashaun Amin - WR – Monroe C.C./Lackawanna C.C. – Chesterfield, Va./LC Bird H.S. 2024/25 with Monroe: Played 18 games, 53 receptions, 879 receiving yards, eight touchdowns High School: 2022 Richmond Times-Dispatch Second Team All-Metro Defense, played as a defensive back and wide receiver. Also competed in track. Ashton Booker - OL – College of the Holy Cross – Olney, Md./DeMatha Catholic 2024-25 at Holy Cross: Played all 12 games in 2025 on the offensive line High School: 2023 All-WCAC Honorable Mention at DeMatha as a starting offensive tackle Marquis Cooper - DB – University at Buffalo/Colgate University – Queens, N.Y./Paramus Catholic 2023-25 at Buffalo: 23 games at defensive back, starter in 2024, 85 tackles, two interceptions, 12 passes broken-up 2021-22 at Colgate: played six games in two seasons High School: All-county and all-conference first team honoree in football, having 75 tackles and four interceptions in high school career. Also competed in track. Zach Dantzlerward - DL – Saint Francis (Pa.) University/Old Dominion University – Purcellville, Va./Loudoun Valley H.S. 2024-25 at Saint Francis: 15 games played, 18 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss 2023 at Old Dominion: redshirt season High School: 2022 Second Team All-State, All-Region 4C and All-Dulles District, finishing with 30 tackles in his senior year. William Ennis - DB – Shepherd University – Millersville, Md./Old Mill H.S. 2022-25 at Shepherd: Played 24 games, 34 tackles. 25 tackles, three interceptions and five pass breakups in senior year. High School: all-county and all-state honoree in football. Finished high school career with over 1,000 receiving yards. Aaron Enterline - WR – Penn State University – Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central H.S. 2024-25 at Penn State: Played four games in 2025 on special teams. High School: Two-time all-state honoree and Lancaster Lebanon League Receiver and Returner of the Year. Combined for over 2,500 receiving yards in his final two years with 37 touchdowns. Also competed in basketball and track. Myles Fulton - QB – Frostburg State University – Severn, Md./Old Mill H.S. 2022-25 at Frostburg State: Played 18 games, being the starting QB in 2024. Combined for 3,090 passing yards and 36 passing touchdowns. High School: Two-year starting quarterback at Old Mill. Also competed in baseball. Joshua Gaffney - OL – University at Albany – York, Pa./Central York H.S. 2021-25 at UAlbany: Played 23 games at offensive line, starting at right guard in 2025. High School: All-state honoree and Big 33 Game player as a senior. Seth Hampton - LB – University of North Alabama – Alabaster, Ala./Thompson H.S. 2023-25 at North Alabama: Played 28 games, starting at linebacker in 2025. 111 career tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss. High School: All-State, all-county and all-region selection in football. Played in the 2022 Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game. Eddie Jackson III - DB – Furman University/Bryant University – Richmond, Va./Benedictine Coll Prep 2025 at Furman: Played seven games, 11 tackles, two passes broken-up. 2022-24 at Bryant: Played 24 games, starting at safety in 2024. 30 career tackles, two interceptions, seven passes broken-up. High School: Also competed in track. Jerald James - DL – James Madison University – Miami, Fla./Miami Palmetto H.S. 2025 at James Madison: Redshirt season High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN and 247Sports. Combined for 109 tackles, 36 tackles for loss and 12.5 sacks in final two seasons. Also competed in track. Aidan Johnson - OL – Ohio University – Olney, Md./Good Counsel H.S. 2023-25 at Ohio: Played six games at offensive line. High School: Three-star prospect by 247Sports. Two-time All-WCAC Second Team. Also played rugby and basketball. Jaydyn Johnson - LB – Marshall University/Lindenwood University – Charleston, W.Va./South Charleston H.S. 2021, 2025 at Marshall: Played four games in 2025, four tackles. 2023-24 at Lindenwood: Played 12 games in 2024, 30 tackles. High School: 2020 Class All-State Team Defense as a utility player. Also competed in track. Tristen Kenan - RB – Gannon University/University of Maine – Baltimore, Md./Dunbar H.S. 2025 at Gannon: Played 11 games as primary running back, 158 rushing attempts, 671 rushing yards, four rushing touchdowns, 29 receptions, 405 receiving yards, two receiving touchdowns 2023 at Maine: Played nine games as primary running back, 110 rushing attempts, 462 rushing yards, five rushing touchdowns, 27 receptions, 226 receiving yards, one receiving touchdown High School: Two-time all-state and all-conference selection in football at Dunbar, rushing for over 3,500 yards and 45 touchdowns combined in his final two seasons. Xavier Pugh - RB – Wingate University – Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook H.S. 2023-25 at Wingate: Played 20 games, 223 rushing attempts, 1,233 rushing yards, 21 rushing touchdowns. 2025 First Team All-SAC and Harlon Hill Award nominee. High School: 2022 NAC All-Conference and team MVP. Also competed in track. Destin Simmons - DL – College of the Holy Cross – Fort Washington, Md./Rock Creek Christian Academy 2024-25: Played 13 games, eight tackles. High School: Selected to the All-Star Senior Bowl as a senior after recording 12.5 sacks for Rock Creek Christian Academy. Tyron Steed - DB – Bowling Green University – St. Louis, Mo./Cardinal Ritter College Prep 2025 at Bowling Green: redshirt season High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN and 247Sports. First Team All-State and All-District honoree in junior season. Weston Woodard - DL – Liberty University – Lynchburg, Va./Liberty Christian Academy 2024-25: Played one game in 2024. High School: First Team All-State and All-Region at Liberty Christian.

Destiny, by its very definition, cannot be controlled 😂 Kidding aside, and at the risk of stating the obvious, we need a W vs Hofstra next Saturday on the Island of Long. That would get us to 6-6 & give us a puncher’s chance of setting up for a run for a top 4 finish. Realistically, the odds are against us, after we put ourselves in that 0-4 trick bag to start the conference season. While it’s one of the biggest cliches in sports, we need to take it 1 game at a time. Doumbia is healthy and the mercurial DWill is coming off a masterclass game today. Get Tejada back and Seck is showing signs of life the last two games & Womack shows glimpses here and there (he didn’t score today, but if you dig a little deeper, you’ll see he did some positive things on D and passing the ball). Start stacking some W’s, beginning next Saturday and see where it goes

Give credit where credit is due; today’s offensive performance (w/out Tejada ironically) was the team I’m sure most of us envisioned before the start of the season. I’m trying to keep today’s game in perspective, as I wasn’t terribly impressed with Hampton (was asking myself during the game, “how’d they beat us earlier in the season.) DWill was nothing short of spectacular, with 29 points and 7 assists. Now that’s the kind of game from a PG that we dream about. I thought Doumbia was excellent as well; he can’t shoot a jump shot but when he takes it to the rim, he can be quite effective. And how about Seck? Super small sample size, but he’s avg 10ppg the last two games. If this is the way he’s going to play I say More Seck 😂 Was also nice to see Ndefo get some shots to drop. Well, you can’t win 8 in a row to end the regular season if you don’t win the first game 😂. Hopefully this wasn’t a 1 game aberration (though we did shoot 50% vs UNCW). Hopefully Tejada’s injury isn’t long term, although he certainly wasn’t missed today

Stay off the weed

I feel like if you went, we would win, just my feeling though

Benedict May Night!!

Update - as of 1/28 we are 364 out of 365 teams in Assists Per Game (Ahead of Western Illinois) & we are 364 out of 365 teams in 3 Point Percentage (Slightly ahead of Rider at 26.8%) These numbers are completely unacceptable. No more slashers. No more unskilled big men. How about 4-5 guards who can handle the ball, pass the ball and shoot. Lastly, let's not add 10 lbs of muscle on Said, I truly think heavy lifting does mess up your shooting.

There are 361 D1 MBB teams. We rank 357th in assists. Here are the 4 teams worse than us: 358 is Rider, whose record is 2-17. Coming in at 359 is San Jose State, with a record of 6-14. The penultimate team is Gardner-Webb at 3-19, and the worst team in the country when it comes to assists is Western Illinois at 4-17. These other four dregs have a combined record of 15-67. I guess in a way it’s a tribute to Skerry that he has us barely above .500, for now. On the other hand it could be considered an indictment of his miserable offensive style. I really have to ask myself does anyone, oh I don’t know, like the A.D. notice this, or do they notice and just don’t care?🤷‍♂️ 🤔

It’s amazing how every year, without fail, Hofstra has at least one dynamic guard. Has it translated to any trips to the Dance? Well, yes & no. They would have been the CAA representative but for the Covid driven cancellation of the tournament in I believe was 2020. Death, taxes and Hofstra having great guards; Death, taxes and Towson in rock fights year-after-year, with seemingly every possession a death struggle to score

Absolutely. It was a feel good moment and gave hope by showing we finally had resources to retain our homegrown players. In retrospect it’s blown up in our face, barring a miraculous turnaround. It’s perplexing, to say the least, how their shooting has regressed

Play hard And go win the game.

Yes! please let a miracle happen