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I continue to be amazed how bad we have been at home under Shinnick in big games. I know we have our issues with atmosphere and other aspects, but to build this thing back up playing well at home has to be the foundation. Also, when people say things like "take away couple of penalties and we could have won" that just underscores that we are not ready to meet the moment when it comes and how bad our execution is when we need it to be sharp. Very disjointed and weird game and a hard one to say mentally sharp for, but you absolutely had to win. Even if we start playing better and collectng big wins, this one will haunt us and make it hard to contend in the conference and even think about the playoffs. Losing to a team that is likely similar to your level at home and especially falling behind 21-0 is just not acceptable.

One guy who shined last night was Enterline

Another Tiger in the bigs! https://www.mlb.com/news/ethan-pecko-promotion-to-majors-by-astros

“Joke program” is not a fair characterization. We gave them a better game than the FBS team they played last weekend. Let’s be honest, everyone knew we were going to lose the last 2 games. The bitter pill 💊 was losing to Maine. I get it, the bar shouldn’t be “well, we didn’t lose by 60 & we didn’t get shutout,” but I look around and see other FCS teams the 1st 2 weeks of the season losing by 70 points, so take that for whatever you think it’s worth. My takeaway from these last two games is they demonstrated the value of dual threat QB’s who can make plays with their legs. Indorf isn’t a slouch (I mean right now, I think he’s got a 5:1 TD to INT ratio) but he adds no value as far as either designed runs or scrambling. For the life of me I don’t understand why we can’t seem to get a QB with that type of skill set. If we had beaten Maine (and we didn’t), I would actually be cautiously optimistic, given the rest of our schedule, that we might have had a shot at being in the playoff conversation. As things stand, that’s extraordinary unlikely, barring an 8-1 run (or maybe 9-0) the rest of the way (the chances of which are incredibly remote, to put it mildly). The “joke,” as I see it, was playing 2 FBS teams. I won’t belabor the cruelest “joke” of giving this coach a contract extension, as that point has been beaten to death by now. Hopefully, we can get a W this coming weekend and try and scratch & claw our way to some semblance of respectability by the end of the season

Have we had two big leaguers at the same time before?! Astros play in Tampa in 4 weeks. If he can stay around we could have a tiger vs tiger at bat!

Practice update. Unfortunately, they've been scrimmaging in the middle of the week and on Thursday, maybe because the Maine game is on Thursday. I can't get out in the middle of the week during the day so I had to watch today's morning practice in pads but shorts. They went to just 10am but I did get some info and Pete's interview at the end. Will I be back before the 27th? Probably not, but I saw enough in the spring to tell me a few things: 1)Much faster team on defense. I think we're looking at Dennious Jackson (6-3, 355), Zion Copeland (6-3, 305) and Shamir Boyd (6-2, 312) up front. Copeland is r-freshman and has really come on. Asaiah Hamond (6-5, 290) is in the mix, likely at the Edge with Weston Woodard (6-5, 275) from Liberty. Destin Simmons (6-5, 245) is a talented backup that I can see playing with the second team. However, I've seen a lot of Chris Koffi (6-1, 235) lined up on the Edge to provide speed. They also really like freshmen nose guards Hayden Loveless (6-1, 290) and Zack Philpott (6-1, 295). With him, Seth Hampton (5-11, 215), Jadyn Johnson (6-1, 230) and Ben Kumpon (6-1, 225), this has a chance to be the best group of linebackers we've had in a long time but I know I've built them up before. I just haven't seen this kind of speed on a defense in a long time. Secondary will be interesting because the safeties are inexperienced. Cody Williams (6-0, 195) from DeMatha, did play some last season and he's a true sophomore. Meeko Lodge (6-3, 210) provides good size. I'm a bit surprised at the cornerback situation. Marquise Cooper (5-11, 190) from Buffalo is a given. Zakaa Brown (6-1, 185) is back for his junior season and he takes over at the other corner spot. I thought that would be Tyson Steed (6-1, 180) from Bowling Green, who had a very good spring. Furman transfer Eddie Jackson III (6-0, 175) is also in the mix. 2)Offense is pretty much set. Didn't see Tristen Kenan (5-10, 200) out there, the transfer from Gannon and Maine, but there were a million number changes. I did see Kemarrion Battles line up as the starting running back and apparently, he's the guy, but after I saw Xavier Pugh in the spring with Battles out with an injury, I thought Pugh would be the guy. Again, they do some strange things and I wouldn't be shocked if it's Pugh and Battles with Caddy Phillips as the third-down back and third back. But who knows? I like Battles but Pugh is bigger, stronger and more of an every-down back who can give you 20+ carries. Unlike last season, they do have more options. If they can't run the ball, this season is effed. The O-line added grad student RJ Adams (6-4, 335) after the spring. He's a monster and looks more like a right tackle TBH but, apparently he beat out Florida transfer Mike Williams (6-6, 315). I do like the guards: Jeff Gaffney (6-3, 315) from Albany and Aidan Johnson (6-3, 310) from Ohio. Gaffney started at right guard last season, Johnson, who played at Good Counsel, played in six games for Ohio. Ian Markham-Miller (6-3, 315) is the likely starter at center. Nothing against Joden Nelson (6-4, 295), but I prefer the bigger, mauler-types to help the running game. Williams, Nelson, Jason Tulloch (6-4, 295), T'Khi Alexander (6-6, 300) and Holy Cross transfer Ashton Booker (6-4, 340) provide depth. Indorf looked solid and is healthy after a spring where he was limited due to injury. Davis should be the backup though Myles Fulton has the experience and could run some. Davis still makes throws on the run that I've rarely seen Towson QBs make with accuracy. The bigger question is consistency and not holding onto the ball too long in the pocket. The receivers keep impressing me even if I'm not sure about a No. 1. Jashaun Amin (5-11, 175) despite not being very big, might be that guy. The Monroe CC transfer might be the fastest receiver. Aaron Enterline (6-2, 195) from Penn State, Jarvis Jones (6-2, 200) and Cleveland Charlton (6-5, 210) are going be the top three guys along with Enterline. Not sure about the slot though we have plenty of options including Cody Zyzmansky (6-0, 212), a r-freshman from Salem, N.H. Happy to see CJ Schaefer (6-3, 260) at tight end. Was very impressed with him in the spring as a receiver and blocker. I also like true freshman Xavier Colbert (6-3, 225). Kicking game is still an issue but should be solved next week. Shinnick is coming up.

https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/towson-football-alumni-nfl-coaching-staff-GUAXP7UV3NB6DJBVRIGCGIMIGM/ These alumni include offensive and defensive coordinators as well as specialized assistants across several franchises: Brian Fleury ('02) serves as Offensive Coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks, while Grant Udinski ('19) is Offensive Coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars. [1, 2, 3] Brian Duker ('10) holds the role of Defensive Coordinator with the New York Jets. [1, 2] Additional defensive staff include Joe Vitt ('77) with the Denver Broncos, Jim O'Neil ('01) and Collin Bauer ('13) with the Detroit Lions and New York Jets respectively. [1, 2] Shawn Flaherty ('17) completes the group as Assistant Offensive Line Coach for the Baltimore Ravens. [1, 2]

Tigers with the UPSET!

3, my fault! I was looking at another team on the The D1 Docket: CAA Dockets next to Hofstra. Not trying to "rage bait". Even 2012 makes a rare mistake! Thank you for the correction and responding to my post. Cannot delete/edit. ERROR on my part!

Are the 2 extra top 105 teams in the room with us? You’re on one this year. 0/10 rage bait. KenPom: Princeton - 254th last year Arizona - 66th last year Iona - 256th last year MS - 127th last year St Mary’s - 26th last year LSU - 61st last year Columbia - 193rd last year Quinnipiac - 217th last year Bucknell - 331st last year NET: Princeton - 251st last year Arizona state - 73rd last year Iona - 234th last year MS - 110th last year Saint Mary’s - 24th last year LSU - 75th last year Columbia - 188th last year Quinnipiac - 210th last year Bucknell - 334th last year vs Towson’s schedule kenpom: SC - 38th last year Utah - 128th last year LIU - 216th last year Loyola - 323rd last year UMBC - 187th last year JMU - 215th last year AU - 241st last year Penn - 156th last year Buffalo - 203rd last year Howard - 196th last year GM - 100th last year UCF - 53rd last year NET: SC - 42nd last year Utah - 133rd last year LIU - 198th last year Loyola - 329th last year UMBC - 199th last year JMU - 209th last year AU - 256th last year Penn - 146th last year Buffalo - 197th last year Howard - 194th last year GM - 94th last year UCF - 52nd last year So both Hofstra and Towson play 3 teams in the top 100. And both of us play 5 teams in the top 150. Hofstra’s home games: IONA - 256 (KenPom) 234 (NET) Bucknell - 331 (KenPom) 334 (NET) Towsons home games: LIU - 216 (KenPom) 198 (NET) Loyola - 329 (KenPom) 329 (NET) UMBC - 187 (KenPom) 199 (NET) JMU - 215 (KenPom) 209 (NET) Obviously they have 3 more games to add, but so far our home and away non conference schedules look exactly the same. And personally I prefer games against ex-CAA members like JMU and local rivalries against UMBC than random colleges from Kentucky.

Every NCAA program in the country (at every level) is dealing with the same turnover of their roster . The chemistry and cohesion question is really a moot point. This team has been together (full time) since the first summer session in May. These kids have been living on campus/apts and lifting , eating , rooming and taking classes together the entire time. My concern is the scheme, execution and lack of discipline. Add inHorrendous - in game - coaching decisions and low football IQ and the result will always be a loss. Yesterday was the most disappointing performance I have ever seen from this program. With the current state of CFB, last night was a major setback for Towson football.

I'm not going to sugarcoat this, but this was one of the worst home conference losses in Towson history. One of the worst feelings I've had in the Shinnick era (Youngstown was rough), because this game meant everything. When you play two FBS games and you open with a conference game on a Thursday night with most college football fans (and bettors) watching on TV pr paying attention, you can't lay an egg. That's what we did in the first half and when it comes down to the end, you're relying on a true freshman kicker? WTH The entire offseason was about beating Maine and they come out down 21-0? At home? Somehow, they figured out a way to get within six points before the 1-hour delay. Yet, we couldn't close the deal and didn't deserve to. Here are my takeaways Eight penalties? The worst was either being offside at midfield on the punt that allowed Maine to get to 4th and short. Or Ian Markham-Miller's retaliation after he thought Indorf was hit in the head (his helmet did fly off). After the offsides call, they converted and wound up scoring a TD in the first half. We couldn't recover from Markham-Miller's penalty and had to kick a FG after coming back from the delay (2nd and 17). Just one sack. There's too much talent on that side of the ball to get one sack. Yes, their QB Eddie Buehler managed to get rid of the ball quickly, but he also had many open guys. Indorf throws a great deep ball. But you also have to take the layups and move horizontally to scramble. He still holds the ball too long and I'm not sure why this wasn't corrected after a season. Maybe it's because their WR corps are almost brand new. Charlton was fantastic at times and I've written that consistency is a problem. His one-handed catch was a thing of beauty. Then he was part of the INT and fumbled late in the game when we had a slim shot of scoring a last-second TD. Game management is still poor. So many examples and one was when Indorf took the sack on a player who was untouched had an easy sack. Apparently, there was a communication problem from upstairs in the coaching box. What in the hell was the coverage in the first half in the middle of the field? Tough night for Kumpon and some safeties in coverage. Intensity. Why were we so flat to start the game?

Welp, say it’s too small a sample size and I’m overreacting, but, from a playoff perspective, the season is effectively over. We’re not winning the conference and to get an at-large we’d have to go at least 8-1, if not 9-0, after we get beat down by Navy and S. Carolina. As with all close games, this came down to a handful of plays, all which were pretty much disastrous for us: a penalty that keeps a Maine drive alive in the first half; an inexcusable unsportsmanlike penalty on the play before the rain delay that turned a 2nd & 2 into a 2nd & 17; a missed chip shot FG; a fumble to end the game; and the most egregious of them all, a mind numbing play call on 3rd and 2 where we were gashing them with the run and decided to call a rollout with an immobile QB. There were other screw ups, but you get the idea. This is an undisciplined, low football IQ team, with a bad coach and marginal talent. But aside from that, the outlook is rosy. Positives…Indorf throws a nice deep ball; Battles ran hard; the D wasn’t terrible (actually got Maine off the field a lot) but no pass rush and I doubt they’ll get off the field consistently vs better offenses So, given we’re going to be 0-3 going into the Morgan State game, what’s the ceiling for this team? 4-5 W’s? Frankly, that might be optimistic. I dread to think what the floor is…2-3 W’s? The most depressing part of this is we’re stuck with Shinnick for 3 more seasons after this.

My phone app has no rain until late at night. Weather.com is about 50% or less from 6 and on. The T-storms would cause a 45 minute or more delay and it’s anybody’s game after that.

Noticed today that we’re one of 3 leadoff games Thursday night. If it wasn’t for this dumb conference’s obsession with Slo-FLO, we could have been the first game of the season on an ESPN network with a lot bigger audience. I just hope that rights check is big enough to counter the miniscule exposure.

Still very cool that he was the first religious Jew to play D1 basketball.

That is awesome! Thanks for sharing.

Hate to say it, but part of me would not be surprised if people in the athletic department do not even realize there are 7 Towson alums coaching in the NFL. I mean that is a darn good positive story to tell and they do not. I have the "pleasure" to work Temple football games and they do not hesitate to make you aware of their NFL ties. Even if it was just 1 Towson coach in the NFL, they should tout it. The fact that they do not hints to the fact they have little or no relationship. Just like someone mentioned in the baseball thread, two former Towson players went head to head in a MLB game. Any mention on the site nope.

We need to rip off the next 4 games with w's

Joke program? Nah Constant “ buffoonish commentary “👆

I’m just glad both teams had fun!

Get rid of football. Use the money to fund academic scholarships.

Pecko pitched last night against the Rays and faced Richie, who went 1-2 off him. 4.30 era now though 5 games. Pretty solid! Good stuff for Towson baseball alums!

And yet, has any of this turned us into a good program? Let's hope these guys make it rich and start donating.

Excellent win! That victory was the first meeting of the series (in my sophomore year, no I didn’t attend). We lost the next seven meetings between that game and 2022. Navy was also riding a five-game winning streak, including a victory over Maryland. During that winning streak, Navy outscores its opponents 17-1. I know I continue to beat a dead horse, but this was the six time in seven games we have outshot our opponents (125-67 on the season). We lead the conference in shots, but unfortunately we are eighth in goals and seventh in goals against.

Woof we are Low balled Marshall is FBS and hence makes more in these games See above. There’s a reason why teams move up… FBS teams get 800,000-1,500,000 fcs get 250k-750k. Way of the land

George Roger’s 80%?! They coulda ran in up the gut the same play, every play and still rushed for 450. I don’t think we give up 70 but we won’t score 10. Anyone who’s going, have fun it’s a cool town and atmosphere. Cola’s is a good restaurant and there used to be a fun and cool brewery in the shadows of Williams Bryce. Good luck taking an uber and getting anywhere around the stadium. Also the bojangles next to the stadium has live music outside and free bathrooms!

Getting ready to head down to Annapolis. My prediction…52-7. I’m more confident in the 52 prediction than the 7 prediction, TBH. What are the odds that at least once while Navy is on offense they’ll fake a run and hit a receiver wide open down the middle, with no Towson defender within 20 yards? I say the odds are quite high

Fair enough, appreciate you admitting that. Sorry for being so snarky

2 Non-D1 games is one too many but that’s no worse than what others at our level have to do to get home games. A good mix of calibers as well as locations. Not too much to complain about overall.

Our team is a representation of the coach. Top down no intensity. I found the football strength and conditioning coaches Spotify playlist for the team and it’s all the edited radio versions of the songs. Like gimme a break man this is a hard man’s sport. As other noted tho, we have some dogs on the team like true athletes you could see it. The oc play calling was so odd. Spamming the run and 5 wide out formations on the first half then spamming the pass and not balancing the run. LT was bad, pass blocking was bad. Battles can run and we have a true WR1. Coordinators need to be better. DC kept calling the man blitz and they kept beating it. sucks to say but writing is on the wall. Had to come out of the first 4 games at 2-2. Looking at the schedule, i see another 6-6 season sadly. The guy who build west Florida is about to watch them blow past the school he came to revive, even with a 3 year headstart

We joke about the no cursing and Arete crap, but the bottom line is if the mellow approach isn’t working when it comes to lack of discipline and intensity, you either change your method or move on. He’s already fired the OC and has made several coaching changes. The DC is still here but at some point, he needs to get these kids pumped but also make sure they know that there are consequences to their actions.

Towson already has a relationship with the Ravens. It's a smart move to start doing like things like that with Jimmy Smith or any current or ex-Raven.

Returning to Orlando right before Xmas to take on UCF again. Unfortunately, I won't be at that one. But the game at the Baltimore Arena is a real possibility.

Another money game https://santaclarabroncos.com/news/2026/8/21/mens-basketball-announces-2026-27-nonconference-schedule.aspx

F Hofstra and their fans. If you had been around 20 years ago when we were bringing up the rear of the conference every year and had to listen to those holier-than-thou POS’s rail about how we should be kicked out of the conference, you’d have a longstanding grudge against them too. All of the OG America East-ers except NE can kick rocks.

Mani Sajid has a million fans, I am one of them. If Mani Sajid has ten fans, I am one of them. If Mani Sajid has only one fan, that is me. If Mani Sajid has no fans, that means I am no longer alive. If the world is against Mani Sajid, then I am against the world. I love Mani Sajid until my last breath.

Loyola 11/12 and UMBC/Morgan 11/14 both at SECU confirmed. BOOM!

We're about 11 days away from the opener on Thursday, Aug. 27 against Maine. Is Towson football ready for their breakout season under 4th-year head coach Pete Shinnick? Here are the keys to a successful (playoffs) season. Going 6-2 in the CAA and 2-2 in the OOC is a must. 1)PASS RUSH. The defense accumulated just 18 sacks last season. The leader was LB Ja'Mez Drummer, who had 4 sacks and 4 QB hurries. Branson Peters had 3 sacks and 7 QB hurries. Both are gone. 2)STOP THE RUN. The Tigers allowed a pitiful 171.5 yards per game on the ground last season and 4.4 yards per carry. Their top 12 leading tacklers are gone. Two key DL (Aaron Clark, JR Stegall) have moved on to FBS schools. 3)MUST BE ABLE to RUN the FOOTBALL. Towson averaged a pitiful 3.6 yards per carry. Some of that was due to defenses stacking the box. 4)OFFENSIVE LINE HAS TO BE BETTER. The O-line was experienced last season, but KJ Brooks, coming off a devastating leg injury, was not the same player and started the season at LG, before moving back to RT. The center position rotated last season with Jorden Nelson starting and Ian Markham-Miller filling in. Interior play was inconsistent. 5)THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS on DEFENSE has to IMPROVE. Last season, they allowed teams to convert 44.64% of their third downs and 68% (17 of 25) on fourth downs. The year before was 41.72% and 50% on 4th downs. 6)TIME OF POSSESSION was NOT GOOD LAST SEASON. Mainly due to a lack of running game, the Tigers averaged just 26:40 per game, while opponents averaged 33:20. 7)PASSING GAME ACCURACY. As Indorf evolves, he should improve his accuracy. Towson ranked 10th in the CAA at 58.71% completion rate. 8)TURNOVER MARGIN. Towson ranked 8th in the CAA last season with a 0 TO margin. They forced just eight interceptions and five fumbles, while fumbling nine times and tossing 4 picks. There will be 10 new starters on defense under a 4-3 scheme. Ben Kumpon, who played as a true freshman last season at linebacker with 33 tackles. CB Zakaa Brown (21 tackles, 1 INT, 3PBU). NG Shamir Boyd (20 tackles) is the lone returning starter. S TJ Sands, who had 15 tackles last season, is in the mix at safety. Cody Williams (9 tackles) is an expected starter at safety. Asaiah Hamond (7 tackles) will play a lot more this season at DT and Edge. The key is finding a pass rush. Added speed from returners in LBs Chris Koffi and Seth Chesnutt, who played sparingly in their first seasons. Middle linebacker Jayden Johnson is extremely impressive and has experience at Marshall and Lindenwood. He was one of the most impressive players in the spring. Seth Hampton isn't big (5-11, 220), but had 80 tackles at North Alabama last season. I would think that the additions of Dennious Jackson (6-3, 355), DE Weston Woodard (6-5, 270), Breydon Byrd (6-4, 275), Zach Dantzlerward (6-4, 290) and Seydou Konate (6-3, 295). Also add freshman Hayden Loveless (6-1, 290) and there is some serious beef. Now the key is whether they can set the Edge and will find more ways to get pressure from rushing 4 and more. On offense, Indorf should be better but the WRs corps is brand new. Cleveland Charlton and Jarvis Jones played last season but were limited. Aaron Enterline (Penn State) and Jashan Amin (Monroe CC) are going to be in the starting mix. Watch TE CJ Schaeffer (6-3, 260) to make a big leap this season. The biggest question then becomes the O-line. Will the transfers (RJ Adams, Aidan Johnson, Josh Gaffney) help improve the run blocking? Thought the pass blocking was solid last season. They're deeper at running back. Kemarrion Battles showed potential last season and should have started as a true freshman. Xavier Pugh has more size and power. Assuming they are 1-2 in some form or fashion and that Tristen Kenan and Caddy Phillips are also in the mix. The should be back to averaging over 4ypc. It will be interesting to see how some of the coaching changes will impact both sides of the ball. Victor Santa Cruz is the DB coach but also the Sp Teams coordinator. He was head coach at Azusa Pacific from 2006-19. He was DC under Shinnck there in 2004-05. Was also DC at Hawaii when they went to the New Mexico Bowl in 2020. Kal-El Statham is the new Edges Coach. He was assistant Dline coach at FAU last year. New TE coach is Nick Verna, who was recruiting coordinator at Furman and also coach ed the TEs.

They get their kicker back due to the 2022/5-year rule. Caden Williams is now on the roster after making 15 of 17 last season and 36 of 36 on XP. So this is his fifth season. Never really redshirted but was a kickoff specialist in his first two seasons at Towson and also spent 2022 at West Florida.

2 innings, 3 SO, very erratic but getting the job done. If he can go 5 innings with 1 run or less I’ll consider it a success.

Tamir only played 1+ seasons so he might have eligibility left at 46 or whatever he is. Michael Hunt was the coach and he threw a chair at him in the locker room probably because he was goofing off on the bench against Morgan State. Hunt didn’t want to play him, move the schedule around for him due to his religious practices. The previous coach, Mike Jaskulski, bent over backwards to not play on Saturday afternoons and play mostly zone because Tamir was not fleet of foot. He was a D2 or 3 talent. Good passer. I remember when he scored 11 points against Villanova and then never really played up to that level.

2-0 win

Shinnick opening comment "Our guys have competed hard. Got a lot of work in. Covered all the situations. Excited about where we are after 16 practices." Indorf "He looks really good. Healed up. Where we want him to be. Gotten better every day of camp." On competitions "Ian Miller has kind of edged out Joden (Nelson) right now (for center), but we still have time. WR. Have about 5-6 guys rotating through. Kemarion Battles has solidified the running back spot but very good competition behind that. D-line. Our starters are set. All 11 on defense are set. Really good competition for the backup spots. " True freshman surprises? "Chase Wilburn (6-0, 225 LB) is coming on. Hadyen Loveless (6-1, 290) and TJ Turner (6-2, 190, DB). Zion Copeland will be a starter on the Dline. Boyd will be a starter and leader." On new scheme and Edge "Has been huge. Has created a lot of pressure. That's been a big help." On pressure today "All those guys from that class a year ago, they're playing at a very high level." On LT competition "Good competition. RJ has come in and has done a really nice job. Williams has continued to progress. Jason Tulloch has continued to get better." On CBs "Cooper looks very very good. Za Brown looks very good. Myles Johnson looks very good. Steed is in the mix for a 2 spot." On safety "TJ Sands and Meeko Lodge battling for 2nd safety spot. Meeko is playing the best football that I've seen. Cody Williams is the starter." On Kicking game "Still competition. Owen (Scheihing) and Danny. Owen for punting spot and Danny (Anderla) for long snapping spot." He didn't mention the kicker as Owen Scheining has been booming the punts since the spring. Might see a pleasant surprise next week. On what they need to do before Game 1 "Have to fine-tune the details. Miscue here and there, we have to clean that up."