TheGoldCrotchPiece

the irony is TL was supposed to be the donor guy. SMU and Towson money hit different.

I think it's 8 for FBS. According to this it's still six for FCS but who knows with everything changing all the time. According to Wiki it's 7 for MBB so would need to pick up one more outside of my list.

SoCon would be a slight improvement but they are a weird mix of private and public schools on the smaller size. I've said this in other threads before, I think the only real option is a breakaway league some of some of the other American East football schools. Only need six in the sport for a conference but it's getting harder and harder to find football playing public school in the northeast. Football Towson Albany Maine UNH Stony Brook Rhody - AFF Football since they are not leaving the A10 MBB Towson Albany Maine UNH Stony Brook Vermont - no football

I was very critical of our lax to start the season, but at least they did what they needed to do based on what was in front of them after the horrible start but still speaks to the state of the program and CAA lacrosse in general when 'upsetting' Fairfield and a 2OT win vs a 1-9 Loyola are what we are celebrating as marquee wins. Just keep winning, make it to the tournament, win some games to keep shutting people like me up about how far Towson has regressed in lacrosse over time - driven a good amount of CAA lacrosse becoming so weak IMO. We took Villanova, Penn State, Umass, St. Joes, and soon-to-be UD as CAA lax members and replaced them with Hampton..... Robert Morris, Sacred Heart. I'd call those an even trade for Monmouth and Stony Brook. Fairfield is fine, but doesn't come close to replacing the talent lost from the lacrosse league.

"after careful consideration (my sleazy 'agent' told me to get more NIL money; which they take a %), I've decided to reopen my recruitment" #trusttheprocess I bet we could make an AI recruit and seriously get recruited at this point. 5 star QB anyone?

Does anyone else think the "Blessed to receive an offer..then usually some blurb about religion" on Twitter is just getting so old with all the recruits? Like, clearly, I don't understand modern recruiting or college kids at this point, but it feels so inauthentic

indoor practice facility would help - at least the field sports. maybe for lax we should start with more games in the south vs all locals or do neutral site pre season tournaments - like spring training style.

Just add it as the student fee. It costs X amount to be FBS and have a MBB that can beat a power 4 school. https://www.sportico.com/leagues/college-sports/2024/james-madison-student-fees-athletics-million-1234771980/

Did we turn the corner after an awful start or is the CAA just that bad at lacrosse now? Guess we'll find out tomorrow against a Loyola team who appears to have fallen apart after close L's to the twerps and blue jays

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Yes! please let a miracle happen

The $20 million donation from whom they named the stadium after sure helps. seems like the school was able to scoop up an out of use recently built USL soccer stadium and repurpose it. feel like it's right-sized for an FCS program, enclosed and without a track! too bad https://goutrgv.com/news/2024/3/21/football-enduring-legacy-utrgv-names-stadium-after-robert-and-janet-vackar.aspx Dr. E's next giveaway should be a pickaxe. we can all help get rid of the stupid track. it blows my mind they didn't create a track around the lower fields or burdick during all the recent renovations. Could have left the Johnny U track there until it was ready to be removed and shifted track out of the stadium, but now removing it requires a new spot to be found. We could also just cut track and replace it with a sports that don't require such large spaces to be used for 2 (yes, 2 home meets) this year. I have no idea what sport that could be, but thinking big rosters because we have to match the number of scholarships. water polo, hockey, rowing, and equestrian come to mind

We must have opt'd out. i'm for not paying to play in the CBI. my guess it was pay to play in the CBI or save the money for Canada trips. I'd rather play early season tournaments or the NCAA or NIT

This is why the GM role is rising in college sports. You've got to have someone create the roster so coaches and coach. Of course that would require money for us and I don't think skerry is strong in either regard. New coach needs to pair with a new GM role - make the contracts all incentive-based. Shit make it rev share - fill the arena, you get rich.

literally any gain of success. To be want to be a vocal, proud Towson Tiger, not an alum of a no-name mid-major school that no one outside of Maryland has heard of.