AtlantaTiger

To be clear, I’m a true believer of Coach Pete. I think his system and his style will lead to great results for Towson football this season and in future seasons. Having said that, I want to take a minute to call attention to the guy who I was advocating for during our coaching search, Shawn Lutz at Slippery Rock. This dude hardly ever loses. SRU is 5-0 so far in 2024. I don’t know if their website is updated but assuming it is, his current head coaching record is 70-19!!! If it’s NOT, then he’s 75-19!!! Looking at their roster it’s primarily dudes from all over PA, MD, NJ, VA with a few other states sprinkled in. He also has several former FBS players on the the roster from the likes of Rutgers, Va Tech, Pitt…..looks like there’s a even a kid who had “a cup of coffee” at Towson. How has this guy not been scooped by a larger program?? It’s not like he’s a SRU grad himself and his content to be at his alma mater…he graduated from WVU. If I’m any mid-Atlantic, northeast FCS program who’s struggling, I’m putting this guy at the top of my list. (I’m looking at you Fordham, Albany, Marist, Penn, etc…) Kudos to you, Coach Lutz.

My prediction of a 41-24 Towson win drew some skepticism from some of my fellow Tigers here. I wasn’t too far off. Just felt like the Towson squad we saw against UC was not a fluke but a truer indication of what this team is capable of offensively. Granted, that team was led by Davis. However, after what I saw from Brown against Villanova, I’m all in on that dude. I feel like he has better instincts and composure. There are still some challenging games left but none of them are “improbable” wins. I still wouldn’t be shocked if we ran the table the rest of the way.

I might like the helmets better if the decals were a bit bigger. Field logo actually looks decent, I will admit.

Interesting that 3-1 New Hampshire is a +2.5 underdog against 1-1 Harvard tonight.

Tribe: 24 Tigers: 41

Am I the only one here who thinks the special edition helmet logos for this weekend’s game are a little lame? Cartoon Doc decals? Really?

With all due respect to Bill & Mary their schedule, thus far, has been a cake-walk compared to ours. I’d like to think the lumps we’ve taken against a Big 12 team and two legitimate FCS heavyweights will pay some dividends against W&M. I’d don’t think Wofford and Furman will have prepared them as well for us….ASSUMING we play the type of ball we’re capable of.

That’s exactly what concerns me. I think NDSU is going to be looking to prove something in front of their home crowd after a lackluster performance against ETSU. I think they’re going to be extra salty today.

Don’t have a good feeling about this one. I’m sticking with my original prediction of a 49-13 Bison win. However, I’m very optimistic for how the balance of the schedule will turn out for us after NDSU. I don’t think 9-3 is impossible with this team….of course that is dependent on the health and availability of the key players. No team after this weekend is unbeatable….and several are VERY beatable.

AMEN!!

To quote a former Towson head football coach who is still very close to the program, “Excuses are like ***holes, everybody’s got one and they all stink.”

Londono catches the wide open pass that bounced off his face and we’re 2-1. It’s very simple.

We lost by 1. Had we lost by 27, I’m looking at the coaches for a poorly prepared team, a team lacking motivation, etc. We lost by 1. There are probably at least a half dozen plays where dudes just weren’t clutch enough. Make any one of those half dozen plays and win leave Philly with a W. It was there for the taking. Make..the…damn… play.

I’m not going to pin this one on the coaches. Shinnick didn’t drop WIDE open passes in the end zone that would have won the game. The OC didn’t flinch on the goal line in a critical moment to kill a potential TD drive. The players need to man up in critical moments. That game was ours to win and in crucial situations the players came up small.

Towson wins today 30-28. Towson loses against NDSU 49-13.

Only thing I can figure through 2 games is that we play to the level of our competition. Go play a Big 12 in front of 40,000+ and put up a very respectable fight. Play the local MEAC from down the street in front of 8,000 and struggle mightily. If the trend continues I would expect a solid effort against Nova.

I can tell you EXACTLY how the basketball season will end for Towson. You won’t like it. Don’t give up on the football season just yet.

An “encouraging” loss to Cincinnati, a “disappointing” win against Morgan. Up is down, down is up. A weird start to the season.

I’d be confident laying 20.5

I’m assuming Blounge was making a tongue-in-cheek reference to the few occasions when someone only vaguely familiar with the Towson name confuses us for an HBCU. It has literally happened to me a couple of times over the years.

Would be surprised and disappointed if we don’t win somewhere in the neighborhood of 45-17. Coming out of last week I’m very optimistic with our ability to move the ball on offense. Morgan will likely pop a couple of big plays here and there against our D.

One guy asked if my wife and I were being treated nicely by his fellow Bearcat fans. I said of course, because we were the scheduled “cupcake”….no one was going to talk smack to the lowly Towson fans. We were an oddity.

The designated Towson fan/family section behind the Towson bench maybe had 50 people. I didn’t see any other random Towson fans around the stadium. It was funny, several Bearcat fans approached me to make small talk as if I was some weird novelty. They had no clue about our school….where we are located, our conference, etc. You would have thought I flew in from Mars. It was a perfect reminder of why making the NCAA Tournament in men’s hoops is the BEST opportunity for schools to get some outstanding marketing and publicity. Had we made the dance even 2x in the last 15 years, I’m sure there’d be a little more familiarity with the Towson brand.

I’m on the ground at UC….tailgating with a bunch of UC fans. Been asked multiple times where Towson is located. A few guessed Massachusetts.

(Purely for fun) Who are we more likely to upset this season, Cincinnati or NDSU?