AtlantaTiger

Looks like Carter turned some heads during Hula Bowl practice. Thinking there’s a strong chance he finds himself in an NFL training camp this summer.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2025-hula-bowl-takeaways-highlighting-the-biggest-standouts-from-college-all-star-showcase/amp/

There's just something different about the kids at these upper midwest & "fly-over state" programs.  The Dakotas, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, etc.....I know it's a stereotype but I can't help but think that a lot of these kids have been bailing hay on their family farms since they were 6 years old and have developed a work-ethic and discipline that a lot of east coast, big-city kids don't have. They play with a selflessness.....very little, if any "look at me" showmanship....just hard-nosed, disciplined football.

NDSU has built a machine.  You either buy into the philosophy and approach of the machine or you can't play for them.  

3 minutes ago, mat1992 said:

I guess I was wrong about FBS.  Not sure about this hire

https://towsontigers.com/news/2025/1/6/towson-football-adds-neugebauer-phelps-to-coaching-staff.aspx

I’m very intrigued by the Neugebauer hire if only for his ties to Slippery Rock. As I’ve mentioned a few times in the past the HC at SRU, Shawn Lutz, has an unbelievable coaching record (still can’t understand why he hasn’t moved up to a bigger program) so anyone who comes from his “tree” is a welcomed addition, in my opinion. 

The Phelps hire is less inspiring. Seems like Pete is just going with a familiar/easy/cheap option. 

4 hours ago, mat1992 said:

https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=546065&vislive=tows

https://towsontigers.com/news/2025/1/4/mens-basketball-towson-mens-basketball-falls-to-college-of-charleston.aspx

Charleston shot 24 of 26 from the line and Towson committed 17 fouls in the second half as the Cougars improved to 2-0 with a 77-69 win over the Tigers on Saturday afternoon from TD Arena. AJ Smith and Deywil Tavarez led the Cougars with 20 points apiece. Towson was led by Tyler Tejada, who had 22 points on 9-of-18 shooting, while Tomiwa Sulaiman added 15 points off the bench.

The Tigers had plenty of opportunities to cut into a double-digit deficit in the second half, but offensive fouls by Nendah Tarke and Mekhi Lowery were detrimental to the cause. The three-point shooting woes continue as the Tigers shot 8-of-23 (34%), but had three treys down the stretch from Tejada and Sulaiman when the Tigers were attempting to come back. But they couldn't get over the hump all day and making just 3-of-9 from the line didn't help. Dylan Williamson continued his slump as he shot just 3-of-15 from the field and 0-5 from the three-point line. He's now 5-of-32 in his last two games from the field and 2-of-14 from beyond the arc.

Here are some quotes after the game (BTW, Free throw discrepancy was bad with 17 second half fouls but Towson had 3-4 terrible fouls away from the ball and the two offensive fouls).

"The free throw discrepancy jumps off the page. We got beat at the free throw line. It's like playing a guaranteed game. I liked our fight. Defense tightened up in the 2nd half. Saturday in the CAA. Saturday in the CAA. We pride ourselves on great sportmanship in the league. Hopefully, we get another crack at them. Didn't guard threes early. We have to shoot the ball better at some point. We have room to get better. Ball movement good and bad."

 
"We couldn't get over the hump. Dylan has to get better.A lot of good looks. Has to get back in the gym. Christian is playing a little better. Showing some flashes. Mekhi had a great day. Tomiwa was good. Nendah has to get going. Our centers did well. They made their foul shots. Didn't get there much and didn't do well from there. Pat O'Connell did well with the prep. Quick turnaround. Not enough juice. We will regroup. Play a good NE team to get to 2-1."

“We couldn’t get over the hump….”

A perfectly concise summary of Skerry’s time at Towson. 

Maybe the best free marketing Towson has ever received. #TUpenant #TowsonLogo
 

https://www.barstoolsports.com/video/3534719/barstool-pizza-review-tinybrickoven-baltimore-md

1 hour ago, TuTigers2012 said:

Try again. Heard he wants nothing to do with the university, unfortunately.  There is a wealthy donor who could help with your last line though…

That’s a shame about Mike Rowe. Wonder what his gripe is with the school. 
 

I’m intrigued by your reference to a mysterious wealthy donor. Are they well known? Should I know who this person is? 

40 minutes ago, RundaPower said:

🤑 not good, 

Certainly not an exciting schedule but let’s be honest, on paper, it lends itself well to a legitimate shot at the playoffs. 

Does anyone know how connected, if at all, alumnus Mike Rowe is to TU? 
 

I know he doesn’t have “A-list” celebrity money but he’s clearly done very well for himself. He’s not shy about his pride and love for his Baltimore roots….does that extend to his time at Towson?  He’s a big sports fan from what I understand.

He’d probably be able to stroke a nice check to our collective/NIL funds…..or, let’s say, enough to cover a coach’s contract buy-out?? 

3 hours ago, El Tigre Oro said:

Moving forward for Men's Basketball and Football no coach should be here more than 5 years. Either they do a great job and get rewarded with a bigger job or they do a lousy job and they are gone.

The country club, job for life tenures that Skerry and Ambrose have/had has set both programs back. We are mediocre in football at a level that is a shell of what it used to be and we have backslid to the Pat Kennedy, Michael Hunt, Make Jaskulski days in Hoops.

Totally unacceptable

Agreed.

Also, no more hiring of “Pats” or “Mikes” as basketball coaches. Between Kennedy/Skerry and Hunt/Jaskulski, I think we’ve exhausted our Pat & Mike quotas and they haven’t worked out well. 

Well, on the bright side we’re only 8 months away from the football season.

Someone please make this nightmare end! 

I went back into the archives and found my very first post on this fan board…..from almost 7 years ago. Amazing how applicable, relevant and timely it is all these years later.

24 minutes ago, TuTigers2012 said:

And I could win powerball tonight!  Let’s just try and make the playoffs in the next decade or so

At the end of the 2010 season we were 1-10. At the end of the 2013 season we were playing for a national championship. 
 

Fortunes can change pretty quickly in football particularly in this transfer era and in this watered-down CAA.

For what it might be worth, my local kid who is built like and can throw and run like a young(er) Josh Allen is looking for a school. Can someone get his info to Coach Pete and staff? 
 

https://x.com/qbc_atlanta/status/1866225976063193593?s=46&t=fR0BE-ZSjjxLQwcKb42n4w

8 minutes ago, mat1992 said:

Commit from DT Zion Copeland. Usually at this time, these guys are PWOs, but he did have an offer from Bryant and Navy

https://x.com/zion_copeland95/status/1867349270363615599?s=46&t=nScacl1TWT-KyOwj5stBaw

Nice size.

2 hours ago, TuTigers2012 said:

Not that it matters much to us, since we won't be going. But the FCS title game in 2026 and 2027 is moving to Nashville at Vandy's stadium.  Nashville > Dallas suburbs 

This is really cool news….and don’t be so quick to count-out our Tigers. We could be title contenders by 2027. 

I’m going to refrain from making any more comments on our men’s basketball team until March. 

1 hour ago, TuTigers2012 said:

All CAA teams eliminated before the quarterfinals. 

😬

It’s no secret that I’d very much like to see a change in leadership for our MBB team. It’s long overdue.

Having said that, Pat Skerry is a very likeable guy. I just wish his postseason and non-conference success were greater because he’s easy to root for and I like to see good things happen to good people. He’s a good person.  
 

How often does a kid pick TU over UNC, Va Tech, Duke or WVU??

Would love to know how what convinced him to pick Towson. (Love that he did!)

Big picture, I’m encouraged by the direction of the program under Coach Shinnick.

The reality is he was hired by TU on December 11, 2022 which means he didn’t have an opportunity for a December signing period and only had about 6 weeks to cobble together recruits to sign in February of 2023. I give him a total pass for that recruiting class.  He’s really only had one true recruiting class, the guys he signed in December 2023/February 2024.

He and his staff have been active in the transfer market and have brought in a few nice contributors through “free agency” so far.

Really looking forward to seeing what this staff can bring in with a second full year of recruiting activity.

There has been YoY improvement with win/loss record and as noted earlier, we were painfully close to getting 8 wins this season if not for a couple of missed FGs and that dropped “gimme” of a TD pass against Villanova.

I like that he’s not afraid to make changes on his staff as we saw with the OC position last week. 
 

I do think the training wheels come off in season 3 and the team should be expected to make a legitimate run at the conference title and claim a playoff spot.

Go Tigers!

8 hours ago, mat1992 said:

I’m going to put transfer offers here as well. TE from FIU Wyatt Sullivan 

https://x.com/wavysulli/status/1863653651199205494?s=46&t=nScacl1TWT-KyOwj5stBaw

No biggie but I think he’s from FAU. 

Ol' K.C. Keeler making a return to the mid-Atlantic.  Smart hire by Temple.  Guessing there may be a few recruiting battles between Temple & Towson in the near future.  

Just noticed this post/update.  I'm very pleased Coach Pete didn't waste any time and made the change quickly after the season. I have faith he'll make a quality OC hire.

Excited to see what type of recruiting class he pulls together!

3 minutes ago, TuTigers2012 said:

The hawks take da big Boyz from da big EAST for their first win of thr year. Lol

Amazing. Preseason #8 in the CAA and winless going into that game. Good for them! 
 

No matter how much dust it collects, we’ll always have our win against Oregon State….no one can ever take that away from us!!