Shayne_Pickering said:

In my opinion, I think it eventually comes to be that there is a G5 playoff. I'd imagine top rated one still makes CFP but it would make it a lot more worthwhile as bowl games start to take another step back in value to programs

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MTFAN61 said:

You're pretty much spot on. It has nothing to do with what we the public thinks either way. And bottom line no matter how the events read out it is still a misdemeanor charge.
It's been close to a week since said incident. Looks like he's still on the team. There may be a suspension. If so I would anticipate the Tech game, but in the best interests of protecting our QB should be back for Ole Miss.
I think we're all ready to move on, & let CDM make his call.

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Shayne_Pickering said:

I agree with part of what you say but I guarantee you this coaching staff would be the one who cares if Ethan doesn't get to play. You have two guys on the OL who you can trust to consistently give you good play right now in Julius Pierce at center and Ethan Ellis at left guard. You said it yourself the line was not good last year and you lost the good players from that unit to add on to that this offseason. This staff is starting to bring in the talent but up front is the one spot where you don't play for a little bit to develop typically no matter what. I'm not going to argue whether Ethan should stay on the team or not as it's not my decision but it would be a brutal blow if it ends up being he won't be playing. I'm not worried about the OL long term with this staff (in fact I really like the class they should sign up front in 2025) but in the short term MTSU just doesn't have the veteran talent yet to just be next man up on the OL

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blueraiderJT said:

We will be throwing to the TE a lot more which keeps the LB's more honest and playing under center more. More conventional offense. Less no huddle spread b ball on grass BS which gave us 45 second offensive series. More possession ball. That alone improves us. Our line was utter sh!t last year. No way it's worse this year. Polly was the worst OL coach I've ever seen. No tech at all. In the spring I saw more tecnique on the OL than I've seen in YEARS. Literal years. We have plenty of OL with size. More size than we've had in years. We will be fine. The recruiting for next year is already light years ahead of what Stock did here and we will have the new facility. Then we hit warp drive for 26. If Ellis hasn't already been dismissed, it's an internal matter and he's still balling. If he's gone, next man up. We won 4 games last year. He's not a NFL 1st rounder anyway. Nobody cares, work harder.

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MTFAN61 said:

Speaking of increased tight end usage for the Raiders. I think Holden Willis could have even a bigger year than in 2023. He finished with close to 50 catches with multiple TD's on an offense not specifically oriented for a TE. Willis has deceptive speed for his size, & has perfect height at 6' 4". However he was a bit thin in my opinion. If he could bulk up close to 225-230 lbs range could see someone giving him a shot in the NFL.
We've talked about a number of the offensive weapons MT has this year. With our new scheme be wise to not sleep on Willis tearing it up on the field again this year.

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ewglenn said:

I never said I would be immediately fired or talked about a wrongful arrest. Of course the company would suspend first and not make a snap decision. However, if it is legit, he would 100% be let go in a lot of different professions. Whether yall agree with that or not is a completely different matter.

Let’s be real though, this kid is most likely not going to be wrongfully arrested and booked. He was on Broadway and you’ve really got to go out of your way to get arrested down there. If it were a first time I would feel differently about it but it is a trend with him.

Also, I never said what I would recommend happen with him. I’m just a fan, I’ll still be at the games if he is playing or not. My original comment was directed at him being “young and dumb”. First time issue and I’ll buy that, any more and you can’t claim ignorance in my book.

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Brew_Raider said:

Even in Tennessee and other at will states, you have legal recourse if you are fired due to a wrongful arrest.

One, you would have a lawsuit against the jurisdiction the arrest was made in.

Two, even in at will states, employers can be sued for breach of contract, depending on the terms of contract. Thats why state institutions often suspend on arrest and don’t immediately fire for breach of morality clause.

You have one year to sue in Tennessee to recover lost wages, damage to reputation and for emotional stress.

Side note: what kind of shitty organization would fire someone immediately without at least gather facts?

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ewglenn said:

TN is an employment at will state. You wouldn’t have a lawsuit.

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blueraiderJT said:

If we can effectively move the ball with better protection and run the ball a bit more, we will win plenty of games. We lost 5 games by 8 points or less last year. Our line was already better in the spring than they were at any point last year. Nick is clearly capable and we have 2 very good WR's with a great TE/WR to boot. Frank and company at RB are capable if the line blocks which it will. If we run it 15% better with better with no TO's, we will be much better. QB will have the mic in their helmet this year and a defensive player will as well. That will matter. I'm hopefull. Kelly is a very talented WR. We should be ok. The S&C is the best we've had since Spray. The OL coach is as solid as we could've hired. He's a potential gold jacket having 2 rings with the steelers.

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MidTennMtneer said:

He meant BBall, but your point is valid for it and FB both.

This day in age G5/Mid-Major schools will be full of young and old guys, with very few in-between. All those in the middle transfer out for "greener pastures". Makes it very hard to build true depth. The days of redshirting nearly every freshman are over.

CDM as he says may not be in a rebuild, but for sure is in a remodel. He isn't starting from scratch with a new foundation, but absolutely is having to restructure it to make it stronger (ie bigger on the line of scrimmage) than before.

CNM is all in on this year. Which if it really is a contract year makes sense, but if he stays or not it'll be hell next year for sure whoever the coach is.

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Shayne_Pickering said:

I think Stewart is as close to Mason as you're going to get without being Mason in a lot of ways. I can get the skepticism on Bodie Reeder tho but I think he has a plan for what he wants to do and knows how to effectively use that. With that being said tho, he's going to have to bring in talent on that OL. High school talent was nice but obviously they won't be playing for at least two years

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MT01 said:

I can tell you. But I’m surprised you don’t already know.

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