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New video board at Floyd...

Shayne_Pickering
DisgruntledAlum said:
I still contend that the end zone would be a good spot for a legit beer garden. Put the visitors' locker room underneath it, leave visitors tunnel where it is so nothing gets thrown on the visiting team. Add some rows of blue chairback seats in front of it be nice.
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I was listening to Sam Doughton's podcast episode with Chelsea Floyd and she was talking about having more food trucks. When I was looking at colleges two years ago I went to a couple Samford games and they have that whole section behind the end zone cleared out as a hangout place with food trucks, games, etc. I think that would be a really cool thing to do in my humble opinion but I don't know how realistic it would be to take out part of the stadium right now especially with building up top notch facilities. If I can find a good pic of Samford area, I'll send it. Linked below is that podcast episode between Sam and Chelsea...

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Behind the Blue Raiders Episode 7 – Chelsea Floyd - Middle Tennessee State University Athletics

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Chelsea Floyd, Middle Tennessee Athletics' Associate AD for Marketing and Fan Engagement, joined host Sam Doughton for the seventh episode
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FOOTBALL Another Commit

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Big-time local pickup for this class. Granted a lot of the visitors were already committed, I think that cookout event that doubled as a recruiting event is going to pay dividends. Worth noting that Taylor was at a junior day in the spring and then back for the cookout so these recruiting events where they are able to get a handful of guys on campus have been successful so far. Staff seems to win when they can get them to campus and they recruit their targets as hard as anyone. Refreshing to see for fans
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BASKETBALL Middle Tennessee has posted its 2024-25 Men's Roster

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ewglenn said:
I think it is possible they win a lot this season. It is an upperclassman heavy team. They should be an NCAA team imo. I’m worried Nick will do that and secure his job and we will be horrible next season as the entire team will be gone pretty much.
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A 15 man roster in which 9 of the 15 are in their final year of eligibility makes for a scary 2026.
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BASKETBALL Middle Tennessee has posted its 2024-25 Men's Roster

ewglenn
MTFAN61 said:
Wanted to recommend the Blue Raider Podcast that dropped a couple of weeks ago for the men's basketball team. Jestin Porter straight out predicts 20+ wins for this team. You can tell he & CNM are highly charged about the talent improvement up & down the lineup.
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I think it is possible they win a lot this season. It is an upperclassman heavy team. They should be an NCAA team imo. I’m worried Nick will do that and secure his job and we will be horrible next season as the entire team will be gone pretty much.
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FOOTBALL Another Commit

MidTennMtneer
MTFAN61 said:
Looking forward to this season, but man I can't wait to see what 2025 looks like. We're not only beating the Appy St, Liberty, Marshall, & Coastal's of the world, but a number of P4's as well.
I think it's an amalgamation of things getting these young guys on board.
Coaching staff & on campus construction has to be lighting up the eyes of these young guys.
But my big question. Is our NIL package better than what I thought? No way would I thought we could compete with Liberty's NIL, but we've definitely had more than 1 player who said yes to MT over Liberty.
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McGuire donates a huge amount. He owns the area McDs and helped start RaidersRising.
I know The Boulevard does as well.
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FOOTBALL Another Commit

MidTennMtneer
ewglenn said:
I also look at it as those are new fans that will come to the games. We’ve got 9 commits from TN for 2025 so far. 7 of those 9 are between Murfreesboro, Shelbyville and Brentwood. Let’s say each of those 7 bring 5 people to each game, that’s 35 additional people in the stands that we wouldn’t have had before. I think 5 is very conservative too. I could easily see 10+ for each of them. There are so many benefits, besides just the play on the field, to recruiting local.
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Bingo. Little siblings come and become fans. Friends come and become fans. Before you know it going to Floyd is a fun thing to do, even moreso with weeknight games.

It easily can draw several thousand just from having local recruits that locals want to see play. WV doesn't have a whole lot of D1 recruits. When they do go to WVU, and Brown has made a point of getting WV kids to stay home, it adds an extra level of excitement seeing the native boy score a TD.
MT can have the same with players from the surrounding areas.
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FOOTBALL Another Commit

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Looking forward to this season, but man I can't wait to see what 2025 looks like. We're not only beating the Appy St, Liberty, Marshall, & Coastal's of the world, but a number of P4's as well.
I think it's an amalgamation of things getting these young guys on board.
Coaching staff & on campus construction has to be lighting up the eyes of these young guys.
But my big question. Is our NIL package better than what I thought? No way would I thought we could compete with Liberty's NIL, but we've definitely had more than 1 player who said yes to MT over Liberty.
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FOOTBALL Another Commit

ewglenn
I also look at it as those are new fans that will come to the games. We’ve got 9 commits from TN for 2025 so far. 7 of those 9 are between Murfreesboro, Shelbyville and Brentwood. Let’s say each of those 7 bring 5 people to each game, that’s 35 additional people in the stands that we wouldn’t have had before. I think 5 is very conservative too. I could easily see 10+ for each of them. There are so many benefits, besides just the play on the field, to recruiting local.
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FOOTBALL Another Commit

MidTennMtneer
Not just local kids with local/rival offers. We've signed kids with offers/looks from Marshall, Charlotte, Ark St, Army, FAU, App St, and Coastal. We haven't had that in YEARS.

It used to be signing a guy with only FCS offers was the norm. Now it's the opposite and rare.

Again, who knows if this will translate on the field, but man. CDM doing a hell of a job everywhere else so far. As quick as regional high school fences have been mended, it had to be a flat out choice to not recruit local with the previous staff. It wasn't laziness but a definitive choice not to do it. Makes zero sense.
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FOOTBALL Another Commit

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When is the last time we had a legit D1 prospect from Riverdale? To say Mason and staff are doing all the right things is an understatement. And though I enjoy seeing us win some against P5 programs, it seems they are consistently winning some head-to-head recruiting battles with Liberty and wkcc. A trifecta (local with P5 and rival offers) in this case. Bravo Zulu!
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