SpaceRaider said:

Behind the Blue Raiders Episode 12 – Jamie Blatnick - Middle Tennessee State University Athletics

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Jamie Blatnick, the Blue Raiders' Director of Strength and Conditioning, joins host Sam Doughton for the final episode of the Behind the Blue

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SpaceRaider said:

I suspect most of that growth was after the Athletic dept decided to go in a new direction at the end of the '23 season.

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ewglenn said:

316 new members is impressive. Glad to see they are getting some movement with the BRAA.

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SpaceRaider said:

MTSU celebrates BRAA donors - Middle Tennessee State University Athletics

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (August 16, 2024) – Middle Tennessee State University Athletics hosted its annual Blue Raider Athletic Association (BRAA) Donor Celebration event

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...The Blue Raider Athletic Association, supporting MTSU student-athletes since 1987, is committed to providing the critical resources needed for Blue Raiders to excel academically, athletically, and in our community. For more information about the BRAA or membership opportunities, please visit www.MTSUBRAA.com.

The BRAA finished the 2023-24 season with over 1,200 members, including 316 new members. Membership starts at $100 per year and comes with exclusive benefits.

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blueboro007 said:

One awkward part was when the had 4 athletes in a panel and they asked Jestin Porter how the transfer portal had affected college basketball

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SpaceRaider said:

While I was in college in the early 70s, a fraternity mananged to have some of their members impersonate Tech ROTC students who managed to 'retrieve' Harvey (called by TTU 'shinny ninny') from the Tech bookstore where it was on display for publicity photos at Overall Field that the students claimed the tech sports department wanted. It was taken back to the Middle Tennessee campus and was great publicity for the college all week. At the end of the week, a delegation of students from Tech traveled to the 'boro' to receive back the totem pole but had to wait while MT students put on pep rally of MT students gathered at the Cope Administration Bldg. The week was capped off by a road trip for MT football to Cookeville where it lost for the 5th straight loss for MT in the series.

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SpaceRaider said:

While I was in college in the early 70s, a fraternity managed to have some of their members impersonate Tech ROTC students who managed to 'retrieve' Harvey (called by TTU 'shinny ninny') from the Tech bookstore where it was on display for publicity photos at Overall Field that the students claimed the tech sports department wanted. It was taken back to the Middle Tennessee campus and was great publicity for the college all week. At the end of the week, a delegation of students from Tech traveled to the 'boro' to receive back the totem pole but had to wait while MT students put on pep rally of MT students gathered at the Cope Administration Bldg. The week was capped off by a road trip for MT football to Cookeville where it lost for the 5th straight loss for MT in the series.

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SpaceRaider said:

Josh Smith ignoring Derek Mason's advice at Vanderbilt pays off for new MTSU football coach

A decision former Oakland football standout Josh Smith made as a sophomore at Vanderbilt led him back to Derek Mason and MTSU.

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SigmaNuBlue said:

Were you the one that was called an "insufferable pollock" or something like that? I just remember having to google pollock LOL

Good times...I wonder how many are left from the old Delphi days. #ProudSlappy

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