He's listed as athlete. I imagine he played multiple positions. Any ideas on what position he will play at MT?

MTOleBlue said:

Haven't seen anything about UCLA either. Hoping to get some more info about the Princeton game soon as well.

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Not sure on venue for UCLA game. I thought Matt had mentioned (outside of our taping) it would be a neutral site contest. That would be huge having all of our non-con games against Top 25 teams all be neutral site.

I do know the Princeton game will be in New Jersey more than likely in early December.

Did some looking on this kid - this is a huge recruiting win!

Shayne_Pickering said:

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...

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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Something like that I think would be better than the fun area we have. Don't get me wrong, it looks nice, but my understanding is you need certain tickets to go to it?

When we usually go to games it is my wife and our 9yr old, with my sister, husband, and their 8 and 10yr olds. The kids are fine for a bit, then get restless. The mamas could care less about the game and if there was a place to go they would be totally content taking the kids to an area and letting us guys enjoy the game.

For food trucks, last time I was there they were sort of spread out under both grandstands. I get wanting to get both sides of the stadium, so a central location all together would be nice.

Side note....Sam's pods have been great. I love the BRP but the specialty of Sam's covering inside athletics stuff is super fascinating. Great great stuff.

Shayne_Pickering said:

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...

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

goblueraiders.com

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It's not filled up but you can clearly see the space in this picture. I know UTC kinda has a similar thing with food trucks and a hill for kids

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...

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

Haven't seen anything about UCLA either. Hoping to get some more info about the Princeton game soon as well.

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.

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.

Great to see community involvement

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.

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.

blueraider315 said:

Removed on 12-7-21. So not that long ago. But the flags are still up and the brush has grown up.

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I didn't realize the flags were still up. I'm rarely on that part of I-65.

Taylor a big get

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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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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.

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.

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.

The kid runs track as well, he is a 10.6 hundred kid. He will only get faster as he continues to grow. He wanted to stay home and be close to his mother. He is a big back at over 6'1". I know Ole Miss started talking to him recently.