TrueBlueFB_23 said:

We run on every 1st down…so predictable. Pass the dad gum ball & mix it up.

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That’s literally not true.

In the first half we called 4 passes and 4 runs on first down. For the game on first down we ran the ball 9 times on first down and called pass 13 times.

We averaged 4.1 yards per carry on first down.

The bomb that Kelly fumbled out of the endzone was on first down in the first half. Clearly we don’t run on first down every time.


We called 38 pass plays and 17 runs (31 passes plus 4 sacks and 3 NV scrambles. Last year with Stock we passed the ball 58% of the time. Our 69% pass selection literally would lead the nation in pass to run ratio last year.

The most pass happy HC in college football, Mike Leach, was running the ball 30% of the time the last year he coached before he died.


Our OL is bad. We can’t handle twists or pressures worth crap. NV spent half the night running for his life.

If we drop back many more times, NV gonna get killed. Our delay handoffs on first worked pretty well.

And Stock would be 1-4 now just like Mason is. I hope, but don’t have much confidence in CDM. But regardless of how bad we are this year or next, Rick needed to go.

We put 7 points up against yet another team we should have been competitive with. We for the 5th game in a row can put up almost 300 passing yards but can’t figure out how to put the ball in the end zone. The defense looked better. The offense is on life support & it starts with scheme & play calling, then OL & QB. We are so predictable. You have a defensive head coach who seems fine that the D got better. Getting better is competing in all facets of the game. Getting better is seeing changes made in the offense, fixing errors, and having a pulse on what makes this O go. Players are not going to be happy about this game & the fans shouldn’t either.

I thought our guys did a lot better tonight. I’ll be interested to see how we actually play in CUSA games. Western Kentucky looks pretty good so I don’t think anything is that surprising as to where we sit record wise. I could be wrong but I feel like a lot of people on here haven’t let that first game against TN Tech go. Maybe people would have excepted where we are at if we had blown them out but I feel like we look better than we did in that first game.

sWiley said:

Is this sarcasm ?

Did you see the contract extension McDevitt got after one of the worst times in MTSU basketball history?

These idiots will probably give him an extension after we go 2-10 this season

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Yeah, you're right. I forgot about that.

I fear that once this semen guzzling "leadership" is gone, it will be replaced by "leadership" of equal or lower quality.

Nothing that will benefit this school.

MTLynn said:

If Mason is horrible, he can easily be let go after a few years, whereas suckstill was never-ending mediocrity, precisely like the school's "leadership"

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Is this sarcasm ?

Did you see the contract extension McDevitt got after one of the worst times in MTSU basketball history?

These idiots will probably give him an extension after we go 2-10 this season

RaiderDoug said:

Actually thought we were a little better tonight.

Defensively, there’s still issues with the back 7 that probably won’t be fixed this year with this roster. Corners were good and the DL wasn’t a liability, but there’s problems with the safeties and linebackers so Memphis just played pitch and catch over the middle. That’s the best offense we’ll see the rest of the year though.

Offensively, I don’t have a problem with the playcalling. They can’t really run the ball with the makeshift Oline so they’re one dimensional from the get go. NV is an above average QB with good accuracy, but not great and some decision making issues apparent on that last drive.

We’re past the murderers row part of the schedule, so we have a chance to build some momentum against some similarly limited teams.

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I don’t get their stubbornness to force run early in games & almost always after 1st downs. We stall out so much & really struggle getting in the end zone & we shouldn’t be. We try to run the ball way too much & run everything out of pro set. Maybe we are saving aggressive offense for conference play….wait WKU.

They need to go to a spread from the get go. Can run out of that too. Speed the tempo up offensively!

Actually thought we were a little better tonight.

Defensively, there’s still issues with the back 7 that probably won’t be fixed this year with this roster. Corners were good and the DL wasn’t a liability, but there’s problems with the safeties and linebackers so Memphis just played pitch and catch over the middle. That’s the best offense we’ll see the rest of the year though.

Offensively, I don’t have a problem with the playcalling. They can’t really run the ball with the makeshift Oline so they’re one dimensional from the get go. NV is an above average QB with good accuracy, but not great and some decision making issues apparent on that last drive.

We’re past the murderers row part of the schedule, so we have a chance to build some momentum against some similarly limited teams.

TrueBlueFB_23 said:

For all y’all that were upset with Stock, how ya feeling now. This is worse! Any media going to ask this staff any hard questions? We were more aggressive against Ole Miss. If you know football, this offense looks ugly and the play calling is pathetic. Hate this offensive philosophy.

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I said many times McPhee, Steve Smith, and Massaro were more deserving to be fired. Stockstill didn't do himself any favors with poor community out reach, terrible in-state recruiting, and the most mediocre of mediocre results. Maybe if his bosses (and contract) demanded more we would have gotten more.

Our problems start at the top folks. Stockstill deserved to be fired, but it was a terrible decision to give him 5 million to walk away and then let the bigger problems decide on his hire. We would have been much better off keeping Stockstill and replacing McPhee, Steve Smith, and maybe Massaro and going from there.

We made our problems worse going the route we went. The head of the snake is still intact and thriving.

It doesn't even matter anymore though. We missed our chance

TrueBlueFB_23 said:

For all y’all that were upset with Stock, how ya feeling now. This is worse! Any media going to ask this staff any hard questions? We were more aggressive against Ole Miss. If you know football, this offense looks ugly and the play calling is pathetic. Hate this offensive philosophy.

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If Mason is horrible, he can easily be let go after a few years, whereas suckstill was never-ending mediocrity, precisely like the school's "leadership"

ewglenn said:

We’re exactly where just about everyone thought we would be after 5 games. The team looked much better today. Obviously would love the win but I think it was a step in the right direction.

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I’m not sure what you watched. Defensively much improvement. Offensively the handcuffs need to come off. Y’all are too accepting of mediocre & that was offensively embarassing. They do not know how to start a game using what they have. Nick had a terrible game, but he’s still getting too much pressure. His OC isnt helping him out at all.

We’re exactly where just about everyone thought we would be after 5 games. The team looked much better today. Obviously would love the win but I think it was a step in the right direction.

FINAL

Middle Tennessee: 7
Memphis: 24

Wait to air it out at end of game? Pathetic!

TrueBlueFB_23 said:

For all y’all that were upset with Stock, how ya feeling now. This is worse!

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Agree here, even if it is just year one, this team looks bad bad. I see people saying they are seeing improvement but outside of Omari Kelly being a freak, I do not see any improvement from week to week out of any position group. Memphis is Memphis, but it is 24-7. 7 points in a game is not an improvement regardless of opponent.

For all y’all that were upset with Stock, how ya feeling now. This is worse! Any media going to ask this staff any hard questions? We were more aggressive against Ole Miss. If you know football, this offense looks ugly and the play calling is pathetic. Hate this offensive philosophy.

torbida said:

Regardless team looks a lot better. Clean up the mistakes and blast the bullpoodles

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Stockstill made a living (and destroyed our program) fattening up on bad teams in November. Maybe Mason can take a page out of his book.

TrueBlueFB_23 said:

Playing much better than the offense! 5 games in nobody knows how to run this offense with any consistency. Dumbest play calling I’ve ever seen.

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Hallmark of a bad team is never being able to put a complete game together. One week the defense can't force a punt. The next week the offense turns the ball over and can barely cross mid field.

Football is pretty simple. MTSU average yards per carry is 1.9. Memphis is 6.5. You don't need to look at anything else.

Regardless team looks a lot better. Clean up the mistakes and blast the bullpoodles

I feel for these players. Sad situation. Blind leading the blind with zero lessons learned by this staff through 5 games.

Moron reds db had hands all over Kelly. Not mad at Coach Mason give the clowns an earful 😡

Derek Mason picks up an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty as he gets upset over a terrible no-call as Omari Kelly was being held clearly right in front of the ref. Stalls the drive and Grant Chadwick punts it for 42 yards to pin Memphis at their 13-yard line.

Omari Kelly big play to get the ball in Memphis territory. HUGE game from him tonight