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    LADY RAIDER BB Middle Tennessee vs LSU Sunday on ABC

    Fouls mounting and LSU free throws eventually took their toll on us. No question that turned the game during mid stages of the third quarter. Final score doesn’t really tell the character, tenacity, and skill the Lady Raiders displayed today. Nothing to hang our head about. A Great...
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    BASKETBALL Where were you when MTSU took down Michigan State?

    At work in the office. Watched the game on my Iphone while trying to get pressing work done. Enjoyed every second that I could watch. One of the great moments that will live in history for a Blue Raider fan! Hope I get to live long enough to see us make a Final Four at least once (hey, if...
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    BASKETBALL CUSA Semifinal: (#7) Middle Tennessee vs (#3) WKU, 2PM, Friday, March 15, 2024

    My thoughts on bringing back Kermit as our head coach again would be a mistake. A good parallel to this would be Coach Steve Prohm at Murray State. Thus far, the move to the MVC from the OVC by Murray has been tough sledding and records speak to some of the same struggles (at least this...
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    FOOTBALL New conference realignment rumblings

    San Diego State, New Mexico, BYU, Nevada, Boise State, Marshall, Cincinnati, Marquette (basketball), Gonzaga (basketball). Memphis (basketball).
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    FOOTBALL Mason meets with team

    My first impression of Coach Mason is a coach attempting to build reassurance. For the most part, his words sounds good. However, I didn't hear much about urgency and clear definitive goals--felt these needed to be communicated as matter of fact or "non-negotiable". Seemed like he wanted to...
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    FOOTBALL POLL: Right Decision/Hire?

    Casted my vote as "slightly disagree". However, think we made an acceptable hire. After hearing the 15-minute team meeting that was posted, coach focused on answers being in the room and building from the foundation/platform CRS built. Don't know if Coach Mason was trying to reassure...
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    FOOTBALL Link to introducing Derek Mason as FB HC

    Think most of us have been around the block to understand "talk is cheap". Deliverables on W&Ls, compliance, and academic integrity standards are the elements of which coach is judged. Obviously, initial press conferences yield the greatest program optimism that anyone receives (short of...
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    Well, they've hired SOMEONE

    I'll say this: Derek Mason wouldn't have been my first or second choice. The 27-55 HC career resume makes me skeptical of the body of work even considering Vanderbilt and the notable wins over Tennessee during that stretch. To his credit, the variety of AC positions should serve him well in...
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    FOOTBALL New Coach Wish List

    I think an Eddie George hire would be taking a sizeable risk from an AD hire perspective unless we have enough funds committed in the assistant coaches pool to complement his strengths/weaknesses as a head coach. Not sold on his record based on his OVC performance at Tennessee State. He may...
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    FOOTBALL New Coach Wish List

    Exactly. Think contracts should be more about bonuses than extensions. No more than three-year extensions under any circumstances--that requires NYD 6 Bowl or highest G5 ranked school or final year-end Top 25 ranking. In C-USA, final rankings would require earning an outright championship...
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    FOOTBALL What's the three hardest tasks facing the next coach?

    1. Recruiting and player development. Pretty obvious when comparing to top teams in G5 seen over the last 5-7 years— especially with the newbie schools. It would be helpful to hire at least one assistant coach on offense and defense that had P5 or even NFL experience. Judicious use of the...
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    FOOTBALL Who was the starting QB when you became a MTSU fan?

    Remember Mike Robinson being QB when Ben Hurt was still coach. Was in elementary school and had limited understanding of football. Know Murfreesboro had red/white/blue fire hydrants—probably 1976 or 1977. Mike knew my older cousin.
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    Just Remember

    Result "B" is only acceptable in the world of NCAA Division III if the university wasn't giving out scholarships. If we had student athletes and coaches who loved the "purity of the game" and competed well with all levels of NCAA athletics, then just maybe resume "B" might be okay. For...
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    Random Musings on Realignment, State of the Program, Etc.

    Well said, MT01. Do believe winds in college athletics are still changing or evolving into some kind of an "NFL Lite" semi-professional model. How it organizes for the 2030's and beyond is still conjecture, but one thing is for certain. MT is looking more and more like an FCS brand than for...
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    FOOTBALL Let’s turn the page to Murray State

    Vaguely remember the Murray-MT game back in 1981; I attended with my older cousin who was then a freshman at MT. Most of the day was trading out punts and neither team moved the ball well--defensive game that seemed more like watching paint dry. Many of our players were young and relatively...
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    FOOTBALL Let’s turn the page to Murray State

    Hope we are able to use the Murray State game to tune up fundamentals and establish our 2s and perhaps even 3s in some positions to prepare us for conference season. Unlike basketball, Murray has not experienced good fortunes in football in recent years. Their coach, Dean Hood, used to be at...
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    FOOTBALL Middle Tennessee @ (RV) Missouri, SEC Network+, 6PM, Saturday, September 9, 2023

    For what it’s worth, that’s is statistically true. However, take a look at Appalachian State’s conference championship resume and it’s heads and shoulders above the Blue Raiders. I remember more recently a 13-45 shellacking of the Blue Raiders in the 2018 New Orleans Bowl. Mountaineers have...
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    FOOTBALL Middle Tennessee @ (RV) Missouri, SEC Network+, 6PM, Saturday, September 9, 2023

    These are the type of games MT has to win consistently to make progress as a program. Yes, effort was commendable and opportunities were present to win in Missouri. But, “almost” is one of the most heartbreaking words in all the English Language. Bottom line at the end of the day it’s still...
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    FOOTBALL Let’s make official season predictions for W/L in 2023

    Alabama L - Decent 1st half, but wear down and lose 14-42 Mizzou - L - Another loss: 27-44 Murray - W - Mail this win in with our 2d teamers: 52-20 CSU - W - Homecoming, but hard: 30-27. Really the key game to a successful/respectable season. WKU - L - Behind eight ball in conference...
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    FOOTBALL If you could schedule a home and home with another school....?

    Tulsa is AAC member and won/shared 35 conference championships lifetime (last in 2012). All time record is above .500 in program history and had a great notable win vs. Notre Dame (2010)--probably its greatest? Decent bowl history (11-12), although they have struggled lately. Their OOC...
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