I know there's a lot of longstanding hard feelings and no one was more negative on the previous staff than me, but......we can't get so toxic and vengeful that we actually do more damage to the program.
I'm not sure the media/public realize how crappy Stock actually was, I do think we, as fans, somehow got a bit of a bad rap as a "we don't support the program" and "Stock did the best he could with what he was working with" sentiment. We know that it is bullcrap, but I'm not sure the outside perception is the same.
Mason, is by all regards, a quality coach and he's well regarded in the world of college football. We are seen as something of a quality program that hasn't put it together. If Mason fails here, it's possible that this could be seen as a coaches graveyard - "Yeah, MTSU - Murfreesboro's nice, but they have no fans"
I'm not telling anyone what to do with their entertainment dollar, or that you need to jump back in with your emotion investment, and I'm not going to play "you're a bad fan if you don't do X" card.
But I do think that maybe we have a chance to have a fresh start - the program seems to have some new life, and there is definite effort taking place to maybe reconnect with the fans and alumni. Maybe it works, maybe it doesn't. But i'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt, get some positivity going for the first time in forever, and see where it all goes.
