FOOTBALL Middle Tennessee (2-5; 2-3) @ #16 Marshall (6-0; 3-0) (CBSSN), 11AM, Saturday, November 14, 2020

[SpaceRaider]

MTSU football: Five things to know as the Blue Raiders travel to Marshall

MTSU has won the last two meetings between the schools but Marshall is the first ranked opponent the Blue Raiders will face this season.

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https://www.thestate.com/sports/college/article247154801.html

 

[Hop45]

Good opening stand by the defense. Offense needs to do something after the stop.

 

[Hop45]

Oh well.........

 

[MT Glenn]

Looks like Butler is going to be gone.

 

[MT Glenn]

Looks like Butler is going to be gone.

or not.

 

[Hop45]

Late hit, but definitely not targeting.

 

[MTTim]

or not.

I'm not watching or listening but if its our LB Butler he gets hurt every game. Don't know if he is just fragile or playing too hard.

 

[blueraiderJT]

So far, we are playing with a lot of heart. The wheels will probably fall off in the 3rd but for now, very proud of this effort so far.

 

[Hop45]

Big difference, their receivers are getting past the sticks to convert first downs. Ours are turning to catch 2 yards short.

 

[MTFNBY5]

Is it just me or did Blankenship's injury take a lot away from his game? It seems to me he is making more mental mistakes and bad decisions and appears to be a step-slower this year. I was hoping he would be dominant player his senior year.

 

[sWiley]

all these turnovers. Such poor coaching. We could have won this game if we didn’t literally fumble it away.

 

[sWiley]

Nevermind. We just suck. What makes it so frustrating is we really have some talent on this team but then major weaknesses in addition to that talent. Plus terrible coaching. Should just cancel the rest of the season and blame it on covid. I don’t understand why we are still even playing these games. Team is terrible. Nothing to play for. Waste of everyone’s time.

 

[sWiley]

Marshall has a real team. Good at every position. They play traditional football with their beliefs in running the ball and playing good defense. But they also have a prototypical big arm QB that can sit back and throw dimes to his receivers. On defense they just sit in a 4-3 and don’t give up anything over the top. They make you beat them with small gains over sustained drives and very few teams can do that. We most certainly can’t. They are a real team, not some flukey crap like we have here at MT.


MT is a fluke offense with a massively undersized QB and FCS-quality OL. Our OFfense relies on pure trickery because we can’t outmuscle anybody. No real RBs to speak of as well. We have good WRs but it doesn’t matter because we suck overall. On defense we can’t beat anyone straight up so it’s all smoke, mirrors, and blitzes. Once teams feel it out shafers con gets burned. Again, we can’t outmuscle anyone on that side of the ball either.

and this is after 15 years with the same head coach. Such garbage, and there will be no changes.

 

[FranklinRaider315]

I turned it off at halftime and went outside to blow leaves and enjoy a beautiful day. After checking the score with 10:00 remaining, I’m glad I turned it off.

 

[SpaceRaider]

I went to a local sports bar that in earlier times would have had far, far more than a half dozen or so MT fans, and more than two tv screens out of more than two dozen tuned into the MT Marshall and the sound blaring would be from the Blue Raiders' game and not some mediocre ACC contest.

 

[SpaceRaider]

2-6!!!! A second consecutive losing season secured now. Should be 1-7 except for that fluke quadruple doink failed FG in OT by Rice.

 

[MTTim]

We competed.....the first quarter.

 

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[TRUEBLUE73]

I recently have come across a star long snapper that begged to come to MT. He is playing for Kentucky because we never responded to his pleading to attend MT. How can we turn down SEC players. What is going on?

 

[SpaceRaider]

Blue Raiders fall at No. 16 Marshall - Middle Tennessee State University Athletics

HUNTINGTON, W.V. — There were positives from Middle Tennessee's performance Saturday on the road against No. 16 Marshall, but a few costly mistakes proved to be

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[C-Bow]

I recently have come across a star long snapper that begged to come to MT. He is playing for Kentucky because we never responded to his pleading to attend MT. How can we turn down SEC players. What is going on?

Not the first time. Randall Cobb begged MT for an offer to play QB. Nick Mullen’s begged MT for an offer. They turned out alright...

 

[TRUEBLUE73]

Not the first time. Randall Cobb begged MT for an offer to play QB. Nick Mullen’s begged MT for an offer. They turned out alright...

If these caliber players are being passed over we will never win.

 

[SpaceRaider]

Saturday, November 14th 2020: MT FB @ Marshall

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Saturday, November 14th 2020: MT FB @ Marshall 2nd Half

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[AustinLewis]

...on the 50th anniversary of the plane crash? We might as well forfeit. We are gonna get snotboxed just for that alone.

If these caliber players are being passed over we will never win.

In 15 years recruiting, you will have your fair share of hits and misses.

Stockstill hit the jackpot on players (Byard)
Stockstill missed big on players (Mullens, Cobb)

MT has missed on far too many guys who either signed elsewhere OR signed at MT and didn't make impact. And that's why MT is ~7-18 in the last 25 games

 

[Predarat]

We competed against a nationally ranked team for most of the first half!! What more could a Blue Raider fan want?

 

[TRUEBLUE73]

Plenty of mid majors beat top 25 teams in the power 5 and outside of it. We never have. Mediocrity is not the goal.

 

[FranklinRaider315]

93-92
One loss away from .500 after 15 seasons.

 

[RaiderDawg78]

93-92
One loss away from .500 after 15 seasons.

Take away those 7 wins against FCS schools.

 

[MarJac23]

I turned it off at halftime and went outside to blow leaves and enjoy a beautiful day. After checking the score with 10:00 remaining, I’m glad I turned it off.

I did exactly the same thing. Had the game on in the garage while blowing leaves and doing other stuff. I’d check in on the the score when taking a break and getting a beer. In years past I’d been in Huntington at the game. No interest in this program and refuse to invest any money or time Until I see a change.

 

[FranklinRaider315]

We competed against a nationally ranked team for most of the first half!! What more could a Blue Raider fan want?

Just wait until Troy gets the Blue Raiders at their place next week. 😢

 

[blueraiderJT]

Our D played toe to toe with them for the first half. What screwed us was the Reed fumble botch and then the Asher fumble..We're 7-7 or even 7-0 at halftime if not for those mistakes. Second half is what it is but the D was doing all they could. When your O has the ball for 45 seconds and then your D is asked to come out again and get another stop vs a 16th ranked team, it's only a matter of time before they break. The O is just not helping them at all. How our coaches can't see this or even talk about it is beyond me.

 

[SpaceRaider]

There's hyperbole and then there's this:

Chuck Landon: Marshall's victory was biggest win of all time

My dance card is nearly full.

www.herald-dispatch.com

 

[SpaceRaider]

Herd honors '75' with 42-14 win over Middle Tennessee

Quarterback Grant Wells threw for career-highs of 336 yards and five touchdowns to lead No. 16 Marshall to a 42-14 win over Middle Tennessee at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in

www.herald-dispatch.com

 

[SpaceRaider]

Marshall 42, MTSU 14: Turnovers doom Blue Raiders in blowout loss to Thundering Herd

Three costly turnovers and a huge game from Marshall's freshman quarterback doomed the Blue Raiders as they fell 42-14.

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[RaiderDawg78]

There's hyperbole and then there's this:

Chuck Landon: Marshall's victory was biggest win of all time

My dance card is nearly full.

www.herald-dispatch.com

That’s like saying LSU’s win over Northwestern St was their biggest win in 2019 because if they lost it, they would not get the chance to play for the National championship.

 

[MTTim]

South Carolina fires Muscamp after Ole Miss drubbing. They are now 2 and 5. Another example of a program that does not accept mediocrity.

 

[RaiderDawg78]

South Carolina fires Muscamp after Ole Miss drubbing. They are now 2 and 5. Another example of a program that does not accept mediocrity.

USCe is going to pay Muschamp 13 mil to NOT coach with a record 2 games under .500.

Massaro has essentially given Stock a lifetime contract for being 1 game below .500 (by season’s end) and will keep paying Stock over a million/year to do it.

Massaro learned nothing from his time at USCe. He can’t even get being mediocre right.

 

[SpaceRaider]