FOOTBALL New Mexico State at Middle Tennessee Game Thread

[sWiley]

Glad I spent my day watching playoff football games. This program is a joke. NMSU is one of the worst programs in the nation. So what does that make us. Pathetic.

I'm surprised people are still watching this team to be honest. I forgot they even had a game today, and after casually checking the score, I'm happy about that.

Not much can really be said. We are one of the worst teams in the country, playing against another bottom feeder, in a completely meaningless game.

The only thing these guys are playing for is film for their hopeful off-season transfer. Feel so bad for the people who drug themselves out to Floyd for this game. Losing @ home to one of the worst teams in the country....borderline getting dominated (NMSU has lead wire-to-wire)....sad.

 

[MTLynn]

Jekail Middlebrook is running really hard today

Middle Tennessee winning the running game battle today

Middle Tennessee Rushing:

26

164

6.3

New Mexico State Rushing:

29

97

3.3

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

4-Yard Receiving Touchdown by Cooper Sheehan

NMSU play action game is killing this defense

NMSU: 33
MTSU: 21
7:43 4Q

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

Huge play by Holden Willis to get open up the seam and get into NMSU territory

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

MTSU doesn't convert the 4th down and NMSU takes over around their 40

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

NMSU gets past the front and a huge run on 3rd and 1 gets them inside the red zone at the 20

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

21-Yard Field Goal GOOD by NMSU

NMSU: 36
MTSU: 21
1:55 4Q

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

FINAL

NMSU: 36
MTSU: 21
FINAL

 

[My4raiders]

Is it just me or is Jeremy Kellum the absolute worst? Can’t listen to him call the game.

 

[ewglenn]

This has been a tough season to watch. They’ve got to get things corrected next season or that seat is going to be scorching.

 

[Sommy]

This has been a tough season to watch. They’ve got to get things corrected next season or that seat is going to be scorching.

A defensive head coach and teams are scoring on MT left and right. What gives? You brought in plenty of transfer players so you hand picked them.

I’m starting to wonder if Mason is the guy. His last few stops have not been good, so maybe there is something to that.

 

[MTLynn]

They’ve got to get things corrected next season or that seat is going to be scorching.

The "leadership" will cool the seat with a contract extension.

 

[sWiley]

Is it just me or is Jeremy Kellum the absolute worst? Can’t listen to him call the game.

He's the text book definition of captain obvious...which is boring. I would expect more insight and in-depth discussion from someone like him.

 

[sWiley]

This has been a tough season to watch. They’ve got to get things corrected next season or that seat is going to be scorching.

Better find a defensive coordinator

 

[sWiley]

A defensive head coach and teams are scoring on MT left and right. What gives? You brought in plenty of transfer players so you hand picked them.

I’m starting to wonder if Mason is the guy. His last few stops have not been good, so maybe there is something to that.

I've been saying that. Flamed out his last several stops. Then you look at the DC hired...same story. Last coached in college @ Maryland and had a remarkably bad defense. Like, really bad.

I'm not ready to declare the game has passed Mason by....but I certainly think it has passed Brian Stewart by.

Mason better think long and hard about a new DC this off-season. I really hope they didn't give Stewart a multi-year deal. He's already over paid to begin with.

Bad situation.

 

[TRUEBLUE73]

We are a joke. This hire by administration is just another in a long list of garbage hires. Our conference leaders are Jax st and Sam Houston. We are a joke. We have zero money. If we would have played TSU THEY WOULD HAVE WHIPPED US SILLY. Forget the transfer players. These kids don't tackle and can't catch the ball. Fundamentals are key and we have none. We wasted an opportunity to get a good D2 coach on the rise. Instead we get a bunch of
People that have never achieved anything. Sad!

 

[MTTim]

It's the 11th game of the season and our team is worse than our 1st game.
That's all coaching.

 

[sWiley]

Both of you make good and fair points. The Mason tenure is not looking good. He better really hit on these high school kids and bring in some war daddy transfers or next year is going to be very uncomfortable for all involved.

Brian Stewart is going to end up costing him his job if he keeps him around imo. The most unimaginative, boring, helpless defense we've seen in a long time. Shafer's defenses certainly got torched from time to time but they also got tons of sacks, turnovers, and administered plenty of ass-whippings at the line of scrimmage. Nothing of the sort with this defense.

 

[FranklinRaider315]

While grocery shopping early this morning I actually gave some consideration to making the drive over to the Boro.
The thought lasted about 30 seconds and I’m glad it did. It’s hard to fathom how far the MTSU football and basketball programs have fallen. It saddens me. Beating Southern Miss and Fedora in NOLA and Mich St in St Louis seem like ages ago. 😢
CM has made an entire career of this AD job which is unheard of in the profession and we are dead because it was allowed to happen. He has allowed season ticket revenue, attendance and fundraising to plummet while waiting for the BOT to approve the next annual activity fees increase to fund his shortfalls. Local TV, Radio and press coverage are non-existent. The “press”coverage is now done by an in-house employee.

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

A defensive head coach and teams are scoring on MT left and right. What gives? You brought in plenty of transfer players so you hand picked them.

I’m starting to wonder if Mason is the guy. His last few stops have not been good, so maybe there is something to that.

To be fair the transfers were not really on defense. Andy Nwaoko has been a dud off the edge. Felix Hixon was a young guy that's starting to get in the rotation at DT. James Monds was another young guy who has been hurt. Brendon has missed all year. You got Howse and Xavier and obviously Xavier began on offense too. They definitely need to fix things asap tho

 

[MTTim]

To be fair the transfers were not really on defense. Andy Nwaoko has been a dud off the edge. Felix Hixon was a young guy that's starting to get in the rotation at DT. James Monds was another young guy who has been hurt. Brendon has missed all year. You got Howse and Xavier and obviously Xavier began on offense too. They definitely need to fix things asap tho

The DC needs to be fired immediately in order to begin any fixing. I've never seen a defense where the db's left receivers open just about every play.

 

[FranklinRaider315]

The DC needs to be fired immediately in order to begin any fixing. I've never seen a defense where the db's left receivers open just about every play.

I stopped checking my CBSSports app after the first Pick 6. Didn’t even bother to renew my ESPN+ to watch it.
Saw the score later in the afternoon. Sad.

 

[MTTim]

I stopped checking my CBSSports app after the first Pick 6. Didn’t even bother renew my ESPN+ to watch it.
Saw the score later in the afternoon. Sad.

It was terrible. So bad no one has mentioned attendance. I was there and did an estimate. On the high end maybe 1500, including the band.
How anyone in leadership can look at yesterday and think they have done a good job is beyond me.

 

[Hop45]

There were more than 1500. Closer to 2500-3000, I would say. Still sh!tty, but definitely more than 1500. Now, I did spend the first half in the beer garden, so factor that into my estimate. 😇

 

[FranklinRaider315]

I’m really happy for and proud of our own MTSU alum , Adam Sparks who doesn’t have to put lipstick on this pig.
He moved on to cover Vandy and now doing a great job in Knoxville covering the Vols.

 

[Hop45]

My son sent me a screenshot of a Jordan Ferguson tweet absolutely blasting the current staff. I'm sure he is really loyal to Stock, but going by on field results, he's not wrong either. It's just year one, but there HAS to be noticeable improvement next year.

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

My son sent me a screenshot of a Jordan Ferguson tweet absolutely blasting the current staff. I'm sure he is really loyal to Stock, but going by on field results, he's not wrong either. It's just year one, but there HAS to be noticeable improvement next year.

Seems like Jordan hasn't tweeted since May of 2023

 

[TrueBlue147]

My son sent me a screenshot of a Jordan Ferguson tweet absolutely blasting the current staff. I'm sure he is really loyal to Stock, but going by on field results, he's not wrong either. It's just year one, but there HAS to be noticeable improvement next year.

Don't know what he said but Stockstill absolutely deserved to be fired. Our administration screwing up the next higher doesn't negate that fact.

 

[sWiley]

Don't know what he said but Stockstill absolutely deserved to be fired. Our administration screwing up the next higher doesn't negate that fact.

Agreed.

But what's the point of firing him and paying him $5 million to walk away when the morons doing the hiring bring in a new coach that's even worse ?

McPhee is the one who should have been fired, then we can work our way down and go from there. But for whatever reason it's impossible to get rid of this administration....

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

Seems like Jordan hasn't tweeted since May of 2023

Nevermind, it was on Instagram. 4 slides on his story letting his frustrations out

 

[sWiley]

Considering how bad our DL has played, in particular at the DE position, I'm sure he's pissed.

This sorry DC has got to go

 

[Hop45]

Nevermind, it was on Instagram. 4 slides on his story letting his frustrations out

My bad. They all look the same to my old butt!

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

My bad. They all look the same to my old butt!

You're good haha. I was just updating for people that wanted to go look at what he said

 

[DisgruntledAlum]

Don't know what he said but Stockstill absolutely deserved to be fired. Our administration screwing up the next higher doesn't negate that fact.

Agree 100%

 

[DisgruntledAlum]

UAB is going through the same misery.

 

[ewglenn]

Better find a defensive coordinator

I actually think the defense has been decent since Stewart moved up to the box. They were gassed the second half. Need a better off season with S&C.