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Post by tsundenver on Aug 31, 2024 19:59:30 GMT -5
Freshmen getting valuable experience
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Post by tiger1 on Aug 31, 2024 20:32:28 GMT -5
DBs will have to be better next week or it will not be pretty vs NDSU O line too. We've gotten stopped in multiple short yardage situations. Yeah; and the defense looked a lil gassed & tired in the 1st half.
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Post by tsundenver on Aug 31, 2024 20:45:49 GMT -5
When the offense scores fast, the defense gets gassed. Got to establish the running game to allow the defense to rest.
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Post by tiger1 on Aug 31, 2024 21:16:14 GMT -5
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Post by tsu120 on Sept 1, 2024 6:46:05 GMT -5
When the offense scores fast, the defense gets gassed. Got to establish the running game to allow the defense to rest. Part of the problem was - It was hot, humid, dry and NISSAN has very little air circulation on the field. Attendance, oh well!
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Post by tiger1 on Sept 1, 2024 6:56:47 GMT -5
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Post by funkiejunkie on Sept 1, 2024 12:32:59 GMT -5
I know it's beating a dead horse to mention...but our crowd has no concept of how to cheer at a game. We watch the football game like we're watching Wimbledon or the US Open. You don't have to be quiet while the game is going on LOL
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Post by tsusupporter on Sept 1, 2024 15:11:12 GMT -5
I can't wait for the 2025 season.
Because when North Dakota State brings 5K - 10K fans down here, our fan base will have to act like they're not watching a tennis match.
And their fans are going to be LOUD. That could easily turn into a NDSU home game, if we're not careful.
The environment up there next week is going to be tough on the TSU squad, because I bet NDSU is juiced up with their performance vs Colorado this week. Should've won that game, to be honest.
Attendance for the JMC was 8,124
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Post by funkiejunkie on Sept 1, 2024 15:34:28 GMT -5
I can't wait for the 2025 season. Because when North Dakota State brings 5K - 10K fans down here, our fan base will have to act like they're not watching a tennis match. And their fans are going to be LOUD. That could easily turn into a NDSU home game, if we're not careful. The environment up there next week is going to be tough on the TSU squad, because I bet NDSU is juiced up with their performance vs Colorado this week. Should've won that game, to be honest. Attendance for the JMC was 8,124 That's one reason I want us to schedule a home and home with JSU. Selfishly, I want to play them just because. But also, they'll bring 10k to Nashville. We'd get an opportunity up close to see what a passionate fanbase looks like...not even mentioning what the game in Jacktown would look like.
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Post by tsuboms1968 on Sept 1, 2024 16:52:45 GMT -5
I just got back from the game, and YES, it was dead in the stadium, and after 25 years, we can only draw 8,000 people. SAD
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Post by tsumadness on Sept 1, 2024 20:39:07 GMT -5
Great win Tigers!
Another sad outing from the students and the Tiger faithful.
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Post by tsu120 on Sept 2, 2024 6:08:28 GMT -5
Great win Tigers! Another sad outing from the students and the Tiger faithful. Exactly!! I still don't understand why people still talk about the Hole. They must be living on the Moon or living in "yesteryear" Play in the "Hole" with no restrooms, parking, concession, press box condemned, structurally unsound. Play a HBCU. Again, maybe they fail to realize MVSU is a HBCU.
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Post by tsumadness on Sept 2, 2024 12:17:25 GMT -5
x.com/afewtsufans/status/1810995613112115605?s=46I remember some years ago on this board, that there were several members suggesting that we move the JMC to different dates in order to get bigger money games during the Labor Day weekend. Well, whether it was intentional or not, that is exactly what happened after COVID. And it has almost destroyed a once viable home game classic. This season, the JMC will be played during the Labor Day weekend for the first time since 2019, which ironically was against this year’s opponent, MVSU. The attendance for that game was a little over 13,000. Although not great, that 13,000 is the highest attended JMC since 2019, and that includes the infamous 2022 game in the Hole against Lane College, which was attended by just over 11,000 fans. The other two matchups were against Kentucky State after COVID and Gardner Webb in 2023 (( raising hand )) I was one of those people. But let's be honest about this topic. The decline of the JMC started when the more popular SWAC schools started to turn TSU down to . . (( drumroll )) . . play opening day money games. When TSU had to scramble and schedule Edward Waters for the 2014 JMC game, that was a BIG warning sign that the JMC lost its luster among the SWAC schools TSU desired to play. They get Bama State in 2015 and UAPB in 2016. Since then, here have been TSU's opponents on Labor Day weekend - 2017 - @georgia State
- 2018 - vs Bethune Cookman
- 2019 - vs Valley
- 2020 - no game
- 2021 - vs Grambling ( Hall of Fame game )
- 2022 - @eastern Washington
- 2023 - @notre Dame
- 2024 - Valley
As I've said plenty of times on this forum, the SWAC doesn't care about TSU. They're not going to go out of their way to play the Tigers any more. Notice that now, TSU is only getting the bottom of the barrel of the conference, to play in the game. Or they can only secure MEAC teams. At least next year they have NCAT coming in. Let's see how fired up people are about that game . . . especially if they too refuse to bring their band.
We keep trying to force keeping HBCU history alive, instead of forging ahead and develop our own history. TSU must get out of that mindset.
Until TSU starts acting like THEY are the attraction, we will always be REACTING and scrambling to find opponents for Labor Day weekend.
So I still say . . go out and get that money on the first weekend, and have the game after the SHC be the JMC. And if you have problems finding an opponent of your liking on that 3rd weekend, highly consider getting out of the JMC to have a viable home game.
So in essence, I was wrong, it’s really not about playing on Labor Day weekend. With over 60,000 living TSU alums, thousands of wannabe alums, 9,000 current students, family and friends, and several business partners; not only can’t we schedule pwi schools, but we also have to be more specific to Dr. Allen about which HBCU’s to play in the JMC and homecoming. SMH Like I said earlier, I’ve finally accepted the fact that this is us…a piss poor fan base. I hate to see Big John made a mockery of. Cancel it until we move back on campus, and let’s just play all away games.
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Post by tiger1 on Sept 2, 2024 12:36:56 GMT -5
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Post by jaythomas on Sept 3, 2024 8:41:49 GMT -5
Great win, Tigers. As I expected.
As for the crowd, as I expected.
Nothing new here.
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