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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Feb 15, 2024 13:17:28 GMT -6
And we thought Sumrall leaving for Tulane was dirty...
Whewwww... this one takes the cake. Not only did Shawn never establish his residencey in Atlanta, but he left the program for a TE Coach position where his family was still living. AND... he left in the middle of spring practice.
That's rough. But it's a perfect opportunity to pursue a quality HC that can take Georgia State to the next level. Georgia State and Scott Frost or Rich Rod sounds like pretty good fits.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Feb 12, 2024 23:26:48 GMT -6
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Feb 10, 2024 0:56:30 GMT -6
The best basketball I’ve watched at Troy since I started going to games Yep... and possibly the most athletic team across the board that I've ever seen at Troy... it's unreal.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Feb 4, 2024 22:12:54 GMT -6
I hope Brent Jones, Scott Cross, and the entire athletic department promote the crap out of this.
We mainly need to get the students out for this. Do another t-shirt giveaway. Do free food. Offer prizes. Anything to get the students to come out in large numbers.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Feb 2, 2024 22:38:08 GMT -6
Anyone else going to be at the GSU Convocation Center tomorrow to support our guys??
Getting another road win against a scrappy Georgia State would be huge.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Jan 28, 2024 22:35:58 GMT -6
JSU beat a 6-6 Louisiana in the New Orleans Bowl, and they now think they're world-beaters.
Lawwwwd.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Jan 28, 2024 20:54:38 GMT -6
Is this a good hire for OC?
If he's also coaching QB's, we're in good hands. Sean Reagan has done a fantastic job with QB's.
I wonder if Goose Crowder likes this hire?
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Jan 21, 2024 20:29:36 GMT -6
If you fire Scott Cross, this is what will happen:
* A coach will be hired who starts losing every year.
* A coach will be hired who brings the same results as Scott Cross.
* A coach will be hired who takes us to the NCAA Tourney and is hired away by a bigger school quickly, and we're back at square one.
The chances don't work in Troy's favor if Cross is let go.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Jan 21, 2024 20:26:41 GMT -6
I’m happy with 5-2 SBC, but 1-7 on the road is the worst I’ve seen in the last 20 years of Troy basketball. I’m trying to be optimistic that we can change course on the road, but we’d be a .500 team at this point if we hadn’t already played 3 glorified high school teams. I think Coach Cross is a good coach, but it’s hard to win consistently when you have to bring in 7+ players year after year. If I was ADBJ I would look to make a change if we don’t win the Sun Belt by next season. I feel like some of you guys don't realize what your asking for... You want to get rid of a guy who has had two straight 20-win seasons, and currently has this team at 11-9 (5-2) and OVERACHIEVING. It's hard to find HC's that consistently win. Just ask UTA after they fired Scott Cross when all he did was win. They'd take him back in a heartbeat. Geez, half of the SBC would be THRILLED to have the results we've had the past three seasons.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Jan 21, 2024 17:24:06 GMT -6
Ho not booing failure...Ho booing being satisfied at finishing mid-pack year after year. It's been pointed out numerous occasions, this team can compete at home but wouldn't win the GulfSouth on the road. That UAB-Mobile game was just brutal to watch. I only agree that I'd like to see more portal players brought in. I still think Scott Cross is good for Troy basketball. He's re-established some basketball culture that became non-existent under Phil Cunningham. I'll still take the 20-win seasons every year and finishing in mid-pack of the SBC, instead of the stupid 8, 9, and 10 win seasons that became the norm for so many years.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Jan 16, 2024 15:38:39 GMT -6
That sucks for South. Difficult time to lose your HC. Something tells me they're going to hire Major Applewhite as HC. Heck, I think Willie Simmons would do well at USA. Scott Frost still available?? Scott Frost and Hugh Freeze in the same state?
Last thing I need to hear coming from South Alabama Football social media is "There is a Frost coming to South Alabama..."
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Jan 16, 2024 11:20:13 GMT -6
That sucks for South. Difficult time to lose your HC.
Something tells me they're going to hire Major Applewhite as HC.
Heck, I think Willie Simmons would do well at USA.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Jan 15, 2024 12:10:45 GMT -6
Does anyone know if Theo Seng is alright? I saw where he got injured toward the end of the USM game, and he had to be helped off the court.
I'm hoping it was nothing serious.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Jan 12, 2024 13:48:40 GMT -6
What would make Tim Lester a great choice for OC?
Genuinely asking. I don't see much data to work off of.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Jan 11, 2024 13:23:15 GMT -6
This team is actually more fun to watch than last year's veteran team.
There's so many different players that can score, and they all seem to be gelling pretty well.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Jan 11, 2024 13:06:15 GMT -6
I'd say that's the strategy every time.
We've had a lot of players that were originally P5 transfers that didn't get playing time, got to Troy, and became big-time players here. I feel like they work out more often than not.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Jan 9, 2024 15:18:04 GMT -6
Anyone want to dig up his offensive numbers as an OC HC record isn’t very impressive but it’d be interesting to know how his offenses performed 17ppg in his first year at Syracuse. 27ppg in his second year. Not great, but the improvement sticks out to me. Syracuse is not an easy place to win or recruit talent.
As a head coach at WMU, his offenses were in the mid 30's in ppg. He had one year later in his tenure where his team scored 42ppg.
Troy scored 26 ppg and 30 ppg under Sumrall and Craddock.
Don't forget... Joe Craddock's offenses at Arkansas when he was OC there were terrible... and his Troy offense wasn't that great either. It was good enough at getting chunk plays, and our defense helped give us short fields. Besides that, Craddock didn't exactly blow the doors off with his playcalling.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Jan 9, 2024 12:07:27 GMT -6
We just got a big commitment today from a former UNC 4-star linebacker, Rara Dillworth.
He was a unanimous 4-star recruit across all recruiting services, and was rated the #8 LB in the nation out of high school. He transferred to UNC, and then to ECU. He was a starter at ECU this season.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Jan 9, 2024 8:08:04 GMT -6
This team has grown a lot from the beginning of the season. They're doing way better than I thought they would, considering we lost so many players from last season to graduation.
I wouldn't have expected a 9-6 (3-0) start to the season.
Glad we have Scott Cross and his staff. There is potential to have three winning seasons in a row... first time since 1999-2004.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Jan 8, 2024 16:28:48 GMT -6
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Jan 8, 2024 10:30:51 GMT -6
Troy got a commitment from Gardner-Webb LB Brendan Jackson.
He was named to the Big South All-Conference Second Team this season.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Jan 8, 2024 10:24:59 GMT -6
Gerald Green, senior RB from East Carolina, has committed to Troy.
Has 1,557 rushing yards over his career.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Jan 5, 2024 22:24:06 GMT -6
It's a bit unreasonable to expect a 10-win season in 2024. We're losing a lot of players that are NFL-worthy, and some others to the portal that are committing to P5's. Then there are the players who are simply graduating.
Not to say it can't be done. I believe it can be. Heck, I believe HCGP could lead Troy to a 13-1 season like App State had under first-year coach Eli Drinkwitz. Anything's possible.
For now, I'm going to be realistic and hope for a bowl... that's all I hoped for in Sumrall's first year, and he delivered way more.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Jan 5, 2024 11:09:44 GMT -6
Just search "Troy offer" on X, and you'll see where HC Gerad Parker, Caleb Carbine, and our LB coach have been recruiting hard for high school, JUCO, and portal players. Lots of very talented players with great size and high ratings that Troy has been going after. Things are looking good. Any QBs? Do we need QB competition? Yes.
But I'm confident in Goose Crowder. He was competing for the starting spot at WVU.
The dude was rated as the #43 QB in the nation out of high school, and had offers from Kentucky, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Iowa State, Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Memphis, Tulane, USF, and Boise State. I think we'll be fine.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Jan 4, 2024 16:01:59 GMT -6
Seems like a great hire.
I feel the TMTDM will continue forward.
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