(10-05-2019 03:52 PM)TTT Wrote:  I promise I’m not trying to bash either fan base but with Marshall and MTSU’s fanbases combined (not to mention every CFB fan that has a FB profile)...they only manage to get a little over 4K current viewers watching this live streaming game? It’s no wonder we have such a terrible TV deal. People just don’t care to watch CUSA games, even the own fans. Not to mention, aren’t these CBS Sports games the tier-1 rights for CUSA games???

That's inaccurate. 4k viewings. I've got 30 people at my bar watching one of those. I imagine there are more sets of eyes on all of those. And it's the chicken or the egg. A lot of people don't even know how to get the Facebook streams. People ask all day long how they can watch the game and on the message boards. So the TV deal has killed viewership just as much as the viewership has killed TV. If we were on ESPN right now more people than just the fans who aren't at the game and the fans, at all, would be watching because it's football on ESPN. There is zero casual draw for streamed games.

No one is going out of their way to watch that absolute **** unless they are a fan of one of the teams or a CUSA fan curious about an upcoming matchup with one of the teams.

We did however have 32k last week for our game vs Cincy. And almost 28k for the Ohio game. I'm not worried about our fans impact on the CUSA TV deal. I'm worried about the other 11-12 teams in this conference that don't have any fans.

(10-05-2019 05:17 PM)USM@FTL Wrote:  So Green has been exposed. Wow. First FIU, now Marshall dropping. I'm not sure what to make of the East division.

Green is not just now exposed. He has had very definite shortcomings all along. You didn't see them last year because Alex "the ground is a receiver" Thompson played against you. Our recruiting guru can't get and/or develop a QB to save his ass. Cato won in spite of the staff not because of them.

Well we suck again. Props to MTSU for beating our sorry asses. I’m done and will be done until doc is fired. Oh and I can care less about our bowl winning percentage. Tired of spending money on a program that remains stagnant/under achieves.

Good game Raiders! Nicely done.

Good game Raiders.

Pretty nice showing today for the Raiders. Looking forward to the game against FAU to see if we can start an east division win streak.

(10-05-2019 05:35 PM)THUNDERStruck73 Wrote:  Good game Raiders.

Appreciate it, Marshall fans. This has been a classy thread. Best of luck going forward.

Wow! The eastern division race just got very interesting. Congratulations MT. I honestly didn't think y'all could win this one.

Anybody with a pulse can beat us. We have no QB, and no coaching. It's pathetic really. But its a good loss for.us. we need to lose the rest of the way. We might be able to offload Doc if we do

(10-05-2019 05:21 PM)MUther Wrote:  

(10-05-2019 03:52 PM)TTT Wrote:  I promise I’m not trying to bash either fan base but with Marshall and MTSU’s fanbases combined (not to mention every CFB fan that has a FB profile)...they only manage to get a little over 4K current viewers watching this live streaming game? It’s no wonder we have such a terrible TV deal. People just don’t care to watch CUSA games, even the own fans. Not to mention, aren’t these CBS Sports games the tier-1 rights for CUSA games???

That's inaccurate. 4k viewings. I've got 30 people at my bar watching one of those. I imagine there are more sets of eyes on all of those. And it's the chicken or the egg. A lot of people don't even know how to get the Facebook streams. People ask all day long how they can watch the game and on the message boards. So the TV deal has killed viewership just as much as the viewership has killed TV. If we were on ESPN right now more people than just the fans who aren't at the game and the fans, at all, would be watching because it's football on ESPN. There is zero casual draw for streamed games.

No one is going out of their way to watch that absolute **** unless they are a fan of one of the teams or a CUSA fan curious about an upcoming matchup with one of the teams.

We did however have 32k last week for our game vs Cincy. And almost 28k for the Ohio game. I'm not worried about our fans impact on the CUSA TV deal. I'm worried about the other 11-12 teams in this conference that don't have any fans.

First of all, see my follow up post.

Secondly, ok let’s assume there’s another 20 bars across the state of WV with a similar setup as the one you’re at, 30ish people watching (which I’m willing to bet there isn’t)...but still, let’s assume there is. That’s still only 500 more people on top of the 4k people watching online. That’s still terrible.

At best Marshall finishes 6 - 6 this year, Doc terrible coach Green Terrible QB. Thomson deserves a second chance.

Everything is terrible. It's all terrible.

I knew we had some problems... I guess the Ohio and Boise games fooled me into thinking we had a level of competency higher than what it really is.

Do only has one more year left on the contract, but I'm pretty sure he lost his job today. He has zero chance to get the fanbase back, and I think this is his version of Snyder 2009's UCF game - the moment everyone knew it was inevitable.

(10-05-2019 06:04 PM)CoachMaclid Wrote:  I knew we had some problems... I guess the Ohio and Boise games fooled me into thinking we had a level of competency higher than what it really is.

Do only has one more year left on the contract, but I'm pretty sure he lost his job today. He has zero chance to get the fanbase back, and I think this is his version of Snyder 2009's UCF game - the moment everyone knew it was inevitable.

His contract runs through July 2021, I believe. I don't think there's money to buy him out and offer competitive salary to new HC.

(10-05-2019 05:45 PM)goherd24herdfans Wrote:  Anybody with a pulse can beat us. We have no QB, and no coaching. It's pathetic really. But its a good loss for.us. we need to lose the rest of the way. We might be able to offload Doc if we do

What complete shiteshow we are. Clueless leadership, terrible qb, just garbage.

And btw, why the hell did you -2 me? Lol

(10-05-2019 03:02 PM)Seminowl Wrote:  

(10-05-2019 02:36 PM)SoMs Eagle Wrote:  

(10-05-2019 02:27 PM)Seminowl Wrote:  I love me some trash talk in CUSA East. We just need some ancient CUSA West programs to come gloat about their history and a random Rice fan to turn this into an academics ranking contest.

Airport schools gonna talk trash?....

Airport schools? I only know of Airforce base schools. We respect our military around these parts.

wE rEsPeCt OuR MiLiTaRy ArOuNd ThEsE pArTs!!!!



When your "patriotism" is so over the top you start defending the military against things that literally has nothing to do with them.

Oh no, we suck again!

(10-05-2019 07:01 PM)banker Wrote:  Oh no, we suck again!

What's sucks is there are still Doc apologists unlike the Snyder ERA. Doc will almost certainly last through his 2021 contract unless he resigns.

Holy freaking smokes Marshall —— WTF

Did not see this one coming

And the Oscar for biggest sandbagging fan base in CUSA goes to......


Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raiders.