Towson Tigers: 2011 JMUSB CAA Football Preview #6

Things are getting really exciting here at JMUSB HQ.  We’re officially under the one month mark till the Dukes kick off the football season, there’s a field hockey scrimmage to attend at American University in couple weeks (what?), ESPN is mentioning former Dukes like Scotty McGee in training camp updates, and the bittersweet moment when the webcam shuts down is nearly upon us as New Bridgeforth is just to about to open her sweet new doors for her first practice.  Seriously, as excited as I am for the new stadium I have to sheepishly admit it will be a tad misty in the office when they close down the webcam after two solid years of knowing regardless of what’s going on at work, I could always sneak a quick peek and go to my happy place.

You know you're in trouble when your O-lineman is your star player. Oh wait, scratch that, it's really cool and that's why the Dukes also have no skill position players in preseason promo materials.

But alas, in the interest of completing our annual previews, we still have to cover the Towson Tigers.  Well sort of.  Because really, do you want to hear about their annual quest for a single CAA win (can you say ODU?!  man, now that’s gonna be a game) and their continued wasting of a large, athletics-interested student body and sweet facilities?  JMU did almost achieve their lowest moment in years when they needed some good breaks to sneak by the Tigers 17-10 last year in a game that nearly ruined a weekened in St. Michael’s with the Mrs. when I was losing it following this hideous affair on the cell.  Almost ended up in the serious doghouse when she returned from the bathroom at dinner to find me clutching the tablecloth and muttering curses to the horror of the table next to us.  That said, the worst thing about the upcoming season is that Towson is not on the Dukes’ schedule.  Urgghhh, big-time bad break.  But this year’s Towson team starts with Morgan St. and has Colgate in Week 3.  Better get a W by then or they are in serious trouble of going for another winless season.  Not that a healthy Tigers squad led by fiesty second-year Coach Rob Ambrose (poor guy) couldn’t compete with that team from Norfolk this year, but healthy’s going to be a tall order after TWO FBS games.  Yes, the money will be amazing and likely life-sustaining for a program with very little revenue from football and basketball (though Lax is nearly a revenue sport in suburban B’more), and playing Maryland should be fun for their fans, but adding LSU, yes the Geaux Tigers LSU, to the schedule two weeks prior to the matchup with the Terps, is more than Iwould wish on anyone.  Could be a tough second half after those two demoralizing Saturdays.

What we Think for 2011 Towson

Not much.  Dukes aren’t playing them and their is zippy chance they’ll be in contention late.  But hopefully they can steal a game or two from other CAA foes to help JMU’s cause and it would be SWEEET if we could mock ODU for losing to Towson after all the nonsense coming offf the peninsula.