Tag: Middle Tennessee
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State of the Program: Mid Tenn State Blue Raiders
Head Coach: Derek Mason is entering his 2nd season as the head coach of the Blue Raiders with a 3-9 record. He also has previous experience as the head coach of Vanderbilt. Derek Mason’s first year wasn’t what they hoped, all 3 wins were by 9 or less points so it was tough sledding. Program…
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State of the Program: Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders
Head Coach: Derek Mason is entering his first year as the head coach of the Blue Raiders. He was a head coach one other time at Vanderbilt, it wasn’t successful but almost no one succeeds there. Here’s a deeper look at his coach profile and hire grade: https://updogsportstalk.com/2024/02/27/college-football-coach-hire-grades-middle-tennessee-state/ Program Outlook: Mid Tenn State has generally…
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College Football Coach Hire Grades: Duke
Duke Blue Devils: Manny Diaz Why the job was open: Football is an afterthought at Duke, and success is often hard to come by here. David Cutcliffe managed to find some success but eventually it fell apart in his latter years. What Mike Elko did here was impressive, using the roster he inherited, he got…
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CBB: CUSA Conference Tournament Preview
Favorites (odds below +500) Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (+110): At first glance, it’s very shocking to see Louisiana Tech have a much lower number compared to everyone else in the conference. A deeper dive shows that this team is the best rated by the metrics, and in a conference where everyone struggled on the road they…
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College Football Coach Hire Grades: Middle Tennessee State
Mid Tenn State Blue Raiders: Derek Mason Why the job was open: Rick Stockstill had been one of the longest tenured coaches in all of College Football, he coached the Blue Raiders for 18 seasons! You just don’t see that at a CUSA program this day and age. Stockstill made it this long by leading…
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