(10-20-2017 12:38 PM)TG4 Wrote:  

(10-20-2017 12:07 PM)AlonsoWDC Wrote:  

(10-20-2017 11:28 AM)TG4 Wrote:  

(10-20-2017 11:14 AM)MemphisFan95 Wrote:  Porter was also done no favors by inheriting Tommy West's last year's of recruiting efforts

Whether the haters want to admit it or not, this one fact alone shrank the talent pool of coaches who would even be willing to take over that mess. I will never forget the day Larry told me he walked in and asked Justin Crouse to show him the recruiting board. There was none. And then Crouse wanted to offer three Calif. JUCO guys that the previous staff had never even been to see. Fact.

But Larry’s done well since, Memphis has done well since, and MTSU still has Stockstill along with West and Mallory. They are 3-4 and drawing about 5,000 fans per game (15,000 reported). Sound familiar? It will be out there for all to see tonight vs. Marshall on ESPN2. Tommy West, the gift that keeps on giving at Memphis, UAB, USM and now MTSU.

Are you really blaming the systemic indifference of MTSU sports on West? He's just a position coach.

Fact is, Stockstill is a solid HC who puts together pretty good teams for that place but no one ever cares.

He has turned into Tommy West 2.0. After 11 seasons, no outright conference championship and one bowl win in ‘09. He’s been slaughtered in the postseason by 3 MAC schools, Hawaii and Navy. But thanks for trying.

But you used to say he was really good.....

(10-26-2017 04:46 PM)TIGER7880 Wrote:  

(10-20-2017 12:38 PM)TG4 Wrote:  

(10-20-2017 12:07 PM)AlonsoWDC Wrote:  

(10-20-2017 11:28 AM)TG4 Wrote:  

(10-20-2017 11:14 AM)MemphisFan95 Wrote:  Porter was also done no favors by inheriting Tommy West's last year's of recruiting efforts

Whether the haters want to admit it or not, this one fact alone shrank the talent pool of coaches who would even be willing to take over that mess. I will never forget the day Larry told me he walked in and asked Justin Crouse to show him the recruiting board. There was none. And then Crouse wanted to offer three Calif. JUCO guys that the previous staff had never even been to see. Fact.

But Larry’s done well since, Memphis has done well since, and MTSU still has Stockstill along with West and Mallory. They are 3-4 and drawing about 5,000 fans per game (15,000 reported). Sound familiar? It will be out there for all to see tonight vs. Marshall on ESPN2. Tommy West, the gift that keeps on giving at Memphis, UAB, USM and now MTSU.

Are you really blaming the systemic indifference of MTSU sports on West? He's just a position coach.

Fact is, Stockstill is a solid HC who puts together pretty good teams for that place but no one ever cares.

He has turned into Tommy West 2.0. After 11 seasons, no outright conference championship and one bowl win in ‘09. He’s been slaughtered in the postseason by 3 MAC schools, Hawaii and Navy. But thanks for trying.

But you used to say he was really good.....

He was when he was making $300,000 a year and hungry. Then he got an 8-year guaranteed deal at $800,000 per with gimme rollover triggers. Zero incentives to win championships.

Sounds like he got complacent.
It happens with some coaches. The really great ones always strive to get better...they are never satisfied with staying in one place...and I'm not talking about staying in one job.
They never get satisfied with their current status...they are always looking to be better tomorrow, than they were yesterday.

(10-20-2017 02:31 PM)shere khan Wrote:  go frick yourself op

Porter lettered four years (1990–93) at Memphis, serving as co-captain of the 1993 Tiger squad. He closed out his carrer with 2,194 yards and 20 rushing touchdowns, ranking seventh in school history in yardage and tied for fifth in touchdowns. Porter graduated in 1996 with a bachelor's degree in education.

I wish the full game was on youtube somewhere

Wasn't it Porter's first year when we got two illegal procedure penalties on our first offensive possession of the first game?

am I misremembering?

(10-26-2017 04:51 AM)karter25 Wrote:  

(10-26-2017 04:21 AM)Red Dragon Coog Wrote:  

(10-23-2017 06:44 AM)TG4 Wrote:  

(10-20-2017 09:26 AM)Red Dragon Coog Wrote:  Because I think we have Porter 2.0 on our sidelines. I also think the symptoms maybbe similar.

How did Clyde Drexler work out for you, Dumbazz? Maybe I should run over to the Houston site and drop a similar turd post.

“Drexler coached the Cougars in 1998–1999 and 1999–2000. After compiling a 19–39 record in his two seasons, Drexler decided to resign to spend more time with his family.”

Go ahead, nobody would get butthurt and disagree with you. I asked a question and many posters answered it without getting their feelings hurt.

You need to grow up, build a brudge and get over it. We have a terrible football coach that needs to be fired at the end of the year, he's already ran our program into the ground.

Don't worry, that poster just spent all his time with his nose up Porter's tail and disliked anyone that talked bad about him. Larry was a disaster and MOST everyone knows it, some want to think otherwise and come up with excuses as to why he failed. The reason he failed is because he was not ready for the job and most every decision he made was wrong.

GFY
Both of you.