MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE RUMORS
2012 Pre-Season Preview: MTSU Blue Raiders
2011 Record: (2-10, 1-7 in Sun Belt)
Head Coach: Rick Stockstill (35-40 at MTSU, 26-19 in Sun Belt)
Last Bowl Game: 2010 Season GoDaddy.com Bowl: lost to Miami (OH) 35-21
Four Year Coaching Trend: 5.75 wins, 6.75 losses per year; avg of 4 wins and 3.75 losses in Sun Belt per year
Schedule Glimpse:
2012 Schedule Link
Big Name Opponents: 9/29 at GT, 10/20 at Mississippi State...
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12 days ago
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Woman charged in stabbing testifies
The young woman charged with fatally stabbing a Middle Tennessee State University women's basketball player has testified that she wanted to kill herself afterward.
Sobbing on the stand, 19-year-old Shanterrica Madden said Saturday that she wished she had turned the knife on herself after the March 2011 fight with her MTSU roommate, Lady Raiders basketball player Tina Stewart...
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17 days ago
Woman testifies about MTSU player's fatal stabbing
The young woman charged with fatally stabbing a Middle Tennessee State University women's basketball player has testified that she wanted to kill herself afterward.
Sobbing on the stand, 19-year-old Shanterrica Madden said Saturday that she wished she had turned the knife on herself after the March 2011 fight with her MTSU roommate, Lady Raiders basketball player Tina Stewart...
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18 days ago
Davis agrees to 5-year extension at MTSU
Coach Kermit Davis has agreed to a five-year contract extension with Middle Tennessee that runs through the 2016-17 season.
Athletic director Chris Massaro announced the deal on Wednesday, saying continuity is the best way for the Blue Raiders to accomplish their goals.
Davis took the Blue Raiders to a school-record 27 wins this season and was the Sun Belt Conference coach of the...
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April 25, 2012
Kermit Davis agrees to 5-year extension with MTSU
Coach Kermit Davis has agreed to a five-year contract extension with Middle Tennessee that runs through the 2016-17 season.
Athletic director Chris Massaro announced the deal on Wednesday, saying continuity is the best way for the Blue Raiders to accomplish their goals.
Davis took the Blue Raiders to a school-record 27 wins this season and was the Sun Belt Conference coach of the...
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April 25, 2012
On to Murfreesboro! Gophers play MTSU in the N.I.T. Elite Eight
Coming off what could be considered their most impressive performance of the season, the Gophers take their talents from South Beach to Murfreesboro to take on the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders with a trip to New York City on the line. If you missed Minnesota’s win at Miami, you missed a dominating performance that [...]
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March 20, 2012
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March 20, 2012
Blue Raiders go cold in Hot Springs
Coming into the Sun Belt tournament this year there were high hopes for both the men and women’s teams. Both were number one seeds and had every reason to think they would come away from the trip conference champs and headed to NCAA tournament play.
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March 06, 2012
Sun Belt Champion and top-seeded Blue Raiders slated to begin tournament play Sunday
NEW ORLEANS - The Sun Belt champion Middle Tennessee men’s basketball team has earned the No. 1 seed for the upcoming Sun Belt Men’s Basketball Championship March 3-6 in Hot Springs, Ark. The Blue Raiders earned a first-round bye and will face the winner of the matchup between No. 8 seed Florida Atlantic and No. 9 seed Arkansas State in the quarterfinals on Sunday, March 4 at...
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February 26, 2012
MTSU football player used scholarship money to start up his drug business
Just when you think you’ve heard it all, there’s a story that proves that you haven’t. Meet Preston Bailey. He is, or should I say was, an offensive lineman at Middle Tennessee State. Instead of Bailey using his scholarship money on normal things student athletes use it on, he used it to start up a marijuana dealing business. Twenty-two-year-old Preston Bailey was arrested...
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February 23, 2012
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February 23, 2012
This Genius Started Drug Business With Football Scholarship Money!
It’s no wonder we’re losing our asses to the Chinese. When guys like Middle Tennessee State’s Preston Bailey III have their drug business dreams ruined by cops it’s a bad day for college students who try to get ahead by slinging some pot. What makes this story even better is that Preston was a college football player. How did he get the money to start his...
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February 23, 2012
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February 23, 2012
Ole Miss downed by Middle Tennessee 68-56
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (AP) -- JT Sulton had to get an IV early in the second half. His Middle Tennessee teammate, Raymond Cintron, was plagued by foul trouble.
Midway through the second half, however, the duo keyed a 13-1 run to spur Middle Tennessee to a 68-56 win over Mississippi Wednesday night.
The game was played at the DeSoto Civic Center, five miles south of Memphis.
"It...
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December 22, 2011
Player of the Night (12/13): LaRon Dendy (Middle Tennessee State)
LaRon DendyBy Paul Seaver (TheArenaPulse) This post is part of The Arena Pulse's Player of the Night feature.Each morning throughout the 2011-12 season, The Arena Pulse will select and name its "Player of the Night" from the previous evening's action.Belmont (6-3) and Middle Tennessee State (10-2) took to the court on Tuesday night, squaring off for the second time...
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December 14, 2011
Lady Vols run past Blue Raiders
The Tennessee Lady Vols used a trapping defense and a quick pace in cruising to a 82-43 victory over the MTSU Blue Raiders Tuesday night.
The Lady Vols went on a 17-0 run to take a 19-7 lead and never looked back in the win.
MTSU was unable to handle the full-court and half-court trap looks Tennessee gave them, which led to 22 turnovers and 15 Tennessee steals.
“We had great intensity...
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November 29, 2011
Blue Raiders vs Mean Green Game Preview
Dec 3, 4:00 PM | Turf of Mean Green Stadium
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs North Texas Mean Green Odds
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Getting a win and covering the posted spread will be the goals for the Blue Raiders on Saturday when they take on the Mean Green at Mean Green Stadium in Week 14 action.
They will face the 2-9 Blue Raiders, who own a 3-8 ATS mark on the season. In totals...
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November 29, 2011
Knight set to join Blue Raiders for 2012-13 season
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Chipola Junior College standout Trantel Knight, brother of current Blue Raider Marcos Knight, has signed a National Letter Intent to play for head coach Kermit Davis and the Middle Tennessee men’s basketball program beginning next season.
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November 09, 2011
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