January 2002
Rumor: Jan 31, 2002 - More
ESPN Thursday Games. "Looks as if we will be playing BACK
to BACK Thursday Night ESPn games. The Central FLorida game will
take place on Thursday Sept 19th according to Coach Pruett."
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Comment: Jan 31, 2002 - Troy
Brown Article. "Too small, too slow, all that stuff,''
says Brown, recalling how swiftly he was once dismissed. Marshall
was the only school to offer a scholarship out of Lees-McRae Junior
College. Pro teams overlooked him until New England took a chance
in the eighth round (a round that no longer exists) and made him
the 198th player taken in the 1993 draft." Click
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Rumor: Jan 30, 2002 - Walkie
Talkie. "i've heard talk of firing lance west (because
of the NCAA fiasco) and greg white moving into that position in
lue of coaching b-ball. greg white would save face and we would
get a new coach (jayson gee or steve wojohowski of duke fame)."
Thanks to < Anonymous > for this Rumor. Reply
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Comment: Jan 30, 2002 - Pre-Season.
"CNNSI.com's Stewart Mandel has taken a stab at deciding
who will be in the preseason top 25. Marshall made it up at number
17. They can definently make an impact if they go undefeated. Check
out the rankings half way down towards the left at
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/news/2002/01/13/offseason_beat/"
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Rumor: Jan 30, 2002 - ESPN
Thursdays! "Change your reservations!!! Marshall is playing
VT on Thurs. the 12th, ESPN!! I read it in an article on the Daily
Mail. VT released their schedule and have the MU game on the 12th
on ESPN. I can't wait!" Thanks to < Eric > for this Rumor.
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Opinion: Jan 30, 2002 - Don't
Trodd on Me! "I saw in the H-D today that Trod Buggs will
be a graduate assistant for the Herd next year. That makes me happy,
because I always appreciated his attitude of doing what he could
to help the team -- whether it was linebacker, special teams or
running back. Just think if he can impart some of that drive with
the "Tank" -- could the Herd have its first big back in
a long time to rush for 1,000 yards? Time will tell...." Thanks
to < RumorBoy > for this Opinion. Reply
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Question: Jan 29, 2002 - What
The? "Does anyone out there know if Marshall is going to
put anything on the center of the football field, i.e., new MU logo
or what? Also, what about the center floor at the Henderson Center,
when are they going to update that as well? Just wondering."
Thanks to < Anonymous > for this Question. Reply
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Rumor: Jan 29, 2002 - Ultimatum.
"I just heard , from someone associated with the b-ball
team , that after the Toledo game , White told the team that if
they didn't want to play for him and do as he coaches , he would
resign at the end of the year . Is this true? who knows , but we
can always keep our fingers crossed . This is from someone who is
with the team at all times ,i.e. managers , trainers , ass. coaches
. We will have to wait and see how this pans out." Thanks to
< Zeke > for this Rumor. Reply
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Opinion: Jan 29, 2002 - Randy
Who? "How about Troy Brown!!! How about TB representing
Marshall on the NFL stage. We should be proud. With this, I have
one question. Moss who? I'll take TB any day. Good luck Troy!!!"
Thanks to < DG> for this Opinion. Reply
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Opinion: Jan 28, 2002 - Box
Out. "I have kept silent about Greg White all season and
it has finally driven me nuts. Toledo's coach was quoted in the
H-D after they beat MU as saying that he was surprised that Marshall
didn't even try to box out. Hello? Is that not a fundamental skill.
Seems to me I learned that in YMCA league when I was 8. Poor coaching
= poor play. Even White should be able to figure that out."
Thanks to < Jeremy > for this Opinion. Reply
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Comment: Jan 28, 2002 - Good
Ole' BL. "The announcers at the Senior Bowl stated they
were "surprised" that Byron Leftwich didn't declare for the NFL
draft as the third ranked QB in college football this year. They
went on to say that Byron would undoubtedly be the top QB in 2002."
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Opinion: Jan 28, 2002 - Looking
Good. "Looking at this web
site prediction on Marshall U. for next season, it occured to
me that our schedule may not be so bad after all. By the way it
looks, it might be best to keep our schedule the way it is right
now, or try to at least. I don't like Appy. St., or Troy St., and
we will try to ged rid of TCU, but if we start out ranked this high
in the preseason and we go undefeated, we could be ranked anywhere
from #3-#7. Unlike in 1999, when we had Fiesta Bowl committees looking
at us, and I believe we finished #10 in the BCS polls with a ranking
of around #13 or so at the time, even after starting out in the
upper 20's in the preseason polls. If we get in the top 6 or so
in the two top polls, we could very well be in the top 6 in the
BCS, therefore making us an automatic bid (Top 6 automatic) for
a BCS Bowl. I don't like the schedule all that much, but it could
benefit us for the best in the long run." Thanks to < Anonymous
> for this Opinon. Reply
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Rumor: Jan 28, 2002 - Reschedule
the Schedule. "I was told today that MU is buying out of
the AppySt game and replacing it with a road game to a big time
school. Also, TCU will definitely be dropped from the schedule and
be replaced with any team willing to come to huntington. Three teams
that have been mentioned as possibilities are wake forest, FresnoSt,
and Missouri." Thanks to < Anonymous > for this Rumor.
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Opinion: Jan 28, 2002 - Make
Some Noise. "Looks like MU won't be making any early appearances
on national TV thanks to our friends at ABC.
CNN/SI reported today, that ABC arranged for the VT 2002 season
opener against LSU has been rescheduled for Sunday Sept. 1 so that
it can be broadcast on national television. This means that there
is practically no chance of the Marshall vs. VT game being moved
to Thursday Sept. 5 for broadcast on ESPN. Frank Beamer would have
to be a moron to play against a Top 25 team on a really short week.
Previously ABC killed The Herd's chance at playing in the Pigskin
Classic against Ohio State. What's up with this? Is ABC run by a
WVU grad or what? I would urge all loyal MU fans to boycott WCHS
TV, the local ABC affiliate, give 'em your 2 cents worth by sending
email to news@wchstv.com or
call 'em direct at (304)345-4115. I would also urge fans to give
the businesses in the area that advertise on WCHS an earful when
you get the chance. It's time to stop being passive about being
screwed by the powers that be. Raise hell with WCHS, ABC and Disney
at every opportunity, let these morons know that if they screw us
they're going to take heat like Mike Tyson at a beauty pageant!"
Thanks to < MC > for this Opinion. Reply
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Comment: Jan 25, 2002 - All
in The Family. "It looks like the Mountaineers are starting
to turn on themselves after getting beating by Marshall twice in
the same day! First we win the war for Tank, then we win the Capitol
Classic. Visit the Dominion Post and read a very interesting article
titled "WVU loosing the recruiting battle" http://www.dominionpost.com/a/sports/2002/01/25/ad/
" Thanks to < BB > for this Comment. Reply
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Opinion: Jan 25, 2002 - Yer
Outta Here. "I have to say that the pulling of the fire
alarm solidifies my opinion on how pathetic the WVU fans are! That
was the most disgusting effort I have ever seen from fans and I
fully expect something like that to happen from those people. They
are a different breed of rednecks! I am just glad we won and they
got to go home as losers, exactly what they are! The fact that we
get Tank is also a big "IN YOUR FACE" to WVU and their
lousy program. I love that the power is shifting and we are the
better team. GO HERD!! By the way, I was on wvsports.com and wrote
some true facts about WVU (nothing vulgar) and the owner of the
website blacklisted and I am not allowed to respond to anything
on their site. Just because the truth hurts. I wrote him an email
and asked him why and he said he does not want anything like that
about WVU to be said. I guess it was eating him up inside that all
those facts were true about their lousy program. So he had to whine
and take me off there!" Thanks to < Eric > for this Opinion.
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Opinion: Jan 24, 2002 - The
Times... They Are A Changin'. "The Tank is comin' to the
Herd... and the 'eers are so bitter about it they pulled their scholarship
offer off the table. The tide is turning... it will take a long
time for the 'eers to get back where they were, and I don't even
hate 'em... I just like to give 'em a hard time and laugh at 'em!"
Thanks to < RumorBoy > for this Opinion. Reply
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Opinion: Jan 24, 2002 - Do
the Hokie Pokie? "I smell upset next year for VT. After
the greatest offensive season in MU history, we are returning all
our key players. Leftwich will prove he is the best QB in the nation,
and will be a front-runner for the heisman. Coach Pruett is going
to make big changes up front on the D-line, we are going with size
up front, finally. remember the name ADKINS, he was a highly recruited
LB out of virginia, and has all the tools to be a lot better than
YATES was. our outside linebackers and db's are very solid. expect
the deffense to perform much better this year against the run. i
am very excited about our chances in having the best year in our
D1 history. marshall 38 VT 34 GO HERD !!!!" Thanks to <
HerdFan11 > for this Opinion. Reply
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Rumor: Jan 23, 2002 - Marshall
Vs. Oregon State? I found this on the Oregon State board...
"I called the marshall ticket office and the lady said that
nothing has been released yet, but she did say that it will be a
road/TV Game on a Thursday night..." Click
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Rumor: Jan 23, 2002 - Done
Deal... Oh Boy. "Sorry but i have a done deal. Mark Mchale
is our new OC and Larry Kueck is our new QB Coach. I know it was
in the paper but they did'nt say it was a "done deal".
Mchale wil do a great job at that position. He did it at So MIss
and he recruited Brett Favre to So MIss while he was there. We're
in good hands. " Thanks to < HerdFan93 > for this Rumor.
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Opinion: Jan 23, 2002 - Good
Idea. "I have brought this up before and will continue
to bring it up more and more as we get closer to next season. I
want to start the "Thunder Chant"! When MU comes out to
Thunderstruck the crowd would start chanting "Thunder!!".
Just like the song says. I think this would be very intimidating
for the other team and it is a changeup to We are Marshall. If anyone
has any suggestions on getting this going then let me know. This
year would be a good time for a change! Just a new excitement. LET'S
GET IT STARTED!!" Thanks to < Eric > for this Opinion.
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Rumor: Jan 22, 2002 - Back
in Black. "Rumor has it from a reliable source that Marshall
was supposed to wear all black uniforms if they were the home team
in the bowl game. Also, for next season, a possible nine different
variations of the uniforms could be worn. All black, all new dark
green, and all white + all of the different combinations of them.
Can anyone confirm this?" Thanks to < Shane > for this
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Opinion: Jan 22, 2002 - Piggie.
"I am very disappointed about Ohio St. saying we are not in
the running for the Pigskin Classic. They are just afraid we will
come there and beat them and make them look bad and I know we would!
I am sick of the excuses from larger schools not wanting to play
us. The only reason why Ohio St. won't play us is because we will
be ranked higher than them and will have a better team. They know
we are good but it is that haunting fact that we are a MAC school
and they do not want to take that chance on a team that has a Heisman
candidate and one of the best offenses in the nation. Until we get
into a larger conference (Not CUSA) then this will remain a problem.
It is a shame that we have had such great teams and players in the
past and we never get the chance to prove we are good. We got to
play Florida last year but that was a very young and inexperienced
team. Then you had all NCAA troubles during that and a subpar D.
This year will be different if we got to prove it. PL! aying Ohio
St. would be a good name to play. At least we will get to play VA
Tech. WE win that one then we earn some respect. We will see."
Thanks to < Eric > for this Opinion. Reply
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Comment: Jan 22, 2002 - Would
You Like Fries With That? Gregory writes..... "I'd like
to see the web page more current with news about recruiting."
HerdRumors Response: Jan 22, 2002
- Check This Out? Gregory, since this site focuses on
Rumors and Fan Opinions I would hate to redirect the focus to content
that is available elsewhere. But if you're still Jonesing for some
MU recruiting news then you should check out this local site by
Chris McComas, it's called TheMPI.com.
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Opinion: Jan 22, 2002 - Herd
Song. This opinion is in response to the January 15 - Song
From the Heart post. "I would like for you to consider
another song for Marshall. I wrote a song for the State Lottery
Commision called WV Morning and for me it was a love song about
WV. I'm sure many of you saw the commercial this fall and winter.
Please check it out and give me your opinion. It is presently on
the WV lottery web site. Thanks. Love WV and the Herd....! "
Thanks to < Janhaddox
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Opinion:
Jan 21, 2002 - No More Done Deals.
"I wish people would stop reporting "done deals"
on here. If you have rumors, report them (it adds to the excitment
on the board), but please stop saying things are a done deal. Everytime
someone says it's a done deal, the deal never gets done!!!"
Thanks to < RC > for this opinion.
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Opinion:
Jan 21, 2002 - Is it Time? "Its
time for coach White to go!!! He's a great recruiter but not a great
coach. This was suppose to be our break out year, but instead we
suck!!All this great talent is wasted. the season is an enbarrassment.
I'm a big time Herd supporter, but I'm getting sick of his style
of coaching. NO DEFENSE, NO REBOUNDING, NO TEAM CHEMISTRY, AND NO
HEART! they are the most passive players I have ever watched. If
they practice rebounding so much and don;t do it a game, what does
that say? They do not listen to the coach. Remember a team takes
on a coaches mentality and personality. This is the tallest lin
up we have ever started and they connot rebound!! I cannot wait
to see the Capital Classic. WVU will break their 7 game losing streak
and embarrass us in the process!!" Thanks to < Marshall
Man > for this opinion.
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Rumor:
Jan 21, 2002 - No More Pigskin. "Marshall
is not in the running for the Pigskin Classic, says Geiger. Andy
Geiger OSU's athletic director is reported as saying that Marshall
is definately not in the running to play OSU in the Pigskin Classic.
People close to Geiger say that his personal thoughts were that
OSU has too much to lose if Marshall came to Columbus and beat the
Buckeyes." Thanks to < michaelson1@yahoo.com
> for this rumor.
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Opinion:
Jan 18, 2002 - It's Startin' Already... Woo
Hoo! "How bad is TECH going to beat Marshall next year."
Found this on the VPI board, click
here to read the entire thread. Actually I sense a little respect
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Rumor:
Jan 17, 2002 - EK Speaks! "Just
to solidify my rumor about the pigskin classic go to www.wvgazette.com
and go to sports. MU has been contacted by the Pigskin classic
people. They also mention that we may play Oregon St. for a home-away
game this year. Sounds good to me!! Bring it!!! Who needs to play
those Mountaineers!" Thanks to < EK > for that rumor.
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Rumor:
Jan 16, 2002 - Pigskin Classic. "I
have a hot rumor! I have talked to one of the players and a person
that travels with the team and they have both informed me that we
could possibly be playing in the Pigskin Classic in August against
Ohio State!! They have told me that it is pretty much a done deal
and they are working it all out. This will boost the Heisman coverage
for Leftwich. The player also told me that the VA Tech game will
be Thurs. night on ESPN. Can't wait till next season! Go Herd!".
Thanks to < EK > for that rumor.
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Commetn:
Jan 15, 2002 - Song Fron the heart! I
got some flack from people saying that "Country Roads"
was WVU's song. So I say that we (Marshall) should embrace this
song... "Up in the West Virginia Hills". It's written
by a West Virginian (Todd
Buge) and the recording that I point to was recorded on Mountain
Stage. Click on the following link and download "Up
in the West Virginia Hills". Enjoy. Reply
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Rumor:
Jan 15, 2002 - Oh Yeah! "I heard
Bill Legg will be announced soon as OC. I also "Herd"
that Tank will commit to Marshall this friday." Thanks to <
MB > for this rumor. Reply
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Between the Horns: Jan 15, 2002
- Another great editorial from the notorious Secret Agent
#70. "Personally, I think this little shindig at Oakes
field is a testing ground to see what kind of fan response the Herd
has outside of Huntington. I can almost see the legislators kicking
back and thinking..."we can make money off this". Go Mayor
Go! Go for it on 4th and inches when you can. Hey, gimme a hot dog!
- ka ching!" Click here to read the
rest.
Question:
Jan 12, 2002 - 2002 Schedule?
"Does anyone know what the Herd's schedule will
look like in 2002?" Thanks to < Dave > for this question.
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Comment:
Jan 12, 2002 - Country Roads!
Who here is tired of the Marshall band playing "Georgia
on My Mind"? What's up with that? Sometimes we just need a
little JD. Click
here to download Country Roads (you'll need an MP3 player, but
it's Almost Heaven!). Reply
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Comment:
Jan 12, 2002 - Later Coach Z.
Here's a great article about our own coach Z and UF's
coach Z and how they came to know each other."Florida fans
will be happy to know that only one winning team scored more points
in its bowl game than Florida. That was Zaunbrecher's Marshall offense,
which produced 64 points in a 64-61 double-overtime victory over
East Carolina in the GMAC Bowl. Florida beat Maryland 56-23 in the
Orange Bowl." Click
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Rumor:
Jan 12, 2002 - Don't Let the Door....
"I talked to a couple of my contacts and it looks
like your rumor on Greg White's departure is right on. Coach Pruett
and the football team has spoiled boosters with winning and winning
championships, they've just run out of patience for Greg White and
his mediorcity. His run ins with the Big Green and main members
have just come about this season. Rumors are even starting to swirl
about a possible replacement, including Lefty Driesell (head coach
at Georgia State), Steve Wojciechowski (Asst Coach for Mike Krzyzewski
at Duke), and John Pelphrey (Asst Coach for Billy Donovan at Florida,
was an asst at Marshall for two years)." Thanks to < Anonymous
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Rumor:
Jan 11, 2002 - Nice Knowin' Ya.
"G. White to step down at the end of season regardless
. The confrontation with the former head of the Big Green is what
eventually will do him in . No hard evidence for this rumor but
it might just snow-ball and get even bigger!" Thanks to <
Anonymous > for this rumor. Reply
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Opinion: Jan 10, 2002 - Switcharoo.
"I wonder how easy it would be to lure Kyle Macy away from
Morehead. I honestly think he would do a great job." Thanks
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Opinion: Jan 10, 2002 - Disapointment.
"I can't believe I just watched the entire Marshall-Miami game
without turning it off in disgust! I kept it on in hopes that the
players could somehow come back on talent alone but it just wasn't
possible. How long must we tried and true Herd fans and our talented
but unimproved team suffer from the lack of coaching ability clearly
exhibited by Greg White and his staff? When will the powers that
be in the athletic department make the right decision and pressure
White for his resignation or fire him? It was crystal clear that
he and his staff were clueless as to what to do during the game.
Talent has won us enough ballgames during White's tenure to make
it seem that he is doing a fair job, but we can only imagine what
that talent could have done if it had the right leadership. As much
as I like the players White has recruited, I have to say that they
have not shown any improvement or development during their time
at Marshall. J.R. and Tamar are no better than t! hey were as freshmen.
Charlie Coles is ten times the coach White is, and he makes that
clear every time we play his team. His players are not nearly as
talented as ours, but he can coach which accounts for their beating
us. Sorry Mr. White, you just don't have what it takes to be a head
coach, so please do the honorable thing and resign if you have any
real feeling for your alma mater and its fans who are very disappointed
in you." Thanks to < SA > for this opinion. Reply
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Comment: Jan 9, 2002 - MU's
Offensive Coordinator goes to UF. "Have you heard that
MU's offensive coordinator is going to Florida?" Click
here to read the entire article. Thanks to < Brian Meadows
> for the Heads Up. Reply
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Rumor: Jan 9, 2002 - More
on C-USA. Louisville Athletic Director Tom Jurich talks about
the proposed Conference Championship game and expansion. "The
Conference USA contract with ABC/ESPN contract says that it will
broadcast the C-USA championship game beginning in 2003. Problem
is, Conference USA will need the NCAA mandated 12 teams to have
a conference title game. With expansion currently postponed, Conference
USA may need to look elsewhere for assistance in putting a conference
title game on. C-USA expansion is still a possibility, with Jurich
calling the issue a "warm" topic throughout the league, but time
is running short." Click
here to read the entire article. Thanks to < HerdGrad76 >
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HerdRumors Comment: Jan 8, 2002
- New Site Design. Please bear with me as I roll out
the new design across the whole site. If
you find any bugs let me know, also it would be nice to know
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Opinion: Jan 8, 2002 - Wrap
Up. "A sweet end to another exciting season. We finished
21st in the Coaches Poll, the only credible poll out there. I was
on CollegeFootballNews.com and they have their All Bowl Team; and
Byron Leftwich was the All Bowl QB winner. This season may have
been disrupting and a little dissapointing, but we can change the
perspective next year. We can overshadow the negative NCAA rulings
on our program and dissapointing loss to Toledo, by simply running
the table next year. We can beat Virginia Tech, we must contain
the running game, and I'm not worried about Noel; he is not much
of a threat without Davis playing WR. If we can run the table next
year, we will have a very good chance in getting a BCS bid, based
off from a better strength of schedule next year. Also, Leftwich
for Heisman would be a booster for Marshall, and if we didn't get
a BCS bid, would allow us to get a at large bid to a better bowl.
The MAC is looking to land up to 2 more bowls next season, so hopefully
we can land a descent bowl for our conference champion. I think
the MTN West Conference should be eliminated from the Liberty Bowl
and the MAC champion added. The MTN West Conference is about like
the sun Belt Conference, very poor teams. Go HERD!!!! " Thanks
to < LENAPHIL2002@YAHOO.COM
> for this opinion. Reply
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Between the Horns: Jan 7, 2002
- Another great editorial from the notorious Secret Agent
#70. "OK, the season's over and the Herd pulled through
yet again. It's time to begin preparing for next season. After the
loss at Toledo a number of fans, press, and the like began busting
on the Herd for a poor run defense. And they were probably right
in most cases. The Herd has got to get some big defensive linemen
to stop the run and let our speed boys take care of the secondary
for a while. (insert Forest Gump voice here) That's all I have to
say about that." Click here to read
the rest.
Rumor: Jan 7, 2002 - Vacancy
Available. "Will this lure our coach away? Click
here." Thanks to < MC > for this rumor. Reply
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Opinion: Jan 7, 2002 - Vacancy
Available II. "Well now that spurriers gone, i am praying
that the Gators dont pursue bobby. He used to be a coordinator there
and i would absolutely hate it if he went there. As an avid gator
hater, i would have no choice to pull for the gators, at least when
theyre not playing the vols. If pruett is in consideration, i would
not blame him at all, i just hope for the herds sake he stays, who
knows." Thanks to < Brian > for this opinion. Reply
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Opinion: Jan 7, 2002 - We
Deserve an Explanation II. "According to today's Herald-Dispatch
online (www.hdonline.com), Marshall University has severed ties
to prominent businessman and Herd supporter, Marshall Reynolds.
Marshall University officials confirmed Thursday that the NCAA has
required the school to ban booster Marshall Reynolds from the athletic
program for five years as a condition of penalties issued against
the school in December.
Apparently, Mr. Reynolds was named in the NCAA ruling as the person
responsilble for paying non-qualifying freshmen $25 per hour for
janitorial work. It is rather disappointing, however, that Marshall
administration was reluctant to release this information. Only after
the H-D filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act did
the university provide the details." Thanks to < IBleed
Green > for this opinion. Reply
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Opinion: Jan 4, 2002 - We
Deserve an Explanation. "Has anybody from Marshall Administration
or Athletic Department offered any kind of explanation for the recent
NCAA ruling? Given the seriousness of the charges resulting in a
four year probation, I personally feel that the fans deserve some
kind of explanation for this emabarassment. MU Football has bled
and struggled for too many years to allow something like this to
smear its recent successes with dishonesty. There is no mention
of the NCAA ruling on the herdzone.com web site or the MU official
web site. Not only that, MU Athletic Director, Lance West has removed
his e-mail address from the Staff Directory link at herdzone.com.
The fans, who have been loyal to Marshall for the past 30 years
need to send a message loud and clear to President Angel, AD West
and Coach Pruitt. Somebody has to be accountable for this mess.
I love the Thundering Herd. I want to see the Herd win more than
anybody. But if we can't win with integrity, we should just hang
up our cleats." Thanks to < IBleed Green > for this opinion.
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Rumor: Jan 3, 2002 - Conference
Shake-up. The New Jersey Times posted a story about the possible
break-up of the Big East Conference. "How badly the Big East
needed to send this message. How loud the talk grows, how firmly
the rumors persist that the Football Establishment is gearing up
for its ultimate raid, for the decimation of the upstart Big East."
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Question: Jan 2, 2002 - Uniforms.
"This is not so much of an opinion, but rather a question.
What is in store for the Herd next fall in terms of uniforms? Is
the kelly green gone? Anyone know the latest? Any new logos? Personally,
I think they should keep the same uniforms." Thanks to <
J > for this question. Reply
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Rumor: Jan 2, 2002 - Hoakies.
"Rumor has it that the MU/VA Tech game will be moved to a Thursday
night ESPN game on the 5th of Sept. Was supposed to be on the 7th.
Keep an ear open for this because this would be huge." Thanks
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Opinion: Jan 2, 2002 - Moving
on Up? "I have said all along that C-USA isn't necessarily
the answer to Marshall's needs. As I've said before this is a LONG
process. Joining the ACC would necessitate a HUGE upgrade in all
sports (especially basketball as well as women's sports in general).
A tremendous upgrade in the athletic budget would be incumbent upon
the Herd moving anywhere. Coach Pruett said (and I was there) that
moving to C-USA would raise assistant football coaching salaries
$10,000 PER COACH just to be at an average level in that conference.
The costs of moving to the ACC would be staggering. Additionally,
how would we compete with a 9,000 seat arena while the Dean Dome
seats 23,000? EVERYBODY knows that the Herd could go into ANY conference
in America a COMPETE--in football. Unfortunately there's more to
it than that. A SERIOUS commitment in all areas plus significant
dollars might get us to where we want to be in 2010. IT IS A LONG
PROCESS!!!" Thanks to < Dennis Fravel > for this opinion.
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Question: Jan 2, 2002 - Attendance.
"Does anyone know what the official attendance to the GMAC
Bowl was? And the amount of tickets mu sold?" Thanks to <
herdmania@yahoo.com >
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Opinion: Jan 2, 2002 - Posted.
"I know it's been 12 days since it was posted, but I have just
been able to see the HerdZone.com story on the Herd's GMAC Bowl
victory, for the first time. I am absolutely amazed at what a lame
effort was made. A simple wire story with no proud boastings of
the comeback win, no photos, no stats, no thrills or frills whatsoever.
What a @#$!!&* smack in the face. I was so looking forward to printing
out some cool HerdZone.com story to hang on my office wall, and
all there was...was nothing much. That's not HerdZone.com standards.
I'm really diappointed. Am I just being a baby? Whaaa, whaaa!"
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