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October,
2001
Opinon:
Oct 31, 2001 - Here Today Gone to Maui (er um - Honolulu). "I
am a huge HERD fan. I have been for as long as I can remember liking
football. I am in the military and I am currently stationed at Hickam
AFB, HI. Sometimes I feel left out of the HERD NATION because I
am unable to attend Herd games. I am also unable to watch on TV.
I do manage to listen to internet broadcasts when I am not at work.
My point is this: Feel blessed that all of you so called HERD fans
are not stuck somewhere thousands of miles away from your homes
or Huntington. Sometimes, knowing that the HERD is playing on Saturday
gets me through the week. So to all HERD fans, please stop taking
everything for granted. Get out and support our team. It sickens
me to see that Toledo and Western Michigan draw bigger crowds each
week than the Herd. We are supposed to be the class of the MAC,
but we are not. And we won't be until our fans go out each week
and cram into whatever stadium that the HERD is playing in. When
that happens, then we can deservingly be called "THE CLASS OF THE
MAC!"Thanks to <
Adam Yates >
for that opinion.
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Opinon:
Oct 30, 2001 - Attendance II. "I
have to vent some anger and say that you so called "Herd Fans"
are lousy! I was absolutely sickened at the attendance this past
weekend and just want all you "fans" to know. I am sick
of the excuses of "it is too cold!" or "It is on
TV so I'll just stay home" crap!! That is a no good fan. Far
weather fans is what that is called. It is embarassing to look in
the stands and see hardly anyone there. It is very sad people! Very
SAD! I go to every game at home and one of my best friends and his
wife travel from Canton, OH to go to every home game. But these
pitiful fans have to go a couple miles to see their team play and
complain about it. It goes back to what I have been saying all along
and that is to black out the games in a 75-100 mile radius and that
should draw more attendance. It wasn't a coincidence that we had
the 4th largest home crowd when they did black it out. But they
had so many people whine and complain about it I guess they changed
it back. If you don't go to any games then don't support the Herd.
If you live in town and don't go to games then shame on you! Our
students are some of the worst for attending games. Something has
to be done to keep them there and get them excited about the game.
The ones that do come leave at the half no matter what the score
is. We have a big problem and if no one can see it then you are
blind. I know that some of it has to do with the teams we play but
come on people we are a top 30 team in the nation!! Support your
team!! WVV loses every game they play but they pack their stadium.
You want those losers to show us up?! I think not! Show some pride
and come to games and if not then you shouldn't be a HERD "Thanks
to < Eric Kutcher > for that opinion.
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Opinon:
Oct 30, 2001 - Hot. "This
week College Football News names Byron to their "Who's Hot"
list. Check it out here"Thanks
to < Rumor Boy > for that opinion.
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Opinion:
Oct 29, 2001 - Attendance. "I
wish the Herd "faithful" would take advantage of living
in the Charleston-Huntington area. I had to move with my job and
can no longer attend MU butt-kickings every Saturday night. I paid
$12 last night to get the game on pay-per-view just so I could see
the Herd on TV and was extremely disappointed to see only 22,000
people there. I read those lame excuses about the spread and the
weather. Hello? It wasn't that long ago that MU was the one getting
creamed every weekend. And the weather? I've seen colder weather
in Huntington when the house was packed. MU can only play the games
on the schedule and the least the locals can do is go and support
them. For me to see a game I have to take a day's vacation and buy
a plane ticket. I'll be there for the OU game and I hope to see
at least 35,000 with me". Thanks
to < Jeremy > for that opinion.
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Comment:
Oct 28, 2001 - Over 700 Yards? Now that's amazing, but why do
I get the feeling that no one else will notice it? Oh, I know who'll
overlook it... Everyone in the MAC and the Heisman voters. Sorry
Byron, you need to have 4 straight games for over 400 yards before
you can be considered, not 3.
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Comment:
Oct 28, 2001 - For Heaven's Sake People. Once again... lose
the "herd vision" glasses on the logo. It's HACK work
and looks very amateurish. Have any of you ever been in the position
at work when a manager has a really horrid idea but no one has the
cahoonas to tell them? Well, I think that's what happened with the
"herd vision" graphic.
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Comment:
Oct 28, 2001 - What The? Was there a Toyota commercial on the
Jumbotron tonight that featured WVU? Or did I eat too many stewie
dogs?
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MPI:
Oct 27, 2001 - The McComas Power Ratings. I
would like to introduce to you the McComas Power Ratings. The MPI
is the premiere rating system watched by HerdRumors.com. The ratings
are updated every week and can be found on the right side of the
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Opinion:
Oct 27, 2001 - Move on People! "Marshall
University should dump the Mid-American Conference as soon as possible.
The conference continually fails to honor the achievements of the
Herd's all-stars such as Byron Leftwich. Despite being the top-rated
passer in the MAC last season,and leading his team to a win in the
conference championship,Byron was snubbed when it came time to pick
the all-conference team. Maybe it was a mistake,maybe they simply
overlooked the sophomore,first-year starter,right? Wrong!!! Through
his first six games this season Leftwich is ranked 2nd. Nationally
in passing yardage and is first in the MAC with 18 touchdown passes.
Not to mention he has had two 400-plus yard games. Despite all of
these amazing accomplishments,Byron has not won conference player
of the week even one time this season. Maybe the powers that be
will notice Leftwich's numbers by the end of the season but I wouldn't
hold my breath Herd fans. Let's face it,Marshall doesn't need the
MAC, the MAC needs Marshall. If! the conference has something personal
against the Herd and its players than its time for us to move on."
Thanks to < Grimbo
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Rumor:
Oct 26, 2001 - UCF Signs. "My
sources tell me that UCF has voted unanimously to join the MAC..
Even though everyone expected that anyway." Thanks
to < Anonymous > for that rumor.
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Rumor:
Oct 26, 2001 - The Plot Thickens. According to the Birmingham
Post - Herald, C-USA is doomed to repeat the ways of the WAC.
"In
the end, the conference simply grew to the point that it became
unwieldy. There were too many teams with too many different interests
spread out over too much of the country. The schools began bickering
amongst themselves. What was good for one was not necessarily good
for all. This constant infighting led to an implosion, and finally
the conference split apart" Click
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Rumor:
Oct 25, 2001 - UCF in Huntington 2002. According to the posts
on the UCF message board, it looks like the Knights will get their
first taste of the Herd when they visit our Home on the Range next
year. "Coach
K sounded surprised when Marc Daniels mentioned the UCF-Marshall
game next season would be played in Huntington, WV. Not sure where
Marc got his info..." The
same thread also talks about Marshall finalizing the deal with the
MAC either yesterday or today. Now that's interesting. "From
what I recalled, Coach K mentioned that Marshall was supposed to
finalize their agreement with the MAC today... It may have been
signed, but Coach K wasn't sure. The UCF's Trustees needed to approve
UCF entering the MAC...should happen very soon. (I don't recall
Coach K mentioning time frame on when this will happen)..."
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Mail : Oct 24, 2001 - On October 23, Richard
Cirminiello from CollegeFootballNews.com picked his
top five college football games. His number five game was the MU
vs. Xavier game (the post is below). I sent Richard an e-mail thanking
him for including Marshall in his list. Here's his reply to HerdRumors.
"My
pleasure. It was a genuine choice on my part for what sounded like
an incredibly emotional football game. It's funny, but of all the
fans of schools that I correspond with, the nicest I've met have
come from Marshall. Hands down. One of my contacts is trying to
get me an interview with Darius Watts. I plan on sending him an
e-mail this week. Hopefully we can get that on CFN soon.
Rich Cirminiello
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Comment:
Oct 24, 2001 - NCAA Council Makes Recommendations. "The
football proposal would require Division I-A schools to:
1. award at least 90 percent of the 85-scholarship limit in football
and 200 scholarships in all sports;
2. field at least 16 varsity sports, with a minimum of eight women's
sports;
3. play at least five Division I-A football games at home, and have
an average football attendance of at least 15,000. "
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Comment:
Oct 23, 2001 - Best Game. "#5
Xavier-Marshall, 1971-One of our readers, Joe Drummond, attended
this game and his depiction of the game still gives chills. In 1970,
the Marshall team plane crashed killing the passengers and decimating
a town. The Xavier game the following year was the first home game
since the fateful incident. Marshall won on a TD pass on the final
play of the game. Sports is all about emotion. Can you imagine a
more emotional post game?"
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Oct 23, 2001 - HerdWaves. My good buddy at HerdWaves.com
has a new slideshow from the CMU game.
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Comment:
Oct 23, 2001 - Darwinian Football? According to Gene Wojciechowski
of ESPN "That means
we can count all the band members in the stands on High School Band
Day," Northern Illinois athletic director Cary Groth happily
told the Chicago Tribune." Forget
about fixing the problem, lets just scoot around it and pretend
it's not there.
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Comment:
Oct 22, 2001 - Mr. Big Britches.
Looks like the UCF players are getting a little too big
for their britches. "I
think we can get up there and play some football. It's a little
bit different style of football with bigger guys, but that's fine.
We'll go up there real solid and show them what it's all about in
Florida." Click
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Opinion:
Oct 22, 2001 - Ball State.
"Make your
hotel reservations in Muncie, IN for the 2001 MACC. Ball State only
have yet to face Central Michigan, Western Michigan and Northern
Illinois in their division. Western still has to face Toledo. The
other remaining regular season games for BSU are against UConn and
Kent. I would guess that the Cardinals could afford to lose to WMU
and still go since Toledo would beat WMU and Ball State has the
tiebreaker over Toledo."
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Comment:
Oct 21, 2001 - Game Thoughts. Byron was awesome eventhough the
"O" came out flat. I wonder what he could have done if
the first half had been like the second half. Darius and Davis are
on the road for Heisman status in the future. Hairston? Give him
the ball! Make Carey a receiver and put Wallace, Buggs and Hairston
in the backfield (stick Kellett in there too). The crowd was VERY
flat the first half.
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Comment:
Oct 19, 2001 - Is Chryst Concerned? According to AP wire...
"When the NCAA Management
Council meets next week to discuss new Division I-A standards, Mid-American
Conference commissioner Rick Chryst will be monitoring the discussions
closely. That's because the proposal, which includes a stipulation
that all schools draw an average attendance of 15,000 to its home
football games, could endanger the Division I-A status of many of
Chryst's conference schools." Click
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Oct 19, 2001 - 1-AA or 1-A, That is the Question. According
to USA Today... "The
NCAA is expected to move closer next week toward new guidelines
that one official estimates could pare as many as 20 schools from
college football's big-time Division I-A." Click
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Rumor:
Oct 18, 2001 - Getting Our Way? "Huntington
will hold the 2002 MAC championship. That is a fact mark it down."
Thanks to < Herd Fact
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Kline's
Column: Oct 17, 2001 - Perspective.
Great new post by Gary,
"The
anticipation and excitement that I felt this morning was beyond
what my instincts told me was rational for this type of event. After
all, football is merely a game. However, the Herd has seldom disappointed
lately, so there was no reason to believe that today would be different
then the type of days that we have come to expect as a fan of Marshall
football."
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Opinion:
Oct 17, 2001 - Minority. "Perhaps
I'm in the minority, but I'm glad that Marshall is not making a
lateral move to C-USA. In time--with patience--the Herd will do
better than moving to league that doesn't stand up well (competition
wise) to the MAC. Meanwhile, the MAC needs to force its "weak
sisters" to improve attendance and competitiveness or face
removal from the conference. As I've said before Marshall MUST win
games against the Floridas and Virginia Techs to force conferences
to see the advantage of their Presence. Furthermore, women's sports
and the so-called "minor sports" must be upgraded so that
MU doesn't have to seek a second conference affiliation - which
was the ultimate downfall to their C-USA bid. Chin up, Herd fans--again,
WE CAN DO BETTER THAN C-USA, but IT WILL TAKE TIME and "big
time" wins to do it." Thanks
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Comment:
Oct 16, 2001 - Wednesday's Big Press Conference IS... "Monday,
Chryst faxed Sloan information about a news conference planned for
Wednesday in Huntington, W.Va. Chryst asked if Sloan could fly to
West Virginia to celebrate Marshall staying in the MAC." Click
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Opinion:
Oct 16, 2001 - Lets Vent! "If
this is all a done deal and we are not leaving, I think I speak
for all Herd fans in saying, THIS SUCKS! I can't stand being in
the MAC for another year and dominating it year in and year out.
Then going to the Motor City Bowl. I don't think this is a done
decision myself and they are just not going to say otherwise until
we have a spot for other sports. We will leave because we have to.
People around here are getting very tired of seeing us play these
crappy teams and whip them every year. It just isn't exciting going
to the games when you play Kent and Akron every year. If Marshall
is smart they will find any way to leave if not then I think eventually
Pruett will be gone. It is just a matter of time. Another thing,
Marshall is screwing up by not blacking out the games again. It
was not coincidence that we had the 4th largest crowd last game.
Think about it. Low attendance will continue." Thanks
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Opinion:
Oct 16, 2001 - And Now for Something Completely Different. "Let's
get a new chant started at Marshall games. They play the AC/DC song
Thunderstruck when we come out so we should start the "Thunder
Chant". That is what I will call it. When they get to the part
when they say "Thunder!" everyone says it. That would
really psych out the other team. Imagine the whole stadium yelling
"Thunder!" at the same time. They could play it during
the game at time-outs to get people started then it could continue.
Just an idea. If anyone has suggestions on how to do this let me
know. It would be great." Thanks
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Opinion:
Oct 15, 2001 - No Way. "C-USA
Board of Directors Tables Expansion FORT WORTH, Texas - The
Conference USA Board of Directors tabled the question of expansion
in the sport of football during its fall meeting today, Commissioner
Mike Slive announced. "Expansion remains an agenda item for the
Conference. There are several matters that need to be addressed
in the coming months," Slive said. "The Board discussed expansion
at length, but decided that it was not ready to proceed at the present
time." Conference USA's current football members include: Army,
Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Louisville, Memphis, Southern
Miss, TCU, Tulane, and UAB. South Florida, a charter member of C-USA
in all sports, is currently a Division I-A independent in football,
and is slated to join the league in football in 2003. The Board
of Directors' next regularly scheduled meeting is in February, 2002,
in Chicago." Thanks
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Rumor:
Oct 15, 2001 - That's What I Herd! "When
the Horizon voted "no" expansion, it got everyone worried.
When the exact opposite should have happened. It means the last
link of the deal was worked out and we will join Conference USA
in all sports. I do know certain athletic officials have been scurrying
to collect close to $3 Million in donations this past week, instead
of the rumored $1.6 for Football only. Don't expect details to leak
until Tuesday morning." Thanks
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Rumor:
Oct 15, 2001 - Announcement. "All
signs are pointing to a Full Invite from CUSA. Why else would the
Horizon conference decide at the last moment not expand. It was
suppose to be a done deal. D*@n! it sure is good being a Herd Fan!
www.Thunderingherdfootball.com"
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Opinion:
Oct 15, 2001 - Tix. "Just
got back from Columbus and watching the Buckeyes have a meltdown
against Wisconsin... all in all, Herd football is an excellent value
ticket-price-wise. Yes, I did see a Big Ten game, but it cost me
$43 to sit thirteen stories above the field and behind the end zone,
$7 to park, and $3 for a 20-oz bottle of Diet Coke. Was the product
on the field better than the Herd? Certainly not at the quarterback
position... so once again, I really must get on my soapbox and tell
all those whiners about Herd ticket prices to hush up. 'Nuf said."
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Opinion:
Oct 15, 2001 - Competition. "Everyone
is trying to find out what's it going to take to get more of a crowd
in hunnington. Well it seems so obvious ...(better competition).
I mean look, we sold out when bowling green was 2-0 and was supposed
to give us a good game, in which they did. My point is, we sold
out to bowling green, just imagine if it were a Louisville or Kentucky
or etc.. No offense but who wants to drive all the way to the game
to see us stomp kent state or any other slacking MAC team. GO HERD!!!!"
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Question:
Oct 15, 2001 - Suspensions. "Does
anyone know when we get all the players back from suspensions for
sure. We will be alot stronger when everyone gets back because 85%
of the herds players have seen alot of action in the last couple
of weeks. Which gives us alot more depth in the 4th quarter."
Thanks to < Oneal >
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Comment:
Oct 15, 2001 - The First Dimension. "Is
it me or do u think we need to see bigger plays come from our ground
game, Butchie Wallace and company. I mean I think Byron could open
it up alot more if we wasn't so one-dimensional. We have good backs
but we haven't seen any big plays (except BUggs at times). I believe
next season we should try to get more of a threat back there and
try to establish more of an explosive backfield.GO HERD" Thanks
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Comment:
Oct 13, 2001 - So far. I think we look impressive. Byron put
up some unbelievable numbers, I would have liked to have seen more
of Gregg "The Obelisk" Kellett and Trod "What's Up
Doc" Buggs. But still it seemed like something was missing
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Comment:
Oct 12, 2001 - What's on the Horizon? The WV Gazette reports
that the Horizon Conference has decided not expand (this was the
conference that our other sports would reside in with football in
C-USA). "We spent a great
deal of time during the meeting discussing our core values," LeCrone
said. "As these discussions unfolded, we concluded we were not prepared
to expand. This was not an issue about any prospective member, rather
it was about our overall approach to membership issues."
What's this mean for the C-USA? Maybe nothing, maybe everything.
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Opinion:
Oct 12, 2001 - Lets Get it Done! "My
opinion is, Marshall moving to C-USA would be the best thing that
ever happened to them! We all know that its a better conference.
It seems to me that the longer Marshall stays with the MAC, the
less enthusiastic they are, I mean they have won it all, four times.
Its like fishing and catching the some type of fish over and over
again, it gets old, fun at first, but then you want something different.
There is a difference this year, all the talk (publicly) about Marshall
is starting to sound as if Marshall is just a regular team ,there
not, there a very good team. Teams past were touted as great teams,
its seems as though the confidence is fading! So my point is this,
Marshall has great fans im one of them, how much do we as fans play
a role in this decision to switch conferences? I mean we wanted
a Red Lobster here, which wouldn't have been here. But people came
together and we got what we wanted! How about us fans get together
and make some noise about this. I mean! Get lists and lists of names
and send them to C-USA's president or board lets do what it takes
to get this done!!!!!" Thanks
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Rumor:
Oct 12, 2001 - Monday It Is! "My
sources have told me that the announcement will come this Monday
that we are going to CUSA. That is when they are supposed to decide.
By the way, I would love to get a new chant going at Marshall games.
They play "Thunderstruck" by ACDC at games and people
I talk to think it would be cool if one side of the stadium does
the "Aaaaawwwwaa" while the other side or both sides yell
"Thunder!" after that. That would be very intimidating
I think. We need a good sound system though. If anybody has any
suggestions on how to get something like that started let me know.
It would be great!" Thanks
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Comment:
Oct 12, 2001 - 36 Thousand! HerdRumors has logged over 36,000
hits since March 9th, 2001, Thanks to everyone who has submitted
rumors, opinions and comments and to everyone else who visits everyday.
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Opinion:
Oct 12, 2001 - 2003.
"Doesn't anyone find it strange that in 2003 we open up with
Troy State AT Troy State? That seems very odd to me, does it look
like we're going to buy this one out?" Thanks to <
Anonymous > for that opinion.
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Download:
Oct 12, 2001 - ScreenSaver. My good buddy over at HerdWaves.com
has coded a pretty cool screensaver, and best of all it's free!
Currently it's only for Winders, but we hope to have a Macintosh
version soon. Click
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Rumor:
Oct 11, 2001 - C-USA. I'm telling you Herd fans, come October
17, you better be ready to put your money where your mouth is! Like
I said on the October 9th heading "We're In".
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Comment:
Oct 11, 2001 - Darius. "Who's
hot? CFN says Darius Watts is smokin'." Read
the article here. Thanks to < MC > for the info.
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Comment:
Oct 11, 2001 - 40. "TSN
has The Herd ranked #40 (and they say a lot of other good things)."
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the article here. Thanks to < MC > for the info.
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Comment:
Oct 10, 2001 - Bigtime Pruett. Richard Cirminiello from CollegeFootballNews.com
listed Coach Pruett as his number 10 coach if he had to pick any
coach in college football today. "10.
Bob Pruett, Marshall-He may be the best head coach that no one has
heard of. Pruett is a player's coach who has amassed 58 wins and
4 straight MAC championships over the last 5 years." Read
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Rumor:
Oct 9, 2001 - We're In! Hey Marshall fans... Put your money
where your mouth is.
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Comment:
Oct 9, 2001 - What They Don't Know Will Hurt Them. It seems
that some Louisville fans think they are better than us. Click
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Comment:
Oct 8, 2001 - Did You Know? Dougie Smock of the Daily
Mail picked NIU over the Herd "NORTHERN
ILLINOIS 39, Marshall 37 (2 p.m., WSAZ) I expect Herd to toss this
one, which doesn't really count anyway." I
don't care who you play, every game counts Dougie!
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Comment:
Oct 8, 2001 - NY Bound. "Be
sure to visit the official MU / Byron for Heisman website at www.leftwichqb.com"
Thanks to < RumorBoy
> for that info.
Opinion:
Oct 8, 2001 - No Novak. "Still
no respect? NIU coach was quoted after MU dominated his squad as
saying "There good, but not as good as Toledo." There
something to put on the team's bulletin board to get ready for the
possible showdown at UT for the MAC Championship. GO HERD!!!!"
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Opinion:
Oct 8, 2001 - Defense Wins. "How
about that defense? I must admit I was one of the critics of the
defense this season even though they have been hurt by the suspensions.
But they sure came up big when the offense wasn't exactly lighting
it up. If our receivers can start making catches MU could be a scary
team." Thanks to
< Jeremy > for
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Comment:
Oct 5, 2001 - What The? What's up with the OU promos on WSAZ?
I'm sitting here watching Conan O'Brian and out of the blue comes
a promo for the OU Toledo game showcasing the OU players. Are we
still in Huntington? Reply
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Rumor:
Oct 4, 2001 - And the Plot Thickens. According to the St.
Petersburg Times... "According
to Southern Miss athletic director Richard Giannini, if Marshall
joins C-USA, it is likely it would enter along with USF in 2003.
The Bulls are unlikely to be affected by any decision regarding
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Comment:
Oct 4, 2001 - What a View. From the WV
Gazette on why Marshall wants to change conferences. "It's
more about the view from the field looking into the stands at MAC
stadiums. As one Marshall official put it this week, the MAC has
too many fans disguised as empty seats." Reply
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Comment:
Oct 4, 2001 - It's Official. And you think the officiating at
the MU vs BGSU game was bad? Check
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Comment:
Oct 4, 2001 - 2001 Football Rule Book. Guess what, I've got
the NCAA 2001 Football Rules and Interpretations in PDF. Click
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Oct 4, 2001 - Rid of Ridpath. According to the Herald
Dispatch... "David
Ridpath, the Marshall University athletic department director of
compliance, has taken a new position as the school's director of
judicial affairs. Ridpath was a central figure in the ongoing NCAA
investigation for infractions involving a former staff member who
provided impermissible academic assistance to student-athletes.
Ridpath said he was burned out by the investigation and has been
job hunting the last six months. "I know what people will think,
but I can't control that," he said. "By no means was I
forced into this." Reply
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Opinion:
Oct 3, 2001 - Blackout! "The
blackout was the smartest thing Marshall has done in a while. I
knew if it happened you would get more people to the game. If that
would have been on TV you would have had a few thousand less. Still
needs to improve though. If Marshall is smart they will continue
to black out all home games to improve attendance and after a while
people will get used to the idea. Maybe they should do it within
a 100 mile radius or something like that. Look for it to happen
more often. God Bless America!" Thanks to < Eric
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Oct 2, 2001 - Avoidance. "Ohioans
take over the Pontiac Silverdome for a night, as bowl moves to avoid
Marshall." That's what CBS Sportsline says about the
Motor City Bowl. They've picked Marshall to face ECU in the Mobile
Bowl. Click
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Opinion:
Oct 2, 2001 - Buggs? "Where
was Buggs at?? He ran hard everytime he touched the ball against
UMASS and he didn't get any touches against BG. Whats up with that.
I'm not questioning Wallace's ability but for awhile he was ineffective,
why not change it up. THe D stepped up when it had to but needs
to play like that the whole game. Leftwich was his usual self as
well as Watts. Herd showed alot of character coming back to get
the win. The only thing that concerns me is the Herd secondary.
I know Satterwhite made a couple big plays but that still doesn't
make up gettin beat numerous times. I know just like last year,
the herd will improve vastly as the year progresses. As for the
black out, I love it, get the fans in the stands, if there were
32,000 for BG, there can be 35,000 for Akron and OU, get the lazy
ones outta the recliner and into the stands, also, whoever decided
to play Britney Spears right before Marshall came out needs to be
fired, as well as the operator of the big screen. !
WE do not need to see every single replay, the biggest challenge
for the herd this year is gonna be at Miami, herd fans need to get
there, I know i will be..." Thanks to < leroy2@aol.com
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Opinion:
Oct 1, 2001 - Missing in Action. I was really looking forward
to seeing Buggs and Kellett in the back field. I think they deserved
the action of play in a big game. Maybe we'll see them next week.
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Oct 1, 2001 - Can They Do That? "What
concerns me with MAC officials and the Conf. USA issue is what happens
when the info. About a move to USA and NCAA rulings are announced?
Does the MAC try to keep us out of the MACC and or bowls?"
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