November 2001

Comment: Nov 29, 2001 - Funny . Tonight on ESPN, they referred to the MAC Championship as the "Marshall Invitational". Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Opinion: Nov 29, 2001 - #7 . "Byron is getting some minor attention for the Heisman Trophy... ESPN analysts have him at seventh in this latest weekly poll. See it at espn.go.com/ncf/heisman/index.html " Thanks to < Rumor Boy > for this comment. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Opinion: Nov 29, 2001 - I Concur Sir. "Here are just a few of my opinions regarding Thundering Herd football: (1) Marshall should get out of the MAC and into a more respectable conference; (2) The BCS system should be abolished so that ANY team with a good enough record can compete for a national title; and (3) The people of Morgantown, West Virginia should swallow their pride, and begin a great tradition, i.e., an annual game between WVU and Marshall (without Big East officials, thank you)." Thanks to < RBM > for this opinion. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Rumor: Nov 29, 2001 - I Thought Toledo Always Sold Out! "I heard that Toledo has only sold 6,000 tickets as of Sunday and they are not expect a crowd of more than 20,000 for the game Friday. Is is any wonder why the MAC has let MU host the game every year. The fans may not come out to watch Akron or Buffalo, but they sure come out to see Western and Toledo in championship games. If they get less than a full house, 1/3 of them could be wearing green. GO HERD!!!" Thanks to < Jeremy > for this rumor. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Opinion: Nov 29, 2001 - Close Game! "I think the close game with YSU will benefit us. Up to that point, other than the Florida game; we looked unbeatable in the MAC. This was a wake up call, and it came at the right time. Also another positive came out of this, we actually went from 20 to 18 in both polls, what? When has that ever happened to us before after a game with a 1-AA opponent? Are we getting a little more recognition with our program now? Maybe so....anyway expect a close game the first half and we will pull away in the 4th quarter on this one, with cheers from the thousands....and thousands....of Marshall fans cheering to our 5th straight MAC championship. Marshall 45 Toledo 28." Thanks to < lenaphil2002@yahoo.com > for this opinion. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Question: Nov 29, 2001 - New Herd Fan! "Hi i have just become a fan of the herd and i really like the game of Franklin Wallace with 703 yards, and 5 yards a rush! And a very great QB, They will run all over toledo! I was just wanting to know why Wallace did not play last week any idea?" Thanks to < Ronnie > for this question. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

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Opinion: Nov 28, 2001 -They're Coming Down! "The Herd will be ready to play come friday, we all know ole Bobby will have em ready, i think the ysu game was a good test to see what they need to work on. Everyones cryin bout how they struggled with ysu, WHO CARES, they won, toledo got absolutly drubbed by bowling green, maybe they should be goin to the motor city bowl instead of the rockets. If Bowling Green can put up 56 points against toledo, Marshall should have no trouble at all puttin up the most, just need to stop chester and for the 5th straight year, the goalposts will come down, im gonna be rushing the field come friday night and there better be a wave of green behind me, i dont care if the game is in their house, we're takin the posts DOWN.." Thanks to < Brian > for this opinion. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Comment: Nov 27, 2001 - 2002 Top 25! "25. Marshall" Click here to read the list. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Opinion: Nov 27, 2001 - I Can't Take it Any More! "SHUT UP and GET HYPED UP!!! We beat YSU who cares about by how many, we're number 18# in the polls and THIS WEEK WE PLAY TOLEDO AT TOLEDO FOR THE MAC CHAMPIONSHIP on NATIONAL TV!!! So forget about it...Coach P will have the HERD fired UP and ready to kick some rocket ass!!! I'll be up there and so should everyone else who follows the HERD---there will be so many Marshall fans in Toledo they will think that their in Huntington.***NOT SO FAST MY FRIEND MARSHALL-42, TOLEDO-28***" Thanks to < Chad-BLaaaH > for this opinion. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Opinion: Nov 27, 2001 - To Poll or Not to Poll? "Polls Still Confusing--Okay, this poll stuff still leaves me scratching my head. Has Marshall -- because of their play the last five years -- earned enough respect to get into the polls with one loss? (Thinking back to Chad's junior year, when the loss to BG kept us out.) Do the sports writers and coaches feel obligated to pay lip service to the program, or is there genuine appreciation? Or is it a matter of keeping the top school of the MAC rated to keep the minor conferences happy? And why, if Toledo dropped out after barely beating Ohio, does Marshall move up after barely beating a [very good] I-AA program? Has Marshall actually crossed over from would-be chart climbers to sentimental favorites of the voters--how else can you explain a team like Ohio State making it back in the polls with four losses? Is this an indication of respect and a rising program? Thanks for allowing me to vent." Thanks to < Rumor Boy > for this opinion. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Opinion: Nov 26, 2001 - Dear Herd Fans. "Herd fans are starting to sound like whiny Buckeye fans (I live in Columbus)! A good team wins when they don't play particularly well (like Pruett said). When they didn't wear green-on-green that told the players that it was not a "big game". I like many fans have been disappointed with the defense. However, NCAA football has become wide-open--look at the Miami-Hawaii and Akron-EMU games of the last two weeks! When someone scores 62 on Nebraska, well, it just isn't a Marshall problem. We've made some big plays when we've had to. Finally, we played YSU because it brought money into the athletic coffers--no more, no less. The crowd was disappointing, but with all of the negatives (weather, holiday weekend, no students, 1-AA opponent) it was about what I expected. I WOULD like to see the athletic department downgrade the prices of the end zone seats to $10 to bring in those that wouldn't otherwise be there. Part of "growing the program" is making tickets harder to come by so that demand will exceed supply. THEN tickets can be sold at higher prices! Hey--MU won and are going bowlin'. Better that we played poorly against YSU than Toledo (oh, yeah, they gave up 56 points!). GO Herd!" Thanks to < Dennis Fravel > for this opinion. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Opinion: Nov 25, 2001 - Crowd, What Crowd? Well, the crowd was pitiful, but on the other hand the crowd that was there was one of the loudest this season. Also, kudos to the YSU fans they brought more butts than any MAC team that's visited the Herd this year! Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Opinion: Nov 25, 2001 - You Make Me Mad! "Did you see our pourous run defense against YSU , my goodness who can't run on us. what happened to the tough herd "D", the big "D" stinks, and a half decent C-USA team could give us all we want in Mobile . Scrap the 4-4, and get a little more size on our linebackers if not do we remember T.J Duckett last year" Thanks to < D Merinar > for that opinion. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Opinion: Nov 25, 2001 - Hmmm! "Tonight's performance can be summed up in one word - PITIFUL. I cannot believe that the Herd didn't pay any attention to Pruett when he kept telling them not to look past the Penguins. We can kiss the top 25 goodbye." Thanks to < Jeremy > for that opinion. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Opinion: Nov 24, 2001 - OUCH! "Troy State Wins! What a mess our hoops program is in. You can have talent and no direction. Troy Freakin' State. How embarassing...on our home floor besides. That will about do it." Thanks to < Annonymous > for that opinion. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Comment: Nov 24, 2001 - Making Plans? "For all of you planning to attend the Herd's Bowl Game in Mobile, you can find r/t airfare on www.bestfares.com for $160. Not a bad deal. Check it out. I wish I could go to the game, but due to all that has happened since Sep 11, I am unable to leave Hawaii. So get out and support the Herd. We wanna see 20,000 fans there. Go HERD!" Thanks to < Adam Yates > for that bit of info. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Rumor: Nov 21, 2001 - Something's Going on Here. I don't know what's going on, but there are way too many rumors of conference expansion floating around. First Marshall's exceptance to the Horizon and C-USA are tabled, then comes the NCAA's 1-A requirements for football attendance and home games and then reports come out that several teams plan to leave C-USA. And now THIS? A second rumor in as many days stating that the ACC is expanding. Maybe Pruett and Angel had a reason to ask the big donors to help come up with 22 million? Hmmm, the C-USA expansion gets tabled and then several days later the MU Athletic Department says that they want to play for National Championships like the SEC and at the same time they ask the alumni to help come up with 22 million to update the track and build a new baseball stadium. Where there's smoke there's fire, I don't know where we're going but we're going to end up somewhere and if Coach Pruett wants to play for National Championships he's NOT going to do it in the MAC or the C-USA! "Talked to ACC Insider in North Carolina and rumor is true! But that like the other person said that it won't be announced for awhile to keep UofL in C-USA. He also said one of the other teams is Miami and the 3rd team is TBD so the new divisions haven't been decided yet. He also said UofL was a very close vote because the football schools didn't vote for us but that the Carolina and bball schools got us in! The bball schools wanted a basketball power to offset two football powers and they really wanted Rick Pitino and UofL basketball in the league. He also told me UNC was the biggest supporter of UofL coming into the ACC. He also said this is why we have scheduled many ACC ftball and bball schools in the next couple years. The ACC likes UofL cause we have a solid fan base in both football and basketball, great facilities, great non-revenue sports, we travel well to bowl games and tournaments, and we have name recognition and tradition in basketball and a developing football program with high potential. Both UofL and the ACC are very excited about this but won't release it until the summer at the earliest. So the rumors are true." Click here to read the rest of the thread. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Comment: Nov 21, 2001 - Big Paul. "Paul Tovessi will be at Stadium Frame and Art Saturday from 3-4:30 to sign autographes. Stadium Frame and Art is right behind the facilities building on 3rd ave. for those that did not know. I thought that everybody would like to know." Thanks to < www.thunderingherdfootball.com > for that comment.

Rumor: Nov 20, 2001 - LSU Wants Out. According to the WV Gazette... "Sources at Marshall have confirmed that LSU has contacted MU officials about a possible buyout of the football game scheduled between the Herd and Louisiana State in 2003. LSU announced late last month that it would play one Division I-A team from Louisiana each season for at least the next eight years. LSU needs to create room on its 2003 schedule to accommodate an early-November nonconference matchup in Baton Rouge with Louisiana Tech." Maybe Marshall and WVU should GET A CLUE and do the same thing. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Comment: Nov 20, 2001 - Food for Thought. "Marshall has a stronger "Strength of Schedule" than Maryland, but the Terps are ranked higher than the Herd.... go figure. On a good note, Toledo's SOS is 116 out of 117 teams. Click here to read the entire list. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Rumor: Nov 20, 2001 - More Conference Shake-Up Rumors. I found this interesting thread at UCFSports.com "The topic of conversation at the Bowl Scouts dinner Friday night before the Syracuse/Miami game was that Miami, Syracuse and Boston College would be leaving the BE and accepting membership in the ACC. The dinner is hosted by the UM Atheletic Department (Atheletic Director and staff) and the Syracuse AD and his staff were present and all were talkin the same talk. The thinking is that with 12 teams the ACC will then also have two Divisions and a Championship game." Click here to read the entire thread. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Opinion: Nov 20, 2001 - Upper Echelon. "The GMAC Bowl doesn't necessarily thrill me either; however, it is another STEP to get us where we want to go. It may take awhile, but eventually we WILL beat a big name school and things will change. We missed our chance with Florida--next year we get Virginia Tech! We also need to perform well on TV , which should continue for the foreseeable future with Leftwich, Watts, and company. Finally, we need to keep winning ten games a year to PROVE that we're a true powerhouse. It isn't fair that we have to settle for "secon-tier Bowls" and it sucks that there is no playoff system. Therefore, we must force the powers that be to acknowledge that we deserve to be in the upper echelon. That occurs with continued exposure and WINS! Eventually it will happen--just not yet!" Thanks to < DF > for that opinion. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Opinion: Nov 19, 2001 - The Reward. "Well, I guess Marshall is going to play another non ranked opponent in a bowl and trash them too. Every year we play in a bowl and end up playing a team that doesn't have a big name or even a decent record. I am not excited at all about playing ECU and if you are then good for you. We deserve better than ECU and we never get it. We shouldn't have jumped on the GMAC bowl so soon considering that there were a few other bowls looking at us. We get too excited and accept it. We could have played a better team in a better bowl possibly. You really think the GMAC bowl would have taken someone else besides us? They would have waited to see what we would have done. Oh well, another year of no respect. Only in the polls but that seems like the only excitement we have every year is to see if we can make it in the top 25. We usually play better teams in regular season than in the bowl and that is supposed to be the best game of the year. " Thanks to < EK > for that opinion. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Opinion: Nov 19, 2001 - Herd Basketball. "I hate to tell everyone this, but Greg White is not going to be run off by his alma mater.... As long as he runs a clean program, and as long as he has winning seasons, and as long as he graduates his players, he's not going anywhere.... Regardless of how much squawking the alumni do. Even though OU set the precedent by running off what I considered to be the class act of MAC basketball, the same thing won't happen here. Greg White will be at Marshall until a bigger school dangles a bigger carrot, because this administration will not run him off. Until basketball becomes the priority that football has been for Marshall (and will continue to be for the forseeable future) everyone will have to be content with middle of the MAC 18-to-20 win seasons. 'Nuf sed." Thanks to < Rumor Boy > for that opinion. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Link: Nov 17, 2001 - Thundering Herd Web Cam. "View Dan Shepherd's bison as they feed and graze at Shepherd Farms, Clifton Hill, MO." Click here to see the roaming Bison. Note that if you don't see any Bison, at the bottom of the page you can select from an archive of days from throughout the year.

Evening Edition Rumor: Nov 16, 2001 - Kansas Contacted Pruett and Darnell. According to the Kansas City Star... "LAWRENCE -- Kansas officials have contacted Western Michigan's Gary Darnell and Marshall's Bob Pruett about filling the Jayhawks' head coaching vacancy, a source told The Kansas City Star on Thursday." Click here to read the entire article. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Opinion: Nov 16, 2001 - GMAC Foe. Well folks, if you watched the UL vs ECU game last night I'm sure you realize that we are rumored to play the loser of that game in the GMAC Bowl. And the loser is..... ECU. Everyone brace yourself for the hype that the media will generate for this game (and we all know why). Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Opinion: Nov 16, 2001 - Lead at Halftime. "Remember the good old days of MU basketball? Great coaches like Stu Aberdeen, Coach Z and Rick Huckabay? Players like Mike D'Antoni, Skip Henderson and Tom Curry? What happened? The Blundering Herd blew an 18 point lead to lose their opener against George Washington tonight. MU only scored 11 points in the second half, after racking up 53 in the first. Looks like Greg White's "adjustments" for the second half weren't very effective. IMHO, a couple more games like that and Marshall will be forced to look for a new coach or maybe move the basketball program to a high-school league. What a pathetic performance!!!" Thanks to < MC > for that opinion. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Opinion: Nov 16, 2001 - Lead at Halftime II. "I just watched a very talented Thundering Herd team drop a game that should have been a win. From what I saw, Coach White got out-coached. Flat out, point blank OUT COACHED. You can't blame it on the team missing shots. You cant single out specific players. It seems as if the "big" games are never won. When you have a team as talented as Marshall, you should be winning games- including the big ones! 2 FG's the entire second half? Come on! You have to be kidding me!! I think it is time for a change." Thanks to < Chris Lewis > for that opinion. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Opinion: Nov 15, 2001 - Bowl Matchups. "CNN/SI predicts the bowl matchups and says the GMAC Bowl and Motor City Bowl will swap their CUSA bids so UAB can play closer to home against Marshall in Mobile and allow the MAC team in the Motor City Bowl to play the better ranked CUSA #2. Once again it looks like the Herd will be screwed in their quest for a quality opponent. How come the MAC #1, ranked inside the top 25, is only good enough to play a mediocre CUSA team that doesn't even register in any of the top 25 polls? I guess giving Marshall the opportunity to play, and possibly beat, a really good opponent would threaten the larger conferences by giving some credibility to the Herd and the MAC. This whole BCS controlled bowl system is starting to sound like South Park's Eric Cartman in his police uniform, "Respect my authoritay!!!!" In my opinion MU should hold out to see who the opponent in the GMAC Bowl would be befo!
re accepting a bid. If the opponent is a nobody team the Herd should try to get the Silicon Valley Classic bid to play against a respectable Fresno State team." Thanks to < MC > for that opinion. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Rumor: Nov 15, 2001 - And it Glows. "Just in case Ball St wins the West and just in case somebody at the MAC screws up and doesn't get lights, would you believe the Herd has an option with a mining supply company for helmets with lights? No? Would you believe 100 pairs of those shoes that light up when you take a step? No? Would you believe glow-in-the-dark yo-yo's?" Thanks to < da4dherd > for that rumor. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Comment: Nov 15, 2001 - Air Attack Carrying Marshall. "Following a big win over Miami (Ohio) on Saturday, Marshall has moved into the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll. A key element for the Thundering Herd has been the exceptional performance of junior QB Byron Leftwich. In my view, Leftwich is among the country's top five Heisman candidates. This season, he has thrown for 3,094 yards and 25 TDs (and just six interceptions) and is completing a remarkable 66.9 percent of his passes. Against Miami (Ohio), Leftwich didn't throw any TDs but was extremely efficient (28-of-41 for 285 yards). With Leftwich airing it out so effectively, it's not surprising that the three top receivers in the MAC all hail from Marshall. They are Darius Watts, Josh Davis and Denero Marriott.
Against Miami (Ohio), Watts was contained by the RedHawk defense (eight catches for just 44 yards). Davis, though, accounted for 102 yards on nine catches, and Marriott had seven receptions for 132 yards and one TD. By the way, the bad news for the rest of the MAC is that these three wideouts are underclassmen. Here is the link." Thanks to < Norm > for that comment. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Rumor: Nov 15, 2001 - Bowl Cut. "a little rumor for you mobile may not be 100% sure, there are apparently 5-7 bowls looking at us, to replace one of their locks..." Thanks to < CM > for that rumor. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Comment: Nov 15, 2001 - Herd is the Word. "Marshall expected to receive invitation to Dec. 19th GMAC Bowl on Saturday to play loser of Louisville-East Carolina game" Click here to read the rest of the article. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Comment: Nov 15, 2001 - GMAC Bowl. "The GMAC Bowl will pit teams from the Mid-American (MAC) Conference and Conference USA. The 2000 bowl game drew the highest ESPN2 viewership of that collegiate bowl season." Click here to view the site. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Comment: Nov 14, 2001 - Rest In Peace. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Comment: Nov 13, 2001 - Stranger Than Fiction. The Dominion Post (a Morgantown paper) has four articles about Marshall football posted on their website. The first article is about MU's top 25 ranking (click here to read it). You can read the other three articles by clicking here. Also... on the WVU Rivals board there is an article posted near the top of the page titled "Circumstances Dictate Playing Marshall." I agree with that 100%. Unfortunately you have to be a subscriber to the WVU Rivals board to read the article, but if you're still interested click here to read it. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Rumor: Nov 12, 2001 - Not Again? As posted by a Louisville fan on the C-USA forum..."I spoke to a CUSA official today and want to relay some facts on the future of CUSA. The next school to join is still more than likely Marshall. The only question is when? CUSA would like for Marshall to join as a football member only and "IF" Depaul, St.Louis, or Marquette leave, they would be the first to be considered for an all sports invitation. Marshall has said it is all or nothing. Officials hope they still can work something out with Marshall before next year but most certainly have to have a twelth football school by 2003. The lack of a Twelth football member will cost CUSA and ABC/ESPN too much money and could severely hamper future TV negotiations." Click here to read the read the rest of the thread. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Comment: Nov 11, 2001 - The Herd is Nationally Ranked. "24. Marshall 8-1 139 NR Last game: Def. Miami Ohio 27-21 (Nov. 10) This week: vs. Ohio (1-8)". Click here to see it for yourself. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Comment: Nov 11, 2001 - GMAC Bound! "We're Mobile bound. Make you reservations now. Pack you bags and let's get or HERDfannies to Mobile for the Battle In Bama." Thanks to < Herdfan93 > for that comment. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Comment: Nov 9, 2001 - Game of the Week. According to CollegeFootballNews.com..."Oh sure Florida and South Carolina have a monster tussle and the Pac 10 is full of huge games, but none are hotter this week than the battle for the MAC East title between Byron Leftwich and Marshall against Miami." Click here to read it. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Rumor: Nov 9, 2001 - Bowl Reps. "A little birdie told me that representatives from the Tangerine Bowl, GMAC Bowl, MotorCity Bowl and the Silicon Bowl we be at the Marshall Miami game this weekend." Thanks to < DL > for that rumor. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Rumor: Nov 8, 2001 - MAC/C-USA Did We Dodge a Bullett? "An athletics administrator from Cincinnati said the university and seven other C-USA schools, including TCU, are making plans to leave the conference within a year. The administration from the schools have become frustrated with the decisions being made in C-USA, the source said." Click here to read the article. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Rumor: Nov 7, 2001 - Victory Party. "Leftwich was quoted in the Herald-Dispatch this morning as hearing that Miami has a MAC East Victory part planned after they beat the Herd on Saturday. That sounds like something to get the team motivated. I was there in '97 when they handed us our butts 45-21 and it was no picnic. Their fans were unmerciful and couldn't get enough trash talking on the way to the car. I can't be there this weekend, but PLEASE, if there are any Herd fans reading this and going to the game give their fans a hard time for me." Thanks to < Jeremy > for that rumor. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Rumor: Nov 7, 2001 - Bowl Projections. "The ESPN.com bowl projections have MU v East Carolina in the Mobile Alabama Bowl on Dec 19th. I live in NC and have seen ECU play once already and will be there next Thursday when they play UL on ESPN (for the record I will be flying to WV immediately after that to see MU whip up on Ohio). I am no scout but, from what I have seen from ECU, MU should run all over them offensively. Their QB is pretty mobile though and runs like Cribbs from Kent. They run a lot of option and QB draws. I still pick the Herd going away 45-27. " Thanks to < Jeremy > for that rumor. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Opinion: Nov 6, 2001 - More Wattage. "I think everyone needs to check this new page out. This is an awesome site. www.dariuswatts.com." Thanks to < EL > for that comment. Reply to this post. (View Replies)
HerdRumors Reply : Nov 6, 2001 - Glad you think it's awesome. Guess who designed it? Could it be yours truely from HerdRumors? well, OK, I made the graphics... Chris McComas came up with the idea and dug up all the stats and info.

Opinion: Nov 6, 2001 - Chain Gang. "HOW ABOUT THAT TOP RATED CHAIN CREW that we have working the home games.All the other confrence schools let their guys wear anything...even jeans on the sidelines! Its nice to see a fully dressed crew who knows wht the heck they are doing. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK GUYS !" Thanks to < LEGENDCREWCHIEF@aol.com > for that opinion. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Comment: Nov 6, 2001 - The Gloom Of Muncie. "The Sporting News website reports potential pitfalls if the MACC is hosted by Ball State. Darkness seems to be the main predator of a MACC hosted in Muncie. Read the details here in the "Developing Story" section. The rest of the article is pretty good reading too!" Thanks to < MC > for that comment. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Rumor: Nov 6, 2001 - Welcome to the MAC. "Herd from a Htgn based buddy of mine that he Herd that UCF comes to MU for the first game next year and it's to be on Nat'l TV??????" Thanks to < Doug Riley > for that rumor. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Opinion: Nov 6, 2001 - Regulations. "It is my opinion, that if the NCAA passes the DIV 1 propossed regulations, that it would actually help the MAC. If you think about it you would have Marshall, Miami, Western Michigan, Toledo, BG, Ohio, and UCF. All the other teams can't even draw hardly 500 fans on away games, and they are the reason the MAC is considered one of the weakest conferences in the NCAA today. Also these teams are much more competitive every year, and thats...a good thing. What if you take these remaining teams (MAC) and combined with the (Mountain West) with BYU,Colorado ST. You would pretty much have a Big East playing level conference. Does anyone have any other ideas ?" Thanks to < Kat795 > for that opinion. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Comment: Nov 6, 2001 - Wattage. "Darius Watts has been announced as one of 11 semifinalists for the Bilitnikoff (SP?) Award. The nation is finally paying attention to this young man's incredible talent. Congrats Darius!!!" Thanks to < Anonymous > for that comment. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Rumor: Nov 5, 2001 - Jayhawks. Well, they've fired their head coach and they have Pruett on their short list. "Other names that have circulated as possibilities include former Oklahoma State coach Pat Jones, now an assistant with the Miami Dolphins, as well as Gary Darnell of Western Michigan and Bob Pruett of Marshall." Click here to read the article. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Rumor: Nov 5, 2001 - ESPN. "There is a strong possibility that the Marshall Miami game will be televised on national television" Thanks to < Zeke > for that rumor. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Rumor: Nov 5, 2001 - Tangerine. "From what I've been told, there were some representatives from the Tangerine Bowl at the MU vs. Kent game on Saturday." Thanks to < Anonymous > for that rumor. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Comment: Nov 1, 2001 - Attendance III. "For those of you griping about attendance? Did you happen to see the massive crowd between TCU and East Carolina last night? Now I don't particularly like the MAC, but that was just pathetic." Thanks to < Anonymous > for that comment. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Comment: Nov 1, 2001 - Marshall reloads with Leftwich, Watts. "Former Heisman Trophy finalists Chad Pennington and Randy Moss are still fresh in the minds of Marshall fans. Now they have a pair of players to compare to them." Click here for the rest of the article. Thanks to < Norm Strickland > for that link. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

Comment: Nov 1, 2001 - The Draft. "The College Football News picks *2* Marshall players in the top 50 draft prospects for next spring. Check here for details." Thanks to < MC > for that comment. Reply to this post. (View Replies)

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