Published on: 5th October, 2009
For all of my life, I have heard stories and been the subject of many stories about how Marshall University Football faithful have been mistreated, demeaned, and belittled by fans of other football programs. We have all weathered the storm of insults that have been creative, humorous, and then sometimes ...Published on: 26th September, 2009
Earlier this season, I pointed out a lesson for Coach Snyder and now apparently my services are needed again. This time it will be to impart a lesson upon one of the members of the Marshall University running-back group. This lesson is courtesy of the movie Goodfellas, and ...Published on: 26th September, 2009
With a win on Saturday night, Mark Snyder successfully turned the heat down but not off. A win over Bowling Green was enough to prove many wrong who were already writing this season off as a failure. The win also quieted the dissent around Huntington and Marshall University's campus, ...Published on: 19th September, 2009
It's game day in Huntington and despite the fact that kick off is just about half a day away, that usually means celebration and excitement. That would be if your team had not just had two below-average weeks after four below-average seasons. This is Football 101, and attendance is 80 percent ...Published on: 19th September, 2009
The Thundering Herd got off to an interesting start this season against Southern Illinois and last week with the drubbing at the hands of Virginia Tech. So far based on the narrow escape against the Salukis and the Herd's performance to-date, things are not looking up for Snyder and his ...Published on: 13th September, 2009
In my years of attending college, out of all my classes, one has stuck with me. That class was an American history class. The professor told a story of a United States president in the early years of the republic. The media had been lambasting the chief executive and his sons ...Published on: 12th September, 2009
In Week One it was all about the passing game for Marshall as the ground game that had been reliable seemed to struggle to get anything going. It was back to the fundamentals for the receiver corps, and the Herd handled it well. Then again, it was not exactly fundamental for ...Published on: 12th September, 2009
Week Two of the college season, and things are off and running headlong toward the post-season. Like a young toddler year's season has bumped it's head on the coffee table a couple times, but for the most part it has shaped up as expected.Marshall University almost added it's name to ...Published on: 11th September, 2009
Despite the questions, and the detractors, Brian Anderson came out and had a career performance for Marshall University against Southern Illinois. Granted he has had a short career and a rocky one at that.Then there is also the glaringly true statement that the start was against a Football Championship Subdivision ...Published on: 5th September, 2009
It is hard at times like these to not fall into cliches about excitement over the upcoming season and how great it is to have college football back. It is even harder to refrain from the ever present Marshall football-related cliches. However, those are not just cliches—they are an integral part ...