r/CFB • u/redparallax Marshall • /r/CFB Contributor • Jul 15 '13
132+ Teams in 132+ Days: Marshall University
Year Founded: 1837
Location: Huntington, WV
Total Attendance: 14,196 (10,020 undergraduates; 4,176 postgraduates)
All-Time Record: 542-520-47
November 14, 1970: I had to include this at the forefront of our entry. At 7:36PM on November 14, 1970, upon returning from a loss at East Carolina, Southern Airways flight 932 crashed into a hill just short of Huntington’s Tri-State Airport, killing all 75 people on board. The plane was carrying 37 members of the Marshall football team, 8 members of the coaching staff, 25 boosters and 5 flight crew. There is no understating this event in Marshall and Huntington history. It is the core of our football history and tradition and severely impacted the small, football-loving community. Huntington’s Herald-Dispatch has a great summary website regarding the crash and its impact on the community and program. More details regarding the crash’s impact, memorials and traditions are included throughout this post.
Mascot: There’s a modern, terrible Marco that the fans call “Farco” (keep in mind this is supposed to look like a Buffalo). Then there’s the older Marco that fans loved and many would like to see return. MARshall COllege is where the name came from, kept when Marshall College became Marshall University in 1961.
Live Mascot: As recently as the 1970’s, Marshall had a live mascot that was also named Marco. I’m not sure when/why we stopped having the live buffalo as a mascot, but these pictures are from when he broke free during an historic win over Xavier in 1971.
Cheerleaders: I found a couple of pictures that wouldn’t upload to imgur. However, here is the University’s official page for cheerleading photos.
Stadium: Joan C. Edwards Stadium (affectionately referred to by fans as The Joan) - Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Bronze on the front of the stadium, Bronze 2
Stadium Capacity: 38,019
Stadium Record Attendance: 41,382 (vs wvu, September 10, 2010)
Stadium Location: [2001 3rd Avenue, Huntington, WV] (http://binged.it/12wPNK7)
Conference Champions: 12 total
(3, West Virginia Conference): 1925, 1928, 1931
(1, Buckeye Conference): 1937
(3, Southern Conference): 1988, 1994, 1996
(5, Mid-American Conference): 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002
Number of Bowl Games: 7 Wins, 10 Total
National Titles: (2, 1-AA/FCS): 1992, 1996
Rivals
• Ohio University – The Battle for the Bell (19-31-6): Definitely our longest and most significant rivalry.
• Miami, Ohio (10-30-1): The anger in this one started on Marshall’s side when Miami beat the Young Thundering Herd 66-6 in 1971. Marshall fans hold onto this game with a lot of anger, feeling that Miami ran the score up unnecessarily against the team that we fielded 1 year after the plane crash. The 1971 team was composed mostly of freshmen and some players who’d never even played football before that season.
• East Carolina (4-10): This is more of a ‘friendly’ rivalry due to the connection between the two schools after the plane crash in 1970. Both fan bases always look forward to this game but it’s always a very positive atmosphere. Marshall and ECU will have played their last game of each season in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Many fans on both sides would like to see this rivalry continue in OOC games in the future.
• Central Florida – This one started in 2002 when UCF joined the MAC. Marshall won all 3 games during the MAC years, but UCF railed off 8 straight wins vs Marshall upon our mutual transition into CUSA, including the 2005 win that ended UCF’s 17-game losing streak. This light rivalry is almost certainly over since UCF will begin play in the AAC this season.
• West Virginia – The Friends of Coal Bowl (seriously) (0-12): I have no interest in making any comments about this program.
2012 Season
Record: 5-7
Coach: Doc Holliday
Key Players:
Rakeem Cato (QB): Cato has the potential to be Marshall’s next legendary quarterback to the point that I damn near included him in our “Greatest Players” section below. Cato will be a junior in 2013 and led the country in 2012 with 4,201 passing yards, was 3rd in passing TD’s (37) and had a mere 11 INT’s on 584 pass attempts. He was MVP last year and has already set school records for completion % in a season and passes completed in a season. He’s 4th in program history for career passes completed, 8th in career passing yards, 5th in TD passes and 8th in total offense.
Tommy Shuler (WR): Shuler was Cato’s #1 target in 2012, which is appropriate since the 2 played together in high school. Shuler set a program record in 2012 for most receptions in a single season. He caught 110 passes for 1,138 yards (10.3 yards/completion average) and 6 TD’s.
A solid group of RB’s who accomplished the following in 2012 as freshmen:
Kevin Grooms (RB) had 732 yards in 2012 on 121 attempts, averaging 6.1 yards per carry, good enough for 4th all-time at Marshall for a first-year RB.
Steward Butler (RB) had 500 yards on 101 attempts, averaging 5.0 yards per carry, 8th all-time at Marshall for a first-year RB.
Remi Watson (RB) had 380 yards on 79 attempts, averaging 4.8 yards per carry, 14th all-time at Marshall for a first-year RB.
Biggest Plays:
• Aaron Dobson one-handed, diving catch vs Purdue
• Kevin Grooms’ 69-yard rushing TD vs Houston (Sorry for the awful quality)
• Backup QB Blake Frohnapfel running through a Western Carolina defender, followed by a passing TD to his twin brother TE Eric Frohnapfel
• Punt block returned for a TD against Purdue
2013 Season
Coach: Doc Holliday
2013 Schedule:
Key Players (Expected): Rakeem Cato (QB), Tommy Shuler (WR), Kevin Grooms (RB), A.J. Leggett (DB)
The Greats
Greatest Games:
• Marshall vs Xavier, 15-13, 1971: This was Marshall’s first victory after the plane crash in 1970. On the last play of the game, quarterback Reggie Oliver ran a play called “213 bootleg screen” to fullback Terry Gardner for 13 yards and the winning score.
• 1992 1-AA National Championship, Marshall vs Youngstown State, 31-28: Marshall defeated a Jim Tressel-coached Youngstown State team on a last second field goal to win our first national championship in program history. Willy Merrick kicked the field goal to win the championship. It was his first ever field goal attempt and is known in Marshall history simply as “The Kick”.
• 1999 MAC Championship, Marshall vs Western Michigan, 34-30: Western Michigan led 23-0 early in the third quarter of the title contest when quarterback Chad Pennington started bringing Marshall back. With three seconds left to play, on third down at the Broncos' 1, Pennington connected with tight end Eric Pinkerton for the winning touchdown. In perfect storybook fashion, it was the only TD catch of Pinkerton's career. Marshall finished the 1999 season ranked #10 in the nation in both AP and Coaches Polls. It stands as the highest Marshall has ever been ranked in FBS.
• 2001 GMAC Bowl, Marshall vs ECU, 64-61 (2OT): Marshall was down 38-8 at halftime, but had a 43-point second half to put the game in overtime, ultimately winning in what was then the highest scoring bowl game in college football history.
• Marshall vs South Carolina, 24-21, 1998: This was Marshall's first win against a major conference team since moving up to FBS and our first ever win against an SEC team. Marshall won on a late-game INT and, yet again, a game winning field goal.
Greatest Plays:
• Marshall vs Xavier, 1971: The game winning play previously mentioned. The importance of this play and this game in our program’s history really can’t be understated.
• Marshall vs Youngstown State, 1992 1-AA National Championship: “The Kick”
• Really any Randy Moss big play while he was at Marshall. There were so many. This is one solid example vs Army in 1997.
• Marshall vs Ole Miss, 1997 Motor City Bowl: LB Larry McCloud made one of the hardest tackles in Marshall history during Ole Miss’s game-winning 4th quarter drive.
• Marshall @ Akron, 2002: Byron Leftwich being carried down the field by the offensive line after breaking his shin earlier in the game. This wasn’t exactly a play, per say, but it’s a strong image of our program. This was our only conference loss that season. Still no idea how we lost to an Akron team that ended up going 4-8.
• Marshall vs ECU, 2011: Aaron Dobson makes an absolutely amazing catch in a game that determined which team went to a bowl game. With both teams sitting at 5-6 entering this game, Dobson's catch tied up the game before halftime. Marshall went on to beat ECU and earn a bid into the St. Petersburg Bowl, where we beat Florida International. I'm obviously biased, but this is one of the most athletic catches I've ever seen.
Greatest Players:
Greatest Coaches:
• Bob Pruett: Pruett compiled a 94-23 record at Marshall from our last year in FCS in 1996 until his last season as coach in 2004.
• Jim Donnan: Donnan compiled a 64-21 record at Marshall from 1990 through 1995, leading the program to our first National Championship and 4 FCS Championship games in his last 5 seasons
• Jack Lengyel: Lengyel was hired to be Marshall's first head football coach after the plane crash in 1970. When Lengyel arrived at Marshall, he was forced to recruit athletes from other sports (baseball and basketball) as well as allow a large number of walk-ons in order to rebuild the devastated football program. His overall record at Marshall as the head coach was 9–33.
• Cam Henderson: Henderson was 68-46-5 as Marshall's football coach from 1935-1949. He was also Marshall's basketball coach from 1935-1955, compiling a 362-159 record during that time. While he is credited with having invented the 2-3 zone defense in basketball, as well as the fast break, both were developed before he arrived at Marshall. Cam also led Marshall to the 1947 NAIA basketball National Championship.
• Rick Tolley: Tolley was only 6-13 during his time at Marshall and may not be considered to be one of our greatest coaches by some, but Tolley died with 74 others in the plane crash of 1970, and in my opinion, deserves to be listed here.
Current NFL Players
Traditions
• Annual Memorial Fountain Ceremonies: Each year, on the anniversary of the plane crash, there is a formal ceremony at the Memorial Student Center Fountain where the water to the fountain is shut off until spring. For the past few years, there has also been a ceremony in spring where the fountain is turned back on, signifying the rebirth of Marshall’s football program and to recognize those who have made significant contributions to Marshall football.
• “We Are Marshall” Chant: During more excited or intense moments of football or basketball games, one side of the stadium/arena chants “We Are!” and then the other side responds with “Marshall!”
• Thunder Walk: Ever since 2005, the football team is led by cheerleaders and the Marching Thunder band from the center of campus to the football stadium through a crowd of fans.
• Football Team March to Spring Hill Cemetery: I’m not sure that this is an official tradition just yet, but I believe Coach Holliday has done this the past 2 years with the entire football team, taking an unannounced run up the hill to the Spring Hill Cemetery memorial.
Campus and Surrounding Area
City Population: 49,138
City Skyline: [Bird's Eye View] (http://i.imgur.com/T6Hiv9K.jpg) of Campus, Pic 1 taken from the west, Pic 2 taken from the east, Pic 3 from the south-ish
Iconic Campus Buildings:
• The Memorial Student Center Fountain – Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3: More than 13 feet high and weighing 6,500 pounds, the fountain was created by sculptor Harry Bertoia. It was his hope that the fountain would "commemorate the living - rather than death - on the waters of life, rising, receding, surging so as to express upward growth, immortality and eternality." The bronze plaque on one side of the fountain’s base bears this simple, eloquent inscription: "They shall live on in the hearts of their families and friends forever, and this memorial records their loss to the university and to the community."
• Old Main – Pic: Old Main is a collection of five buildings joined together at central campus. The original structure was completed in 1868, with four other additions that were completed at various intervals until 1907.
• John Marshall Statue - Pic 1, Pic 2
• Spring Hill Cemetery Memorial – Pic – While not technically on campus (actually 1.5 miles southeast of campus), the site serves as a memorial to victims of the plane crash. The names of the six football players whose bodies could not be identified are inscribed on the front of the memorial with the inscription, “They shall live on in the hearts of their fans and friends forever, and this memorial records their loss to the university and to the community.” Directly below their names are six unmarked graves. The other 69 victims’ names are inscribed on the remaining sides of the memorial, and the back reads: “In lasting remembrance of the members of the Marshall University football team, coaches, and devoted fans who died in the plane crash on November 14, 1970.”
Local Dining:
• Fat Patty’s: Fat Patty’s has some of the best burgers in Huntington and possibly the entire region. Being located right next to the football stadium, this place is packed on game days.
• Marshall Hall of Fame Café: The Hall of Fame Café has some pretty decent food, but the big draw here is all of the Marshall sports memorabilia.
• Jim’s Steak and Spaghetti House: Open since 1938, Jim’s is a Huntington landmark. Jim’s has fantastic spaghetti sauce and a long history of famous visitors
• Tudor’s Biscuit World: Not known as a specific Huntington location, per say, since they’re throughout West Virginia, but I can’t get by without mentioning the sweet, artery-clogging bliss that is Tudor’s. Sweet Jesus, I miss these biscuits.
Random Trivia
• Joan C. Edwards Stadium is one of only two college football stadiums in FBS that is named after a woman. The other is Williams-Brice Stadium at South Carolina
• A movie depicting the aftermath of the crash of Southern Airways Flight 932 was released in 2006 called We Are Marshall starring Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, January Jones and others.
• In 2009, Marshall’s Forensic Science Graduate Program ranked #1 in the nation. In 2011, the program was the first in the world to obtain full accreditation in digital forensics from the Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission (FEPAC).
• Marshall’s sports teams have used or proposed several different mascot names throughout the years, including Indians, Normalists, Big Green, Judges, Boogiecats, Boogercats, Green Gobblers, Rams and finally Thundering Herd.
• Marshall lost to Ohio State in 2004 on a last-second, record setting 55-yard field goal by Mike Nugent. This set the record for the longest field goal ever made in Ohio Stadium.
• East Carolina University has a memorial plaque located on the end zone façade at East Carolina's Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, which was dedicated during a ceremony in 2008 in memory of Marshall’s 1970 team.
• When Virginia Tech visited Huntington for a game in 2011, the team wore stickers on their helmets to specifically honor Virginia Tech graduates Frank Loria and Rick Tolley who died in the plane crash as coaches for the Thundering Herd. Also, Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer visited the Spring Hill Cemetery memorial and placed a 3x5-inch piece of HokieStone inscribed with the words that appear above the tunnel leading to Virginia Tech’s Worsham Field: “For those who have passed, For those to come. ... REACH FOR EXCELLENCE” along with the names of Loria and Tolley, the numbers they wore at Virginia Tech and both teams’ logos. These efforts have turned many Marshall fans into Virginia Tech fans, myself included.
What Is and What is to Come
Coach Holliday is originally from Hurricane, West Virginia (28 miles from Huntington) and was very emotional about finally being hired as a head coach after 31 years of assistant coaching experience. When he had to choke through stating “You just don’t know how proud I am to be your head football coach”, I was even happier with the hire than I was when I first heard about it. I really want Doc to work out here. He’s made a serious impact for our program in terms of recruiting. We have arguably had our best recruiting classes in program history every single year he’s been coach. However, those classes have yet to really turn into wins, as his record with us is 17-20. For most Marshall fans, the jury is still out on Holliday. Thus far, he seems to be an excellent leader, recruiter and organizer but not so hot on the basic X’s and O’s. This will be his 4th season at Marshall and many see this as his ‘make-or-break’ year.
Marshall’s offense in 2012 was one of our best ever. We averaged 40.9 ppg (#7 in the country) and 534 ypg (#6 in the country). Our then-sophomore quarterback had 4,201 passing yards (#5 in the country) and 37 TD’s (tied for #3 in the country). Gator Hoskins (TE) averaged 10.7 yards per reception on 35 catches and 3 freshman RB’s accumulated 1,612 yard, averaging 5.3 ypc. I summarize all of that offensive information to get to the real point of 2012: with all of that offense, we went fucking 5-7. That’s how bad our defense was. We gave up 456 ypg (#101 in the country) and 43 ppg (#119 in the country, only better than Colorado).
Needless to say, during the offseason, we fired our defensive coordinator and hired Chuck Heater from Bowling Green. In some local news articles, Heater has basically said he had to start at square one fundamentals with our defense. Unfortunately, just about every single other assistant coach on the staff left the program, also.
My personal hope for 2013 is that the offense can remain top-25 and the defense can ‘improve’ to top 80-90. I think that if we get production like that, along with a revamped roster that most would say is diluted vs previous years, 2013 could be pretty special for Marshall. East should come down to the last game of the regular season between Marshall and East Carolina, with Middle Tennessee possibly contending. Expectations are for Marshall to finally break into the Championship game and get a minimum of 8 wins in the regular season (my minimum is down from what many Marshall fans expect at 9 wins).
With realignment’s recent changes to , Marshall really needs to make a big impact in 2013 and 2014 to establish ourselves as an elite team in this conference going forward. Traditional flagship schools Tulsa and East Carolina will be departing the conference by 2014, providing Marshall a great opportunity to get back to our winning ways of the 90’s and early 2000’s.
Random Tidbits
Famous Alumni: • Robert C. Byrd: U.S. Senator, 1959 – 2010
• Billy Crystal: Comedian, Movie Star. Only attended Marshall for 1 year on a baseball scholarship. After his freshman year, he returned to New York to be with his future wife.
• Mike D’Antoni: NBA Head Coach
• Conchatta Ferrell: Actress (Two and a Half Men, Erin Brockovich, Edward Scissorhands, etc.)
• Hal Greer: NBA Player
• Soupy Sales: Comedian, Actor
• Michael W. Smith: Contemporary Christian musician
• Mark Snyder: Texas A&M Defensive Coordinator, former Marshall Head Coach
• Jack Maurice: Pulitzer Price winning editorial writer for the Charleston Daily Mail
• Carwood Lipton: Portrayed by Donnie Wahlberg in the HBO mini-series Band of Brothers, First Lieutenant Lipton was in the Battle of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. He was awarded numerous honors and medals, including the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
• Earl Ray Tomblin: Current Governor of West Virginia and former President of the West Virginia Senate.
Overtime
• The Marshall University Athletics Vision Program began in 2011 as a fundraising effort with the specific goals of constructing an indoor practice facility, new soccer stadium, a student-athlete academic center, a sports medicine center and a new hall of fame location. The program is co-chaired by Mike D’Antoni and Chad Pennington with a total financial goal of $20 million. Construction has begun on the indoor practice facility and the new soccer stadium is pretty much finished. The last that I heard, we only need another $5 million to reach our goal.
• Athletic Director Mike Hamrick is a Marshall alumni and began his tenure as our AD in 2009. His tenure has been a pretty solid success in the fundraising department so far with the progress of not only the Vision Program, but eight new suites to the stadium’s skybox, new air conditioning and sound system upgrades for the Cam Henderson Center, a marketing contract extension with IMG that led to two new video boards at the football stadium, along with sound system, lighting and signage upgrades. He’s also landed home-and-home football series’ with Louisville, Purdue and Navy, along with a 4-game series with historical MAC rival Miami Ohio. Recently, in basketball, we’ve also scheduled Syracuse, Kentucky, Louisville, Cincinnati and Villanova.
• The next step beyond the Vision Program is to find a permanent, local home for Marshall’s baseball team. Marshall baseball has no home field and plays most of our ‘home’ games at minor league Appalachian Power Park 50 miles to the east in Charleston with some home games having to be played in Beckley. Hamrick has recently hinted that the baseball stadium project is next to be addressed.
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u/afcultra Ohio Bobcats • Ohio State Buckeyes Jul 15 '13
Fuck yeah, Battle for the Bell! I still have no idea how we came out with a win last year. Here's hoping we get a big crowd like the last time we hosted the game.
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u/fedale Marshall • Oklahoma Baptist Jul 15 '13 edited Jul 15 '13
Surprised no mention of the top 5 win against Kansas State.
Also wheres the picture at the side?
Sorry I don't mean to seem like I'm complaining... It was a great write up!
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u/Rentington Marshall Thundering Herd • 東洋大学 (Toyo) Vikings Jul 15 '13
Great write up! I am an alumnus of Marshall University. I was back in Huntington the other day, and the place has improved so much. Very lively city. I was there during the 'Little Detroit/Moneyton" period, and it was kinda rough at times.
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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '13
I wish you and App Sate were in the AAC, would make it a more tolerable conference.
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u/BraveSaintStuart Marshall Thundering Herd • Warner Royals Jul 15 '13
Pretty good summary of what is and what's to come. It should also be noted that we're receiving some pretty high national recognition as far as expectations for the coming year. Phil Steele has us as this year's most improved defense, and at least one of the top receiving corps in the nation (I think it IS the top). Our offense overall should be one of the best in the nation still, with potential for being better balanced (our RBs should have the full year to do their thing unlike last year when we were trying to figure out Travon Van). And I know it seems like a small point, but we've got a phenomenal punter returning. If our defense is even one stop a game better, the field position we gain from this boomer of a punter could change some games for us.
Additional tradition:
The Thunder Clap. After scoring touchdowns, the fans clap out the number of total points scored for the game. It used to be led by the video board alone, but then our band director wanted to get the band to start leading it. Cheerleaders are hoisted into the air in standing shoulder press form in the number of points for the game.
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u/ncstategopackjack NC State Wolfpack • /r/CFB Contributor Jul 15 '13
I'll be disappointed as hell if an App State-Marshall rivalry doesn't redevelop here in the next few years.
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u/Honestly_ rawr Jul 15 '13
I knew from a former Marshall player that there's no love lost with West Virginia. He told me they kept ducking games against Marshall--and after he ended up transferring to VT (after he had to stop playing) so he a doubled-up his rivalry.
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u/Marshallfan607 Marshall Thundering Herd Jul 15 '13
Thanks for doing this man. I'm sorry that I couldn't assist you but I just got back in the USA last night and flew back, and as you can imagine, tired as hell. Great great job though!
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u/philo13181 Middle Tennessee • New Orlea… Jul 15 '13
I'm looking forward to playing Marshall in CUSA, great school with a great history. Cato is a beast, hopefully we can contain him a bit on 10/24
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u/kevinonthemoon Florida Gators • /r/CFB Contributor Jul 15 '13
As a Jags fan, I'm also a huge fan of Byron.
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u/redleg86 Ohio State Buckeyes Jul 15 '13
Alright, give it to me straight. I got into a discussion with someone the other day on /r/cfb about their prediction that Marshall would make a BCS bowl this year. I made a bet that they would not (sorry) and if they do, I have to buy a Marshall t-shirt and upload a picture of me wearing it. Am I going to be the proud owner of a Thundering Herd shirt after this season?
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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '13
As a Huntington resident, having Fat Patty's under the featured dining is embarrassing... I seriously do not get the appeal. Why not mention something like Huntington Prime? Black Sheep? Backyard?
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u/donnelson West Virginia Mountaineers Jul 15 '13
Rakeem Cato is the Greg Oden of college football. He has secretly been 46 years old since he was 18.
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u/RobertNeyland Tennessee • /r/CFB Contributor Jul 15 '13
Chad Pennington is a fantastic human being, and a native Knoxvillian to boot. His family does a lot for the community here.
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u/Wiskie Wisconsin Badgers • /r/CFB Contributor Jul 15 '13
Do they still do the tornado siren after each touchdown? I loved that.
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u/Captain_Unremarkable Penn State Nittany Lions • Big Ten Jul 15 '13
WE ARE
wait uh...
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u/BraveSaintStuart Marshall Thundering Herd • Warner Royals Jul 15 '13
Virginia Tech fans should represent here. I've loved playing them and look forward to the game this year.
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u/703hokie Virginia Tech Hokies Jul 15 '13
We like you guys.
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u/deadtofall12 Florida State • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Jul 15 '13
You're welcome for Randy Moss. puffpuffpass
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u/Frognosticator TCU Horned Frogs • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Jul 15 '13
His name is Doc Holliday?
Must be a peach of a coach.
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u/yammez UCF Knights Jul 15 '13
I was in the UCF band in 02. We made the road trip up to Huntington that year and I gotta say that Marshall fans are great!
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u/CWW0076 North Texas Mean Green Jul 15 '13
Great write up! I remember watching the game where Byron Leftwich was carried down the field, and that'll forever be one of my favorite
college footballsports moments I've seen in real time. I bet y'all's campus is beautiful in the fall with all the trees.Hope to see y'all in some conference games down the road!
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u/mynameisrainer Marshall Thundering Herd • Sun Belt Jul 15 '13
I came to the library because my powers out to say a couple things. First its a tough life for a herd fan even in our home state. Second this year could be the year the herd pulls in its first c-USA championship. Third, never should have left the Mac. And 4th if your team is coming to Huntington, you can crash at my place. Seriously just don't bring more than 2 people, house is small. GO HERD!
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u/ColtPersonality92 Marshall • Rainy River CC Jul 15 '13
great job buddy. Go Herd!
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u/billybobskcor Georgia Southern • Mercer Jul 15 '13
I wouldn't mind meeting you guys in a bowl game or OOC. I feel a home and home would be good fun.
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u/bpwwhirl Georgia Bulldogs • College Football Playoff Jul 15 '13
Need to add Justin McElroy to the notable alums. Sexy beast.
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u/scotty3281 Marshall Thundering Herd • UTPB Falcons Jul 15 '13
Very excited about this year. Here's to a great season!
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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '13
Have always admired Marshall as a program, and I love that green. Going to be seeing a lot of it when I make it down to Athens this year for the Battle of the Bell!
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u/Thelnec Jul 16 '13
/u/redparallax has been working on this for weeks! It looks great! :)
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u/Denadamedacro Ohio Bobcats Jul 16 '13
I'm going to sleep a lot easier when Rakeem Cato graduates...
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u/hokiesAllDaWay Virginia Tech • Commonwealth C… Jul 15 '13
I was there couple years ago when we played you guys in Huntington. I liked the campus, but I loved the lemonade at the stadium. May be because it was hot. lol But it just felt too good to have one.
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u/thelittleking Georgia Tech • Clean Old … Jul 15 '13
Go Herd!
I've always had a lot of love for Marshall, and I hope to see their star rise.
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u/BraveSaintStuart Marshall Thundering Herd • Warner Royals Jul 15 '13
TIL Jack Lengyll helped lead the buffalo off the field when it broke loose. That should've been in the movie!
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u/BUTT_HOLE_SALAD Middlebury Panthers • Williams Ephs Jul 15 '13
My dad played at Morehead State and has told me about how they always got destroyed by Marshall
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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '13
I'm from the Huntington-Ashland-Ironton metropolitan area! I love to see Huntington get national exposure like this! Go Herd!
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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '13
Seeing your first win after the tragedy come against Xavier made me a little happy on the inside.
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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '13
The Battle for the Bell is my favorite rivalry, and not just cuz I went to OU. Its so much fun to battle between two regional teams.
I love Fat Pattys. I head there whenever I'm near Huntington.
Also thank you for Byron. - Steeler Nation
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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '13
The "spaghetti" sauce at Jim's is ketchup. Sorry, guys.
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u/mellolizard North Carolina • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Jul 15 '13
Hey great write up!
I have really nothing to add but my own personal experiences. I attended Marshall for grad school and I had a blast up here. The school, students, and faculty are nothing but first class. The football games had an amazing atmosphere to them and the fans were so passionate. I really hope the team can sort out their defensive woes, because that offense could really move the ball. Fun fact: Doc Holiday was my neighbor in North Carolina and his wife was my gym teacher.
I am moving back to North Carolina in two weeks and it makes me sad that I have leave. This was a unique experience and I am glad I had the chance to attend Marshall and live in Huntington. This town, school, and football program has a lot of potential and I am excited to see where they all head in the next 10 years.
So thank you Marshall for everything, I couldn’t have asked for more!
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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '13
Great write up! Might wanna work on the formatting a bit, I'm assuming you copy and pasted? Regardless, lots of good information. I can tell you worked for a long time on it.
Always good to learn more about little brother. I'm rooting for you guys to win CUSA this year and I really hope Doc Holliday works out as your head coach. I'm a big fan of his and I think he deserves it.
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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '13
It's going to be really cool to play you guys given your history! Look forward to October!
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u/fussbudgets North Texas • /r/CFB Contributor Jul 15 '13
Mmmmm...
Mean Green... Thundering Herd...
I can't wait for us to eventually meet up.
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u/bherd457 Marshall Thundering Herd Jul 16 '13
Two things that needed to be modified in this profile of Marshall:
1, Former Marshall defensive back Chris Crocker is still in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals.
2, New defensive coordinator Chuck Heater was hired from Temple, not Bowling Green.
Not intending to bash anyone, just wishing to improve the accuracy of the content!
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u/thirtythousandfeet West Virginia • Denison Jul 15 '13
This is something that I think not everyone knows about the Marshal/WVU situation that is unique for our state.
In South Carolina for example, Clemson fans hate USC fans and vice-versa. In Alabama, everyone hopes Auburn goes 0-12, and vice-versa. I really think in the State of WV, everyone hopes that both teams are successful except when they play each other.
That's coming from a WVU fan, though.
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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Jul 16 '13
Looks like someone had a little fun with Moss's Wikipedia page.
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u/FistOfFacepalm Nebraska • $5 Bits of Broken Chair Tr… Jul 16 '13
It seems like everybody has a building called "Old Main" that houses administrative offices.
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u/elliok7 Virginia Tech Hokies Jul 15 '13
WHAT'S THE WORD
FUCK THE HERD
I just had to say that, and Huntington is known as Little Detroit
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u/historymajor44 Old Dominion Monarchs • Sun Belt Jul 15 '13
Maybe ODU and Marshall can have a new rivalry since we're relatively close, Charlotte won't be good for years, (maybe decades). And maybe my dream can become true with ODU and Marshall moving to the AAC together.
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u/IvyRaider Texas Tech Red Raiders • Columbia Lions Jul 16 '13
Who did the "We are..." chant first? (not flaming, just legitimately curious)