That other school..

Thanks for the reminder Jennifer...I forgot to put up a prediction for our other in-state Div. I-A school...that being -- ummm, give me a second. It'll come to me. Anyway, that school won this weekend and the Mountaineers lost. You know who I'm talking about...Byron Leftwich got carried down the field there...and what's his name, the receiver guy, played there.

MARSHALL...that's it. Whew, almost forgot. Anyway, they had an epic battle this weekend against the football powerhouse of Southern Methodist University or, for those in the know, SMU. For those who don't know SMU, they are one of the very few schools that have ever been issued the "death penalty" by the NCAA. Those sanctions were placed in 1987 and remained until 1991. Since then, SMU has racked up an astouding 47-119-3 record. And they were 1-3 coming into the game against Marshall, including a 66-8 loss to Texas A&M.

Well, with that said, you knew it was going to be a struggle...I mean, a football great like SMU with players like Jerad Romo and DeMyron Martin coming into Marshall. In a classic battle that saw Marshall trail most of the game, the Blundering...err, Thundering Herd battled back to tie the game at 10 and force overtime. SMU scored a field goal in overtime but Bernie Morris scampered into the end zone to give the Herd a 16-13 win over the highly touted Mustang team.

"My legs came through for me tonight," said Morris, who led the team with 63 yards rushing on 15 carries. They sure did...and the Marshall fans knew it. They rushed the field and carried coach Mark Snyder off on their shoulders. It is believed he said "I feel like a princess" as he left the stadium.

Congratulations to Marshall who improved to 2-2 on the season. There are 7 games remaining on the Herd schedule but surely no one can be disappointed from this point on with a win over a team like SMU!