Marshall Fan Here

[Aaron Perkins]

I hate seeing you guys go through what you are going through right now.  Always looked forward to you guys being in CUSA and I am sure you all will bounce back quickly.

Hopefully we get to play down there next season, really looking forward to that trip.

Are any of you all making the trip to Huntington?

 

How do you expect this Saturday playing out?

 

If you want to come over and talk some about the game feel free to visit us at Herdhaven.com

 

FYI, LOVE the all green unis you wore against the team from Bowling Green KY.

[VideoEagle]

Thanks for the kind words. I don't think a lot of fans will be making the trip this year. Mostly, it will be players families. As you can tell, our fans are in full meltdown right now. Hopefully the team is in better shape. Our interim coach will have had enough time to get organized so I hope for a better performance. At this point, I personally want to see growth and improvement. A win would be wonderful, but growth and improvement is a more rational goal. Looking forward to seeing you guys in Denton next year. I think our new coach will have us more competitive by then. 

[Aaron Perkins]

We actually played you guys in a 1-AA playoff game in 1988 i believe, Marshall won 7 - 0.  Offense is a little different in football in 2015 huh.

[VideoEagle]

Some of the fans on this board were at that game. 

[Aaron Perkins]

Awesome, i would love to hear there thoughts on how that one played out.  If they came here they had to watch the game at Old Fairfield Stadium, which by the time 1988 rolled around was definitely not a pretty sight.

[Coach Andy Mac]

How you doin?

[wardly]

It was pretty rough at Marshall in 1988. I flew in with the team, and before the game your fans were very friendly and invited us to tailgate with them providing us with both food and beverages. However, it was a hard fought [ almost dirty] game and at the end a fight between fans erupted in the stands,carried on to the field, and both teams started swinging. We boarded our buses with rocks and bottles raining down on us, and when we got to the airport police were searching our plane because of  a bomb threat. As we flew off Ron Shanklin, who was seated next to me, said that he was glad to get our of there alive. Anyone else who there can chime in, but it was an interesting road trip. 

[Rudy]

Marshall is my second favorite team in CUSA. I try to follow you guys every week. My dad grew up in Huntington and South Point, and I try to get up there every summer. I really wanted to make the game, but I can't justify the money and burning more vacation days for this team. 

[Cerebus]

Thanks for the hospitality and for dropping in.  We're all busy forming blood cults and drumming madly in the hills right now, but hopefully someday we'll have our house in order and can provide a challenge for the CUSA crown.

[Matt from A700]

Hopefully our defense makes some adjustments this week and DaMarcus Smith improves on a full week of practice to make the game interesting. Even though it is *gulp* on the road.

[FirefightnRick]

It was pretty rough at Marshall in 1988. I flew in with the team, and before the game your fans were very friendly and invited us to tailgate with them providing us with both food and beverages. However, it was a hard fought [ almost dirty] game and at the end a fight between fans erupted in the stands,carried on to the field, and both teams started swinging. We boarded our buses with rocks and bottles raining down on us, and when we got to the airport police were searching our plane because of  a bomb threat. As we flew off Ron Shanklin, who was seated next to me, said that he was glad to get our of there alive. Anyone else who there can chime in, but it was an interesting road trip. 

One of my roommates was on the team and describe it just like that...also said sodas, beer and food were thrown on them as they left the stadium.  

Another game a we that we should have won...but lost 7-0 after turning the ball over late in the game on our end of the field.

 

 

Rick

 

[Aaron Perkins]

WOW, never heard those stories, going to pass it along to a couple people who I know were there and get their take, then will come back with results, haha

Alright...Im back, haha....here is the reply I got.  I simply copy and pasted your story, and received this back within minutes

 

That is pretty close. They came in like the Canes circa Johnson era though and thought they were gonna roll us. Warmed up in half shirts, pants gold chains and sun glasses. Cocky as hell. Rough game is right. Fight started on field after last play. Closest thing to full on Baltimore style riot I've ever seen. Crazy.