They're predicting that we will finish 4th in the EAST and finishing below .500.

Predicting JMU to face ULL in the Conference Championship Game.

Marshall Thundering Herd​

Head coach: Charles Huff (fourth year, 22-17 overall)

2024 projection: 103rd in SP+, 5.4 average wins (3.7 in Sun Belt)

We've grown accustomed to first-year coaches loading up on transfers. It makes sense. If you're taking a new job, there's a good chance you're inheriting a roster in quite a bit of flux, and with signing day in mid-December, signing high schoolers on short notice might not bear much fruit. So you load up on transfers, hope for some instant success and hope you can wean yourself off the portal over time.

Marshall's Huff is hoping for a different portal boost. After winning 16 games with a pair of top-70 teams in 2021 and 2022, the Thundering Herd slipped to 6-7. The offense was decent enough, but after losing coordinator Lance Guidry and about seven starters, the defense collapsed from 17th to 98th in defensive SP+.

Combined with perpetually bad special teams, Marshall dove from 67th to 99th in SP+, and only a fast start and a 4-1 record in one-score finishes kept the Herd bowl-eligible. Then 34 players entered the portal. Huff didn't have much of a choice: He took in 30 transfers of his own.

On offense, with new coordinator Seth Doege -- approximately the 400th former Mike Leach quarterback coaching in college football -- taking the reins, Marshall could start a transfer at quarterback (Wake Forest's Mitch Griffis or Tulsa's Braylon Braxton), running back, all receiver and tight end spots, and a few offensive line spots. The defense welcomes seven transfer linemen, a pair of linebackers and a pair of DBs.

A few playmakers stayed in Huntington. Senior receiver DeMarcus Harris averaged 16.5 yards per catch; center Logan Osburn was honorable mention all-conference; defensive tackles TyQaze Leggs and Isaiah Gibson Sr. combined for 10 TFLs; sophomore defensive end Michael Green was strong as a backup; and junior nickel Josh Moten made 10 havoc plays. But this is a lot of turnover at a time when a head coach's culture is supposed to be kicking in. We'll see whether Huff's redo attempt takes hold.

My favorite player: DE Michael Green. Like Georgia Southern's Da'Shawn Davis, Green was a small-sample star in 2023. The Virginia transfer recorded a forced fumble and sack against Virginia Tech -- like a good Cavalier -- then made 4.5 TFLs, 4 run stops and 1.5 sacks in the last three games. He also finished with a stellar pressure rate of 14.4%, suggesting that he was close to a lot more than 4.5 sacks.

Huff has promoted two members of his staff to elevated titles, because after a losing season, why shouldn't people get elevated titles?

The safeties coach, Bob Shoop, has "earned" the title of "assistant head coach" even though he hasn't coached a game at Marshall as an assistant coach yet.

Running backs coach Telly Lockette has "earned" the title of "associate head coach."

Does anyone know what sections Marshall has for the OSU game? This is what I am seeing online

Sections 6C, 8C, 10C, and 4AA-10AA are the designated visiting team sections at Ohio Stadium. Be aware that the visiting teams sit in rows 8 and higher (rows 8-41) in sections 8C and 10C

This has the potential to become quite intriguing.

I'm looking at this place as my potential winter camp. Any opinions?

Shitholes will be shitholes. rifle, next time you're at a party, having lunch with or when you two are having a sleepover, you might ask Adam Carolla why he's leaving California. Maybe you can convince him to stay?

LINK: The comedian called the governor a 'narcissistic empty bag' on Sage Steele's podcast

Comedian and podcast host Adam Carolla said he's joining the exodus from California and took some parting shots at "sociopathic" Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

During his appearance on Wednesday's "The Sage Steele Show," Carolla was asked how he could still live in Los Angeles, a question he responded to with a loud groan and exclaimed, "It's horrible."

After telling host Sage Steele how he grew up in L.A. and that his comedy roots were made in the city, Carolla insisted it's "time to move."

"I have twins, and they're in their senior year of high school and I couldn't- I didn't want to pick up and, you know, tear up their roots, you know? So people always go, ‘When are you leaving?’ And I go, I will be attending their high school graduation in a U-Haul," Carolla quipped.

"That's a sad testimonial about California and sort of recent downturn in L.A. as well, because growing up out here, nobody left. You'd be a fool to leave, you know. And the notion of moving out of L.A. and going to like one of the Carolinas or Nashville… You watch the beginning of ‘The Beverly Hillbillies,’ they lived over here and then they came to where we are, and I was already there," he said. "Moving to a place like Wyoming or something would have been unfathomable, unheard of."

He teased that Texas, Florida, the Carolinas and Tennessee are among "15 places" he is considering moving to out of desperation of getting out of California, a move he's officially "decided" on.

"And that's sad because I don't even have a place that I need to go," Carolla said. "There's a difference between going ‘I want to live out my retirement years in Maui' or ‘I got to move to Arizona because I have bronchitis’ or something. This ain't that. This is just I have to leave. I don't even know where I'm going. This isn't me cheating on you for another woman. This is 'I hate you so much. I'm moving into a motel room and not dating for six years.'"

"I say to a lot of people like, when's it end? When do we change course? And the number one answer is, 'We haven't bottomed out yet. We're getting near it. We haven't totally bottomed out.' And then I say, ‘Why is it necessary to bottom out?’" Carolla wondered. "It's like saying, you know, I was looking for some stuff in my son's room and I found some syringes and a baggie of heroin. But he hasn't flatlined yet, okay? I have not walked in and seen foam coming out of his mouth or him convulsing. And you go, 'Yeah, I know, but why don't you get him in some treatment now?' And you go 'Because his heart hasn't stopped yet.' And it's like, ‘Yeah, I know, but why do we have to bottom out?’ We know where we're going. Let's reverse course. California and Los Angeles can't do it."

He then cited the 2021 recall effort to oust Newsom and how "we vote him right back in" followed by the election of Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, insisting she won because she's a "woman of color" and that her "super competent" opponent Rick Caruso was rejected because he was "old," "White" and "rich."

"We get what we deserve, and we deserve it," Carolla told Steele. "I mean, my mom right before she died, I was like, 'Listen, I'd rather let Larry Elder be the governor than Newsom. And she's like, 'I don't know about' - what's funny about her- super progressive White lady, but Larry Elder being Black doesn't mean anything to her because he's on the wrong side, right?… So she goes, 'I don't know who Larry Elder is, but I know Gavin Newsom's a Democrat.' And I'm like, that's how we vote. Like Dumbo moms. It's like ride or die with Gavin Newsom. And it's like, can you just admit you made a mistake and try something else? And it's like, no, we cannot."
Carolla went on a tear against Newsom, who he called a "narcissistic douchebag" and a "slippery eel of nothingness."

"He says nothing. He says nothing," Carolla said. "He's a sociopathic, narcissistic, empty bag. And we vote for this guy. He says nothing."

"He doesn't have to," Steele responded.

"He doesn't have to. That's the scary part of this equation," Carolla exclaimed. "My mom is voting for Gavin Newsom no matter what that pile of s--- does. And he's insane."

Carolla recalled interviewing Newsom in 2013 and how he stumped the then-lieutenant governor for suggesting only Black and Hispanic residents fall victim to predatory check cashing places in the tense viral exchange.

"He's a buffoon. He's an idiot," Carolla said. "I said to him what's going on with traffic? We have such horrible traffic in L.A., especially, the worst in the world. Like, why aren't we doing something about it. Why isn't there a plan? Where's our traffic czar? What's going on? He goes, ‘I saw this billboard. I kind of liked it. It said, ’You're not in traffic. You are traffic.' It doesn't mean anything. The point is, that's how he talks."

"I told him 10 years ago, I go, 'Look, we got a homeless problem. And the homeless problem are people with mental issues and drug addiction. That's the homeless.' And he goes, 'Let me tell you the real face of homeless: mother of two, divorced, full-time minimum wage job, doesn't have anywhere to go.' And I said, that's not homeless! It's drug-addicted people with mental disorders. And he tried to explain to me ten years ago that the real face of homeless was a sober mother of two who was freshly divorced and had a full-time job at McDonald's," he continued.

"He's a narcissistic 10-cent head buffoon and nobody knows it. I don't know- or people in California are too dumb to realize who he is," Carolla stressed, later adding. "The real problem, getting back to my poor dead mom, is they cannot course correct. They can't just go, 'I made a mistake. This guy's an idiot. I shouldn't have voted for him.'"

The site looks much improved. The text is crisper, and overall impression has been cleaned up.

Pedo-Joe must take the week off, practice standing for 90 minutes, while getting shot up with Ritalin just to debate?

Meanwhile, Trump is out campaigning, speaking with Americans, in Blue cities mind you, showing his love for America and exposing the pedo administration's destruction of our country.

Pedo-Joe's approval ratings are in the tank, he refuses to talk to the press, answer tough questions and is the worst president in American history.

Only brainwashed, bleaters can't see this.

My closest neighbor obtained one of those rent to own garage sheds. The kind that looks like it was built by a high school shop class and falls apart in about five years. I loathe looking at the thing when I drive down my street.

Early this morning, there was a large truck hauling away the shed. I assume he fell behind in the payments. One last feeling of satisfaction was watching part of the shed roof peel away when it hit a low hanging branch as it disappeared down the road.

John Wetzel has committed to Marshall.

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Last weekend's visitor group has already produced commitments from Denzel Gardner and Josh Rodriguez, so hopes around Huntington are high that the group of visitors who will be on campus this weekend will produce multiple commitments as well.

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Brault committed to Marshall nearly a month ago (commitment story here: https://edgytim.rivals.com/news/og-brault-locks-in-with-marshall) over eight other D1 offers.

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Like Brault, Blackwell committed to Marshall back in May. Listed as an ATH, the MU coaching staff likes him right now at DB and WR. A big-time get for MU, as Blackwell chose Marshall over offers from Louisville, WVU, Liberty, App State, Charlotte and JMU.

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Walker is the first un-committed visitor on the list and coincidentally, I have him on high commit alert. So much so that I've put in my FutureCast for him to commit shortly after his OV. Walker has nearly a dozen FBS offers from schools such as Buffalo, UCONN, Georgia State, WKU and Western Michigan.

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McAdams is coming off an OV with Syracuse and is very high on The Orange, but the Marshall staff has convinced the NJ product to take an OV to Huntington this weekend. In addition to his offer from 'Cuse, McAdams also has FBS offers from Navy, Army, UMASS and Temple.

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The Marshall coaching staff is clearly going hard at the WR spot for the 2025 recruiting cycle. With Sherone Wright and Josh Rodriguez already committed, the MU staff is looking to take at least one more at the WR spot. Pettigrew could very well be that guy. The GA native holds offers from schools such as Arkansas State, FAU, JMU, Liberty, Memphis, Navy, USF, Tulane, UAB and WKU.

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The final visitor on the list is the most under-the-radar of the group in DT Mekhi Lockhart. A raw but powerful prospect, Lockhart only recently began seriously committing to football and could be a long-term developmental piece for DL coach Ralph Street to work with should Lockhart end up in Huntington. The FL native currently holds offers from MU, UCONN and UMASS.

It will be tossed on appeal

I expect commit soon. It is one of the OV’s from this weekend.

This will be a running, live thread. Feel free to add to it along the same mentality:

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This one is great. Getting Boebert to sign the playbill from the play she was caught giving a handy in:

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Ethan Payne is coming off of 2023 where he had 83 carries for 335 yards (4.0 ypc) and a TD. In his career Payne has carried the ball 151 times for 680 yards (4.5ypc) and 5 TDS. Payne also has 30 career receptions for 213 yards (7.1 ypr).

AJ Turner redshirted last season, but did appear in action carrying the ball 6 times for 20 yards (3.3 ypc). In his career Turner has carried the ball 23 times for 120 yards (5.22 ypc). Turner also has 5 receptions for 26 yards (5.2 ypr) and 1 TD.

Jordan Houston comes to Marshall from NCST where he had decent production. While he did redshirt in 2023 he did appear in four games rushing the ball 25 times for 96 yards (3.84 ypc). During his Wolfpack career, Houston ran the ball 324 times for 1,392 yards (4.3 ypc) and 6 TDs. Houston's longest career run was for 41 yards. Houston also has 60 career receptions for 398 yards (6.63 ypr) and 1 TD.

Antwan Roberts was an all-american and a 3-star prospect out of HS. This is not an indictment on Roberts, but for those curious as to why he left Wisconsin. Before the start of the 2021 season, Roberts was involved in a physical altercation with a teammate. Former Badger RB Loyal Crawford. Allegedly Crawford broke into Roberts' dorm room armed with a knife. Crawford was dismissed from the team and Roberts was suspended from the team. Feeling he was treated unfairly, Roberts entered portal three weeks following his suspension which led him to Independence C.C. where he ran the ball 34 times for 215 yards (6.3 ypc) and 1 TD.

C.J. Fazio is a walk-on

Randy Young is a transfer from the College of Dupage. He played in 5 games in 2021 recording no stats and played in 1 game in 2022 where he carried the ball 12 times for 66 yards (5.5 ypc) and 1 TD. I am assuming that Young is also a walk-on.

Is generous. Looks like a bigger strike zone that the local rec league.

. . . on February 23rd, 2023, Middle Class Murox/Slumlord Sex Sinner gave us this warning:

Time to drop the discussion and threads about my wife, Ram. Not going to ask again.

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And of course, none of us stopped the discussion. So what did he do? He took his pacifier and never returned, even though he was the one who introduced the discussion about his wife to the board. Since then, @19MU88 hasn't found anybody else on the board to pay attention to him or engage with him. @Archetype XLIV has resorted to jerking off thinking about Morgan Wallen and Ducky instead of Middle Class Murox's posts. @MichiganHerd has lost all respect for Slumlord Sex Sinner.

Good way to maintain your lifestyle.

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They're predicting that we will finish 4th in the EAST and finishing below .500.

Predicting JMU to face ULL in the Conference Championship Game.

Marshall Thundering Herd​

Head coach: Charles Huff (fourth year, 22-17 overall)

2024 projection: 103rd in SP+, 5.4 average wins (3.7 in Sun Belt)

We've grown accustomed to first-year coaches loading up on transfers. It makes sense. If you're taking a new job, there's a good chance you're inheriting a roster in quite a bit of flux, and with signing day in mid-December, signing high schoolers on short notice might not bear much fruit. So you load up on transfers, hope for some instant success and hope you can wean yourself off the portal over time.

Marshall's Huff is hoping for a different portal boost. After winning 16 games with a pair of top-70 teams in 2021 and 2022, the Thundering Herd slipped to 6-7. The offense was decent enough, but after losing coordinator Lance Guidry and about seven starters, the defense collapsed from 17th to 98th in defensive SP+.

Combined with perpetually bad special teams, Marshall dove from 67th to 99th in SP+, and only a fast start and a 4-1 record in one-score finishes kept the Herd bowl-eligible. Then 34 players entered the portal. Huff didn't have much of a choice: He took in 30 transfers of his own.

On offense, with new coordinator Seth Doege -- approximately the 400th former Mike Leach quarterback coaching in college football -- taking the reins, Marshall could start a transfer at quarterback (Wake Forest's Mitch Griffis or Tulsa's Braylon Braxton), running back, all receiver and tight end spots, and a few offensive line spots. The defense welcomes seven transfer linemen, a pair of linebackers and a pair of DBs.

A few playmakers stayed in Huntington. Senior receiver DeMarcus Harris averaged 16.5 yards per catch; center Logan Osburn was honorable mention all-conference; defensive tackles TyQaze Leggs and Isaiah Gibson Sr. combined for 10 TFLs; sophomore defensive end Michael Green was strong as a backup; and junior nickel Josh Moten made 10 havoc plays. But this is a lot of turnover at a time when a head coach's culture is supposed to be kicking in. We'll see whether Huff's redo attempt takes hold.

My favorite player: DE Michael Green. Like Georgia Southern's Da'Shawn Davis, Green was a small-sample star in 2023. The Virginia transfer recorded a forced fumble and sack against Virginia Tech -- like a good Cavalier -- then made 4.5 TFLs, 4 run stops and 1.5 sacks in the last three games. He also finished with a stellar pressure rate of 14.4%, suggesting that he was close to a lot more than 4.5 sacks.

I sat at an outdoor cafe for lunch last week at a table next to Bob Costas. It was about 3 p.m. so nobody else was out there. He asked me where I got my cup of water from (he saw me get up and bring it back myself), so it opened up an opportunity to talk about sports. He told me that he lived up the street and was going to a Mets game this weekend, so I looked up what he was doing these days since he seems to have disappeared.

He hit the nail on the head about Biden in this appearace. Scroll ahead to 6:50 to hear it. Wish I had talked politics with him:

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With the full release of the schedule, thought I'd kick off the 2024 Soccer Thread!

UND is an awesome get. Although it is only an exhibition, we'll get a really good idea of where this team is at.

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Would have less expensive under Trump. Hot dog will cost more. $10 bet now is really like 7 bucks.

Bring back Trump.

Think the pedophile will comply?

Just got real. This could be a big one. Major attack on Israel. Israel has mobilized forces.

Not good.

At the stake house. My blue haired waiter has a few tables full of Jermaines cousins. They are just wearing him out. Get this. Get that. Do you have any specials. Oh we need that.

He has provided good service. I guess I will tip for all of them. You know they are not going to tip for shit.

He is a good waiter. Probably a switch hitter but he got my order correct and here in a timely manner.