I think we're in for another weekend similar to Troy, Louisiana, and Coastal Carolina where immediately after the game we realize that these were two pretty evenly matched teams - except at the quarterback position.
On the season Chase Brice has 24 TDs and 5 INTs, our QBs have combined for 8 TDs and 8 INTs. They have the 10th best pass efficiency offense in the country. We're 105th and it's near dead last over the past 6 games. Fancher's passer rating is the 2nd worst in the country among qualified passers.
Want to go with a light box to clog their passing lanes? They have two backs that are both averaging well over 6 yards per carry they too are averaging around 200 yards rushing per game.

Vegas says its a tossup between the Herd and Mountaineers... Seems about right to me.

Early game day weather -- High of 50 and partly cloudy

If you are making the trip up on Friday morning/afternoon like I will be with my family, drive safe... Weather looks terrible Friday (High of 62 with 90% chance of rain and possible thunderstorms as the cold front blows in).

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I remember seeing a picture of him in a jersey at a promotional event with a couple other players after he supposedly re joined the team after his abrupt departure. This whole year has been a Paul Pelosi thriller.

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I was banned for much less, if you can recall.

Special Teams used to mean something around here!

Crazy.

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To a win over ODU with four field goals 12-0.

1- 0 to 7 th seed JMU. Underachievers this year.

Any news on what is going on with Ali? Is he back with the team?

At this point in the season, I wouldn't want to burn a redshirt, but wonder what is going on. Anyone know anything?

Discuss.

Wait till next year. We simply don’t have enough good players. The offense needs big time additions at every position group.

I ain't complaining because I am getting to watch this on ESPN +, but is this being broadcast via someone's Samsung phone?

I am watching this game on ESPN right now. 2 things are very obvious - our Herd defense is very good and our offense is very bad!

Oh, wait.

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I'm trying

They are awesome! They swarm to the ball, hit hard, and don't give 15-yard cushions to receivers. That's my positive post for tonight.

Started a thread on the main board about my trip to Huntington this weekend. Thought I would move the topic here to see if I could get some additional thoughts/input.

Went to the game this weekend. My first since the collapse against ECU. Terrible football aside, what the hell has happened to Huntington? Everything outside of campus looked rundown and dirty. There were homeless people with shopping carts full of trash everywhere downtown. Campus and the area surrounding the stadium smelled like raw sewage.

Huntington has always had its problems, but it was disgusting. Won't be going back anytime soon. There's no way in hell I'd let my kids go to school there.

Did we just have a bad experience, or is this the new norm?

We only have 8 passing td the entire year through 9 games. Half of those canned against fcs teams. You won’t win much like that. We have 15 rushing tds

If our offense had to face our defense for a full game. I seriously doubt we would score, but what would be the over/under on yards and first downs be?

I’d say 160 yards and 5 first downs.

I’m going to present a counter point here. The attitude of most is that the defense played a tremendous game, and that the offense let them down.

I contend that the defense destroyed any chances we had of winning this game by allowing 21 unanswered in the first stinking quarter. The ease with which CCU was scoring and moving the ball absolutely sucked the life out of the place as fast as I’ve ever seen.

I commend the adjustments that were made, and the intensity that we played with for 2.5-3 quarters. But why were we so woefully unprepared to defend that offense from the start? There was an insanely noticeable difference in the defensive intensity, effort, and swagger in the second half. Why were we not prepared to defend like that from the start?

We obviously don’t have a team that can play from a major deficit. The #1 goal of the defense HAS to be a quick start.

We can celebrate our defensive prowess for three quarters all we want. But we were so thoroughly out coached and under-prepared in that first quarter, I don’t think the rest of the game makes up for it.

LET'S GO HERD!!!

What a boring life this dude must live.

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OK AD Spears appointed Joe Carbone to assist in this search but there has been no names mentioned since. Just how difficult is it to find a baseball coach? There has to be literally hundreds of good qualified candidates.

…have 2 teams, in the same division of a G5 conference, achieved highly improbable victories over then-top ten ranked P5 schools, on the road in week #2, and then proceeded to completely fook themselves by week #9! I imagine App’s fan base is even more agitated than we are, it being Coach Clark’s 3rd season at the helm. Both teams are finished in terms of winning their division, and at least one of them may not even get to 6 wins. Marshall hosts App for our “75” game next weekend. Before this season kicked off, I imagine a lot of fans in both camps had this one circled in red, with the Sun Belt East on the line. Sadly, both teams may sport 5-4 records coming into the contest. Coastal gets only their 2nd win vs App in their series last night.
Maybe the best theme for the game is - App @ Herd: Misery loves Company!