It is not everyday a member of congress has multiple major stories about them in the news.
1. He is thinking about resigning and working for Newsmax
2. He is under investigation by the DOJ
2a. He tweeted his family is the victim of an extortion attempt and his father is actively helping the FBI by wearing a wire
3. A man was arrested in Wyoming for threatening to kill him

I was taking a break from my outside project when, for some unknown reason, I wondered how many alumni that Marshall had. I roughly guessed about 100,000 and when I researched it, I found there are 110,000 still living Marshall grads.

Imagine that. All those people who graduated from the same school I did and I hardly have anything in common with any of them. Well, back to work.

Anybody watching?

This Thursday, Vinny Curry will officially retire as a Philadelphia Eagle. Congratulations on a great career, Vinny!

I didn’t think I would be in a position to say this before the season started but I think we could go 7-1 and play in the conference championship game. There is no reason we can’t win out imo.

Offensively, it's a night-and-day difference between what we just saw in Hattiesburg on Saturday and what we're facing this weekend. In fact, I would say this is the best offense we've faced since Ohio State (WMU is also in the discussion). They run the ball well and are efficient in the passing game. No, this isn't the surgical Grayson McCall/Jamey Chadwell offense that we saw in 2020-2022. However, it is a good solid offense with Head Coach Tim Beck also the playcaller since dismissing OC Travis Trickett after the Louisiana loss. QB Ethan Vasko was one of the three QBs we saw last year and actually led Coastal in rushing yards that game.
Defensively, this is one of the worst units we'll face this year....right there with App State, Georgia Southern and Southern Miss. 106th in Points Allowed, 113th Total Defense, 128th Against the Run, 105th Pass Efficiency, and 109th on 3rd Down.
With that defense, how is this team even 5-4? There are a few reasons:
Their turnover margin is 21st best in the country (7 giveaways and 14 takeaways) and their Red Zone offense is 21st in the country (34 trips to the Red Zone and 31 scores) - by comparison we are 109th in the Red Zone scoring. Plus the aforementioned offense is very solid.
If I'm Tim Beck, I'd be giving us a very heavy dose of the run game with a few play action passes sprinkled in. Something like 50 runs and 15 passes. What Southern Miss did Saturday was unconscionable. Their top 3 RBs had 24 carries for 129 yards (5.4 ypc --- and it wasn't one or two big chunk plays) but they interrupted almost every drive with letting Crawford drop back and either getting sacked or throwing us the ball.
All things equal, we should win this one. We're better on both sides of the ball. We just can't puke the ball up multiple times and give them short fields. We've given it up 7 times in the past two games against Coastal.
Last week we broke our away game losing streak. This week we have a chance to beat the only team from the East that we haven't beaten yet in SBC. Let's do it.

Ian Foster had his best performance of the 2024 season and led a stellar defensive effort resulting in only three points for Southern Miss. Foster had eight tackles, two tackles for loss, and two pass deflections, earning a PFF grade of 90.2.

Defensive Line:
Mike Green continues his rampage through the Sun Belt as he added another three sacks to his total of 13 for the season. Green’s dominance resulted in a grade of 86.4. Raquan Thompson and JJ Hawkins have each developed into consistent performers along the defensive front as they earned grades of 77.4 and 74.5. Dylan Davis rounds out the top four with his highest grade of the season at 72.4. Other grades of note: Su Agunloye: 67.6; Chris Thomas, Jr.: 67.4; Jabari Ishmael: 65.8; TyQaze Leggs: 64.4; Deeve Harris: 63.8; Jude Okolo: 61.5.

Linebackers:
Landyn Watson only tallied one tackle in the win over the Golden Eagles, however received the top PFF grade among Marshall’s linebackers at 71.4. Jayden Yates, who had six tackles and one and a half tackles for loss, was right behind Watson at 71.3. Monroe Beard III earned a grade of 70.8 while totaling three tackles in the win. Other grades of note: Leon Hart, Jr: 67.2; Ashton Heflin: 64.0.

Secondary:
As noted in the opening, Ian Foster led Marshall’s secondary with a PFF grade of 90.2. TaShawn Jeter recorded his highest grade of the season at 79.7 and was followed by AG McGhee with a 74.4. Jacobie Henderson’s grade dipped a bit from his previous efforts as he secured a respectable 69.3. Other grades of note: J.J. Roberts: 68.9; Daytoine Smith: 65.4; Josh Moten: 65.3; Caleb Clark-Glover: 64.4; Corey Myrick: 64.1; Jadarius Green-McKnight: 58.2; Ahmere Foster: 44.3.

In what was Marshall’s most comfortable win of the season – a 37-3 trouncing of Southern Miss – 28 different offensive players saw the field for the Thundering Herd, with Bryan Robinson receiving the top PFF grade at 79.4. Robinson had three receptions for 52 yards in the win.

Quarterbacks:
While Braylon Braxton has cemented himself as the leader of the offense, Stone Earle and Cole Pennington also earned playing time against the Golden Eagles. Braxton was 14 of 21 passing for 220 yards with one touchdown and one interception. He also ran 13 times for 59 yards and a touchdown, earning a PFF grade of 75.6. Earle was two of four passing for 39 yards and graded 68.2, while Pennington ran once for six yards and received a grade of 68.0.

Running Backs:
Despite only playing six snaps and having three carries for 27 yards, AJ Turner led the way among Marshall’s backfield with a PFF grade of 82.7. Ethan Payne amassed 104 yards rushing and one touchdown on his way to grading 72.0, while Jordan Houston had 11 carries for 40 yards and graded 56.1. Mosey Gray also saw action for the Thundering Herd and received a grade of 44.2 (five carries, 17 yards).

Wide Receivers:
As noted in the opening, Bryan Robinson led the wide receiver room with a grade of 79.4. Robinson was followed by Christian Fitzpatrick, who had two catches for 78 yards, receiving a grade of 73.9, and Carl Chester, who totaled two catches for 45 yards and graded 63.0. Other grades of note: Antwaan Mays: 60.1; Bralon Brown: 57.9; DeMarcus Harris: 56.2; Tychaun Chapman: 54.9; Chuck Montgomery: 54.1.

Tight Ends:
Toby Payne scored his fourth touchdown of the season as he had two receptions for 34 yards in route to a PFF grade of 73.7. Despite not recording a stat, Justin Holmes graded 61.7, while Cade Conley earned a 50.3.

Offensive Line:
With several offensive lineman seeing the field against Southern Miss, let’s first focus on the starting unit. Jeremy Jones played 65 snaps and graded 70.8 (59.5 pass block, 70.6 run block). Jones was followed by Logan Osburn and Jaylen Slappy who received grades of 61.9 (81.8 pass block, 58.0 run block) and 61.8 (70.3 pass block, 63.9 run block). Rounding out the starters were Bryce Ramsey and Elijah Ellis grading 52.7 (75.9 pass block, 49.0 run block) and 52.2 (48.0 pass block, 52.9 run block). Other grades of note: ShunMarkus Adams: 70.9; Tariq Montgomery: 70.3; Eric Meeks: 64.7; Christian Richter: 61.4; Isaac Clary: 58.6.

It's rare that you get a guy who is pure evil and who also does such a fine job of looking the part. Stephen Miller fulfills that role, and now, he will be the Deputy Chief of Staff for the new administration. Good luck defending this heinous guy, deplorables. What's the over/under on how long he lasts before trump claims he is awful at his job?

former Marshall coach mid-2010s let go as defensive coordinator at Fla. State.

Look how blue Texas is!

I keep seeing people post and talk about how LGBTQ people are in danger and how minorities will lose their rights, etc.

I legitimately have no idea what they think is going to happen or where these fears come from. Whether you agree with them or not, can someone explain the basis for these statements?

Seems like a massive overaction and product of the years and years and years of fear-mongering by the Dems and MSM. If there is some rational basis for it, I'd like to know so I can research it on my own. Thx.

I thought that after the election, no matter the winner, daily life would return to some sense of normalcy. Wrong. People are angrier and more unstable than ever. I’m glad I’m spending most of my free time pouring concrete. No one cares about concrete.

This is holding things up.

Trump broke them, no pun intended.

Freaking awesome!!!!

He also names Pete Hegseth as Defense secretary.

Get ready, my fellow Americans! Things are gettin' good!!

This is a multi-part post all centered around girls.

1) First, the song with the same name of this thread title is vastly underrated. Take the time to listen to it and really take in the words. Truly, take in all of the words. It's a highly creative and witty masterpiece:

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Mitch Griffis:


After taking a break from football this fall I have decided to use my final year of eligibility and will be enrolling at a university in January. I am so thankful for the journey that God has led me on and I can not wait to play football again. I am open to all opportunities.

Hey, @ThunderCat98 . You've done a great job of cowardly hiding from this. Banker failed miserably trying to defend Nick Goff's of Huntington racist, anti-semitic, sexist, and homophobic comments. @big_country90 refused to condemn those comments and resorted to blatantly fabricating allegations against me and cowardly disappeared. Why don't you weigh in? Why won't you condemn the horrible comments that your friend, Nick Goff, made? Does your practice/office support those claims, so you can't speak out against them?

Do you need a reminder of what Nick Goff of Huntington thinks about blacks, Jews, women, and gays?

'$1 billion disaster': Here's what FEC filings show about Commie-Toe campaign's 3 month spending spree

Why did Mush invite him to the White House? Shouldn't they man up and stop him?

Dems are either full of shit or sackless.

Me too.