Marshall Not As Bad As 5-6 Record Implies

If you aren't looking (and probably most of our readers are not), Marshall could actually represent the East Division in the Conference USA Championship Game. Now the 5-6 Thundering Herd still need some help and a win over East Carolina, and a very unlikely loss by Southern Miss against 2-9 Memphis to pull of the feat, but the slim hope is alive. The reason Marshall is in this position is because No. 22 Southern Miss was shocked by UAB Thursday night. The Blazers scored 10 fourth-quarter points to pull out a 34-31 victory. Marshall almost blew the opportunity, but rallied for a 23-22 victory against Memphis...arguably one of the worst FBS programs. Don't get too caught up in Marshall's record or a close victory against a struggling program. This happens with young teams. Second-year coach Doc Holliday is building something special in Huntington, and he's doing it by out-recruiting a lot of his competition. Holliday earned a reputation a...