Topic: HI: Thundering Herd Madness

[Garbanjo]

http://marshall.scout.com/2/690127.html

[marshallisqbu]

A, you comin' in for Homecoming this year?  


Btw, you can go on youtube.com and search markel humphrey, mark dorris, and I think PMAC and see their dunks from last weekend's practice.

[Garbanjo]

I've got season tickets, so I've been in for the games. So, the answer is yes.

[AtlTom]

In this practice, Merthie looked like the player originally recruited by Jones at Florida before coming to Marshall and sitting out the 2005-06 season for academic reasons. "A lot of hard work this summer paid off," said Merthie, a native of Lake Mary, Florida. "Instead of going home for a vacation, I decided to stay here and work on my game." Merthie averaged over 30 points per game as a high school player in the Sunshine State. "It's all paying off. Back when I was in high school (Jones) recruited me, back when I was a scoring machine. When I came here, I had a little let down but coach told me this summer to work hard and everything would be alright. My shots are going to come, and I have to knock them down." Sitting out a full season is a very tough way for a freshman to spend his first year in college, and Merthie knows that also affected his play. "It's tough, it's real tough to sit out a year. College is a fast-paced game, and if you're not in shape and not on your game, it's going to be hard on you.