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By Doug SmockHUNTINGTON - Mark Speir helped coach Appalachian State over Michigan in one of the miracle upsets of college football, but he might have an even more daunting task in front of him.As a former assistant at Western Carolina in the 1990s and a coach at rival Appalachian for much of the last decade, he understands the degree of difficulty in his first year as WCU's main man. He watched from a not-so-distant vantage point as the Catamounts won 11 games over the last six years.And he knows what he's getting into as he brings his team to Marshall (0-1) this weekend. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Saturday at Joan C. Edwards Stadium, with the game airing on Fox College Sports Atlantic.A Clemson alumnus, Speir's first full-time coaching job was at Western under Steve Hodgin from 1991-96. Those were Marshall's final six seasons in Division I-AA and the Southern Conference, where the Herd would face the Catamounts.