Topic: What we know after Uconn

[svherd]

Doc would have lost this one. Wasn't pretty and our QB situation sucks but we got the win and had a solid season. Giving Huff a B this year

[elginherd]

"But we weren't undefeated. No SB title or even division title, with the talent to beat ND.

When are we going to expect championships again from football? The fanbase is literally dying, and we are doing nothing to make teenagers watch and gain passion for teams that do special things and win titles like i watched in the 90's. It made me a life long fan. 8-4 and myrtle beach isn't making new fans. How many 30 somethings are in the big green? Are season ticket holders? How many 20 somethings are coming to games?

Our performance as a program for the past 20 years is unacceptable."

And that is why it was so important that Coach Huff be an immediate upgrade from Doc. And that the passing offense be exciting, not less than 100 yds in a game. I am glad we won, I'm sort of happy that we went 7-4 against BCS competition, but there's no excuses for an offense that is so bad so often.

[svherd]

"But we weren't undefeated. No SB title or even division title, with the talent to beat ND.

When are we going to expect championships again from football? The fanbase is literally dying, and we are doing nothing to make teenagers watch and gain passion for teams that do special things and win titles like i watched in the 90's. It made me a life long fan. 8-4 and myrtle beach isn't making new fans. How many 30 somethings are in the big green? Are season ticket holders? How many 20 somethings are coming to games?

Our performance as a program for the past 20 years is unacceptable."

And that is why it was so important that Coach Huff be an immediate upgrade from Doc. And that the offense be exciting, not less than 100 yds in a game. I am glad we won, I'm sort of happy that we went 7-4 against BCS competition, but there's no excuses for an offense that is so bad so often.

The BG will never increase without new blood and a plan to increase donors at all levels.

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[elginherd]

Good win!  Glad to get a bowl win!  We have alot to fix and replace.  Personally still feel like it was a great job by staff to get us out of slump and get to 9 wins.   Do not want to beat on Fancher, but all the progress made by him seemed lost today.  Special teams is still atrocious and that coach needs replaced ASAP. All in all it was a B+ season.

True.
But then Huff should get some credit FOR the slump, too.

[HoPPy785]

Trickett catches a lot of crap but he did engineer the number 20 team rushing attack, despite teams knowing we can't pass. We just don't know how much the QB play is determining the playbook. I'm not sold on Trickett but I'm willing to give him another season.

[herd1990]

Lol you were one of the Fancher is great people, so yeah.

Never said he was great.  Said he had tools and potential.  And he does but he's still inexperienced and raw.  Speaking of tools, you've turned into a pretty predictable one on the board.  I think everyone is tired of your constant bit*****.  I live 2000 miles from Huntington and went to more games than you this year.  You're like a football Karen.  You should call The Shewey building tomorrow and ask for the manager.

[MarshallSteve]

Glad we pulled it out. Sucks that Fancher got hurt during the game but kudos to the kid for sticking it out. Looking forward to next season.

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[herdinphilly]

Thread title should be changed from ?What we know? to ?What I think.?

[Stripeshrt]

. Sucks that Fancher got hurt during the game but kudos to the kid for sticking it out. .

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Watched the whole game, first I heard or saw he was injured. Can u expound? I havent seen another poster mention that either.

[MicDrass1]

The Herd needs open competition always.   Best players play.

[MidlandKnight]

Watched the whole game, first I heard or saw he was injured. Can u expound? I havent seen another poster mention that either.

Huff said in postgame that his back tighten up on him in the first quarter.

[2xBison]

Never said he was great.  Said he had tools and potential.  And he does but he's still inexperienced and raw.  Speaking of tools, you've turned into a pretty predictable one on the board.  I think everyone is tired of your constant bit*****.  I live 2000 miles from Huntington and went to more games than you this year.  You're like a football Karen.  You should call The Shewey building tomorrow and ask for the manager.

"Football Karen"


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[NewfieHerdFan]

It was nice to see the emotion Coach Huff displayed at the end of the game. In addition, it seems the players really like him and believe in his system.

Despite the drop off early/mid season, I feel 9-4 season is respectable. Yes, it could have been a special season, but a historical win over a top ten Notre Dame (at their house), our first full year in the Sun Belt, and a bowl win feels pretty nice.

[bighat]

Why do we bring Doc up?  Doc won a lot of bowl games.

[FilmJunky]

What do we know? MYRTLE BEACH BOWL CHAMPS BABY!!!! A little Captain George's seafood buffet for the win.

Cam played probably his worst game yet as the starter which is concerning, but hopefully he learns from it. I expect him to probably be the guy next year unless we can get a proven QB from the portal and by proven I mean someone who has some stats to prove they can play QB at a high level.

[MUonium]

i can't be ungrateful for a 8-4, 9-4 season although that's about the average over 10 years and was really hoping for a little better.  definitely a missed opportunity year.

Fancher's run threat gave me hope after the Colombi experiment (5th year guy- come on!?).  that surely, Fancher, being the best choice on the roster, had to be decent with that run threat.  had hope that he could eliminate most of the missed-by-a-mile passes.  i concede the experiment has to be over. 

Yes, i fear Huff & staff will have a lot of reloading to do, in every phase, starting at QB.  i won't yell fire until there's a fire but i smell smoke and unfortunately that's nothing new.  congrats to linemen on both sides, RBs and D for keeping it together.

i think the SBC will grow on me, certainly better than the roller coaster we had.  the fans seem to be much more enthusiastic, the southern footprint and esp the east is very good, and we seem to be more welcomed that we were in the last two combined.

[andy31]

We just had a 9-4 season in a better conference, with a win over Notre Dame, and our first bowl victory since 2018.  I do not understand some of these reactions.  Of course I want to win the conference, but I can also enjoy things for a minute. 

[HerdsHerd]

Same Ole Marshall.  Still don't see a difference between Doc and Huff.  Same mid results.  Same slow offense. Same let downs against weaker opponents.  Same build up every year.  Fans show up in support than BAM we lose to a crappy MAC or CUSA team and there goes the fanbase.  Literally the exact same scenario since Doc was hired.   I'm rooting for Huff, even if he and his wife hate Huntington and are looking for the first plane out, but what was the point in making a change if nothing changes?

[FilmJunky]

Same Ole Marshall.  Still don't see a difference between Doc and Huff.  Same mid results.  Same slow offense. Same let downs against weaker opponents.  Same build up every year.  Fans show up in support than BAM we lose to a crappy MAC or CUSA team and there goes the fanbase.  Literally the exact same scenario since Doc was hired.   I'm rooting for Huff, even if he and his wife hate Huntington and are looking for the first plane out, but what was the point in making a change if nothing changes?

Because at least Huff might say he hates Huntington or something and get you guys fired up. Doc was double extra boring

[IM4DHERD]

Huff said in postgame that his back tighten up on him in the first quarter.

I walked by behind the team fairly early in the game and Fancher was laying on a table with a trainer working furiously on his lower back with a rolling pin-like thing.  Looked very painful.

[svherd]

I walked by behind the team fairly early in the game and Fancher was laying on a table with a trainer working furiously on his lower back with a rolling pin-like thing.  Looked very painful.

When he slid early in the game, it was awkward and he got hit when he went down. Looked like he go up a bit gingerly. That may have been when it happened.

[Green Dog]

I see this season a little different than 24 does. Starting this season in a tougher conference without
a QB and losing the only true talent we had on offense (Ali), I didn't have much expectation for this team.
The receivers had been extremely weak for several years and little was done to improve that area.
I honestly expected a 6-6 type of season.

Along came Laborn and the total beat down of a very good and historic Notre Dame team in their house.
I was so proud (still am) of this team and coaches from top to bottom for that win. I also realized we just
over achieved and probably played the best we would all year. Even coach Huff said as much post game.
He said it was a great win but didn't mean we would win the rest of games. He knew the talent gap better
than any of us and knew it would be nearly impossible to repeat that kind of effort every week.
He was right and most knew when he said it. Doesn't take away that wonderful day though.

The next several weeks went more like I was expecting from the start. Our lack of talent at QB and receiver positions became very apparent. Our Offense was not a pleasant thing to watch. Defense kept us in many games. We caught a little spark on offense to win several in a row to end the season including our bowl game at a great location in front of a ton of Marshall fans.
The ND win was both wonderful and a curse. It raised many expectations well beyond our skill/talent level.

For me this season ended up beating my expectations from when it started. Certainly not where I wanted to be but better than I expected to be before the season started.
 

[Buffalo Bop]

How big was it to have Ali return? An interesting season. . .

[puma]

When he slid early in the game, it was awkward and he got hit when he went down. Looked like he go up a bit gingerly. That may have been when it happened.

That would explain some characteristically bad throws. He doesn't have the best arm in the world but he's insanely risk averse and conservative when it comes to throwing into coverage.

[MarshallSteve]

That would explain some characteristically bad throws. He doesn't have the best arm in the world but he's insanely risk averse and conservative when it comes to throwing into coverage.

Its a difficult position to be in as a coach. Fancher was the only QB active with any experience considering Columbi didn't make the trip for whatever reason. It obviously affected his ability to throw.

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