I think the two biggest things that impacted the trajectory of Marshall football is a mix between Mark Snyder not being a great coach. If he ends up being a knock out hire he could have kept the momentum going and we would probably be in a P5 conference now...with an entirely different looking athletic budget and presence nationally...AND the hiring and keeping of Doc Holiday WAYYYYYYYYYY TOOOOOO LONNNNGGGGG....dude was served 6-7-8 championships on a silver platter and monumentally crapped the bed....that was the nail in the coffin for Marshall football. I doubt we ever recover. Two coaches changed Marshall athletics forever...we missed the bus, train, ship has sailed...whatever analogy you want to use. On the flip side the Marshall brass took care of their buddy...which was the only goal they had anyway...so they won...we, as fans, lost.