Wednesday, July 26, 2006

The Coal Bowl!

Well it is a little over a month away. The renewal of the state clash. Not played that many times but to hear West Virginians talk it is on the same level as Ohio State - Michigan. Not me, I think its a bunch of over covered hype.

Marshall is in now way in WVU's league. The Mountianeers should pummel the Thundering Herd. With the game in Morgantown, there is no chance.

We can't even get the game on TV. They just set the start time yesterday and no national TV coverage exists. Maybe on some small local station....whoo hoo..

Was there any doubt over what to call the game. The Friends of Coal and the Coal Association jumped all over that one. Paying $100,000 for the sponsor rights.

I look for Steve Slaton and Pat White to light it up against a subpar Marshall defense that can't stop the lower C-USA teams. Slaton might score 6 td's in the opener. Both may easily go over 100 yards rushing and White might not even attempt 15 passes the entire game.

Nothing like coming out of the gates and getting blasted huh, Marshall.

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