Cato is a very good QB.  Marshall has a lot of good individual talent.  They are not playing together as a team.  I think that will improve as the season progresses.  Good luck against VT next Saturday.   Go Marshall!

Here is what I posted on another thread, immediately after the game:

I think Ohio is better than you give them credit for. They did not play well against Louisville, for several reasons we don't need to get into, but Ohio has a lot of talent, they are well coached, motivated, and they play as a team. Because of injuries they are starting 6-8 Redshirt Sophomores a game right now, and those guys are improving each game. They played much better against Marshall than against NTSU, and much better against NTSU than against Louisville.  I don't think the Marshall team underestimated Ohio, but I think that Marshall fans do.

Marshall did a lot of things well. Their defense is dramatically improved from the last couple years ago, particularly against the run. Their offense is good, too, and did not give up when behind. I think if Ohio and Marshall played 10 times, they would all be close, hard fought games.

If your running game gets better, and the line play gets more solid (there was some great plays), then look out. I think you will win C-USA East this year.

i don't mind intensity in a player, but i really was bothered by Cato's going after the coaches several times. it smacks of an undisciplined team. marshall has talent, but the better TEAM won last night in my opinion.

it still took 4 turnovers for the Cats to pull it out. OUr guys will continue to get better, and i believe the Herd will as well.

i can't say how good marshall is against the run, our o-line is still a work in progress. i was predicting the plays we were running and for most of the game i was about 80-% correct. If i can do it, someone who is paid to do it probably was 90% correct. if i know it's a belly play i think that is pretty easy to defend unless the o-line is far superior.

TT and the play calling seemed to improve in the second half. someone posted elsewhere that vick may have provided a much needed spark to the Cats. Kind of agree with that. I was surprised not to see him again, but TT was playing REALLY well in the second half.

cato can play and #1 is a stud.

every time the Cats needed a big play, someone stepped up. marshall is pretty good and i expect them to win 8-10 games this year.

I basically agree with many of the posts on this thread.  Marshall is a good team and will be a force in CUSA this season.  

I also agree that many Marshall fans are exaggerating the supposed "talent gap" between Marshall and Ohio.

Ohio is not a good matchup for the Herd and its going to continue to be a problem for Marshall in the series until Solich steps down.

At what point are we going to stop calling them "Terd" & "Stupid Cow"?  I'm all for clever banter (like most of the look-alike thread), but this isn't it. 

Most of my friends that are Marshall fans have a realistic assessment of their team, but their masses (and Chuck Landon) are delusional about what they really are.  Marshall is usually getting bullied by the even more-delusional Mountaineer fans in the state, so I think they desperately want to puff their chests out and Ohio is the only team they can come up with to pick on.

The only thing keeping Ohio from a 4-game winning streak right now is a blown non-call on the 2 pt. try in Huntington 4 games ago.  At this point, Ohio is the better team and the better program, but not by much.  Three in a row is not a fluke.  CUSA is a better conference than the MAC, but that doesn't automatically mean every team from CUSA is better than every team in the MAC.  You have to learn to seperate the two.

No matter what is mumbled by two guys in the bathroom about this rivalry having no positives for Marshall, this is a great rivalry right now.  The two teams are very closely matched.  Except for 2011, the games have been tight and very entertaining.  Almost every game has not been decided until the last minute.  It is usually the largest crowd of the season for each school that hosts.  Most of the fans treat it as a friendly rivalry, which makes the entire day a lot of fun.

Marshall has some really talented players.  Shuler is tough and will continue to shine now that Dobson is playing on Sundays.  Cato is good, but not great.  His deep ball was underthrown nearly every time.  The defense is improved from last year, but still just average.  Same for the running game.  I think Marshall will have a good season and probably win at least 8 games.  I hope they win more.  They'd probably win 9-10 if they were in the MAC, which is about what I expect from OU this year.

In a nutshell, I look forward to this game every year, no matter where it is played.  I just wish I could buy Marshall for what they're worth and sell them for what their fans think they're worth.        

The conference USA is not better than the MAC.... Not anywhere close anymore with their max exodus of the better teams

Never.

And we haven't even kicked out Eastern Michigan yet!

I think Marshall ends up winning CUSA which is easily the weakest FBS conference.

not really, the MAC. Is very close to CUSA in Sagarins because of the bottom feeders, not really anything to shout about so far for the MAC, as opposed to prior years