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2022 Week 3 Marshall Thundering Herd Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
tdoger	6
ACCBiggz	7
12panther	8
JohnWickStuntDouble	9
AlphaH4wk	10
cfbguy	11
Dropbackandpunt	11
ToeInDigDeep	12	26-21 over Notre Dame
dabul-master	13
digdat0	15
nbingham196	15
owl_man	15
realclean	15
T-nawtical	15
coogs35	16
HarbingerOfFun	16
Joester09	16
ndbroski	16
ShamusJohnson13	16	The mad lads did it.
aggiebruin27	17
GilBrandt	17
srs_house	17
Blooblod	18
DarkLegend64	18
Hackasizlak	18
hypercube42342	18
Meany_Vizzini	18	13.8, NR
practicallybert	18
Rakarei	18
royrules22	18
ScarletFever333	18
grjohnst	19
Inkblot9	19
MahjongDaily	19
Nathanael-Greene	19
orbania	19
peachios	19	we're thinking a great win against ND,
PHubbs	19
StevvieV	19
Helifino	20
Jakesnake42	20	67.73
mellolizard	20
Shrektastic28	20
ThaCarter	20
tks231	20
wameron	20
BallSoHerd	21
BigBoutros	21
Blazeth	21
BosskOnASegway	21
bretticus33	21	Marshall started off the shockwaves that was the Sun Belt's best day ever when they beat Notre Dame in South Bend. They were impressive on both offense and defense and fully earned that win. Marshall is a leading contender now for the G5's NY6 spot
Casaiir	21
Corporal_Hicks	21
Drexlore	21
DylanCarlson3	21	LW: UR
owlalwaysloveyew	21
SCRx	21
SpadeRyker	21
spsellers	21
strikersteve60	21
UNC_Samurai	21
VerySeriousBanana	21
wesman212	21
boxman151515	22
captain_sasquatch	22
Ch-i-ef	22	Marshall: "Just gonna run the ball". ND: "Got it". Marshall: (runs ball). ND: "Fooled again"...also ND get a QB
cinciforthewin	22
CockADoodleBOOM	22
falconlover79	22
Lex_Ludorum	22
T-Thugs	22	Marshall is 2-0 with their best win coming from beating Notre Dame on the road.
TDenverFan	22
teddythe3rd	22
The_Horse_Joke	22
arrowfan624	23
cornholesurfer	23
dicky_________seamus	23
huskerfan4life520	23
IceColdDrPepper_Here	23
JCiLee	23
jeedf	23
jjjoebox	23
monkeymatt1836	23
noahthearc	23
olmsted	23
outthawazoo	23
RavenclawWiz816	23
RollWarTideEagle	23
Ticklebump	23
WarEagle9	23
zacheiny	23
BamaPride95	24
CambodianDrywall	24
Cecil_Hardboner	24
Corgi_Koala	24
darkra01	24
DarthYoda2594	24	Probably a 1 week reward here
dasani3x	24
GeauxTri	24
ikindalikelemons	24	What a statement win for Coach Huff and the Herd. Respect the SBC (even first-year members).
jlh2b	24
joebob431	24
kflinderman	24
KJdkaslknv	24
Laschoni	24
lillipup03	24
MWiatrak2077	24	Wow. I'm still in shock. I know everyone's talking about the Texas A&M - Appalachian State game, but this is truly *the* upset of the week, if not entire year, for me. Not for a moment did Marshall looked scared, confused, or shellacked, - I've never seen such brass confidence in such a tough environment. To beat Notre Dame, the great blue blood, in their own stadium, - it would take a herculean climb of effort and determination. I used to follow Marshall fairly closely, up until the hire of Charles Huff, and the firing of former Head Coach Doc Holiday. Doc Holliday is a man, who, I thought did a perfectly respectable job at Marshall. He accrued an 85-54 record, he won his division three times, and won C-USA in 2014. Doc "parted ways" with Marshall after 2020, during which he led a respectable 7-3 record, and a trip to the C-USACG. However, that's only half the truth about Doc. 2020 Marshall started 7-0, but lost three consecutive games to end the season, including a 0-20 shutout from Rice. Marshall, a once perennial 12-2/13-1 program in the 90s and early 00's, was reduced to a mediocre 8-5/9-4 season every year, where anytime they faced a team with a pulse, they would lose by large margins. Charles Huff, current HC, came in and went 7-6 during his first year, a perfectly fine record for any new coach, but one that I considered underwhelming, - of course, 4 out of 6 losses were by less than a score, and with 4 of them being to 9+ win teams, - but still, I didn't think much of it. Just another run-of-the-mill fuck up hire for some G5 team, where they ousted a good and respectable coach whom they could not appreciate, - I was very, very wrong. Marshall blasted Norfolk State 55-3 in week one to set up this game against Notre Dame, a juggernaut who was expected to make a run for an NY6 bowl/playoffs this year. Very quickly it became clear that the Marshall players, coaches, and namely Coach Huff, were not fucking around. A 0-0 first quarter proved that Marshall was not to be taken lightly, and at the start of the second quarter, after a 79 yard drive, Marshall RB Khalan Laborn ran the football into the endzone to take the first score of the day, Marshall up 6-0. Notre Dame would respond with a TD of their own 10 minutes later, but Marshall remained calm, smart, and quick, as they answered with a FG before the end of the half to take a 9-7 lead at halftime. At this point, Notre Dame fans and the CFB world alike was dumbfounded, - Marshall? The small school from West Virginia, beating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish? Unthinkable. Another dogfight in the third quarter led to a mostly scoreless affair, however near the end, Marshall secured another FG, ending it a 3-0 quarter, and a continued Marshall lead, up 12-7. Finally, the air broke in the early fourth quarter, - Notre Dame QB Tyler Buchner led the Fighting Irish 66 yards to run the ball in at the 1, and retook a 15-12 lead. "Okay, this is where Notre Dame takes control and our dreams are dashed", I thought. However, from the yelling and coordinating on the Marshall sideline, it was clear that was not the plan for them today. Marshall came to Notre Dame, not to just have an experience, not to grab a million from TV money, but to win. They came to win. In the face of this, Marshall QB Henry Colombi and still-star RB Khalan Laborn calmly and methodically drove the ball down the field, including several whiffed tackles and juked legs from the Notre Dame defense, to toss the ball into the endzone and take a 19-15 lead at the 5:16 mark. "Oh shit, this is really happening", - me. At this point, the stadium quiet, except from the rousing of the Marshall fans who travelled all the way to Indiana just to attend this game, Tyler Buchner looks scared and frazzled, HC Marcus Freeman looks stressed beyond belief, and, through methodical and paced work, Marshall had sucked all the life out of Notre Dame. Tyler Buchner started the next drive with a few dink-and-dunks, but never looked poised to storm the field and retake the victory from the jaws of defeat. Instead, with 4:40 left on the clock, Buchner shotguns the ball to his man on the left side, but Marshall CB Steven Gilmore comes flying in, seals the pick, and returns it for a score. 26-15. Marshall. It was over. Yes, Notre Dame did score again before the game ended, but it was over. The Marshall Thundering Herd of Huntington, West Virginia defeated the almighty Notre Dame Fighting Irish 26-21, much to the rouse of the College Football world, and to the dismay of Notre Dame fans. The great Irish were favored by nearly 22 points, had an 89% chance of victory per ESPN's FPI, and joined only 2007 Michigan and 2016 Florida State as the only preseason top-5 AP teams to fall to 0-2, - Marcus Freeman is the first coach in Notre Dame history to fall to 0-3 through their first three games. On September 10th, 2022, Marshall showed the world that it's not a program to be pushed over. That Head Coach Charles Huff is here to build a new program, one that can win the big games, take the conference titles, and show up prepared on every Saturday.
myghtymouse	24
nburt13	24
NyquillusDillwad20	24
RegionalBias	24	(Then) ranked win on the road
relax_on_the_mat	24
RiffRamBahZoo	24
Sometimeswelose	24
SteemieRayVaughn	24
Striker743	24	NR
tdeff19	24
thegreendalegelf	24
TheReformedBadger	24
thomasosu	24
TopGoose	24
Xtremeloco	24
Zloggt	24
Branzilla91	25
bties	25
buckeyes75	25
ChargerFan2121	25	Rank on my Computer Poll: 91 Computer Poll: UCLA
CptCheese	25
GoBlueScrewOSU7	25
icklebush	25
MoneyManeVick	25
Mr_Brews	25
not_folie	25
nw____	25	Are they the 25th best team? No. I'm willing to let this ranking shake itself out-- they deserve credit for what they just did!
Polarbear1914	25
RheagarTargaryen	25
TheJeemTeam	25	Welcome to the rankings for now at least for beating ND
turkishguy	25
ucieaters33	25
vanburen1845	25	maybe they're just good right? right?

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
BertGallagher	13
Huntkv	13
camryn_16	14
whereismysauerkraut	14
mcfly97	15
RJEP22	15	(2-0) 31.857 points
Spacesurfer6	16
PNW_Jeff	17
RaceScottRace	17
zachismadewell	17
Phillyfan3	18
ClemNation	19
mthompson2320	19
romulusjsp	19
shadowwingnut	19	Went to Notre Dame and bullied them. Until someone not highly ranked does it they deserve to be here.
Amane_VIII	20
fredmerc111	20
ImAndytimbo	20	They have looked dominant in their games so far, can't wait to see what they do next
madskillzmatt	20
TwoStepCEO	20
70277027	21
dtynes10	21
Loopylime	21
MrOrcaDood	21	Exposed Notre Dame's run defense and putrid offense. Have nothing tough until Coastal a lot later on.
Muffinnnnnnn	21
59brad	22
Fantastic-Calendar-9	22	LW: NR
FourteenClocks	22
Guhraffe	22
itsnotnews92	22
JamoRedhead	22
Jaymoney00	22
RedassAddict	22
rocco2246	22
Ruhrgebietheld	22
WitchKing17	22
Xarathustria	22
Butternades	23
coletheredditer	23
jalexjsmithj	23
JustinMSU21	23
Matthias382	23
notsmartprivate	23
ObjectOnBroadway	23
Sflabuckeye13	23
True_Ad5324	23	Deserves to be ranked after big win
Archaic_1	24
BananaBouquet	24
brucewaynewins	24
Dravens19	24
MaxMan1300	24	Ditto, if you dont like them being #24 I challenge you to make a strong argument as to who else you would have take these two spots from app state and marshall
newSomberMan	24
TheFalconGuy	24
zachw900	24
Cooliamabeast	25
Dan20698	25
DownshiftGD	25
dusklord1	25	Ranking them on principle
Is_Flacco_Elite	25
JBonkies	25
KyleAg06	25
LamarcusAldrige1234	25
mathmanhale	25
maxwell6233	25
Megalomanizac	25
mmaxey14	25
NanoBuc	25
PSUMediaPA	25	Defeating Notre Dame on the road is no small feat. They join Appalachian State in the rankings.
Pure_Protein_Machine	25
samspopguy	25
sconbon	25
SonOfSvens	25
Steelthornn	25
thatoneguyD13	25	Win over ND deserves a spot here, 22 to around 35 is VERY close.
TheBeekman8	25
TommyTwoTaps	25	secured the bag and beat a quality team in ND
WBLwiffleball	25
zacjacobson	25

Blue = Human
Red = Computer
Green = Hybrid

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Normal = after the AP poll was published

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