[dangerousdaneerfan]

Sad to say, but Marshall could have been the east's version of Boise State. 15 years ago, both were 1AA teams. Both moved up to 1A at the same time. Both had 1A success. The keys to Marshall's early 1A success was Chad Pennington, Randy Moss, and Byron Leftwich. Then, instead of banking on that success, then Marshall coach Bobby Pruett became infatuated with the idea of calling out West Virginia. Even going as far as having a billboard posted in Morgantown that boasted "We play for championships!!!" Then suddenly, Pruett "retired" and the program was socked with probation. Now, they play in front of 25K for a home game in their 38K seat stadium. Marshall's only sellout has been to WVU in 2007. Since their move to 1A, Marshall has yet to beat a BCS conference opponent.