Pizza Bowl: Ohio vs. Marshall

• Chesapeake

  

  December 26th at 1:00 pm on ESPN from Ford Field in Detroit.
  
  Ohio comes in at 9-4 and Marshall comes in at 6-6.
  
  [size=xx-large]Go Herd![/size]
• Chesapeake

  

  Reporter: WSAZ Sports Team
  
  Ohio leads the all-time series, 29-17-6, but Marshall has won four straight games and eight of the last nine.
  
  In 2006, Marshall and Ohio signed a six-year football contract to start up the old rivalry in 2010. According to Herdzone.com, the contract dates are as follows:
  
  September 25, 2010 at Marshall
  September 17, 2011 at Ohio
  September 15, 2012 at Marshall
  September 14, 2013 at Ohio
  September 13, 2014 at Marshall
  September 12, 2015 at Ohio
  
  http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/78651967.html
• believer

  

  Glad to see the rivalry renewed and the Pizza Pizza Bowl is a great place to start!
  [size=xx-large]Go Bobcats![/size]
• bLuE_71

  Let's go Cats!
• BlueDevil11

  

  Go BOBCATS!
• tcby99

  will they give tickets away at this one?
• j_crazy

  

  2 teams I've always rooted for, but just like the MAC days, I gotta go with the Bobcats.
• Poonhammer

  Where is this game played geographically?
• ts1227

  

  tcby99 wrote: will they give tickets away at this one?

  Students get a free ticket.
  
  I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to go to Detroit and land a free one.
• Speedofsand

  

  Marshall is not serious about Rick Trickett are they ?
• believer

  

  tcby99 wrote: will they give tickets away at this one?

  Only if the price is right.
• ts1227

  

  Speedofsand wrote: Marshall is not serious about Rick Trickett are they ?

  http://www.themorningsun.com/articles/2009/12/08/sports/doc4b1db08169fe4261643483.txt
  
  Looks like they are willing to offer Butch Jones (Central Michigan) $650,000 a year... that's over 4x what Snyder made.
  
  I would assume CMU matches this, or something close, and he stays put. It's a lateral move to go to Marshall.
• FanOfCats

  Poonhammer wrote: Where is this game played geographically?

  In Detroit. Ford Field
  
  Looking forward to the Bobcats going out on a winning note!
• darbypitcher22

  

  anybody know what the logo is for this game yet? I'm dying to see it... hope its the Little Ceaser's guy
• ts1227

  

  darbypitcher22 wrote: anybody know what the logo is for this game yet? I'm dying to see it... hope its the Little Ceaser's guy

  
• Cmhs74

  Does the winner get free pizza for a year?
• dave

  that's one of the better lower tier bowl logos out there, i like it.
• eersandbeers

  ts1227 wrote:

  Speedofsand wrote: Marshall is not serious about Rick Trickett are they ?

  Looks like they are willing to offer Butch Jones (Central Michigan) $650,000 a year... that's over 4x what Snyder made.

  As much as I despise Cabell County CC, I respect the MU administration for putting this much money out there for Jones. He would be a great hire and hopefully get them to a respectable position.
  
  I actually heard rumors they might offer up to 900k, but no idea where that money is coming from.
• dave

  Jones will be on the short list for the UC job.
• pbuck

  OU O YEAH
• jordo212000

  

  Yeah I was going to say, UC will almost certainly give Butch Jones a strong look if Kelly leaves. Marshall is really outkicking their coverage on this one
• Heretic

  

  If Scott and Brazill are completely healthy, I can see OU taking the win. If they're still banged up, it'll be a struggle and could be like the CMU game.
  
  It would be nice if OU smacked the Herd around. I remember when Grobe was the coach, they had a couple years where Marshall's presence in the MAC kept them from East Division titles. It might be like a decade or so later, but revenge is a dish best served cold.
• ts1227

  

  Scott Van Pelt and Ryen Russillo just completely destroyed this bowl today in their discussion of the worst bowls.
  
  If anyone gets the SVP show podcast, take a listen.
• FanOfCats

  OU can beat Marshall. Steady dose of Garrett, Theo, Price, and Brazil! Throw in a little Davidson and a tough D and you got yourself a 10-win season!
• jordo212000

  

  ts1227 wrote: Scott Van Pelt and Ryen Russillo just completely destroyed this bowl today in their discussion of the worst bowls.
  
  If anyone gets the SVP show podcast, take a listen.

  I root for OU, but I can admit even though they won 9 games, they are not a good football team. Very hard to watch...