Certainly the point spread has something to do with the fact that Rice has the worst defense in Conference , giving up 42 points a game and 528 yards per contest.  But the Herd has no business doing cartwheels because they’re favored….as Mark Snyder said this week, “We can’t afford to overlook anybody”.

Marshall has its own issues on defense----Marshall gives up 281 yards per game through the air and Rice loves to wing it around.  Chas Clement is a quality quarterback and wide receiver Jarrett Dillard is one of the better pass catchers in the league.

It’s homecoming at Marshall , and the Herd has won 14 in a row on Homecoming.  The Herd’s players, fresh off a pretty good performance against Southern Miss save for another dismal 1^st quarter, are optimistic this is the weekend they can get their first win.  At 0-7, close doesn’t count for Marshall anymore.