This is that time of year where you really do long to have a great indoor facility. Marshall doesn't have an indoor facility either. Huntington, W.Va., is cold but so far has had only a dusting of snow. But Marshall has never been one to knock heads much before these bowl games. Film work and getting healthy have been the emphasis.
Football is all about timing, conditioning and killer instinct.
The farther you get away from having played a game, the more you're inviting mishaps. UC has sold 5,200 tickets of its 8,000 allotment. Marshall has sold 5,000. Tickets that are bought by fans who can't go to the game will be given to youth groups in Greater Detroit, if the purchasers designate. Marshall figures to have between 10,000 and 12,000 fans at the game.