(09-28-2014 10:11 PM)NTTHOR Wrote: What makes Marshall a top 25 team??? They have played nobody
I don't know, what made 25 teams top 25 teams before they played anybody?
Here's my argument for why Marshall may be a top 25 team:
We are 4-0.
We have out scored our opponents 103-6 in the first half.
We are the only team in the country to score at least 40 points in our first 4 games.
Our first team defense hasn't given up a touchdown in last three games.
We rushed for nearly 300 yards against Akron and beat them by 31 (game was 41-3 when we pulled our starters). Penn State only ran for 106 against them and Pitt, with the leading rusher in the country going in to the game, only rushed for 129.
There are most likely 25 or more teams that would be 4-0 with our schedule, but I don't think there are more than 25 teams that would have laid down the consistent high level of output, both offensively and defensively, that Marshall has. It's not always about the opponent, but judging the execution of the team you are evaluating.
I don't care if we are in the top 25 now or not. The only thing that matters is where we are at the end of the regular season. If we don't keep winning none of this will matter. We can only play the teams on our schedule.