Fountain goes silent this weekend.
Here wearing all black unis and special helmets vs AUB.

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We need to bust out with matte black helmets to complete the kit!!!!!!!!!!

Nice tribute. Does Marshall do this every year?

Yes they do.

Yes. For the game closest to November 14th, there are several ceremonies such as the Memorial Fountain being turned off for the winter until the spring game, when it is turned on again.

We used a "75" decal on one side of our helmet in 2013 @ Tulsa. Tulsa even got permission to move the game back to 6:36PM CST after a one minute of silence (the exact time of the crash). That was one of the classiest moves in college football that I have ever seen, and the players asked Doc to keep the "75" on the helmet for the rest of the season. The 75 refers to the 75 lives that were lost that fateful night.

We started with black jerseys only in 2015. Then we added black pants to our uniform scheme in 2017 and have worn black on black ever since for this game.

A black helmet would complete the look IMHO.

A little back story: There are very few people in Huntington who haven't known someone either directly of indirectly affected by the crash. Keith Morehouse, our TV guy and now WSAZ sports director, lost his father on the plane and many kids lost both parents.

There were some inaccuracies in the movie, but from everyone who lived through this, they said it was done so very well. The movie depicts the firefighters finding a playbook. They actually found a sophomore lineman's wallet. There was an Eastern Airlines plane due in very close to the time of Marshall's plane and initially, they weren't sure which one it was.

The story at the cemetery was true when Jack Lengyel said, "The funerals end today." as well as the gesture. Bobby Bowden's role in allowing our staff to watch tape, etc, was also true. I found a newfound love and respect for him after I learned that.

Some dismiss this as happening over 50 years ago, but I have close friend who were affected therefore, it affects me as well. Our city lost Doctors, Lawyers, prominent businessmen, their wives, administrators, staff, and the team. But for the grace of God, and for some very motivated players, administrators, and coaches, did we persevere.

I highly recommend any visiting fans who would like to learn more to visit:

The Memorial Fountain
The Museum in the IPF
Spring Hill Cemetery (there are signs to the 6 unidentified Sons Of Marshall and Nate Ruffin's grave.
The MU Plane Crash Site (In Kenova, WV)

I will be happy to assist in any way I can as will any other Marshall fan.

We did get beaten by Morehead state in our season opener in 1971, but beating Xavier (there was no 1-AA back then) in our very first home game back not even a year later in 1971....man. I could only imagine the emotion. We were the losingest program in college football from 1970 t0 1984 when we finally had our first winning season since the crash beating ETSU to secure a 6-5 season under Stan Parrish.

I highly recommend "Ashes to Glory" for any interested. There are several documentaries on YouTube.

I’ve never been a black face mask guy…but that might be the cleanest helmet I’ve seen in a while. Love that MU emblem.

(11-10-2021 09:07 PM)Big Buds Wrote:  I’ve never been a black face mask guy…but that might be the cleanest helmet I’ve seen in a while. Love that MU emblem.

Thanks man.

That is the decal we used for the 1971 season... The "Young Thundering Herd". And if you look close, the names of all 75 people lost are in the center stripe.

Yes

And on Nov 14th, the anniversary of the crash Marshall has a "Fountain Ceremony". The Memorial Fountain just outside of the student union is always turned off on Nov 14th with a ceremony that includes guest speakers. The fountain is then turned on each year the 1st day of spring practice. The fountain has 75 prongs at the top, one for each person on the plane.

Last year was the 50th anniversary and this song ended the ceremony last year.



Fly Again by Cypress

Fly Again was written by Cypress for this event.

And this was the ESPN tribute last year:





Last year Marshall awarded the 39 athletes and managers on Southern Airways flight 932 with posthumous degrees.

Ive had people of other programs ask "Why do you hold on to something so painful" or "Wouldn't it be easier to just let it go and fade away".

To them I just use a line of Matthew Mcconaughey as Coach Jack Lengyel in the movie "We Are Marshall" --- "This is our past gentleman, this is who we are".

(11-10-2021 09:35 PM)HerdZoned Wrote:  Yes

And on Nov 14th, the anniversary of the crash Marshall has a "Fountain Ceremony". The Memorial Fountain just outside of the student union is always turned off on Nov 14th with a ceremony that includes guest speakers. The fountain is then turned on each year the 1st day of spring practice. The fountain has 75 prongs at the top, one for each person on the plane.

Last year was the 50th anniversary and this song ended the ceremony last year.



Fly Again by Cypress

Fly Again was written by Cypress for this event.

And this was the ESPN tribute last year:





Last year Marshall awarded the 39 athletes and managers on Southern Airways flight 932 with posthumous degrees.

Ive had people of other programs ask "Why do you hold on to something so painful" or "Wouldn't it be easier to just let it go and fade away".

To them I just use a line of Matthew Mcconaughey as Coach Jack Lengyel in the movie "We Are Marshall" --- "This is our past gentleman, this is who we are".

Zoned, do you remember when that clown from the Parthenon wrote that we should all just get over it? And then showed up on the Woody and Paul show. To his credit, he faced the music.

(11-10-2021 09:18 PM)THUNDERStruck73 Wrote:  

(11-10-2021 09:07 PM)Big Buds Wrote:  I’ve never been a black face mask guy…but that might be the cleanest helmet I’ve seen in a while. Love that MU emblem.

Thanks man.

That is the decal we used for the 1971 season... The "Young Thundering Herd". And if you look close, the names of all 75 people lost are in the center stripe.

Wow! I just thought that was some fine print or something! Lol…even more bad ass!

(11-10-2021 09:37 PM)THUNDERStruck73 Wrote:  Zoned, do you remember when that clown from the Parthenon wrote that we should all just get over it? And then showed up on the Woody and Paul show. To his credit, he faced the music.

Nothing has boiled my blood the more I read that article. The kid was from somewhere in Pennsylvania and I think was in his 2nd semester at Marshall. He lost his writing credentials on the Parthenon and ended up transferring because he was a journalist major.

I would like to know though which editor of the Parthenon actually let that piece go though. He/She should have been gone too in my opinion.

I was a Junior at Marshall on that horrible day, and it will always remain very personal for me. We all lost friends, roommates, fraternity brothers, family members. Marshall was a small school, where you knew , or at least recognized, almost everyone. Believe me that 51 years doesn’t seem so very long ago, when it comes to remembering that day.

The intense pain has lessened, of course, but it has never gone away. We don’t ask anyone to define us by our tragedy, but to join with us, at least once a year for the 75-game to remember, and honor those who literally gave their all for our beloved Marshall University. On that anniversary day, we truly believe that “We Are Marshall” includes you, so join us. Go Herd!

(11-11-2021 07:40 AM)Cnelson203 Wrote:  I was a Junior at Marshall on that horrible day, and it will always remain very personal for me. We all lost friends, roommates, fraternity brothers, family members. Marshall was a small school, where you knew , or at least recognized, almost everyone. Believe me that 51 years doesn’t seem so very long ago, when it comes to remembering that day.

The intense pain has lessened, of course, but it has never gone away. We don’t ask anyone to define us by our tragedy, but to join with us, at least once a year for the 75-game to remember, and honor those who literally gave their all for our beloved Marshall University. On that anniversary day, we truly believe that “We Are Marshall” includes you, so join us. Go Herd!

I can’t imagine what that day must have been like. We are Marshall!

(11-10-2021 07:12 PM)THUNDERStruck73 Wrote:  We need to bust out with matte black helmets to complete the kit!!!!!!!!!!

Dude! I thought the exact same thing, a matte black with Kelly Green decals.

Very nice.

Really great tribute. Thanks for the background for those of us that have heard about what happened but don't know the details.

It appears the helmets this year might be a little different than the ones worn the last few years that included the number 75 on one side. It looks like the 1971 logo is on both sides this year. That coupled with the cursive script on the bumper seems to be an homage to the 50th Anniversary of the 1971 “Young Thundering Herd.”

Marshall had to petition the NCAA for special permission to play freshmen In 1971 as freshmen were unable to play back then. Thus the moniker “Young Thundering Herd.”

(11-11-2021 10:21 AM)NRGHerd Wrote:  It appears the helmets this year might be a little different than the ones worn the last few years that included the number 75 on one side. It looks like the 1971 logo is on both sides this year. That coupled with the cursive script on the bumper seems to be an homage to the 50th Anniversary of the 1971 “Young Thundering Herd.”

Marshall had to petition the NCAA for special permission to play freshmen In 1971 as freshmen were unable to play back then. Thus the moniker “Young Thundering Herd.”

Yes, Jack Lengyel and his staff petitioned the NCAA and won, two years later in 1973 the rule was changed to allow freshman to play. So in effect the plane crash changed a rule for the NCAA.

I equate freshman not being able to play then to the Ivy League ban on redshirting. Both short sighted ideas.

At the time Bobby Bowden was at WVU. He gave Jack Lengyel a copy of his playbook and allowed Lengyal and his staff to watch them in practice. At that time Bowden run the veer option.

Lookin' good . . Go Marshall

Together We Rise !!