We made it back.
Carrie and I made it to the Joan C. Edwards Stadium on the campus of Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia last Saturday. The Thundering Herd took on the North Carolina State Wolfpack. NC State won 37-20.
It is a big deal when a school from a “power conference” comes calling to The Joan. Carrie and I watched the Herd beat Purdue a few years ago. That was fun. We were in West Lafayette a couple years earlier to watch the Herd get bested by the Boilers.
I have written in detail on these pages our affinity for games in Huntington. Yes, there was a movie we appreciated. There are people in Huntington we appreciate more. I have been to more football stadiums than I can remember at the moment. Not a one of them is as memorable as the Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington. Going to the game is a combination of celebration and homecoming each week. There are some rounders there for sure. They started selling beer at The Joan recently and I don’t like the idea…not at a college game. That is not necessary.
Carrie and I had a sense of that celebration and relief. It was good to be back. We have been to at least one Herd game in Huntington the last 11 seasons. One year we had season tickets.
Saturday in pictures…
Always the first view of The Joan when we get there.
I never met a goalpost that did not make me feel good.
Enjoying the game with a girl that knows what football is about. Thank you Lord!
We were humbled to be in the presence of 1971’s Young Thundering Herd…yes, those guys that were depicted in the ashes to glory movie We Are Marshall. They were here to honor their quarterback, Reggie Oliver. Reggie died due to complications from a fall he took in August.
Young Reggie.
A Marshall legend, he will be missed.
The Joan.
It was Stripe the Stadium night. Glad we were in the Green section 111.
Remember the name Ryan Finley. He is the NC State qb and he will be playing on Sundays one day. His downfield accuracy is as good as I have ever witnessed. I have seen many good ones.
I will leave you with a field goal…it was good!
Speaking the rights…
Danny Johnson