To properly understand Marshall’s two victories last week, you have to go back to the week before, when the Thundering Herd ground out an overtime win over Western Kentucky.
Two days earlier, WKU coach Ray Harper described Marshall’s “no conscience” offense and compared the Herd to the Harlem Globetrotters. That brought about a quick exchange.
A reporter prompted Harper: “But they don’t play a whole lot of defense.”
Harper: “I didn’t say that.”
Reporter: “I did.”
The topic then shifted, but you get the drift. The questioner may have forgotten how the Hilltoppers yielded 39 points on 20 turnovers (15 steals) on Jan.