WVU Renting Marshall's Rec Center?

Today in class, a student said that he heard that West Virginia University was renting out the Marshall University recreation center during the night of the Coal Bowl. After attempting to call athletics and the recreation center to see if there was any truth in this, we were still unable to get a definite answer.

Personally, I have no problem with them renting out the building if they so desired especially since Marshall will be the one benefitting. This would also be a wonderful thing because WVU fans can seclude themselves in the rec center and will not have to bother us Marshall folk while we are trying to tailgate. On the other hand, West Virginia fans are horrible. When I visited Morganown last year as part of the Marshall University Marching Band, I was barked at and was called every name in the book before I left that stadium. Should we be kind enough to rent the building out to them?

I can say so much more about this issue but this could be just a rumor. If there is any truth to this - please post below this. Anyhow, I am excited for the game on Sept. 10th and I am predicting Marshall to win by 14 points! We are Marshall.......

Jim Furyk Disqualified for Over-Sleeping

I examined an article dealing with legendary golfer Jim Furyk who ranks 6th in the world and how he was disqualified from a tournament at the Ridgewood Country Club. The reason for disqualification - his cellphone!! Thats right, his cell phone was supposed to awake him in the early hours of the morning but sometime during the night - his phone battery died which resulted in him sleeping in. Apparently, Furyk's caddie called him but got no answer due to the dead battery. Jim finally woke up at 7:23 a.m. and hurried as quick as he could in order to make his 7:30 tee time but by the time he arrived - it was too late. He, in a professional manner, handled the situation well although fustrated. PGA rules are strict and he was unable to continue during that specific tournament but he can, however, participate in the FedEx Cup even though he will loose his current standing.

Now personally, I was saddened by this. I feel soo bad for Jim Furyk because he played his heart out all year which ultimately earned him the 6th place standing. I mean, there have been times in my life where my alarm did not go off wether it was due to a power outage or my phone having low battery and I missed class or some other important event. That is like telling me that I was kicked out of the university simply because I overslept and was late to one class. This is, by far, uncalled for. PGA needs to re-examine their rules and regulations and allow more le-way. I do not understand why the caddie didn't play while Furyk was absent because usually that is how it is but who knows. I hope that the public speaks out about this which can hopefully lead to the PGA altering some of their current policy and rules. On the other hand, I applaud Jim for his professionalism in handling this and I hope he doesn't let this affect him because I want to see him at the next tournament with the number 1 ranking in the world.