Inside info on FIU/Marshall

FIU head coach Cristobal has excepted Pitt Job.... they will announce it wed.  I liked Marshall anyway... so that with him leaving makes me double my bet...

I have friends who coached with him and he has confirmed this.

take it for what its worth.....

gl

I saw the same thing on a very reliable website for college football coaches .And he will coach in the Bowl game

Pitt: We have learned that Pitt offered the job to Mario Cristobal last night. Cristobal, we are told, asked that they pause the discussions until after FIU's bowl game (Tuesday night). Class move.

 Like R.J., I believe that this favors FIU's motivation. I'm sure that senior playmakers Wesley Carroll and T.Y. Hilton would love to send Mario out a winner.

His players were not told...... so they may here rumors he is going to to Pitt or PSU but he has denied it and asked to stop talks til after the bowl game.... just trying to give you info..

gl zoot

  I have Marshall as well,I just don't know if this news helps us or not. Good luck to us!

His kids know and will play hard tomorrow not just for him but for the program that he has built. This game means a lot to the FIU program and they will showcase their "hidden" talent on national tv tomorrow night. Marshall has been a roller coaster program all year and I really don't see anything changing tomorrow. Coach will use his exit in his speech prior to the game tomorrow.

he had to prepare for psu and pitt interviews..... and he was talking to my buddy about how to tell his players.... gotta be distracting.... he has decided to wait til after which is smart,...

owell... gl   Marshall will win this game outright.

Quote Originally Posted by nc1capper:

 better value on wed with la tech at +10.5

10.5 looks like a pipe dream at this point.  Looks like everyone has 9.5 now.

I have been on Covers touting Mario Cristobal as an excellent head coach for 3 years now, and have bet on FIU frequently over that period of time.  Before the season began (or early in the season can't remember exactly which) I posted that I was surprised that some prominent programs had not taken notice of this guy.  I guess we now see that they have.

Cristobal taking the Pitt job is very interesting given that he was born, raised and pretty much lived his whole life in the Miami area.  He played at the U and played Alabama for the national championsip in the 1993 Sugar Bowl.  Other than a brief stint at Rutgers, he has lived, played and coached his entire life in the Miami area, and there is a gigantic difference between Miami and Pittsburgh.  I wonder how he'll adjust?

Cristobal is an icon in the Miami area, and yes his players absolutely love him.  I'm quite sure the players already know he took the Pitt job, but if they don't, they will before kickoff.  I agree with RJ & 29 that winning one for Cristobal will be a gigantic motivating factor for the FIU players.  That said, Marshall is also very, very motivated to get a bowl win.

I have Marshall in all of my confidence pools, but was not planning on betting this game.  Like nc1capper I think I'll stick to my guns and sit this one out.  I will make a small play on Louisiana Tech if I can get +10 or better without buying it up.

 And a great recruiter as well.