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Article: CONFERENCE USA NOTEBOOK: ; Marshall-Southern Miss helps paint bowl picture
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- November 13, 2009
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SOUTHERN MISS at MARSHALL When: 4:30 p.m. Saturday TV: none
Line: Southern Miss by 3
With three weekends remaining in the regular season in Conference
USA, Marshall's bout Saturday with Southern Miss doesn't set up as a
postseason elimination match.
It could turn out that way, however, by November's end. But this
much is more certain: The winner picks up its sixth victory and
provisional bowl eligibility, and creeps within a win of full bowl
eligibility. With both teams' remaining schedule - and the
historical unpredictability of C-USA - that will loom large.
Both teams are 5-4 overall, 3-2 in C-USA and one game behind East
Division leader East Carolina, so they're still in running for ...