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Bill Wagner: After absorbing 49-7 whupping, Navy football clearly has a lot of work to do | COMMENTARY

I envisioned a close contest in the season opener for both schools because I believed the Midshipmen and Thundering Herd were fairly evenly matched.

Marshall may wind up being really, really good this season. The Thundering Herd certainly has a lot of offensive talent with gun-slinging quarterback Grant Wells operating behind a big offensive line and throwing to talented receivers such as Corey Gammage and Talik Keaton.

However, you will never convince me that any Conference USA program should be able to come into Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium and stomp the Midshipmen that way.

This one went south from the outset as Marshall marched 75 yards in nine plays and just over 2 ½ minutes for a touchdown.