for those of you who may not know this
is the final resting place for six
members of the 1970 thundering herd it's
a plane crash that took their lives was
so severe so so absolute that their
bodies were unable to be identified so
they were buried here together six
players six teammates six sons of
Marshall this is our past gentleman
this is where we have been this is how
we got here this is who we are
today I want to talk about our opponent
this afternoon they're bigger faster
stronger more experienced and on paper
they're just better and they know it too
I don't want to tell you something that
they don't know they don't know your
heart
I do I've seen it
you have shown it to me you have shown
this coaching staff your teammates you
have shown yourself just exactly who you
are in here when you take that field
today
you've got to lay that heart on the line
from the soles of your feet with every
ounce of blood you've got in your body
lay it on the line until the final
whistle blows and if you do that if you
do that we cannot lose
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