What Is Going On @ Ind. St.

[r54uni]

Just wondering what you guys think is going on at Ind. St. How can their athletics be soooo bad (see football and volleyball conference records). What must Larry Bird be thinking!!!!!

[UNI92]

ISU is diseased and infected this year. I seriously doubt whether they could beat our second teamers.

My hope for this weekend is to remain healthy while giving them an all you can eat meal at the ass kicking buffett! No going easy on them. I doubt they would on us if the conditions were reversed.

I hope that UNI can keep building depth, get Grace some good PT,etc..

[unigriff]

I really do not see the 1st teamers playing more than a half, no matter it be 21-0, or 50-0.

[Matt Trump]

Standard operating procedure for these type games goes like this:

1) Starters until at least the 2nd qtr. Then if it is really bad about half way through qtr 2, the 2nd string regulars will start to play more.

2) After halftime if the game is still out of hand the starters will get a couple of series. Then about half way through qtr 3, it will be all subs and a lot of offensive running plays until the end of the game.

Reminds me of the game against Prairie View A&M a couple of years back.

[igo4uni]

Let's not get to cocky............I'd hate to lose to the Trees.

[UNI MadCat]

Let's not get to cocky............I'd hate to lose to the Trees.

I dont think its cocky, its just the truth. InSU beating us would be about as unlikely as a 41 point underdog Stanford winning at USC.

[Matt Trump]

Indiana State will be like playing Prairie View A&M a few years ago. They are absolutely awful.

[JayJ79]

ISU is diseased and infected this year.

Must be something like the Dutch Elm disease, except with Sycamores. heh.

Seriously, though, I do NOT envy whoever takes over the coaching job there. It has got to be tough to recruit players to play for a program that has won only one game in their last 38 (dating back to halfway through their 2004 season) and haven't had a winning season since 1996.

Heck, I even have to wonder about their Sports Information department. On their website, their recap of their recent match here at UNI had CEDAR RAPIDS in the byline. Granted, I guess that does put them on par with ESPN in some instances, but still.

[UNIChippewa]

It was only a few years ago when their basketball team made it to the NCAA's two years in a row and even sprung a big 1st round upset as a #13 seed against Oklahoma.

[Newsbreaker]

It was only a few years ago when their basketball team made it to the NCAA's two years in a row and even sprung a big 1st round upset as a #13 seed against Oklahoma.

Thoughts like that are the only thing keeping them in a Division 1 league. Seriously.

[BCPanther]

I think we will probably hang 70 on them and not even mean to. I am not sure they could stop our run game if we told them what play was coming...

[CincyPanther88]

My hope for this weekend is to remain healthy while giving them an all you can eat meal at the ass kicking buffett!

LOL! Great line.

That said, I would imagaine that it's a challenge for the coaches to keep the players focused in practice preparing for a team like this. It would be a different kind of challenge than preparing for a team like SIU but it's just natural to take a team like ISU for granted.

[DrewDog]

I could be wrong, but I think the timing of this game is good because it gives the Panthers an opportunity to go back and work on the basics and for the coaching staff to get the attention of the back ups since those player know they will have an opportunity to earn some playing time come Saturday.

[FMPanther]

I lived in Terre Haute for awhile. There is ZERO fan support when it comes to football, they play in an old, refurbished, former minor league baseball stadium which is not on campus.....plus, it is Terre Haute. if you have been to Terre Haute, you know what I am talking about.

The Hulman Center is very nice for its age, and they have a solid, if not spectacular, following in basketball.

They have thrown around the ideas of either building a new facility on campus or dropping scholarship football completely.

If I had my way, UNI and Indiana State would finish 1-2 in the GFC/MVC every year.

[UNI MadCat]

Is this game considered a sell out? I notice there are no tix available online. I'm imagining that the students won't be using up their allotment in droves for this one, will they? Anyone know?