Playoff Field SWAG

[Pantherpower]

I wouldn't be worried about Montana home or away this year. This UNI team has an incredible amount of composure.

[caagman]

I agree that this team has great composure and confidence. They don't get rattled by a bad play, a bad series, or falling behind. I can't remember a UNI team that looked this good. I don't agree about not worrying about Monatana (or any other team for that matter). When we stop worrying about them, we could easily find ourselves playing catch-up. This team has done a great job of staying focused all season and they need to keep that up in order to go all the way to the championship. Go Panthers!

[JayJ79]

I wouldn't worry about Montana. This year's Panther team could beat any FCS team out there (and a good number of FBS teams too). I'm not saying we WOULD beat them, as in it would be inevitable. Just that we definitely have the potential. A victory in football is not obtained by potential (or talent) alone. But by talent, preparation, execution, and some degree of luck.

So I'm not worried about Montana. Not until we're scheduled to play them, if that is how the playoff brackets end up.
But even then, it shouldn't be worry, just focus.

[unigriff]

the dome would be too rocking, we wouldnt notice any opponents fans being there anyway

as for montana...when you start worrying about your own teams capabilities is when the dogfight will occur with the opponent.
Our boys will be fine against whoever they play as long as they keep to the gameplan that has led them to success all year.

[Panther FANatic]

I would love to play Deleware, App State and Montana! REVENGE IS SO SWEET!

[unigriff]

the hype would be so HUGE if we played App State for the title in a Rematch

[AmesPanther]

the hype would be so HUGE if we played App State for the title in a Rematch

That's what I want to see. As bad as it sounds I would like to see a loss now. It feels like the team needs to get a loss in so they can get it out of their system. Much better now than in the playoffs.

[Mountain Panther]

That's what I want to see. As bad as it sounds I would like to see a loss now. It feels like the team needs to get a loss in so they can get it out of their system. Much better now than in the playoffs.

We had enough losses in 2006. Most of the team knows what that feels like.

[BCPanther]

I like Farley's attitude- 'A loss is NEVER a good thing. Period.'

We need to continue to play well and lock up a seed. Everything else will take care of itself...

[JayJ79]

We lost the first half of the YSU game. Half a loss is enough for me.

[Mountain Panther]

We lost the first half of the YSU game. Half a loss is enough for me.

And we lost the 4th quarter of the SIU game.

[MGLD Panther]

So we have three quarters.

[Panther-Sheik]

If you NEED to lose to win (what??!!), then the program is probably not in as good of shape as you might think. "Needing a loss" became a way to make a team feel better and was the cornerstone of some coaches pre-game speech to fire them back up after losing a game at some point many years ago, I bet. Since then it has taken on this sort of "key to a championship" aura. What we need is to win every game we have left...that is the only sure way to win a championship.

[AmesPanther]

It's not a knock on UNI. I'd love to see a perfect season and a run through to a national title. I don't care what the team is they all have a let down. I'd like to get it over with now. You don't get a redo in the playoffs. Teams like Ohio State only have to win 1 post season game for a national title. With an actual playoff UNI needs to win a lot of games and I think that's tough.

I don't know anything about key's to a championship theory. I just think it's too many games for any team to not have a single let down game.

[Panther-Sheik]

I hear ya, but I think a loss is too drastic...especially against the two remaining teams. A loss to one of these two would potentially have bad residual affects for the playoffs. I think we have had letdowns, but were still able to win...which is much better than an actual loss. I do agree that egos have to be checked, though, or else there might be trouble. Hopefully the coaches are able to do that without the need for a loss though.