SUU Game Thread

[Southern Cat]

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Are we a "quality conference" yet? What do ya' say coach?

[JayJ79]

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How about Pat Grace's numbers on the season:

a QB efficiency rating of 309.26 for the year so far
6 of 7 for 147 yards and a TD.

(obviously the QB efficiency stat doesn't really mean much in this situation. it's just amusing to look at)

[Dome fan]

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After seeing a little bit of Pat the past couple of games I am feeling pretty good about our QB next year! Dude has an arm on him and like what I have see thus far!

[UNIPNTHR]

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Terrell Allen broke one or two fingers according to Coach Farley on the post game show.

Straight hearsay, but: I heard he broke a finger(s) on our first punt return trying to jam the gunner at the line of scrimmage.

[Newsbreaker]

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Note the quote from SUU's coach in the Courier.

"Right now, I feel like Northern Iowa is (the best team in the country)," said Meier. "We knew what the other guys were like as we played them, but all we had was film on (UNI). I can't say enough about the team that was out there today."

[Panther-at-Arms]

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Note the quote from SUU's coach in the Courier.

I thought the headline on unipanthers.com was quite fitting..."Panthers Silence Thunderbirds, 48-10."

Also, I had to leave for work and didn't know until I just read it that Grace had a 22 yard TD scamper...that is great! Can someone fill me in on how he got it?

[JayJ79]

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I thought the headline on unipanthers.com was quite fitting..."Panthers Silence Thunderbirds, 48-10."

Also, I had to leave for work and didn't know until I just read it that Grace had a 22 yard TD scamper...that is great! Can someone fill me in on how he got it?

Can't remember exactly (and I'm too lazy to look it up on tape), but I think it was along the lines of faking the handoff to the runningback, and then running the bootleg around the left side and in. I think there were some receivers blocking downfield on that side as well.

[DrewDog]

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Can't remember exactly (and I'm too lazy to look it up on tape), but I think it was along the lines of faking the handoff to the runningback, and then running the bootleg around the left side and in. I think there were some receivers blocking downfield on that side as well.

You are correct. Maurice Turner (redshirt freshman WR) actually made two nice blocks on the play to let Grace go in untouched.

[BCPanther]

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I am sure other teams will be tickled silly to see they have to come to the dome and hope they see the little fact that we are 159-40-1 in the DOME !!

There is a beautiful reminder of that fact in the visitor tunnel to the field. Kind of a Public Service to visitors to the Dome...

[Chitown Panther]

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There is a beautiful reminder of that fact in the visitor tunnel to the field. Kind of a Public Service to visitors to the Dome...

I only wish the reminder was BIGGER!!!!

[Born-a-Panther]

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I was in the post-game press conference, and the SUU coach (although he did call us NIU) was very complimentary of not only our team... but at the very end he said he had to compliment how great our fans are, as well. He said when they entered onto the field and Bobby J. introduced them, his players turned to him and said, "Coach, they're actually clapping for US." He said it's the only away venue they've been at where they've been greeted with a warm welcoming.

[Newsbreaker]

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That's pretty cool BAP, but a little surprising.

I'd have thought many teams would have been happy to see SUU this year!

[JayJ79]

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I kind of like how it is done for volleyball games (and maybe other games in the McLeod, I can't remember). After each of the opposing players is introduced, the crowd claps twice (pretty much in unison). It is being courteous, but not really CHEERING for them.

Of course, SUU might have gotten a better overall impression due to the fact that there were fewer students on hand, and thus less "boo"'s. hehe.

[Panther-at-Arms]

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I kind of like how it is done for volleyball games (and maybe other games in the McLeod, I can't remember). After each of the opposing players is introduced, the crowd claps twice (pretty much in unison). It is being courteous, but not really CHEERING for them.

I seem to remember doing that for mens and womens basketball games, too, back in my pep band playing days in the dome and west gym.

[Cat80]

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No reason not to have short applause when the visitors enter the dome. There was a pretty long thread about booing earlier in the season and I'm glad to see a bit of welcoming applause when the visitors are announced. Kick their butts to be sure, but save the booing for when someone earns it.