Like I said, win or lose...

[Oldhen]

No losers in this one.

Great game, guys. Both teams played hard and well. Can't say enough good stuff about your team. They lived up to their billing, as did your dome...

We got some breaks, and were glad to have 'em.

Keep the faith. It's been fun.

[SteinPizza]

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Agreed Oldhen. Thanks for your class this week. If the rest of your fanbase was the same, I'd be rooting for you.

[RadMann]

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Hey, not all of us are bad. I even predicted a UNI win over on AGS. Congratulations on a great season UNI!

[JayJ79]

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I now believe the hype about Flacco. That kid has skills.

Besides the turnovers, what killed us was him scrambling away from the pressure on the 3rd and longs and a couple of occasions.

[SteinPizza]

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I now believe the hype about Flacco. That kid has skills.

Besides the turnovers, what killed us was him scrambling away from the pressure on the 3rd and longs and a couple of occasions.

Agreed. You know who he reminded me of...another FCS alum, Tony Romo. Watch Romo play. He's not ultra mobile, but he can move well enough to avoid a rush and make a big downfield throw. That takes some athleticism and vision that a lot of guys don't have.

I think history will show that we watched a couple of guys today that will make a nice living on Sundays for awhile, Flacco and Rinehart from UNI. A couple of others may as well...Cuff (borderline, if David Horne couldn't make it Huff will have a hard time), Corey Lewis (if he can add 10-15 lbs and still maintain quickness), Johnny Gray, and potentially Ruffin. Probably others from UD too, just not as familiar with them.

[HENJOHN]

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Good luck y'all next year and in Basketball. You had a great season and it looks like your QB may be bring home the Payton.

[TravelingPanther]

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I talked to Flacco and some UD fans after the game. Great time. Hope you guys all have safe travels back.

[ChickenMan]

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I have seen all the Delaware games this year and UNI was without question the 'best' opponent that the Hens faced all season... better than Navy. Navy has a better offense.. but UNI's defense is far superior to the Middies. UNI had a great season and with a little better luck the Panthers may have gone all the way, but I've seen UD lose some tough playoff games before and it was sure nice to see them win a tough one this time. Congrats to UNI.. you had a great year and probably deserved a better fate.

[UNI Prof]

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I wouldn't be happy if we lost to an inferior team; we didn't. You all have tons of talent across the board. The o-line did a great job and your QB was nails. Good game.

[Gohens]

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Great game Panthers. We were definitely worried back here in Delaware in the 1st quarter. Your fans and dome are great. We hope to meet up again next year. It's going to be another tough road trip to Carbondale on Friday night. You witnessed a great QB in Flacco and we were lucky to get him at UD. Best of luck next year!.

[Newt99]

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Congrats to the Hens, they played a great game and deserved to win. They totally outplayed a team that had all the advantages it needed, and capitalized on none of them. Cuff and Flacco were everything the Hen faithful hyped them up to be, their defense forced some huge turnovers, and their offense capitalized on every opportunity we gave them.

UNI was completely outcoached today as well. Delaware made adjustments to counter our early success, we never made adjustments to stop theirs. How could we not keep going with what was working for us on offense? Corey Lewis had a huge game, should have had 10-15 more touches at the very least. Where was the screen pass to Corey all game long? That would have helped slow down the Hens from sending so many guys on the pass rush all day.

All that said, I don't want to take anything away from Delaware. They completely earned their victory. I would just feel better about losing to them if we had played our best and come up short, rather than killing ourselves with turnovers, penalties, and stupid playcalling.

[BlueHen]

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I came away with a ton of respect for UNI. Your guys palyed thier hearts out and left nothing on the field. Our coaches made the right adjustments and our great palyers made great plays. I thought going in that a healthy Macorelle and Talley would be huge for us. Must of us downplayed Eric Johnson's #57 game last week because it was against DSU but we were mistaken, he kept us in the game early.

[Cat80]

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Echoing all the above, and one more thing: After UD's last TD, there were only a couple cupped hands by the helmets from the Hen players. Some to be expected and there was excellent class shown during the game from the UD players, coaches, and staff. Very different from what the UNH team showed.

Congratulations on a perfect game. You did what was needed to do to win.