Offense - Spring Game

[Mountain Panther]

For those that were there, how did the QBs look?

PASSING: PURPLE - Zach Davis (12-21, 165 yds, TD); WHITE - D.P. Eyman (5-7, 29 yds), Caleb Walter (3-10, 43 yds), Ben Alford (1-1, 32 yds)

[FerociousCat]

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They looked young...best ball of the day was thrown by Victor Williams, though nothing spectacular like his throw against Ill St in 2006.

[LuvThePanthers]

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I thought the kid on the purple squad looked pretty good, nice arm and pretty athletic. He'll be a good one IMO. After that it looked pretty shaky.

[Khan4Cats]

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Did Alford play mostly at wide receiver (where he's listed) or are they moving him around?

I could see Eyman being used as a hybrid runner-passer in the spread lining up next to Grace out of the gun and rolling out.

[JayJ79]

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I wasn't all that impressed by the offense at the spring game.
But then, I wasn't all that impressed last year, but things went okay for the most part.

just goes to show that I don't know squat about judging practices. haha

[Jonsoup]

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Does anybody know why Peterson wasn't playing? I didn't see him play. Crowd wise from the game I was quite surprised at the attendance. Nice to see the former alumni to show up as coaches.

[FerociousCat]

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Did Alford play mostly at wide receiver (where he's listed) or are they moving him around?

I could see Eyman being used as a hybrid runner-passer in the spread lining up next to Grace out of the gun and rolling out.

Alford played wr, but completed a flee flicker.
I saw Eyman in at wr, but missed him at qb
Kind of surprised that Oordt wasn't on the Purple team.

Is it a bad thing or a good thing that more people attend the spring game than home conference mens basketball games?

[Matt Trump]

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Does anybody know why Peterson wasn't playing? I didn't see him play. Crowd wise from the game I was quite surprised at the attendance. Nice to see the former alumni to show up as coaches.

From the Courier

http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2008/04/25/sports/local/10297998.txt

Cedar Falls High tight end Sam Peterson has missed the entire spring because of illness

[Matt Trump]

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I wasn't all that impressed by the offense at the spring game.
But then, I wasn't all that impressed last year, but things went okay for the most part.

just goes to show that I don't know squat about judging practices. haha

It should be tough to judge the offense at the end of the spring. First, they held the major offensive playmakers out of the game. Second, the defense is always miles ahead after 4 weeks of seeing the same stuff. The dlineman know the calls and know how they are getting blocked for just about every situation.

[Jonsoup]

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From the Courier

http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2...l/10297998.txt

Thank you!
I heard his dad mention something on the radio but didn't disclose details of his illness as well.

[Trapped in California]

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Does anyone know if there will be a published recap of the spring game more than what is on the CSTV site? Unfortunately I had to blow the weekend watching Barry Zito earn $250,000 for each inning he survived on Sunday.

Any comparison on 07 vs 08 position players? I am especially interested in the DBs, given the current situation. Any word on the crowd - KWWL showed the visitor's side which looked sparse but the soundtrack indicated many more there than was shown.

Thanks for the insight.

[06panther10]

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Speaking of Zito, I just saw that he is now moving to the bullpen....ouch.

[dustin86]

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[QUOTE=Trapped in California;124610]Does anyone know if there will be a published recap of the spring game more than what is on the CSTV site? Unfortunately I had to blow the weekend watching Barry Zito earn $250,000 for each inning he survived on Sunday.
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When you were at that game i was in milwaukee watching brewers vs. marlins. I only knew 3 guys on there whole starting roster and i would have much rather been watching the spring game.
Did like CFU or Mediacom tape it and have it on sometime for a replay??????

[MGLD Panther]

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Alford played wr, but completed a flee flicker.
I saw Eyman in at wr, but missed him at qb
Kind of surprised that Oordt wasn't on the Purple team.

Is it a bad thing or a good thing that more people attend the spring game than home conference mens basketball games?

It is a good thing. UNI isn't and will never be known as a I-A national power in basketball. Never. Football is different.

Here is my story on that subject. I get excited for next years UNI football team 2 days after we lose our last game. I get excited about UNI basketball,if they are winning, during the two days I am mourning UNI's last football loss.

[Kyle]

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It is a good thing. UNI isn't and will never be known as a I-A national power in basketball. Never. Football is different.

Here is my story on that subject. I get excited for next years UNI football team 2 days after we lose our last game. I get excited about UNI basketball,if they are winning, during the two days I am mourning UNI's last football loss.

Football will never be known as a I-A national power either, because UNI plays I-AA (currently named FCS) football.

Also, it's unfair to compare the two sports based on attendance. Even some of the bad football programs (ie-Iowa) will have attendance numbers which rival the most successful basketball programs. Football is just plain more popular than basketball, therefore basketball attendance numbers will never be able to rival football numbers. When is the last time you saw 100,000 people watching a college basketball game? Nebraska had over 80,000 in attendance for their spring game...people just love football.