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  • #1

    BYU Home Openers

    Can't wait for the home opener next week. Traditionally, BYU has played very well in their first game at Lavell Edwards Stadium, and one of Bronco Mendenhall's two primary goals is to win every home game.

    Despite including some of the worst BYU football fans here have seen in 30+ years (2002-2004), BYU is 8-2 in their home openers over the past decade. In addition those wins have come with an average margin of victory of 17 points against healthy competition. This may give some of you UNI fans a little insight to why so many BYU fans don't think it is being disrespectful of your team to predict a 3-TD win next week in Provo.


    2007 Arizona 20-7 W
    2006 Tulsa 49-24 W
    2005 Boston College 3-20 L
    2004 Notre Dame 20-17 W
    2003 Georgia Tech 24-13 W
    2002 Syracuse 42-21 W
    2001 Tulane 70-35 W
    2000 Miss State 28-44 L
    1999 Washington 35-28 W
    1998 Arizona St 26-6 W
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    Re: BYU Home Openers

    Originally posted by kccougar View Post
    Can't wait for the home opener next week. Traditionally, BYU has played very well in their first game at Lavell Edwards Stadium, and one of Bronco Mendenhall's two primary goals is to win every home game.

    Despite including some of the worst BYU football fans here have seen in 30+ years (2002-2004), BYU is 8-2 in their home openers over the past decade. In addition those wins have come with an average margin of victory of 17 points against healthy competition. This may give some of you UNI fans a little insight to why so many BYU fans don't think it is being disrespectful of your team to predict a 3-TD win next week in Provo.


    2007 Arizona 20-7 W
    2006 Tulsa 49-24 W
    2005 Boston College 3-20 L
    2004 Notre Dame 20-17 W
    2003 Georgia Tech 24-13 W
    2002 Syracuse 42-21 W
    2001 Tulane 70-35 W
    2000 Miss State 28-44 L
    1999 Washington 35-28 W
    1998 Arizona St 26-6 W

    I don't think UNI fans are upset with someone predicting a 3 TD Win.

    Frustration is calling UNI (NIU), D-II, 50-3 scores, zero understanding for our talent level or tradition.

    Here's to no injuries....an exciting game, BYU and UNI winning the rest of their games.
    "We're not an ordinary school," said Fort. "We have tradition. We have a good team year after year. We rebuild, and it doesn't matter who we have coming back."

    dti

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    • #3
      Re: BYU Home Openers

      BYU is the best team UNI has ever faced according to our head coach Mark Farley. I listened to him speak yesterday at the fall kickoff and he is ready to go. All the credit to BYU but he said UNI does not take the field for any game without expecting to win.

      Farley is very happy with the defensive speed in the backfield and linebackers and said the d-line is showing great depth. He has confidence in Grace and said we will all discover together what his intangibles are when he steps out under the lights. He is not concerned with the offensive talent but needs to be sure that the o-line comes together as a unit.

      We will not be holding back for the following week or saving players or plays. You can see he is almost giddy about the potential that Grace has shown. He talked about the depth at receiver and the speed at that position saying that the defenses this season had better play deep since Grace can throw it the length of the field.

      I don't know if we will win or not but you guys can be sure that UNI will be ready to play. 9 days to go....
      If computers ruled college basketball the way they do football, we'd have skipped all this March Madness monotony and just waited a month for the Kansas-Kentucky title game. And watched Northern Iowa play Cornell in the Poulan Weedeater Bowl. ~ Dwight Perry The Seattle Times

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        Re: BYU Home Openers

        Originally posted by UNIAlum95 View Post
        All the credit to BYU but he said UNI does not take the field for any game without expecting to win.
        And that, in my opinion, is what is most dangerous about UNI. Your team has a tradition of winning, and no matter the "division" that you are playing on a given Saturday, your players have confidence born from past success. That goes a long way.

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          Re: BYU Home Openers

          [QUOTE=UNIAlum95;130832]Farley is very happy with the defensive speed in the backfield and linebackers and said the d-line is showing great depth. He has confidence in Grace and said we will all discover together what his intangibles are when he steps out under the lights. QUOTE]




          Ah, we won't be having any lights since the game is 4:00 local time; unless it goes late and then if Grace waits until the lights are on to showcase his talent the lights just might be out for the Panthers.
          Last edited by KBCoug; 08-21-2008, 12:56 PM. Reason: Smiley face is in the wrong place

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          • #6
            Re: BYU Home Openers

            [QUOTE=KBCoug;130849]
            Originally posted by UNIAlum95 View Post
            Farley is very happy with the defensive speed in the backfield and linebackers and said the d-line is showing great depth. He has confidence in Grace and said we will all discover together what his intangibles are when he steps out under the lights. QUOTE]




            Ah, we won't be having any lights since the game is 4:00 local time; unless it goes late and then if Grace waits until the lights are on to showcase his talent the lights just might be out for the Panthers.
            That might just be a figure of speech as in "In the spotlight" or "In the glare of the camera lights" or maybe it's just that our home games start at 4:00 and they are all under the lights. Grace will also be "Under the microscope" but I don't think we will see a giant microscope dragged onto the field.
            As to a prediction, I think about 21 points is a fair spread. If we get a few breaks I can easily see us keeping it closer than that. I think some BYU fans will be surprised at how small the talent gap is. I'm looking forward to how well we match up against one of the best teams in the country.

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            • #7
              Re: BYU Home Openers

              [QUOTE=MnPantherFan;130951]
              Originally posted by KBCoug View Post

              That might just be a figure of speech as in "In the spotlight" or "In the glare of the camera lights" or maybe it's just that our home games start at 4:00 and they are all under the lights. Grace will also be "Under the microscope" but I don't think we will see a giant microscope dragged onto the field.
              As to a prediction, I think about 21 points is a fair spread. If we get a few breaks I can easily see us keeping it closer than that. I think some BYU fans will be surprised at how small the talent gap is. I'm looking forward to how well we match up against one of the best teams in the country.
              Well I just can't wait for the game to start so that we fans from both sides can quit thumping our chests at each other about how terrific we are and let the players on our teams prove it on the field. Next Saturday can't get here soon enough.

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              • #8
                Re: BYU Home Openers

                KBCoug, I don't know if you are refering specifically about me but calling you one of the best teams in the country and saying we could lose by three touchdowns is hardly thumping my chest. Here's to a good game!

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                • #9
                  Re: BYU Home Openers

                  Originally posted by MnPantherFan View Post
                  KBCoug, I don't know if you are refering specifically about me but calling you one of the best teams in the country and saying we could lose by three touchdowns is hardly thumping my chest. Here's to a good game!

                  Since we haven't been predicting a BYU win of at least 42-3 us UNI fans have been thumping our chest at how good of a team UNI has.

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                  • #10
                    Re: BYU Home Openers

                    Based on what Farley said in today's Courier, it should help keep us Panther fans' ideas about this game in check. Wasn't very happy...
                    The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice, clouds and thick darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. Fire goes before Him, and consumes his foes on every side; His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles; the mountains melt like wax before the Lord of all the earth. The heavens proclaim His righteousness and all peoples will see His glory.

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                        Re: BYU Home Openers

                        Originally posted by UNIAlum95 View Post
                        BYU is the best team UNI has ever faced according to our head coach Mark Farley.
                        Thats interesting as UNI has faced some pretty good teams in the recent past:

                        The 1997 Iowa Hawkeyes were extremely talented

                        2000: Boise State was pretty good.

                        2001: Iowa State was returning a lot of players from a bowl winning team and debuting Seneca Wallace.

                        2002: Okie St under Les Miles had some decent talent and handled us pretty well.

                        It will definitely be interesting to see how BYU compares to those teams.

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                        • #13
                          Re: BYU Home Openers

                          Don't forget that 05 Iowa just came off beating LSU in the Capital One bowl and would go on to beat Florida in the Outback Bowl...

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                            Re: BYU Home Openers

                            Originally posted by Brett Crawford View Post
                            Don't forget that 05 Iowa just came off beating LSU in the Capital One bowl and would go on to beat Florida in the Outback Bowl...
                            Yep. That too. I tried to block that one out of my mind.

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                            • #15
                              Re: BYU Home Openers

                              For a school that so desperately wants to be a BCS school and constantly tries to defend their talent, they sure like to be on the other side of the equation.

                              I think BYU fans are just delusional. On their message board they seem to expect UNI fans to bow down to the greatness and tradition that is Cougar football. UNI fans respect their storied program, but UNI also has an amazing football tradition, and we expect to win. And that doesn't change just because we play a I-A school. I would love nothing more than for the Panthers to put them in their place.

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