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  • #16
    Re: BYU Home Openers

    Originally posted by Matt Trump View Post
    Yep. That too. I tried to block that one out of my mind.
    He mentioned the other teams too. Said we've faced some good teams over the years and mentioned several, but he believes this is the best we've seen. We will see how it pans out over the season but, coach is saying the right things now.

    As to the scrimmage at Wartburg, he mentioned the process of tearing down, building up, tearing down, and building back up with the right timing to the first game. I suspect that this was part of the tearing down phase. If you look back, I think you see these type of comments from coach every year at this time.
    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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    • #17
      Re: BYU Home Openers

      Originally posted by NoPlaceLikeDome View Post
      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.
      I agree with you.

      I think what is unfortunate for BYU is that they destroyed EWU last year....and EWU gave ASU a good game in the playoffs.

      We are coming off a win at Iowa State...which could have very easily been 2 years in a row. We are also coming off a loss to DII North Dakota...when UNI and UND were both rated very high. I didn't think UND had a prayer and I sure was wrong. I think this is our advantage in a game like this. More than any team we should understand "anygiven saturday".
      "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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      • #18
        Re: BYU Home Openers

        More than any team we should understand "any given saturday".


        You're perfectly correct in thinking that this would be a very good chance to ambush BYU. If they pay very much attention to their press clippings and don't take this game with the same kind of serious intensity they would devote to UCLA, Washington or Utah, they stand a good chance of losing. UNI's team can go out and play with absolutely no pressure because very few people really give you much of a chance of winning. That relaxed attitude, combined with a tradition of winning, has the makings of a very dangerous opponent for BYU.

        I'm hoping--not predicting or expecting, mind you, but hoping--that we're 4 TDs up at the half. I want your team out of this game early on because if BYU lets you hang around and keep it close, you just might pull the upset. Teams with winning traditions like yours do things like that. I think you'll have a pretty good year this year and be improving with every game. I hope Coach Mendenhall is really hammering his team with the knowledge of how good you've been in the past and how good you're likely to be this year. You guys are serious as a heart attack and BYU needs to make sure they prepare accordingly.

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        • #19
          Re: BYU Home Openers

          To all UNI fans...Please forgive the juvenile nature of some of the BYU fans who have been posting on this site. As a BYU fan I have been appallled at some of the behavior of some of our "fans". I am continually amazed at the amount of stupidity that is allowed to roam free and clear on the internet.

          Please do not brand all BYU fans as such.

          We are excited to play your boys in just one week! It will be exciting to finally get the gridiron season under way.

          To those who will be traveling to Provo...if you want some tips on the area or a tour of the stadium...hit up my email address as listed!

          Zach

          P.S. I am still kind of bitter about the Panthers ruining the hopes of my current school (Weber State) and their Playoff Run way back when we had Payton award winner Jaime Martin. I havent forgot!

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          • #20
            Re: BYU Home Openers

            Originally posted by NoPlaceLikeDome View Post
            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.
            Where is our place?

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            • #21
              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...
              Florida beat Iowa in 2005 Outback bowl.

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              • #22
                Re: BYU Home Openers

                Hang tough PANTHERS ! Play your best, give them more than they expected & let's avoid any injuries.
                Plus maybe the best part of getting done with this BYU game is we can say BYE to some of the egotistical byu fans who have infested our message board.
                By the start of this season my favorite team will still be UNI, but my second favorite team will be anyone who is beating BYU !
                "I know the CUBS will play in the world series one of these years, I only hope I'm still alive to see it !"

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                • #23
                  Re: BYU Home Openers

                  Originally posted by raidingtombs View Post
                  Florida beat Iowa in 2005 Outback bowl.
                  Oh Yeah! My bad, that was the 'Watch Sun Belt League Officials be in way over their heads game'... I must have been thinking '03

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