Gameweek: SDSU at UNI

[Newsbreaker]

We should try talking about football around here. Change it up a little.

IMHO, this game is the season. Lose to the upstart jacks, and 0-2 in the Valley is a short punt away. Beat the bunnies and you've taken game one in what is probably the 4-team round-robin to determine who hoists a banner.

It's almost like a right of fall that some other team(s) in our league will get all the attention, UNI gets all the hardware...but the process of making that happen has to start immediately.

If we're going to be even-year mediocre, we'll know on Saturday. If we've merely reloaded, we'll know that too.

[Cap'n Cat]

Re: Gameweek: SDSU at UNI

Good post, breakdance.

Farley has them fired up in his inimitable fashion, Cats dominate, 30-10. 30-0 at halftime.

[FerociousCat]

Re: Gameweek: SDSU at UNI

The last two years the game has been a tale of two halves...my fear is if UNI does that this year, will Grace have the poise to engineer the comeback? He was fearless at BYU, and hopefully just still punch-drunk against South Dakota.

Big conference game with two weeks to prepare...means bad news for the rascally rabbits.

[06panther10]

Re: Gameweek: SDSU at UNI

We should try talking about football around here. Change it up a little.

IMHO, this game is the season. Lose to the upstart jacks, and 0-2 in the Valley is a short punt away. Beat the bunnies and you've taken game one in what is probably the 4-team round-robin to determine who hoists a banner.

It's almost like a right of fall that some other team(s) in our league will get all the attention, UNI gets all the hardware...but the process of making that happen has to start immediately.

If we're going to be even-year mediocre, we'll know on Saturday. If we've merely reloaded, we'll know that too.

I was thinking the exact same thing the other day. I told someone that if we lose Saturday, we will not make the playoffs. It just feels like that will be the case. This game IS huge and I believe that it will show us what kind of a season we are going to have.

Farley has had two weeks with the team to get back into shape. I believe that is just what we needed and Farley gets the job done on Saturday.

[MSUBear42]

Re: Gameweek: SDSU at UNI

Here's to you guys whopping some bunny butt this weekend.

OLD MVFC UNITE

[06panther10]

Re: Gameweek: SDSU at UNI

OLD MVFC UNITE

7 versus 2......I like our chances!

[Herdman]

Re: Gameweek: SDSU at UNI

The Panthers need to welcome the Bunnies to the Gateway Conference...oops...I mean the Missouri Valley Football Conference the right way by whoopen their a$$ and reminding them of the old NCC days and how it's gunna be the same way between these two going forward in this new conference.

Go Panthers!

Don't let what happened two years ago when another Dakota team came to the dome.

[Khan4Cats]

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7 versus 2......I like our chances!

6 1/4. Have to deduct for the Trees. And does YSU really count as 'old", they've been in the league what, 10 years?

[Khan4Cats]

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I hope a lot of work has been done on the O-Line in the last two weeks. We have to have cohesion in that unit before anything else can go. Sounds like the bunnies are pretty confident in their front seven on defense, so Coach Nelson will hopefully have the earthmovers ready to go. Corey Lewis has had big games the last two years against SDSU, let's make it a hat-trick.

On defense, let's hope we have some alternate packages prepared to counter any 5 wide sets. I trust our D-line will put up a staunch wall against a standard rushing attack and I don't remember Berry being that much of a scrambler.

[clenz]

Re: Gameweek: SDSU at UNI

Wabbit season?

[Newsbreaker]

Re: Gameweek: SDSU at UNI

Very, very, very few seats available online. In fact, you'd have a near impossible time getting a pair together.

[run&blade]

Re: Gameweek: SDSU at UNI

IMO they have to win 2 of the 3 games against SDSU, NDSU, and Southern Illinios to have a shot at the playoffs. Since the selection committee hates UNI they better just win the conference.

If they lose Saturday IMO the season is over.

[bobsboy84]

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IMO they have to win 2 of the 3 games against SDSU, NDSU, and Southern Illinios to have a shot at the playoffs. Since the selection committee hates UNI they better just win the conference.

If they lose Saturday IMO the season is over.

Wow, I don't remember a year when the conference championship has been decided or UNI's season was over after just 3 games. You are a tough fan!

[UNIAlum95]

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IMO they have to win 2 of the 3 games against SDSU, NDSU, and Southern Illinios to have a shot at the playoffs. Since the selection committee hates UNI they better just win the conference.

If they lose Saturday IMO the season is over.

You mean one conference loss eliminates us from playoff contention? There has only been one conference winner that has gone undefeated in conference play (that's UNI by the way). But all those other banners had at least one conference loss...

This season does not hinge on this game. Is it a big game for UNI? Yes. Will we have to find a way to regroup if we lose? Definately. But will we be out of the playoff hunt if we find a way to lose this game? Absolutely not.

That said, with a week off, UNI will be prepared. I liked the SDSU message board with several posters believing SDSU will rush for 200+ yards. I'd bet they don't get 100 on the ground. If they are going to beat us it will have to be through the air. UNI will have a great game plan in place and will start conference season off with a big W.

[Newsbreaker]

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I really want to see the Dakota upstarts put in their place.

Nobody is saying one less will end our campaign. We're saying a loss saturday is indicative of other losses certain to come.