Pathetic

[Durf73]

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Okay we made a few mistakes today that caused us the game. Some of u act like they did it on purpose. If u think u hurt inside from the loss maybe u should ask your self how the players feel. NOT ONE OF THOSE KIDS MADE THOSE MISTAKES BECASUE THEY WANTED TOO! Stuff happens and that is why you play the game!

IT WAS A TEAM LOSS AND THAT'S WHERE IT STANDS! Now a good team will figure out a way to bounce back and all the finger pointing won't fix a damn thing. Some times I think the people who want to point out one player caused us a game probably have never been in an athletic situation in their lives that made a difference.

THE PLAYERS FEEL WORSE THAN THE FANS, THEY KNOW WHEN THEY MADE A MISTAKE, THEY DON'T NEED SOME FORMER (?) JOCK IN THE STANDS OR THE CROWD OR ON LINE TELLING THEM THAT. GIVE IT A REST. WE LOST A TOUGH GAME. NOW WE BOUNCE BACK. GET OFF PAT GRACE'S BACK--> THAT WAS WHAT HIS FOURTH START OF HIS CAREER AND IF HE DIDN'T HAVE SOME SUCCESS WE MAKE NO COMEBACK IN THE SECOND HALF!

GO PANTHERS, GET READY FOR THURSDAY! LEARN & MOVE ON.....

[TH1974]

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Turnovers killed UNI & Iowa today! Both teams struggled with holding onto the ball!

Yeah, it was incredible how many times those teams gave the ball away yesterday. Lots of work to do.

[mamacat]

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There should be a rule against picking on individual players on the team. Each player knows what they need to do and they don't need fans posting negative things about them. The team probably learned some hard lessons last night.

[ubuntuCAT]

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There should be a rule against picking on individual players on the team. Each player knows what they need to do and they don't need fans posting negative things about them. The team probably learned some hard lessons last night.

While I try to refrain from really getting after individuals, to say no negatives is crazy. This isn't middle school football this is D-1 college ball.

[Blue42]

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Yes that was a game we coulda/shoulda won and we gave it away.

But we knew going into this season we had some projects that had to be developed to get us where we want to go.

One was a QB who is tough and strong, but hasn't played at this level. The other is an O-line that required some retooling.

We had a few lapses last night that kept us from beating a very good team on the road when we weren't at our best.

But as we all learned last year, what's really important is how we're playing at the end of the year. We won't get to enjoy an undefeated regular season this year. Or an undefeated MVFC season. In fact I expect we'll have 3 losses before the regular season ends.

The pieces are there to make this a great team capable of making a serious playoff run IF we continue to improve, especially on the offensive side of the ball.

[Panthers to the Bone]

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On PN, we want to have a site that doesn't bash student-athletes. It's easy to pile on young men and women when their performance is not up to par. It's okay to make observations, but we don't want to see all-out bashing and throwing kids under the bus. It's not caught all the time, but we strongly encourage everyone to try to show restraint.

Yes, this is D1 athletics, but these kids aren't getting paid high price salaries. Are most on full-ride scholarships? Yes, but they aren't getting paid, living in lavished homes, and driving cars nicer than your parents (for the most part), like professional athletes and head coaches. These kids are told to stay off the boards, so it's difficult to defend theirselves online. Please keep 'bashing' and 'throwing kids under the bus' off this board. It really hasn't been a problem here (Thank you all), but just want to make sure this has been said.

[Mountain Panther]

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Yes that was a game we coulda/shoulda won and we gave it away.

But we knew going into this season we had some projects that had to be developed to get us where we want to go.

One was a QB who is tough and strong, but hasn't played at this level. The other is an O-line that required some retooling.

We had a few lapses last night that kept us from beating a very good team on the road when we weren't at our best.

But as we all learned last year, what's really important is how we're playing at the end of the year. We won't get to enjoy an undefeated regular season this year. Or an undefeated MVFC season. In fact I expect we'll have 3 losses before the regular season ends.

The pieces are there to make this a great team capable of making a serious playoff run IF we continue to improve, especially on the offensive side of the ball.

Good post....no reason why this team can't get hot at the end of the year and make a playoff run. See JMU 2004, UNI 2005.

[unipanthers8907]

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Okay, yes this loss hurts, believe me i didnt want to talk to anyone all night last night, but the way i look at it is this. Before the season started i figured UNI had 3 games on their schedule that would be hard to win (BYU, SIU, and NDSU), i realize these are just my expectations, but if UNI loses in those 3 games and wins the rest, i cant be disapointed because those are 3 quality teams. UNI will bounce back and hopefully take the next 2 games before the big game against NDSU. And remember, it's only one conference loss, we can still win the conference with one loss. GO PANTHERS!!!!!

[06panther10]

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If we have just one conf. loss and SIU has just one conf. loss, they would get the autobid via the tiebreaker, correct?

[ubuntuCAT]

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If we have just one conf. loss and SIU has just one conf. loss, they would get the autobid via the tiebreaker, correct?

yes, assuming that their isn't another team with only one loss

[dan_beeding]

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I believe SIU lost by a small margin to us in the Dome last year, and still ended up okay... Does anybody remember what (former) GFC team made it the farthest in the playoffs last year?

[Newsbreaker]

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I believe SIU lost by a small margin to us in the Dome last year, and still ended up okay... Does anybody remember what (former) GFC team made it the farthest in the playoffs last year?

We are always in a different position than everyone else. We have the most playoff appearances without a title, yet somehow we are never worthy of an at-large selection. We have never had the luxury of not hoisting a banner.

[06panther10]

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I was thinking the same thing. I sure as hell don't feel comfortable relying on getting an at large berth considering it has NEVER happened for us before.

[Durf73]

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I was thinking the same thing. I sure as hell don't feel comfortable relying on getting an at large berth considering it has NEVER happened for us before.

It's got to happen sometime!!!!! : (Didn't they expand the playoffs this year?????)

But we can still win the title if we take care of business the rest of the way. Plus I don't think anyone is going thru this conference undefeated this year. I could be surprised but I really doubt it.

[BCPanther]

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Playoff expansion starts next year. Its still 16 for 2008...

Look, we are still in fine shape. Take care of business at home the next three weeks and the season is completely different. Remember the month of November is VERY VERY favorable...