Dunbar resigns

[06panther10]

Re: Dunbar resigns

I think he went 7-4 in three straight seasons didn't he? That's not UN-successful. That's a good record. In FBS competition it gets you a New Year's Day Bowl game and a couple million dollar payout.

He did ok. That doesn't mean he was unsuccessful.

Ok, well first off, we are not in the FBS so that argument is rediculous. We are not playing for a birth in the champs sports bowl.

Second, this is UNI. 7-4 and NO playoffs is unsuccessfull. We have always been a top 5 program for the most part, with the exception of when he was coach.

[TravelingPanther]

Re: Dunbar resigns

Do you know him, Rob? He's not a bad guy and gets beat up on here much more than he deserves.

No, I just know what he did here and how he treated the fans.

[Pantherpower]

Re: Dunbar resigns

He went 8-3 one of those years and we missed the playoffs. I'm not pen pals with the man, but in my opinion, it's not like he drug UNI football into the abyss.

[JayJ79]

Re: Dunbar resigns

He went 8-3 one of those years and we missed the playoffs. I'm not pen pals with the man, but in my opinion, it's not like he drug UNI football into the abyss.

8-3, but with two of those wins being over D2 teams.
Though they did beat a I-A team that year (Ohio, from the Mid-American Conference)

[Mountain Panther]

Re: Dunbar resigns

His four years as coach was exactly the same time I was at UNI. No wonder I wasn't that into Panther football back then.

[Roy Fleming]

Re: Dunbar resigns

I just recall that by Dunbar's last year UNI had 1 (perhaps 2) black player(s) starting.

[TravelingPanther]

Re: Dunbar resigns

Might be a good coach, but was a jerk and didn't want to be here.

[Mountain Panther]

Re: Dunbar resigns

Might be a good coach, but was a jerk and didn't want to be here.

Always interesting to hear that a coach "didn't want to be there." Then why did he go to UNI? I know he saw it as a stepping stone but at least make the most out it while you're there.

[TravelingPanther]

Re: Dunbar resigns

He definitely did not "make the most out of it". Ask any fan, booster or player who had interaction with him. Most of the responses will be negative.

[JayJ79]

Re: Dunbar resigns

He kicked my dog.


haha, kidding.
I've never had a dog, and never met Mr. Dunbar.

[JCPanthers]

Re: Dunbar resigns

Wasn't he referred to as "Little Napolean"?

[TH1974]

Re: Dunbar resigns

Wasn't he referred to as "Little Napolean"?

He was referred to as lots of things.

[P. compressa]

Re: Dunbar resigns

Dunbar is one of the reasons I lost interest in UNI for a few years.

I drove 5 hours through rain and miserable weather to watch UNI at Ohio. He was a complete ass. had no concept of building a community and family around a football team. He might have been a good OC but as a coach he alienated a lot of people close to the UNI football family. You can't do that as a head coach.

Thank god Farley recognized one of the biggest things we needed at UNI was to rebuild the football family. I now feel a part of it all again. That means I give more money to the UNiversity and go out of my way to attend games again.

[Mountain Panther]

Re: Dunbar resigns

Wasn't he referred to as "Little Napolean"?

Little Napolean? Didn't know you could get any smaller than Napolean.

[TREE]

Re: Dunbar resigns

Dunbar didn't sugar coat or BS...you knew what you were getting with him and alot of people don't like it that way....sounds like UNI fans especially. Got to give the guy credit. He was there during the time the dome roof was being fixed (had to play a top ranked McNeese at Central High) and to keep a team together during those times couldn't have been too easy.
I could go on about his good traits and bad, but he wasn't a UNI guy so our fans won't listen anyway.