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wish i could go would love to see the team hopefully we will get some feedback from some fellow cats on monday. if anyone gets a chance to see scrimmage please fill me in.
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You will be able to listen to the Spring Game on the internet at:
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Anyone at the spring game.....would love to hear your thoughts.....
I listened to the game thru the website and here is what I found interesting.....
When Farley was asked which players are not on campus yet that he thought could contribute...this is what he said...
---QB's Dexter Hill and Patrick Grace to add depth at the position.
---TE Austin Howard to add depth. Very Tall and Athletic
---James Ruffin at either FB or LB. He is physically mature as a True Fr.
When asked about a Rumor of a BIG-TIME D-IA LB tranfer......
---Farley ignored and said there are just way too many rumors that go thru here.....
When asked about the punting position...
---Farley said Overman's career is done....Kos is the guy now but there will be competition coming this fall.
That makes me think that DP Eyman who was 2nd all-state punter might have a shot.
When speaking on Chris Parsons.....
---Farley said....he may be one of the best safety's to go thru UNI. Seems like a bold statement but I like his optimism
When speaking on Mark Huygens....
---Farley said he now is 285 pounds. That is a 35 pound increase...WOW!"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."
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listened to game also
defensively still kinda worried about the outside guys definatley no ringing endorsements there. transfer from iowa central made a few plays any comments?Comment
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Spring Game thoughts
Thought the line had beefed up this year. Didn't compare playing weights from last year.Comment
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Hey alleycat
You were at the spring game, tell us what you thought of the younger players who had a chance to play.Comment
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I was at the spring game and thought that offensively, the future looks bright. Of course Eric Sanders looked pretty smooth...and he didn't have his big offensive weapons. Corey Lewis and Johnny Gray looked very good and very quick. David Shields ran the ball fairly well too. I think after the graduation of Freeney and Horne, the future looks bright at the running back position.
Chris Parson switched from QB to Safety and it is going to be tough to keep him off the field. He broke up a lot of passes...almost had a couple of picks and was in a ton of plays. Zielinski also switched from QB, except he is now a FB...and looking at him out there, it's hard to believe he was ever a QB. He looks HUGE!! Of course he's probably wearing a different style of shoulder pads, but he looked solid.
I thought the defense looked pretty solid and quick. I don't think we need to panic just yet at the LB position.....the young guys that were out there appeared to plug holes and made tackles. Alot of guys didn't play, so it was tough to measure where we are at.Comment
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I think everyone can settle down about the defense and OLB position. Gotta keep in mind -- Farley was a top performer at linebacker for the Panthers... so of course, his eye is going to be watching them more than any other position. Think back to last season -- everyone was fired up about the offense and was a little concerned about the defense. At the beginning of the season, it was the defense that stood its ground and the offense that was shaky. We'll be fine and ready to go."...the Northern Iowa men's basketball team reached the ultimate highs before hitting a devastating low. Unexpected success, followed by unimaginable failure. And they owned it -- all of it -- for the world to see. Like men. Like leaders. Like champions -- in a way no tournament bracket could ever define."Comment
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Kotlar...
It was very nice to hear Coach Farlye on Kotlar this morning in Des Moines on KXNO! He talked about the returners on offense and right now they may be a step ahead of the defense. The defense has some holes to fill at the OLB position, but they have three returners on the D-Line, both of the starting corners return and 2 ILB return. If they can plug some guys into the OLB and safety positions, Panther football could be a very exciting group this fall!
Here's hoping that all Panther football players have a very productive summer of strength and conditioning and come back to campus in the fall ready to compete for a Gateway Conference Crown and a 1-AA National Championship!"10% of life is what happens to you, 90% is how you react to what happens."Comment
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Fall 2005 Football
I believe the team will be in good shape he had some young guys playing this spring that now know what it takes to play for the Panthers. I am sure coach Farley has told the players exactly what they need to do in order to get on the field next year. One thing all these players have in common they want to play. Offensively Sanders seems real comfortable and he will play even better this fall when Hill arrives. Freeny is a very good back and will be even better being pushed by Horne. Receivers will be real good with Surrency leading the way and coach has commended the offensive line all spring, we will score points. The fact that we open our year with Drake and Minnesota-Duluth will allow Farley to ease the new players in before the very tough Gateway schedule begins. I look forward a very interesting summer camp and a very good year.Comment
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Courier article on Spring Game
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"...the Northern Iowa men's basketball team reached the ultimate highs before hitting a devastating low. Unexpected success, followed by unimaginable failure. And they owned it -- all of it -- for the world to see. Like men. Like leaders. Like champions -- in a way no tournament bracket could ever define."Comment
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I thought that this was kind of funny. Farley told he wasn't playing, he basically said "screw that, my parents didn't drive 12 hours to see me sit" and just put himself in. I like it!!!"He (Parsons) has been very productive for us," Farley commented. "He actually was not going to play on Saturday, but he got in there on his own. His parents came up from Oklahoma, and it wasn't my intent to play him, and as I was in the press box, he went out on the field. With his parents coming up from Oklahoma, he wasn't going to miss the opportunity to play, and again, he made an impact out there on the field."Comment
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I agree, you have got to like a guy who wants to play!!Originally posted by Reed Rothchild
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Couldn't find the old thread that talked about a D-IA transfer at LB....
I just was flipping thru the channels on TV and on Showtime was the movie/documentary of the kid that was kicked off the Univ of Florida football team. I was really surprised with the HS coaching style he had to deal with. He seemed like a genuinely good kid....but when his coach picked a fight with him.....his coach was wearing bad-idea-jeans. Only took a few seconds to get his coach on his back and pinned down by his throat. Scary thing is...his coach totally deserved it."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."
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