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[Blue42]

...talk about moral victories for that 16-17 loss.

We should have won that game. It was right there to be had and we didn't snatch it.

We are at least as good as Iowa. Iowa is a mediocre Big 10 team. And we can play with mediocre Big Ten teams. Even in their stadium.

We kicked their arse phsically for much of that game. Rusing yards were equal. We had more passing yards and more sacks.

Yes the Panthers played a good game and the effort was great.

But was it flawless? Absolutely not. Some on this board said we had to play a nearly perfect game to win. That clearly is not true. Not against this Iowa team. Don't buy the hype. They have a little depth on us that I think showed in the 2nd half, but that's about it.

I'd take my chances against that Iowa team again next Saturday and believe we could battle them toe to toe just like we did today, and probably get the win this time.

Now lets flush that one and go get some hardware.

[rutlandbison]

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Hey thought you guys played a hell of a game. I think everybody in the MVC knows you guys are the ones to beat. Wish you coulda came away with a win. Best of luck on the upcoming season.

[Mudrafan]

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To all of the UNI grads wearing black & gold & who do not drive to the Dome on Saturdays. You are all pathetic.....today was for you.

[jnutt]

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To all of the UNI grads wearing black & gold & who do not drive to the Dome on Saturdays. You are all pathetic.....today was for you.

heck yes, totally agree. Always hate when they show up to UNI games in Black and Gold

[Blue42]

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To all of the UNI grads wearing black & gold & who do not drive to the Dome on Saturdays. You are all pathetic.....today was for you.

Amen to that brother. Pathetic.

[UNIChippewa]

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Does anybody else think that penalties were the big "X" factor today? That's the only part of our game I was disappointed in. We had a lot of penalties with our offense on the field that negated that some good play and made 2nd and 1's 2nd and 11's or 15's which hurt our offensive momentum, I feel.

[JayJ79]

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There are always going to be some penalties in the first game of the year.
But yeah, some of those totally killed our momentum.

And of course it didn't help that the officials decided not to flag half of Iowa's infractions. (not blaming the refs for the loss by any means. in fact, I'm quite surprised that they actually followed the rules correctly and allowed that second FG attempt at the end. just saying, there were alot of no-calls)

[UNIMIS2001]

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To all of the UNI grads wearing black & gold & who do not drive to the Dome on Saturdays. You are all pathetic.....today was for you.

Agreed, pathetic.

[06panther10]

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All I can say is that I am SO DAMN PROUD OF THE PANTHERS TODAY. Those guys deserved to win that game.

[wsrgohawks]

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There are always going to be some penalties in the first game of the year.
But yeah, some of those totally killed our momentum.

And of course it didn't help that the officials decided not to flag half of Iowa's infractions. (not blaming the refs for the loss by any means. in fact, I'm quite surprised that they actually followed the rules correctly and allowed that second FG attempt at the end. just saying, there were alot of no-calls)

I could point out at least 5 or 6 times when one of our O-Lineman was holding Clayborn or Klug, Carlos ran right by where the D would have been, and no flag was thrown. It goes both ways.

[JayJ79]

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I could point out at least 5 or 6 times when one of our O-Lineman was holding Clayborn or Klug, Carlos ran right by where the D would have been, and no flag was thrown. It goes both ways.

True. There is ALWAYS holding.
I was talking more about Iowa receivers pushing off our d-backs (offensive pass interference) or the horse collar tackle of Grace.
But no, officiating wasn't what decided the game.

[Chitown Panther]

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I hate to be this guy....but we have 5 missed FGs in our last 3 games....

[havok58]

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Don't be Chitown, that's an aspect of the game that needs work on. Either the offensive line needs to hold back the rush better, or Hallgren needs to kick them higher.

In fact, this was a quote from the MSNBC story:

He noticed that Hallgren was kicking line drives — including a screaming 39-yarder in the first quarter — so Hunter told the Hawkeyes to be ready for another low one.

“I just told everybody ’Squeeze that middle, press that middle and get your hands up,”’ Hunter said. “He was kicking them low all game.”

Here's a link: http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/327052...lege_football/

Hallgren's a good kicker, so hopefully he can shake off those two blocks. He's going to be needed this season to make some clutch kicks.

[Big_Al]

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I was telling people in my family that if UNI can beat Iowa, then there's no reason they can't run the table and take the hardware at the end of the year.

As it is, that game left me so totally, completely psyched at the level of talent on our team and completely frustrated that we can't put it all together when it counts. That said, I think Farley played a helluva game and I don't feel it was the coaching that lost this one. Hopefully, the taste of this game will burn in our players mouths and motivate them for the rest of the season.

[TravelingPanther]

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Sucks we lost. I'm not sure I'd say "moral victory", but I was proud today.