If UNI had made the final FG attempt...

[UNIpanther99]

Sitting in the stands, as a HS official, I seemed to be the only one who knew the rule and was excited to see us jump on the ball with 1 second left. Everyone else was looking at me like I was crazy at first.

However, realizing that we would get another chance, I instantly starting thinking that if we win, it would turn into a situation where Iowa fans would say we won because of a "stupid rule" or some such thing... I could have even seen the national media jumping on it as one of those things were the talking heads say "they've gotta change that rule, if you block the kick, it should be your ball. Period."

If we had won, the story would have been we were lucky to get the win. Now, the story is Iowa was lucky to get the win, despite UNI's superior effort.

Don't get me wrong, I would have taken the win, contraversy and all... But just something to think about.

[JayJ79]

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when that drive started, I told the people around me: "if UNI can score here, it will become automatic LEGEND! 2-minute-drill, starting at their own 8 yard line, to beat IOWA!"

Alas, it didn't quite come to fruition. But still.....

I agree with you that that is probably how the media would handle it, unfortunately. Though I'm guessing it would only be bitter Iowa fans calling for the rule change.

I have to wonder if special teams coaches just preach to the FG blockers to just avoid the ball in that situation. Though I'm not sure why. If the kick goes PAST the line of scrimmage and a defender touches it, only to have a member of the kicking team recover it (under normal, 4th down situations), does the kicking team get the ball with a fresh set of downs? That's the only reason I can think of for the defending team to NOT try to recover the ball.

[paMANther]

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I was one of the lucky one that got to hear the iowa fight song twice because they had thought they won after the first field goal block.......

[AppState78]

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Panters, At the 2005 FCS championship game, the only good tickets I could get was right in the middle of the 1,000's of UNI fans that traveled to Chattanooga to support their team. I was treated very warmly and by kick off, I became a UNI fan. I was impressed by your team and your fans.

On Sunday mornings, I check my newspaper for your scores and as a graduate of a FCS school, I know the pain that is in your hearts today. My university (App State) lost yesterday to East Carolina ("a top 25 wanna be school")in a rally from behind effort.

There is nothing more smug than a Division I football fan when it comes down to playing a FCS university. When I read your score with Iowa and then watched the replays on Sports Center, I remembered the night in Chattanooga and all of the great people I got to sit with at a football game.......I feel your pain.

Well, we (ASU) and UNI are 0-1 for the season but because we are in the division that lets teams play for a nation championship in a playoff system , both of our teams can and will recover.

I hope that we get to play UNI in Chattanooga on Jan 1 for the FCS title and if this dream comes true, I want my tickets to be in the middle of the purple and gold. Go Panthers.

Steve Terry
ASU class of '78

[9YRPLAN]

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im not so sure uni had a superior effort. i think it was a very evenly played game. both teams left a lot of point on the field.

[SpanishMoon]

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Panters, At the 2005 FCS championship game, the only good tickets I could get was right in the middle of the 1,000's of UNI fans that traveled to Chattanooga to support their team. I was treated very warmly and by kick off, I became a UNI fan. I was impressed by your team and your fans.

On Sunday mornings, I check my newspaper for your scores and as a graduate of a FCS school, I know the pain that is in your hearts today. My university (App State) lost yesterday to East Carolina ("a top 25 wanna be school")in a rally from behind effort.

There is nothing more smug than a Division I football fan when it comes down to playing a FCS university. When I read your score with Iowa and then watched the replays on Sports Center, I remembered the night in Chattanooga and all of the great people I got to sit with at a football game.......I feel your pain.

Well, we (ASU) and UNI are 0-1 for the season but because we are in the division that lets teams play for a nation championship in a playoff system , both of our teams can and will recover.

I hope that we get to play UNI in Chattanooga on Jan 1 for the FCS title and if this dream comes true, I want my tickets to be in the middle of the purple and gold. Go Panthers.

Steve Terry
ASU class of '78

Steve, just so you know, my sister got married and will be moving abroad. You should probably stop sending your little "notes".

[TH1974]

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This is a new level of greatness. Hypothetical jerk Iowa fans.

[SpanishMoon]

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By the way, looking at the replay, does anyone else think Iowa was way offsides on the last fg attempt? I didn't hear this mentioned but it looked like 3 Iowa guys were across the LOS.

[MediaPanther]

Re: If UNI had made the final FG attempt...

Panters, At the 2005 FCS championship game, the only good tickets I could get was right in the middle of the 1,000's of UNI fans that traveled to Chattanooga to support their team. I was treated very warmly and by kick off, I became a UNI fan. I was impressed by your team and your fans.

On Sunday mornings, I check my newspaper for your scores and as a graduate of a FCS school, I know the pain that is in your hearts today. My university (App State) lost yesterday to East Carolina ("a top 25 wanna be school")in a rally from behind effort.

There is nothing more smug than a Division I football fan when it comes down to playing a FCS university. When I read your score with Iowa and then watched the replays on Sports Center, I remembered the night in Chattanooga and all of the great people I got to sit with at a football game.......I feel your pain.

Well, we (ASU) and UNI are 0-1 for the season but because we are in the division that lets teams play for a nation championship in a playoff system , both of our teams can and will recover.

I hope that we get to play UNI in Chattanooga on Jan 1 for the FCS title and if this dream comes true, I want my tickets to be in the middle of the purple and gold. Go Panthers.

Steve Terry
ASU class of '78

Thanks for the kind words Steve. That was a magical night even though the Panthers weren't able to celebrate in the end.

[Kyle]

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This is a new level of greatness. Hypothetical jerk Iowa fans.

This is a prediction thread. A prediction of how Iowa fans would react had we won and 99 is right on.

[Newsbreaker]

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This is a prediction thread. A prediction of how Iowa fans would react had we won and 99 is right on.

It's not a "prediction" thread. Predictions have to do with future events. This has to do with rewriting history and then bashing on a fan base premised upon what we think might have happened if...

We've actually gotten to the point of inventing things to be upset about.

We're ranked 4th in the country. We might have the best team in school history. We have a national championship caliber football squad, at a small school with limited resources. We are the very definition of powerhouse. We were inches away from beating a top-25 team on their home field on national TV yesterday. We're going to have a fantastic season...


...and we're sitting around inventing things to be upset about. Unreal.

[UNI Prof]

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It's not a "prediction" thread. Predictions have to do with future events. This has to do with rewriting history and then bashing on a fan base premised upon what we think might have happened if...

We've actually gotten to the point of inventing things to be upset about.

We're ranked 4th in the country. We might have the best team in school history. We have a national championship caliber football squad, at a small school with limited resources. We are the very definition of powerhouse. We were inches away from beating a top-25 team on their home field on national TV yesterday. We're going to have a fantastic season...


...and we're sitting around inventing things to be upset about. Unreal.

And we're sitting around letting message boards "upset" us. Unreal.

[Kyle]

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It's not a "prediction" thread. Predictions have to do with future events. This has to do with rewriting history and then bashing on a fan base premised upon what we think might have happened if...

We've actually gotten to the point of inventing things to be upset about.

We're ranked 4th in the country. We might have the best team in school history. We have a national championship caliber football squad, at a small school with limited resources. We are the very definition of powerhouse. We were inches away from beating a top-25 team on their home field on national TV yesterday. We're going to have a fantastic season...


...and we're sitting around inventing things to be upset about. Unreal.

I'm not upset at all and I'm not inventing anything. People predict what would have happened given different circumstances just as often as they predict what will happen given current circumstances.

[Newsbreaker]

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And we're sitting around letting message boards "upset" us. Unreal.

I'm not upset in the least.

I'm not upset at all and I'm not inventing anything. People predict what would have happened given different circumstances just as often as they predict what will happen given current circumstances.

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To tell in advance. Saying what would have happened is not a prediction. It's the very definition of making something up, of reinventing circumstances to consider an alternate, created reality.

[TH1974]

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I'm not upset at all and I'm not inventing anything. People predict what would have happened given different circumstances just as often as they predict what will happen given current circumstances.

That's not prediction. Projection, maybe.