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[SteinPizza]

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That's no excuse, that's like saying because your high school was 4A team not knowing what conferences area 3A, 2A etc. teams is oaky, but you talk shyt about them anyway.

Actually Herdman, I agree with you to a point. Some here will claim Iowa fans (it always seems to be Iowa fans) are absolute idiots for not knowing that UNI is D1, not knowing the distinction between FBS and FCS, etc.

Not knowing much about DII is the mostly the same thing, particularly when many on this board have a DII school just up the road in Upper Iowa. I say it's "somewhat" the same in the sense that correcting someone is fine, IMO. Where it crosses the line is questioning someone's intelligence or ancestry just because they don't know some fact about SOMEONE ELSE'S favorite team. Correction is fine, but insults cross the line.

For the record, I vaguely knew that Upper Iowa went DII, but it may well have taken someone to remind me. Being reminded is fine. Being called a pompous dumba$$ is overboard. The offender should look in the mirror.

[TravelingPanther]

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You're only "required" to know things you want to know about. And if you don't want to know about D2, NAIA or D3 that's fine, but don't get into the conversation. It's common curtesy.

You know that UNI was once D2 in the NCC, right? They were in the same D2 conference with NDSU, SDSU, UND, USD, Morningside, UNO and UNC. It has roots that run pretty long there. All of the current MVFC (D1 light) programs were D2 back in the day. When UNI made the "jump" becasue the NCAA rules changed GVSU, for example was only about 10-12 years old as a college.

I understand these things. I was just pointing out why UNI fans might not care to know. I wasn't even born when we were in the NCC, but I have a lot of old yearbooks and media guides and know the situation.

[TravelingPanther]

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Actually Herdman, I agree with you to a point. Some here will claim Iowa fans (it always seems to be Iowa fans) are absolute idiots for not knowing that UNI is D1, not knowing the distinction between FBS and FCS, etc.

I still disagree on this. We played in the Division I Football Championship just 4 years ago, have made the NCAA tournament a handful of times this decade, and compete at the same level in every sport besides football. It's pretty clear we're D-I.

[Panther-Sheik]

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I also don't think we should have to know or be castigated for not knowing every conference in DII, which I am still assuming the acronyms were. Apples and firetrucks on the comparison trying to be made.

[JayJ79]

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There are FBS fans that don't know squat about the FCS.
We (FCS fans) often complain about that, but that's just the way it is, and will always be.

There are FCS fans that don't know squat about D2.
I'm sure that D2 fans probably often complain about that, but that's also probably always going to be that way.

FCS fans that don't know squat about D2 aren't really any "better" than FBS fans that don't know squat about FCS.
But I'm not going to get worked up about it either way.

[Da Cats]

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Kind of funny, but most of you don't know that NWMSU has already won 2 national championships (98 and 99), finished second the last four years (05, 06, 07, 08) and won in 2009. 3 championships in 7 years is unreal. fact over Mel's career 15 or 16 years he has played for a national championship 7 times. Amazing.

UNI fans need to stop worrying about Iowa and Iowa State. We aren't either. Worry about what we do right instead of complaining.

[FOTY]

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Ummmm..... actually I do. They have more Iowa students/players/alumni than many would expect.

Oh, and I have one thing to add: We have our Panther cry to welcome the team/kickoffs, they have the Bearcat..... Rrrrrooooooooaaarrrrr - meow.

(and yes, I am joking).

[r54uni]

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MWMSU in Maryville, Mo home of the mighty Spoofhounds!! (High School)