SIU's New Stadium

[JayJ79]

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I guess, again, my question is... you have a wind-screen on the bottom of the bleachers?

Is the updraft really that prevalent to warrant a windscreen?

after further review, I think his saying that it is a windscreen wasn't meant to say that the object in question was put up TO screen the wind.
But just that the material that it is made of is a "screen" (made of mesh, as opposed to a solid banner type) so that if there is wind through there, it can pass through instead of getting blown around.

[Landmark]

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it does get windy down here and the stadium funnels that wind through the entrance. it's really just about safety, you wouldn't want a strong wind to rip it and it fall if it was solid.

[casbern]

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after further review, I think his saying that it is a windscreen wasn't meant to say that the object in question was put up TO screen the wind.
But just that the material that it is made of is a "screen" (made of mesh, as opposed to a solid banner type) so that if there is wind through there, it can pass through instead of getting blown around.

Jay, I appreciate the clarification. I was baffled at the possibility of protecting the bottom of the bleachers, where I'm sure that money could have been better spent providing weather screening other than a "poster" that showcased the dominance of UNI Football.

Just kidding, Landmark

[Landmark]

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no problem like i said earlier who else would we put on it? may be Illinois state but that's about it. I mean come on its ment to inspire the team if we put NDSU on it the team would just laugh

oh and your dominance doesnt include at SIU, how long has it been? 25 years

[casbern]

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no problem like i said earlier who else would we put on it? may be Illinois state but that's about it. I mean come on its ment to inspire the team if we put NDSU on it the team would just laugh

True.. Or any of the Dakota schools for that matter. Again, the new stadium looks great, congrats on the milestone for your program and university.

[Landmark]

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sdsu has at least been respectful and actually made the playoffs. all ndsu has done is make it so indy state or wiu finish 9th instead of 8th

[UNI83]

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no problem like i said earlier who else would we put on it? may be Illinois state but that's about it. I mean come on its ment to inspire the team if we put NDSU on it the team would just laugh

oh and your dominance doesnt include at SIU, how long has it been? 25 years

25 years since what? We own the all time head to head series advantage right now.

[Landmark]

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since you won AT SIU, i take the 25 back i checked its only been like 12 years

[Newsbreaker]

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Who else would you put on it?

How about nobody? We have had things that the teams sees before entering the stadium many times, and never has it had another team on it. Putting another team on the banner tells your players it's about them - you have to get over them.

At UNI the message is clear. It's always only about us.

[Landmark]

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Who else would you put on it?

How about nobody? We have had things that the teams sees before entering the stadium many times, and never has it had another team on it. Putting another team on the banner tells your players it's about them - you have to get over them.

At UNI the message is clear. It's always only about us.

first of all your team wont see it as they enter through a different part, there are other UA banners that only have siu players on it. Finally I am sure it wouldn't have been put up with out coach Lennon's ok and since he is 15-1 in conference play i think he knows what he is doing as far as motivating our team. it doesn't tell them crap about you it tells them this is how we treat teams in our house

[Newsbreaker]

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It tells them that unless they find a way to get through UNI, things aren't going to go that well and their goals won't be accomplished.

I'm absolutely certain it motivates your team. What it tells us is what, specifically, motivates your team and that their focus is. That's the entire point I'm making. You guys focus on us, we focus on ourselves.

When you've dominated a league since it's inception, you learn to have higher priorities. It's simply the difference between the programs.

[Landmark]

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Farley spoke last night at the Men's Spectacular golf outing, and he and the team are VERY aware of the huge poster depicting a fumbling Panther. Not that they needed any more motivation for that game, but there will be a little something extra leading into that one this year.

seems to me your team is focusing on us as well if your coach is making comments about it at golf outings. It doesn't tell our team anything beyond hey look one of the major sponsor put up something using their slogan for us to run under

[JayJ79]

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Of course UNI focuses, to some extent, on SIU. At least this year, since they are the consensus PRESEASON "top team in the league".

And SIU focuses, to some extent, on UNI, pretty much every year, because UNI is perenially at or towards the top of the conference standings.

Panthers/Salukis is the preeminant rivalry in the conference. At least it has been for the past 7 years or so (before that SIU sucked, and was the perenial cellar-dweller)

I suppose the issue that some people on here are taking, is that they don't think a team should picture any other teams at all in their posters/promotions.
Which, I guess I've never really paid much attention to it. But I'd find it hard to believe that Ohio State or Michigan haven't at some point put up something depicting their team in relation to their hated rival in some situation or other.

[UNI Fight]

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Another reason to focus on SIU: Dale Lennon has Farley's/UNI's number. We haven't beaten this guy. He brought North Dakota in and upset us, and we haven't beat SIU since he took over there. Let's hope UNI does something about it this year, but it's a very tough road game.

[06panther10]

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News is right.

That is the last image that the SIU players see before they take the field. That poster could have gone anyplace else. The fact that they placed it there does have some significance. They know that to win this league, our league, you have to beat UNI. Because that is how it always has been.