Postgame thoughts

[06panther10]

First off, the loss isn't that bad. SFA is a good team, and a team that is ranked higher than we are. We should never lose in the dome, but this is not a horrible loss for our young team.

We have to remember what kind of team we have. We have a really young team with a brand new D line and a brand new O line. Be patient with this team. Give this team time to get that valuable experience and come together. The turnovers we have had in these first two weeks are pretty unbelievable, but there is nothing we can do but learn from them.

And kudos to the defense for adjusting at the half to that terribly tough SFA offense. That is a very difficult offense to defend. We shut them out in the second half, and I believe they punted on every second half possession. I was really happy how they tightened up in the second half and gave us every opportunity to win the game.

Lastly, and maybe most importantly, I still think we have a shot to win the MVFC yet. With SIU going down at home tonight to SEMO, I think the mvfc is completely up for grabs.

[JayJ79]

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Of course we have a shot to win the MVFC. We're undefeated in conference!

[Pant8her]

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Just got done talking with my brother who went to the game. He said the officiating was horrible, especially in the first half. Any thoughts?

Also he said that we essentially left 20 more points on the feild, is that true or is he wearing purple tinted glasses?

This is a young team and will make mistakes, but it is up to the staff and how they respond to the errors and calls that grow the team.

The Turn Overs have to stop! and the defensive coordinator has to adjust and not wait till half time.

Besides the Home in the Dome loss it must have been a valiant game for the Panthers to take on a top 10 team.

GOOD Luck next week Panthers

Peace,

[JayJ79]

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Just got done talking with my brother who went to the game. He said the officiating was horrible, especially in the first half. Any thoughts?

I definitely didn't agree with many of the calls that were made (or not made).
For instance, after a touchdown, UNI's sideline was flagged for unsportsmanlike. I don't know if I've ever seen that called without there having been a sideline warning. Not sure exactly what prompted the flag, whether it was sideline player(s) going past the 30 yd line, or a few yards onto the field after the score or what.

Also he said that we essentially left 20 more points on the feild, is that true or is he wearing purple tinted glasses?

Fumble at the SFA 2, Fumble at the SFA 17, Fumble at the SFA 20.
That's 9-21 points right there. And there was the missed XP.

and the defensive coordinator has to adjust and not wait till half time.

tough to adjust when the defense doesn't get to spend much time on the sideline.

[JayJ79]

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random stat:

after two full games, the UNI defense has given up a total of a whopping 39 rushing yards.

[Blue42]

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A few thoughts after seeing both the NDSU and SFA games in person...

1. I love our D. I think they've surpassed everyone's expectations. I think they'll be solid from here on out.

2. Would like to see a little more rotation at the D line. I think guys are getting tired late in the game.

3. We've got to figure out the QB spot. I don't mind a rotation of sort. I'd play Zach 60% of the game and Rennie 40%. Make the defense prepare for two guys. When Zach's in, I'd throw 2/3 and run 1/3. When Rennie's in I'd do the opposite.

4. Carlos needs to handle the ball even more than he has. He's making some unbelieveable runs. The fumbles have hurt, but he is simply more than most defenses can handle.

5. We have to get our receivers more into the game. We've got some great playmakers (see the Zach/Rennie split idea above).

6. Farley has to be more level headed late in the game. He should've been ready to go for the 4th & 15 and CAN'T use a timeout at that point. Call a play to get the first. If you don't get it you have one chance to stop SFA IF you have a timeout left. Give yourself 2 chances to win the game, not one.

7. Officiating has been bad in both games. Tonite it was simply awful. There were 5 calls in the first half that UNI got hosed on. How do you call excessive celebration on UNI and then let our kicker get hit on an extra point and not call roughing the kicker?

8. Students might want to hang around to see the end of a 22-20 game. There's plenty of time to party after 7:00. Where are you going at 6:30 on Saturday night?

9. We had 2 chances for turnovers tonite that we didn't get. They fumbled a kickoff that we couldn't recover. And Cannady picked one on the west sideline but the receiver pulled it out of his hands. Gotta have those balls guys. The other team is beating us on loose balls consistently. Maybe Coach Jake can help out there.

10. Dammit we've got some speed.

[achrist70]

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Few things

1. The officiating was horrible, I don't like to start blaming officials but they were completely out of their league with this game.
2. SFA showed a lot of class blowing kisses to the student section as they left the field.
3. Carlos Anderson is amazing as long as the ball is in his hands
4. I think we have some decent depth at D-line
5. We ran that pistol boot pass too much, as I don't remember it working
6. We need to hang on to the ball, and know when to go down, I am all for getting extra yardage but be smart about it.
7. See #3
8. We are a very young team with a very legitimate chance of winning the Valley.

[06panther10]

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Farley said something on the postgame show about how the ref told him that we were flagged after that TD for "enticing the crowd"....lol What a joke. Those officials were just plain confused in many different instances tonight, and were just incompetent.

What about that play in the 4th Q where Rennie had that long run and got hurt, we got called for holding on the play and they got called for a personal foul on the facemask on the tackle. The ref said that the penalties offset. I didn't think that a regular foul could offset with a personal foul? We should have had an automatic first down, IMO. But we didn't.

[06panther10]

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A few thoughts after seeing both the NDSU and SFA games in person...

1. I love our D. I think they've surpassed everyone's expectations. I think they'll be solid from here on out.

2. Would like to see a little more rotation at the D line. I think guys are getting tired late in the game.

3. We've got to figure out the QB spot. I don't mind a rotation of sort. I'd play Zach 60% of the game and Rennie 40%. Make the defense prepare for two guys. When Zach's in, I'd throw 2/3 and run 1/3. When Rennie's in I'd do the opposite.

4. Carlos needs to handle the ball even more than he has. He's making some unbelieveable runs. The fumbles have hurt, but he is simply more than most defenses can handle.

5. We have to get our receivers more into the game. We've got some great playmakers (see the Zach/Rennie split idea above).

6. Farley has to be more level headed late in the game. He should've been ready to go for the 4th & 15 and CAN'T use a timeout at that point. Call a play to get the first. If you don't get it you have one chance to stop SFA IF you have a timeout left. Give yourself 2 chances to win the game, not one.

7. Officiating has been bad in both games. Tonite it was simply awful. There were 5 calls in the first half that UNI got hosed on. How do you call excessive celebration on UNI and then let our kicker get hit on an extra point and not call roughing the kicker?

8. Students might want to hang around to see the end of a 22-20 game. There's plenty of time to party after 7:00. Where are you going at 6:30 on Saturday night?

9. We had 2 chances for turnovers tonite that we didn't get. They fumbled a kickoff that we couldn't recover. And Cannady picked one on the west sideline but the receiver pulled it out of his hands. Gotta have those balls guys. The other team is beating us on loose balls consistently. Maybe Coach Jake can help out there.

10. Dammit we've got some speed.

Great thoughts Blue. I agree with most all of that.

[Blue42]

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Few things

1. The officiating was horrible, I don't like to start blaming officials but they were completely out of their league with this game.
2. SFA showed a lot of class blowing kisses to the student section as they left the field.
3. Carlos Anderson is amazing as long as the ball is in his hands
4. I think we have some decent depth at D-line
5. We ran that pistol boot pass too much, as I don't remember it working
6. We need to hang on to the ball, and know when to go down, I am all for getting extra yardage but be smart about it.
7. See #3
8. We are a very young team with a very legitimate chance of winning the Valley.

Regarding #2...

I've been to Nagodoches TX. If you're looking for class, don't look to SFA. Those folks don't know what it means.

When it comes to football, they are looking to kick your arse and that's it. They don't give a damn about anything else.

It's a different place. Like Marshalltown but without the general politeness of Iowans. More the opposite of that.

[Cat80]

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The Good: Halftime adjustments. Defense played well enough to win in the 2nd half.

The Bad: Fumbles. Terrill, Carlos, Zach. Hang on to the ball one of three, UNI probably wins. Why throw a 7 yd out on 4th and 15?

The Ugly: SFA. Intentionally going high to twist a guy's helmet on a tackle? Two SFA players mocking the west side after the game with the 'can't hear you' hand behind the ear gig. It's really more important to woof than celebrate a good win with your teammates and friends?

[JayJ79]

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What about that play in the 4th Q where Rennie had that long run and got hurt, we got called for holding on the play and they got called for a personal foul on the facemask on the tackle. The ref said that the penalties offset. I didn't think that a regular foul could offset with a personal foul? We should have had an automatic first down, IMO. But we didn't.

If the foul occured while the play was still live, then they offset. If the foul occurs after the play is dead (for example, late hit, or unsportsmanlike), the both penalties are assessed

[06panther10]

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Yeah, we all thought SFA was classless coming into this game with their fake cramps stunt they pulled at A&M and they didn't disappoint us. Can't say I have any respect for them.

[ubuntuCAT]

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punter should have gotten a grammy for his acting on the roughing the kicker penalty... would love to see that again.

[JayJ79]

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Farley said something on the postgame show about how the ref told him that we were flagged after that TD for "enticing the crowd"....lol What a joke. Those officials were just plain confused in many different instances tonight, and were just incompetent.

I could see them issueing a sideline warning, but calling an unsportsmanlike for something like that when there hasn't been any warnings is total bunk.


And unless I'm mistaken, this was an MVFC crew