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ok, calm the hell down. The season is FAR from over. That was a really tough loss yesterday. We've had many, usually in the playoffs AT home. And once again, we want to switch QB's. First it was Rennie, then Davis, then back to Rennie, back to Davis, back to Rennie, and so on. The run defense is still dominant. Had the fumble gone out of bounds, we win. It's a game of inches at times. It would be nice to have video reviews but I doubt that will happen. All in all, it was a huge kick to the stones but not the end of the world. Remember the ****ty feeling when we lost to Evansville in basketball? Yeah, we did all right after that.
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I was surprised the sun came up. At least, it did in Davenport.
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Thanks for the feel good pep talk, and yes most know the season is not over if we run off 6 straight.
However, you seem to be missing the issue:
Richmond 08....final seconds
Iowa 09....final seconds
Illinois st 09....final seconds
SFA 10....final seconds
SIU 10....final seconds
One could very easily argue the only games we should have lost in the past 4 years are BYU 08, SDSU 09, and Iowa State 10.
Call me a spoiled fan...and maybe I exepct too much...but we are AWFUL in close games. Either we are the MOST un-clutch team EVER....or we have had some Awful luck ever since 2005....probably a combination of both.
"We're not an ordinary school," said Fort. "We have tradition. We have a good team year after year. We rebuild, and it doesn't matter who we have coming back."
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Yeah I agree chitown. Its been pretty painful. I just do not feel confident at all in close games. Whether we need to make a defensive stop, make a fg, or score a TD to win, it seems we have continually failed in these "big moments" in the last several years.
We haven't won an important game since UNH in the '08 playoffs. Every single important/big game since then, we have choked.UNI FIGHT
Originally posted by 9YRPLANComment
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UNI is still tied for first in the conference.
All of our remaining games are winnable (not shoe-ins, but certainly winnable, if we stop shooting ourselves in the foot).
Sure, we might need some help to secure the AQ bid (SIU losing another game, or 3-way tie situation where we hold the tiebreaker). But even if they ran the table too, and UNI took care of business the rest of the way, an 8-3 UNI team, who is MVFC co-champs, would get an at-large.Comment
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While we could win the next 6 and on paper heavily favored in the next 6......UNI is 4-6 in their last 10 games...."We're not an ordinary school," said Fort. "We have tradition. We have a good team year after year. We rebuild, and it doesn't matter who we have coming back."
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There is still a lot of upside left in this season.
I saw some great things yesterday in the 2nd half. It was an impressive comeback on the road. One of the best I've seen. We had the chance to deliver the dagger but didn't.
We made some boneheaded mistakes early in the game and again in the last 4 minutes plus OT. Some on the field, some within the coaching staff.
As for those on the field, we're a young team and we're showing it. As for the coaches, they need to make better decisions.
If we can get this team calmed down and focused, I think we've got a shot to make a run.
We've got a solid D and a very good running game. That can take you a long ways if you play clean football. Let's see what happens.Winning is more fun than losing.Comment
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Expanded playoffs this year too. We got that going for us.Comment
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I tend to agree with you. But, after thinking about it for a few minutes, we've had some close wins too. It is always easier to remember the close losses (they hurt) than the close wins (they last a week). In fact, had a couple of these close wins not occurred, the close loss would not have. Based on my recollections and just off the top of my head:Originally posted by Chitown Panther View PostThanks for the feel good pep talk, and yes most know the season is not over if we run off 6 straight.
However, you seem to be missing the issue:
Richmond 08....final seconds
Iowa 09....final seconds
Illinois st 09....final seconds
SFA 10....final seconds
SIU 10....final seconds
One could very easily argue the only games we should have lost in the past 4 years are BYU 08, SDSU 09, and Iowa State 10.
Call me a spoiled fan...and maybe I exepct too much...but we are AWFUL in close games. Either we are the MOST un-clutch team EVER....or we have had some Awful luck ever since 2005....probably a combination of both.
SDSU 10... started to "right the ship" with an intercept in the final minutes
YSU 08... FG in final seconds
New Hampsire 08... Defensive stand in final minute (IIRC a Ruffin sack)
New Hampsire 07... "the catch" (might have those backwords)
There might be more, just what I could think of off the top of my head. And yes, the close games have resulted in more losses as of late.....Comment
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I don't know what you are referring to with "SDSU 10"?Originally posted by FOTY View Post
At YSU in '08, we blocked a FG and won by 1 point. It was a team that we should have beaten much easier.
And the UNH game in '07, was a great memory because of "the catch", but we had a decent lead in that game, and we let them back into it. We needed a miracle to win the game, and we just happened to get it.
And UNH in '08 ended on a 4th down play where their QB overthrew a wide open receiver that would have put them in FG range to win the game. We got lucky on that one.
We just simply aren't beating good teams anymore because we self destruct.UNI FIGHT
Originally posted by 9YRPLANComment
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Originally posted by 06panther10 View Post
Your memory is better than mine....
The SDSU wasn't an interception (don't know what I was thinkin'). They scored with like 2.5 left (down by 3?) and attempted an on side kick out of bounds. Oohrt made the big reception. Many of us commented how it was not "typical Farley" style to step on their throuts.
The NH 4th down play was correct, which was set up by a Ruffin sack on 3rd (all I remembered was the sack - had to look it up).Comment
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only 2 at large bids in the playoffs. we gotta be 1 or 2 in the conf to get a playoff spotComment
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there are 10 at-large bids in the playoffs. (or were you saying that UNI has only gotten 2 at-large bids in their history thus far?)Originally posted by jnutt View Post
But given the out-of-conference losses that the MVFC teams have had this year, I'd probably agree that only the 1st and 2nd place teams (or the teams tied for first) in the conf. will have any chance of getting in the playoffs this year.Comment
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What about the Texas State game, the SIU games in the Dome (minus last year), and UNI/YSU in '08/'07/'06/'04, Western Kentucky '05? This team has played very close games that came out on the correct side of the win column for the Panthers over the past half decade. It seems though that this team is playing close with some of these games b/c of UNI errors/turnovers/etc...rather than two teams that are going head to head and essentially neutral in the turnover margin. It's frustrating as a fan, but I have confidence this team will go on a big roll here over the last half of the season.The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice, clouds and thick darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. Fire goes before Him, and consumes his foes on every side; His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles; the mountains melt like wax before the Lord of all the earth. The heavens proclaim His righteousness and all peoples will see His glory.Comment
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