Up Next: ISUb

[Cannic88]

This game will be another doozy. Who's got the scoop on the trees? They are a much improved team.

[in_the_stands]

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All-black home unis - very intimidating. I had to stop watching.

[Chitown Panther]

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transfer QB from Univ of Washington. They are undefeated at home on the year...

[UNIChippewa]

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Weren't they defeated both home and away for a number of years in a row? Quite a turnaround, good for them.

[UNI83]

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2 wins against non-D1 counters.

They have a good offense, but I don't think they've played as complete of a team as UNI yet.

[06panther10]

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Any game on the road is going to be a tough one for our young team.

Like always, we gotta come ready for a tough game, and not turn the ball over. If we make mistakes, and play sloppy again, they can and will beat us.

[Panther-Sheik]

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Gotta quit allowing teams to start fast against us. That is making our road much tougher. No way we should have lost to SIU, but we came out slow and allowed them momentum. It will be a similar story this week. If we can just come out fast and punch someone in the mouth for once, I see our young team getting the early confidence to roll them...and if we come out slow (like normal) then we will give their young team confidence and we will be in yet another dog fight till the end (USD, YSU, SIU, NDSU).

[FerociousCat]

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Can't believe this game is a concern... kudos to the Trees on the turnaround!

But they SOOOOOOO should have dropped football!!

[JayJ79]

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Can't believe this game is a concern... kudos to the Trees on the turnaround!

But they SOOOOOOO should have dropped football!!

the BoR said the same thing about UNI

[JayJ79]

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every game (especially conference games) should be a concern to some degree.

also, I hope no one gets busted for pot this week.

[olivestreet95]

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Panthers win this game

[CincyPanther88]

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These are not your older brother's Trees.

[JayJ79]

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Farley said (at the monday press luncheon) that he has been impressed by what he has seen from the Indiana State QB. and that he was a "drop back, strong-armed, throw-it-on-a-line quarterback" (as opposed to a running QB). And that the Sycs also have a good RB and an aggressive defense.

Some of it may be coach-speak to a degree, but they are definitely much improved over what they have been in the past.

[Svoboda]

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Farley said (at the monday press luncheon) that he has been impressed by what he has seen from the Indiana State QB. and that he was a "drop back, strong-armed, throw-it-on-a-line quarterback" (as opposed to a running QB). And that the Sycs also have a good RB and an aggressive defense.

Some of it may be coach-speak to a degree, but they are definitely much improved over what they have been in the past.

It isn't just coach speak, we are much improved. We were 2-54 the previous 5 seasons and have improved to 5-3 this season. Yes, 2 wins were against non Division I schools, but we beat up Illinois State (most points ever scored on them by a Valley opponent), took down Missouri State in OT and defeated South Dakota State this past weekend.

When Coach Miles came in, he bascially identified the problems and dismissed a bunch of players from the team -- guys who never went to class, who gave substandard effort, etc. Most of the guys playing right now were recruited by Miles and have been playing since they were true freshmen. Compliment those guys with the transfers we took in (such as QB Ronnie Fouch from Washington that has been mentioned) and they're starting to put it together. We only have 8 seniors on our entire roster to boot.

Key Players on Offense:

#4 QB Ronnie Fouch Jr
#29 RB Darius Gates Sr (Leads MVFC in scoring)
#26 RB Shakir Bell Fr
#19 WR Justin Hilton Jr
#1 WR Bryant Kent Sr

Key Players on Defense:

#92 DL Ben Obaseki So (Leads MVFC in sacks, TFL)
#3 DB Alex Sewall Jr
#99 LB Aaron Archie So
#42 LB Santino Davis Jr
#15 LB Ryan Roberts Jr (Played QB last season)

BTW, since Cap'n welcomed us over here, you folks are also welcome to check out our fan site, Sycamore Pride -- http://www.sycamorepride.com.

[jegbomb52]

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It isn't just coach speak, we are much improved. We were 2-54 the previous 5 seasons and have improved to 5-3 this season. Yes, 2 wins were against non Division I schools, but we beat up Illinois State (most points ever scored on them by a Valley opponent), took down Missouri State in OT and defeated South Dakota State this past weekend.

When Coach Miles came in, he bascially identified the problems and dismissed a bunch of players from the team -- guys who never went to class, who gave substandard effort, etc. Most of the guys playing right now were recruited by Miles and have been playing since they were true freshmen. Compliment those guys with the transfers we took in (such as QB Ronnie Fouch from Washington that has been mentioned) and they're starting to put it together. We only have 8 seniors on our entire roster to boot.

Key Players on Offense:

#4 QB Ronnie Fouch Jr
#29 RB Darius Gates Sr (Leads MVFC in scoring)
#26 RB Shakir Bell Fr
#19 WR Justin Hilton Jr
#1 WR Bryant Kent Sr

Key Players on Defense:

#92 DL Ben Obaseki So (Leads MVFC in sacks, TFL)
#3 DB Alex Sewall Jr
#99 LB Aaron Archie So
#42 LB Santino Davis Jr
#15 LB Ryan Roberts Jr (Played QB last season)

BTW, since Cap'n welcomed us over here, you folks are also welcome to check out our fan site, Sycamore Pride -- http://www.sycamorepride.com.

Holy $hit, not only do they have a shot at a winning record this year, they have fans now too

Congratulations tree's. I am so happy that you guys are no longer the laughing stock of I-AA.