Up Next: ISUb

[UNI83]

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In terms of conference boards for visiting teams to post on it seems this one and SDSU's are the "safest" places. SDSU's is because there is almost no traffic on it.

[Panther-at-Arms]

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Cool video. Why don't we ever have stuff like this?

http://vimeo.com/16493703

[Trapped in California]

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Beacuse we aren't the ones on verge of the first winning season since 1996

[JayJ79]

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interesting article from Terre Haute:

http://tribstar.com/sports/x2073120919/Advantage-to-experience-Or-to-home-team

Todd Golden - The Tribune-Star

When Northern Iowa visits Memorial Stadium on Saturday to play Indiana State for first place in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, it might be the starkest contrast in program pedigree possible within the MVFC.

UNI has won 14 outright or shared conference titles — nine more than any other league member. Indiana State has never won a MVFC/Gateway Conference championship.

The Panthers have been to the playoffs 14 times and have been ranked in the season-ending polls in the last six seasons. ISU has seven wins in the last six seasons.

Given the historical advantage UNI has over ISU, playing for first place, even if it’s on the road, should be old hat for the Panthers, right? UNI coach Mark Farley doesn’t necessarily see it that way.
read more...

[bent20]

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Cool video. Why don't we ever have stuff like this?

http://vimeo.com/16493703

That's something we've been really fortunate to have. Megan McKenna, daughter of our former basketball coach and the rest of the staff, do an exceptional job with promotions. It's greatly needed as we're still trying to motivate more students to attend games.

Posters for this weekend's game:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/album.php?aid=327451&id=45144743676

Our intro video:

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=628064522133

[GoCatz!]

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Those are great...very nicely done yet simple.

On a similar note...I was just in Indy last week and a radio ad aired for Butler Basketball, I wanted to get tickets to see them play...it was simple with soundbites from their final four win followed by coach Stevens calling out fans to show up...great. I get home and hear our radio ad "bla, bla bla...Panthertown" said once by a radio voice then repeated verbatim by Tanya Warren...come on.

Needless to say, I am extremely disappointed with our marketing department's effort to capitalize on last year's runs by both basketball teams and the volleyball team.

[UNI83]

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Those are great...very nicely done yet simple.

On a similar note...I was just in Indy last week and a radio ad aired for Butler Basketball, I wanted to get tickets to see them play...it was simple with soundbites from their final four win followed by coach Stevens calling out fans to show up...great. I get home and hear our radio ad "bla, bla bla...Panthertown" said once by a radio voice then repeated verbatim by Tanya Warren...come on.

Needless to say, I am extremely disappointed with our marketing department's effort to capitalize on last year's runs by both basketball teams and the volleyball team.

Stupid ticket office

[ubuntuCAT]

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Those are great...very nicely done yet simple.

On a similar note...I was just in Indy last week and a radio ad aired for Butler Basketball, I wanted to get tickets to see them play...it was simple with soundbites from their final four win followed by coach Stevens calling out fans to show up...great. I get home and hear our radio ad "bla, bla bla...Panthertown" said once by a radio voice then repeated verbatim by Tanya Warren...come on.

Needless to say, I am extremely disappointed with our marketing department's effort to capitalize on last year's runs by both basketball teams and the volleyball team.

I got a pretty cool call from coach Jake (recording) a month ago or so about buying season tix.

[UNI83]

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I got a pretty cool call from coach Jake (recording) a month ago or so about buying season tix.

I got one from Coach Warren as well a couple days later.

[Svoboda]

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Beacuse we aren't the ones on verge of the first winning season since 1996

Yeah, that's totally it.

[Panther-at-Arms]

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Beacuse we aren't the ones on verge of the first winning season since 1996

All the more reason to get people excited for Panther sports! Our marketing leaves a lot to be desired.

[Big_Al]

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That's something we've been really fortunate to have. Megan McKenna, daughter of our former basketball coach and the rest of the staff, do an exceptional job with promotions.

I recognize her name from the promos posted on the Sycamore facebook page. She does really nice work. UNI definitely needs to take some cues from her approach to graphic design. Why, I bet she could even make "Panther Town" look less dorky!

[Panther-Sheik]

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That's something we've been really fortunate to have. Megan McKenna, daughter of our former basketball coach and the rest of the staff, do an exceptional job with promotions. It's greatly needed as we're still trying to motivate more students to attend games.

Posters for this weekend's game:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/album.php?aid=327451&id=45144743676

Our intro video:
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=628064522133

Good stuff. I agree that our promo over the years has been less than "creative". Using Rima's voice overs should be a must on any Panther ads IMO. If he can't fire you up, no one can!

[Panther-Sheik]

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Cool video. Why don't we ever have stuff like this?

http://vimeo.com/16493703

I'll say it again...this team (In St) believes they can win...and they can. SDSU believed they could win and they did. Our team better not even think about taking a week off. We have to get in their heads from the start by putting up points and getting big stops or turnovers on defense right away. If they get in the first punch, look out. USD, SIU and YSU are current year examples of what the consequences can be of starting slowly or giving the other team momentum.

[isu87]

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ok, I'll bite, yet another ISU holdout fan from valley talk. Look, you say 5300 fans at an ISU game is pathetic, and yes, when you compare that to the other MVFC schools it is. But you have to see where ISU is coming from, for the past 2 decades the usual attendance at an ISU football game would be 2000-4000 fans (if lucky). Now ISU is starting to turn things around and win. It will take time, years, to draw the fans back to the ISU games at Memorial Stadium. ISU has the right coach in place and the right attitude now.

We're hopeful in a few years that ISU's attendance #'s will be on par w/ the rest of the MVFC, but for now ISU is averaging over 5000 a game this year (I think) and that's a good start. We're last in the MVFC in attendance, yes, but if things keep looking up then ISU won't stay there.

Hopefully there will be a big crowd Saturday, ISU is promoting the H-E-double L out of this game and the weather should be good, so if there are 6000+ at this game that will be huge for ISU, and they'll be loud too.

Here's to a good game, and no injuries to either teams' players. It'll be good.

peace out

I saw some of the IN ST & SDSU game online. The Trees looks solid. SDSU's atrocious passing game certainly helped to shine a better light on the D. However, I think the UNI speed difference will show up.

IN ST's best win is MO ST. Otherwise they have won against lower level competition. (I guess this could be said about us also).

Their QB is a good passer - not Matt Barr good, but good. A transfer from Washington, so has the skills. IN ST's run defense is giving up 100 yards more per game than UNI's (UNI #1 in MVFC, IN ST #6 on run D). IN ST O favors the pass.

Overall, the teams look pretty evenly matched. Crowd shouldn't be a factor unless there is a UNI invasion - they had just over 5,300 in attendance against SDSU. Pathetic.