Sms Fan Here.

[MissouriBaller]

Good afternoon UNI fans. I am not here to troll but to say I hope my team can be .500 this year,that is all I ask. Always been impressed how UNI has had a strong football club thru the years. What do you guys think about SIU preseason number uno ranking?

[Pantherpower]

Good afternoon UNI fans. I am not here to troll but to say I hope my team can be .500 this year,that is all I ask. Always been impressed how UNI has had a strong football club thru the years. What do you guys think about SIU preseason number uno ranking?

I don't put much stock into preseason rankings. Northern Iowa wasn't in the preseason top 25 last year and ended the year ranked 4th or 5th in I-AA. Same thing with SIU last year.

[MissouriBaller]

Btw, how do you get a avatar in here?

[Marc Wigim]

SMS should, if they play well, go 5-6/6-5. But that's just my thoughts, I don't really know that much about SMS, other than your band program is quite impressive.

As far as SIU being No. 1, that just seems a little bit unwarranted. SIU has yet to prove themselves as a team that can win when it matters. Their non-conference schedule was laughably easy last year, and when they had a chance to put UNI to bed, they couldn't do it. They lost quite a few people off of that team, too, but I'm not going to pass judgement yet, because they could just be reloading.

Here's how I think the Gateway will shape up next year:

1- UNI
2- WIU
3- SIU
4- WKU
5- SMS
6- Illinois St.
7- YSU
8- Indiana St.

I just think that SIU has a lot of things to prove yet... but that's just me.

[MissouriBaller]

SMS should, if they play well, go 5-6/6-5. But that's just my thoughts, I don't really know that much about SMS, other than your band program is quite impressive.

As far as SIU being No. 1, that just seems a little bit unwarranted. SIU has yet to prove themselves as a team that can win when it matters. Their non-conference schedule was laughably easy last year, and when they had a chance to put UNI to bed, they couldn't do it. They lost quite a few people off of that team, too, but I'm not going to pass judgement yet, because they could just be reloading.

Here's how I think the Gateway will shape up next year:

1- UNI
2- WIU
3- SIU
4- WKU
5- SMS
6- Illinois St.
7- YSU
8- Indiana St.

I just think that SIU has a lot of things to prove yet... but that's just me.

I agree SIU has a lot to prove. UNI has a proven track record.

[MissouriBaller]

go gateway

[B.True]

you guys must not remember who is returning for the other teams in the league...granted, it will be up in the air, and i think UNI has a great chance, but here are my thoughts....


1- UNI
2- SIU
3- SMS
4- WKU
5- WIU
6- YSU
7- Illinois St.
8- Indiana St.

SMS and WKU have some solid players coming back while Western Illinois will return only one defensive starter from last year and have not had much luck getting anyone to come over from D1.

[Cap'n Cat]

Is that what you were trying to post, Missouri?




Cap’n Cat

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