ISU vs UNI - Is it a barometer for ISU?

[khaal53]

Hey guys...I just recently started reading here and posting a little with the game coming up on Sept 3rd. I have my own Iowa State site and posted this this morning.

It is more about Iowa State and how the seasons seem to go based off of the results of the UNI game in that same year, but I'm sure you may have some thoughts, comments, and interest in it as well.

Feel free to offer up any words of wisdom.

Is UNI a Barometer Game?

Thanks.

[Khan4Cats]

Re: ISU vs UNI - Is it a barometer for ISU?

Hey guys...I just recently started reading here and posting a little with the game coming up on Sept 3rd. I have my own Iowa State site and posted this this morning.

It is more about Iowa State and how the seasons seem to go based off of the results of the UNI game in that same year, but I'm sure you may have some thoughts, comments, and interest in it as well.

Feel free to offer up any words of wisdom.

Is UNI a Barometer Game?

Thanks.

UNI made the play-offs in 1990, 1994, 2001, and 2003. Don't know that it changes your analysis any. But it would help at least to get the data right at the start.

[khaal53]

Re: ISU vs UNI - Is it a barometer for ISU?

UNI made the play-offs in 1990, 1994, 2001, and 2003. Don't know that it changes your analysis any. But it would help at least to get the data right at the start.

Thanks for the correction...I thought it seemed like they had been there more than what I am showing. I must've read something wrong or just missed it completely. Thanks again.

[95UNIGRAD]

Re: ISU vs UNI - Is it a barometer for ISU?

"Jim Walden was 3-0 against them in his first three meetings in 1987, 1988, and 1990 before he quit trying at his job and lost his final two games with the Panthers in 1992 and 1994."

Wow - that might be the most ridiculous thing I've read in a long, long time. The Panthers beat them because the coach "stopped trying" for the last THREE YEARS of his tenure? Yikes, no wonder they're not happy with past coaches in Ames.

By the way, I was at both of those games, as they were right in the middle of my first bachelor's degree at UNI. UNI was clearly the better team then, and was a legitimate national title threat (dang Kenny Shedd injury in the postseason!). The first win in '92 was interesting, but I expected the one in '94 - didn't surprise me at all.

Weird.

[khaal53]

Re: ISU vs UNI - Is it a barometer for ISU?

"Jim Walden was 3-0 against them in his first three meetings in 1987, 1988, and 1990 before he quit trying at his job and lost his final two games with the Panthers in 1992 and 1994."

Wow - that might be the most ridiculous thing I've read in a long, long time. The Panthers beat them because the coach "stopped trying" for the last THREE YEARS of his tenure? Yikes, no wonder they're not happy with past coaches in Ames.

By the way, I was at both of those games, as they were right in the middle of my first bachelor's degree at UNI. UNI was clearly the better team then, and was a legitimate national title threat (dang Kenny Shedd injury in the postseason!). The first win in '92 was interesting, but I expected the one in '94 - didn't surprise me at all.

Weird.

I didn't mean for that to be a slam against UNI...

Walden had grown frustrated with a lack of support during his tenure and had essentially mailed in all things recruiting.

[BCPanther]

Re: ISU vs UNI - Is it a barometer for ISU?

Jim Walden would have been very successful at Iowa State if the administration would have backed him st all. He had the same recruiting and total budget on the day he was fired that he did the day he was hired. He had the pedigree to get it done.

Name the only ISU head coach in the last half century with wins over both Oklahoma and Nebraska. Its not Majors, Bruce, or McCarney. Its Jim Walden.

[khaal53]

Re: ISU vs UNI - Is it a barometer for ISU?

Jim Walden would have been very successful at Iowa State if the administration would have backed him st all. He had the same recruiting and total budget on the day he was fired that he did the day he was hired. He had the pedigree to get it done.

Name the only ISU head coach in the last half century with wins over both Oklahoma and Nebraska. Its not Majors, Bruce, or McCarney. Its Jim Walden.

I don't know how successful he ultimately would have been but support was lacking and he quit and rode it out.

Your half-century qualifier beats out Stapleton by a whisker. But I'm not going to pretend I'd rather have Walden than Majors or Bruce. Probably not McCarney, either.

[TommyT]

Re: ISU vs UNI - Is it a barometer for ISU?

I don't know how successful he ultimately would have been but support was lacking and he quit and rode it out.

Your half-century qualifier beats out Stapleton by a whisker. But I'm not going to pretend I'd rather have Walden than Majors or Bruce. Probably not McCarney, either.

You can keep Bruce. I was at UNI for his one forgetable year. He threw in the towel by that time.

[UNI Fight]

Re: ISU vs UNI - Is it a barometer for ISU?

I really do feel that when the no. 14 Panthers take on the no. 18 cyclones on the volleyball court Sept. 13 in Cedar Falls it will be a barometer for ISU if they can match up with the presitigious UNI volleyball program. Should be a very interesting match.