Up Next: Southern Illinois

[Sycamorefan]

IIRC hampton played behind a stud RB than went to Va Tech most of high school which is why he wasnt highly recruited. quite a run for warren central.

Their new coach has alot of ties to the area but I am not sure they are at the same level of dominance they used to be...

[dustj888]

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Any word on Boothby?

[panther-state]

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WHERE ARE THE SALUKI FANS????? I atleast expected houndawg to hang around.

[Underdawg]

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What do you want us to say? We're just doing enough stupid crap to lose. The three games we lost we should have won but didn't--even against the Cows.
Mainly the defense (for the most part) and special teams have been setting it up for the Offense but the "O" isn't doing it's job with great field position.

Last game, Stevie stothers average about 40 yards (5 KO returns--199 yards ) per run-back against YSU yet the "O" did not accept the gift. Good luck in the play-offs.

[UNI Fight]

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What do you want us to say? We're just doing enough stupid crap to lose. The three games we lost we should have won but didn't--even against the Cows.
Mainly the defense (for the most part) and special teams have been setting it up for the Offense but the "O" isn't doing it's job with great field position.

Last game, Stevie stothers average about 40 yards (5 KO returns--199 yards ) per run-back against YSU yet the "O" did not accept the gift. Good luck in the play-offs.

My opinion: This game is not a gimme for UNI. No game really is but especially the SIU rivalry. The series is 16-15 with UNI having the slight edge. Farley has never beat Lennon while with SIU or North Dakota (3-0?) SIU is coming off tough losses, UNI has everything to lose. This sets up perfectly for SIU to come into the Dome and hruin our day. That being said, I don't think SIU will, I think Farley gets his 1st win vs. Lennon and UNI goes up 17-15 in the all-time series with SIU. But I don't think it's a throw away auto loss for SIU. If SIU is doing just enough stupid stuff to lose what I hear is they just need a few things to figure out and do enough things right to win. We shouldn't look past SIU and I hope we aren't with that #2 vs #3 matchup looming in Fargo next week. This is a MUST win for UNI and our season with that tough tough road game coming. I hope the team sees it that way too!

[UNI Fight]

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Any word on Boothby?

I don't like the sound of this from the WCF Courier article but it could mean anything. I figure he'd say Boothby is fine if he really was. We could be without Boothby this week who knows...

"BOOTHBY TABLED? Monday, Farley was vague about the status of defensive tackle Ben Boothby, who suffered a knee injury in the final seconds of the SDSU game.

"We'll find out," said the UNI coach. "We'll just take this day-to-day and see what we can get him back to throughout the week."

Farley added, "We'll wait and see what happens this week."

paMANther wrote this in another thread about it: "I was listening to the Bob Bruce Radio Experience on my way home from work and Mark Farley was on there and he said that today (Wednesday) Ben Boothby was upgraded from doubtful to questionable for the game on Saturday"


BUT THIS IS FUN TO READ:

"The Jackrabbit defense concentrated on stopping quarterback Tirrell Rennie's running game and largely succeeded. Rennie gained just 13 yards on 10 carries, his lowest total of the year.

SDSU, though, paid a heavy price for that commitment. When it walked up a safety for run support, Rennie used a play-action pass to connect with Jarred Herring for an 80-yard touchdown play. It was one of four touchdown passes for Rennie, who completed 16 of 20 attempts Saturday."

Defenses can play up on Rennie but he's just going to beat you deep. Defenses will have to respect the run and the pass SDSU learned that lesson.

[pantherclaw]

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I don't like the sound of this from the
BUT THIS IS FUN TO READ:

"The Jackrabbit defense concentrated on stopping quarterback Tirrell Rennie's running game and largely succeeded. Rennie gained just 13 yards on 10 carries, his lowest total of the year.

SDSU, though, paid a heavy price for that commitment. When it walked up a safety for run support, Rennie used a play-action pass to connect with Jarred Herring for an 80-yard touchdown play. It was one of four touchdown passes for Rennie, who completed 16 of 20 attempts Saturday."

Defenses can play up on Rennie but he's just going to beat you deep. Defenses will have to respect the run and the pass SDSU learned that lesson.

THIS is what has made Rennie such a better player from last year, he is able to sit in the pocket feel the pressure and make plays with his ARM and not freak out and run for 5-6 yards. His ability to do this(passing) has made us from a one-dimensional team into a very dangerous two-dimensional team. Why we don't just have our sprinters take off every play and have him throw it is beyond me, but that's why I am sitting here in my office and not head coach/offensive coordinator.

[panther-state]

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What do you want us to say? We're just doing enough stupid crap to lose. The three games we lost we should have won but didn't--even against the Cows.
Mainly the defense (for the most part) and special teams have been setting it up for the Offense but the "O" isn't doing it's job with great field position.

Last game, Stevie stothers average about 40 yards (5 KO returns--199 yards ) per run-back against YSU yet the "O" did not accept the gift. Good luck in the play-offs.

I just wanted to say, Hi. I like Saluki fans more than pretty much all the other fan bases. Not sure why, but I never really have a reason to dislike them other than when we lose to them.

I know things arent going well but I figure there is a little we can discuss

[achrist70]

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I just wanted to say, Hi. I like Saluki fans more than pretty much all the other fan bases. Not sure why, but I never really have a reason to dislike them other than when we lose to them.

I know things arent going well but I figure there is a little we can discuss

I think that is because you are a little too young to really remember when the Saluki's were very good at Men's Basketball and Football. You probably wouldn't have liked them nearly as much if you were in college then. Although you are right now a days I would say that SIU fans are pretty cool when it comes to St. Louis, and meeting them.

The classic 2007 game is still my favorite UNI game ever.

[Trapped in California]

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RB Harris apparently suspended for the UNI game. Don't know if it will have any impact, given he has had only 9 carries so far this year.

http://www.salukitalk.net/st/viewtopic.php?p=1056608&t=36415&sid=47cbe015975a7d0e66692517d10c5167#p1056608

[01PantherFan]

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TSN take............

Southern Illinois Salukis (2-4, 1-3 MVC) at No. 2 Northern Iowa Panthers (5-1, 4-0), 4 p.m. (Panther Sports Television)

Series record: Northern Iowa leads, 15-14

Last meeting: at Southern Illinois 45, Northern Iowa 38 (Oct. 9, 2010)

What to know: The Panthers may be the No. 2-ranked team in the country, but Southern Illinois has had their number the past couple seasons. Winning the past three games, by a combined 17 points, the Salukis' seniors will be looking for a clean sweep against their Missouri Valley rival.

Northern Iowa quarterback Tirrell Rennie (1,064 yards, nine TDs) has yet to throw an interception this season on 121 attempts. To date, just the Panthers, Georgia Southern and Cal Poly have yet to toss a pick.

Running back David Johson, a recent addition to the Jerry Rice Award (sponsored by Fathead.com) Watch List, joins Rennie in the backfield. Johnson leads the Panthers in rushing yards (85 ypg) and total touchdowns (eight).

Prediction: Northern Iowa 31, Southern Illinois 24

[Trapped in California]

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I have seen this no INTs mention about UNI, GA Southern & Cal Poly before. I think this greatly discounts what Rennie & his receivers has done to date.

Rennie has completed more passes that GSU has attempted.

Rennie ATT 128 COMP 79
CAL Poly ATT 95 COMP 56
GSU ATT 62 COMP 35

[unifight41]

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I'm hearing rumors that Boothby's been working out, running around and will be good to go on Saturday.

[JayJ79]

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I heard rumors that Boothby was the one that dispatched the former Libyan dictator.

[Pant8her]

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I heard that Qadaffi had bet his family fortune on SIU because Boothby wasn't able to play.

When Qadaffi heard the news that Boothby had been upgraded from doubtful to questionable , Qadaffi fainted and then ran into the rebels arms.

In addition, rumor has it that CA ran BB across the 'pond', where Boothby picked up Qadaffi while Anderson delivered Qadaffi to the rebels.... When CA and BB returned the news of the deposed dictator had not even broken... (about an hour and a half later is when CNN reported Qadaffi's capture)

BTW, they only missed five minutes of practice