Up Next: Southern Utah

[Griffitz]

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Carlos was back in form today...great to see.

[JayJ79]

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some spots that need improvement, but overall a good win.

random tangent: anyone else notice that the referee (head official, white hat) sat out much of the second half? Did he get hurt on a play somewhere, or have some other medical issue?

[Panther'73]

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Yes, he sprained his ankle

[JayJ79]

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"playing next to Ben Boothby makes the game a whole lot easier!"
~ Will Eilert

haha, love that quote

[JayJ79]

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something Petey mentioned during the postgame:
0 penalty yards against UNI tonight

now they did have some flags thrown against them, but SUU declined all of them.

[MnPantherFan]

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something Petey mentioned during the postgame:
0 penalty yards against UNI tonight

now they did have some flags thrown against them, but SUU declined all of them.

And boy did the Southern Utah announcers on their audio feed complain about that!

[06panther10]

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Predictions for this week:

-UNI will rush for 200 yards
-Carlos will have a big game
-UNI will win by at least 2 TDs
-UNI will not give up more than 14 points

This is the week that the Panthers put it back together. This team has survived the mid-season lull. It is now time for them to put the pedal back down. Our run to, and hopefully through, the playoffs will start this weekend with a great performance against Southern Utah. This team has the talent, depth, and experience to get it done.

How's that for optimism? Lets go Cats.

*pats self on back*

Well, I was pretty close...


Our offense was phenomenal today. Best our offense has looked in over two years. We finally looked like a healthy team today, and our speed was on display. Great game.

[Blue42]

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Southern Utah's QB was one of the best looking passers I've seen in the dome in a long time.

He could really throw the pill.

He could move pretty well, ran when he needed to, and threw a beautiful ball with a lot of zip on it.

I feel fortunate to have gotten out of that game with a W.

[pantherfansince92]

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Sports Network should just split the Buck Buchanan Trophy and give it to both LJ Fort and Ben Boothby. It was pretty funny seeing Fort on his second TD run leaping into the end zone when he really didn't even have to do it. Rennie said on the postgame that Fort will be bragging about those 2 rushing TDs for the rest of the season.

[panther-state]

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Rennie said on the postgame that Fort will be bragging about those 2 rushing TDs for the rest of the season.

After his 2nd TD Jordan Smith and Conley just looked at each other and shook their heads while grinning. I'm sure LJ will be reminding them about those TD's more so than anyone

[run&blade]

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Southern Utah's QB threw a nice ball but he never looked off his recievers. I don't understand why UNI didn't read his eyes and be more aggressive. Utah didn't have near the athleticism of UNI so I don't think UNI had that much to worry about as far as deep routes.

UNI was very passive on coverage and I fear that game tape will be used by others as the formula to beat UNI.

[ronfitch]

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And boy did the Southern Utah announcers on their audio feed complain about that!

Yeah, I heard that as well (when I was able to listen to the game). They also said late in the game that they thought there were missed personal foul calls on both teams - any insight from those who watched the game?

Zero penalty yards is a very impressive and important stat for UNI.

And, Bernard put his two punts inside the 20, one at the 7. That's huge.

If those two areas of play continue, UNI looks to have a very good run.

[Cat80]

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Yeah, I heard that as well (when I was able to listen to the game). They also said late in the game that they thought there were missed personal foul calls on both teams - any insight from those who watched the game?

Zero penalty yards is a very impressive and important stat for UNI.

And, Bernard put his two punts inside the 20, one at the 7. That's huge.

If those two areas of play continue, UNI looks to have a very good run.

There was pushing and shoving and hitting away from the ball on returns and pass plays. I suppose flags could be thrown but when my attention was drawn to the extra action, it looked like all parties were guilty. The officials seemed more inclined to jump between guys and stop it than throw a flag. IMO. O-line looked better. Pass defense was weak. SUU had at least one 1st and 20 and had no problem getting the first down.

[Moose39]

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IMO It really took the wind out of SUU's sail when we held them inside the 5 yard line and they missed that field goal.

[FOTY]

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Yeah, I heard that as well (when I was able to listen to the game). They also said late in the game that they thought there were missed personal foul calls on both teams - any insight from those who watched the game?

They did have something to complain about. There were a number of instances yesterday where I expected a flag. However, the official just jumped in the middle and let the game be played. If was great to see that these officials weren't flag happy.