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  • #16
    Originally posted by RobFromCedarFalls
    i agree. I started going to games 15-16 years ago and i miss this greatly. it seems like it's end coincided with Dunbar's arival at UNI. (I hate Dunbar by the way). I always dream of the Dome returning to the way I remember it during our run with TA and I think Saturday was very nostalgic for me. If there would have been TP I would've sworn it was a memory from when i was 10.
    Dunbar screwed up a lot of things.
    UNI isn't exactly splitting atoms in terms of academics. -run&blade

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    • #17
      Dunbar screwed up a lot of things.
      I really doubt Coach Dunbar had anything to do with this.

      I guess Coach Dunbar messed some things up. From a fan's point of view, he seemed like a great coach. He had a great offense to watch. I suspect there were some serious problem not apparent to the average fan, though.

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      • #18
        Originally posted by Luther_Heggs
        I really doubt Coach Dunbar had anything to do with this.

        I guess Coach Dunbar messed some things up. From a fan's point of view, he seemed like a great coach. He had a great offense to watch. I suspect there were some serious problem not apparent to the average fan, though.
        He refused to meet with the supporters of the athletic program and would not do promoting of the program in the area. He alienated donors, expected to be treated like royalty, and produced four teams that didn't make the playoffs one single time. Maybe if the guy had a personality he would have been cut some slack on four 7-4 teams, but he was such a jerk, no one wanted him around. He was the polar opposite of TA.
        If computers ruled college basketball the way they do football, we'd have skipped all this March Madness monotony and just waited a month for the Kansas-Kentucky title game. And watched Northern Iowa play Cornell in the Poulan Weedeater Bowl. ~ Dwight Perry The Seattle Times

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        • #19
          Originally posted by UNIAlum95
          He refused to meet with the supporters of the athletic program and would not do promoting of the program in the area. He alienated donors, expected to be treated like royalty, and produced four teams that didn't make the playoffs one single time. Maybe if the guy had a personality he would have been cut some slack on four 7-4 teams, but he was such a jerk, no one wanted him around. He was the polar opposite of TA.

          Yes, he did do all this.

          But was it he who stopped the TP? (That rhymed)

          I, like Luther, doubt it. For some reason during this era, there was a lot of crackdowns on gameday. Lack of tailgaiting, no TP, etc.

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          • #20
            Originally posted by Reed Rothchild
            Yes, he did do all this.

            But was it he who stopped the TP? (That rhymed)

            I, like Luther, doubt it. For some reason during this era, there was a lot of crackdowns on gameday. Lack of tailgaiting, no TP, etc.
            Was this the AD prior to Hartzel? CR was another that was none too popular with the people (for the most part - He did a lot for the wrestling program)
            If computers ruled college basketball the way they do football, we'd have skipped all this March Madness monotony and just waited a month for the Kansas-Kentucky title game. And watched Northern Iowa play Cornell in the Poulan Weedeater Bowl. ~ Dwight Perry The Seattle Times

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            • #21
              I'd guess all the negative changes were pre-Hartzell era. Hartzell seems like the kind of guy that is for anything that supports our team and gets people out to Panther events. In other words, I fully believe that Hartzell would have no problem with bringing back the TP tossing. That's just my personal feeling though. After talking with many students, I got the feeling that many of them would love bringing back this type of tradition. In all honesty, and however dumb it may sound, events like the TP toss may actually get more students out to the games. Little things like that are what college students live for, and it makes for quite a sight!

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              • #22
                Originally posted by UNIAlum95
                Was this the AD prior to Hartzel? CR was another that was none too popular with the people (for the most part - He did a lot for the wrestling program)

                I never liked CR....
                "We're not an ordinary school," said Fort. "We have tradition. We have a good team year after year. We rebuild, and it doesn't matter who we have coming back."

                dti

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                • #23
                  One more fact about Dunbar teams (and you knew this Luther)..............besides Dunbar being a jerk, his teams could never play defense. Remember a Western Illinois game we went to Luther?
                  Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier'n puttin' it back.

                  Before you wonder "Am I doing things right," ask "Am I doing the right things?"

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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by UNIAlum95
                    Was this the AD prior to Hartzel? CR was another that was none too popular with the people (for the most part - He did a lot for the wrestling program)

                    He was very much a reason for the "Dark Days" at UNI. He hired Dunbar and Sam Weaver, I believe. He sure didn't stop anyone from taking away game-time atmosphere.

                    ps If this info is in any way wrong, please correct me

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                    • #25
                      I heard Sam Weaver has a good gig coaching HS ball in Arkansas...probably where he should have been all along. Although, I will say that he could wear that purple suit with some authority!

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                      • #26
                        I don't think Dunbar stopped it, I just said it stopped around the same time. Dunbar sucked in everyway. Still does. watch what happens if he gets that Buffalo job. Next thing you know they'll be d-2.

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                        • #27
                          Remember a Western Illinois game we went to Luther?
                          Yes, I remember that game.

                          I also remember the game we went down there and UNI beat them...and we were all set to storm the field (rip down a goal post and strap in on top of your car and bring it back to Cedar Falls along with a WIU cheerleader or two) when...we left. Go kick the other member of our band of marauders tonight for me, okay... Yeah...I have issues...I know.

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