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  • Up Next: Wofford (Playoff edition)

    So trying to get away from the frustration over the 5 seed, bottom line we control our own destiny. Just beat Wofford round 1!
    Playoff Bracket
    December 3, time TBA and it is on ESPN3.

    Wofford runs the triple option, going to be a tough defensive match b/c to my knowledge we haven't seen that.

    Presbyterian College Clinton, S.C. W 35-28
    Clemson Clemson, S.C. L 27-35
    Samford Spartanburg, S.C. W 38-23
    Appalachian State University Spartanburg, S.C. W 28-14
    The Citadel Charleston, S.C. W 43-14
    Virginia-Wise Spartanburg, S.C. W 47-14
    Furman Greenville, S.C. L 21-26
    Elon Spartanburg, S.C. W 48-28
    Western Carolina University Cullowhee, N.C. W 42-24
    Georgia Southern University Spartanburg, S.C. L 10-31
    Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tenn. W 28-27

    So they beat Appy State at home, lost on the road to a very good Clemson team by 8, lost by 5 on the road to Furman (not in the playoffs) and lost by 21 at home to a good Georgia Southern team 2 weeks ago.

    Wofford has to travel from South Carolina.

    Wofford leads the FCS in rushing yards per game at 356.2 (only avg about 85 passing yards per game), they are going to stick to the ground attack it looks like. UNI will have to make the most of every possession if they are going to take a lot of time off the clock, possessions could be limited.
    On the season they have 3,918 net rushing yards and 940 yards passing.
    They've got a back, Eric Bretenstein that is 2nd in active FCS players with 43 career rushing TD's.
    Looks like they might have an issue with penalties? On the season they have 59 for almost 500 yds while opponents have only 32 for 250.
    They avg. 33.36 points per game and allow an avg of 24 points per game.

    Looks like a lot of how we fare in this game depends on our D-Line and Linebackers...which doesn't worry me. Get them ready and lets force them to throw!
    Last edited by UNI Fight; 11-20-2011, 10:24 AM.
    GO PANTHERS!

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    Re: Up Next: Wofford (Playoff edition)

    A big plus is that we have two weeks to study that option. And we got them at home. This is a game that we should win. Lets go Panthers.
    UNI FIGHT

    Originally posted by 9YRPLAN
    iowa sucks, fran sucks, their schedule sucks, iowa fans suck

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    • #3
      Re: Up Next: Wofford (Playoff edition)

      Last triple option team was faced we crushed - granted they weren't as good as Wofford I'd guess.


      I like our chances.

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      • #4
        Re: Up Next: Wofford (Playoff edition)

        Let's pack the Dome. I, for one, will be there.

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          Re: Up Next: Wofford (Playoff edition)

          Originally posted by clenz View Post
          Last triple option team was faced we crushed - granted they weren't as good as Wofford I'd guess.


          I like our chances.

          You mean we don't have to watch our defense give up 5-8 yard passing routes all day?

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            Re: Up Next: Wofford (Playoff edition)

            Originally posted by 06panther10 View Post
            A big plus is that we have two weeks to study that option. And we got them at home. This is a game that we should win. Lets go Panthers.
            Well, I do hope that we don't have a bunch of our more talkative fans talking trash about how Wofford might as well not even show up, how horrible they are, etc., the way some of our fans did with Lehigh last season.

            And if you are on those fans I just mentioned and happen to be reading this post, please don't make the same mistake. Karma's a b!tch.

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            • #7
              Re: Up Next: Wofford (Playoff edition)

              A common factor in their three losses were that the opponent kept them to around 200 yards rushing in all three of those games. If UNI can keep them to 200 yds or below rushing we get a great shot at a win. Looks like the closer they get to 300 yards rushing the better they get, frustrate them early and stop the run!
              GO PANTHERS!

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              • #8
                Re: Up Next: Wofford (Playoff edition)

                Wofford is coming into this game with a loss and eeking out a 1 point win vs. 5-6 Chattanooga, not sure how much momentum they'll actually have going into their bye week getting ready for this game. UNI had to beat Illinois State in OT but Illinois State should have been in the playoff discussion/picture. That road game at Illinois State had all the feeling of a playoff game, grind it out, season on the line football. I hope we keep that feeling through the off week!
                GO PANTHERS!

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                • #9
                  Re: Up Next: Wofford (Playoff edition)

                  Winning the battle of 1st down will be huge. We have to get them in 2nd, 3rd and long.

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                  • #10
                    Re: Up Next: Wofford (Playoff edition)

                    Hey guys, Wofford fan here. Feel free to join our forum at http://www.terrierfans.com

                    Yes, we are coming off a loss to GSU and a 1 point win against Chattanooga. Don't let Chatt's record fool you though, they are a very good team. Close losses against us, GSU and App St. Anyway, we run the Triple Option, but I can promise you it's different from any TO you may have already seen.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Up Next: Wofford (Playoff edition)

                      Originally posted by 06panther10 View Post
                      A big plus is that we have two weeks to study that option. And we got them at home. This is a game that we should win. Lets go Panthers.
                      This right here is the key, the triple option attack they run is very successful, but if you look at teams who play it with extra time to prepare they are usually successful.

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                      • #12
                        Re: Up Next: Wofford (Playoff edition)

                        Nice to see a new opponent. Wofford will be a tough out.
                        Selling a lot of old UNI stuff here: http://www.panthernation.com/showthread.php?t=65762

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                        • #13
                          Re: Up Next: Wofford (Playoff edition)

                          Originally posted by UNIChippewa View Post
                          Well, I do hope that we don't have a bunch of our more talkative fans talking trash about how Wofford might as well not even show up, how horrible they are, etc., the way some of our fans did with Lehigh last season.

                          And if you are on those fans I just mentioned and happen to be reading this post, please don't make the same mistake. Karma's a b!tch.
                          Agree. Wofford has been a top-quality FCS team for a number of years and has been successful in a very tough conference.

                          I'm sure they'll bring some game to the dome.

                          A big key to this game will be getting off to a good start offensively and putting pressure on Wofford to play from behind. Hasn't really been our strength lately so we need to come out strong. We didn't do that against Lehigh and they got stronger as the game went on.

                          I like having two weeks to prepare defensively. That's big.
                          Last edited by Blue42; 11-20-2011, 10:05 AM.
                          Winning is more fun than losing.

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                          • #14
                            Re: Up Next: Wofford (Playoff edition)

                            Found a blog post from 2008 about Wofford's Wingbone offense

                            UNI needs to play sound, stay at home defense and tackle well. If a defender forgets their assignment Wofford is going to bust some big yardage runs.

                            Breakdown of Wofford from a Chattanooga fan before last Saturday's game. Sounds like their defense shouldn't be overlooked, they run a 5-2 "50 defense" and ranked 18th in FCS in total defense.

                            Just excited the playoffs are finally here!
                            GO PANTHERS!

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                            • #15
                              Re: Up Next: Wofford (Playoff edition)

                              Any word on game time??? Mens Bball is home on the evening of Dec 3 and Wrestling is hosting the UNI open in the dome listed as "all day". Sound like a scheduling nightmare to me as I was hoping for a Friday night game so I could attend all three events.

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