Interesting question

[Chitown Panther]

Re: Interesting question

Actually, the field goal Sievertsen missed at SDSU was neither short nor in overtime. With the conditions that day, that was a tough kick which just barely missed. It was at the end of regulation for the record and then he bounced back to keep us in it in OT by putting two more through the uprights. Don't forget the fact that he had four field goals in that game. There were other chances that day to win the game and they didn't take them. To put being out of the playoffs entirely on a kid who will be an All-American and was a definite bright point this year is just flawed beyond belief. There were a lot of factors. Takes a whole football team to win or lose a game.

Good post....but don't mistake the point. Many of us like to over simplify scenarios to make us feel better.

I can also say it takes one player in scenarios to win or lose the game for us.

Example....Sonie against SIU his freshman year....LOST

Example....MacKenzie vs Cal Poly....WON

[JayJ79]

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the Almighty has condemned UNI football this season, because some of its fans have complained about the parochial school system.

We never really had a chance.

[06panther10]

Actually, the field goal Sievertsen missed at SDSU was neither short nor in overtime. With the conditions that day, that was a tough kick which just barely missed. It was at the end of regulation for the record and then he bounced back to keep us in it in OT by putting two more through the uprights. Don't forget the fact that he had four field goals in that game. There were other chances that day to win the game and they didn't take them. To put being out of the playoffs entirely on a kid who will be an All-American and was a definite bright point this year is just flawed beyond belief. There were a lot of factors. Takes a whole football team to win or lose a game.

I'm sorry you chose to be offended by part of my post. Tyler is one of the better kickers we've had, and he's made some big kicks in his career.

The kick at SDSU was approx 35 yards, with the wind, which is a chip shot for Tyler. If it went through the uprights, we win the game and ultimately make the playoffs. My only point was how narrowly we have missed the playoffs the few times that we have. If that hurts your feelings, then I don't know what to tell ya...

[northerniowadave]

Can't blow a 21 point lead at home against a so-so team.



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[95UNIGRAD]

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Can't blow a 21 point lead at home against a so-so team.



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That's the one that hurts the most, when it comes down to it. Loss at home, to an inferior team (clearly the least talented of the 3 OT opponents we lost to), and losing a lead like that is just inexcusable. Hopefully the team uses experiences like that next year, and we stay healthy and kick everyone's tail.

[Mudrafan]

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I'm as big a UNI fan as any, but we did not deserve to be in the playoffs. Even at 8-4, I still don't think we would have been put in as this committee is beyond clueless (year after year). We simply were not that good of a football team after the NDSU close shave. Even if we would have snuck in, we had zero passing game ability so it would have been pointless.

[JayJ79]

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I'm as big a UNI fan as any, but we did not deserve to be in the playoffs. Even at 8-4, I still don't think we would have been put in as this committee is beyond clueless (year after year). We simply were not that good of a football team after the NDSU close shave. Even if we would have snuck in, we had zero passing game ability so it would have been pointless.

we WOULD have been in at 8-4, I have no doubt about that (at least if the rest of the season went the same way, other than that one game result changing).

but I agree that we probably wouldn't have made it past the quarterfinals (at best)

[MnPantherFan]

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That's the one that hurts the most, when it comes down to it. Loss at home, to an inferior team (clearly the least talented of the 3 OT opponents we lost to), and losing a lead like that is just inexcusable. Hopefully the team uses experiences like that next year, and we stay healthy and kick everyone's tail.

They haven't in the past, why would they start now?
.........and Mundra, you don't think UNI would have been in the playoffs at 8-4? You really don't have a clue do you?

[MnPantherFan]

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The prediction about how far they would advance I wouldn't argue with.

[PantherFootballNation]

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I'm sorry you chose to be offended by part of my post. Tyler is one of the better kickers we've had, and he's made some big kicks in his career.

The kick at SDSU was approx 35 yards, with the wind, which is a chip shot for Tyler. If it went through the uprights, we win the game and ultimately make the playoffs. My only point was how narrowly we have missed the playoffs the few times that we have. If that hurts your feelings, then I don't know what to tell ya...

Yeah he had a chance at the end to win the game but how many game winners have you kicked in your lifetime? I'm not offended, but I'm just saying that there were other opportunities in that game that we did not capitalize on to win that game. In effect, it shouldn't have had to come down to a field goal to win. In that same game in the overtime periods, Kollmorgen missed throws for touchdowns. That hurts too. There were plenty of chances besides that to win that game. That's my only point. It falls on the team as a unit and not one player.

[Mudrafan]

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They haven't in the past, why would they start now?
.........and Mundra, you don't think UNI would have been in the playoffs at 8-4? You really don't have a clue do you?

I have plenty of clues. I've seen this committee for the last 20 yrs. You?

[Panther93]

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If the offense shows up against Illinois St we probably win.
If the defense shows up against South Dakota in the 4th we probably win.
If special teams execute better against SDSU we probably win.

There, that should equally throw everyone under the bus.

[UNIdad]

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UNI has missed the playoffs 4 times in the last last 9 years. 3 of those 4 times, missing the playoffs can be attributed to a single play that cost us a game.

'06--Wingert missed the FG to beat Iowa State.
'09--The blocked FGs at Iowa, and the TD w/ 1 sec remaining in the season finale at Ill St.
'13--Missed short FG to beat SDSU in OT, and blew 28-7 4th Q lead to USD.

Ouch. It hurts worse when you feel them all at one time.

[MnPantherFan]

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I have plenty of clues. I've seen this committee for the last 20 yrs. You?

Is 14 yrs. long enough? And there has NEVER been a commmitte before deciding a 24 team field. One other thing, the MVFC has NEVER had a two time defending National Champ and been overwelmingly rated the #1 rated conference in FCS. Here's a bone for you though, I agree we wouldn't done much in the playoffs after we smoked our first round opponent.

[achrist70]

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I am not so sure we could have gave a seeded team a run for their money. Our defense was playing maybe the best they had all season. Our offense while not spectacular would have been better with Sawyer in their, and DJ seemed to be about the healthiest he had been in a while.

I fully expect NDSU to win all their games by at least 20 points, a team we only lost to by 1 at the Fargo Shed.