#1 NDSU @ NORTHERN IOWA Game Thread

[ProwlingPanther]

Re: #1 NDSU @ NORTHERN IOWA Game Thread

Likely made field goal
very unlikely block and touchdown going the other way
very unlikely fake going for a touchdown

This..........Because I want our team in the best position to win.

[ProwlingPanther]

Re: #1 NDSU @ NORTHERN IOWA Game Thread

Like Stein said.. All is well that ends well. I was just putting in my two cents regarding the decision as someone had commented they thought it was a great call.

[vbfan19]

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Back in the Eric Sanders days, there was a 4th and 2 play where instead of just going for the first down, they threw it downfield for the touchdown.

horrible playcalling decision.

[ProwlingPanther]

Re: #1 NDSU @ NORTHERN IOWA Game Thread

Back in the Eric Sanders days, there was a 4th and 2 play where instead of just going for the first down, they threw it downfield for the touchdown.

horrible playcalling decision.

Next can you compare an apple from today to an orange from 8 years ago?

[Newsbreaker]

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Back in the Eric Sanders days, there was a 4th and 2 play where instead of just going for the first down, they threw it downfield for the touchdown.

horrible playcalling decision.

That's a really awful comparison.

[Herdman]

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i am thrilled about the win and agree with everything you said except i thought the fake fg was an idiotic call in that situation. 4 seonds left on the clock from the 30 something and we have maybe the best kicker on the conference kicking in a dome with a chance to go up 2 scores.

+1 ................

[Herdman]

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In the end it didn't matter, at the time it was tough to not get the points. I give Farley credit for being creative and going for the throat, NDSU can usually score a lot of points.

[Born-a-Panther]

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Farley said they had preached to the players all week about attacking and basically going for the jugular all week long. He said as coaches they needed to show the players the same mentality they had been harping on all week long.

[vbfan19]

Re: #1 NDSU @ NORTHERN IOWA Game Thread

Next can you compare an apple from today to an orange from 8 years ago?

I know there was a fake FG attempt from previous years that worked, and everyone one here called it a genius move.
Yet if it hadn't, people would have reacted just like they are here (or worse if we had lost that game).

Oh well, I guess some folks always have to b***h about something.

[ProwlingPanther]

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I know there was a fake FG attempt from previous years that worked, and everyone one here called it a genius move.
Yet if it hadn't, people would have reacted just like they are here (or worse if we had lost that game).

Oh well, I guess some folks always have to b***h about something.

Cool story....

[907uni]

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Thanks guys... this read has been good for a Sunday morning chuckle. Good game, we won, you lost... and no amount of oil money can't change that.

[Kyle]

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I know there was a fake FG attempt from previous years that worked, and everyone one here called it a genius move.
Yet if it hadn't, people would have reacted just like they are here (or worse if we had lost that game).

Oh well, I guess some folks always have to b***h about something.

Calm down Jay. You are b!tching as much or more than any other poster in this thread.

[06panther10]

I loved the fake call, for the record. There was a pretty good chance that it was going to work, and if it did, it really would have been demoralizing for NDSU.

The mentality of making that call there fit with the way we had to play to beat them, holding nothing back.

[panther-state]

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Farley said they had preached to the players all week about attacking and basically going for the jugular all week long. He said as coaches they needed to show the players the same mentality they had been harping on all week long.

This is really the only positive I could find in that fake. I loved the aggressiveness but in a game like this I would think you'd always want to give yourself a cushion and not leave it a 1 play game. Oh well, we won, hooray!!

[panther-state]

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Just a friendly reminder that UNI has not lost a single game in which Brion started at QB. I know it hasn't been pretty at times, but I'm sorry, he brings a lot to the table and has gotten the job done. Some of those throws yesterday were even spirals!!! Decision making is a bit shaky at times, especially forcing throws into coverage, but the offense pummeled NDSU yesterday. Bison burgers for days!!!