Bear Week

[Spathicle]

The SMS Bears are putting out another disappointing season with their lone win coming over Chadron State. UNI seems to be finding some sort of groove on offense and our defense is on point these days. *Should* be a sure thing but it is Bear Week. Really though, UNI has won by multiple scores for the past decade. SMS' last win in the series was 2005.

Can UNI win seven more games???

[vbfan19]

Re: Bear Week

playoff game #4 for the Panthers

[BCPanther]

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MSU is historically bad. Especially defensively and Farley should have fun going against a Mario Verduzco offense.

We win easily.

UNI 56
MSU 0

[vbfan19]

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at the media luncheon yesterday, Farley said that he "wished he could get Eli (Dunne) on the field more". Which either means he was coachspeaking his arse off, or he really has no control on the offense.

Because if he had really wanted to get Eli some playing time, I would think the second half of a blowout game would provide ample opportunity for that. But instead, we continue with our starter running QB keepers.

Hopefully if UNI gets up big this week at Missouri State (which has lost all of its Valley games by at least 28 points, averaging a 36.7 point loss, and they haven't even played NDSU yet), he will let Dunne get some playing time.

[ban basketball]

Re: Bear Week

at the media luncheon yesterday, Farley said that he "wished he could get Eli (Dunne) on the field more". Which either means he was coachspeaking his arse off, or he really has no control on the offense.

Because if he had really wanted to get Eli some playing time, I would think the second half of a blowout game would provide ample opportunity for that. But instead, we continue with our starter running QB keepers.

Hopefully if UNI gets up big this week at Missouri State (which has lost all of its Valley games by at least 28 points, averaging a 36.7 point loss, and they haven't even played NDSU yet), he will let Dunne get some playing time.

Have you been noticing a big problem with Bailey as to him needing to be immediately replaced?

[UNIAlum95]

at the media luncheon yesterday, Farley said that he "wished he could get Eli (Dunne) on the field more". Which either means he was coachspeaking his arse off, or he really has no control on the offense.

Sounds like a legitimate question for Thursday night. How did that not get asked by the media?


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[jegbomb52]

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I am so confident in our defense right now I would almost rather see Dunne start the game, get some throws in, and then bring in Bailey in quarter two when it is hand off city. I don't need to see Dunne, and neither does Farley for that matter, come in and hand the ball off for two quarters. We can't rightly put him in with a 35 point lead and ask him to pass....

[jegbomb52]

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I see we re-opened the tool shed and polluted the board again. Man it was a nice week or so. What do I need to do to ignore a user again?

[vbfan19]

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We can't rightly put him in with a 35 point lead and ask him to pass....

why not? this isn't peewee or highschool football.
I wouldn't mind seeing Dunne get the start either, but the last thing we need is to reignite the "QB controversy".

Give Bailey the start, then once we're up by 21 or so, give Eli the reigns for a bit, with use of the full offense through the 3rd quarter, then the typical toned down run-out-the-clock-to-end-the-blowout-game playbook in the 4th

Of course, just watch MSU show life for the first time all year and somehow make a game of it.

[sivert]

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I am so confident in our defense right now I would almost rather see Dunne start the game, get some throws in, and then bring in Bailey in quarter two when it is hand off city. I don't need to see Dunne, and neither does Farley for that matter, come in and hand the ball off for two quarters. We can't rightly put him in with a 35 point lead and ask him to pass....

Yes - if for no other reason than running the ball is inherently dangerous. Knee, head, hamstring, you name it. If we want to go the distance in playoffs, we very well might NEED an experienced back-up QB.

[achrist70]

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I think that is the reason Farley said that is so Eli would have a little game experience if something were to happen to Aaron. Gary brought it up to Aaron after the game about him being more comfortable with no one looking over his shoulder and I agree with that, I think we are finally starting to let 1 quarterback be successful and other than two overthrows on Saturday it is paying off.

[95UNIGRAD]

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With the way our D is playing, I fully expect this one to get ugly fast.

[95UNIGRAD]

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I see we re-opened the tool shed and polluted the board again. Man it was a nice week or so. What do I need to do to ignore a user again?

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[jegbomb52]

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Put on your tin foil hats for a second, could we possibly be limiting his game reps so he doesn't have flashes of hope and transfer?

[ban basketball]

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Put on your tin foil hats for a second, could we possibly be limiting his game reps so he doesn't have flashes of hope and transfer?

Yes, and be sure to put MY posts on ignore, folks! They are stark raving mad!