Eli Dunne

[Blue42]

Eli deserves his own thread after that show he put on tonight.

Like many on this board...I thought the job should go to Dunne after Montana laid out the blue print to shut down our one dimensional offense.

But I officially became a believer in The Book of Eli when he dropped that dime in the back of the north end zone to Jalen Rima. That was a legit big time throw.

That....is your QB for the next 2.5 years. Don't tell me any of this nonsense about AB being banged up and maybe coming back next week. Eli is the guy.

[sivert]

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Eli made a variety of great throws. Short, long, go, slant, sideline... I don't know what all!
He often threw the ball, not just to be caught, but he threw it to a spot where the receivers could catch it on the run and keep running. Yards after catch has to be a good stat.

[SoccerDobber]

He turned back the clock and made me feel like I was watching Sanders out there.

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[Blue42]

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He doesn't always throw a tight spiral...but his throws are very catchable. Showed up in his completion stats.

[run&blade]

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That's the style of football I associate with uni. Long, short, across the middle, and a perfect concert of movement with the receivers.

I know MSU isn't good but the throws and touch he showed will translate to tougher competition.

[vbfan19]

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Here is a list of 300+ yard passing games by UNI QBs since 2004:

445 Pat Grace vs. USD - 2009
418 Eli Dunne vs. MSU - 2016
417 Eric Sanders vs. Texas State - 2005 playoffs
380 Sawyer Kollmorgen vs. Iowa - 2014
333 Sawyer Kollmorgen vs. YSU - 2012
330 Eric Sanders vs. SDSU - 2007
314 Eric Sanders vs. UNH - 2007 playoffs
311 Sawyer Kollmorgen vs. SDSU - 2013
311 Eric Sanders vs. MN Duluth - 2005

I do believe that South Dakota was still in their transition to Division I back in 2009

[Trapped in California]

Would you say the bears' defense was much worse than SIU's? I would say SIU's secondary was even or worse than what we saw today.

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[vbfan19]

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If Dunne had started against the SIU, he probably would have had 500+ passing yards (or they would have pulled him early in the second half and put in a backup for mop-up duty)

[GonzoCat]

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I literally couldn't believe what I was seeing in that game it has been so long since we've seen anything like it in a UNI game. Most impressive debut game by a qb ever?

[panther1]

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I literally couldn't believe what I was seeing in that game it has been so long since we've seen anything like it in a UNI game. Most impressive debut game by a qb ever?

Right there with Kollmorgen. He was 18/34 for 265 and 3 TDs AT Wisconsin as a true freshman. Oh what could have been...

[Blue42]

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Watched some of the broadcast of last night's game to see some of Dunne's throws.

What an arm. He put a couple balls 50 yards down field with the flick of his arm. Both right on the money.

Most impressive play of night though was when he got pressured from left side. Scrambled right and with a defender pulling him down he whipped ball 15 yards down sideline and hit Cunningham on the money. Few guys could do that.

[Mudrafan]

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this speaks volumes about the inability of our coaches to understand offensive football. They not only miscalculated this year, but for the last several years as they were clueless when it came to style best suited at UNI.

[claw]

Eli Dunne

Here is a list of 300+ yard passing games by UNI QBs since 2004:

445 Pat Grace vs. USD - 2009
418 Eli Dunne vs. MSU - 2016
417 Eric Sanders vs. Texas State - 2005 playoffs
380 Sawyer Kollmorgen vs. Iowa - 2014
333 Sawyer Kollmorgen vs. YSU - 2012
330 Eric Sanders vs. SDSU - 2007
314 Eric Sanders vs. UNH - 2007 playoffs
311 Sawyer Kollmorgen vs. SDSU - 2013
311 Eric Sanders vs. MN Duluth - 2005

I do believe that South Dakota was still in their transition to Division I back in 2009

Oh what could have been with Sawyer transitioning into Dunne.

[ronfitch]

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Right there with Kollmorgen. He was 18/34 for 265 and 3 TDs AT Wisconsin as a true freshman. Oh what could have been...

Still in that game until the final minute, they were ranked, at home ... and afterward, Barry Alverez said Wisconsin was done scheduling FCS teams.

Saywer was the real deal.

[SoccerDobber]

Still in that game until the final minute, they were ranked, at home ... and afterward, Barry Alverez said Wisconsin was done scheduling FCS teams.

Saywer was the real deal.

Yeah that was an amazing game. We were one play away from absolutely shocking college football.

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