We Can Beat Iowa State

[panther2317]

UNI will compete with ISU! Just like they did last year in Iowa City. I was so proud of the way our Panthers competed vs. the Hawkeyes in 2005. That being said...ISU hammered Iowa last year. So...I don't know if the comparative score thing means anything in the first place.

We played Drake and ISU played a Toledo team that could be like the Miami (Ohio) team a few years ago that gave Iowa all they wanted on the way to the whatever bowl game they played in the year and the Big Ten title.

[ubuntuCAT]

I agree with this. If we can stop Blythe, we have a chance. That's a lot easier said than done, though.

That may definetly be the key. That sports center highlight of his 2nd TD grabe was sick!

I'm betting on a ton of pts on the board by both teams. Sanders is going to pick apart that young ISU defense, but I can see the Blythe/Meyer combo doing some major damage as well.

I love the fact that we are better in the kicking game and I think the panthers will make fewer mental errors. UNI needs to win the turnover margin which ISU has been very good at in the last couple seasons. All said and done I'm taking UNI by 3 with at least 30 pts on the board by each team.

Any thoughts?

[Chitown Panther]

I like our chances as always....but remember 85 to 63. Thats the difficulty....

[DomeRanger Posse]

One thing about Danny Mac is that he keeps his offense at minimum under wraps prior to the Iowa game. He's a chip off of Hayden's block, and as such, he wants to keep the teams he cares about in the dark and not show his hand too early in the season. That being said, I think we still have a better than average chance to do the deed when we play 'em. Part of me says that the squeaker was a return to the Iowa State of the early McCarney years.

[General_Panther]

Completely true. ISU has lost the big games, UNI has stepped up in the big games, ISU plays not to lose and they rarely win in OT.

Ironically people are looking at this ISU game and pointing out how it means ISU is bad, yet for once ISU didn't just fold up when the going got tough and they won in OT.

First off I would not call ISU winning because the Guy from Toledo Dropped the 2 point Conversion ISU winning a game when the going got Tough. Had that guy caught the Two point Conversion I truely believe tha twe would be talking about a Different outcome.

Having said that I see two senerios comming out of this. The first ISU Plays UNLV next weekend, which if the Defense plays as poorly as it seemingly did Thursday night, UNLV could Hand ISU a Loss. Then they go at Iowa, which while it will probably be a good game, cause it always is, will probably be another loss. SO thats a possibility of ISU being 1-3 going into the game against UNI with a 3 game losing streak. However I see it as ISU being 2-0 going into Iowa, then Losing that one, losing at Texas and coming into the game against the Panthers at 2-2 with a 2 game losing streak, and knowing they play Nebraska the next week.

With our offense running on all Cylanders, and our defense stepping it up, I think we have a legitimate shot at beating the Cyclones. I know how sweet taht would be for me, sitting in the crowd, wearing my purple and gold, and Cheering on the boys to a win over the Hated Cyclones.

I don't know about anyone else, but I'd storm the field if we beat them.

[AmesPanther]

First off I would not call ISU winning because the Guy from Toledo Dropped the 2 point Conversion ISU winning a game when the going got Tough. Had that guy caught the Two point Conversion I truely believe tha twe would be talking about a Different outcome.

That pass was to 91. He was money all day. He didn't just drop the ball, he got hit. No pass interference just a hit at the right time. ISU had to go first and had to score a TD and a 2 point conversion. So say ISU did nothing to win is rediculous.

Triple over-time and you truely believe Toledo would have won had it gone to a fourth OT. Why? I'd really like to hear this. If anything ISU has the slight edge in getting to go second on the fourth OT.

Both the ISU and UNI games went exactly as exspected and we didn't learn anything. I'll save my predictions until a week before the game.

[TravelingPanther]

That pass was to 91. He was money all day. He didn't just drop the ball, he got hit. No pass interference just a hit at the right time. ISU had to go first and had to score a TD and a 2 point conversion. So say ISU did nothing to win is rediculous.

Triple over-time and you truely believe Toledo would have won had it gone to a fourth OT. Why? I'd really like to hear this. If anything ISU has the slight edge in getting to go second on the fourth OT.

Both the ISU and UNI games went exactly as exspected and we didn't learn anything. I'll save my predictions until a week before the game.

i agree. he got hit, not a drop.

[Matt Trump]

The first ISU Plays UNLV next weekend, which if the Defense plays as poorly as it seemingly did Thursday night, UNLV could Hand ISU a Loss.

Wow, that is not a well educated statement. UNLV won 2 games last year and only 1 of them was in conference. Regardless of how ISU's defense played on Thursday, UNLV is a bad I-A program. UNI has a much better chance to beat ISU than UNLV does.

[General_Panther]

Since I wrote my post I have realized two things. One I saw the the Replay of the Play where the dude Dropped the ball and He was indeed hit. MY MISTAKE I did not see that before I posted and I should have had all the facts straight. AS far as the UNLV game comming up, I do understand that UNLV is bad after further research and being corrected, but as we saw this weekend with the Upsets by 1-AA schools anything can happen. ISU going on a 3 game losing streak is just wishful thinking on my part. I Guess I should not jump to so many conclusions. AGAIN MY MISTAKE. I UNDERSTAND I SCREWED UP AND I AM SORRY FOR THAT FOLKS. I promise that from now on I'll do some more research before I post on these things. I hope you can all fogive me for this mistake.

I still think we can beat ISU.

GO PANTHERS!!!!

[Panthers to the Bone]

GP-

You are amongst friends and fellow mistake makers!

Well, except for JC.

[Mountain Panther]

Wait a minute - SDSU lost to D-II Wis-La Crosse Saturday. This is a pretty clear sign that SDSU isn't as good as we thought. Does anyone else think that we won't even be challenged before Iowa State and this will therefore hurt our chances in Ames?

[Panthers to the Bone]

I think the UND game will be a good test...SDSU will bounce back also.

Wisconsin-La Cross is a D3 team...not D2.

[General_Panther]

I also think that the game against UND will be a good one. UND Is usually a pretty good Division 2 team if I'm not mistaken. Also I agree that the Jacks will turn it around. They usually have a pretty good tradition from what I've heard as well. My sister goes to USD and she used to talk about how they used to Kick USD's ass all the time, and that was even two years ago when USD had won their conference championship and made the playoffs.

I'm looking forward to a Good game on the 16th when the Jack Rabbits come into The Dome. I think that the Fighting Sioux will stay with UNI at the beginning but then the Cats will Pull away. I don't think at this time I want to make any predictions on the score.

[Matt Trump]

UW-LaCrosse is a good DIII program. Yes, it is DII, but DIII programs in Wisconsin are different. They only have 1 DI school there and a lot of the Wisconsin kids stay in state at those schools and pay to play. Hell, Drake routinely gets stomped by Wisconsin DIII schools.

BUT, SDSU as a DI program should NEVER lose to a DIII school. Thats pretty embarrassing for them. Maybe its a first game hiccup but I don't see UNI having much of a problem with them.

[Matt Trump]

UNI will blow out UND. Bottom line. Although UND is good, there is a huge difference betweeen DI (63 schollys) and DII (around 30). Plus, thanks to the wonderful preview in the Panther Den, we learn that UND lost a lot of guys off their defense last year.