SDSU game thread

[Matt Trump]

Hopefully the second half of today is a sign of great things to come.

[Matt Trump]

This is a perfect time for a bye week. Just enough extra time to help the team gel a little bit more. Remeber, this team has a lot of new guys and injuries causing a lot of issues with new guys getting the feel of how UNI plays football. I think this team will be successful and the UND loss is the wakeup it needed.

[Newsbreaker]

That was a different team in the 2nd half, a completely and totally different team.

This is what I saw:

*Our O-line was able to impose their will on SDSU, there were some HUGE holes for Lewis to run through. Guys seemed to be picking up their assignments better and putting themselves in the right place more in the 2nd half.

*The first pick was a bad throw, the 2nd was just a bad bounce. We get this running game going, we'll have guys open...guys get open, and we know what will happen.

*Seemed like no offensive confidence in the first half, very much a continuation of last week, but it was the Panthers we expect in the 2nd half.

*Defensively, we looked EXACLTY the same as last week in the first half. We were wrapping people up better, but late to the ball, not in the right spot, no clue where to be and when.

*Second half, it was a very good defensive performance. I hope something *clicked* for this team, and this was a growing performance. If it was, we can be very good. It was far from perfect, and the two TO's were very lucky, but we seemed to have some passion, finally.

I feel much better about this team after today's 2nd half. This season, still, is on our defense's shoulders. If they can play like they did late today, we're going to at least have a shot in league play. Still big strides to make, however.

[JayJ79]

t'would be nice to get some pressure on the opposing QB too, so they don't have all day to find an open guy. Though SDSU's QB did seem quite mobile, which makes it tougher

[Panthers to the Bone]

An observation from afar, but I have a question. Maybe I just didn't pay as close attention to it in the 1st half, but did anyone else think that in the first half there was way fewer substitutions on the D-line, and then in the 2nd half guys were rotating in and out alot more? If so, does anyone think that that may have been the reason why UNI got such great rush by the D-line in the 2nd half? I'm not trying to start a 'sub more often' campaign, but rather looking for some insight from those who are more knowledgable in football.

[NorthernIowaBacker]

Scoring Summary (Final)
2006 UNI Football
South Dakota State vs #12 UNI (Sep 16, 2006 at Cedar Falls, Iowa)

South Dakota State (0-3) vs. UNI (2-1)
Date: Sep 16, 2006 Site: Cedar Falls, Iowa Stadium: UNI-Dome
Attendance: 11227

This for real?

[Newsbreaker]

Yes, VERY good crowd today. Typical Family Weekend crowd, lots of sitting in an otherwise very good student section.

Hats off to the students, they're really doing a great job so far.

[Winder/aka Dan Holmes]

PTTB, did you play football in high school?

[Panthers to the Bone]

PTTB, did you play football in high school?

No, I was a brittle teenager. Short and skinny.

[TravelingPanther]

Scoring Summary (Final)
2006 UNI Football
South Dakota State vs #12 UNI (Sep 16, 2006 at Cedar Falls, Iowa)

South Dakota State (0-3) vs. UNI (2-1)
Date: Sep 16, 2006 Site: Cedar Falls, Iowa Stadium: UNI-Dome
Attendance: 11227

This for real?

There was only about 6k after halftime. People were poruing out at halftime, both sides.

[Mountain Panther]

*Defensively, we looked EXACLTY the same as last week in the first half. We were wrapping people up better, but late to the ball, not in the right spot, no clue where to be and when.

Uhhh....I hope we were wrapping up better than our friend #27 here....

[Newsbreaker]

There was only about 6k after halftime. People were poruing out at halftime, both sides.

Did the west side really clear out that bad, becasue from where I sat, very few people left at halftime, and the east side stands across the field certainly didn't lose half their size, not even 1/3.

[merkpanthers]

We better get our act in gear otherwise this is going to be a long season. If we don't change we aren't going to win a game in the Gateway because Indiana State can actually put up some points this year. Iowa State and Bret Meyer are going to tear us up because Meyer is mobile and we can't stop a mobile QB for the life of us. All SDSU did in the first half was run the same plays UND did and they were ahead 17-3 at halftime. Let's get our act together and hopefully the bye week will help.

[TravelingPanther]

Did the west side really clear out that bad, becasue from where I sat, very few people left at halftime, and the east side stands across the field certainly didn't lose half their size, not even 1/3.

I should've taken a picture of the season ticket side. I know the end zones are usually empty, but halfway through the 3rd quarter we noticed a TON of empty seats between the 30s. Especially towards the top. In the club room at the half a lot of older PSC members were talking about all the people that were funneling out at the half. It might not have been half the size, but I would be 8k at the most. The student sections stayed fairly full, but there were more empty seats.

[Born-a-Panther]

I guess people still haven't learned their lesson. You never leave a Panther game early.