I heard that TA was booed...

[IssacBrock]

Is it true? Shame on anyone that booed Terry Allen. It's like you don't know how responsible he is for the Gateway Conference Titles banner we proudly display at the Dome.

[UNI Fight]

well one of my complaints with thoes "banners" is that it is one banner. I think it'd look better if there was one banner per year. Second, I don't think most current students realize who terry allen is or what he did and those are mostly who booed. Third terry allen actuvely recruited our coaches while we were in the playoffs which i see as low down and dirty, and he said he could get any coach from out team he wanted. this may be some of the reason some people booed

[TravelingPanther]

I think it was mostly students. The season ticket side seemed to be standing and aplauding.

[mcguffy]

Those of us on the season ticket side definitely were standing and applauding in the section I sit in! A look around my immediate area showed that we were either of the age to have been attending UNI in the 80s when Farley was a player (as I am) or older and having watched the teams before then and after. I think the booing was a show of bad manners by current students that just don't know any better! Hopefully, that will change as they age!

[uniwatcher]

I think it was mostly students. The season ticket side seemed to be standing and aplauding.

Maybe in your section... I saw/heard mostly silence on the reserved side, and very few were standing to welcome Allen back. He threw away his "deserved" welcome back when he went after our coaches during the season...

[mcguffy]

That kind of thing probably happens all of the time at any number of colleges though..... I'm not saying it's right, but it's probably not an isolated incident of it. He still deserves some respect.

[uniwatcher]

That kind of thing probably happens all of the time at any number of colleges though..... I'm not saying it's right, but it's probably not an isolated incident of it. He still deserves some respect.

Silence from those in the know and boo'ing from the students seemed about right. Remember, many students only know Allen as the D coordinator at ISU...not exactly a place we like. I am certain a lot of coaches do exactly what Allen did, but the way he went about it, and WHO he went after is the problem here. All Allen wanted was a little UNI down in Missouri, and he didn't care what ethics it took to get that. Thankfully, many of our coaches chose to stay in Cedar Falls.

[mcguffy]

Just read a little more info that I wasn't aware of on another post. I can see where the silent treatment could have been appropriate. I'm just not much of one for booing.

[CIPanther]

Just read a little more info that I wasn't aware of on another post. I can see where the silent treatment could have been appropriate. I'm just not much of one for booing.

Hey McGuffy or anyone. Where is the post you are referring to above. Or can someone shed some more light on TAs recruiting of our coaches? I know of the obvious ones Vokolek and Bolks, as well as him attempting to recruit Salmon. What more am I missing to this story? Thanks for filling me in.

P.S. We proved yesterday you can imitate, but never duplicate.

[uniwatcher]

Hey McGuffy or anyone. Where is the post you are referring to above. Or can someone shed some more light on TAs recruiting of our coaches? I know of the obvious ones Vokolek and Bolks, as well as him attempting to recruit Salmon. What more am I missing to this story? Thanks for filling me in.

P.S. We proved yesterday you can imitate, but never duplicate.

http://www.panthernation.com/showthread.php?t=5973

Long thread, but a good read. Rima goes into fairly good detail in a long post toward the bottom of page #2 on what Allen was up to. More than enough reason NOT to applaud this man's return, IMHO. But we can all be thankful that the Panthers put a good ol' fashion butt whoopin' down last night!

[speechpanther]

If a man deserves the student's respect, I would have a problem with the booing. However, after what Rima said, I personally have no problem with the students booing Allen, even if they do not fully appreciate what he did for the University. I think the students are the ones that need to make as hostile of an environment as possible for the opposing team. If TA lost any focus because the student section was booing him, great. You cannot disrespect our program like he did last winter and expect to be treated like a close friend of the university.

As I said about another ex-coach at UNI, there are very good reasons to both boo and cheer for TA. I will never tell someone that they are wrong for giving him a warm welcome, but other fans should have the right to give the same coach the welcome they feel he deserves.

[Newsbreaker]

Here's the really important thing:

We whooped his back side like a rented mule. That was a sound beating in all phases of the game. We're 1-0 in Gateway play, and look like a team that's capable of winning the big games that are left.

[SteinPizza]

You cannot disrespect our program like he did last winter and expect to be treated like a close friend of the university.

As I said about another ex-coach at UNI, there are very good reasons to both boo and cheer for TA. I will never tell someone that they are wrong for giving him a warm welcome, but other fans should have the right to give the same coach the welcome they feel he deserves.

Speech, what did he do last winter to disrespect the school? TA, along with Dr.Victory, is probably more responsible than anyone for where the football program is today. He laid the foundation. If all he did was take a job at MO State, how is that disrespect???

[jegbomb52]

I don't really care but to explain why they are very upset is that T.A. hired away two very good coaches in D.J. Vokelek and Rob Bolkes (both spelling ?). In my opinion, with those two coaches we are 5-0 right now. That might be what people are talking about.

[SteinPizza]

Good point Jeg. But, how is that disrespect??? It's a career move, no different than one you or I would make. I know that DJ and Rob
Bolks both made lateral moves, or at least I think they did? It is what it is...