UNI vs SIU

[Mountain Panther]

Life ain't so bad....at least we didn't make ESPN's "Bottom 10" like our friends in Iowa City....

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2653681

[pantherseeker]

yea wasn't the best year for iowa football

[unigriff]

I think attendance will be still okay 9,000 or so...1. its still a big game, if we win, we get 2nd in the conference which helps our case at a pity vote for at large. Plus its opening weekend of the McLeod so a ton of people are going to be in town.

[unigriff]

Oh yea did i mention its State Finals weekend too...so lots of families..

[MGLD Panther]

UNI is a solid team which could never put it together down the stretch or pull together a string of solid wins vs. solid opponents.

They will not get in with a 7-4 record, and hell they may finish 6-5 if they play like they did yesterday vs. a tremendous Illinois State team.

YSU was snubbed last year at 8-3 and I just don't see any 7-4 teams making it unless they are called Portland St. or New Hampshire; the D2 loss is the killer in my book..

Good Luck in the offseason and in BASKETBALL!

Portland State? Are you kidding me? You must not be that informed about I-AA football flyboy. You have been a pleasure to have on this site this year. I hope your season doesn't end too quickly. Let's hope that your QB can throw to the correct color of jersey!!

[BCPanther]

I think attendance will be still okay 9,000 or so...1. its still a big game, if we win, we get 2nd in the conference which helps our case at a pity vote for at large. Plus its opening weekend of the McLeod so a ton of people are going to be in town.

It is not a big game. What incentive do people have to show up?? They have the opportunity to see the same team that showed up to play UND and WIU. Illinois St has a ton to play for, they can pretty much assure a home game, and mark my words... the same UNI team that showed up yesterday, shows up next week.

Early Prediction
ISU 36
UNI 20

Att: 6249

Sorry to be a pessimist!! I will still be there, but the Cedar Valley as a whole will not

[JayJ79]

There are what, about 116 teams in I-AA, and only 16 make the playoffs.
does that mean the other 100 schools have nothing to play for? pffft.

UNI isn't playing for a playoff spot. how about playing for a winning record at home instead of 3-3.

But unfortunately, I agree, the attendance number won't be impressive.

[JayJ79]

avg gateway attendance

I was curious, so I compiled the average home attendance for each gateway school this season so far (includes all home games, not just conference games)

[I]	YSU	IlSt	UNI	SIU	WIU	MSU	WKU	InSt[/I]
	16645	10262	11010	9636	11081	11615	9322	2792
	15867	12512	11227	13524	10112	10490	11710	2376
	16155	17237	13843	13721	13522	12275	7661	4727
	16746	15372	11058	11024	9220	9405	12424	2341
	19321	8638	8756	7422	9571	10180	7312
	14095					6305
[B]avg	16472	12804	11179	11065	10701	10045	9686	3059[/B]

[joecooll6]

Portland State? Are you kidding me? You must not be that informed about I-AA football flyboy. You have been a pleasure to have on this site this year. I hope your season doesn't end too quickly. Let's hope that your QB can throw to the correct color of jersey!!

Well, Portland State finished its season at 7-4, with a win over New Mexico and losses to Cal and Oregon. They probably wont get in but saying they have a chance this year is not as crazy as you think it is.

[joecooll6]

I was curious, so I compiled the average home attendance for each gateway school this season so far (includes all home games, not just conference games)

[I]	YSU	IlSt	UNI	SIU	WIU	MSU	WKU	InSt[/I]
	16645	10262	11010	9636	11081	11615	9322	2792
	15867	12512	11227	13524	10112	10490	11710	2376
	16155	17237	13843	13721	13522	12275	7661	4727
	16746	15372	11058	11024	9220	9405	12424	2341
	19321	8638	8756	7422	9571	10180	7312
	14095					6305
[B]avg	16472	12804	11179	11065	10701	10045	9686	3059[/B]

Wow, why was it such a bad crowd last week at SIU? Youd think it would be the biggest??

[SalukiBand]

A couple of things that contributed to it.

The weather was not the greatest (temps in the 30's and windy). That really hurt the student/walkup crowd. Saluki Football is still more of a social gathering than hard-core football fans.

Also, SIU had lost 3 of the last 4 games. The last home game was a tough loss to WKU after leading by 2 TD's a large portion of the 2nd half.

[Marc Wigim]

I would say your band reflects upon that. Have you always been a scatter band? Oh, and I LOVE your hats!!!

[UNIAlum95]

yea wasn't the best year for iowa football

This is a very sad point. This would have been a prime year for UNI to shine and gain STATEWIDE attention with Iowa and ISU playing as poor as they have in many years. UNI would have had the stage to themselves and they couldn't get it done. Let's hope for a final moment for the team to shine on its way out.

[unigriff]

NEXT YEAR IS THE YEAR...and I MEAN IT!

[Chitown Panther]

Finally watched on DVR......wasn't happy......