UNI vs Youngstown State

[#1pantherfan]

it should be a very good game. both teams have not played up to their potential so both teams will come out fighting.

here is my prediction:
UNI: 24
Youngstown State: 21

what does everyone else think?
i should have started this earlier

[Matt Trump]

YSU is one of the worst teams in the Gateway. Look for the 'Cats to bounce back and start their 6-game winning streak.


UNI 34
YSU 7

[Matt Trump]

9-7 at the half, YSU has 95 total yds of offense and 73 of those came on 1 play. The story of the season, big plays.

[Born-a-Panther]

Panthers win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It wasn't pretty - but it was sweet. Way to go cats!!!!!

[#1pantherfan]

A KICK WITH 5 SEC. TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I THOUGHT THE GAME WAS OVER WITH THE 1ST KICK BUT NOOOOOOOOOO
ROUGHING THE KICKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

bye, im going to the volleyball game

[JCPanthers]

No kidding.....I was just about to turn the radio off after the first kick was no good. What a way to win the game!!

Huge play by Sanders to convert on that 4th down play to keep the winning drive going.

Let's not give up on these guys!! We need another huge crowd this weekend when we face Western Illinois!

[#1pantherfan]

no way am i going to give up on this guys. Youngstown State is a very good team we just beat.

i hope to see over 14,000 there in the dome next SATURDAY!!!!!!!!!!

this team is going to win all the rest of the games!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Panthers to the Bone]

Great win for the Panthers. Even though YSU is 0-3, they have lost to WKU, SIU, and now UNI. All three are probably considered the top 3 in the Gateway. Right now, any win is a big win, and that is what UNI needed. They couldn't afford to have lost another game by 1 point. Sanders did a great job, and Freeney finally got into the end zone!!!

Play of the night came after the game when PTTB called Reed Rothchild to hear what he thought of the game. PTTB says, "what's up"...RR says, "we lost"...PTTB says, "no we didn't"...RR says, "yes we did"...and then PTTB goes on to tell RR how UNI won the game. Come to find out, RR turned the radio off after hearing Wingert missed the kick. Needless to say, Reed Rothchild was a happy man!!!

Added after original post:
Some things to think about. The offense rushed for 224 yards on an O-line that is banged up bigtime. With Rhinehart out of the game, that makes a difference, IMO. He has been a staple on the line all year. Freeney got his first TD, and that has to springboard him into a pumped up state for next weekend's game. Titus Ivory has continued to step up his play through the season. He once again was one of the leaders in the tackling statistic today (plus he had 2 tackles for losses).

I wasn't able to listen to the whole game, so did we have any injuries in the game that I didn't pick up on?

So as of now, we have Gibbs out until next week??? at D-end, Overman out until next week at LB, Rhinehart and Schabilion back next week at O-Line, and that's it??? Am I missing anyone that can return this season?

[GonzoCat]

Guilty also

I too turned off the radio when the first kick was short and thought we lost. I was kind of upset we just let the clock run down with 30 seconds to go and a timeout instead of trying to get closer at least.

About 20 minutes later my son says "Dad, did UNI lose?" and I say yes. He then tells me it says on ESPN at the bottom of the screen they won 22-20. That was when I turned the postgame radio show back on.

It's never over until it's over.

[JCPanthers]

I too turned off the radio when the first kick was short and thought we lost. I was kind of upset we just let the clock run down with 30 seconds to go and a timeout instead of trying to get closer at least.

About 20 minutes later my son says "Dad, did UNI lose?" and I say yes. He then tells me it says on ESPN at the bottom of the screen they won 22-20. That was when I turned the postgame radio show back on.

It's never over until it's over.

It reminded me of the Iowa vs. Minnesota game in the 80's when Iowa lined up for a game winning field goal and it was no good.......a ton of people turned off their tv's in disgust...only to find out later that Minnesota was flagged for 12 men on the field and Iowa re-kicked and won the game.

Did anyone see the UNI game live? and was the roughing the kicker an obvious call? Unfortunately I was in a market that doesn't carry SPO and was unable to watch it.

[Mudrafan]

comeback

Anyone who has followed UNI football through the years should know never to give up. We have had numerous wild finishes. I'd recommend all of you to give Coach Farley an "atta boy" Thursday night on his call-in show.

[Matt Trump]

Play of the night came after the game when PTTB called Reed Rothchild to hear what he thought of the game. PTTB says, "what's up"...RR says, "we lost"...PTTB says, "no we didn't"...RR says, "yes we did"...and then PTTB goes on to tell RR how UNI won the game. Come to find out, RR turned the radio off after hearing Wingert missed the kick. Needless to say, Reed Rothchild was a happy man!!!

I stand guilty as charged. I'm really happy, though, that the 'Cats finally got one of these close ones to go their way. The rest of the games this year will be just as close, and if we want the Panthers to win out, they need to experience the positive side of these nailbiters.


GO PANTHERS!!!!!

[Panthers to the Bone]

The good thing about next week's game is that WIU has the worst run defense in the Gateway. Their total defense is 6th in the Gateway. And their total points given up is last in the Gateway. If our defense can stop Glasford (hold to under 90 yards of rushing), I really like our chances next week. This game is a big rivalry game for both teams, which means added emphasis. A win this weekend and the following weekend would bring UNI's record to .500 and 3-2 in the league. Regardless of how we win games, they have to keep coming. I think Sanders should gain alot of confidence from this game, and Freeney has to be pumped. The defense should be stronger next week, as Overmann should be back (with the possibility of Gibbs too). Rhinehart should be back and Schabilion as well, so I look for the line to continue to move defenders again next week. Go Panthers!

[Panthers to the Bone]

I watched the replay of the UNI/YSU game, and I have to admit, UNI totally dominated the game. They just gave up the big play one time and a costly pass interference in the end-zone. Outside of those two things, I was very impressed with the Panthers! Great win and hopefully momentum is now on our side!!!