2019 Season Thread

[7YrsOfCollegeDownTheDrain]

I agree with Clenz - Off season is over so here's a new place to discuss the upcoming season. I'll be interested to see if we get a 2 deep (even though it will be mostly meaningless as Farley seems to hate them or at least hates making them public) with the new found flow of information out of the athletic department.

Same questions will abound as have been in the off season thread. Who will be the QB1 and how long of a leash will they have to settle in. I'll stay in the McElvain camp...with Fomby being the Dark Horse. Just my opinion.

I'll keep my purple colored glasses on and predict 8-4 and 2nd or a tie for 2nd in the Valley. I think the D will be that good and they will find a QB who doesn't turn it over.

[clenz]

I know I was super high on Martens, but the more I hear of Fomby the more I think he could be the long term answer unless Keller/McEvlain just kill it.

He's what Farley wanted in Rennie, Carnes and Bailey.

His HS coach has been quoted as saying he'd have been a 4 star kid with tons of offers if he started for more than a year. His problem was he sat behind Jarren Williams.

If you missed the sports news - Jarren made headlines this week as he was named Miami Hurricane's starting QB as a rFreshman for the coming season. This was headlines due to Tate Martell and his transfer sagas.

Williams Received offers from 28 power schools and chose Miami over offers from Ohio State, Auburn, Kentucky, Alabama, Arizona State, Florida, Georgia, Louisville, LSU and Ohio State, etc. Threw for over 3000 yards as a senior and ran for about 600 more. Consensus 4* top 15 QB.

That's the level of talent in the league Fomby played in and had to sit behind. I thought that quote from his coach was some coach speak until I started looking at all the guys from his HS and league.

I hope whoever starts Iowa State does so well that it's impossible not to play them and starts for 4 years (or 3 in the case of Keller) and sets records. However, between Marten' and Fomby I think it's going to be tough to keep one of them off the field long term

[Yupster]

Fomby didn't sit behind Williams. He transferred to Gwinnett after Williams graduated. Still, he definitely played on a good team.

[SteinPizza]

Both of the last two posts mentioned talent level of teammates and also opposition. That’s why my interest was peaked by our signing of a kid who was all Broward County (FL). I’ve known guys who played there on decent teams. The games between good teams will feature team A with 2 or 3 future NFL players vs team B with 2 or 3 future NFL players (as an example). That doesn’t count the others who were good enough to get P5 scholarships. That doesn’t mean there aren’t some Iowa high schoolers who could go down there and play well, of course there are. However, the overall talent level is off the charts by comparison.

[havok58]

With the good QB depth that UNI has this season, who’s your early pick to transfer at the end of year because of lack of playing time? Is Farley going to Farley when it comes to the QB and offense? Based on the background and potential of Fomby, I think he will either be not used or misused by Farley and end up transferring out.

[7YrsOfCollegeDownTheDrain]

I've been wondering the same thing - there's only so much room in the QB room for young guys. I think 1 or 2 leave by the end of the year. I hope not, but there all talented kids and certainly may want to look for better opportunities.

In watching the video from Saturday's scrimmage it seems to me that McElvain looked like he was working with the 1's. I would think that a decision will be made this week but of course that won't be released.

I'm guessing that Fomby or Martens will redshirt with the new 4 game rule unless there's an injury or poor play by Keller and/or McElvain puts one of the Freshman on the field early and their performance makes it impossible to not keep them out there.

I'm also really interested to see what the RB rotation looks like. I wonder how much we'll see of the late add Freshman.

[ronfitch]

Latest from Jim Nelson (WCF Courier):

UNI football: Once foes, now UNI's immovable forces

https://wcfcourier.com/sports/college/uni/football/uni-football-once-foes-now-uni-s-immovable-forces/article_fc20e35b-8047-5113-93a7-87aac1267b80.html

UNI football: Panthers have makings of excellent secondary

https://wcfcourier.com/sports/college/uni/football/uni-football-panthers-have-makings-of-excellent-secondary/article_4a060491-2d93-5743-afa3-2f53421be689.html

UNI football: Coaches challenging UNI's o-line

https://wcfcourier.com/sports/college/uni/football/uni-football-coaches-challenging-uni-s-o-line/article_8c3f8394-cd35-5d49-b567-74434e9b0fe3.html

[ronfitch]

Latest from Cole Bair (CR Gazette):

UNI football updates: QB competition progresses, defensive back emerging

https://www.thegazette.com/subject/sports/uni-panthers/uni-football-updates-qb-competition-progresses-defensive-backs-emerging-20190818

[ronfitch]

And, also from the Gazette from Media Day on the 8th (with one of the stranger headlines I have seen):

UNI's Jalen Rima plays with more confidence after lack of productivity last 2 seaons

https://www.thegazette.com/subject/sports/uni-panthers/unis-jalen-rima-plays-with-more-confidence-after-lack-of-productivity-last-2-seasons-20190808

[clenz]

And, also from the Gazette from Media Day on the 8th (with one of the stranger headlines I have seen):

UNI's Jalen Rima plays with more confidence after lack of productivity last 2 seaons
https://www.thegazette.com/subject/s...asons-20190808

It was interesting to hear Farley be as blunt as he was about Jalen.

I know for the last two years I got slammed on here for speaking honestly about the lack of productions, what looked like a lack of effort, route running, etc. and how through that point in his career it has been disappointing to see someone with more natural talent than almost anyone else on the roster, and one of the most highly regarding talents to come to campus in YEARS, be a complete non factor and seem to show zero interest

Farley said as close to that as he could during media day without crossing lines.

I'm hopeful for a big year from him. His size, speed, and natural talent could be damn near unstoppable if proper effort is put into cultivating it.

[JD720]

20th in the coaches poll.

https://twitter.com/sbatt79/status/1163493802092519424

[UNIAlum95]

Any thoughts on when the 2019 Media Guide will be put on the website?

[ronfitch]

Any thoughts on when the 2019 Media Guide will be put on the website?

Not sure.

I actually do not remember seeing one for last season. They did have a 2018 Media Day Guide (34 pages) last year and that is still on the unipanthers.com site (thought none of the old ones).

Does anyone have a 2018 full media guide for football?

[clenz]

There was no media guide last year

There will be no media guide this year outside of the short stat sheet they made for media members.

Apparently gone are the days of a full media guide - and thus with a program of our size - gone are the days of tracking the full history of the program

[Blue42]

Media guides were available to the press on media day this year.