2019 Season Thread

[Neighbor]

What was given out was a paper copy of this

As I said, from what I understand the days of the full media guide at UNI are gone - at least for the foreseeable future. I know they have gotten pushback on that, so maybe that changes.

Taking a glance at the prospectus, it describes stats from 2018. I did not see historical or all time records. As fans we can be frustrated but I'm curious how true professionals feel about that. How can Gary and Petey relay a potential record if there are no records?

I understand and there are some criticisms of Mr. Harris but I'm beginning to think many of the restrictions are being implemented from higher positions.

[7YrsOfCollegeDownTheDrain]

So offensive skill starters for the ISU game... QB - McElvain, RB - Allen, WR - James, Weston/Rima, Graham (Slot), and TE - Moore

I think i saw somewhere the line was ISU as an 18.5 point favorite. I think the game is closer than that so if i were betting i'd take the points. I think you give Coach Farley and staff two weeks to game plan and the D will look really good.

I think we drop this game but i do think we'll be competitive and my bigger hope is we come out of it healthy.

[clenz]

Taking a glance at the prospectus, it describes stats from 2018. I did not see historical or all time records. As fans we can be frustrated but I'm curious how true professionals feel about that. How can Gary and Petey relay a potential record if there are no records?

I understand and there are some criticisms of Mr. Harris but I'm beginning to think many of the restrictions are being implemented from higher positions.

Harris reports only to President Nook. Maybe he's axing media guides in athletics, though that seems "below" his pay grade of level of concern. I'd be curious to hear the reason behind dumping media guides. Maybe I'll do some research on peer institutions to see if they are dumping them as well. I know "big boys" aren't, but peers facing the same type of budget/staffing constraints as UNI would be an interesting study.

[ronfitch]

They still do bios for the roster each year online. The bios aren't the hard part. Sure you'll have to copy paste and change format, and that will be tedious. However, that's the easy part

The real hard part is calculating all stats. Putting in each individual stat for the yearly totals, then career stats, team stats, single game highs, team records, season records, career records. That is a monumental task for one year. To do it for 2 or 3 or 4 plus years to catch up on a media guide is something no one is going to do. Which is why I believe if one isn't released this year we won't get one as long as Harris is AD, and pending how long he is here the new AD could be 5-10 years behind on it and the resources required to update and create a new one is just insane. That have to be the sole job of a small team of people for near a full year.

I haven't looked - but I wonder if other teams had media guides last year, and are getting them this year.

I know I am not the typical fan in that I care as much about the history of the program and I do the next season. I love finding photos and accounts of Randy Schultz and Loren Buser, Reed Hunemueller and Kelly Ellis as well as the Mudra and Allen years. For folks like me, the media guide could never have enough photos.

I always hated - HATED - that the bulk of the photos of the athletic Hall of Fame members were unseeable because they were stacked on the south wall of the concourse of the Dome. It was like a Dr. Suess story or a Tim Burton film, standing at the one or two at eye level and then tilting your head to read the one above, then the one above that, then the one above that until you could no longer make out the names and faces from the frames that climb that wall.

I just hate to see it tossed aside.

['70 Grad]

Harris reports only to President Nook.

That changed? Hartzell wanted that, and he ended up resigning partly because he couldn't get it.

[BCPanther]

That changed? Hartzell wanted that, and he ended up resigning partly because he couldn't get it.

Schellhardt retired. Hartzell's blow up happened when they told him he couldn't spend like a drunken sailor anymore.

[clenz]

Schellhardt retired. Hartzell's blow up happened when they told him he couldn't spend like a drunken sailor anymore.

Maybe Michael Hager is still overseeing athletics - though the athletics portion of his title has been removed since he was hired in 2012

edit

Did some looking. It looks like there is not a "Presidents Senior Leadership Team" that act as a council rather than a traditional silo style set up

This is from looking for a new VP since Nook took over

I can't post links because why would admins of this site fix that, but the description/duties list

collaborate with the President, the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Senior Vice President for Finance and Operations, the Vice President for Student Affairs, the Athletics Director, deans, and other faculty and staff to set fundraising strategies consistent with the university’s mission and goals;

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[clenz]

So offensive skill starters for the ISU game... QB - McElvain, RB - Allen, WR - James, Weston/Rima, Graham (Slot), and TE - Moore

I think i saw somewhere the line was ISU as an 18.5 point favorite. I think the game is closer than that so if i were betting i'd take the points. I think you give Coach Farley and staff two weeks to game plan and the D will look really good.

I think we drop this game but i do think we'll be competitive and my bigger hope is we come out of it healthy.

I think you're skill guesses are accurate.

The RB group is really the position with the most question marks.Who is #2 after Allen?

[BCPanther]

I think you're skill guesses are accurate.

The RB group is really the position with the most question marks.Who is #2 after Allen?

Hoosman and Soko. Have also heard that Kendall Robinson, True FR from Waterloo East, has been really good.

[7YrsOfCollegeDownTheDrain]

I agree the RB group is interesting. I've seen McCabe mentioned in print and i tend to see #33 in a lot of the camp video.

I've felt that that group has needed someone to step up for the last several years to really own that spot and become the "bell cow" type back. Closest we've had since 2015 has been Marcus but his skill set was somewhat limited and he maximized what he could do. Maybe that's scheme, maybe that's more on subpar line play, maybe that's we missed on some guys.

My opinion is occasionally Trevor has looked the part but frequently not for the entire game and certainly never week in and week out. Maybe there's been a change in him. He's been named a captain and he's in his last go as a college football player.

[Blue42]

So offensive skill starters for the ISU game... QB - McElvain, RB - Allen, WR - James, Weston/Rima, Graham (Slot), and TE - Moore

I think i saw somewhere the line was ISU as an 18.5 point favorite. I think the game is closer than that so if i were betting i'd take the points. I think you give Coach Farley and staff two weeks to game plan and the D will look really good.

I think we drop this game but i do think we'll be competitive and my bigger hope is we come out of it healthy.

I'd expect Deion McShane to start at Slot...and Graham to get snaps there also.

[clenz]

Great news

The conversations I had about the media guide last year have changed. I have received word there WILL be a media guide this year!

I'm very happy to have been wrong and to have passed on outdated information

[Neighbor]

Great news

The conversations I had about the media guide last year have changed. I have received word there WILL be a media guide this year!

I'm very happy to have been wrong and to have passed on outdated information

Or, the athletic department monitors PN and hears the rumblings.

Ive been described as a sinic in the past.

[UNIAlum95]

Hey that is great news! Thank you for passing that along.

[Born-a-Panther]

Or, the athletic department monitors PN and hears the rumblings.

Ive been described as a sinic in the past.

There was a delay due to some head shot issues but it has been completed and is on its way.