*Game 11 @South Dakota State*

[run&blade]

Not watching anymore. Home game Thanksgiving weekend followed by trip to Fargo or Brookings to end the season.

Hard pass. Sat home out of spite last year. Will do same this year.

the opening round of FCS playoffs is a joke. Bunch of crap schools that don’t give scholarships.

at least there are plenty of $40+ tickets available next week to watch a god awful football team from Illinois.

[havok58]

Do you have the internets?

I think by mentioning google and cbs sports would be an indicator that I do. I don’t check multiple websites if two reliable ones are the same. Obviously they were wrong on the halftime score but almost psychic with the blowout win by SDSU.

[pantherfansince92]

Biggest regular season game in 8 years and this team gets blown out 38-7. Absolutely pathetic.

[havok58]

It will be interesting who our qb is next year. Will definitely has the ability to be very solid but he also lacks accuracy and arm strength. I’ll be interested to see if one of these highly recruited guys can take the job or not. The system they currently run isn’t working. Will refuses to give the pocket time and just runs out to throw. Maybe they do that with his height but it puts a strain on your linemen when they don’t know what direction to block.

I expect Fomby and Keller to transfer after this season. It seems like they haven’t been involved in the team all season once Will was named starter and Martens backup. During games, those two are standing behind all the players on the sideline, most of the time not watching when the offense has the ball. I’ve asked this a number of times with no answer, why aren’t those two involved in signaling in the plays during games? Instead it’s always been Martens and Ellsworth. So based on my observations I will not be surprised to see Fomby and Keller not wearing a UNI jersey next year.

[sevelev711]

I can't believe I bought into the hype surrounding this team following the Illinois State win, this team has exposed the last 2 weeks. ITs beyond time for Farley to go. I'm tired of watching our team fail to show up in big games.

Anybody know if some of the bigger boosters want him gone? Last I heard (earlier this year) they're still in his corner and we aren't/can't get rid of him until then.

[pantherfansince92]

I expect Fomby and Keller to transfer after this season. It seems like they haven’t been involved in the team all season once Will was named starter and Martens backup. During games, those two are standing behind all the players on the sideline, most of the time not watching when the offense has the ball. I’ve asked this a number of times with no answer, why aren’t those two involved in signaling in the plays during games? Instead it’s always been Martens and Ellsworth. So based on my observations I will not be surprised to see Fomby and Keller not wearing a UNI jersey next year.

Are you sure that Martens is the backup because I thought Keller had been. I agree though that at least one of those 3 will probably transfer out. I can't blame them either because who would want to sit on the bench for the next 3 years.

[run&blade]

Anybody know if some of the bigger boosters want him gone? Last I heard (earlier this year) they're still in his corner and we aren't/can't get rid of him until then.

Shouldn’t be difficult to pick them out. Not many left in the stands.

[Blue42]

The biggest asset to UNI football is Farley's ability to get talent to Cedar Falls.

The biggest detriments to UNI football are Farley's in game coaching and ability to develop an offensive scheme that can beat a good team.

It's incredibly frustrating for a fan.

[Yupster]

Are you sure that Martens is the backup because I thought Keller had been. I agree though that at least one of those 3 will probably transfer out. I can't blame them either because who would want to sit on the bench for the next 3 years.

Why would they sit for 3 years? McElvain has completed 54% of his passes, ranking 87th in FCS. We have a 31% 3rd down conversion rate, ranking us 113th in FCS. I can't believe that's enough to lock up the QB position. Maybe Keller, because he lost the competition to someone younger, but Fomby and Martens should be given the chance to compete this spring, regardless of the W-L record.

[havok58]

But we know how Farley is when it comes to QBs. He gets stuck in an offensive scheme that he likes even though it doesn’t work, can’t get the right players to run thus they fail. Then he hires an offensive coordinator each time that differs in his offensive thinking, and fires the OC for a bad job when the OC is running Farley’s plays.

[havok58]

Look on the positive side though. UNI finishes with a winning record, finishes in a 4-way tie for second place in the conference. Beats the teams they were supposed to; gets blown out by the teams they were supposed to; played the Cyclones close; and gets in the playoffs again. All of the goals of Farley, the athletic department and boosters met.

[havok58]

Why would they sit for 3 years? McElvain has completed 54% of his passes, ranking 87th in FCS. We have a 31% 3rd down conversion rate, ranking us 113th in FCS. I can't believe that's enough to lock up the QB position. Maybe Keller, because he lost the competition to someone younger, but Fomby and Martens should be given the chance to compete this spring, regardless of the W-L record.

I agree, and will has talent and we were saying that the whole season. Farley’s position in determining Will to be the #1 next year is that he is a freshman starter and there were a lot of injuries this season. There’s no denying that. But I would give the other two kids (Fomby and Keller if they stay) a very strong look in the off season.

[Mudrafan]

I think by mentioning google and cbs sports would be an indicator that I do. I don’t check multiple websites if two reliable ones are the same. Obviously they were wrong on the halftime score but almost psychic with the blowout win by SDSU.

Sorry. Just a pet peeve of mine when someone takes the time to post on a message board asking for a score when a two second click pulls it up on the net. I find it one of the most bizarre things ever to be honest.

[Mudrafan]

The biggest asset to UNI football is Farley's ability to get talent to Cedar Falls.

The biggest detriments to UNI football are Farley's in game coaching and ability to develop an offensive scheme that can beat a good team.

It's incredibly frustrating for a fan.

The biggest asset UNI has is facilities including the Dome. It’s been a game changer for many years. UNI wouldn’t get the kids it gets without it. Tradition and even though support isn’t what ii was in the championship years, compared to most FCS schools, it is still top shelf. Budget cuts have been crippling. Rise of Dakota schools has also hurt. And having an older coach without a transition plan also hurts. Iowa hs football is strong. Support is there if an exciting product, coach and all that is there. That’s the frustration. I have no idea how good this AD has been for the overall program but the buck ultimately falls there

[havok58]

Sorry. Just a pet peeve of mine when someone takes the time to post on a message board asking for a score when a two second click pulls it up on the net. I find it one of the most bizarre things ever to be honest.

I agree, but when I pull up two sites and both say 21-0 SDSU at the half, yet the comments I have been reading here didn’t reflect that. When I am unable to watch or listen to the game (out of town), I rely on the board for play by play, which some do very well. I didn’t see any continuous dismay that would signify a 21-0 beating, but I also attributed it to a lack of interest in the program as well. Being that my two websites that I go to to look at scores quickly said 21-0, I had no reason to look at a third. So when the posts didn’t seem to match the score, that’s why I asked. Eventually both web pages did correct the score after I had posted.