Anatomy of a Rumor -- UNI @ ASU 10/6

[joecooll6]

Id also like to point out that if we played Oct 6 on the road for our 11th game instead of a home game we we would have a 6 week stretch without a home game from Sep 1- Oct 13

[Marc Wigim]

And hasn't the selection committee made it abundantly clear that they aren't interested in who you play but how many wins you have, no matter who they are against?

[UNI MadCat]

Id also like to point out that if we played Oct 6 on the road for our 11th game instead of a home game we we would have a 6 week stretch without a home game from Sep 1- Oct 13

Ouch. Good pick up there JC.

That's one way to NOT get your fanbase excited about UNI football. Make the freshman who miss the first game of the season assume we just don't actually have a team.

[JCPanthers]

It looks like it wasn't a rumor:

http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2007/04/09/sports/local/doc46186fd24f727614527354.txt

As of Friday, Hartzell was looking into three possibilities - a two-game series with Appalachian State, a one-time trip to Mississippi State and potential options against Drake.

[UNI MadCat]

It looks like it wasn't a rumor:

http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2007/04/09/sports/local/doc46186fd24f727614527354.txt

As of Friday, Hartzell was looking into three possibilities - a two-game series with Appalachian State, a one-time trip to Mississippi State and potential options against Drake.

I never said the OPTION to play ASU was a rumor. Most of us were pretty convinced that the team RH mentioned as "the premier program in I-AA right now" was ASU and now he has since clarified that, yes. That wasn't my point. My point was that with all of us talking about it, it led to thoughts of it actually coming true. It made its way onto another board and started getting talked about as a "reality" (see one person saying, "that would be neat", the next says, "I think it COULD happen" the next says, "I think it WILL happen" and the next says, "It IS happening" all based on other people's posts).

This thread was simply me pontificating about how its amazing how these things spiral into something bigger.

In truth, NB was right in this thread where he pointed out that just b/c message boarders turned an option into a "sure thing" doesn't mean that this is representative of a lot of people's thoughts. In fact, its a small number.

This was a dumb thread that I shouldn't have started.

My prediction is we'll be playing the Bulldogs, likely the blue and white ones but possibly the maroon and white ones, before ASU.

[Khan4Cats]

I thought Drake was the "premier program" RH was talking about. Don't they play in the same conference as SAN DIEGO !?

In seriousness, if it doesn't screw up Drake's schedule too much, a 2 for 1 deal or heck even an on-going series wouldn't be too bad if Drake would be willing to do it. Keeps us playing FCS competition and allows for fan travel. Not sure how much we would need an on-going series once we add the XDSU's to the Gateway though, or would that tie our hands?

[JCPanthers]

I never said the OPTION to play ASU was a rumor. Most of us were pretty convinced that the team RH mentioned as "the premier program in I-AA right now" was ASU and now he has since clarified that, yes. That wasn't my point. My point was that with all of us talking about it, it led to thoughts of it actually coming true. It made its way onto another board and started getting talked about as a "reality" (see one person saying, "that would be neat", the next says, "I think it COULD happen" the next says, "I think it WILL happen" and the next says, "It IS happening" all based on other people's posts).

This thread was simply me pontificating about how its amazing how these things spiral into something bigger.

In truth, NB was right in this thread where he pointed out that just b/c message boarders turned an option into a "sure thing" doesn't mean that this is representative of a lot of people's thoughts. In fact, its a small number.

This was a dumb thread that I shouldn't have started.

My prediction is we'll be playing the Bulldogs, likely the blue and white ones but possibly the maroon and white ones, before ASU.

Sorry....I wasn't trying to "prove you were wrong"...just thought I would share that it was in fact App. St.

I agree..our 6th game will probably be Drake. I would welcome the opportunity to play App. State or Montana or whatever top FCS team, just not in the same season we play Iowa State and go on the road to play SDSU.

[Macattackiowa]

My sis goes to school down there so that'd be a great excuse to go down there
and N. Arizona was right with ASU untill the 4th quarter last year