WWW.PANTHERNATION.COM
GO PANTHERS!
welcome

Welcome to the best UNI Panther forum on the net!

Become a PN Supporting Member! Get exclusive access to the Panther Den forum and more. Click here for info.

30-minute show exclusively highlighting UNI Athletics. Click here for info.

  • You need to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.
  • To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.
  • If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the help page by clicking this link.
  • If you have any questions please use the Contact Us form.
This website is not affiliated with the University of Northern Iowa or the UNI Panther Athletic Program.

Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

The Gateway Needs NDSU and SDSU

Collapse
X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 1
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous template Next
  • #1

    The Gateway Needs NDSU and SDSU

    I posted this over on http:www.bisonville.com They would add alot to an ever improving conference, IMO.

    Hello folks. I wanted to let you know that I wish the Gateway would invite/add NDSU and SDSU as this would be a HUGE lift to the Gateway Conference. As a UNI fan and remembering our games with the Bison and Jackrabbits, I would love to see this happen. Patty Viverito is the E.D. of the Gateway and does a wonderful job. She can be reached at [email protected] <[email protected]> Bison Nation has a huge following. I would recommend the fans emailing the Gateway office. I already think that the Gateway is the toughest conference in the country. NDSU and SDSU would add to that without question. I will post it on www.panthernation.com as well. Welcome to I-AA. Hopefully, the Bison and Panthers will meet again on the gridiron soon
    http://www.uni.edu/unialumni/justfun...s/fightsong.rm
    Tags: None
  • #2
    this poster must not have much confidence in the Great West Football Conference......

    i feel that the Gateway is were it needs to be in terms of the number of schools.....also, i wouldn't bet against Indiana State getting back in the mix with a new coach that might be able to get their squad to respectability....

    i feel the same way that the Gateway is the strongest in 1-AA, but i'm not sure adding teams makes it stronger....

    Comment

    • #3
      The poster was me, B. True. I simply think that adding NDSU especially, and SDSU would be nice for the Gateway. NDSU brings a TON to the table. Would possibly have to look at 2 divisions in the Gateway, much like the A-10. This would be a power move that would bring 3 bids consistently and sometimes 4 bids to the Gateway IMO.
      http://www.uni.edu/unialumni/justfun...s/fightsong.rm

      Comment

      • #4
        I agree with Pantherpower......NDSU is a very solid program with extremely good recruiting. The problem for the Dakota schools lies in where they play their non-football sports if they play football in the Gateway. I DO NOT forsee the MVC allowing the Dakota schools in. Another complaint will be YSU and WKU are very far away from the Dakota schools. YSU fans already complain how far away CF is......
        "We're not an ordinary school," said Fort. "We have tradition. We have a good team year after year. We rebuild, and it doesn't matter who we have coming back."

        dti

        Comment

        • #5
          Pantherpower....i meant no disrespect and i wasn't sure who wrote it because you had a link to PN, apologies if my post was offensive in any way....

          i too think that within 2 years NDSU and SDSU will be 1-AA playoff teams, if not sooner. i just feel that the Gateway is an 8-team league and a very good one at that. while the schools even more north than Northern Iowa would add a lot, i think that if they are not in the Great West in 2 years when they make the playoffs, they would be members of the Big Sky.... that's what i've heard and while it hasn't gone down yet due to the Big Sky not going for it, i think it is more a possibility than NDSU and SDSU getting into the Gateway...

          who knows....

          Comment

          • #6
            I didn't take your post as disrespect at all, B. True. I was simply clearing up my previous post b/c it was a little confusing. Your point about the other sports finding a home outside of the Gateway is a good one and I also received this feedback on the Bison board. No way the MVC would take the Bison and Jackrabbits right now, but at least a move for football to the Gateway and having the other sports earn their stripes as independents would be a start. Who knows, maybe the Great West will survive. Regardless, we would be rekindling a great rivalry w/ NDSU were they to join the Gateway....
            http://www.uni.edu/unialumni/justfun...s/fightsong.rm

            Comment

            • #7
              Agree.

              Those teams need a conference and ours is the right fit. If Youngstown and WKU bellyache about traveling, let them go to the OVC.

              Anybody know of any renewed efforts to invite them. I understand Hartzell was (is) against it.

              Comment

              • #8
                Adding at least

                one more team would be good from a home / away scheduling point of view. Right now you play 3 home conference games one year and 4 the next. If one more team were added it would eliminate the need to find an extra home game every other year. This has been a problem the past 5 years or so where every other year we only get 5 home games.
                If computers ruled college basketball the way they do football, we'd have skipped all this March Madness monotony and just waited a month for the Kansas-Kentucky title game. And watched Northern Iowa play Cornell in the Poulan Weedeater Bowl. ~ Dwight Perry The Seattle Times

                Comment

                • #9
                  Greetings Panthers,

                  I was lurking and saw this topic. It would be great if the Bison and the Jackrabbits got into the Gateway. Playing UNI is always a good thing. As a matter of fact I think your wrestling team is in Brookings tonight. Sorry our game for this fall didn't happen, but we understand. Hopefully it can happen again soon.

                  If you want to visit us please feel free. You can find us at:

                  Bedava Bonus - Deneme Bonusu Veren Siteler - Deneme Bonusu
                  http://diaafootball.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl
                  10, 20, 30 TL deneme bonusu veren sitelere ⭐️ Ücretsiz deneme bonusu veren siteler için tıklayın! Bedava bonus almak sizinde hakkınız!


                  South Dakota State University
                  Jackrabbits
                  Last edited by 89rabbit; 02-11-2005, 04:19 PM.
                  South Dakota State University
                  Jackrabbits

                  Comment

                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Cap'n Cat
                    Those teams need a conference and ours is the right fit. If Youngstown and WKU bellyache about traveling, let them go to the OVC.
                    Anybody know of any renewed efforts to invite them. I understand Hartzell was (is) against it.
                    They are already in a football only Conference, #2 currently...
                    ------------
                    FCS IS BEST!

                    Comment

                    • #11
                      Originally posted by ralph
                      They are already in a football only Conference, #2 currently...
                      True, but NDSU and SDSU would love to be in the Gateway.
                      South Dakota State University
                      Jackrabbits

                      Comment

                      • #12
                        I found some nice pics of our stadium. Thought you might like to take a peek. Some of the older Panthers may have visited Coughlin-Alumni back in UNI's NCC days.



                        Coughlin-Alumni Stadium

                        Seating Capacity 16,000

                        Seating on both East and West sides from goal line to goal line.



                        South Dakota State University
                        Jackrabbits

                        Comment

                        • #13
                          The Fireworks photo is SWEET!
                          "We're not an ordinary school," said Fort. "We have tradition. We have a good team year after year. We rebuild, and it doesn't matter who we have coming back."

                          dti

                          Comment

                          Previous template Next
                          Working...
                          X