UNI vs ISU game thread

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http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2007/09/30/sports/doc46ff22be3a518197731161.txt

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2007/09/30/sports/doc46fea5c2487f8982975757.txt

Some good reading from the local paper in Normal-Bloomington area.

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2007/09/30/isusports/doc46faffbcc4bfb728144102.txt

This one surprised me.

[Marc Wigim]

Mature sense of sarcasm, mr. 9 yr. plan. Get a clue. Or a sense of humor, one of the two.

Okay, new rule: STOP GETTING DEFENSIVE ABOUT THE EVIL EMPIRE. It's unbecoming.

[Mountain Panther]

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2007/09/30/isusports/doc46faffbcc4bfb728144102.txt

This one surprised me.

Yeah....Illinois State to the Big 12?

[Kyle]

Maybe this is a topic for a new thread, but would anyone want the Panthers to move from the FCS to the FBS?

I can see compelling arguments for both sides.

[UNIAlum95]

Maybe this is a topic for a new thread, but would anyone want the Panthers to move from the FCS to the FBS?

I can see compelling arguments for both sides.

No and it won't happen either.

[Marc Wigim]

It would take at LEAST 20 years for it to be feasible.

My position on this remains that there could eventually become a time where two things happen: the entire Gateway/MVC moves up as a whole, or (more likely) they do away with the FBS/FCS subdivision all together.

[JayJ79]

I really don't see the point in UNI going FBS.
I'd rather cheer for a top FCS team than a mediocre FBS team. And frankly, I just don't know if UNI has the resources to have success at the FBS level.

And I rather doubt if the Redbirds go FBS, that they'll have any real success either.

[Luther_Heggs]

Maybe this is a topic for a new thread, but would anyone want the Panthers to move from the FCS to the FBS?

I definitely would like to see that. I'll be honest, I would rather watch UNI play (and lose) Florida or Nebraska than to watch them play Wofford or Montana or whoever for a championship in Chattanooga. I think very few teams, if any, have regretted the move once they made it.

And I think Alumni like to get a chance to see their school play on TV...especially on an HD channel. It sounds better at work than:

UNI Fan - "Stan, did you see Northern Iowa play Saturday?
Stan - "No...I watched eight games, but I don't remember that one on TV."
UNI Fan - "Sure, it was on TV."
Stan - "What channel?"
UNI Fan - "I think it was one of those "sports" channels that cover women's martial arts or NCAA Division VI bowling. You know, one of those sports channels that nobody ever watches. I think it's channel 732 on Time Warner."

[Khan4Cats]

[QUOTE=Luther_Heggs;91349]I definitely would like to see that. I'll be honest, I would rather watch UNI play (and lose) Florida or Nebraska than to watch them play Wofford or Montana or whoever for a championship in Chattanooga. I think very few teams, if any, have regretted the move once they made it.

And I think Alumni like to get a chance to see their school play on TV...especially on an HD channel. It sounds better at work than:

UNI Fan - "Stan, did you see Northern Iowa play Saturday?
Stan - "No...I watched eight games, but I don't remember that one on TV."
UNI Fan - "Sure, it was on TV."
Stan - "What channel?"
UNI Fan - "I think it was one of those "sports" channels that cover women's martial arts or NCAA Division VI bowling. You know, one of those sports channels that nobody ever watches. I think it's channel 732 on Time Warner."[/QUOTE]

Kind of like all those Iowa State fans that get to watch their team on TV every week?

Thanks, I like it where we are. I agree with Wigim, the only way we move up is if the Valley brings back football (with Wichita State re-starting and Drake going scholly or expansion) and moves up or the NCAA gets rid of the subdivisions. I don't see either happening soon.

[Panther-Sheik]

I definitely would like to see that. I'll be honest, I would rather watch UNI play (and lose) Florida or Nebraska than to watch them play Wofford or Montana or whoever for a championship in Chattanooga. I think very few teams, if any, have regretted the move once they made it.

And I think Alumni like to get a chance to see their school play on TV...especially on an HD channel. It sounds better at work than:

UNI Fan - "Stan, did you see Northern Iowa play Saturday?
Stan - "No...I watched eight games, but I don't remember that one on TV."
UNI Fan - "Sure, it was on TV."
Stan - "What channel?"
UNI Fan - "I think it was one of those "sports" channels that cover women's martial arts or NCAA Division VI bowling. You know, one of those sports channels that nobody ever watches. I think it's channel 732 on Time Warner."

Telling post... Sorry, I have to go now...the Western Kentucky vs. Marshall game is just starting. I'm so glad they both went FBS. Now I get to watch them ALL the TIME!

[speechpanther]

It's worked for Marshall, its worked for Boise. Clearly the jury is still out on WKY. That being said, we've had this discussion numerous times, and I think we've generally reached the consensus that the move fails more often than it works.

After a year of living on a Big Ten campus, I genuinely hope UNI doesn't make the move to FBS. Nothing will ever compare to the fun of a playoff run.

[PantherFan]

Telling post... Sorry, I have to go now...the Western Kentucky vs. Marshall game is just starting. I'm so glad they both went FBS. Now I get to watch them ALL the TIME!

I'll bet the Marshall fans feel real good about watching their FBS team losing to FCS New Hampshire.

I'd much rather watch UNI beat Wofford in Chattanooga than get beat badly in Tallahassee.

[9YRPLAN]

i think we rely too much on BCS transfers to make a successful on-the-field jump. most kids are not going to transfer to UNI if they have to sit out a year.

off the field, it is completely impossible.

[DrewDog]

If UNI was a I-A football school, I think that UNI's fan base across Iowa would decline. I work in communities across Iowa and get a ton of positive comments from folks about UNI. These folks are Iowa or Iowa State fans but also follow UNI fairly closely because UNI is not a direct competitor to them, especially from a football recruiting angle, since we are in a different division.

[Born-a-Panther]

I would MUCH rather enjoy playoff runs almost every year than sit at home and watch the Panthers in one of a thousand bowl games (maybe a slight exaggeration) that nobody gives a poop about.

UNI moves to FBS... we never get to enjoy rides like the 2005 one again. Chattanooga may not sound as glamorous as going down to Florida on New Years... but it was a dang good time, and I wouldn't trade it for anything.