UNI vs Indiana St game thread

[jman2004]

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If you can't see how there were positives in how the team rallied in the second half, then I'm not sure you could find a positive in anything.

If you're asking me to be happy that this team rallied to come from behind to tie an opponent picked to finish last in our conference, then lose in double overtime, at home nonetheless, I'm sorry but I can't do that.

Chalk this up as another winnable game, that the Panthers have failed to win under Jacobson. I don't know if it's Jacobson, but games like this seem to be piling up under his reign.

[jman2004]

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You clearly have no clue what the F you are talking about.

Jake coached a HELL of a game the second half to get the team back into it. He pushed the right buttons and figured out the right combinations to get and keep in the game. If the team comes out with ANY fire in the first half, this is a win. But, we played pathetic defense (oh yes, there's that dreaded defense-first thing again) in the first half and let a struggling team build confidence. We also missed front ends of one-and-ones, made bad passes when double-teamed and made almost no effort to go after rebounds.

Give credit to Indiana State, they came out playing with nothing to lose. Our guys came out acting like they thought it would be a cakewalk. I'm sure you Jake detractors will assume that that was all Jake's coaching to have them come out flat like that. But then again, you have no intention of ever giving him credit for anything, only negatives.

This loss sucks because it was at home. Doesn't matter to whom.

They need to learn from it and be ready to go from the opening tip EVERY game. There are NO pushovers in this conference, including us.

Cudos to O'Rear who played a warriors game against Tunnell, who should have fouled out a couple of times. Also props to Ali for finding a fire inside to help spark the second half surge and Kwadzo for showing the team that yes, we can break down a zone defense by penetrating it with the dribble.

If Jacobson wants to win over this fanbase, he needs to start winning games like this at home. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. Can you seriously NOT understand that?

[run&blade]

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ROFLMAO, they lost to Indiana St. at home. I saw some of the replay on Mediacom, they are pathetic. Jake can't coach or he can't recruit or both, I have know idea which it is.

Give him next year, that should be plenty of rope to hang himself. The McLeod Center was rocking yesterday, what was there? 1000 people there? I feel sorry for the people who bought season tickets, there is better basketball being played at the state's JUCOs.

UNI basketball is on life support.

[TH1974]

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I hate people that blame refs, but ...

Yeah...blaming the refs is almost as bad as blaming the arena.

[jman2004]

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Tough loss...but I loved seeing the fight. Now I'd like to see that passion for 40 minutes and we'll be heading in the right direction.

I like seeing the fight too, but some of you are seriously downplaying the fact that this was INDIANA STATE, at HOME. We should have NEVER come out flat. We should have NEVER had to play from behind. We should have NEVER had to shoot absolute lights out in the second half to even make it a ball game. (We will NOT shoot that way every night).

Nothing about yesterday's game impresses me. Jacobson officially, should be on a very short leash.

You can't blame fans at this point for turning away or for being skeptical that he'll be able to turn things around.

[Khan4Cats]

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I think you need to work on your reading comprehension skills. I never said I was 'ok' with a loss at home to Indiana State.

But I like to focus on the positives. Because it's the positives that can help this team win games. IF the Panthers can put a 40 minute game together with the effort and intensity of the 2nd half of yesterday's game...they'll win a lot of Valley games this season.

How do they do that? I don't know. That's why I'm an internet poster and not a college basketball coach. If I could motivate 18-22 young men to play at their peak performance for a 30-game season...I'd be part of a coaching staff somewhere. I can't...so I post here.

Forget it 2317, he's not going to comprehend because he doesn't want to.

All he wants to do is to support UNI as long as UNI is winning, and then probably only if they win in a manner that is aesthetically pleasing to him.

From his logic, it would be okay to lose at home to a Creighton or Southern Illinois, just not INDIANA STATE. I, personally, am not happy with a home loss to ANYONE.

There are at least 19 games to go. This team is very young and has a lot of room to grow. They haven't played their best basketball yet, but they have shown sparks. Yesterday I saw some spark from Ali that he hadn't shown yet, even in the couple of games where he shot well from outside. There was defensive intensity and a fearless will to drive to the basket rather than just shoot from outside he hadn't shown yet. Lucas played with fire. Johnny played hard but still made some freshman mistakes (the charge after the steal at the end of regulation with 10 seconds left, for one). Kwadzo is showing what we missed last year with a true PG. If we can get Koch, Jordan, and Kerwin to put in the same energy all the time, we will be a tough match-up.

But we can't sleepwalk through halves like we did the first 20 minutes yesterday against anyone, anywhere.

If some people would rather just think about football, let them. But to use the logic applied to the basketball team, the football team has been on a decline since we were in the championship game 4 years ago and haven't been back since.

[Kyle]

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This game is another indication this program is in a decline.

Coach Jake gets one more year to turn things around. Then he needs to go.

[Khan4Cats]

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This game is another indication this program is in a decline.

Coach Jake gets one more year to turn things around. Then he needs to go.

So you're saying even if he "turns it around" he still needs to go. At least we know where you stand.

For the record. He doesn't need to turn anything around, he needs to keep building on the solid foundation that is here and keep doing the things that have made this a SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM for the last 5+ years.

We are not in a decline.

[TravelingPanther]

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I feel sorry for the people who bought season tickets, there is better basketball being played at the state's JUCOs.

We're not sorry. We don't only support winning teams. We're also going to the women's game tonight. Should we feel bad about that, too?

[Kyle]

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This loss sucks because it was at home. Doesn't matter to whom.

I wish this was the case, but this loss being at home is one is several reasons why it sucks.

1) It was at Home
2) It was against a 2-9 team
3) It was against a team picked to finish last in a very weak MVC
4) It was against a team with an RPI of 250

I think you need to work on your reading comprehension skills. I never said I was 'ok' with a loss at home to Indiana State.

He never said you were "ok" with a loss at home to Indiana State. But it was a nice attempt to turn a basketball discussion personal.

[Kyle]

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So you're saying even if he "turns it around" he still needs to go. At least we know where you stand.

For the record. He doesn't need to turn anything around, he needs to keep building on the solid foundation that is here and keep doing the things that have made this a SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM for the last 5+ years.

We are not in a decline.

I meant if he doesn't turn things around by next year he needs to go.

Being a successful program and having a solid foundation has nothing to do with being in a decline, see Michigan football. I'm not panicking, or calling for Jake's head right now. I've said many times I think Jake is a great recruiter. All I'm saying is IMO he should only get one more year to bring the program back to postseason play.

[MediaPanther]

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So you're saying even if he "turns it around" he still needs to go. At least we know where you stand.

For the record. He doesn't need to turn anything around, he needs to keep building on the solid foundation that is here and keep doing the things that have made this a SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM for the last 5+ years.

We are not in a decline.

So if we aren't in a decline what would you call it? We just lost at home to Indiana State and less than a month ago got smoked by Iowa. I know, I know, Iowa is getting better but that just proves we aren't getting any better. If you think we aren't in a decline then you've been watching with your eyes closed.

[06panther10]

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Some of you people are really delusional about what is going on here. We ARE getting worse every year, and seemingly game to game.

We almost NEVER win an important game at home. We lose quite frequently to lesser opponents.

Jake continues to be outcoached by everyone and anyone. Players are leaving the program year after year. Less and less people are coming to the McLeod. The attendance has been downright embarassing, and I don't blame them. That stuff is hard to watch.

[TH1974]

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So if we aren't in a decline what would you call it? We just lost at home to Indiana State and less than a month ago got smoked by Iowa. I know, I know, Iowa is getting better but that just proves we aren't getting any better. If you think we aren't in a decline then you've been watching with your eyes closed.

It's pretty obvious that the program *is* in decline.

[jman2004]

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All he wants to do is to support UNI as long as UNI is winning, and then probably only if they win in a manner that is aesthetically pleasing to him.

From his logic, it would be okay to lose at home to a Creighton or Southern Illinois, just not INDIANA STATE. I, personally, am not happy with a home loss to ANYONE.

First, your picture of me is WAY off. It's offensive and not in the least bit true. I'm not responding to you anymore so why do you continually feel the need to find me and get your jabs in? And besides, I supported this team when I was in college and when we sucked. I had friends that played. Just because I think Jacobson is underperforming as our coach, doesn't mean that I only support the University when they win. Get off it.

Secondly, I think a loss at home to a good team like Creighton or Southern Illinois is a heckuva lot better than a home loss to a bottom feeder like Indiana State. What's wrong with that?