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Thought this might be a good place to put some articles that praise the Panthers. I think the OD win might do us a boat load of good in a lot of ways.
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He had the audacity to compare Lucas to Gary Parrish?!Or maybe you should meet Cedar Falls cult hero (a title once held by Kurt Warner and his famous grocery bagging), Lucas O'Rear. A half-Irish, half-Polish, 6'6" round beast of a man with mutton chops and a Gary Parrish-esque faux hawk, O'Rear is the colorful character that sportswriters wish would populate every team in America.
Dom Draper? I guess it's better than Dom DeLuise. Or is that Don DeLuise?The Panthers are coached by an Iowa look-alike version of Dom Draper (meaning dapper, without the grating pretentiousness), Ben Jacobsen.
"And immediately, (P'Allen Stinnett's) Facebook status was spouting vulgarities towards the university." -
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I liked the reader comment at the bottom.
"Geez, Matt, you are a little late...
Do you think you are the first one to discover Northern Iowa?""They keep saying that what really matters is not whether you win or lose, but how you played the game. The trouble is that the best way to determine how you played the game is by whether you won or lost." - AnonymousComment
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I agree ... but, this was a grerat article.Originally posted by Big Cats View Post"Try being more of the solution, and less of the problem."Comment
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Yep, very nice article. Glad to read stuff like this...GO PANTHERS!Comment
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Attention America: It's on like Donkey Kong!That team might punch you in the mouth.Comment
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Also on ESPN under top stories and under headlines.
UNI FIGHT!!!Comment
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I love this one - it's fun to win people over just because of who we are:
Is this Heaven? No, It's Iowa - CBS Sportsline.
Some memorable quotes from their roadtrip piece:
We play by our own rules.The drive from Milwaukee to Cedar Falls had us passing through miles of snow-covered, barren farmland and through Dubuque, where we stopped at a hotel just in time to catch a mafia-themed wedding party. I'm not sure if this is the norm for Dubuque, but it seemed natural.
Blah blah blah.Full disclosure: we weren't prepared to be impressed by our UNI experience. It definitely had chips stacked against it. We'd been driving for hours with little to no signs of life. Roads were a little dicey. The fourteen-foot mound of plowed snow backed up to the McLeod Center didn't exactly seem inviting. Plus, it's hard to get excited about a smaller D1 school when you have porterhouses like Kansas, North Carolina and Syracuse on the menu.
Barn. With a 747 in it.I'm here to tell you -- firsthand -- that Northern Iowa fans do it up ght. The McLeod Center,, small potatoes compared to a monstrosity like the Carrier Dome, was lit to the rafters and louder than a 747.
Northern Iowa basketball isn't just a sport, it's a collective push by an entire community.-Children play a huge role in the proceedings...At the McLeod Center, it's a family affair. Not only are the stands littered with entire families having a great time, but children help the mascot do its routines and play in the foyer.She'll kill you, and then in a few years she'll flunk that kid you spit out with the next one. Great.-You don't want to make the wrong call here...The din of madness that overtakes these fans when they feel slighted is terrifyingly sincere. Not a good idea to break up with a girl from Northern Iowa, I'll bet.Comment
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The blog is part of a 10 game in 11 days road trip which started Thursday night with the Pittsburgh-Marquette game. It is being done by Matt Jones, Drew Franklin, and Chris Tomlin. I know this because they also run the site www.kentuckysportsradio.com which I happen to visit frequently cause I'm also a huge fan of Kentucky Wildcats basketball.
So when Kentucky fans are praising the atmosphere and environment of UNI game, you know its very high praise and is a testament to the program and fans and just how far McDermott and now Jacobson have taken it.Comment
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Loved the comments about it being a family atmosphere! That's exactly what our niche should be.....Comment
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Here's a live blog from the game from those guys
Also an "interview" with ODU's coach's mustache.
"And immediately, (P'Allen Stinnett's) Facebook status was spouting vulgarities towards the university."Comment
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speaking of comments, on the "conversation" board on ESPN's website page for the game, there were over 500 comments. Though much of it seems like the blatherings of 12-year-olds (or at least they act like 12-year olds)Comment
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That blog was absolutely worthless. I wonder who the pivot man in that car was.Originally posted by CincyPanther88 View PostHere's a live blog from the game from those guys
Also an "interview" with ODU's coach's mustache.
http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/e...91884/20144587Comment
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I laughed at their live blog. Especially their crying about Dubuque.Comment
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wow, thanks for all the links.
That article that NB posted is just great.
Its a great day to be a Panther.UNI FIGHT
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