Great season

[mikeshox]

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Contrats on a fabulous season. Wish you had gone farther, but you caught Michigan State on the wrong night. You were a great representative for the Valley.

[CincyPanther88]

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It was a great ride while it lasted.

[cjrobb15]

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I have never been more sad to see a season end in any of our sports. But I have also never been prouder of the effort the team but forth from the beginning and Eggs, Ali, and Koch will be remembered forever as well as some of the other guys on the team.

I definitely would have to agree with those emotions. These seniors have been great leaders and teachers towards the younger players.

[Griffitz]

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I have never been more sad to see a season end in any of our sports. But I have also never been prouder of the effort the team but forth from the beginning and Eggs, Ali, and Koch will be remembered forever as well as some of the other guys on the team.

The only thing that comes close is 2005 in Chatty IMO.

That being said I have had a blast following the ups and downs of this team and our seniors the last four years (two for Ali and Rody) and will definitely miss them. Good luck and thank you seniors!!

[Saluki7]

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Well done UNI. You represented the Valley well.

[run&blade]

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Move over Jason Reece and company, UNI basketball has a new crop of people that will live forever among the fans.

Lets hope it isn't 20 years before the next heros.

[Purrrrrfect]

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I hear Kansas wants a rematch next year in the PreSeason NIT tipoff ;p

[TravelingPanther]

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It was a great ride while it lasted.

Personally I believe the ride continues in Nov 2010.

James, Sonnen, Koch, O'Rear, Ahelegbe, Dunham, Moran, + Ray, Pehl, etc.

Could be another great year if these guys work hard and build some chemistry over the next 7 months.

[MnPantherFan]

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Contrats guys on a great season. Most fun I've had at March Madness since I won my office pool many years ago.

[cjrobb15]

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Personally I believe the ride continues in Nov 2010.

James, Sonnen, Koch, O'Rear, Ahelegbe, Dunham, Moran, + Ray, Pehl, etc.

Could be another great year if these guys work hard and build some chemistry over the next 7 months.

Please don't get me excited for next season now. Its still 7 months away. I can't wait

[TravelingPanther]

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Please don't get me excited for next season now. Its still 7 months away. I can't wait

Ok, how about football? Only 5 months, and spring football starts NOW!

[DrewDog]

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The mixed emoitions I had this morning driving home, while being hung over and barely able to speak, were just like the drive home in 2005 from Chatty. Each time I was marveling at the great ride our Panthers gave us but knowing we could/should have won the game.

[DWadle1983]

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I have never been more sad to see a season end in any of our sports. But I have also never been prouder of the effort the team but forth from the beginning and Eggs, Ali, and Koch will be remembered forever as well as some of the other guys on the team.

Well said.

If anybody had said before the season, and very much so after the DePaul loss, that this team could have 30 wins, Top 25 ranking, the national press they received during the regular season, MVC regular season and Tournament championships, and winning two NCAA Tournament games we would have taken that season in a second.

That's what I kept reminding myself after the game ended last night that they did all those things plus took out the favorite to win the NCAA Tournament in a historic win that people besides UNI fans will remember for years to come. Even though it hurt to realize how close they were to a regional final they had a season for the ages that put UNI basketball on the map nationally.

[JCPanthers]

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The mixed emoitions I had this morning driving home, while being hung over and barely able to speak, were just like the drive home in 2005 from Chatty. Each time I was marveling at the great ride our Panthers gave us but knowing we could/should have won the game.

Speaking of hung over....I swear I saw a white SUV with a Panther magnet on the door pulled over and parked while a guy wearing a purple jacket was back about 15 yards yacking behind some dumpster.

[Newt99]

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What a great season. Congrats to everyone involved with the team for making it such an incredible run.

The crowd down in STL was absolutely unbelieveable. Everywhere I went I was just surrounded by Panther fans. We completely dominated the atmosphere in the EJ Dome and it was almost shocking how much more electric the crowd was during our game as compared to the first game.

I've never been prouder to be a part of the Panther Nation!