Raising the Banner

[Gboom23]

This may have been mentioned before, but does anyone know when the Sweet Sixteen banner is going to be put up in the McLeod?

[Casey'sitsallgood]

Re: Raising the Banner

Some time during basketball season, I would assume. But you know what happens when a person assumes...

[jegbomb52]

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Do you think they will do a "test unveiling" before they do it in front of an audience? You know, just in case it falls to the ground or something. Wow, would that be embarrassing...

[Hail Our Panthers]

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Last year didn't they already have it up at the start of one of the exhibition games? Before the game they said something like "everyone look up at our banner" and a small ceremony ensued. Maybe I'm confusing this with something else or maybe my mind made it up entirely but for some reason I seem to "remember" this.

[harry joy]

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The Creighton game for obvious reasons: Bradley, Wichita State, Illinois State. Hell, let's raise it all season long: every home game. I'd never get tired of seeing that banner rise to the ceiling. Winning the first round is like winning the National Championship for out little school. Making it to the Sweet Sixteen is like beating the Celtics in '86 for the NBA Championship.

[Born-a-Panther]

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Do you think they will do a "test unveiling" before they do it in front of an audience? You know, just in case it falls to the ground or something. Wow, would that be embarrassing...

Why must you bring up such horrible memories..?

[PantherChic]

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Hopefully UNI learned it's lesson after that fiasco!

[achrist70]

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This is slightly off topic but I hope they have some way to honor Coach Berry this season.

[CyCarp]

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This is slightly off topic but I hope they have some way to honor Coach Berry this season.

There was an article a week or two ago which mentioned it.

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/yb/151266565

REMEMBERING BERRY: UNI is still discussing an appropriate way to honor Jim Berry, the former Panther coach who served as an advisor the last few seasons before passing away Aug. 31 after a length battle with cancer.

"We're trying to make a decision that's going to reflect his impact on our university and community and make the best decision we can," said Jacobson.

"I miss him at practice. He helped our players, he helped our staff, he helped myself as a head coach. He had an impact on all of us. It was also what he looked forward to the most. He looked forward to being around the kids.

"I think about him every day."

[JayJ79]

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The Creighton game for obvious reasons: Bradley, Wichita State, Illinois State. Hell, let's raise it all season long: every home game. I'd never get tired of seeing that banner rise to the ceiling. Winning the first round is like winning the National Championship for out little school. Making it to the Sweet Sixteen is like beating the Celtics in '86 for the NBA Championship.

winning a first round game should not equate to a national championship.
not for an MVC team.

[TH1974]

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do you think they will do a "test unveiling" before they do it in front of an audience? You know, just in case it falls to the ground or something. Wow, would that be embarrassing...

lol.



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[Panther93]

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I think it's obvious that you do it during the North Dakota basketball game on Nov 27th. A second chance to get it right in front of the ND fans after the football banner fiasco.