Ali

[MeOW!]

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/blog/the_dagger/post/Catching-up-with-former-Northern-Iowa-hero-Ali-F?urn=ncaab-wp566

Pretty good read on what Ali is doing today.

He also is on the cover of Hy-Vee's weekly ad this week - at least he is here in central Iowa.

[UNIChippewa]

Re: Ali

Good read, thanks. Even a year later I still can't get the ****-eating grin off my face when I watch that clip.

[jnutt]

Re: Ali

very nicely done, as always Rivals/Yahoo. I can only hope to reach that level with writing/everything. Alas, I just got a phone interview and job on a site with a craptastic logo/mascot. I re-posted the interview with Ali if people want to here his voice again.

http://www.iowasportsmonster.com/headlines/thenutthouse.php

[PantherChic]

Re: Ali

Does anyone have that game on DVD???? I forgot to set the DVR for earlier this month when it was on again!

[jnutt]

Re: Ali

watch it here for free

http://vault.ncaa.com/

or dvd here

http://unipanthers-dvd.cbscollegestore.com/store_contents.cfm?store_id=441&product_id=168399

[PantherChic]

Re: Ali

Yeah, not paying $25 for a DVD of one game. The entire season? Now that is worth it! But thanks for the other link -

[Casey'sitsallgood]

Re: Ali

"After losing in the first round of the 2009 NCAA tournament to Purdue, the Panthers set a massive goal for themselves entering Farokhmanesh's senior year: Reaching the Final Four in Indianapolis."

You know, I always remember them talking about having a bigger goal to accomplish last year and never hearing about it. I was just thinking the other day, if they could have beaten MSU or gotten Maryland instead, there was no way Tennessee was going to beat them...

[Moose39]

Re: Ali

Does anyone have that game on DVD???? I forgot to set the DVR for earlier this month when it was on again!

yes. commercial free for the most part and sports highlights at the end.

[jnutt]

Re: Ali

"After losing in the first round of the 2009 NCAA tournament to Purdue, the Panthers set a massive goal for themselves entering Farokhmanesh's senior year: Reaching the Final Four in Indianapolis."

You know, I always remember them talking about having a bigger goal to accomplish last year and never hearing about it. I was just thinking the other day, if they could have beaten MSU or gotten Maryland instead, there was no way Tennessee was going to beat them...

they were very tightlipped about the final goals. wonder if that is confirmed or an assumption

[Casey'sitsallgood]

Re: Ali

they were very tightlipped about the final goals. wonder if that is confirmed or an assumption

I thought the same thing myself jnutt. Either way, it only being a year ago, that team really was something special, huh? It's crazy to think how almost perfectly that team fit together.

[UNIpanther99]

Re: Ali

they were very tightlipped about the final goals. wonder if that is confirmed or an assumption

It was confirmed after the season that the final four was the only goal they didn't meet. It was in an interview with Jake or the players or both.

[jnutt]

Re: Ali

I thought the same thing myself jnutt. Either way, it only being a year ago, that team really was something special, huh? It's crazy to think how almost perfectly that team fit together.

yeah i know. i just typed up a brief thought on all that on the IowaSportsMonster. i just wonder what this year could have been if a couple of things had bounced our way

[UNI5PANTHERS]

Re: Ali

I even thought MSU got away with one last year... I always think about where they could've been

[achrist70]

Re: Ali

So many good memories, I often wonder if we hit a few shots against Michigan State do we win the National Championship, we beat the "best" team in the tourney, and we would of matched up with Duke rather well in my opinion.

[Hail Our Panthers]

Re: Ali

Always nice to see it on the main page