Dream Game

[achrist70]

What is the one team you would love to see come to Cedar Falls to play the Panthers?

For me it has to be Duke

[Hail Our Panthers]

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Maybe we'll have the chance to play UNC one these years now that Paige and Barnes are playing for them. Roy likes to give his seniors an away game close to home..thats how Evansville got to host them. Maybe they won't be able to reach an agreement with the Hawks/Cyclones when that happens.

I'd love to get a home and home series with Butler

[blien]

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Kansas..with another victory

[Moose39]

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Grinnell College.

[UNIpanther99]

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Michigan State. Unfinished business from the Sweet Sixteen.

[jnutt]

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Iowa...for football

I'd love to see Butler come in on a home and home. Or just have them join the MVC. Other than that, Wisconsin

[porkchop]

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Witnessed March 20, 2010

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[9YRPLAN]

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Roy is good about doing that but theres no way in hell he brings UNC to play in CF.

Coe College maybe.

[clenz]

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Dream game?

Anyone that doesn't list the Blue Bloods of college basketball isn't telling the complete truth.

[porkchop]

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I get the intrigue of having the "blue bloods" (i.e. Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, UNC, Duke, UCLA, UConn?) come to CF, but really, how dreamy is it to get beat handily? Sure we beat KU in 2010, but that's an anomaly in the grand scheme of things. Those matchups are great for March on a neutral court, not in late November in CF.

An ideal game IMO would be with the likes of Gonzaga, Butler, etc.

I guess the real question to ask yourself is do you want to see a marquee team and a piss poor game, or a marquee mid-major match-up that could be an great game??

I don't think there's a wrong answer, it really depends on what you want to see. I want to see a quality game.

[GoPanthers85]

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I get the intrigue of having the "blue bloods" (i.e. Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, UNC, Duke, UCLA, UConn?) come to CF, but really, how dreamy is it to get beat handily? Sure we beat KU in 2010, but that's an anomaly in the grand scheme of things. Those matchups are great for March on a neutral court, not in late November in CF.

An ideal game IMO would be with the likes of Gonzaga, Butler, etc.

I guess the real question to ask yourself is do you want to see a marquee team and a piss poor game, or a marquee mid-major match-up that could be an great game??

I don't think there's a wrong answer, it really depends on what you want to see. I want to see a quality game.

Very well put! I would love to see a home/home with Butler.

[desertcat]

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I wouldn't list Indiana as a blue blood. They've been down for a while and we handled them pretty easily last season. If you want to be a big time program you have to play the big time programs. My dream game would be Duke or NC. The key to getting respect is beating or just playing tough against the big time BCS teams.

[porkchop]

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I wouldn't list Indiana as a blue blood. They've been down for a while and we handled them pretty easily last season

While they've been down in recent years, there's no debating their status as a Blue Blood. I bet you'll also tell me that Michigan isn't a football blue blood because of recent seasons

If you want to be a big time program you have to play the big time programs.

There's some merit to this however you can't just jump into the deep end. The Gonzaga's and Butler's of the world built their programs over time to level their at and can now schedule the big boys regularly. The first step is to play and beat the best mid-majors, then you'll get your shot at the big dogs regularly and be respected as such.

My dream game would be Duke or NC. The key to getting respect is beating or just playing tough against the big time BCS teams.

See above post for earning respect. I don't think we're at the point yet to play tough in every game against big time programs ..... See last year's Syracuse game. We're getting there, but we're not there yet.

[TH1974]

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I get the intrigue of having the "blue bloods" (i.e. Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, UNC, Duke, UCLA, UConn?) come to CF, but really, how dreamy is it to get beat handily? Sure we beat KU in 2010, but that's an anomaly in the grand scheme of things. Those matchups are great for March on a neutral court, not in late November in CF.

An ideal game IMO would be with the likes of Gonzaga, Butler, etc.

I guess the real question to ask yourself is do you want to see a marquee team and a piss poor game, or a marquee mid-major match-up that could be an great game??

I don't think there's a wrong answer, it really depends on what you want to see. I want to see a quality game.

I agree with that.

[Panther-Sheik]

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Almost any team from the B1G, Big XII, Pac XII, Big East, ACC. Big names bring big crowds and big excitement.