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[9YRPLAN]

UNI players will not participate in the PTL this year.

[Neighbor]

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UNI players will not participate in the PTL this year.

? Fran won't let his guys play outside of Iowa City??

[9YRPLAN]

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im not even sure what that means, or what it has to do with UNI

[Schack]

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http://hawkeyedrive.com/2012/05/07/ptl-to-only-have-four-teams-this-summer/

[Moose39]

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it doesnt bother me one bit. PTL is just a league to show off the Hawks. UNI comes second i that league. ANTHONY JAMES was arguably one of the best players last year and he was selected in the second round IIRC

[Moose39]

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we can put like Hawk fans have been putting it. "Why should we have to play another team in a glorified practice gym?"

that pretty much sums it up

[9YRPLAN]

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it doesnt bother me one bit. PTL is just a league to show off the Hawks. UNI comes second i that league. ANTHONY JAMES was arguably one of the best players last year and he was selected in the second round IIRC

it surprises you that someone could be "arguably one of the best players" yet go in the second round of a 6-team league?

[Panther Cat]

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I'm only disappointed because it gives me a chance to watch the guys in the summer, but as far as the decision, I'd say it's the right choice. Watching guys come down and chuck it up can't be helping them too much. It gives them a chance to bang on some other guys once in a while, but that's the only benefit I see. Plus the guys won't have to make that trip twice a week now which will be nice for them.

[Panther-Sheik]

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“Once they found out Ben had made this decision, they of course were disappointed, but you know, I don’t think there’s any doubt this has really helped UNI level the playing field during the season,” Larson said. “It’s fair to say that I don’t think it hurts Iowa. They’re still playing great players against great players. It’s just one of those things where UNI has to do what they think they got to do and it didn’t make a difference to Iowa really.
“I don’t think they think it’s going to make any difference in terms of the level of competition, but I do think it will make a difference that the UNI guys are going to miss being able to compete head-to-head with the Iowa guys. I don’t think it’s the right decision for UNI, but I got to respect their desire to protect their players’ time.”

http://hawkeyedrive.com/2012/05/07/p...s-this-summer/

[UNIpanther99]

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I'm glad. The PTL has outlived its usefulness for UNI. If half the games were in the W-CF area it might make sense, but to have the players drive down for an league that is even more offense oriented than it was in the past isn't the best use of time.

[9YRPLAN]

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i dunno...i think the guys liked playing in it quite a bit.

[06panther10]

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http://hawkeyedrive.com/2012/05/07/p...s-this-summer/

LOL, what a joke.

[Silent Earl]

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That league is going to suck without UNI.

[panther-state]

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Awesome, I always felt bad for beating up on our little brothers.

[Kyle]

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Randy Larson is not smart.