Brooks, Stout, Coaches, Coleman, Benny...

[Matt Trump]

....who's next on the chopping block????

Crawford
Little
Rima
Boyle
Hartzell
Viet
Shellhart
Williams
Josten
Koob
Brown
Santos
Stewart
Haak
Pedesleaux

[Beaker416]

Neifi Perez! Sorry, also a Cubs fan here, I'll move along

[pantherclaw]

I agree with ya reed, there are some suspicious "panther" fans here. I admit I haven't posted on here in awhile, but seeing these topics on our players and questioning our coaching is not cool. and if i were someone trolling the website i.e. a potential recruit it would really make me think about coming to a place where one wrong move and people instantly question ya.

[Matt Trump]

Steve Bartman!

[NJ Panther]

All this sickens me. I seriously hope from the bottom of my heart a bunch of this is trollers, but unfortunately thats not all it. I really thought we were above all this crap, but I guess UNI is no different then so many other teams out there whose fans jump on the wagon and then beat their players and coaches without mercy when things don't go perfect. On Sunday we will be selected for out 3rd straight NCAA tournament. No other school in Iowa can say that. Thats 3 of UNI's 4 all time trips. What exactly sucks about that? Yeah I wanted more, but it did'nt happen. Oh well. Win one in the NCAA tourny and it will be a memory, and win two and we'll think we'll look back and think we went undefeated. For all those wanting to go back to the "glory days" why don't we just fire Mac and hire Sam Weaver back. Nothing like a bunch of single win seasons and empty seats for you all.

[Panthers#1]

You guys may bash me but come on. Too many of us are drinking the purple Kool Aid. You tell people that they are not true Panther fans because they question a player, coach, or a coaching move from UNI? Wake up. A lot of people bash/question (including me) because they want this team to do well this season (and they have). What type of board is this where you can't question something on this team when you know that UNI can do a lot better in certain games? And don't question my loyalties. I am an avid Panther fan and have been coming to UNI football and basketball games since I was about 7 years old. I am now 22. So that is a lot of years going through the highs (Elden Miller & Greg McDermott) and the lows (Sam Weaver) with this team. People have to be able to question or else this is no better than the Commie Russia of Stalin. This post is not directed toward anyone.

[AmesPanther]

At the end of the day the program is being built by these players and coaches that are being bashed. I'd just say show some respect for the guys that are building this program.

Now where can I get this purple Kool Aid?

[Beaker416]

The one thing that's been refreshing about Panther Nation is that they don't feel the need to bash everyone and constantly call people out on the carpet for stuff that happens. Trolling or pissing and moaning or second guessing never really achieves anything.

[Matt Trump]

Some people on here are finding a new "flavor of the week" to pick on. Its not just one player or one coaching move.

[JayJ79]

definitely Rima.

if only he got excited over Panther games, they'd win more...

[DrewDog]

I guess we all better get into our "way-back" machine and refresh our memories of the state of the men's hoops program six, seven, eight years ago. I have been a season ticket holder since the early '90s and many times during the '90s I felt like the Maytag Repairman in the Dome. I remember one game, probably in 1998 or 1999, where the weather was horrible outside and the crowd was so small that you could hear the wind whipping outside. Why are we seeing our glass half empty as opposed to half full?

Yes, I am disappointed with how we stumbled a little at the end of the regular season. But I also got to thinking about what I had thought our record could be before the season tipped off and we actually finished better than I had expected. We are 23-9, our third straight 20+ wins season and most likely on our way to our third straight NCAA Tourney birth. We should be soaking it all in and celebrating what the players and coaches have accomplished.

[Newsbreaker]

Can we go more then 2 days without one of these threads? Maybe see if we can really get crazy and go a week?

I understand some of you don't like any criticism of our team. You apparently equate criticism with a lack of support and devotion to a team. You're as wrong and mistaken as the people who are constantly shifting blame from one person to another.

As long as no one is posting threats, or impeaching a player/coach's character, there is no reason (other then thinking your personal desire to have all things Panther sunny and smelling like roses) to constantly tell these people to shut it. Don't read those posts, or ignore them when you do. Either the people posting them will go away becasue they were only looking for a rise, or you'll be able to live in your criticism-free world. Everyone will win.

[JCPanthers]

I guess we all better get into our "way-back" machine and refresh our memories of the state of the men's hoops program six, seven, eight years ago.

The problem Drew, is that the "bashers" on this board weren't UNI fans six, seven, or eight years agos. They have just recently jumped on the UNI bandwagon, and thus are spoiled with all of UNI's recent success....and when something goes wrong, they are quick to point fingers.

[BCPanther]

DING DING DING!!! JC's got it right... Show him what he's won!!

[Newsbreaker]

JC, we've all been more then happy to 'welcome' all these new fans, higher attendance and increased local 'passion' for our teams.

We got what we always wanted...now we have to deal with some of what goes along with it.

File this under 'be careful what you wish for.'