Interesting Find...

[panther2317]

I was asked a few years ago by the SID and have continued to do it over the past couple of seasons when I can make it. This season I've gotten to do more games in the first 11 games than I got to do all last year.

I don't think we need any assistance. They have a pretty good group and I just show up and help.

[Purple For Life]

Good thing you never make mistakes, NIB. HAHA

I think I asked you before...? Where did you get your sig graphic?

[UNIPNTHR]

I think I asked you before...? Where did you get your sig graphic?

I just googled 'userbars' and there was a website where you could make them.

[General_Panther]

Wait a minute....... Wasn't Willie Beamon the starting Quarterback for the Miami Sharks? LOL

I think I'm right on this one (starts singing) "Steamin..... Willie Beamon, he keeps the ladies...... screamin......" LOL

Sorry I couldn't resist

[BCPanther]

KWWL sports should be renamed the "Hawkeye Sports Report with Rick Coleman" That guy bleeds black and gold and doesn't hide it. You think you could find a UNI guy in our home town...

[UNIAlum95]

Last year with CK, we had the Farley 5, Macs Minutes, and interviews with Tony D, Bobby, and Brad (probably others that I didn't see). Now you are lucky to be the second or third story. KGAN has stepped up and was doing interviews with Farley on Sunday nights (don't know if they are doing this with Jake yet or not). The sports department at KWWL has been a disaster for years but it has really taken a nose dive lately. Rick really does not care about anything other than Iowa sports and East High athletics. Try to find a CF story during Friday Night Hero's during the high school football season.

KCRG is Iowa first but both Campbell and Saville do a decent job with UNI as well. KGAN IMO is doing the best job in covering UNI sports of the three in the Cedar Valley.

[BCPanther]

What amazes me about Coleman doing all East High stories and highligts is that he is a WEST HIGH GRAD...

[SteinPizza]

Willie played a few seasons with the New York Giants if I remember right.

Yeah, four or five. Pretty nice career considering he was an undrafted free agent (as I remember). Those guys, particularly at skill positions, usually don't make the club. When they do, they usually only last a season or two before being beaten out by a better/drafted player. Their are exceptions to this, but playing in the league for a few years is not the norm.

[run&blade]

Willie Beamon....

Lost a bunch of sleep in college playing the card game 500 with Willie Beamon. He had a nice little run in the NFL, always wondered what happened to him after his playing days. I bet he is doing well and I am happy for him. He had a few issues off the field but he was a good person inside.

[UNI MadCat]

I'm surprised that I'm the first to ask this question but...

Isn't it sort of a conflict of interest to be reffing a game that your old almamater is playing in? I mean, I understand that A) it was a different sport and B) it was essentially an exhibition game but still. Just curious. Perhaps this happens more than I know.

[CincyPanther88]

I'm surprised that I'm the first to ask this question but...

Isn't it sort of a conflict of interest to be reffing a game that your old almamater is playing in? I mean, I understand that A) it was a different sport and B) it was essentially an exhibition game but still. Just curious. Perhaps this happens more than I know.

I would think so. I was thinking the same thing when I heard on the broadcast he was reffing the game. But, like you said, it was a D1 team against a D3 team so it probably wouldn't have made much difference. Of course there's the school of thought that he would bend over backwards to not show favortism.

[run&blade]

Maybe

Very possible Willie never graduated from UNI and it just slipped through the cracks because of this. I always wondered what happen to Willie after college so this was a great find.

He was a great player at UNI, he picked off a pass against Eastern Illinois and ran it back about 85 yards for a TD to win a game.