Game 7: Richmond @ UNI

[KaBoom22]

Jake should be apologizing on the post game show, but he’s just head in the sand and talking up how he’s pretty happy with how the game went (besides the final score). Shouldn’t he realize the fans have more expectations than losing closely to good teams. Especially when you are at home.

[BrockLesnar]

Well, we have to learn better on the inside. Betz needs to be in more than two minutes. Nice to see Anderson, though. Teams are going to cheat toward the three line until Henry, Betz, Carter, and Anderson learn the ropes. Keep your head up.

[PantherAlum09]

I know Richmond had a ton of open looks, but we did too. I've never seen us shoot so poorly on open looks. That game should've been very high scoring, but the only one who could shoot today was Burton. That kid is really good.

I can understand why Jake was pleased offensively, honestly. We had so many open looks. They had some decent defensive possessions but way too many open looks were allowed overall.

I don't know. I just laughed after awhile. It was such a disappointment to see Richmond shoot so poorly in the first half and watch us not take advantage of it. To end up down by one at the half was truly incredible. It was a matter of time until Richmond would start hitting shots, and we should've had a 7-10 point lead going into the half to help offset that eventual run.

[A Fan In Lean Years]

5 years of complete **** University and Athletic Department administration apparently has consequences. Who'd have thought it?

We're somewhere between Western Illinois and Indiana State as a university and department right now.

Ah, yes, of course it's the administration that is losing all of these games for us every time.

Can you tell us all the moment when Harris was on the floor playing today, or the moment that Harris was calling all of the shots on the sidelines? Thanks in advance, as I'm certainly most of us missed those moments.

[BCPanther]

AJ and Trae had more open looks in this game than they had the entire month of November.

The defense was the best it's been all year.

We actually did play really well and it absolutely sucks that we have zero to show for it.

That said, there comes a point where the results have to match the level we play at. It's not happening and it hasn't every year, sans one, since A&M.

I'm the biggest Jake defender on this board. I think he's an elite coach but you start to wonder if a fresh start isn't better for everybody. Let Jake take a new challenge, let us try to re-energize the program.

The elephant in the room being that David Harris making the new hire would be an unmitigated disaster. Fire him, reset the whole department. We're stale and teetering on the edge of the abyss. Go get somebody to run this department that isn't going to settle for crumbs like we do now. Before it's too late.

[A Fan In Lean Years]

I'm the biggest Jake defender on this board. I think he's an elite coach

The elephant in the room being that David Harris making the new hire would be an unmitigated disaster. Fire him, reset the whole department. We're stale and teetering on the edge of the abyss. Go get somebody to run this department that isn't going to settle for crumbs like we do now. Before it's too late.

"Elite," only in the sense that he loses more games than most coaches. So, yes, I may give you that one. Minnesota sure didn't see the "eliteness" that they were looking for, did they?

Again, Harris isn't our problem (Women's swimming is doing outstanding, and he was a Harris hire, so your poor attempt at cause and effect falls short again), but bigotry is. GRIFFIN!

[run&blade]

No power conference school is going to touch Jake with a ten foot pool.

sell meat grinder basketball and a history of epic collapses to a power program ?

if he left it would be MAC level at best.

he needs another Sweet 16 run to get himself into conversation for anything better.

“Elite” roflmao.

[panther1]

"Elite," only in the sense that he loses more games than most coaches. So, yes, I may give you that one. Minnesota sure didn't see the "eliteness" that they were looking for, did they?

Again, Harris isn't our problem (Women's swimming is doing outstanding, and he was a Harris hire, so your poor attempt at cause and effect falls short again), but bigotry is. GRIFFIN!

Bigotry? I sure hope you aren’t implying that criticizing a minority (based on poor job performance, I might add) is off limits simply because they are a minority. We all had high hopes five years ago when TD left and the change has not panned out well.

[A Fan In Lean Years]

Bigotry? I sure hope you aren’t implying that criticizing a minority (based on poor job performance, I might add) is off limits simply because they are a minority. We all had high hopes five years ago when TD left and the change has not panned out well.

I'm not implying anything. I'm directly saying it.

For starters, I'm only speaking about AD Panther, who, ironically, tries to sell herself as some kind of "civil rights actercist" (must be along the lines of Leo Terrell, eh? ), yet has something VERY personal against Harris that doesn't jibe with the job that Harris is doing, which is a good job. There's "something" that has AD Panther enraged about Harris, and I've been working at this stuff too long to think that it's anything other than what I stated.

GRIFFIN!

[BCPanther]

No power conference school is going to touch Jake with a ten foot pool.

sell meat grinder basketball and a history of epic collapses to a power program ?

if he left it would be MAC level at best.

he needs another Sweet 16 run to get himself into conversation for anything better.

“Elite” roflmao.

He'd have had the Minnesota job 8 months ago if their financial offer hadn't have been insulting.

We're top third in the country in tempo and have been for the past 3 years. The 'meat grinder' days are gone but you don't watch games so I completely understand how you don't know that.

Imagine if he had facilities on par with the rest of the league....

[A Fan In Lean Years]

He'd have had the Minnesota job 8 months ago if their financial offer hadn't have been insulting.

We're top third in the country in tempo and have been for the past 3 years. The 'meat grinder' days are gone but you don't watch games so I completely understand how you don't know that.

Imagine if he had facilities on par with the rest of the league....

Baloney. The Minnesota message board stated that he was laughed out of the interviewing room! They also knew that UNI done did got hoodwinked after the Kansas game and have gotten NOTHING out of the million dollar year salary.

Top 3 in tempo!? What the dickens is that, and what good is it if we lose all of the time?

Facilities don't win games, and a brand new arena isn't a "good facility?"

GRIFFIN!

[run&blade]

He'd have had the Minnesota job 8 months ago if their financial offer hadn't have been insulting.

We're top third in the country in tempo and have been for the past 3 years. The 'meat grinder' days are gone but you don't watch games so I completely understand how you don't know that.

Imagine if he had facilities on par with the rest of the league....

Double roflmao.

His name wasn’t mentioned on kfan and their fan based would have rioted.

Kansas was a long time ago. Maybe with the top team leaving the valley for the third time UNI could do something again.

[A Fan In Lean Years]

Kansas was a long time ago.

Less so, but so was North Carolina.

As I always say, the Million Dollar Hoodwinker has won two games; that's it.

The day (or two) after Kansas was when us Iowa taxpayers got hoodwinked into the million dollar year salary and we've gotten NOTHING out of it.

[BCPanther]

Double roflmao.

His name wasn’t mentioned on kfan and their fan based would have rioted.

Kansas was a long time ago. Maybe with the top team leaving the valley for the third time UNI could do something again.

His last 3 years have been one horrific call from a bid, third most wins in school history and a regular season title, and COVID plus losing the best player in the league.

I'm disappointed in some of the things that have happened too to start this year, like I said above, but to think he's somehow not attractive to the right opening just isn't true.

[BCPanther]

https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2015-04-02/northern-iowa-coach-ben-jacobson-signs-10-year-contract?amp

Panther athletics owes a debt of gratitude to our donors who stepped forward over the past two weeks to provide resources allowing us to raise Ben's financial package to a level consistent with the national marketplace,” said Dannen. “General education funds have not been used to supplement the head coach’s salary since 2008. Our external support has allowed Panther athletics, and in particular the men's basketball program, the opportunity to achieve at an unprecedented academic and competitive level.”