Official UNI vs. CU game thread.

[unigriff]

I haven't seen a thread for this game yet, or maybe its just me, but anywho..I thought I'd get it started.

Its kinda a big deal you know!

Should be a game of very equal parts. Quick guards and strong bigs. I don't see this game getting to out of hand score wise with neither team prob. leading more than 7-9 pts. It has been a curse I think since I've been in school that we lose to Creighton (0-4, by a combined like 5-7 points) Hopefully this is the year we can get over that hump!

I gotta think Josten will be put on Funk And I also think Coach Jake will start Viet in place of Brown. At least it sounds good to me. Travis hasn't really been producing like the team would want and I personally think he'd be suited best as a 6th man.

UNI escapes with a 72-65 win at the MAC tonite.

On other good news...I'll be able to attend tonites game unlike I originally thought. I only have to coach at the Soph. game which starts at 6 and will most likely finish 7:15 or before. YAY!!! So i may be right on time or a min or two late. I'm a lil under the weather espcially throat wise and vocally, but I'll be there nontheless!

GO PANTHERS!

[ihateISU]

coach jake said on his call in show that the lineup will stay the same. maybe eventually if travis keeps having off nights he might switch them. travis does more driving to the basket and we all know he can shoot as well.

HUGE game tonight, we can't let anyone come in our house and win. the crowd should be the best of the year and will be an exciting game.

[UNIAlum95]

From http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/sports/16431189.htm

Creighton guard Josh Dotzler did not play against Drake on Tuesday and may miss another week due to a fractured finger on his left hand. "It's one of those injuries he's got to wait and see with the pain and see if he can play with it," CU coach Dana Altman said. Creighton plays at Wichita State on Monday.

This would be a big break for us. Dotzler has the quickness and speed at the guard position that gives us fits.

Also from the article:

Creighton at Northern Iowa, 7:35 p.m. Friday (FSN) _ The winner stays in first place. The game is on a Friday because it's founding day for the Valley. Eight administrators, representing Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska and Washington University of St. Louis, met in a Kansas City hotel on Jan. 12, 1907 to form the Valley. To commemorate the event, the Valley went to Cedar Falls, Iowa to draw upon its 16 seasons of Valley history.

Nice bit of sarcasm from the Kansas paper in the last sentance. I do have to admit that I was surpised to see UNI as one of the featured teams for the 100th Anniversary.

[UNIAlum95]

coach jake said on his call in show that the lineup will stay the same. maybe eventually if travis keeps having off nights he might switch them. travis does more driving to the basket and we all know he can shoot as well.

HUGE game tonight, we can't let anyone come in our house and win. the crowd should be the best of the year and will be an exciting game.

I would have been surprised with a change too. Brown's play hasn't been great but I think he is still better on the defensive end as he is quicker than Viet. Adam is playing great ball right now and has shown that he is vastly improved on the defensive end of the floor. If CU insists on playing a zone defense, look for him to get a lot of minutes and hopefully points. We also need to see some more of Jared's ball fakes with the pull up jumpers that he hit against SIU. His ability to put points on the board will help Coleman and Stout inside.

[BCPanther]

I agree, it should have been Wichita State vs. Drake. Those I believe are the two longest tenured members...

[unigriff]

From the DM Register....'Jays' Funk wants shot at McLeod Center win

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070112/SPORTS020704/701120394/1003/SPORTS

[UnderParPanther]

I talked to one of Creighton's coaches this morning and dotzler is not playing tonite.

Viet is great off the bench as he provides a spark w/ his shooting abilities.

[EVSPanther]

Anyone know what the numbers look like for the crowd tonight?

[BCPanther]

On his call in show last night, Jake said he expected 7,000 plus

[ubuntuCAT]

I'm hoping we find out just how many people we can cram into the Mac

[UNIAlum95]

But it's not a "sell-out" yet. Walk ups welcome. Let's pack the Mac!

[Realhoops]

Good Luck.

Jays fan here. Just wanted to pop in and say good luck. Creighton fans are looking forward to a trip to your new facility and to a great game. It's always nice playing a team with classy fans that understand and respect everyone else, and Creighton/UNI games have just been great basketball the past few years.

Should be a good one.

(P.S. Why isn't this discussion on your basketball board? I actually thought maybe UNI fans had forgotten there was even a game tonight from looking at the basketball board!)

[UNIAlum95]

Thanks for the nice post. CU is one of UNI's biggest hurdles again and we are looking forward to a great game with another record breaking crowd in the McLeod Center.

BTW - I wondered the same thing about the location. In fact when I came back to reply to it, I couldn't find it.

[JCPanthers]

Thanks for the nice post. CU is one of UNI's biggest hurdles again and we are looking forward to a great game with another record breaking crowd in the McLeod Center.

BTW - I wondered the same thing about the location. In fact when I came back to reply to it, I couldn't find it.

Me too...so I moved it.

Looking forward to a packed arena tonight and hoping for a Panther victory!! Safe travels to all fans!

[pantherclaw]

once again the tyrannical moderators strike again. HAHAHAHA nah jk. Hey realhoops thanks for stoppin in, come find me in the student section, ill be the loud one with the construction helmet that has hand-written messages on it, there are other posers out there who have hard hats to but they didn't take the time and effort and just put UNI decals on it. Ill be either in the front or second row, heading over there in an hour to get in first. GO CATS.