It didn't even seem like we were getting hands up on shots last night....

It was just one of those games. They were out of sorts to begin with, and then it was just an ugly mess of a game. No flow. They struggled, but it's hard to have a good game officiating when one or both teams aren't making shots or beating people to...

Brutal game. I thought the crowd did a good job of trying to help keep the energy up until the wheels fell off early in the 2nd half.

Hopefully they can flush this and come back with some intensity.

I see this as an opportunity to set up very clear alignment between the athletic department, PSC, the emerging collectives, and central campus.

What does UNI aspire to be athletically? That is a question that needs to be clearly answered...

Sponsorship and donations will clearly be job one, but an outside perspective on how the department is structured should be welcomed. Maybe it's good, maybe some staff or resources need to shift slightly.

Remember when he was here, UNI aggressively...

Yep - and hopefully we can retire that other thread as well.

Good tidings of great joy, unto all Panthers.

Two questions...

Will Bob be at the game tonight?

If so, how long will the standing ovation last?

Mark Farley has been the interim twice. He's a proven fundraiser and has good relationships with the coaches we want to keep happy.

1. Is he ready to step away from football? Would hiring his own replacement make that easier?
2. Does...

I figured this probably needs it's own Thread.


Pete Thamel

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Sources: Tulane is targeting Northern Iowa athletic director David Harris to be the school's next athletic director. Except something to be...

Pain.

Nothing but pain.

Waterfront HyVee in Iowa City has Prowl.

These scoring droughts just kill us. Ugh.

I was kind of surprised the plan isn't to expand the current lot south of the West Gym, rather than just sodding over it. If they did it in a smart way, they could have connected that lot with the Schindler lot.

Which Coralville did you ask (the one on the strip or North Coralville)?

I plan to ask at the other Iowa City area locations. If they hear about it enough, maybe they will order it....

Apparently at the wrestling media days just now, Harris called the new wrestling facility the "top priority" for the athletic department.

1. What happened to the wrestlers and the West Gym was shameful. It's not their fault they...

I guess, but we're always going to play some low majors anyway. Why not WIU, and every other year on the road it counts a little more with easy travel....

We should quite literally play Western Illinois to open both the MBB and Football seasons every year. Home and home. I get why they might not want to do it, but seriously... just make it happen.

I mean, there is a reason this was the game that held up our schedule release until the very end... Jake knew this particular game on the road wasn't the best way to start the season -- and likely spent a considerable amount of time trying to find ANYONE...

If a single overtime road loss at a quality mid-major is what keeps us out of an at-large bid, so be it. That says more about the broken process than it does about UNI as a team.

I've officiated HS ball for over 25 years, and can't remember once calling an invalid fair catch - and definitely wouldn't do so in that kind of a situation. It's definitely one of those things you would want to talk to the player about, unless it caused...