Northern Iowa: The Shot and The Effect

[dbackjon]

The Northern Iowa baseball jersey hangs behind the door to Troy Dannen's office, a constant reminder of the eggshell-thin landing for a portion of college athletics.

The massive photographic mural of Ali Farokhmanesh hangs on the wall outside Ben Jacobson's office, a constant reminder of the power of college athletics.

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And then Farokhmanesh made the shot and the money magically appeared.

In the 72 hours between Northern Iowa's return from the first two rounds in Oklahoma City and its departure for the regional in St. Louis, Dannan raised $1.95 million to keep his coach.

Wealthy donors and benefactors who were previously on the fence about donating the cash willingly opened their wallets, including some who had never contributed to the athletics department before.

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[clenz]

I was going to post that article today, because I didn't think anyone else had saw it.

Dana has always been one of my favorite writters for ESPN, and this article just shows why.

The focus of the article is "the shot" but it focus on just that. It shows what kind of struggles UNI was in, and what that shot has done to help UNI in the shorter term

[bluehenbillk]

So UNI opens the season getting smacked down by the 'Cuse I hear??

[JayJ79]

So UNI opens the season getting smacked down by the 'Cuse I hear??

a Delaware fan talking basketball smack?