#5 Northern Iowa Hosts #9 McNeese State Official Thread

[Cap'n Cat]

VS



Held at the fabulous UNI-Dome, Cedar Falls, IA




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#5/5 UNI vs. #9/9 McNeese State
Site: Cedar Falls, Iowa
Venue: UNI-Dome
Date: Sept. 28, 2013
Time: 4 p.m.
TV: None
Radio: Panther Sports Radio Network (Flagship - 1540-AM KXEL)
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The Basics: The University of Northern Iowa football team make its return to the UNI-Dome on Saturday when they face off against the McNeese State Cowboys at 4 p.m. The game will be the first ranked opponent that UNI has faced this season.

Pink Weekend: The UNI department of athletics will think pink on Sat., Sept. 28, as the Panthers take to the court and the field. Fans are encouraged to wear pink to both the UNI football game vs. McNeese State at 4 p.m. and the UNI volleyball match vs. Missouri State at 7 p.m.

The Series: UNI holds a 7-4 lead over the Cowboys in the all-time series between the two teams. The two teams have faced off 10 times, with the last meeting coming in 1999. The series between the Cowboys and the Panthers started in 1986.

What to Watch For: McNeese State is the first ranked team that the Panthers will face off against this season. The Panthers haven’t started 4-0 since the 2007 season. The last time there was a top-10 battle in the UNI-Dome was in 2009 when No. 2 UNI faced off against No. 5 Southern Illinois.

About the Panthers:
16 appearances in FCS Playoffs
7 trips to FCS semifinals
2005 FCS National Championship game appearance
7 Top-5 rankings since 2001
16 Missouri Valley Football Conference championships
6 seasons of 10+ wins since 2001
187-47-1 all-time in the UNI-Dome
69 wins over Top-25 opponents
Tied the MVFC record for most consecutive weeks ranked in the Top-25 at 99 during the 2012 season.
Finished the year in the Top-25 in 10 of the last 12 seasons.
Has had 31 first-team All-MVFC selections since 2007, the most in the league.

[Grizalltheway]

McNeese by a baker's dozen.

[JohnStOnge]

McNeese by a baker's dozen.

I think UNI is clearly the favorite. Here are some comments by a Texas High School Football coach who frequents the McNeese message board:

I found this when looking up UNI's Dome . In 2010, North Dakota State made their first trip to the UNI Dome. They lost 16-9, but the experience was much worst than that. In the article, it was stated by the NDST coaches that it was the worst performance by their offensive line in recent memory. The players said they could not hear anything, thus they set a school record by giving up 11 sacks. It is still a UNI record. Coach Viator says he has never been there,so it will be an experience by all involved.

I think UNI has a tremendous home field advantage in this game. It'd be tough enough to beat them on a neutral field. I am hoping McNeese can find a way to win. But I realize the odds are strongly against the Cowboys. If they do win it'd be huge for their playoff hopes. They won't be up against a team that good in an environment that tough again during the regular season.

[JohnStOnge]

Pisses me off that being responsible dictates that I not go. I won't say having a son in law school sucks but it does force hard financial choices.

[JohnStOnge]

Full log disclosure:

[JayJ79]

Full log disclosure:

I got arrested for that once.

[Cap'n Cat]

Full log disclosure:

I got arrested for that once.

UNI by 10. Dome-field advantage.

[AZGrizFan]

I got arrested for that once.

UNI by 10. Dome-field advantage.

Wow. Bronze this post.

A rare football-related post by one of the dingleberry brothers.

[Gil Dobie]

UNI by 10. Dome-field advantage.

Wow. Bronze this post.

A rare football-related post by one of the dingleberry brothers.

Not just a post, but a thread

[AZGrizFan]

Wow. Bronze this post.

A rare football-related post by one of the dingleberry brothers.

Not just a post, but a thread

Holy crap. Stop the fucking presses.

[Cap'n Cat]

[JohnStOnge]

Football Game Plan, whatever that is, has McNeese at UNI as "game of the week." I don't agree with the prediction at the end. If I were betting straight up I'd bet the other way. But still interesting to watch:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVqbiGMc9CQ[/youtube]

[ODUsmitty]

This game pits the schools of two of my favorite posters on this forum...Clenz and JohnStOnge.

Let's hope for a great and injury-free game. I possess some gawd-awful purple UNI shirt that I allow my dog to occasionally hump, so I guess I will root for UNI, although politically, both school's representatives are largely on the right side (no pun intended) of most issues.

Good luck!

[htownbearkat]

Pokes 24 Panther 21

[JohnStOnge]

Pokes 24 Panther 21

I hope you're right. The Cowboys won't be able to hear a thing on offense though. They're going to have to work out a visual system. At least that'll be the case unless and until they can take the crowd out of the game some. It's going to be really tough. If they win this they will have really accomplished something.

[Cap'n Cat]

Won't happen. Cats win this one at home.

[Cap'n Cat]

And they did........

[houndawg]

VS



Held at the fabulous UNI-Dome, Cedar Falls, IA




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#5/5 UNI vs. #9/9 McNeese State
Site: Cedar Falls, Iowa
Venue: UNI-Dome
Date: Sept. 28, 2013
Time: 4 p.m.
TV: None
Radio: Panther Sports Radio Network (Flagship - 1540-AM KXEL)
Live Stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=26238" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Live Video Stream: http://www.unipanthers.com/liveEvents/l ... m_id=26200" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


The Basics: The University of Northern Iowa football team make its return to the UNI-Dome on Saturday when they face off against the McNeese State Cowboys at 4 p.m. The game will be the first ranked opponent that UNI has faced this season.

Pink Weekend: The UNI department of athletics will think pink on Sat., Sept. 28, as the Panthers take to the court and the field. Fans are encouraged to wear pink to both the UNI football game vs. McNeese State at 4 p.m. and the UNI volleyball match vs. Missouri State at 7 p.m.

The Series: UNI holds a 7-4 lead over the Cowboys in the all-time series between the two teams. The two teams have faced off 10 times, with the last meeting coming in 1999. The series between the Cowboys and the Panthers started in 1986.

What to Watch For: McNeese State is the first ranked team that the Panthers will face off against this season. The Panthers haven’t started 4-0 since the 2007 season. The last time there was a top-10 battle in the UNI-Dome was in 2009 when No. 2 UNI faced off against No. 5 Southern Illinois.

About the Panthers:
16 appearances in FCS Playoffs
7 trips to FCS semifinals
2005 FCS National Championship game appearance
7 Top-5 rankings since 2001
16 Missouri Valley Football Conference championships
6 seasons of 10+ wins since 2001
187-47-1 all-time in the UNI-Dome
69 wins over Top-25 opponents
Tied the MVFC record for most consecutive weeks ranked in the Top-25 at 99 during the 2012 season.
Finished the year in the Top-25 in 10 of the last 12 seasons.
Has had 31 first-team All-MVFC selections since 2007, the most in the league.

That ain't the Cap'n that's an impostor. There's no pee stain on his shorts.

[houndawg]

Full log disclosure:

I got arrested for that once.