UD Finally Back in Delaware

[UDChE89]

Word is that the UD football team made a safe return to Delaware about two hours ago. From all indications, it sounds like they had some productive time though they were stuck in Iowa for an extra day and a half.

[back2back]

Good luck against SIU on Saturday, if we can win I would like to play someone we haven't played. Nothing against the Salukis.

[pather]

glad to see them back safely.

[Blue Hen Nation]

Courtesy of the News Journal...

[UDChE89]

Thanks BHN, I didn't see that photo when I posted...

[AZGrizFan]

Why didn't they just catch a bus to Carbondale? At this point they're gonna turn around in a couple days and make the flight BACK out. xbawlingx xbawlingx xbawlingx ;)

[Blue Hen Nation]

Why didn't they just catch a bus to Carbondale? At this point they're gonna turn around in a couple days and make the flight BACK out. xbawlingx xbawlingx xbawlingx ;)

They were, but Carbondale isn't listed on a map. xsmiley_wix

[Eight Legger]

Glad to hear they made it. Better move the game back to Tuesday though, just to be fair...

[Ivytalk]

Welcome back, you winning wascal wayfarers! (Cue Elmer Fudd...):D

[GannonFan]

Glad to hear they made it. Better move the game back to Tuesday though, just to be fair...

You know, cheese goes very well with that whine. :p

[Nebuta]

Glad to hear they made it. Better move the game back to Tuesday though, just to be fair...

someone needs a hug. xnodx

[caribbeanhen]

actually it's choose your poison on the dates - I would have liked to have one xtra day to heal/prep for the big one as the winner of fridays game will have

does anyone know what the record states about that advantadge, if any?

[Syntax Error]

actually it's choose your poison on the dates - I would have liked to have one xtra day to heal/prep for the big one as the winner of fridays game will have
does anyone know what the record states about that advantadge, if any?They have done it this way three prior times:
2004
Semifinals (12/10):
James Madison 48, William & Mary 34 (Williamsburg, Va. 11,291)
Semifinals (12/11):
Montana 34, Sam Houston St. 13 (Missoula, Mont. 22,583)
Championship (12/17):
James Madison 31, Montana 21 (Chattanooga, Tenn. 15,599)

2005
Semifinals (12/9):
Northern Iowa 40, Texas State 37 (ot) (San Marcos, Tex. 15,712)
Semifinals (12/10):
Appalachian State 29, Furman 23 (Boone, N.C. 15,107)
Championship (12/16):
Appalachian State 21, Northern Iowa 16 (Chattanooga, Tenn. 20,236)

2006
Semifinals (12/8):
UMass 19, Montana 17 (Missoula, MT 23,454)
Semifinals (12/9):
Appalachian State 49, Youngstown State 24 (Boone, NC 18,040)
Championship (12/15)
Appalachian State 28, Massachusetts 17 (Chattanooga, TN 22,808)

[AZGrizFan]

They have done it this way three prior times:
2004
Semifinals (12/10):
James Madison 48, William & Mary 34 (Williamsburg, Va. 11,291)
Semifinals (12/11):
Montana 34, Sam Houston St. 13 (Missoula, Mont. 22,583)
Championship (12/17):
James Madison 31, Montana 21 (Chattanooga, Tenn. 15,599)

2005
Semifinals (12/9):
Northern Iowa 40, Texas State 37 (ot) (San Marcos, Tex. 15,712)
Semifinals (12/10):
Appalachian State 29, Furman 23 (Boone, N.C. 15,107)
Championship (12/16):
Appalachian State 21, Northern Iowa 16 (Chattanooga, Tenn. 20,236)

2006
Semifinals (12/8):
UMass 19, Montana 17 (Missoula, MT 23,454)
Semifinals (12/9):
Appalachian State 49, Youngstown State 24 (Boone, NC 18,040)
Championship (12/15)
Appalachian State 28, Massachusetts 17 (Chattanooga, TN 22,808)


So basically, if ASU wins, UD is screwed. xlolx

[caribbeanhen]

They have done it this way three prior times:
2004
Semifinals (12/10):
James Madison 48, William & Mary 34 (Williamsburg, Va. 11,291)
Semifinals (12/11):
Montana 34, Sam Houston St. 13 (Missoula, Mont. 22,583)
Championship (12/17):
James Madison 31, Montana 21 (Chattanooga, Tenn. 15,599)

2005
Semifinals (12/9):
Northern Iowa 40, Texas State 37 (ot) (San Marcos, Tex. 15,712)
Semifinals (12/10):
Appalachian State 29, Furman 23 (Boone, N.C. 15,107)
Championship (12/16):
Appalachian State 21, Northern Iowa 16 (Chattanooga, Tenn. 20,236)

2006
Semifinals (12/8):
UMass 19, Montana 17 (Missoula, MT 23,454)
Semifinals (12/9):
Appalachian State 49, Youngstown State 24 (Boone, NC 18,040)
Championship (12/15)
Appalachian State 28, Massachusetts 17 (Chattanooga, TN 22,808)

thanks GHarrison

I thought it would have been more that that, looks like the best team wins and it doesnt matter much who gets the xtra day of rest

[appfan2008]

They have done it this way three prior times:
2004
Semifinals (12/10):
James Madison 48, William & Mary 34 (Williamsburg, Va. 11,291)
Semifinals (12/11):
Montana 34, Sam Houston St. 13 (Missoula, Mont. 22,583)
Championship (12/17):
James Madison 31, Montana 21 (Chattanooga, Tenn. 15,599)

2005
Semifinals (12/9):
Northern Iowa 40, Texas State 37 (ot) (San Marcos, Tex. 15,712)
Semifinals (12/10):
Appalachian State 29, Furman 23 (Boone, N.C. 15,107)
Championship (12/16):
Appalachian State 21, Northern Iowa 16 (Chattanooga, Tenn. 20,236)

2006
Semifinals (12/8):
UMass 19, Montana 17 (Missoula, MT 23,454)
Semifinals (12/9):
Appalachian State 49, Youngstown State 24 (Boone, NC 18,040)
Championship (12/15)
Appalachian State 28, Massachusetts 17 (Chattanooga, TN 22,808)

Looks like the streak of all semifinal games being more than 10k will be broken this year unless SIU can step it up...

[spdram]

Welcome back UD, hopefully the team benefited from being together and focused on football. Sometimes out of a storm comes a light.

[skinny_uncle]

Under the circumstances, giving UD the extra day was only fair. I like Saturday games better anyhow.

[Purple For Life]

They were, but Carbondale isn't listed on a map. xsmiley_wix

http://pics.livejournal.com/rawbery79/pic/007q8af8

You were saying?

[SunCoastBlueHen]

http://pics.livejournal.com/rawbery79/pic/007q8af8

You were saying?

I still don't see it. xconfusedx

Is it a suburb of the great metropolis of Cape Girardeau?

[Houndawg]

I still don't see it. xconfusedx

Is it a suburb of the great metropolis of Cape Girardeau?

It's not easy to see. It's about the size of Delaware.

[Purple For Life]

I zoomed in, but then you couldn't see the entire route from Cedar Falls to Carbondale. Seriously...don't know why they didn't just bus it down there, but hey...whatever.

[YoUDeeMan]

I zoomed in, but then you couldn't see the entire route from Cedar Falls to Carbondale. Seriously...don't know why they didn't just bus it down there, but hey...whatever.


Uh....school? You know...student athletes.

What do you think this is, the BCS? :p xsmiley_wix

[AAadict]

Exam week at UD. This is why the Ivy League does not participate in the playoffs. To bus straight to SIU makes no sense for many reasons. Delaware is the team logging the most miles and winning. Let them sleep in their own bed for a couple, study and take their exams/classes, and prep for the number two Gateway team.

[AppGirl]

There's also the where would they practice, they need clean clothes, etc. problem. UNI wouldn't even let them use game tape 'til NCAA got involved, then they just got straight film, no editing equip or anything.

[Purple For Life]

Exam week at UD. This is why the Ivy League does not participate in the playoffs. To bus straight to SIU makes no sense for many reasons. Delaware is the team logging the most miles and winning. Let them sleep in their own bed for a couple, study and take their exams/classes, and prep for the number two Gateway team.

OH, poor babies! Cry me a river.

[Blue Hen Nation]

http://pics.livejournal.com/rawbery79/pic/007q8af8

You were saying?

You're a simple one aren't you?

[blukeys]

Uh....school? You know...student athletes.

What do you think this is, the BCS? :p xsmiley_wix

Not BCS just the Northern Iowa way of doing things. PFL just didn't realize football players took exams. She's been at UNI all these years.;) xrolleyesx ;) xrolleyesx ;) xrolleyesx

[YoUDeeMan]

OH, poor babies! Cry me a river.

Yeah, sleeping in your own bed, studying for exams, and wearing clean clothes are unusual ideas. xeyebrowx

At least we know your standards. xwhistlex

[93BlueHen]

OH, poor babies! Cry me a river.

Hey, there's a UNI fan. Do you happen to know who your school ordered the "2005 NCAA I-AA Football Runner Up" banner from in the big, scary UNI Dome? It looked pretty nice and our "2003 NCAA I-AA Football Champions" banner is fading a little from the weather in our little outdoor stadium.

Not sure where it is? Yeah, let me see, oh here's a picture. In the lower left. That one!

http://www.gohens.net/images/Game%2013%20-%20Northern%20Iowa/UNI0092.JPG

[GannonFan]

OH, poor babies! Cry me a river.

Leave it to a UNI fan to be the authority on crying. xbawlingx

[HI54UNI]

Leave it to a UNI fan to be the authority on crying. xbawlingx

Hey not all of us are that way. Some of us are embarrassed by our fellow Panther fans. :(

[crunifan]

Damn, I hope both UNI and Delaware fans realize how childish they look right now.

UNI fans, lets just focus on basketball right now. We have a great team that could use your support. Some of your comments just keeping feeding this petty arguement.

Delaware fans, win with some dignity. You are calling UNI fans poor losers, but you guys are being poor winners. Support the Hens and stop trying to flaunt 2003, it doesn't impress anyone.

[93BlueHen]

Support the Hens and stop trying to flaunt 2003, it doesn't impress anyone.

Kind of ironic to hear that from someone with a signature like yours, no?

[crunifan]

Kind of ironic to hear that from someone with a signature like yours, no?

There is a difference between a signature containing the years UNI has won conference championships and this:

"Hey, there's a UNI fan. Do you happen to know who your school ordered the "2005 NCAA I-AA Football Runner Up" banner from in the big, scary UNI Dome? It looked pretty nice and our "2003 NCAA I-AA Football Champions" banner is fading a little from the weather in our little outdoor stadium."

[WildcatFan]

Crunifan - all schools run into issues where sometimes fans, employees and even mascots don't act appropriately. Being respectful is something everyone should strive for. As a UNH fan, I know I didn't appreciate the last statement flashed on your jumbo screen after you beat us. Many people have watched the clip on youtube and saw the sign your mascot was holding at the end of the game - Sanders 2....Santos 0. Very true, but maybe what you don't realize is that he ran across the field to the UNH section to flash that sign at us. Is that winning with class?

[93BlueHen]

Which was said in response to a UNI fans calling UD fans "poor babies". I was simply responding to smack with smack.

[93BlueHen]

There is a difference between a signature containing the years UNI has won conference championships and this:

"Hey, there's a UNI fan. Do you happen to know who your school ordered the "2005 NCAA I-AA Football Runner Up" banner from in the big, scary UNI Dome? It looked pretty nice and our "2003 NCAA I-AA Football Champions" banner is fading a little from the weather in our little outdoor stadium."

My quip about the runner-up banner was a bit o' smack for the UNI fan that called UD fans "poor babies", that's all.

Now, you're rightfully proud of 28 seasons of football where UNI had a "banner" year of one sort or another. Should Delaware not be proud of the six seasons where we were national champions? To say that a national championship doesn't impress anyone flies in the face of why this website was even designed and is disingenuous on your part.

[Houndawg]

Crunifan - all schools run into issues where sometimes fans, employees and even mascots don't act appropriately. Being respectful is something everyone should strive for. As a UNH fan, I know I didn't appreciate the last statement flashed on your jumbo screen after you beat us. Many people have watched the clip on youtube and saw the sign your mascot was holding at the end of the game - Sanders 2....Santos 0. Very true, but maybe what you don't realize is that he ran across the field to the UNH section to flash that sign at us. Is that winning with class?

From what I read here, UNH fans didn't exactly set new standards for losing with class either. I'm wondering if it's a conference thing because every CAA team that has lost has pulled out the old "we beat ourselves they couldn't stop us" whine. Liam Coen was especially good at it. You'd have thought the game was close the way he went on. I'm not a UNI fan mind you, I'm just sayin'.....

[WildcatFan]

From what I read here, UNH fans didn't exactly set new standards for losing with class either. I'm wondering if it's a conference thing because every CAA team that has lost has pulled out the old "we beat ourselves they couldn't stop us" whine. Liam Coen was especially good at it. You'd have thought the game was close the way he went on. I'm not a UNI fan mind you, I'm just sayin'.....

I think you are confusing me with Delaware because of my avatarxlolx xlolx Anyway, not sure if you are referring to UNH's fans this year or two years ago - I know there were issues with UNH fans two years ago but hadn't heard that the 60 of us at the dome this year caused issues. There were also issues with UNIs win two years ago but that's water under the bridge.

[Houndawg]

I think you are confusing me with Delaware because of my avatarxlolx xlolx Anyway, not sure if you are referring to UNH's fans this year or two years ago - I know there were issues with UNH fans two years ago but hadn't heard that the 60 of us at the dome this year caused issues. There were also issues with UNIs win two years ago but that's water under the bridge.

I was talking about what I read here after the game, I don't know the UNH/UNI history but I understand that there hasn't been a whole lot of graciousness displayed by either side. Me, I've been vacationing at my in-laws place over near Winnepesaukee for 25 years now and always look forward to visiting the Granite State.

[WildcatFan]

I was talking about what I read here after the game, I don't know the UNH/UNI history but I understand that there hasn't been a whole lot of graciousness displayed by either side. Me, I've been vacationing at my in-laws place over near Winnepesaukee for 25 years now and always look forward to visiting the Granite State.

OK - I must have missed those posts. I will now turn this thread back over to Delaware.

[crunifan]

Crunifan - all schools run into issues where sometimes fans, employees and even mascots don't act appropriately. Being respectful is something everyone should strive for. As a UNH fan, I know I didn't appreciate the last statement flashed on your jumbo screen after you beat us. Many people have watched the clip on youtube and saw the sign your mascot was holding at the end of the game - Sanders 2....Santos 0. Very true, but maybe what you don't realize is that he ran across the field to the UNH section to flash that sign at us. Is that winning with class?

I'll be honest, I personally do not see what is offensive about that sign. It was a playful sign that was shown in our stadium, to humor our fans. I don't believe it was meant to upset New Hampshire fans. I can see your point about TC flashing it at New Hampshire fans though, I can see how that would bother Wildcat fans.

As for the jumbo tron, are you referring to the "Panthers Win" and "12-0" statements? If not, I must have missed something...

And to 93BlueHen-

You have every right to be proud of Delaware's national title. What I was getting at was you using it to try and get a rise out of someone else. The purpose of this message board is to talk football and gain information on other teams, not flaunt successful season.

But, I think we both see each others points. So we are all good! xthumbsupx

[YoUDeeMan]

The purpose of this message board is to talk football and gain information on other teams, not flaunt successful season.



Good gracious! Haven't you met the ASU and GSU fans yet???? xeekx xsmiley_wix

xpeacex

[crunifan]

Good gracious! Haven't you met the ASU and GSU fans yet???? xeekx xsmiley_wix

xpeacex

I assure you, after dealing with Wichita State fans, I'm pretty sure they can't be that bad, haha.

The FCS world should thank God every day that the Shockers have not brought back football.

[Saluki_man]

Delaware's trip to Carbondale may have gotten a little harder with the current forcast of rain all weekend. I have a feeling its going to be a little more difficult to get to Carbondale this weekend.

[skinny_uncle]

I assure you, after dealing with Wichita State fans, I'm pretty sure they can't be that bad, haha.

The FCS world should thank God every day that the Shockers have not brought back football.

xnodx

[Hoyadestroya85]

157 is a bitch when its raining...

[Grizo406]

Good gracious! Haven't you met the ASU and GSU fans yet???? xeekx xsmiley_wix

xpeacex

Appreciate you leaving us out of this one, Cluck!xlolx

[appfan2008]

Delaware's trip to Carbondale may have gotten a little harder with the current forcast of rain all weekend. I have a feeling its going to be a little more difficult to get to Carbondale this weekend.

I just wish it was snow that is on its way to carbondale...

[Saluki_man]

I just wish it was snow that is on its way to carbondale...

The temp won't drop that much so it would be snow, but it could drop enough where its freezing rain. That would make the roads a whole lot more interesting.