Tourney Talk- Sunday WSU vs KU, UNI vs UL

[ilstubirds250]

Congrats panthers. Nothing to be ashamed of. Gonna miss Tuttle.

Pulling for you, Shox!

[Heinro]

Obviously glad we won today and get to advance to the Sweet 16, but also similarly sad it couldn't happen for UNI. It is always a shame when GREAT Valley teams go down. What an excellent season you had, unfortunately at this stage no one can afford to play poorly and keep playing. The sudden finality of it is painful, trust me, I've been there, but don't let that take away from how incredible this team was. It is both the beauty and the brutality of the NCAA tournament. UNI and WSU alike have been on both sides in the most recent decade.

[DUShock]

UNI had an off night, hopefully they build from here. The panther's had a wonderful season.

Go Valley!

Go Shocks!!

[ahunte1]

congrats to the panthers and fans on a great season. Sorry it has to end last night. It hurts more when you don't play your best in your last game. Tough loss, but nothing to be ashamed of.

Keep it rolling, Shockers!

[Play Angry]

'Grats to the Panthers- you all had a terrific year and I enjoyed the friendly back and forth between our two fan bases throughout the season. You have a lot to be proud of.

[unipanther99]

I think this season has gone a long way toward fostering mutual respect between the UNI and WSU fan bases. We can achieve success in different ways and respect the hell out of one another for doing what each program does so well.

[wgslaw]

Great season UNI. Heck of a team. Was driving back from Omaha so I only saw the tail end of the game. I hoped for a win. Come back strong next year.

ISU is on the brink. We just need more to step up. It helps everyone.

[mvcfan]

Congratulations on a fine year UNI. I agree that this wasn't your best effort. This may not apply to all players,But as a team, I thought they weren't nearly as aggressive as I've seen them. Their defense, rebounding, and 50/50 balls had some players standing around instead of fighting with their hair on fire. UL a little quicker, and seemed to win those battles. That is where experience wins. Trez Harrell, Rozier,and others have been there before. It is new to UNI. Just my opinion.

[UNIFanSince1983]

Certain players looked tight. They didn't look like the same loose, free flowing team that we are used to. It did appear that some of the nerves got to them last night. It was a rough way to lose. Had we gone out there and I thought we played well yet Louisville still won then it probably wouldn't have stung nearly as bad.

Watching that game last night Louisville looked like a really really good team though. Rozier was unstoppable, and Harrell was well Harrell. This looked like a vintage Louisville team, and not one that people thought was a little down. Pitino said they played their best game all year. You can't afford to have an off night like we did when you play a team with the talent Louisville has. I said at half I thought we were being out coached to a friend of mine. Pitino knew exactly what we were going to do, and we didn't look like we had an answer for any of the defenses they were going to run. A matchup with a team like Louisville is a little tough to prepare for when you only have 1 day to prepare.

No excuses though. We didn't do what needed to be done to win that game. Was still a fun year, and really sucks that it is over.

Good Luck to the Shox the rest of the way!

[bleach]

Just a bad matchup for UNI. That factor gets really overlooked.