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**The Mad Hatter** · January 20, 2010, 03:43 PM

Originally posted by AndShock

Originally posted by wsushox1

UNI fnas ate us....I don't know why but they hate our fan base.

I've noticed that. Reading other team's message boards it seems like most MVC fan bases hate us. I could accept the fact that maybe WSU fans are just d-bags, but it seems like Bradley and Illinois State like us, so I don't know what's up.

I would argue that Bradley and Illinois State have enough fan support and historical sports success to not have an inferiority complex about our large fan base. Plus, they are too busy hating each other to have much vitriol left for us. :D

**pogo** · January 20, 2010, 03:50 PM

Originally posted by newshock1234

Alot of fans around the valley are "jealous" of the support we give to our shockers.

I would agree with this plus our non-rented facilities are as good as they get anywhere much less in the mvc. Did you notice the shameless plug :good: for the Gregg Marshall golf tournament and auction before the game started? I could only imagine what the uni fans that were present thought. It would have been great to tell them that the proceeds allowed the Shox to pretty much duplicate the style that the top programs enjoy for travel. Of course maybe alot of those fan bases already know this and thats why they are jealous. Go Shox

**ShockerFever** · January 20, 2010, 04:37 PM

I do believe there is a bit of insecurity and jealousy among the smaller fanbases in our conference.. UNI, Drake, Indiana State, etc.

Maybe a few of the UNI fans should take the lead of their coach..

**SHOCKvalue** · January 20, 2010, 05:30 PM

Re: Most respected?

Originally posted by shockcw

I had the great fortune to sit right behind the UNI fans last night and I must say they were one classy bunch. They cheered, hollered, got on the officials, etc, but never uttered profanity and talked with me during breaks in the action. At one point the gentlemen in front of me turned to another older guy and said "Wow, this place is sooo much louder than Creighton." He said it was his fourth time at Wichita and it is his favorite arena to visit. Early on in the game I joked with him about their new ranking and he said "yah, and SI just did a feature on us this week...we're screwed."

I may be the only one who feels this way, but I respect the heck out of Northern Iowa. They seem like a good bunch of dudes that just play tough good basketball and are well coached. I can't find the hatred for them that I feel for most other teams in the Valley. Needless to say I love beating them but they don't bother me like other schools do.

Your thoughts on UNI? Any stories to help me up my dislike for them?

You obviously weren't in CKA back a few years ago ('05 or '06) when Whatshisname from UNI hit a miracle last second 3 to win the game. Immediately following, a man reported to be the kid's father was running around in front of the student section blatantly taunting in a classless manner. IIRC security was reigning in both the fans, and the tool himself. Suffice to say, it was a scene not seen since in CKA.

I'm sure you could find a long thread somewhere in the archives of SN dedicated to THAT guy, THAT night.

**ShockerFever** · January 20, 2010, 05:47 PM

Re: Most respected?

Originally posted by Ricky Bobby

Originally posted by shockcw

I had the great fortune to sit right behind the UNI fans last night and I must say they were one classy bunch. They cheered, hollered, got on the officials, etc, but never uttered profanity and talked with me during breaks in the action. At one point the gentlemen in front of me turned to another older guy and said "Wow, this place is sooo much louder than Creighton." He said it was his fourth time at Wichita and it is his favorite arena to visit. Early on in the game I joked with him about their new ranking and he said "yah, and SI just did a feature on us this week...we're screwed."

I may be the only one who feels this way, but I respect the heck out of Northern Iowa. They seem like a good bunch of dudes that just play tough good basketball and are well coached. I can't find the hatred for them that I feel for most other teams in the Valley. Needless to say I love beating them but they don't bother me like other schools do.

Your thoughts on UNI? Any stories to help me up my dislike for them?

You obviously weren't in CKA back a few years ago ('05 or '06) when Whatshisname from UNI hit a miracle last second 3 to win the game. Immediately following, a man reported to be the kid's father was running around in front of the student section blatantly taunting in a classless manner. IIRC security was reigning in both the fans, and the tool himself. Suffice to say, it was a scene not seen since in CKA.

I'm sure you could find a long thread somewhere in the archives of SN dedicated to THAT guy, THAT night.

Good call. I remember that.

Biggest TOOL ever. Both father and son.

**Shox21** · January 20, 2010, 05:49 PM

If you're talking about the game I think you are, I was there that night and had a perfect view (directly in line from the corner to the basket) of that ball leaving Jacobson's hand and I knew it was good the minute he shot it.

I was not aware of the antics of his father (if that was who it was). That was on that one adult, not the entire fanbase. And I wasn't even offended with the quote from Jacobson himself about "I love quieting a crowd like that." You can't let one person (be it student or adult) be the face of an entire fanbase. That's the reason I wish more in the Valley would not judge WSU by a few posters who think they know everything and get things really riled up.

**GO_SHOCKERS** · January 20, 2010, 05:51 PM

Originally posted by tw805

I respect the hell out of Northern Iowa for letting Andre the Giant's kid play on its team.

I thought that was Sloth's (Goonies) kid playing last night. They kept feeding him Baby Ruths during the game.

:lol:

**The Mad Hatter** · January 20, 2010, 05:54 PM

Coleman was always the player that kept me from respecting UNI. He was flat out dirty. I can't count the number of times he would take cheap shots to other players when the refs weren't looking or were screened off. I haven't had much beef with the rest of the program, but I couldn't stand him. The sad thing is that he had enough game that I feel that I could have really respected him as a player if he hadn't been a cheap-shot artist.

**Rosewood** · January 20, 2010, 06:22 PM