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Re: WIU vs South Dakota State (10/28/17)
Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 9:52 am
by sealhall74
sealhall74 wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2017 9:49 am
Anyone know what hotel(s) teams stay at when they stay in the Quad Cities?
When they stay in Peoria, I am pretty sure most stay at that "Haunted" Pere Marquette Marriott, the one that Al Capone made famous.
Re: WIU vs South Dakota State (10/28/17)
Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 3:19 pm
by LocalYokelFan
Uh oh. #NotVeryGood check that... #WeMightKindaSuck
Re: WIU vs South Dakota State (10/28/17)
Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 3:30 pm
by WIU11DC
just wow... I just don't even known what to say.
Re: WIU vs South Dakota State (10/28/17)
Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 6:30 pm
by Neckerchief
McShane had a standout performance. I'm afraid I can't say a whole lot more.
Re: WIU vs South Dakota State (10/28/17)
Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 7:05 pm
by wiu712
It was a very disappointing day.
For a game between two ranked teams, there was not much excitement in the air. Tailgating was rather subdued. The Marching Band has stopped doing their usual performance one hour before the game. And the Band was quiet for a large part of the game.
Attendance was 2,247.
South Dakota State had 31 first downs. We had 16.
South Dakota State had 579 total offensive yards. We had 285.
13 Western penalties.
Have to wonder why we let the clock run out at the end of the first half when we still had two timeouts left ???
Re: WIU vs South Dakota State (10/28/17)
Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 10:57 pm
by Lakesbison
2247 fans? good god
Re: WIU vs South Dakota State (10/28/17)
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2017 6:20 am
by rocki
Lakesbison wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2017 10:57 pm
2247 fans? good god
We don't play in a dome.
Re: WIU vs South Dakota State (10/28/17)
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2017 6:23 am
by sealhall74
I dont think anyone would dispute that more fans in the stands correlates to better performance on the field for the home team, in general. But I am also seeing another psychological factor come into play here, call it "After Big Road Game Letdown" or whatever. Think back two years ago. We go over to Normal with a good record in place, ears pinned back, play a good first half in front of a very good homecoming crowd only to watch it slip away in the second half. The following week, we return home to a complete DUD of a crowd on a chilly, rainy? day to square off against the Penguins. In that game, we looked completely flat and also under-performed. I saw the clip of the guys leaving Western Hall en masse for the Leatherneck Walk. I was thinking to myself that some of them did not really look that enthused and I am sure that by the time they got to Q Lot, they looked even less enthused if there was not much happening there.
If history repeats itself exactly as it did two years ago, we will have one more "ugly" game next week (two years ago it was the drubbing in Fargo) followed by 2 nail-biter wins and a trip to the playoffs. So all is not lost, IF ...
Re: WIU vs South Dakota State (10/28/17)
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2017 7:13 am
by Lakesbison
I'm not making fun im surprised western had a good team this year (compared to past teams) !!
Re: WIU vs South Dakota State (10/28/17)
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2017 10:54 am
by Neckfansince71
I shot of "Bison" with a chaser of "Jack Rabbits" is bound to give any team a hangover. Charlie in the pregame was talking about keeping people rested and you gotta think that right now we are not. I like our chances in each of the next 3. Will be in Bloomington/Normal for the 100th game. Rest up, get some pressure on the passer, and lets get 3 in a row!
jc