Surprised they have all home non-con games. Is this usual for IUP?
The past several years they'd play one road game either at Bowie or Fairmont.
But they have the money to bring teams in so there have been several years they play all at home.
Figure 4 of the 6 are in IUP weekend tournaments and Joe obviously isn't taking a road game in a D3 gym. They are in a series with Fairmont and it's in Indiana this year.
UPJ usually plays in that Thanksgiving weekend set but they are going to Puerto Rico. Not sure who the fourth team will be ... likely a PSAC team.
The past several years they'd play one road game either at Bowie or Fairmont.
But they have the money to bring teams in so there have been several years they play all at home.
Figure 4 of the 6 are in IUP weekend tournaments and Joe obviously isn't taking a road game in a D3 gym. They are in a series with Fairmont and it's in Indiana this year.
UPJ usually plays in that Thanksgiving weekend set but they are going to Puerto Rico. Not sure who the fourth team will be ... likely a PSAC team.
What are we thinking as far as exhibition games this year? There's obviously other factors in setting up the games, but do you think Joe tries to go the Kentucky, Villanova, Syracuse route or with such a new team tries for some Florida Gulf Coast, Siena-type teams. Last year, they beat Ashland, beat Morehead State and then lost at Rupp Arena. Since Pitt won't play them (and there's no way the other D-1 Pittsburgh schools play them), IUP is kind of running out of regional big D-1 teams to play for the first time. Recent memory says they've played Kentucky, Syracuse, Michigan State, Syracuse and Villanova.
What are we thinking as far as exhibition games this year? There's obviously other factors in setting up the games, but do you think Joe tries to go the Kentucky, Villanova, Syracuse route or with such a new team tries for some Florida Gulf Coast, Siena-type teams. Last year, they beat Ashland, beat Morehead State and then lost at Rupp Arena. Since Pitt won't play them (and there's no way the other D-1 Pittsburgh schools play them), IUP is kind of running out of regional big D-1 teams to play for the first time. Recent memory says they've played Kentucky, Syracuse, Michigan State, Syracuse and Villanova.
Hard to say but I wouldn't buy too much into the 'new team' philosophy. While we know there are many new faces the talk around town is this team has extremely high expectations. Many I speak to tend to think they will actually be better this year than last year. Way different, for sure. They'll be faster, deeper, stronger defensively and have way more scoring options. The scary thing is all four guards can shoot from deep and are elite drivers. Add to it Chucky should really have a huge season along with Joe's other import bigs. It's going to be a real fun team to watch.
They could play Penn State, Ohio State or West Virginia.
St. Francis would just make too much sense being 25 minutes up the road. I think that would be a cool yearly (real) game -- way better than Bethany and Westminster.
Hard to say but I wouldn't buy too much into the 'new team' philosophy. While we know there are many new faces the talk around town is this team has extremely high expectations. Many I speak to tend to think they will actually be better this year than last year. Way different, for sure. They'll be faster, deeper, stronger defensively and have way more scoring options. The scary thing is all four guards can shoot from deep and are elite drivers. Add to it Chucky should really have a huge season along with Joe's other import bigs. It's going to be a real fun team to watch.
They could play Penn State, Ohio State or West Virginia.
St. Francis would just make too much sense being 25 minutes up the road. I think that would be a cool yearly (real) game -- way better than Bethany and Westminster.
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