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[IUPbigINDIANS]

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The Board of Governors of the State System of Higher Education is holding its quarterly meetings on Wednesday and Thursday at the KCAC. An interesting note from the WCCS story, there's a proposed revision that would allow individual schools to set their academic schedules, giving leeway for winter break. Currently, I believe winter break at all State System schools is five weeks.



From that, it seems on the surface the PSAC wants fewer games played during times when classes aren't in session. I don't know how anyone would argue against that logic. But let's be real, the real reason here is probably IUP and Cal and the other schools are tired of games being played between mid-December and the third week of January in front of 400 fans.

http://wccsradio.com/state-system-go...iup-this-week/

It's awful. I forget exactly what year it was ... maybe 2016 ... that IUP went like 8 weeks between home games with students on campus.

It really just sucks for everybody. No students, cheerleaders, dance teams, pep bands, ... just an awful 6 weeks of basketball atmospheres. Most importantly, the league is losing a ton of money. Take the KCAC with its bars, etc. You know how much money they lose playing break games compared to non-break games? Huge amounts of revenue.

IUP is lucky they at least have a big townie following and still manage to get 800 to 1,000 in for those games. I've seen numbers from other schools getting less than 100 people for holiday break games. Granted, those 800 to 1,000 make no noise.

On top of it, the league is playing some of its best games over break -- best games as in rivalries that bring in big gates ($$$). IUP is in the rotation with Gannon and SRU over break. Terrible.

The years SRU has to host IUP over break is a huge loss for them. Morrow Field House gets one huge crowd a year and it's IUP night. This year IUP visits there in early January -- and IUP will have a larger crowd there than SRU due to the break.

[hawks16]

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The Board of Governors of the State System of Higher Education is holding its quarterly meetings on Wednesday and Thursday at the KCAC. An interesting note from the WCCS story, there's a proposed revision that would allow individual schools to set their academic schedules, giving leeway for winter break. Currently, I believe winter break at all State System schools is five weeks.

The proposed revision would grant them a two-week window in which to begin their academic year. It comes at the request of several universities and the PSAC, the athletic conference of which all schools are members. The calendar change would also grant the schools flexibility in setting the winter break, from as little as three weeks to as many as five.

From that, it seems on the surface the PSAC wants fewer games played during times when classes aren't in session. I don't know how anyone would argue against that logic. But let's be real, the real reason here is probably IUP and Cal and the other schools are tired of games being played between mid-December and the third week of January in front of 400 fans.

http://wccsradio.com/state-system-go...iup-this-week/

[PSAC76]

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Happy that your father is safe

[IUP24]

Yeah, there is some drama but it isn't the end of the world. Morrow going was probably addition by subtraction. Joe probably saw the writing on the wall once he got on campus. I can't fault Keyes, anyone one of us has been behind the wheel after drinking and could've been caught. This team is still one of the teams to beat in this region. Joe will get these guys playing and winning!

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Yeah, there is some drama but it isn't the end of the world. Morrow going was probably addition by subtraction. Joe probably saw the writing on the wall once he got on campus. I can't fault Keyes, anyone one of us has been behind the wheel after drinking and could've been caught. This team is still one of the teams to beat in this region. Joe will get these guys playing and winning!

The travesty of the Morrow situation was it happened so late there wasn't time to replace him.

I agree they are still in good shape. Just ... stay healthy.

[IUPalum]

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Jesse Huff also apparently ran into some legal trouble and was told not to show up...so he ends up at St. Leo instead.

Huff is no loss!!!

[IUPalum]

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Well ...

The season is off to quite the start.

The new shooting guard leaves in late August and now the Keyes DUI / missed season.

They can easily just replace Keyes with Ulrich but the guard thing wasn't fixed.

This is really starting to become the 'drama central' program. It's getting pretty old -- pretty quickly.

Yeah, there is some drama but it isn't the end of the world. Morrow going was probably addition by subtraction. Joe probably saw the writing on the wall once he got on campus. I can't fault Keyes, anyone one of us has been behind the wheel after drinking and could've been caught. This team is still one of the teams to beat in this region. Joe will get these guys playing and winning!

[hawks16]

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Well ...

The season is off to quite the start.

The new shooting guard leaves in late August and now the Keyes DUI / missed season.

They can easily just replace Keyes with Ulrich but the guard thing wasn't fixed.

This is really starting to become the 'drama central' program. It's getting pretty old -- pretty quickly.

Jesse Huff also apparently ran into some legal trouble and was told not to show up...so he ends up at St. Leo instead.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Well ...

The season is off to quite the start.

The new shooting guard leaves in late August and now the Keyes DUI / missed season.

They can easily just replace Keyes with Ulrich but the guard thing wasn't fixed.

This is really starting to become the 'drama central' program. It's getting pretty old -- pretty quickly.

[hawks16]

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Not funny but, well, kind of ... campus lore at this point.

Do you remember the IUP football player punching the police horse on Homecoming? That would have been around '99.

I'm assuming Keyes got this DUI outside of Indiana County. One of us would have spotted it in the police log.

I'll say this he best not screw this up. He should leave here now with his Masters degree fully paid for, etc. He has to be about 22 now. So figure his last two years playing here he'll be 23 and 24.

One less recruit for next year, anyway.

https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/Docket...R-0000295-2018

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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I still recall IUP Homecoming 1990 when several Chinese grad students got themselves liquored up good and ended up getting pulled over in the Oak Grove.

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Not funny but, well, kind of ... campus lore at this point.

Do you remember the IUP football player punching the police horse on Homecoming? That would have been around '99.

I'm assuming Keyes got this DUI outside of Indiana County. One of us would have spotted it in the police log.

I'll say this he best not screw this up. He should leave here now with his Masters degree fully paid for, etc. He has to be about 22 now. So figure his last two years playing here he'll be 23 and 24.

One less recruit for next year, anyway.

[IUP CRIMSON HAWKS]

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Nice. Dumb as$.

Whole semester for a DUI? D1 they get a half game. Was he in the Oak Grove or something?

I still recall IUP Homecoming 1990 when several Chinese grad students got themselves liquored up good and ended up getting pulled over in the Oak Grove.

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[IUPbigINDIANS]

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He got a DUI in the summer and would be out suspended most of the first semester, in accordance with an IUP rule. Instead, he's not on the team and will return for the 2019-20 season.

Nice. Dumb as$.

Whole semester for a DUI? D1 they get a half game. Was he in the Oak Grove or something?

[hawks16]

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He got a DUI in the summer and would be out suspended most of the first semester, in accordance with an IUP rule. Instead, he's not on the team and will return for the 2019-20 season.

[IUPalum]

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Dom Keyes is sitting out this season. He'll retain eligibility.

What's your source and why?