Iup basketball

[IUPbigINDIANS]

St. Francis has entered the transfer portal and will become part of the Presidents Athletic Conference! Will become a voting member on July 1 and begin PAC play beginning in Fall 2026.

Wow.

The portal is about to explode. Hopefully IUP can snag some.

[hawks16]

St. Francis has entered the transfer portal and will become part of the Presidents Athletic Conference! Will become a voting member on July 1 and begin PAC play beginning in Fall 2026.

[Ship69]

If I remember correctly, December 20-26 is now a mandated break by the NCAA.

I'd love to see small-college tournaments over the holidays like there used to be in the dark ages when I was in school, but NCAA rules apparently discourage that sort of thing now. You used to see fans at those events who wouldn't normally attend a PSAC game.

[IUPHawks24]

Is there a reason why they seemingly never play any of these cross over games in the days just before Christmas at home? Is that a thing IUP has pounded the table about and the home office has taken care of them? I have wanted for years them to play a game that weekend at home, but they never do. I can't ever remember them catching a home game during that weekend.

I know students are gone, but that's an easy way for out of towners who are home at the holidays to catch a game.

If I remember correctly, December 20-26 is now a mandated break by the NCAA.

[Fightingscot82]

They have no say in the crossover schedule.

During the 23-24 season they played Bloomsburg at home on Dec. 19.

The year prior they hosted West Chester on Dec. 19.

They don't have any say in the creation, but both schools are allowed to agree in principal to a date or time change and seek approval from the conference.

[IUP24]

They have no say in the crossover schedule.

During the 23-24 season they played Bloomsburg at home on Dec. 19.

The year prior they hosted West Chester on Dec. 19.

Must just seem like they never catch a home game there, or I'm just unavailable those dates.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Is there a reason why they seemingly never play any of these cross over games in the days just before Christmas at home? Is that a thing IUP has pounded the table about and the home office has taken care of them? I have wanted for years them to play a game that weekend at home, but they never do. I can't ever remember them catching a home game during that weekend.

I know students are gone, but that's an easy way for out of towners who are home at the holidays to catch a game.

They have no say in the crossover schedule.

During the 23-24 season they played Bloomsburg at home on Dec. 19.

The year prior they hosted West Chester on Dec. 19.

[IUP24]

2025-2026 games against PSAC East opponents:


at Kutztown (Saturday, 12/6)

Mansfield (Tuesday, 12/16)

at Bloomsburg (Saturday, 12/20)

at East Stroudsburg (Sunday, 12/21)

West Chester (Friday, 1/2)

Millersville (Saturday, 1/3)

Is there a reason why they seemingly never play any of these cross over games in the days just before Christmas at home? Is that a thing IUP has pounded the table about and the home office has taken care of them? I have wanted for years them to play a game that weekend at home, but they never do. I can't ever remember them catching a home game during that weekend.

I know students are gone, but that's an easy way for out of towners who are home at the holidays to catch a game.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

2025-2026 games against PSAC East opponents:


at Kutztown (Saturday, 12/6)

Mansfield (Tuesday, 12/16)

at Bloomsburg (Saturday, 12/20)

at East Stroudsburg (Sunday, 12/21)

West Chester (Friday, 1/2)

Millersville (Saturday, 1/3)

[IUPHawks24]

An IUP story on Dallis and Bautista: https://open.substack.com/pub/tonyco...meOnShare=true

Excellent article

[tonyc]

An IUP story on Dallis and Bautista: https://open.substack.com/pub/tonyco...meOnShare=true

[IUP24]

Nick Saban knew when to bounce out knowing his unfair advantage he had for years was going away. Hopefully Joeball has a rally….

You are overusing Nick Saban as your example. Move onto somebody else, please. The man is 73 years old. I'm sure he would have continued coaching a few more years, but probably not many. He said in an interview he wanted to coach until he was around 75. So 2 or 3 more seasons? He was on his way out regardless. It's long time for everyone to move on and grow past their obsession (hatred) with Alabama.

He is on record, more than one time, saying that when they lost to Michigan in the Rose Bowl there were players coming into his office still in their uniforms asking him to get them more money to come back to Alabama. He told his wife, Miss Terry, and they both collectively agreed that this was no longer the game they wanted to be involved in. And he retired.

[IUPNation]

He's either bouncing back big time next year ... or he's in the Bobby Bowden / Joe Paterno phase of staying too long.

Every coach has a shelf life. I don't think he's expired just yet.

Nick Saban knew when to bounce out knowing his unfair advantage he had for years was going away. Hopefully Joeball has a rally….

[hawks16]

It sounds like Coach doesn’t know how to
operate in the Portal World.

It's not even the portal, per se. Joe's teams used to be built on a couple guys who were high school recruits and played right away (Cobo, Porterfield, Dante), redshirt freshmen (Armoni, Scooter Renkin) and transfers with multiple years of eligibility. I think the biggest change is the last one -- the D1 transfers who drop down for more playing time AND didn't have to sit out because of transfer rules. The Mathis Keita and Jeremy Jeffers of the world aren't coming to D2 anymore. They're staying for NIL or transferring up because they don't have to lose a year. Joe's forte isn't one-and-done guys. Is Shawn Dyer the only impact one-and-done guy Joe has had? (Also, his old way of recruiting/waiting for D1 transfers means you don't have to hit the road to find high schoolers, which is why the handful of Indiana County guys end up starring elsewhere.)

I say this all as someone who made time every year to get back to Indiana and catch a game (and Subs n Suds pizza) but had absolutely zero interest this year.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

It sounds like Coach doesn’t know how to
operate in the Portal World.

He's either bouncing back big time next year ... or he's in the Bobby Bowden / Joe Paterno phase of staying too long.

Every coach has a shelf life. I don't think he's expired just yet.