Iup basketball

[IUP24]

Bold---but I'll take IUP men over. I really like this team that Bravado is putting together. I think if they advance to the NCAAs they stand an excellent chance of the over.

I saw in the most recent issue of IUP magazine that there was a picture of the IUP men on the back cover in their borrowed Boro duds. I just had a cool idea---wouldn't it be kind of neat tradition to start each year that in one of the IUP/Boro games that the home team (alternating year to year) picks and provides the uniforms for the visiting team? It would be really interesting and perhaps provide some spark for fans to come out and see it. The home team could make them wear their old unis or get stuff made up like pink, or polka dots or crazy color schemes. It would be sort of a funny tradition to get started on the heels of what happened last winter up at the Boro. It would no doubt garner some national attention and maybe inspire other teams to do it.

Or maybe the NCAA has strict regulations against this sort of thing. No doubt they do. Ho-hum.

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[IUP CRIMSON HAWKS]

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Bold---but I'll take IUP men over. I really like this team that Bravado is putting together. I think if they advance to the NCAAs they stand an excellent chance of the over.

I saw in the most recent issue of IUP magazine that there was a picture of the IUP men on the back cover in their borrowed Boro duds. I just had a cool idea---wouldn't it be kind of neat tradition to start each year that in one of the IUP/Boro games that the home team (alternating year to year) picks and provides the uniforms for the visiting team? It would be really interesting and perhaps provide some spark for fans to come out and see it. The home team could make them wear their old unis or get stuff made up like pink, or polka dots or crazy color schemes. It would be sort of a funny tradition to get started on the heels of what happened last winter up at the Boro. It would no doubt garner some national attention and maybe inspire other teams to do it.

Or maybe the NCAA has strict regulations against this sort of thing. No doubt they do. Ho-hum.

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[IUPbigINDIANS]

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I'm heading to Vegas tonight. What PSAC lines/odds should I be placing money on for next season (basketball or football)?

Over / Under for wins in men's West next year:

IUP 25.5

Mercyhurst 20.5

UPJ 22.5

Slippery Rock 18.5

Cal 17.5

Edinboro 16.5

Gannon 8.5

Seton Hill 6.5

Clarion. 3.5

[PSACfan1]

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I'm heading to Vegas tonight. What PSAC lines/odds should I be placing money on for next season (basketball or football)?

The wise guys in Vegas have shared the following guidance with me:

Clarion Hoops to finish to tops in PSAC West at +10000000 odds.
SRU Football at +9 wins.

[IUP24]

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I'm heading to Vegas tonight. What PSAC lines/odds should I be placing money on for next season (basketball or football)?

[Fightingscot82]

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Curious ... what's it cost to go to ECP ?

About $10k. Most Catholic high schools have a penalty if the parents aren't members at a Catholic church.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Legal or illegal... that kid wanted to go to Prep. His parents were just pissed that Prep wouldn't give him any assistance. Mom is a doctor... she can afford it!

Curious ... what's it cost to go to ECP ?

[IUPalum]

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That's all fine, but what is legal and what is illegal in "recruiting" for high schools? No high school that I know has a compliance department and the PIAA and other state governing bodies don't have the coffers to launch expensive investigations.

Legal or illegal... that kid wanted to go to Prep. His parents were just pissed that Prep wouldn't give him any assistance. Mom is a doctor... she can afford it!

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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It's all reactive. Even the NCAA is reactive with enforcement. If you want to examine a smoldering case of high school recruiting, read up on Kennedy Catholic in Mercer County.

Kennedy Catholic would finish 2nd or 3rd in the PSAC West every year. LOL.

Alma mater of Joe Lombardi, btw.

[Fightingscot82]

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That's all fine, but what is legal and what is illegal in "recruiting" for high schools? No high school that I know has a compliance department and the PIAA and other state governing bodies don't have the coffers to launch expensive investigations.

It's all reactive. Even the NCAA is reactive with enforcement. If you want to examine a smoldering case of high school recruiting, read up on Kennedy Catholic in Mercer County.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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That's all fine, but what is legal and what is illegal in "recruiting" for high schools? No high school that I know has a compliance department and the PIAA and other state governing bodies don't have the coffers to launch expensive investigations.

It's not illegal until you get caught.

[Golden89]

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Prep did make a run at Jeffress but when Prep refused to pay his tuition and they didn't want daddy near the bench/practices, Jeffress stayed at McDowell.

That's all fine, but what is legal and what is illegal in "recruiting" for high schools? No high school that I know has a compliance department and the PIAA and other state governing bodies don't have the coffers to launch expensive investigations.

[Fightingscot82]

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Prep has the luxury of being one of just two private high schools in Northwest PA. In my experience, they also have a grossly overinflated academic reputation. I've met quite a few Prep alumni and not one struck me as well-educated or adequately prepared. Anyway, they discount tuition based on need and get kids to play sports for them who would be stuck in overlooked places like Meadville and Fairview. Their parents get to brag that their kid goes to Prep. The one thing I admire is the sense of fraternity among alumni. They're a loyal bunch. My supposition is - in Erie and to Erie people - a Prep HS diploma can be more valuable than your college degree. You don't see that with the Pittsburgh Catholic high schools.

[IUPalum]

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Not to open a can of works, but isn't this is pretty much true of any private school? Erie Cathedral Prep gets accused of the same thing. I know very little about this topic, but I thought that some level of selling your high school program to prospective students is within the rules. For example, I am certain that C Prep made a run at McDowell star Will Jeffress, but I would assume that the McDowell coaching staff attempted to sell him on staying in his district and attending McDowell.

Full disclosure ... my kids attend McDowell and are involved in athletics (not the big sports like football or basketball), but I am not one of the C Prep "haters." I focus most of my Erie sports-watching on Gannon.

Prep did make a run at Jeffress but when Prep refused to pay his tuition and they didn't want daddy near the bench/practices, Jeffress stayed at McDowell.

[Golden89]

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If it's any condolence, EVERY coach in EVERY sport at Central Catholic gets accused of 'recruiting' athletes there. This story goes back decades.

For those not in the know, Pittsburgh Central Catholic is a private school within the city (near the Pitt campus). This is the alma mater of Dan Marino (among many other stars).

It has had a long-standing reputation of 'somehow' landing many of the top football players in the WPIAL (and beyond) on a yearly basis. Coincidence, I'm sure.

If the accusations are true ... what a rookie mistake. Emails leave paper trails. Every time.

Not to open a can of works, but isn't this is pretty much true of any private school? Erie Cathedral Prep gets accused of the same thing. I know very little about this topic, but I thought that some level of selling your high school program to prospective students is within the rules. For example, I am certain that C Prep made a run at McDowell star Will Jeffress, but I would assume that the McDowell coaching staff attempted to sell him on staying in his district and attending McDowell.

Full disclosure ... my kids attend McDowell and are involved in athletics (not the big sports like football or basketball), but I am not one of the C Prep "haters." I focus most of my Erie sports-watching on Gannon.