IUP Football 2019

[Horror Child]

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https://www.indianagazette.com/sport...d81a981a-1d89-
11e9-899b-a34

Coach is delusional.
"Teams that didn't play an 11th game were ranked ahead of us". Because they met the rankings criteria better, including better records.
"...our win at Ashland didn't do us any good". It didn't do as much good as the three losses did bad.
"What we did last year was insane." "Because of our budgets it's just not feasible to play on the road." A trip to Ashland is <4 hrs and similar to going to Millersville.
"Ten games is good enough unless you get a home game". Either an 11th game is good or it isn't.

[ShoNuff]

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Unfortunately at the D2 level they are exposed to neither of these ...the strength coach is just a position coach/trainer given the additional duties and the players eat the same slop as the regular students......... jus sayin

For the most part you are correct. Your average D-II football program doesn't have that strictly Strength Coach. A couple of programs, such as Slippery Rock (https://rockathletics.com/coaches.as...&path=football), Valdosta St (https://vstateblazers.com/coaches.as...&path=football) and Grand Valley St (https://gvsulakers.com/coaches.aspx?...&path=football) have them, but as you stated most programs assigned that duty to one of the positional coaches.

And of course you are 100% correct regarding the food, they eat at the same dinning facilities as the rest of the students. In fact, some practices end closes to when dinning facilities are about to call it quits. This leaves players getting what is left in the serving lines, because they are not about to prepare the players anything fresh right before closing.

[ShoNuff]

Re: IUP Football 2019

From his twitter feed, looks like Lock Haven also offered him. Maybe the coaches are remembering the last IHS QB not offered that went to Clarion, who beat them a couple years later. The money is probably on the low side, so its a good risk.

His twitter shows he visited Lock Haven, but not necessarily offered. I believe he would have stated that if so.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Re: IUP Football 2019

IUP just lost out on the Southern York WR.

He chose Robert Morris.


Blah

[BallHawkin]

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Let's hope it is settled. No time splitting.

Old adage: two QBs mean you don't have one.

Don't think it will be two. jus sayin

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Re: IUP Football 2019

Based on what I hear, the redshirt kid is more talented but Davis was better coached in HS and came in more polished to be the back up last year. This position is by no means settled, don't be surprised by anything that might happen here. jus sayin

Let's hope it is settled. No time splitting.

Old adage: two QBs mean you don't have one.

[BallHawkin]

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And don't forget the rather odd academic problems that have for some strange reason have plagued the IUP QB position the past half decade or so. It's been some tough sledding that way.

Sounds like the staff may not have Davis' name written in stone as the next IUP QB as some observers believed last season.

One oddity that may continue if Davis reverts back to his old high school jersey number of 5 is that he would be the fourth IUP QB to wear that number as a starter in recent years. He would follow Mike Box, Eddie $tockett, and Lenny Williams.

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Based on what I hear, the redshirt kid is more talented but Davis was better coached in HS and came in more polished to be the back up last year. This position is by no means settled, don't be surprised by anything that might happen here. jus sayin

[IUP CRIMSON HAWKS]

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I think they will at least be back for spring. I suppose a bad spring practice could effect if they comeback in the Fall.

And don't forget the rather odd academic problems that have for some strange reason have plagued the IUP QB position the past half decade or so. It's been some tough sledding that way.

Sounds like the staff may not have Davis' name written in stone as the next IUP QB as some observers believed last season.

One oddity that may continue if Davis reverts back to his old high school jersey number of 5 is that he would be the fourth IUP QB to wear that number as a starter in recent years. He would follow Mike Box, Eddie $tockett, and Lenny Williams.

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[ironmaniup]

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That's also assuming both Davis and Wilkerson are coming back.

I think they will at least be back for spring. I suppose a bad spring practice could effect if they comeback in the Fall.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Re: IUP Football 2019

Which brings us to the IUP QB situation. In Matt's article Tort did say that they will be looking to bring in an experienced QB this summer. I suppose he is letting Davis and Wilkerson know that they need to keep pushing.

That's also assuming both Davis and Wilkerson are coming back.

[ironmaniup]

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Very rare these days for a player to stick around more than a year or two if they don't get immediate significant playing time. jus sayin

Which brings us to the IUP QB situation. In Matt's article Tort did say that they will be looking to bring in an experienced QB this summer. I suppose he is letting Davis and Wilkerson know that they need to keep pushing.

[IUPNation]

Lock Haven is the sleeper in the PSAC. There's a lot going on there.

[BallHawkin]

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I guess 50 game losing streaks will create those kinds of perceptions but things do change.

It's not a perception ... trust me. jus sayin

[iupgroundhog]

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Call me curious ... what is going on there all the sudden besides them making offers to the entire WPIAL? Did they suddenly come in to some big coin?

Maybe.

[BallHawkin]

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Speaking of IHS I saw WR Ryan Hoff has left the IUP team.

Very rare these days for a player to stick around more than a year or two if they don't get immediate significant playing time. jus sayin