IUP Football 2021

[iuphawks]

OK. So, nobody outside of the program would know these details. Are you a player?

I hope. We never get the 'inside' knowledge.

im not a player lol

[iuphawks]

IUP STEAMROLLS CAL THIS WEEK. Going to be a fun game to watch. Everyone counted iup out, and the negativity only grew. But the way they MANHANDLED the bottom feeder SRU. I see this team handling its business week in and week out.

cal is a lot better than slimy pebble.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

cal is a lot better than slimy pebble.

So I keep hearing ... but, how do we know this? They haven't played anybody -- and struggled with very average teams like Fairmont State and Edinboro.

[Ram040506]

So I keep hearing ... but, how do we know this? They haven't played anybody -- and struggled with very average teams like Fairmont State and Edinboro.

IUP struggled against Gannon. Fairmont I think was Cal's first game, so that can be explained after a 2 year layoff between games. Can't blow everyone out, hell Shepherd was lifeless against Millersville virtually last weekend.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

IUP struggled against Gannon. Fairmont I think was Cal's first game, so that can be explained after a 2 year layoff between games. Can't blow everyone out, hell Shepherd was lifeless against Millersville virtually last weekend.

I get it. Everybody has off weeks. I'm just trying to make sense of the California love fest going on ...

Of course ... they win Saturday and, hell, they may be No. 1 in the polls.

But ... let's hold the champagne until they prove something.

We saw what happened to SRU last week when they finally played a team with a pulse.

[Ship69]

IUP STEAMROLLS CAL THIS WEEK. Going to be a fun game to watch. Everyone counted iup out, and the negativity only grew. But the way they MANHANDLED the bottom feeder SRU. I see this team handling its business week in and week out.

"Everyone" counted IUP out? I'm a Ship fan, and I never counted them out. They beat a good Kutztown team that likely will win the Eastern Division and lost to a Shepherd team with the best QB in the conference. Why on Earth would you count them out?

[Big Hawk15]

"Everyone" counted IUP out? I'm a Ship fan, and I never counted them out. They beat a good Kutztown team that likely will win the Eastern Division and lost to a Shepherd team with the best QB in the conference. Why on Earth would you count them out?

[Big Hawk15]

cal is a lot better than slimy pebble.

[Ship69]

So if a small number did pick them, that means not "everyone" thought they were out of it. I don't know who designates the supposed underdog in these games, but judging by the records of the two teams going into the game there was no reason to believe IUP couldn't win it. I probably would have bet on them if I bet on PSAC games. I was surprised they won as easily as they did. You're a fascinating bunch on this board. Sometimes I think I have more confidence in IUP than its own fan base.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

So if a small number did pick them, that means not "everyone" thought they were out of it. I don't know who designates the supposed underdog in these games, but judging by the records of the two teams going into the game there was no reason to believe IUP couldn't win it. I probably would have bet on them if I bet on PSAC games. I was surprised they won as easily as they did. You're a fascinating bunch on this board. Sometimes I think I have more confidence in IUP than its own fan base.

Well ... to be fair you could have placed a bet on the game last week at The Rivers Casino. The 'official' betting line was SRU -17.5


Needless to say they were just a tad off on that one.

[IUPalum]

Well ... to be fair you could have placed a bet on the game last week at The Rivers Casino. The 'official' betting line was SRU -17.5


Needless to say they were just a tad off on that one.

Didn't know there were D2 lines anywhere...

[Fightingscot82]

I think a lot of folks didn't know what IUP exactly was this year and which IUP team to expect - the one that beat Kutztown or the one that got its ass handed to itself by Shepherd. Granted they had players out for the latter. Plus, Rock minus Rivers is still a damn good team and it was their Homecoming. The stadium was predictably packed for kickoff. The pick'em is a game of most likely to win, even if its 51%-49%. I would have been surprised by a Rock blowout but I also didn't expect IUP to dominate them in the first half.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Didn't know there were D2 lines anywhere...

They don't post them every week but occasionally.

[iupgroundhog]

I think a lot of folks didn't know what IUP exactly was this year and which IUP team to expect - the one that beat Kutztown or the one that got its ass handed to itself by Shepherd. Granted they had players out for the latter. Plus, Rock minus Rivers is still a damn good team and it was their Homecoming. The stadium was predictably packed for kickoff. The pick'em is a game of most likely to win, even if its 51%-49%. I would have been surprised by a Rock blowout but I also didn't expect IUP to dominate them in the first half.

I didn't expect a blowout but there was no question in my mind that IUP would beat SRU (see pick-em comments). I even picked IUP over Shepherd to score the most points of any visiting team. I based it on the way IUP has evolved throughout the season, and the SRU games I've watched.

The bottom line is that SRU has been overhyped. Not just this year but also in 2019. In 2019 they held a top 5 ranking but they narrowly escaped losing 3 or 4 times (including against IUP). Rivers was the difference.

But SRU is history for IUP. The game is over. IUP/Cal is the key game for the West Division. For me, Cal U is much harder to gauge. I haven't watched their games. They've been a little under the radar.

I think it will be a good 4 quarter game. Looking forward to it. The winner. IMO, will be in the driver's seat in the West.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Great Tweet the other day by IUP ... Homecoming King's.

IUP is 4-0 in Homecoming games this year.