PASSHE Institutions Merging

[IUPbigINDIANS]

The Cignetti legacy is great but the fact is they have already run out of Cignetti's. The program is not running on Cignetti fumes.

Tort is young enough he should be here another 10 years. He has to keep winning, obviously. His career record is strong (and if they could've punt protected he'd have two more wins).

The program currently has a good support structure, donor-wise (although it could be better).

The home side just keeps getting older by the year. Hopefully the next wave of supporters starts to emerge.

[iupgroundhog]

And how that worked out for IUP.

You're eventually going to run out of Cignettis to reinvigorate your program. Maybe Natalie will be up for the job in 2030?

The Cignetti legacy is great but the fact is they have already run out of Cignetti's. The program is not running on Cignetti fumes.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Never know for sure but I don't see Tort Ball leaving Indiana anytime soon.

[iupgroundhog]

Pretty interesting article below. This is pretty big. I could see this evolving into a similar arrangement with regional high schools like community colleges have had with high schools that are "affiliate" schools and feeders for their programs. This sort of thing could be the realization of the regional integration and a growth engine for the regional economy. I think the NE triad has it. I do not see it in the western triad design, partly because of their geographic senselessness and the focus on online delivery. I think that, ultimately, SRU not joining and leading the western triad will be seen as a mistake.

http://therecord-online.com/site/archives/85485

[Fightingscot82]

And how that worked out for IUP.

You're eventually going to run out of Cignettis to reinvigorate your program. Maybe Natalie will be up for the job in 2030?

[IUPNation]

Tort's special teams coordinator became a head coach within the division but he forgot to hire a replacement or change the playbook. If Nulph wins at Miller in 2023, IUP will have to refer to him as the Undertaker.

[Fightingscot82]

If Nulph has a big year in 2022 ... he probably won't be at Edinboro in 2023.

Maybe? Unfortunately he's had a lot of roster turnover but if he can repeat 2021 you're right - but I'm not sure about opportunity for him. He's not leaving Western PA and I can't think of any potential openings - the next ones up would be Lutz and Tort. I don't see any D3 opportunities paying him more than what he's making at Edinboro.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Tort's special teams coordinator became a head coach within the division but he forgot to hire a replacement or change the playbook. If Nulph wins at Miller in 2023, IUP will have to refer to him as the Undertaker.

If Nulph has a big year in 2022 ... he probably won't be at Edinboro in 2023.

[Fightingscot82]

Still can't totally grasp last year. Beat Kutztown and blowout SRU up there in front of 9,500 ... yet finished 7-3 -- undefeated on the road and 3 losses in the funeral home.

That was one of the oddest IUP teams in a long time.

Tort's special teams coordinator became a head coach within the division but he forgot to hire a replacement or change the playbook. If Nulph wins at Miller in 2023, IUP will have to refer to him as the Undertaker.

[IUPNation]

Still can't totally grasp last year. Beat Kutztown and blowout SRU up there in front of 9,500 ... yet finished 7-3 -- undefeated on the road and 3 losses in the funeral home.

That was one of the oddest IUP teams in a long time.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Still can't totally grasp last year. Beat Kutztown and blowout SRU up there in front of 9,500 ... yet finished 7-3 -- undefeated on the road and 3 losses in the funeral home.

That was one of the oddest IUP teams in a long time.

[IUPNation]

Yet IUP football is still not fully funded.

[Horror Child]

Yet IUP football is still not fully funded.

[IUPNation]

Better be getting quite a chunk of aid if you're going to Pepperdine, which was in the $70,000-$80,000 range last time I looked, not to mention the cost of getting out there and back. The charms of Alabama are certainly lost on me. As far as going to state schools, Pennsylvania's tuitions are relatively high compared to other states.

[Fightingscot82]

Regarding the chart listed above, at least from my perspective is 100% inaccurate. One kid graduated from Bloom in 2020, and the second one is entering their Junior year at Bloom. Both athletes with small athletic scholarships and a tiny bit of merit. Both will have graduated within the typical 4 year window(thank you for a few online classes at CCAC) but the cost per 4 years total is over $80,000 per student.
I am a huge advocate of PASSHE but that chart isn't accurate and I would luv to know the marketing person that put that together.

The base price is pretty accurate. The only difference at most schools are different fees, housing, and meal plan costs.

We're also going off of averages with this. The average scholarship considers those getting $10,000 and those getting none. The vast majority of any PASSHE student getting institutional scholarships is small. Plus the government grants are based on household income, so in this case its a strong student from a modest income household (or an athlete getting a nice scholarship).