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Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post
That's a big-time series. Nice road trip, too. Great stadium and a cool little town. Not too far, either.
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Originally posted by iupgroundhog View Post
It is. Plus, my best childhood buddy went to Ashland. Gives it additional flavor. I made a road trip there ~1980. The school is quite a bit different now.
It's cool as a fan, too, because there isn't a track -- a somewhat rarity in D2.
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Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post
It's a pipe-dream, but I would love for IUP to build a duplicate of their stadium. It checks all the boxes.
It's cool as a fan, too, because there isn't a track -- a somewhat rarity in D2.
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Originally posted by iupgroundhog View Post
A lot of corporate support, I believe. Because there wasn't much of a sports presence and entertainment in that area so they built it up.
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Originally posted by Fightingscot82 View Post
I believe there was a big lead donor (with the stadium naming rights). One thing that separates a lot of these projects and IUP is aspiration. They view a flagship stadium as part of their climb to a higher level, where I don't ever get that impression from IUP folks. They want to win but from a larger university perspective I think the Act 180 protections have robbed IUP of that aspirational lean.
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Originally posted by Fightingscot82 View Post
Act 180 created PASSHE.
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Originally posted by Fightingscot82 View Post
You and I think alike.
On social media, IUP and its promoters love to talk about its elite status. But they definitely don't schedule that way. It's almost like they'd rather brag about their win percentage than play an elite schedule like the elite team they are.
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Originally posted by Fightingscot82 View Post
Sounds like sour grapes.
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