THE IUP Football Thread

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Ladies swimming finished second this year. Pretty good for a school that ignores the non revenue sports.

Walk On U once again took both men’s and women’s titles.

Speaking of non-revenue sports, Softball started with a sweep of Wheeling to kick things off. Baseball got off to its annual 0-3 start down at No. 9 UNC-Pembroke.

[Fightingscot82]

Ladies swimming finished second this year. Pretty good for a school that ignores the non revenue sports.

Walk On U once again took both men’s and women’s titles.

Swimming is one of those programs where dollars aren't as vital as momentum. Often the rich kid sports like field hockey, golf, and lacrosse are the same. They go based on playing time or desire to be part of the program, not because IUP offered $1,500 more than Clarion.

[IUPNation]

Ladies swimming finished second this year. Pretty good for a school that ignores the non revenue sports.

Walk On U once again took both men’s and women’s titles.

[IUPNation]

They straightened 22 significantly between Murrysville and Ebensburg within the last 20 years. I recall driving to State College in the late 90s going up and over hills, past houses, and through nowhere. Now it’s a divided highway with jug handles and lights.

Yeah I recall how it used to be with passing lanes every so often. It was a rough ride. We used to know how far away from the city we were on our way in from Indiana based on passing the dirty book stores and the Climax 1 titty bar complex

[Fightingscot82]

We always drive through Ebensburg. The Bud Shuster Porkway was done while I was there in the 80’s. Same with the new 22. We only had to use the old roads for like my first year or so.

They straightened 22 significantly between Murrysville and Ebensburg within the last 20 years. I recall driving to State College in the late 90s going up and over hills, past houses, and through nowhere. Now its a divided highway with jug handles and lights.

[IUPNation]

I lived in Altoona. Brings back memories. I would drive to Indiana over the old 22 before the Bud Shuster highway was built, over the Cresson Mtn., passed Mtn. Aloysus College and somewhere around Ebensburg take 219 to 422 passing Yellow Creek State Park; there may have been another road or two, I recall Admiral Perry Highway. Anyway the drive was hell in the winter. I did that for my last semester.

We always drive through Ebensburg. The Bud Shuster Porkway was done while I was there in the 80’s. Same with the new 22. We only had to use the old roads for like my first year or so.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I lived in Altoona. Brings back memories. I would drive to Indiana over the old 22 before the Bud Shuster highway was built, over the Cresson Mtn., passed Mtn. Aloysus College and somewhere around Ebensburg take 219 to 422 passing Yellow Creek State Park; there may have been another road or two, I recall Admiral Perry Highway. Anyway the drive was hell in the winter. I did that for my last semester.

Altoona to Indiana in the winter is awful. I've had some real fun rides through there.

[Bart]

I don't know if is a faster way to get to Indiana coming off the Turnpike in Bedford but it was just depressing to go through there in the 80's.

On the whole I'd rather be in Altoona.

I lived in Altoona. Brings back memories. I would drive to Indiana over the old 22 before the Bud Shuster highway was built, over the Cresson Mtn., passed Mtn. Aloysus College and somewhere around Ebensburg take 219 to 422 passing Yellow Creek State Park; there may have been another road or two, I recall Admiral Perry Highway. Anyway the drive was hell in the winter. I did that for my last semester.

[IUPNation]

That's true of a lot of cities in Pa. Harrisburg had almost 80,000 residents when I moved to Pa. on '63. Last I checked it is well under 50,000. Probably the only reason it has that many is that the state government and some federal installations are located in the urban area.

My hometown of Norristown is odd. It's long been a "distressed" town and for about 30 years is slowly lost population.

But for the last 30 years it's grown yet the town still has it's fair share of problems.

It's peak population was 38,925 in 1960.

It dropped down to 30,749 in 1990.

It had 35,748 as of 2020.

[IUPNation]

When I would drive from the East to Indiana I would always take Rt. 56. I actually like that road. But going through Johnstown always reminded me of Soviet Eastern Europe. The burnt out industrial relics and then you have the Eastern Orthodox churches along the way.

I don't know if is a faster way to get to Indiana coming off the Turnpike in Bedford but it was just depressing to go through there in the 80's.

On the whole I'd rather be in Altoona.

[IUPNation]

There has been for decades. The Monroeville Expo-Mart was slowly rented out to for-profit career schools before eventually being taken over by CVS Caremark. Then someone converted a large two story furniture store just around the corner to the current thing that's now being converted to a Hobby Lobby. The problem with the former was that you had this weird thing where a road drove through the building and you had to cross said road to get from the parking to the building entrance. The problem with the latter is that there is virtually no parking and the lots they have are an absolute cluster.

I can't recall it. I have been down Business 22 through Monroeville more than a few times...albeit a long time ago. I never knew it was back there.

[Ship69]

I think the population of Johnstown in the year 1900 was almost 100,000. Today, it's like low 20's.

Edit: Actually, I just checked this and the peak population was 67k in the 1920 Census. In 2024, the pop. of Johnstown is 17k.

That's true of a lot of cities in Pa. Harrisburg had almost 80,000 residents when I moved to Pa. on '63. Last I checked it is well under 50,000. Probably the only reason it has that many is that the state government and some federal installations are located in the urban area.

[Ship69]

Yes its technically a suburb called Richland. Separate school district, too. Johnstown is a lot like Youngstown and Bethlehem, although Bethlehem is more adjacent to people and stronger communities. Economy was too centered around one industry that has pretty much up and left making them look like giant ghost towns. The mafia bringing the drug trade in has made some parts of Youngstown as dangerous as some parts of Chicago.

Youngstown has long been known as a tough city. My wife heard it called "Little Chicago" when she was attending high school 60 years ago.

[iupgroundhog]

I was past it when I was at IUP. Places that survive change..and Johnstown just seems to want to back in time instead of figuring out what it can be in a new form.

I hated it when the student charter buses took 56 through Johnstown to go back to Indiana instead of the 220 to 22 to 422 route.

I think the population of Johnstown in the year 1900 was almost 100,000. Today, it's like low 20's.

Edit: Actually, I just checked this and the peak population was 67k in the 1920 Census. In 2024, the pop. of Johnstown is 17k.

[iupgroundhog]

I recently saw one of those click bait lists of places on the internet called "10 of the most beautiful cities in Pennsylvania." So, of course, I clicked on it. Johnstown was on the list!

AI generated, I guess. Or maybe just A.