THE IUP Football Thread

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Shepherd will be at noon. No lights, always is at noon.

What's the deal with no lights? That's pretty rare at this level (and the high school level for that matter).

[Ram040506]

All playoff games are 1pm kickoff unless the host school is granted an exception.

Shepherd will be at noon. No lights, always is at noon.

[Fightingscot82]

What time will IUP’s game be on Saturday?

All playoff games are 1pm kickoff unless the host school is granted an exception.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Bump

All current IUP talk is in this thread.

Thank You.

The Management

Dang it. I was going to post in the IUP 2013 thread.

[IUPNation]

Bump

All current IUP talk is in this thread.

Thank You.

The Management

[IUPbigINDIANS]

What time will IUP’s game be on Saturday?

Jack said on WCCS this morning 1 p.m.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Ashland is VERY good. They have athletes all over the field and their a successful program that expects to win. Of course, that sounds a lot like IUP too, which is why this could end up being a bit of a regional rivalry if it’s not already. Both games these two played in the regular season a few years back were tight contests that could have gone either way, although IUP won both.

I think IUP has a bit of an advantage on both lines, similar to the Shepherd matchup. The Ashland QB is good, but more similar to Grover at Slippery Rock than Bagent at Shepherd. If you don’t have a good QB at this point, your season is already over so everyone will have a good QB going forward. IUP also has the advantage of playing at home after a week off. The Ashland/Notre Dame game today was a very physical battle with several guys going down with injuries, cheap shots, etc., all while IUP was sitting in Indiana probably watching the game in a warm room.

If I was setting the line for this one it would be IUP -6, but I expect this game to be every bit the game with Shepherd was.

I've watched them a couple times this year. If I had to make a comparison I'd say they are very similar to SRU. Not many weaknesses. Good balance.

They are very well-coached. It's going to be a battle.

That said, I'm not familiar with their injury situation. I heard they and ND beat the pi$$ out of each other today.

[CHIP72]

What time will IUP’s game be on Saturday?

My guess is it will be at 1 PM, based on the start times and locations of the 1st round games. I believe the NCAA will announce the start times tomorrow (Sunday).

[Tdobson]

What time will IUP’s game be on Saturday?

[EyeoftheHawk]

How does IUP stack up with Ashland? I watched their game today, and I see they have athletes, but was wondering.

Thank you

Ashland is VERY good. They have athletes all over the field and their a successful program that expects to win. Of course, that sounds a lot like IUP too, which is why this could end up being a bit of a regional rivalry if it’s not already. Both games these two played in the regular season a few years back were tight contests that could have gone either way, although IUP won both.

I think IUP has a bit of an advantage on both lines, similar to the Shepherd matchup. The Ashland QB is good, but more similar to Grover at Slippery Rock than Bagent at Shepherd. If you don’t have a good QB at this point, your season is already over so everyone will have a good QB going forward. IUP also has the advantage of playing at home after a week off. The Ashland/Notre Dame game today was a very physical battle with several guys going down with injuries, cheap shots, etc., all while IUP was sitting in Indiana probably watching the game in a warm room.

If I was setting the line for this one it would be IUP -6, but I expect this game to be every bit the game with Shepherd was.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

They moved back IUP's home basketball game against New Haven to 4:30 p.m.

So, a nice doubleheader next Saturday.

[Tdobson]

How does IUP stack up with Ashland? I watched their game today, and I see they have athletes, but was wondering.

Thank you

[IUPalum]

Ashland is on the clock.

Ashland/IUP starting a mini rivalry.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Ashland is on the clock.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Obviously you know your team better than I do but from what I saw Saturday aligns with what you’re saying. I went back and watched the game online and thoroughly went through it because you miss a lot watching from the stands in fan mode. What stood out do me was the Shepherd O-line’s lack of athleticism compared to IUP’s defensive front. They’re big, yes, but they don’t move well as a unit and I think that’s something the Rams coaching staff could see. They did try to get Brown going but he had 2-3 runs that went for almost nothing. If he pops one or two of those maybe they keep trying it. Next thing you know they’re down two scores and the dynamic of the game changes. In the end they put the ball in the hands of Bagent, and who wouldn’t. Unfortunately for him it was a terrible day to throw, and the line and receivers didn’t help him.

As mentioned earlier on the board, for all the skill on the field this game was won across the lines and I thought IUP controlled things on both sides of the ball. One thing that wasn’t mentioned is that the two touchdowns IUP scored in the third quarter were into the teeth of the wind and rain, which was blowing hard out of the west. That was Rams’ quarter to maybe grab a lead with the wind at their back but instead IUP controlled the ball for most of the quarter and padded their lead. By the time Shepherd did get the ball back the task was insurmountable going into the wind and rain down 17.

IUP went 93 yards for a TD to start the 3rd quarter (in to the weather) and the drive burned about 8 minutes of game clock. That was a thing of beauty.