THE IUP Football Thread

[eagler927]

IUP 216 yds to 103
IUP TOP 19:25 to 9:15
Ashland has 18 rushing yards.

Turnovers and penalties at key moments is what’s keeping this game close. I have zero question that IUP is the better team, and by a decent margin. The only thing that matters is the scoreboard though and it’s anyone’s game.

Your post made sense in the first half, but there’s no doubt AU controlled the second half. Our D got a handle on your run game and your passing game was nowhere to be found in the second half.

The game came down to the goal line stop at the 1 and the blocked punt. Ashland played a good second half, but you have to score from the one and your special teams dominated.
Good luck next week

[IUP24]

IUP 216 yds to 103
IUP TOP 19:25 to 9:15
Ashland has 18 rushing yards.

Turnovers and penalties at key moments is what’s keeping this game close. I have zero question that IUP is the better team, and by a decent margin. The only thing that matters is the scoreboard though and it’s anyone’s game.

In every game against strong competition this year, the IUP OL has controlled the game. I really like their chances against Shepherd because of that. Be very nice to get Stewart back. I think they can run the ball against Shep.

Sexton needs to play better. And I think he will. It’s pretty clear Brown is nowhere near 100%. He wasn’t moving incredibly well. Checked himself out every couple plays it seemed like. If Shep can make some adjustments and be better against the run, he’ll need to have a big game. Or at least be healthy enough to draw two defenders and open things up as somewhat of a decoy.

I like the emergence of Deabner and how they are utilizing multiple TE sets in the passing game. They’ve got plenty of options.

[IUP24]

IUP better find a way to play better next week. Bagent will torch that defense without the rain and wind.

I won’t even get into Sexton’s piss poor play.

I hope Stewart is available. Having seen him walking on the sidelines today, I’m not sure he’ll be back this year. One can hope though. Houser ran really hard. He’s a good one-cut back. But they’re going to have to run it a bunch next week. Having Stewart to split the load would be a great bonus for this team. They’re going to have to control the line of scrimmage and run it effectively.

The games I’ve watched start to finish this year tell me that the big strength of this IUP team is their OL. They dominated Shepherd and Ashland today in the trenches. Nothing schematic about it. Just one guy being tougher and better than the guy across from him.

I don’t like a rematch against a good team separated by just 3 weeks, but I feel better knowing the game was controlled last time by the IUP OL. That’s harder for an opponent to fix or adjust to.

They’ll have to play clean, mistake free football. But I think they have a strong shot to win the football game.

[IUP24]

1,295 announced gate today

I actually think Ashland had more fans there than IUP. Who is in charge of the music? They were playing the theme song from Jurassic Park and piano jazz in the 4th quarter. What the eff?

I finally saw what many have said about the demographics of the Miller crowd. Me and my buddy were the only two people under 30 at the game it felt like lol. And many around us were tapping their feet to the music selections late in the game. Lol

[ShepFan1]

1,295 announced gate today

That’s sad, Shepherd only 5000+ and that was on a slow day. I get it. Students are home for the holiday.

[IUPNation]

IUP better find a way to play better next week. Bagent will torch that defense without the rain and wind.

I won’t even get into Sexton’s piss poor play.

The Juggernaut is coming!

Did anyone go to the tailgate and talk ball?

[IUPalum]

IUP better find a way to play better next week. Bagent will torch that defense without the rain and wind.

I won’t even get into Sexton’s piss poor play.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

1,295 announced gate today

[IUPbigINDIANS]

IUP may have had a bigger crowd today than what is in HardRock Stadium watching H2P and The U.

[Ship69]

Beaver Stadium isn’t full. The student section has lots of empty seats.

Tickets were going for $5. My brother was going to sell his tickets, but decided to go after seeing how little he'd get for them.

[IUPNation]

Come on! Need the full atmospere.

Beaver Stadium isn’t full. The student section has lots of empty seats.

[EyeoftheHawk]

He was on the field but not often. With Brown back he may have lost his spot to Deabner. Deabner is a heck of a player.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I do not recall seeing him on the field.

He was dressed for sure.

[Ship69]

Yeah, we had one of those with Shepherd before those #@%%$#s went and joined the conference. LOL.

As Boomer Esiason once said about the Penn State-Maryland series of games, it isn't a rivalry unless you win some of the games, and Ship hasn't been winning many of them lately. Mac will need to bring quite a bit of talent into Ship for us to be anywhere near the level of the PSAC top tier at this point. Sheehan entering the transfer portal certainly isn't a great start.

[jrshooter]

Ashland is to IUP today what New Haven was to us in the 90’s. It’s nice to have a budding rivalry outside of the Pee Sack

Yeah, we had one of those with Shepherd before those #@%%$#s went and joined the conference. LOL.