Originally posted by CUlater
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Tort's first year counts for Tort. Did he inherit a loaded roster? Yes. But, he also landed Max Redfield when every major D2 program in the country went after him. Tort was also the breath of fresh air the locker room needed after the more-dictator-type Curt era ended.
If you break down the Tort era (he's been here 5 years but they only played 4 seasons):
* Overall record: 38-9
* Playoff record: 2-2
* PSAC Title Game record: 1-0
* Regional Championship record: 1-0
* West Title: 1
Tort against top-level opponents:
Ashland: 2-0
Cal: 2-2
SRU: 2-2
West Chester: 3-0
New Haven: 1-0
Kutztown: 1-0 (KU's only loss in regular season)
Assumption: 1-0 (Assumption was 11-1 when they met)
Shepherd: 0-2
West Florida: 0-1
Tort's record against perceived top-level competition: 12-7
In Tort's 'big games', he's only really had no shot to win in just one of them (Shepherd game last year they got clocked in the third quarter).
Tort's teams have been incredible on the road, including beating the hell out of SRU in front of 9,000-some last season.
So, that's the positive spin of the Tort era.
Here's the negative spin on the Tort era:
* Many of his teams have really struggled inside Miller Stadium. They've won some really ugly games on their own turf.
* In his two losses to SRU, his teams got walloped in the first half. Both made incredible comebacks but no-showed the first two quarters.
* The 2018 team threw in the towel after the devastating 'Pick 6' loss at Adamson and got blasted at home by Shippensburg -- Ship's first win against IUP in forever. The 2019 team repaid the favor.
* The home loss to Cal in 2021 was probably the worst loss in Miller Stadium ... maybe ever. IUP was in full command of that game and was a dropped (wide open) TD from making it a blow-out. We all know what happened in the final quarter.
* The home loss to Edinboro the following week. No words for that one. Irv Charles didn't play and the offense then made the Boro defense look like the '85 Bears. Having the first two punts blocked -- a week after the punt block heard 'round the world -- was unacceptable.
???????Conclusion:
So, if you get in a DeLorean and go back to the summer of 2017 ... I think most would take the results we've got from the Tort regime. It's had its moments, don't get me wrong. His overall record should be better than 38-9. By my count, he's lost 5 games they shouldn't have. But, overall, he's running a smooth ship -- no player drama off the field, players are staying eligible, he's recruiting well, transfer dependency is way down, etc.
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