THE IUP Football Thread

[IUP Crimson Hawk]

WTF? In year 5 under Frank, he made it to the finals. So Tort has to make the finals this season.

Now you are putting words into my mouth. I never said Frank. I said Curt. Again I thought Coach Cignetti was a hell of a Coach, and did great things for the program, but when your talking PSAC Championships, Regional Championships, Statistics Coach Tort is better in all 3 categories.

[IUPNation]

Correct. For all this dominating, the final score was 24-21. It never should have been. But, it was.

Hilton Ridley recovering that onside kick was the play of the day. That was a good kick, too, by their kicker. That ball was coming fast and was slippery as heck. That was also the first time the 'hands team' had been on the field all season.

They recover and it’s the Mon Valley U game all over again. The slide by Houser was the second play of the game.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

…and yet it came down to recovering an on sides kick to save themselves…

Correct. For all this dominating, the final score was 24-21. It never should have been. But, it was.

Hilton Ridley recovering that onside kick was the play of the day. That was a good kick, too, by their kicker. That ball was coming fast and was slippery as heck. That was also the first time the 'hands team' had been on the field all season.

[IUPNation]

According to the Gazette game story, Duane has a sprained knee.

That's not a one size fits all injury. Some can come back in a couple weeks while others can take 1-2 months.

So, again, this bye is crucial. But, I'd say no guarantees he's back for Round 2.

Put some Bactine on it….

:-)

[IUPNation]

Lol, IUPalum is a total CLOWN! Listen Coach Tort has the best winning percentage of any coach in the PSAC and Region. He has now been to the NCAA playoffs 3 times. 2 PSAC Championships. 1 Regional championship and a final 4 appearance. He also reached 30 wins faster than any other IUP coach (35 games). He has now passed up former IUP Coach Curt Cignetti in PSAC Championships (Coach Tort 2) (Coach Cignetti 1) Curt also never won the region at IUP. Coach Tort has Won a Regional championship. FACT. I thought Coach Cignetti did a good job with the program but not even close to what Coach Tort has done with the program up to the date. From numerous reports Coach Tort turned down 2 D1 jobs since being the Head Coach. My guess is the phone will be ringing for Coach Tort this offseason as well.

WTF? In year 5 under Frank, he made it to the finals. So Tort has to make the finals this season.

[IUPNation]

Dude u have issues u are no different than the personalities. IUP coaches did a hell of a job. They should be commended for that game plan. Beat a team that averages 46 with 3 offensive all Americans. Should of been 14 if not for a horrific PI call on 4th down before there last score. Pressured Bagent all day and gave up 1 run of note for 9 yards. Handled the line of scrimmage and played with great effort. In addition they played and won minus 3 offensive stars (Brown, Lockhart, Stewert). What else do u need. If u dislike like Tort and his staff just say it but don’t sprout out bull**** that makes no sense….just sayin

…and yet it came down to recovering an on sides kick to save themselves…

[IUPNation]

There's all the 'metrics' involved but also the all-important human factor.

Concord gave up some monster point totals this year. I wonder if that scared off the committee a bit.

Well their game at Pembroke was no masterpiece the bit I watched…

[IUPalum]

Lmfao!! You know absolutely nothing about football!! Coach Tort and his staff out coached Shepherd from the first play of the game to the last play of the game, if you watched it and think otherwise you do not know the game of football! Coach Tort’s team kicked Coach McCook’s team’s ass yesterday! That’s just a FACT if you watched the game you would have seen that! Next thing your you’re acting like IUP’s football facilities are nicer than Alabama! I AM JUST STATING FACTS! Coach Tort has the best winning percentage in the PSAC and Region 83 percent. He has now been to the NCAA playoffs 3 times. 2 PSAC Championships. 1 Regional championship and a final 4 appearance. He also reached 30 wins faster than any other IUP coach (35 games). He has now passed up former IUP Coach Curt Cignetti in PSAC Championships (Coach Tort 2) (Coach Cignetti 1) Curt also never won the region at IUP. Coach Tort has Won a regional championship. FACT. From numerous reports Coach Tort turned down 2 D1 jobs since being the Head Coach. My guess is the phone will be ringing for Coach Tort this offseason as well. Leaving Miller Stadium yesterday A shepherd fan, who I don’t know came up to me and said “congratulations IUP deserves that win, you kicked our asses today”

To say Tort out coaches them is laughable. I'd bet there would've been a different outcome if Shep catches all the balls they dropped. They certainly didn't drop them all year. If there is a round 2, I'm not so certain is plays out in favor of IUP. BUT what do I know? I don't know football even though I've won championships.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

The thing is, how many coaches would make even worse decisions. I've seen Bagent playing up 40, Rock has their 3 top players injured, how did that happen. Hell Gannon Just missed out on the playoffs by laying a huge egg, how were they not ready to play that game ? Its easy to look back, but knowing when to take a star player out of the game is difficult. IUP could have beaten Clarion without Brown, should they just not played him. Do you not play your best players during the easy games? No, its just a crap shoot, and sometimes you win and sometimes you lose.

. Curt wasn't any better when he was here, and look where he is now. Make a decision, and bad luck comes back to bite you sometimes. But no coach is perfect and hind sight is 20/20

It was 28-0 at halftime and Clarion was completely lifeless. No chance they were coming back. Being honest, I was shocked Duane, Sexton and Ridley played in the third quarter. I was expecting to see them come out of the half with their shoulder pads off.

It got up to 35-0 and those three were still all in the game.

It wasn't a smart decision. There's no reward with that risk. He may be out several weeks.

Sure, one can say it's a hindsight decision. But, it shouldn't have to be. That's a cop-out to me. There is ABSOLUTELY no reason the stars were still in that game at this stage of the season. None. Why? Because this is what happens. We've seen it two years in a row in men's basketball and now this year in football.

[ironmaniup]

Still defending for his ****ty coaching! All of you disciples are still dodging the inexcusable Duane Brown injury up 35-0. Tort’s decisions yesterday were horrible and almost cost them the game. Tort is also the reason IUP didn’t have their best player yesterday!

The thing is, how many coaches would make even worse decisions. I've seen Bagent playing up 40, Rock has their 3 top players injured, how did that happen. Hell Gannon Just missed out on the playoffs by laying a huge egg, how were they not ready to play that game ? Its easy to look back, but knowing when to take a star player out of the game is difficult. IUP could have beaten Clarion without Brown, should they just not played him. Do you not play your best players during the easy games? No, its just a crap shoot, and sometimes you win and sometimes you lose.

. Curt wasn't any better when he was here, and look where he is now. Make a decision, and bad luck comes back to bite you sometimes. But no coach is perfect and hind sight is 20/20

[IUPbigINDIANS]

According to the Gazette game story, Duane has a sprained knee.

That's not a one size fits all injury. Some can come back in a couple weeks while others can take 1-2 months.

So, again, this bye is crucial. But, I'd say no guarantees he's back for Round 2.

[IUPalum]

A field goal does nothing for you there. It would still be a 2 possession game, you kick it off to Ronnie Brown, he could return it for a TD, you don’t get the first down you give Shep the ball on the 5 yard line with 95 yards to go and they will waste more clock vs at least the 25 yard line on a return. Hell a Field goal could get blocked and returned for a touchdown. But hey that’s why your sitting on your couch and not making those decisions.

Still defending for his ****ty coaching! All of you disciples are still dodging the inexcusable Duane Brown injury up 35-0. Tort’s decisions yesterday were horrible and almost cost them the game. Tort is also the reason IUP didn’t have their best player yesterday!

[IUP Crimson Hawk]

Yep, you keep worshipping a guy that blasting got the best player hurt in a 35-0 blow out. The same coach that single handedly almost blew that Championship game yesterday. That same coach that had his team quit on him last year. That same coach that couldn’t beat Gannon and was unprepared to boot on defense which is his “specialty.” Etc etc… IUP can do better!

Lmfao!! You know absolutely nothing about football!! Coach Tort and his staff out coached Shepherd from the first play of the game to the last play of the game, if you watched it and think otherwise you do not know the game of football! Coach Tort’s team kicked Coach McCook’s team’s ass yesterday! That’s just a FACT if you watched the game you would have seen that! Next thing your you’re acting like IUP’s football facilities are nicer than Alabama! I AM JUST STATING FACTS! Coach Tort has the best winning percentage in the PSAC and Region 83 percent. He has now been to the NCAA playoffs 3 times. 2 PSAC Championships. 1 Regional championship and a final 4 appearance. He also reached 30 wins faster than any other IUP coach (35 games). He has now passed up former IUP Coach Curt Cignetti in PSAC Championships (Coach Tort 2) (Coach Cignetti 1) Curt also never won the region at IUP. Coach Tort has Won a regional championship. FACT. From numerous reports Coach Tort turned down 2 D1 jobs since being the Head Coach. My guess is the phone will be ringing for Coach Tort this offseason as well. Leaving Miller Stadium yesterday A shepherd fan, who I don’t know came up to me and said “congratulations IUP deserves that win, you kicked our asses today”

[IUP Crimson Hawk]

FG does a lot there. It forces Shep to score TWO TDs in 4 minutes. That’s a big difference compared to a TD and a FG. So dumb!

A field goal does nothing for you there. It would still be a 2 possession game, you kick it off to Ronnie Brown, he could return it for a TD, you don’t get the first down you give Shep the ball on the 5 yard line with 95 yards to go and they will waste more clock vs at least the 25 yard line on a return. Hell a Field goal could get blocked and returned for a touchdown. But hey that’s why your sitting on your couch and not making those decisions.

[IUPalum]

FG does a lot there. It forces Shep to score TWO TDs in 4 minutes. That’s a big difference compared to a TD and a FG. So dumb!