THE IUP Football Thread

[Boro33]

HMM. I wonder if QB stats have any correlation to how well the O-lineman protect them...

Uhhhhhh yea...... As does the OC, receivers etc. That's a given. I'm talking QB skills. Arm strength, mobility, quick release, IQ etc. Have seen most PSAC teams in action this year. Not a good year as far as the QB quality that most (not all) teams put out there. Fact.

[WarriorVoice]

With all due respect any PSAC coach will tell you that a good cover corner (not just a "db") is very hard to find. Secondly, a good QB is very hard to find. Have you looked at any statistics from this year's batch of PSAC QBS? Outside of 3 or 4 they are not good....at all.

HMM. I wonder if QB stats have any correlation to how well the O-lineman protect them...

[Boro33]

DB's are a dime a dozen. QB's flock as soon as they aren't named a starter. Lineman that are good, don't leave or only go up in division. Ask any coach in the PSAC how hard it is to get a good accomplished DT or OL.

I wholeheartedly disagree with you.

With all due respect any PSAC coach will tell you that a good cover corner (not just a "db") is very hard to find. Secondly, a good QB is very hard to find. Have you looked at any statistics from this year's batch of PSAC QBS? Outside of 3 or 4 they are not good....at all.

[Ram040506]

Wrong. The hardest players to get are QBS and CBS.

DB's are a dime a dozen. QB's flock as soon as they aren't named a starter. Lineman that are good, don't leave or only go up in division. Ask any coach in the PSAC how hard it is to get a good accomplished DT or OL.

I wholeheartedly disagree with you.

[Boro33]

This isn't a secret, but the absolute hardest thing to "buy" in the portal is DL/OL that are really good. Our best OL/DL are going the other way, and if they are a good to decent OL/DL at that level, they don't go down to D2. For shopping, the best that they are going to do is poach from one of the other D2 schools which could still net a great player.

LB is also one of the easier positions to recruit and develop. So many tweeners end up at that size, almost would seem like a waste of a "buy."

Wrong. The hardest players to get are QBS and CBS.

[Ram040506]

The last Tort Show of the year was quite entertaining.

Some highlights:

* The official is still being blamed for the ESU debacle

* Tort is about spent on missing XPs

* At worst, they should be 8-2 instead of 5-5 (and possibly 9-1)

* Tort thinks (I agree) Karst learned a lot in his 4 weeks watching.

* Likely buying a LB and DL(s) in portal

* Projecting at least 20 seniors next year
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This isn't a secret, but the absolute hardest thing to "buy" in the portal is DL/OL that are really good. Our best OL/DL are going the other way, and if they are a good to decent OL/DL at that level, they don't go down to D2. For shopping, the best that they are going to do is poach from one of the other D2 schools which could still net a great player.

LB is also one of the easier positions to recruit and develop. So many tweeners end up at that size, almost would seem like a waste of a "buy."

[IUPbigINDIANS]

The last Tort Show of the year was quite entertaining.

Some highlights:

* The official is still being blamed for the ESU debacle

* Tort is about spent on missing XPs

* At worst, they should be 8-2 instead of 5-5 (and possibly 9-1)

* Tort thinks (I agree) Karst learned a lot in his 4 weeks watching.

* Likely buying a LB and DL(s) in portal

* Projecting at least 20 seniors next year
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[IUPNation]

Hey, Track U did win the X-country! Woop-woop!

Wait till you see what the squash team got out of the transfer portal ...

Maybe with IUP improving in CC we’ll finally take that away from youse in the future.

:-)

[IUPbigINDIANS]

So Track U won the Cross Country title yet again but IUP came in third. The Friggen CC team will earn more Dixon point than foosball.

It feels like sabotage.

It's not. Nobody cares about those sports.

[jrshooter]

Hey, Track U did win the X-country! Woop-woop!

Wait till you see what the squash team got out of the transfer portal ...

[IUPNation]

So Track U won the Cross Country title yet again but IUP came in third. The Friggen CC team will earn more Dixon point than foosball.

It feels like sabotage.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I'll say this:

Karst ... don't leave.

This shiz won't last forever.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I expect blowouts every week.

Realistically, Tort should have won by 24+


With this group ... A win is a win


Imagine if Captain Timeout and the Extra Points didn't spot them 14

[IUPNation]

Damn, I'd hate to hear what y'all would say if they weren't winning by 12 points.

I expect blowouts every week.

[jrshooter]

Damn, I'd hate to hear what y'all would say if they weren't winning by 12 points.