THE IUP Football Thread

[IUPNation]

I don't know if we'll ever see the reestablishment of men's teams. Male enrollment at all schools was slowly declining before Covid, since then its dropped quite a bit. Most PASSHE schools are now 60% women.

Title IX accomplishes its goal of getting women’s sports established. Cutting men’s sports because of enrollment percentages is just reverse discrimination to me. I loathe all forms of discrimination.

[Fightingscot82]

I hate seeing foosball fields with lines for other sports. It's good soccer has it's own field. maybe one day they bring back mens soccer.

I don't know if we'll ever see the reestablishment of men's teams. Male enrollment at all schools was slowly declining before Covid, since then its dropped quite a bit. Most PASSHE schools are now 60% women.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Some interesting items on the Week 5 depth chart. I think Tort is certainly playing a couple head games.

Of note:

* Kaleb Monaco is now listed as RB1. JD Younger is RB2 and Adam Houser is RB3.
- I thought it was clear they were ramping up Monaco to take over the past two weeks.

* T'Mahdae Penn is listed for the first time this year (WR2)
- He will be a (literally) huge addition to the WR corp. To put it mildly, they are very excited for his debut.

* Marcus Day is now TE1, with Cole Laney being listed as TE2.
- Formality, perhaps, as they probably play equal snaps. But, Day seems to have a knack for getting open and has really good hands.

* Hilton Ridley is not listed.
- The odds of him starting are 99.9%. He got an extra week off against Clarion as a precaution. No chance he's missing this game.

* Randy Okungu is not listed. I can guarantee he is playing this week.

* Younger also now appears as a backup at the Star position.

* It's interesting how they are playing Nathan Rosario-Santos. He's officially listed as DE2 this week but they are playing him at multiple positions. He is a big hitter and is seemingly everywhere. Lot of speed and a sure-tackler. He's a very hard-nosed player (and has been laying people out on special teams all season). Rosario-Santos was an All-MEC LB last year at Notre Dame. Ingram has played so well it's hard to take him off the field. Paired with Cox and Rosario-Santos they are keeping a lot of speed on the field.



Obviously these 'depth charts' aren't worth the paper they are printed on as coaches love to play some games. But, it's interesting to read.

[IUPNation]

They have their own field. It's up on the hill (by the baseball and softball fields).

There's only so much available time (Miller Stadium) during the fall sports season.

It gives them an actual soccer field (not a converted football field with lines painted everywhere, etc.).

I hate seeing foosball fields with lines for other sports. It's good soccer has it's own field. maybe one day they bring back mens soccer.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

The only surprise with soccer is that they beat Slippery Rock but they did it at home on the slow grass field. Huge advantage for IUP at home b/c not many others play on grass. Beating Clarion/SH is to be expected and the tie with UPJ is actually embarrassing b/c that program is terrible.

Soccer pulled out a tight one tonight, winning at Cal, 1-0.

That's 5-0-1.

Your comment above reminded me about when Dr. Evil allegedly grew the grass up before an IUP game to try and slow IUP down.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Taking a look back at the IUP/SRU series under the current head coaches (Lutz took over as HC in 2016 while Tort started in 2017):

Year	Winner	Score	Venue	Notes
2016	IUP	48-19	Indiana	Curt Cignetti's last game in the series
2017	IUP	34-17	SR	Rock went up 10-0 but IUP took over
2018	SRU	30-27	Indiana	IUP led late but couldn't hold on
2019	SRU	45-42	SR	Played in a monsoon
2020	NO GAME / COVID	N/A	N/A
2021	IUP	48-21	SR	The Irv Charles Show
2022	IUP	20-12	Indiana	Played in a monsoon
2023	SRU	42-21	SR	28-0 in blink of an eye
2024			Indiana

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Lutz is 3-4 against IUP. Tort is 3-3 against SRU.

Not surprising, (2) of Tort's wins came on the road.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Does IUP soccer play on grass, and if so why don’t they use the turf?

They have their own field. It's up on the hill (by the baseball and softball fields).

There's only so much available time (Miller Stadium) during the fall sports season.

It gives them an actual soccer field (not a converted football field with lines painted everywhere, etc.).

[Tdobson]

Does IUP soccer play on grass, and if so why don’t they use the turf?

[IUPalum]

Volleyball has hit a wall. After a 10-2 start, IUP has dropped its past four matches.

Expectations were pretty high for this team.

Soccer has been a bit of a surprise, currently sitting with a 4-0-1 record.

The only surprise with soccer is that they beat Slippery Rock but they did it at home on the slow grass field. Huge advantage for IUP at home b/c not many others play on grass. Beating Clarion/SH is to be expected and the tie with UPJ is actually embarrassing b/c that program is terrible.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Volleyball has hit a wall. After a 10-2 start, IUP has dropped its past four matches.

Expectations were pretty high for this team.

Soccer has been a bit of a surprise, currently sitting with a 4-0-1 record.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I hate players sharing numbers and players wearing 0. It just doesn’t seem right

The single digit, for now, is all the rage. I just hate having two of each number. I get the offense/defense but it's really confusing on Special Teams.

A lot of these transfers want a single digit guarantee before signing. It's a thing for sure.

[Tdobson]

OK. I could see No. 7 but knew it was Noah Johnston. Penn also wears No. 7. I guess I couldn't find him.

Have I mentioned (sarcasm) I hate these guys sharing numbers?

I hate players sharing numbers and players wearing 0. It just doesn’t seem right

[IUPbigINDIANS]

He did dress Saturday but did not get in ball game. Trust me they can’t wait to pair him up with his size with Massey. Was injured last season and still working to full strength.

OK. I could see No. 7 but knew it was Noah Johnston. Penn also wears No. 7. I guess I couldn't find him.

Have I mentioned (sarcasm) I hate these guys sharing numbers?

[Iupgh]

Does anybody know what is up with WR T'Mahdae Penn?

He's still on the roster. He hasn't dressed yet this year. His name hasn't been mentioned. I didn't see him on the sidelines this past Saturday (although that doesn't mean he wasn't there). He's a big, experienced D2 WR. They could surely use him.

He did dress Saturday but did not get in ball game. Trust me they can’t wait to pair him up with his size with Massey. Was injured last season and still working to full strength.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Hopefully, they can work these guys into a successful game plan.

I'd guess Okungu will return to wrecking havoc. I don't foresee any rust with him. You could instantly tell the impact Terrell Williams had returning last week. Pairing him with Okungu and Feazell (and Danielson) is a whole lot of speed, bulk and muscle up front.

Ridley has missed a couple weeks but has played in a lot of big games. If he has a good practice week I suspect he'll be fine. He'll shake the rust quickly.

Washington will be a Special Teams option (only) this week.

Houser may get a series or two. I don't see anything more based on the opponent and him missing the last 3 games (injured first series against LH). Hard to say. He will be fresh and he is more of a home run threat than Younger. Being honest, I think they tuned up Monaco for a heavy dose this Saturday. In the second half last week we got to see the speed and elusiveness Monaco brings. He looks to finally be back near 100 percent.