THE IUP Football Thread

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Tort said tonight Fowler is out for the season.

[IUP PSAC Fan]

A lot of shady things have gone on at Cal since Frank retired. No denying it!

Jail yard U!

[IUPalum]

For those of us who remember when Cal was a guaranteed easy win, isn't it weird to think that IUP is 5-11 vs. the Vulcans since Frank Cignetti retired?

A lot of shady things have gone on at Cal since Frank retired. No denying it!

[Ram Tough]

I go back far enough to remember when you scheduled Shepherd if you wanted an easy win. That certainly turned around.

I remember we were trying to beat big bad Shippensburg back in the day!

[Ship69]

For those of us who remember when Cal was a guaranteed easy win, isn't it weird to think that IUP is 5-11 vs. the Vulcans since Frank Cignetti retired?

I go back far enough to remember when you scheduled Shepherd if you wanted an easy win. That certainly turned around.

[ironmaniup]

It's almost hard to argue they don't have some Brady Bunch in Hawaii curse down there. So many improbable endings.

Maybe they should burn Angelo's track suit Friday night or something.

I remember the Pick Six like it was yesterday. Incredible play on their end ... don't get me wrong. I'm just ready to be on the good end of one of these whacky endings.

I can't remember the year, and am too lazy to look it up, but there was a year when IUP won on a 99 yd drive, against Lucky. Cal had the ball on the 1 trying to go up 2 scores. Lucky decided to not kick the field goal, and IUP stopped them, took the ball and drove 99 yds in less than 2 minutes to win the game.

[Matt Burglund]

It's almost hard to argue they don't have some Brady Bunch in Hawaii curse down there. So many improbable endings.

Maybe they should burn Angelo's track suit Friday night or something.

I remember the Pick Six like it was yesterday. Incredible play on their end ... don't get me wrong. I'm just ready to be on the good end of one of these whacky endings.

For those of us who remember when Cal was a guaranteed easy win, isn't it weird to think that IUP is 5-11 vs. the Vulcans since Frank Cignetti retired?

[IUPbigINDIANS]

That 2012 game was a killer. Physically pummeled Cal all afternoon. Tuck ran over the Cal defense like an out-of-control coal truck on Route 56. But IUP gave up 10 points in the final 60 seconds and lost. 80-yard bomb (CB fell down), personal foul on a future Cal DE (wink, wink) and then an easy onside kick, short pass and FG to win it.

Or for IUP, to lose it.

And don't forget, in the 2010 game, IUP took a 15-0 lead into the fourth quarter and lost 18-15. Piece of trivia: that's IUP's only loss ever in overtime.

It's almost hard to argue they don't have some Brady Bunch in Hawaii curse down there. So many improbable endings.

Maybe they should burn Angelo's track suit Friday night or something.

I remember the Pick Six like it was yesterday. Incredible play on their end ... don't get me wrong. I'm just ready to be on the good end of one of these whacky endings.

[Matt Burglund]

IUP has lost (7) straight games in Adamson Stadium -- in about every way imaginable (and a couple unimaginable). The good news is streaks do end. Eventually. Ironically, IUP had a massive winning streak there for a very, very long period.

Looking back:

2018	36-24	The Pick Six heard 'round the (PSAC) world
2016	44-23	NCAA Playoffs. IUP went up 17-0 with a converted Safety playing QB.
2016	31-28	Regular season with fireworks at the end
2014	21-13
2012	26-24
2010	18-15	Overtime
2008	21-19

That 2012 game was a killer. Physically pummeled Cal all afternoon. Tuck ran over the Cal defense like an out-of-control coal truck on Route 56. But IUP gave up 10 points in the final 60 seconds and lost. 80-yard bomb (CB fell down), personal foul on a future Cal DE (wink, wink) and then an easy onside kick, short pass and FG to win it.

Or for IUP, to lose it.

And don't forget, in the 2010 game, IUP took a 15-0 lead into the fourth quarter and lost 18-15. Piece of trivia: that's IUP's only loss ever in overtime.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

IUP has lost (7) straight games in Adamson Stadium -- in about every way imaginable (and a couple unimaginable). The good news is streaks do end. Eventually. Ironically, IUP had a massive winning streak there for a very, very long period.

Looking back:

2018	36-24	The Pick Six heard 'round the (PSAC) world
2016	44-23	NCAA Playoffs. IUP went up 17-0 with a converted Safety playing QB.
2016	31-28	Regular season with fireworks at the end
2014	21-13
2012	26-24
2010	18-15	Overtime
2008	21-19

[IUPalum]

What's not to like about Harry?

128-219-4-1,904 with 25 TDs in only 8 games (7th in the nation in passing efficiency), like you said, speaks for itself.

I can't think of any reason to blame him for any of IUP's three losses last season.

If you want to complain about anything, it's that he got COVID and missed the first two games.

Harry was awesome! That's a different season if Harry doesn't get Covid.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Yep. Harry Foosball wasn’t out there defending those three punts that got blocked and sunk their season.

I mentioned it the other day but when IUP had to punt with 1:32 left in the fourth quarter (after throwing incomplete and giving SRU basically a free timeout) ... in a freaking windy monsoon with a freshman punter and a freshman long-snapper ...

You talk about a tense moment. If that snap goes high or they block it ... SRU was in prime real estate. That clean punt won't show up in any game stories or anything ... but that was one of the defining moments of this season -- especially after the shock trauma of a year ago with that unit.

So much could have gone wrong at that moment. You couldn't really tell on the screen but it was the oddest weather the whole second half. The wind was changing directions about every 30 seconds and it was pouring when they snapped that punt. Big congrats to those boys.

I may have lined up Sexton in the gun and then had him drop back a few yards and pooch punt it just to make sure they got it off.

[IUPNation]

I'd agree Harry Football had a good season. He won big up at SRU and certainly played well enough to win the Cal game (we all know that story). Heck, he was a dropped pass from possibly blowing them out. The Edinboro debacle gets pinned on all of them.

It's not easy for those guys to come in and start their careers here in Fall camp. Maxwell and Harry both weren't here for the Spring. That's one massive advantage Sexton had on them.

I would say, by and large, Harry was the least of the 2021 teams problem.

Yep. Harry Foosball wasn’t out there defending those three punts that got blocked and sunk their season.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

What's not to like about Harry?

128-219-4-1,904 with 25 TDs in only 8 games (7th in the nation in passing efficiency), like you said, speaks for itself.

I can't think of any reason to blame him for any of IUP's three losses last season.

If you want to complain about anything, it's that he got COVID and missed the first two games.

I'd agree Harry Football had a good season. He won big up at SRU and certainly played well enough to win the Cal game (we all know that story). Heck, he was a dropped pass from possibly blowing them out. The Edinboro debacle gets pinned on all of them.

It's not easy for those guys to come in and start their careers here in Fall camp. Maxwell and Harry both weren't here for the Spring. That's one massive advantage Sexton had on them.

I would say, by and large, Harry was the least of the 2021 teams problem.

[Matt Burglund]

I never liked Woodberry much like you don’t like Sexton. I get it, but I think the numbers speak for themselves.

What's not to like about Harry?

128-219-4-1,904 with 25 TDs in only 8 games (7th in the nation in passing efficiency), like you said, speaks for itself.

I can't think of any reason to blame him for any of IUP's three losses last season.

If you want to complain about anything, it's that he got COVID and missed the first two games.