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  • iupgroundhog
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    Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post


    Depth is always a concern at this level -- especially in SR1.

    As we saw, when you have a Gregory Moore and Jaheim Howard not dressed, it causes major problems. Howard is probably their best DB and Moore just creates havoc. He's so big and explosive teams have to put a lot of attention on him. That opens things up for others. He was severely missed on that DL. Those two returning this week will not only be huge for the defensive performance, but it should do wonders for the confidence of a group that was likely a little shaky after Saturday. Howard should instantly stabilize the defensive backfield. Moore's return also will allow Will Mayr to return to his more natural, pass-rushing position.

    As Tort stated last night, the defense played pretty well in the first and fourth quarters. It was just the middle two that it got shredded. They definitely showed some resiliency by getting things back together after a very rough, two-quarter-long stretch. Having two of your leaders not out there when the crap hits the fan is a big problem.

    Offensively, Derek Lockhart is just a monstrous loss. Hilton Ridley will move in to the WR2 spot and is a big, talented target. He'd have likely been a 1 or 2 on most other teams. I haven't heard much about Qashah Carter's injury or status. I'd assume Isaiah Houser and Daniel Deabner would assume his position until he returns. Both are young but at least have a year in the program.

    I'd also assume the big TEs get more involved moving forward.

    As it's become an unfortunate tradition at IUP, the RB position scares me. Once again we heard all summer about all this RB depth and by the third quarter of the first game, RB4 is the new RB1 (and he was a DB the week prior). I'm sure they know by know Adam Houser probably isn't playing anytime soon. So, at least they'll have some time to get the others more reps with the first unit. Dayjure Stewart returning this week obviously will give them a big boost.

    I think the OL will be fine. That's an older group. The six pre-snap flags ... It's hard to win games with six of those. Hopefully that was just a case of the first game jitters.

    Duane Brown had one of the better games in IUP history. But, he had a massive workload. That can't happen every week. After watching the ESU film, other teams are probably wondering how to play him. Heck, he was making plays in triple coverage. The attention he's going to draw in the coming weeks should really open the rest of the field up. Sexton can make some throws his arm that are rarely seen at the D2 level. Combine that with Duane being a total ball hawk.
    If this all happened with last year's schedule, you'd be previewing the basketball team. It's good that the schedule looks a little different this year.

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  • Matt Burglund
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    Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post
    Once again we heard all summer about all this RB depth
    We did? I remember it being that there's 1-A and 1-B and then nothing else.

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  • IUPbigINDIANS
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    Originally posted by iupgroundhog View Post

    Should be an interesting game at Ship. A lot of suspense surrounding who will be in the starting lineup.

    Got to admit, they are really banged up.

    Depth is always a concern at this level -- especially in SR1.

    As we saw, when you have a Gregory Moore and Jaheim Howard not dressed, it causes major problems. Howard is probably their best DB and Moore just creates havoc. He's so big and explosive teams have to put a lot of attention on him. That opens things up for others. He was severely missed on that DL. Those two returning this week will not only be huge for the defensive performance, but it should do wonders for the confidence of a group that was likely a little shaky after Saturday. Howard should instantly stabilize the defensive backfield. Moore's return also will allow Will Mayr to return to his more natural, pass-rushing position.

    As Tort stated last night, the defense played pretty well in the first and fourth quarters. It was just the middle two that it got shredded. They definitely showed some resiliency by getting things back together after a very rough, two-quarter-long stretch. Having two of your leaders not out there when the crap hits the fan is a big problem.

    Offensively, Derek Lockhart is just a monstrous loss. Hilton Ridley will move in to the WR2 spot and is a big, talented target. He'd have likely been a 1 or 2 on most other teams. I haven't heard much about Qashah Carter's injury or status. I'd assume Isaiah Houser and Daniel Deabner would assume his position until he returns. Both are young but at least have a year in the program.

    I'd also assume the big TEs get more involved moving forward.

    As it's become an unfortunate tradition at IUP, the RB position scares me. Once again we heard all summer about all this RB depth and by the third quarter of the first game, RB4 is the new RB1 (and he was a DB the week prior). I'm sure they know by know Adam Houser probably isn't playing anytime soon. So, at least they'll have some time to get the others more reps with the first unit. Dayjure Stewart returning this week obviously will give them a big boost.

    I think the OL will be fine. That's an older group. The six pre-snap flags ... It's hard to win games with six of those. Hopefully that was just a case of the first game jitters.

    Duane Brown had one of the better games in IUP history. But, he had a massive workload. That can't happen every week. After watching the ESU film, other teams are probably wondering how to play him. Heck, he was making plays in triple coverage. The attention he's going to draw in the coming weeks should really open the rest of the field up. Sexton can make some throws his arm that are rarely seen at the D2 level. Combine that with Duane being a total ball hawk.

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  • Iupgh
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    Originally posted by jrshooter View Post

    Plus, you know, he was there LIVE.

    But to your point, you're probably right. It's been two weeks, and I have no idea why Khalid Dorsey (incidentally, Dayjure Stewart's precessor as York High's feature back) has been out for Ship.
    After watching Hawk Talk it seems Ship has QB injury issues. Safe to say every team has injuries as I believe players are bigger stronger and faster even in D 2 which equals more collisions. In addition hardly anyone hits full throttle in camp so the banging on Saturday is probably the only contact they see and feel.

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  • Iupgh
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    Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post

    Are they testing weekly this year? If so, a percentage or the whole team?
    No testing so far.

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  • Iupgh
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    Originally posted by Ram Tough View Post

    I even came to the conclusion later on that we likely heard more from IUP than most other programs just because of their fan base. We don't hear about injuries from most teams because no one talks about them.
    Yes that is very true.

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  • IUPNation
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    Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post

    That was a really odd final kick. ESU got flagged for trying to emulate the snap count. Very rarely called penalty. Perhaps a makeup call for the Sexton flag. It should be called but it rarely is.

    Also never heard noise from a live mic over the PA System right before the snap.
    It was a home opener night game against a hated team and it was half empty…and it’s not like anyone would have left a game where the leads were changing in the second half. I’m kind of surprised they didn’t have a bigger crowd.

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  • IUPbigINDIANS
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    Originally posted by IUPNation View Post
    I don’t want to hear about IUP crowds or lack of..Looking at Matt’s Twitter video of the final winning kick shows a half empty home stand at ESU…..
    That was a really odd final kick. ESU got flagged for trying to emulate the snap count. Very rarely called penalty. Perhaps a makeup call for the Sexton flag. It should be called but it rarely is.

    Also never heard noise from a live mic over the PA System right before the snap.

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  • Ship69
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    Originally posted by jrshooter View Post

    Plus, you know, he was there LIVE.

    But to your point, you're probably right. It's been two weeks, and I have no idea why Khalid Dorsey (incidentally, Dayjure Stewart's precessor as York High's feature back) has been out for Ship.
    And it's certainly not as if they couldn't use anything that would help their running game.

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  • IUPNation
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    I don’t want to hear about IUP crowds or lack of..Looking at Matt’s Twitter video of the final winning kick shows a half empty home stand at ESU…..

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  • ironmaniup
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    Originally posted by Fightingscot82 View Post

    I don't believe there is mandatory testing - just mandatory quarantine if you're positive.
    Yes they just test if you have any symptoms and quarantine is usually 5 days

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  • Fightingscot82
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    Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post

    Are they testing weekly this year? If so, a percentage or the whole team?
    I don't believe there is mandatory testing - just mandatory quarantine if you're positive.

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  • IUPbigINDIANS
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    Originally posted by ironmaniup View Post

    Stewart had covid, should be back Tuesday to practice
    Are they testing weekly this year? If so, a percentage or the whole team?

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  • jrshooter
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    Originally posted by Fightingscot82 View Post

    He's a former player so he takes everything personal.
    Plus, you know, he was there LIVE.

    But to your point, you're probably right. It's been two weeks, and I have no idea why Khalid Dorsey (incidentally, Dayjure Stewart's precessor as York High's feature back) has been out for Ship.
    Last edited by jrshooter; 09-12-2022, 01:09 PM.

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  • Ram Tough
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    Originally posted by Fightingscot82 View Post

    He's a former player so he takes everything personal.
    I even came to the conclusion later on that we likely heard more from IUP than most other programs just because of their fan base. We don't hear about injuries from most teams because no one talks about them.

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