THE IUP Football Thread

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Not fancy academic buildings. IMO, it will have to feature lab facilities not typically found at a regional university. So many campuses have relatively new & refurbished academic buildings so it has to be truly novel - and even then that will only last for so long. When I was at Edinboro 20+ years ago they had science facilities that while older weren't pulling in students or tied to a degree program (like a planetarium). They had a telescope facility miles south of campus but when money got tight sold it to Allegheny College.

When IUP (and others) was booming, incoming students were forced to live in un-air conditioned, glorified prison cells -- with a communal restroom/shower at the end of the hall. The buildings were old. It would be miserable in classrooms in September and May.

Ironically, now that the housing is better than many hotels, etc., and the campus is full of new, modern buildings, the enrollment has tanked.

Obviously, the two don't go hand in hand, but, it is quite ironic.

Last I heard, they aren't even opening two of the 'dorms' this Fall. They also shut down a couple of the more popular dining options this past Spring semester. The college slum lord market in Indiana (thankfully) is all but dead.

[Matt Burglund]

John J. and Char Kopchick Hall

[Fightingscot82]

Not fancy academic buildings. IMO, it will have to feature lab facilities not typically found at a regional university. So many campuses have relatively new & refurbished academic buildings so it has to be truly novel - and even then that will only last for so long. When I was at Edinboro 20+ years ago they had science facilities that while older weren't pulling in students or tied to a degree program (like a planetarium). They had a telescope facility miles south of campus but when money got tight sold it to Allegheny College.

[IUPNation]

I'm planning to hit the first two roadies.

Any good hotel recommendations at ESU?

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I'm planning to hit the first two roadies.

Any good hotel recommendations at ESU?

[IUPNation]

Anybody been on campus recently and seen the new building going up? Gigantic.

[Ship69]

It's odd, however, perhaps many local businesses view our teams as largely 'out of area/state' kids and therefore the loyalty isn't quite the same.

Add to it, North Allegheny vastly outdraws the majority of our programs at the gate.

I always wonder when we get kids from the NA's, Pine-Richlands, etc., when they come on campus visits ... what they think when it hits them their high school stadium is 35x nicer than what their college stadium will be.

It obviously helps that NA, P-R, etc., are in the heart of a booming area.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Is that the science building? Gigantic, as in too big, or as in impressively big.

Yes.

It's big ... stands out. The front faces the Oak Grove and then it wraps around behind. I guess for the price tag it should be enormous.

So, I'd say impressively. The exterior is very close to being done. Not sure what the expected open is.

[iupgroundhog]

Anybody been on campus recently and seen the new building going up? Gigantic.

Is that the science building? Gigantic, as in too big, or as in impressively big.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Anybody been on campus recently and seen the new building going up? Gigantic.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Per the Twitter world, Ryan Rebholz is leaving IUP (and athletics).


He had a new title last year but I think he was essentially the SID.

[IUPNation]

Speaking of stadiums, the Steelers home will now be called Acrisure Stadium. Cue yinzer outrage.

I was hoping Wawa would buy the rights to troll Sheetz.

[BigDawg1]

Not only are the stadiums horrible but the weight rooms for the majority of the PSAC west are like a 1980 middle school weight room ...not to mention they don't have a true strength coach . They rely on football coaches who don't know **** about how to design a real speed/strength program

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I am part of a group that puts on a golf outing every year supporting Edinboro. Its like pulling teeth getting sponsorships from local businesses. They don't even give us the "sorry we're tapped out on sponsorships this year." Athletics has had the same core group of major sponsors in the last 25 years. The only big changes are PNC isn't the banking partner and Troyer Farms is now part of Utz. The scoreboard is faded and is now outdated. They've struck out for a couple years trying to get a local naming rights deal on the football field to underwrite turf replacement. Meanwhile, at North Allegheny...

It's odd, however, perhaps many local businesses view our teams as largely 'out of area/state' kids and therefore the loyalty isn't quite the same.

Add to it, North Allegheny vastly outdraws the majority of our programs at the gate.

I always wonder when we get kids from the NA's, Pine-Richlands, etc., when they come on campus visits ... what they think when it hits them their high school stadium is 35x nicer than what their college stadium will be.

It obviously helps that NA, P-R, etc., are in the heart of a booming area.

[Fightingscot82]

Local to Indiana, Apollo-Ridge spent a fortune a couple years ago. And, A-R is an incredibly poor school district. As you mentioned, the town didn't say a peep and supported it.

I am part of a group that puts on a golf outing every year supporting Edinboro. Its like pulling teeth getting sponsorships from local businesses. They don't even give us the "sorry we're tapped out on sponsorships this year." Athletics has had the same core group of major sponsors in the last 25 years. The only big changes are PNC isn't the banking partner and Troyer Farms is now part of Utz. The scoreboard is faded and is now outdated. They've struck out for a couple years trying to get a local naming rights deal on the football field to underwrite turf replacement. Meanwhile, at North Allegheny...