THE IUP Football Thread

[WarriorVoice]

You’ve never been funny.

Look at the hate...

[IUPNation]

Look at the hate...

Well that does describe you.

[WarriorVoice]

Well that does describe you.

You're so like Trump, won't even acknowledge your own words, and the projection!

[IUPNation]

You're so like Trump, won't even acknowledge your own words, and the projection!

Yet I’m a staunch Democrat. Only the weak minded and gullible vote for the Cult and Frlon 47.

If I’m like him I’m the smart version.

I do use conservative tactics on conservatives and you come off as another perpetually angry right winger.

[IUPalum]

His brother didn’t move from job to job as fast as he did. His shortest stint was the two years at Elon.

His brother also became head coach younger than Junior is now. If was to be a HC he should have tried that years ago.

I’m assuming his mom still lives in Indiana?

His short stay at Elon was because he moved up the chain to James Madison. That's a move he had to make that helped get him to the Power 5.

[EyeoftheHawk]

Obviously polls don’t mean much and they especially don’t mean much in February. I’m only sharing this to point out the good old days are gone when IUP was always mentioned in these things. This is from Wayne Cavadi’s D2 newsletter this morning: https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/a...d=bd124bhz0tkc

Slippery Rock, Cal, and Kutztown from the PSAC were mentioned. Don’t come at me with the “this stuff doesn’t matter, yada, yada” responses because you’re right, it doesn’t matter. I’m only pointing out that IUP has fallen completely out of the conversation as of late.

[IUPNation]

Obviously polls don’t mean much and they especially don’t mean much in February. I’m only sharing this to point out the good old days are gone when IUP was always mentioned in these things. This is from Wayne Cavadi’s D2 newsletter this morning: https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/a...d=bd124bhz0tkc

Slippery Rock, Cal, and Kutztown from the PSAC were mentioned. Don’t come at me with the “this stuff doesn’t matter, yada, yada” responses because you’re right, it doesn’t matter. I’m only pointing out that IUP has fallen completely out of the conversation as of late.

Well IUP was cursed last fall. Any coincidence the foosball team fell apart and Joeball sucks after the KCAC was infiltrated and infested with MAGA cooties.

Everyone enjoying these record high egg prices? tariffs next week!! So. Much. Winning.

[iupgroundhog]

Obviously polls don’t mean much and they especially don’t mean much in February. I’m only sharing this to point out the good old days are gone when IUP was always mentioned in these things. This is from Wayne Cavadi’s D2 newsletter this morning: https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/a...d=bd124bhz0tkc

Slippery Rock, Cal, and Kutztown from the PSAC were mentioned. Don’t come at me with the “this stuff doesn’t matter, yada, yada” responses because you’re right, it doesn’t matter. I’m only pointing out that IUP has fallen completely out of the conversation as of late.

I think that article takes the idea of "way too early" rankings to another level of absurdity. Given that a lot of key spots on all of these rosters are still up for grabs and will be filled by transfers that nobody, including the author, knows the identity of yet, to me it goes beyond "don't mean much" to "meaningless", or why even write it.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I think that article takes the idea of "way too early" rankings to another level of absurdity. Given that a lot of key spots on all of these rosters are still up for grabs and will be filled by transfers that nobody, including the author, knows the identity of yet, to me it goes beyond "don't mean much" to "meaningless", or why even write it.

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[EyeoftheHawk]

I think that article takes the idea of "way too early" rankings to another level of absurdity. Given that a lot of key spots on all of these rosters are still up for grabs and will be filled by transfers that nobody, including the author, knows the identity of yet, to me it goes beyond "don't mean much" to "meaningless", or why even write it.

As stated in my original post, “it doesn’t matter.” He obviously just looked at the programs that have been the most consistent as of late and made some very loose predictions.

He mentioned 21 teams and IUP wasn’t one of them. My point is there was a time when no list of top 21 D2 football programs was written about, whether it be January or October, that IUP wasn’t on. Another historically proud program, Shepherd, is also nowhere to be found. I think a tough question for IUP fans, and maybe also Shepherd fans is, would you be more optimistic as a Kutztown, Slippery Rock, or Cal fan over the next five years?

[Ship69]

As stated in my original post, “it doesn’t matter.” He obviously just looked at the programs that have been the most consistent as of late and made some very loose predictions.

He mentioned 21 teams and IUP wasn’t one of them. My point is there was a time when no list of top 21 D2 football programs was written about, whether it be January or October, that IUP wasn’t on. Another historically proud program, Shepherd, is also nowhere to be found. I think a tough question for IUP fans, and maybe also Shepherd fans is, would you be more optimistic as a Kutztown, Slippery Rock, or Cal fan over the next five years?

Another sport, but I read the other day that half of the preseason top 10 teams in D1 basketball aren't even ranked at this point, let alone in the top 10. If those polls, which feature teams much more heavily scrutinized than D2 teams, can be that wrong, it's pretty obvious that any such D2 poll should be taken with a large grain of salt.

[EyeoftheHawk]

Another sport, but I read the other day that half of the preseason top 10 teams in D1 basketball aren't even ranked at this point, let alone in the top 10. If those polls, which feature teams much more heavily scrutinized than D2 teams, can be that wrong, it's pretty obvious that any such D2 poll should be taken with a large grain of salt.

I saw that as well. Basketball in particular seems to have giant swings in the polls and because of the number of games they play there’s almost always several teams that eventually find their way to #1 at some point, not to mention the ones that drop in and out of the top 25.

In D2 baseball, Cavadi had IUP a pre-season #7, but they’re off to a lovely 1-4 start. There’s a long way to go and northern teams typically start slow, but last season may have been a mirage.

[iupgroundhog]

I saw that as well. Basketball in particular seems to have giant swings in the polls and because of the number of games they play there’s almost always several teams that eventually find their way to #1 at some point, not to mention the ones that drop in and out of the top 25.

In D2 baseball, Cavadi had IUP a pre-season #7, but they’re off to a lovely 1-4 start. There’s a long way to go and northern teams typically start slow, but last season may have been a mirage.

Holy crap! Now last year's baseball season "may have been a mirage." You are an eternal pessimist.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I saw that as well. Basketball in particular seems to have giant swings in the polls and because of the number of games they play there’s almost always several teams that eventually find their way to #1 at some point, not to mention the ones that drop in and out of the top 25.

In D2 baseball, Cavadi had IUP a pre-season #7, but they’re off to a lovely 1-4 start. There’s a long way to go and northern teams typically start slow, but last season may have been a mirage.

Have faith. They start terrible every year down there. The teams they play have a massive advantage. That was probably the first time IUP played outside all season.

They have a strong team this year. They'll be back to normal here soon.

[EyeoftheHawk]

Holy crap! Now last year's baseball season "may have been a mirage." You are an eternal pessimist.

Can you read or do you just selectively read? The first thing I said was “There’s a long way to go and northern teams typically start slow…” Also, I encourage you to ask Google what a tongue-in-cheek comment is.

IUP won today 5-3 over Hillsdale.