THE IUP Football Thread

[Ram040506]

I'll guess Ashland!

[Fightingscot82]

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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I know somebody in Clarion who would be a great fit as the OC.


Just sayin'

[EyeoftheHawk]

Yeah, while it's undeniably true that the program will not return to the glory years of the late 80's/90's, I don't share the pessimism I'm reading. I see no reason that IUP can't win the region and even pull off an upset in the national semis. Sure, it's more competitive now in the conference and the region but IUP is still there. Getting the transfer QB is pretty big. They have a pretty good team back and this recruitment class appears to be pretty good. Go IUP!

BTW, I just watched Tort's program with Jack Benedict. Yes, he said it 3 or 4 times that they are looking for an offensive coordinator and a receivers coach because Mike Box is probably moving on. No explanation necessary for the OC.

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[iupgroundhog]

Yeah, while it's undeniably true that the program will not return to the glory years of the late 80's/90's, I don't share the pessimism I'm reading. I see no reason that IUP can't win the region and even pull off an upset in the national semis. Sure, it's more competitive now in the conference and the region but IUP is still there. Getting the transfer QB is pretty big. They have a pretty good team back and this recruitment class appears to be pretty good. Go IUP!

BTW, I just watched Tort's program with Jack Benedict. Yes, he said it 3 or 4 times that they are looking for an offensive coordinator and a receivers coach because Mike Box is probably moving on. No explanation necessary for the OC.

[IUPNation]

Speaking of travel money, go over to the IUP basketball thread. Coach Joe invited you to a game in Erie.

[IUPNation]

[Bart]

At sone point with everyone lacking travel money every conference is going to decide to play an all conference slate unless each region negotiates a scheduling agreement among their conferences.

Speaking of travel money, go over to the IUP basketball thread. Coach Joe invited you to a game in Erie.

[IUPNation]

It would just make way too much sense for those looking for a Week 1 game to just book one within the dang conference.

Tort's on the magic quest for cupcakes but no cupcakes are going to agree to come here without a nice piece of change guarantee.

At sone point with everyone lacking travel money every conference is going to decide to play an all conference slate unless each region negotiates a scheduling agreement among their conferences.

[IUPNation]

You and I think alike.

On social media, IUP and its promoters love to talk about its elite status. But they definitely don't schedule that way. It's almost like they'd rather brag about their win percentage than play an elite schedule like the elite team they are.

[IUPNation]

[IUPNation]

THE BLUE MASK DO NOT WORK TO FIGHT COVID!!! ITS THAT SIMPLE! QUESTION, IF THEY WORK WHY IS COIVD STILL HERE? ANOTHER CLOWN!

[IUPNation]

Mask do not work you Clown.

Yes they do loser.

[EyeoftheHawk]

Maybe the hype-machine that runs the Twitter account. But, by and large, the fan base isn't real excited as of late. Are some living in the past? Perhaps.

I think last year was a total freaking disaster. I've never seen a team that can't play at home. It's like Tort gives them Nyquil before the games. And, of course, the maddening thing is I saw the spirit and emotion that same team had when it clobbered Slippery Rock on the road.

In my opinion, IUP will always get hype, but if you put 4 big games a year in front of me and have me bet before the season starts ... I'm taking 2-2 every time.

Times are different. Most on this forum (I think) are of the age they remember the glory years when IUP curb-stomped the league most years. As said above, that happened for a variety of reasons: Drastically more money. A goal, most importantly supported by top brass, to become a national program. IUP was the first team in the conference to actively buy lots of high-profile transfers (baggage and all in that era). And, to drive the most important point home, drastically more money. While Tort has his moments -- good and bad -- he's no Frank. Maybe someday, but not yet.

Sure, they are a 'top tier' program in the PSAC, but clearly not the one on top. There is parity at the top now. Will IUP win a conference title again in the next 5 years? Probably. Will they win two? I doubt it. Will they lose at Adamson next year in the final 30 seconds on some fluke play? Probably.

I can't pinpoint it. Something .... has just been slightly off the past couple seasons. We see the good. We see the bad. We see the hyped up version one week. We see the zombies the next week.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Well, Tort is glowing about Sexton. So, I think they are pretty happy. Quite a story about how they got him.

Tort also said there may yet be a high school QB and RB announced.

He said they are not currently in the market for another transfer QB.