THE IUP Football Thread

[Fightingscot82]

Things are WILD at IUP these days...

https://triblive.com/local/regional/...ating-contest/

[Ram040506]

1) the winning hasn't happened enough

2) he's a grad transfer so I rarely fault the school for that. Free year of "grad school" while he plays an extra season for a winner (see #1)

Millersville not being able to capitalize on a strong start last year might be a catastrophe for this current staff there. Started the year 3-1 with a good OOC victory over St. Anselm, then beat Gannon and West Chester with a respectable loss to Slippery Rock. Lost 7 straight to finish the year, with close ones against Kutztown/Ship/Lock Haven/Bloom. If they could have snagged half of those, perhaps some of those transfers still believe in the process. They went backwards instead.

[Fightingscot82]

Why are they fleeing Millersville? I thought they had a better coach. The school is decent. In a good area. Seems odd.

1) the winning hasn't happened enough

2) he's a grad transfer so I rarely fault the school for that. Free year of "grad school" while he plays an extra season for a winner (see #1)

[IUPNation]

Regardless, they needed some help there. He should make a very nice addition.

I guess it means I get to witness a beat down in the fall. Daddy does love an IUP blowout win.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Why are they fleeing Millersville? I thought they had a better coach. The school is decent. In a good area. Seems odd.

Regardless, they needed some help there. He should make a very nice addition.

[IUPNation]

That will certainly help stiffen things up on the defensive front. Poor Millersville. They’ve taken a beating in the portal. I’m not sure how this is good at all for the competitive balance of college athletics. I know…beating dead horse.

Why are they fleeing Millersville? I thought they had a better coach. The school is decent. In a good area. Seems odd.

[EyeoftheHawk]

Big news

Randy Okungu (DL grad transfer from Millersville) signed with IUP tonight.

That will certainly help stiffen things up on the defensive front. Poor Millersville. They’ve taken a beating in the portal. I’m not sure how this is good at all for the competitive balance of college athletics. I know…beating dead horse.

[iupgroundhog]

Big news

Randy Okungu (DL grad transfer from Millersville) signed with IUP tonight.

That's great. It appears that he played DE at Millersville.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Big news

Randy Okungu (DL grad transfer from Millersville) signed with IUP tonight.

[iupgroundhog]

IUP's Spring Game is on Friday. I'm expecting a full report.

[WarriorVoice]

Says the school that went around touting their renovated locker room as a recruiting tool…

Um, that's not uncommon...Tell me the KCAC isn't a recruiting tool...Fool!!

[IUPbigINDIANS]

It was sad.

There's still a 'vintage' scoreboard standing down there. I'd guess it dates to the 1950s.

I hit golf balls there during the summer.

As a whole, that space (fairly large) gets very little use. They could easily build a new football-only stadium in that area (easily, of course, if they had the coin). Miller could be converted to solely a soccer/track/field hockey, etc. venue.

One schematic design (years ago) had the new football stadium being in the Eberly parking lot and actually connecting to the KCAC. That was a really neat concept.

I fully realize a 'new' stadium is just a pipedream. However, I'd sure love to see some lipstick put on the pig. That could be feasible. We'd be amazed what something as simple as new perimeter fencing would do for the aesthetic of Miller Stadium. Obviously, the entire home side needs blown up. Start over. It's actually embarrassing.

[IUPNation]

I played on that shabby patch. What a dump that was.

It was sad.

[IUPNation]

That's not how baseball works. You have to have good players, not have a good field...

Says the school that went around touting their renovated locker room as a recruiting tool…

[EyeoftheHawk]

I played on that shabby patch. What a dump that was.

Ha…so did I. I told a couple current students that the baseball field used to be behind the football field and they thought I was joking. Not only was it there, but there was virtually no seating, bullpens, etc. like they have today.