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Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post
The thing you have to realize is he's a legit D1 QB who is going to get drafted perhaps as high as Round 3 (per some publications). He's the big fish in a small town here in D2 -- and the type of QB that SR1 will see about once every 50 years. I wouldn't doubt if the Steelers draft him this year. I've heard they've been down there several times. They'd look like fools taking a QB in the first round again this year, so I think they are looking for somebody like him in that mid-round range.
Shepherd's OL is good enough that it keeps the majority of SR1 heat off of him. What little heat does come, he's superb at avoiding. We'll see how it translates up levels but he's at least now done terrorizing SR1 defenses.
The big difference once our top QBs leave SR1, however, has been said 'avoiding' gets a whole lot harder. The defenses at Ferris State are just on a whole different level than SR1. When Roland Rivers had that Harlon Hill year, all his 'Houdini' stuff evaporated when they got blown out at home. In SR1 nobody could get near him, and, when they did, they couldn't tackle him. That ended real fast in the Final Four.
Bagent is obviously why I said in dry conditions IUP would lose 9 of 10 games to the Rams this year -- perhaps all 10. I know the Tort fanatics don't want to hear that, but it's reality. The good news for IUP is they don't have to ever play him again.
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Originally posted by Ram040506 View Post
They've had a pretty good run of qb's since 2010. I trust they'll find a good trigger man.
Taylor Swift is the greatest female star in the history of music, high praise sir!Last edited by IUPNation; 12-05-2022, 09:15 AM.
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Originally posted by IUPNation View Post
He would be smart to find another school and not have that pressure on him to replicate his brother’s performances. You know how these Swiftie fans can be…they’ll write a revenge song on him if he fails.
Taylor Swift is the greatest female star in the history of music, high praise sir!
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Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post
Lot to live up to. You think he may take his own path? Is he supposed to be similar to his brother?
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Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post
Lot to live up to. You think he may take his own path? Is he supposed to be similar to his brother?
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Originally posted by Ram040506 View Post
Hoping he ends up at Shepherd, but I don't think that decision is final yet from Ezra Bagent.
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Originally posted by Ram Tough View Post
I saw the main player for Shepherd who kept that going. I'll just say that sometimes freshman reserves need to shut up.
He acted like a fool after the first game.
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It's Portal Monday in Indiana. Word around town is there will be a couple defections but nothing of alarm.
Due to season-ending injuries, some of IUP's top 2023 needed replacements are already here (having missed most of this year).
Their best defensive overall player, Tyrone Fowler, returns. He was lost for the season early in the Slippery Rock game.
Derek Lockhart returns at WR. He would have been the No. 2 guy this year. He was lost in the first half of Game 1. He will pair with Hilton Ridley next year for a very solid 1-2 punch.
Logan Danielson, the extremely hyped up DL from Thomas Jefferson (Class of 2019) is set to finally make his IUP debut in 2023. He's a monster by all reports, but he has to get on the field (finally).
Dayjure Stewart is set to return at RB after having missed the last two games.
One big piece who can return, non-injury or eligibility related, is center Collin Pietropola. It sounds up in the air if he will stay for another season but I'd guess he will decide to come back.
Tort certainly has some shopping to do -- likely very quickly. He prefers mid-year transfers who can go through the Spring here. The Portal is absolutely flooded at the moment. But, overall, he has an awful lot coming back.
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Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post
The thing you have to realize is he's a legit D1 QB who is going to get drafted perhaps as high as Round 3 (per some publications). He's the big fish in a small town here in D2 -- and the type of QB that SR1 will see about once every 50 years. I wouldn't doubt if the Steelers draft him this year. I've heard they've been down there several times. They'd look like fools taking a QB in the first round again this year, so I think they are looking for somebody like him in that mid-round range.
Shepherd's OL is good enough that it keeps the majority of SR1 heat off of him. What little heat does come, he's superb at avoiding. We'll see how it translates up levels but he's at least now done terrorizing SR1 defenses.
The big difference once our top QBs leave SR1, however, has been said 'avoiding' gets a whole lot harder. The defenses at Ferris State are just on a whole different level than SR1. When Roland Rivers had that Harlon Hill year, all his 'Houdini' stuff evaporated when they got blown out at home. In SR1 nobody could get near him, and, when they did, they couldn't tackle him. That ended real fast in the Final Four.
Bagent is obviously why I said in dry conditions IUP would lose 9 of 10 games to the Rams this year -- perhaps all 10. I know the Tort fanatics don't want to hear that, but it's reality. The good news for IUP is they don't have to ever play him again.
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