THE IUP Football Thread

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Been to a ton of football games in my life and crowds don’t matter in the rain. The weather will decide this game again. Advantage IUP obviously because Shepherd won’t be able to sustain balance on offense.

Balance? You threw 500 times in the rain to WRs who couldn't catch the ball?

[Ram040506]

Been to a ton of football games in my life and crowds don’t matter in the rain. The weather will decide this game again. Advantage IUP obviously because Shepherd won’t be able to sustain balance on offense.

This is a ridiculous post. The Rams can't sustain balance because of the weather? It was pouring the entire game and we ran the ball 8 times! That's horrendous play calling period. Under no circumstances should the run pass ratio in a terrible weather game be 8:56.

[Ram040506]

It's just tiring how anything involving IUP is some major deal but every other school gets a pass.

IUP doesn't play an OOC game and it was discussed on here like it was the end of the world by everyone. It didn't hurt them.

IUP didn't draw well for one game...it somehow defines our fanbase yet most every playoff game last weekend did not draw well...but only IUP it's a major issue.

Let the Shepherd fans be all smug because they drew the biggest crowd last weekend. Who cares...let them put up a banner for it.

Considering 80% of the posters are IUP faithful, Everyone would be your own more times than not. Others like myself are just asking you guys questions wondering because we don't know the other backstory on why support there is so hot and cold.

We aren't interested in an attendance banner, but yes Rams fans are proud of the support there is for the team. More interested in another Regional Championship banner and then see what happens from there. (cue the nightmares from last year)

This weather situation is horses%$&, potentially the 2 worst weather days of the season happen to be against the Red Chickens. Good teams find a way, but its frustrating considering how the Rams offense plays.

[iupgroundhog]

Agree with you. The university was technically closed for a holiday weekend where 90% of students who live on campus or in town go home for the weekend except for those who have to work or can't/won't go home. I wonder if it bothered anyone in Athletics that the band wasn't there - or would they understand that it was a holiday weekend where the tradition is spending time with friends & family? Grand Valley's attendance showed it as well. They'll be back to 14k this week. The difference is the atmosphere attracts people - especially students.

Last week is history. Go IUP!

[Fightingscot82]

The band's absence was not due to something IUP did.
If you want to know why the band was not there, ask the members themselves.

Agree with you. The university was technically closed for a holiday weekend where 90% of students who live on campus or in town go home for the weekend except for those who have to work or can't/won't go home. I wonder if it bothered anyone in Athletics that the band wasn't there - or would they understand that it was a holiday weekend where the tradition is spending time with friends & family? Grand Valley's attendance showed it as well. They'll be back to 14k this week. The difference is the atmosphere attracts people - especially students.

[RamPride]

Been to a ton of football games in my life and crowds don’t matter in the rain. The weather will decide this game again. Advantage IUP obviously because Shepherd won’t be able to sustain balance on offense.

[IUPNation]

IUP won. Had Team Tort lost, the crowd would have been the reason (or, the excuse). I guarantee that much.

Saturday is projecting to be another weather crap show. So, it could be another bad crowd on the home side. But, the band being there makes up for it.

However, the first Shepherd game had a relatively small home side but it was a very engaged group.

As of now this is going to be another wet one -- at times perhaps heavy rain and windy. So, saddle up.

IUP needs to do everything possible to appease the Rain Gods. Sacrifice a chicken .. whatever it takes. LOL. They need the worst possible weather in this game.

Sacrifice The Personalities!

I bet nobody at Grand Valley is having a crisis because they only drew a third of their normal crowd for a big opponent like Northwest Misery.

[IUPNation]

Yinzer TV covering IUP football? Lol. No chance. They'd cover Tomlin taking a pi$s long before they'd cover IUP.

Young people don't read newspapers. The only generation that still does ... well, they did attend the game.

It's just tiring how anything involving IUP is some major deal but every other school gets a pass.

IUP doesn't play an OOC game and it was discussed on here like it was the end of the world by everyone. It didn't hurt them.

IUP didn't draw well for one game...it somehow defines our fanbase yet most every playoff game last weekend did not draw well...but only IUP it's a major issue.

Let the Shepherd fans be all smug because they drew the biggest crowd last weekend. Who cares...let them put up a banner for it.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

How can anyone living in Indiana not know there was a game? Nobody reads the Gazette. It wasn't mentioned on any of the sports segments on Yinzer TV channels?

The band not being there is a non issue. If the school didn't accommodate students who live on campus to open the dorms and the food service early from break, how can you make them come back?

I mean in the 1987 season opener at West Chester, the IUP band made the trip but the WCU band was not there for their home game...and played taped band music over the PA. When we went back to Farrell for the State Game...the IUP band teed off on that when the WCU band would play and they would chant "Is it West Chester...or is it Memorex". (a reference that will go over the heads of millennials and zoomers). It is a bad weekend for games. Shepherd outdrew Grand Valley who draws north of 10K for their home games and they are located outside of Grand Rapids...a area that is far more populated. If the Lakers couldn't sell out for Northwest Misery in a big playoff game...are we really going to have their crisis because IUP didn't draw vs Ashland? The Penn State game had low energy too. The student section was pretty empty...it was not the usual atmosphere.

IUP won. Had Team Tort lost, the crowd would have been the reason (or, the excuse). I guarantee that much.

Saturday is projecting to be another weather crap show. So, it could be another bad crowd on the home side. But, the band being there makes up for it.

However, the first Shepherd game had a relatively small home side but it was a very engaged group.

As of now this is going to be another wet one -- at times perhaps heavy rain and windy. So, saddle up.

IUP needs to do everything possible to appease the Rain Gods. Sacrifice a chicken .. whatever it takes. LOL. They need the worst possible weather in this game.

[Ram040506]

Hopefully y'all behave better this time...we hear your fans are known to taunt. :-)

Can’t take dem hillbillies no place.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

How can anyone living in Indiana not know there was a game? Nobody reads the Gazette. It wasn't mentioned on any of the sports segments on Yinzer TV channels?

The band not being there is a non issue. If the school didn't accommodate students who live on campus to open the dorms and the food service early from break, how can you make them come back?

I mean in the 1987 season opener at West Chester, the IUP band made the trip but the WCU band was not there for their home game...and played taped band music over the PA. When we went back to Farrell for the State Game...the IUP band teed off on that when the WCU band would play and they would chant "Is it West Chester...or is it Memorex". (a reference that will go over the heads of millennials and zoomers). It is a bad weekend for games. Shepherd outdrew Grand Valley who draws north of 10K for their home games and they are located outside of Grand Rapids...a area that is far more populated. If the Lakers couldn't sell out for Northwest Misery in a big playoff game...are we really going to have their crisis because IUP didn't draw vs Ashland? The Penn State game had low energy too. The student section was pretty empty...it was not the usual atmosphere.

Yinzer TV covering IUP football? Lol. No chance. They'd cover Tomlin taking a pi$s long before they'd cover IUP.

Young people don't read newspapers. The only generation that still does ... well, they did attend the game.

[IUPNation]

Yup, we'll supply the crowd! 😆

Hopefully y'all behave better this time...we hear your fans are known to taunt. :-)

[IUPNation]

I'm telling you IUP tanked it.

They market free cookies in the basement of Leonard Hall more than they hyped up that game.

No buzz at all.

I honestly think many didn't know they were (A) playing and (B) playing at home.

I'm talking casual fans ..not us dorks.

Have I mentioned yet that the band wasn't there? Lol

How can anyone living in Indiana not know there was a game? Nobody reads the Gazette. It wasn't mentioned on any of the sports segments on Yinzer TV channels?

The band not being there is a non issue. If the school didn't accommodate students who live on campus to open the dorms and the food service early from break, how can you make them come back?

I mean in the 1987 season opener at West Chester, the IUP band made the trip but the WCU band was not there for their home game...and played taped band music over the PA. When we went back to Farrell for the State Game...the IUP band teed off on that when the WCU band would play and they would chant "Is it West Chester...or is it Memorex". (a reference that will go over the heads of millennials and zoomers). It is a bad weekend for games. Shepherd outdrew Grand Valley who draws north of 10K for their home games and they are located outside of Grand Rapids...a area that is far more populated. If the Lakers couldn't sell out for Northwest Misery in a big playoff game...are we really going to have their crisis because IUP didn't draw vs Ashland? The Penn State game had low energy too. The student section was pretty empty...it was not the usual atmosphere.

[Monte's Catering Co.]

No buzz at all? I guess things really have changed then. When I was at IUP it seemed like everybody was buzzed.

Hope there is a large raucous crowd on Saturday.

Yup, we'll supply the crowd! 😆

[iupgroundhog]

I'm telling you IUP tanked it.

They market free cookies in the basement of Leonard Hall more than they hyped up that game.

No buzz at all.

I honestly think many didn't know they were (A) playing and (B) playing at home.

I'm talking casual fans ..not us dorks.

Have I mentioned yet that the band wasn't there? Lol

No buzz at all? I guess things really have changed then. When I was at IUP it seemed like everybody was buzzed.

Hope there is a large raucous crowd on Saturday.