THE IUP Football Thread

[IUPNation]

I think there is a misconception between those on the screen today and us in the bleachers. That was some ferocious weather in the second half. I'll give both QBs credit. I have no idea how they were throwing the ball. Sexton, in particular, was throwing heat ... like 95 mph stuff. The wind was changing by the minute and the rain was no joke.

You could tell on the video by the end of the 4th they were in a heavy rain.

We didn't get much of any heavy rain here in Southeastern PA. it just rained off and on.

The best part of the video feed was hearing everyone else in the box screaming when IUP scored and when they called he PI on IUP...they could make a show just from the audio.

Oh....and **** Slimey Pebble.

[SRU 88]

2 potential interceptions by ROCK LBs dropped

2 interceptions in endzone caught by IUP defenders

Total yardage difference 3 yards between teams

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I am giving a dual award to DDB and Connor Kelly as the #handsomely LB of the game. They didn't get the shutout as originally wanted, but they brought the pain.

#handsomely

[IUPbigINDIANS]

#handsomely

You caught that. Lol

[IUP PSAC Fan]

Field Hockey beats Mansfield, 1-0, in a nightcap thriller in Miller.

Good weekend.

#relentless

#handsomely

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Field Hockey beats Mansfield, 1-0, in a nightcap thriller in Miller.

Good weekend.

#relentless

[EyeoftheHawk]

DDB doesn't get much love on here. That dude is a baller. He delivers some sticks.

There's a reason his nickname is Smash.

Linebacker play has been solid since what I thought was a sub-par performance in their first game at ESU. There’s no standout like Damon Lloyd was, but all of the regulars are very good players.

On the DL, hopefully Fowler’s injury is something he can recover from quickly. He was playing well today when he went down. I doubt he’ll be able to play next week but we’ll see.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

DDB doesn't get much love on here. That dude is a baller. He delivers some sticks.

There's a reason his nickname is Smash.

[ShoNuff]

I will say one thing, there is a lot of leader ship on this IUP Team. Guys for Slimy, throwing helmets on the sideline, yelling at each other, yelling at coaches. Have not seen one IUP player do any of that nonsense this year. Such a great win for Tort and the Hawks.

So freakin good to hear this about the IUP players. The past few years players would blow up on the sidelines without anyone keeping the players in check. This is no question great to hear.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Speaking of being in the stands, even with rain gear I came home completely soaked and stood in the hot shower for what felt like an hour! I was surprised how many people stuck it out. That will go down as one of the more memorable weather impacted games I’ve sat at. North Dakota in 1993 in the national semi-finals will probably never be beat for a rain game though. That was before turf, of course.

I was completely drenched (with rain gear). That was wild. It changed directions every 20 seconds.

I had that "movie moment" flashback when IUP had to punt with 1:30 left. I flashbacked to last year. True freshman got that punt off.

[IUP PSAC Fan]

Rock Rowdies once told us to "Drive home safe, fuc*ers".

So, hopefully, they too are driving safely home.

F**K Slimy Pebble!!! Fan base is a bunch of DICKS! And one more thing the Hawks Kicked your guys ass again today!

[EyeoftheHawk]

I think there is a misconception between those on the screen today and us in the bleachers. That was some ferocious weather in the second half. I'll give both QBs credit. I have no idea how they were throwing the ball. Sexton, in particular, was throwing heat ... like 95 mph stuff. The wind was changing by the minute and the rain was no joke.

Speaking of being in the stands, even with rain gear I came home completely soaked and stood in the hot shower for what felt like an hour! I was surprised how many people stuck it out. That will go down as one of the more memorable weather impacted games I’ve sat at. North Dakota in 1993 in the national semi-finals will probably never be beat for a rain game though. That was before turf, of course.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Sorry man, you lost me on this one. I’m not sure what your bias against Sexton is but he made some big league throws today in some not so ideal conditions. Yes, Brown is unbelievable and he made some great catches, but the ball was there to give him a chance to do so and it takes two to tango. He hit a few slants that you aren’t going to see many D2 guys hit. Do you think Slippery Rock would have liked to have him on their sideline today? I sure do.

He’s not perfect so I’m not saying that either. He’s a gunslinger, and as fans we’ll have a love/hate relationship with him at times. That said, I’ll take his arm talent any day. He threw for 236 and three scores in that mess today including several big third down throws. He hit several throws over the corner and in front of the safeties in big spots and those aren’t easy throws. I’m not sure what more you could ask of a kid, especially against a proven quality defense.

I think there is a misconception between those on the screen today and us in the bleachers. That was some ferocious weather in the second half. I'll give both QBs credit. I have no idea how they were throwing the ball. Sexton, in particular, was throwing heat ... like 95 mph stuff. The wind was changing by the minute and the rain was no joke.

[EyeoftheHawk]

Is a nobody without Duane Brown saving his ass!

Sorry man, you lost me on this one. I’m not sure what your bias against Sexton is but he made some big league throws today in some not so ideal conditions. Yes, Brown is unbelievable and he made some great catches, but the ball was there to give him a chance to do so and it takes two to tango. He hit a few slants that you aren’t going to see many D2 guys hit. Do you think Slippery Rock would have liked to have him on their sideline today? I sure do.

He’s not perfect so I’m not saying that either. He’s a gunslinger, and as fans we’ll have a love/hate relationship with him at times. That said, I’ll take his arm talent any day. He threw for 236 and three scores in that mess today including several big third down throws. He hit several throws over the corner and in front of the safeties in big spots and those aren’t easy throws. I’m not sure what more you could ask of a kid, especially against a proven quality defense.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I was ready to give him a ride back to the Mon Valley today. The two plunges into the meat of the defense around the goal line in the first half was inexcusable. On one of them they even called timeout just to do it again. Maybe get someone on the edge or at least off tackle. You have a burner All-American in the huddle. Maybe try a jet sweep, just once. Just awful. When they didn’t get it on 3rd down, they should have taken the three points. In these rivalry games you take points when you have the opportunity.

To call a pass when SRU had no timeouts left with 1:32 is completely inexcusable! I actually turned and yelled up to the booth after that debacle. If you want to mix it up there, maybe tell Sexton to roll out and just run it or go down if it’s not there. Still, just run that stupid up the gut play you ran around the goal line, eat another 40 seconds, then punt. They ended up giving SRU life there unnecessarily. Bad…bad…bad!

Larry would have been in the Mon Valley tonight if they lost this game. Lol. Well, not really.