2024 PSAC Non-Conference Schedule

[IUPNation]

I spoke to them during Covid about a job opportunity. If I remember correctly they're a faith-based college with an affiliated community college under the same umbrella, so that may be why there's some conflicting numbers on enrollment.

I’m just waiting for the day you take a big job at IUP.

:-)

[iupgroundhog]

I spoke to them during Covid about a job opportunity. If I remember correctly they're a faith-based college with an affiliated community college under the same umbrella, so that may be why there's some conflicting numbers on enrollment.

Something tells me that would not have been a great opportunity.

[Fightingscot82]

I hate to be cynical (not really) because many of us went to Indiana University of Pennsylvania, California University of Pennsylvania, or Slippery Rock University; however, University of Rio Grande in Southeast Ohio? C'mon.

I googled their enrollment and came up with 4 different numbers ranging from ~800 to ~ 2300. Nevertheless, their website lists 28 intercollegiate sports teams. I wish them luck. Thanks for putting them on the map.

I spoke to them during Covid about a job opportunity. If I remember correctly they're a faith-based college with an affiliated community college under the same umbrella, so that may be why there's some conflicting numbers on enrollment.

[iupgroundhog]

A future opportunity...

University of Rio Grande in Southeast Ohio (yes, and they pronounce it Rye-o Grand) is starting an NAIA football program. The coach they hired was the guy who was the coach at the bible college in Florida located in a shopping center that tried to start a football program. They made it 1 game.

https://www.rioredstorm.com/sports/f...20240611lzn4bi

I hate to be cynical (not really) because many of us went to Indiana University of Pennsylvania, California University of Pennsylvania, or Slippery Rock University; however, University of Rio Grande in Southeast Ohio? C'mon.

I googled their enrollment and came up with 4 different numbers ranging from ~800 to ~ 2300. Nevertheless, their website lists 28 intercollegiate sports teams. I wish them luck. Thanks for putting them on the map.

[Fightingscot82]

A future opportunity...

University of Rio Grande in Southeast Ohio (yes, and they pronounce it Rye-o Grand) is starting an NAIA football program. The coach they hired was the guy who was the coach at the bible college in Florida located in a shopping center that tried to start a football program. They made it 1 game.

https://www.rioredstorm.com/sports/f...20240611lzn4bi

[ctrabs74]

Now that I've finally got a working laptop after nearly a month and a half of foot dragging beyond my control, I've finally updated the original post to reflect all active 2024 schedule links and updated times for each non-conference game.

[Finchwidget]

Pace partially released their schedule, and they're playing East Stroudsburg Week 1 at home. Barring schools making any moves to fill the Mercyhurst-sized holes in their respective schedules, that should do it for the PSAC non-conference slate

[Iupgh]

Tort should schedule that brand new 'D1' school up in Erie in Week 0.

Kick off their D1 era with a beating from a D2 school.

Screw them, a 10 game schedule is fine. Trust me there in no hurry to schedule Cal/IUP/SRU Non league. Probably the PSAC got word from HQ wink wink don’t schedule Hurst in ANYTHING. Sort of like Reid Amos regarding Shepherd football and the MEC squads.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

They owe us that. They should play every team they were supposed to visit.

It will be interesting to see if Mercyhurst will schedule Gannon in football or basketball. My hunch is they won't - at least for several years. Once they get built up with 'D1' quality athletes, then I could see some occasional games.

It would be a bad look for the D1 to lose to the D2 down the street.

The basketball portal is flooded with PSAC players right now (and players from the MEC). Gary could probably round up several of them and form a pretty good team pretty quickly. Of course, he's not exactly a 'players' coach' and I'm sure many know that at this point.

[IUPNation]

Tort should schedule that brand new 'D1' school up in Erie in Week 0.

Kick off their D1 era with a beating from a D2 school.

They owe us that. They should play every team they were supposed to visit.

[Brandon]

I could see Torts accepting a game from a CIAA team if they offer to travel to IUP for Week 0 because they need a game. He’s never going to reschedule anyone in place of Mercyhurst. I do think the Home Office should get compensation for all schools who lost a home game because of their rudeness.

Does IUP need a Week 0 game?

[Fightingscot82]

Oh what a surprise, that’s the team in 2014 that tried to cancel 3 days before the at IUP opener cause they couldn’t afford a hotel. IUP paid for there food on the way home from what I remember. So embarrassing.

Finances are why they have been teetering on the brink for a while and why their accreditation has been under pressure. Very similar to another NC school, Chowan. Almost no cash on hand.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I could see Torts accepting a game from a CIAA team if they offer to travel to IUP for Week 0 because they need a game. He’s never going to reschedule anyone in place of Mercyhurst. I do think the Home Office should get compensation for all schools who lost a home game because of their rudeness.

Tort should schedule that brand new 'D1' school up in Erie in Week 0.

Kick off their D1 era with a beating from a D2 school.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

For realsies? I did not know of this.

The other rumor was they almost pulled out because of gas money and then one of the buses broke down on the way here. It was a small miracle that game was played.

[IUPNation]

Oh what a surprise, that’s the team in 2014 that tried to cancel 3 days before the at IUP opener cause they couldn’t afford a hotel. IUP paid for there food on the way home from what I remember. So embarrassing.

For realsies? I did not know of this.