THE IUP Football Thread

[iupgroundhog]

Would it be nice for D2 and D3 to have greater autonomy? Sure. But they're still largely funded by the gross revenue of D1. That March Madness and CWS money paid for Ferris State to fly to Texas. Its kind of like eliminating the income tax - the money has to be made up from somewhere and until there's a viable alternative to pay the bills, we're stuck with what we have.

That's a good point. I'd like to see how much that money amounts to and how it gets spread around. There is also the idea of making a trade-off between autonomy and support from the NCAA. Sometimes you make sacrifices to gain something else.

[iupgroundhog]

What does the cover for that issue of IUP magazine look like? I have two setting around upstairs, but it doesn't seem like either is right.

I don't want to post the link because I've been admonished before for posting links that are supposedly proprietary. But it's easy to find on the IUP website. Go to the Alumni tab at the top, go to "Stay Informed", and then go to IUP Magazine and scroll down to the article "The Future of Division II."

[Matt Burglund]

https://www.iup.edu/news-events/news...vision-ii.html

[Tdobson]

https://www.iup.edu/news-events/news...vision-ii.html

Matt, you are the man. Always had a nice word when I would see you at practice.

Thank you, sir.

[Fightingscot82]

That's a great article.

[IUPNation]

What does the cover for that issue of IUP magazine look like? I have two setting around upstairs, but it doesn't seem like either is right.

It says on the cover....More Reasons To Celebrate....girl holding some flaming things in front of a ferris wheel....and it says Fall/Winter 2025 on cover.

[Tdobson]

Hey thanks, I actually got my IUP magazine yesterday.

This board is quiet over the off season. Any news on IUP moves?

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Hey thanks, I actually got my IUP magazine yesterday.

This board is quiet over the off season. Any news on IUP moves?

The D1 portal window slows it down. A lot of D2 transfers are holding out for an official offer from the perceived greener grass.

High school signing day (D2) is still a month away. IUP will bring in a lot of players in the coming weeks (typically for Saturday basketball games). They like to do this in the latter half of January as the KCAC has much larger crowds once the students are finally back.

Basketball games during the never-ending winter break are awful, atmosphere-wise.

I can share IUP is heavily active in the transfer market. They don't have a choice this off-season. Lot of holes to fill.

[Wallst]

https://www.iup.edu/news-events/news...vision-ii.html

Great but sobering article.

[TheBigCat2192]

https://www.iup.edu/news-events/news...vision-ii.html

I have a question about this quote from the piece:

“The problem is the [NCAA] membership dictates the legislation,” Garzarelli said, “and when a Power 4 school doesn’t like the legislation, they sue the NCAA. They’re suing against the legislation they helped create. Until the membership decides what it wants and how it wants to be governed, the NCAA is going to keep having issues.”

Did Mr. Garzarelli provide any examples of a Power 4 school currently suing the NCAA? As far as I can tell all of the NCAA’s major recent or currently ongoing litigation involve(d) either individual student-athletes, former student-athletes, former coaches, and a smattering of state governments.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Big Friday-Saturday doubleheader upcoming at the KCAC.

West Chester and Millersville visit this Friday and Saturday.

It's a tough back-to-back for the men's team.

Hopefully they can spread the word and get some humans in the building.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

IUP has a nice transfer OL coming in from St. Francis.

Joseph Enick

[iupgroundhog]

IUP has a nice transfer OL coming in from St. Francis.

Joseph Enick

Looks like a good pickup. IUP will be his 3rd school. He started at Central Michigan. 2x 1st Team All-State in 5A. Bill Fralic award winner.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Looks like a good pickup. IUP will be his 3rd school. He started at Central Michigan. 2x 1st Team All-State in 5A. Bill Fralic award winner.

He was a pretty good wrestler, too. I like that trait in an OL. He's going to add some immediate toughness.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Looks like a good pickup. IUP will be his 3rd school. He started at Central Michigan. 2x 1st Team All-State in 5A. Bill Fralic award winner.

The 3rd school thing is irrelevant today. It's pretty much the norm.

This is going to be Tort's largest Portal class of his tenure. Let's hope for the best.

Sounds like there is a QB in the mix. There could be some news shortly.