I-69 Rivalry: Ball State vs. IPFW

[vinnielopes]

The I-69 Rivalry gets renewed tonight as Ball State and IPFW play at 7 p.m. Follow The News-Sentinel live blog and chat for instant in-match updates and give your opinions on the match. Also, I'll be court side for the match. Feel free to send me some questions to answer on the chat during the match.

www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120828/SPORTS/120829582/1013/SPORTS

[dorothymantooth]

There is no rivalry between Ball st and IPFW womens team.

[volleytology]

How long has IPFW been Division I ?

[vinnielopes]

And we have an quasi-upset brewing here in Fort Wayne. IPFW def. Ball State 25-15 in the first game: www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120828/SPORTS/120829582/1013/SPORTS

[Fluffhead]

Aug 28, 2012 17:19:23 GMT -5 dorothymantooth said:

There is no rivalry between Ball st and IPFW womens team.

Steve Shondell mentioned the "I-69 Rivalry" on a live chat with the News-Sentinal a week or so ago.

[vinnielopes]

And IPFW takes the second game 29-27: www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120828/SPORTS/120829582/1013/SPORTS

[sizzlincatfish]

Aug 28, 2012 18:52:05 GMT -5 Fluffhead said:

Aug 28, 2012 17:19:23 GMT -5 dorothymantooth said:

There is no rivalry between Ball st and IPFW womens team.

Steve Shondell mentioned the "I-69 Rivalry" on a live chat with the News-Sentinal a week or so ago.

Oh, Steve...

[vinnielopes]

And here's the initial game story as IPFW wins in four games: news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120828/SPORTS/120829558

[hoosierdraft]

Aug 28, 2012 17:19:23 GMT -5 dorothymantooth said:

There is no rivalry between Ball st and IPFW womens team.

The knowledge of kkid knows no bounds except when it comes to Indiana volleyball. There is a rivalry between ANY schools within the state lines.

[future]

Aug 28, 2012 17:23:11 GMT -5 volleytology said:

How long has IPFW been Division I ?

I wanna say 2000 or 2001? I know they have put together a pretty nice team the past couple years.

[bucky415]

It hasn't exactly been the strongest of starts for the MAC West, has it? Its schools have played some solid teams and haven't come out ahead in all that many of the matches thus far.

[vinnielopes]

Video highlights of the IPFW vs. Ball State match: www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120829/SPORTS/120829550

[dorothymantooth]

Aug 28, 2012 21:15:24 GMT -5 hoosierdraft said:

Aug 28, 2012 17:19:23 GMT -5 dorothymantooth said:

There is no rivalry between Ball st and IPFW womens team.

The knowledge of kkid knows no bounds except when it comes to Indiana volleyball. There is a rivalry between ANY schools within the state lines.

I think I know a little something about Indiana volleyball. Is there interest, sure. But rivalry? Why would there be? Are BSU and IU rivals?

[dorothymantooth]

Aug 28, 2012 21:15:24 GMT -5 hoosierdraft said:

Aug 28, 2012 17:19:23 GMT -5 dorothymantooth said:

There is no rivalry between Ball st and IPFW womens team.

The knowledge of kkid knows no bounds except when it comes to Indiana volleyball. There is a rivalry between ANY schools within the state lines.

Well this certainly would apply to the BSU/IPFW womens volleyball series. Congrats to IPFW on winning the Pizza King cup, I cant wait to see a photo of the Mayor of Muncie dressed up like a whooly mammoth.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_rivalry

[ZUp]

Aug 29, 2012 8:33:56 GMT -5 dorothymantooth said:

Aug 28, 2012 21:15:24 GMT -5 hoosierdraft said:

The knowledge of kkid knows no bounds except when it comes to Indiana volleyball. There is a rivalry between ANY schools within the state lines.

I think I know a little something about Indiana volleyball. Is there interest, sure. But rivalry? Why would there be? Are BSU and IU rivals?

A rivalry has to start somewhere at sometime and with two mid-major (a little stretch for IPFW) programs about an hour apart off the same highway it seems a good fit for a rivalry not to mention it's a IU and Purdue school wrapped into one.