Indiana State to Visit Purdue

[purduecrum]

It looks like Indiana State has become one of the first "victims" of the the 12-game policy for I-A. As a Purdue season ticket holder, I do not look forward to the 12-game season if we are going to schedule meaningless opponents. A team in the Big Ten only plays 8 of the 10 teams in a given season, in fact, next year Purdue does not play Ohio State or Michigan. Why not make the additional game another conference game?

So, when do the I-AA teams start scheduling teams way beneath them because no other I-AA teams will travel to another I-AA site?

<sigh>

More of my thoughts on a Purdue message board: http://oldgoldfreepress.com/forums/MrGridiron/messages/79144.shtml

[ISUMatt]

It was only 51-10 :) when we last went to Purdue!!!

[Lehigh Football Nation]

It looks like Indiana State has become one of the first "victims" of the the 12-game policy for I-A. As a Purdue season ticket holder, I do not look forward to the 12-game season if we are going to schedule meaningless opponents. A team in the Big Ten only plays 8 of the 10 teams in a given season, in fact, next year Purdue does not play Ohio State or Michigan. Why not make the additional game another conference game?

So, when do the I-AA teams start scheduling teams way beneath them because no other I-AA teams will travel to another I-AA site?

<sigh>

More of my thoughts on a Purdue message board: http://oldgoldfreepress.com/forums/MrGridiron/messages/79144.shtml

Because if Purdue gets throttled by Michigan, it might be the game that puts them at 5-6 and puts them out of the Music City Bowl. However, if they schedule ISU and win, they get another home game (and theoretically more revenue).

I-AA teams do schedule Division IIs and NAIAs on occasion. The teams they schedule are ones that want to test the I-AA waters or are locla matchups. However, it hurts their postseason eligibility (rightfully so) since those games don't "count".

[arkstfan]

Better for Purdue to schedule an in-state I-AA than one from several state's over.

The Big Televen isn't going to go to 9 conference games because that means 5 schools give up a home game and one school ends up short a conference game. I can't find a mathematical model to allow 11 schools to play 9 game.

[GoGuins]

next year Purdue does not play Ohio State or Michigan.


Is Purdue tired of losing to Meeechigan? :D GO BLUE!

http://www.mgoblue.com/images/football/03-04/purdue/shazor_160.jpg

[dbackjon]

Better for Purdue to schedule an in-state I-AA than one from several state's over.

The Big Televen isn't going to go to 9 conference games because that means 5 schools give up a home game and one school ends up short a conference game. I can't find a mathematical model to allow 11 schools to play 9 game.

SEC only plays 8 conference games as well - and coaches like Phil "Felon Faciliter" Fulmer complain that is too many.

[ISUMatt]

SEC only plays 8 conference games as well - and coaches like Phil "Felon Faciliter" Fulmer complain that is too many.

How many times in a row can you beat Kentucky and Vanderbilt before it gets boring?

[HensRock]

I can't find a mathematical model to allow 11 schools to play 9 game.

The A-10 did it for a few years. Odd number of teams playing an odd number of games yields an odd number of matchups (where 1 game satisfies 2 matchups: A vs. B and B vs. A). The A-10 solution was to have one game each season that counted as a "conference" game for team A, but an OOC game for team B. It was downright strange.

[purduecrum]

Because if Purdue gets throttled by Michigan, it might be the game that puts them at 5-6 and puts them out of the Music City Bowl. However, if they schedule ISU and win, they get another home game (and theoretically more revenue).

I-AA teams do schedule Division IIs and NAIAs on occasion. The teams they schedule are ones that want to test the I-AA waters or are locla matchups. However, it hurts their postseason eligibility (rightfully so) since those games don't "count".

Purdue doesn't play Michigan or Ohio State over the next two years (which makes for a less exciting season ticket), but beat them both the year they went to the Rose Bowl. Purdue has also been to 8 straight bowls, none of which were the Music City or Motor City games.

But that isn't my point... I'd rather see another Big 10 conference game on the schedule rather than these cheap pick-up games against inferior opponents. What's wrong with the Big 10 conference is that they would rather put two teams in the BCS then determine a champion on the field.

I like the point made above, at least it is an in-state team which might draw some more attention to the match up. However, we have had Ball State in West Lafayette a few times in the recent past and their fans didn't travel too well. I would expect the same from Indiana State who recently felt a whipping at the hands of Indiana. The same Indiana team that would have a hard time winning the current Gateway conference.