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Yes, can the B1G roll out a code of conduct for officials? They surely need something.
Guess that means Michigan won't have to worry about losing to App State again....
Speak for yourself. I've been waiting 15 years for a rematch with Pitt. It's not Alabama, but it's at least better than some of the crap schedules that Curley and Paterno would put together in the 00's.I guess it's a good thing we have Pitt on the schedule or we'd be in violation of this for the next couple of seasons. I anxiously await our next scheduling announcement because right now there isn't a single non-conference game I'm excited about until 2020 against VT. So we call all look forward to that. We can no longer hide behind the sanctions as a reason for watered-down scheduling. For some reason I fear I'll be disappointed and we'll end up with a home and home against Syracuse or something.
App State is FBS now. And they are on our schedule in 2018. The prior year (2017) we face powerhouse Georgia State. I can hardly contain myself. I'm sure the attendance and excitement for those games will be unparalleled.
Speak for yourself. I've been waiting 15 years for a rematch with Pitt. It's not Alabama, but it's at least better than some of the crap schedules that Curley and Paterno would put together in the 00's.
I plan on buying my tickets through the NLC, although if I buy them online I probably will be just as likely to be next to another PSU fan as I am a Pitt one.Which side of the field will you be sitting on?
Are Akron, Kent State, and Appalachian State OK? They are already on the schedule.
Lay off the Buffalos! Next thing you know you got PETA protests outside the stadium.However, this rule would not lead to "No More Buffalos" just "maybe a little fewer Buffalos"
Just switch from the UB to Colorado and preserve the Buffalo.Lay off the Buffalos! Next thing you know you got PETA protests outside the stadium.
Excellent idea!Just switch from the UB to Colorado and preserve the Buffalo.
The B1G's new policy will not change the way Penn State schedules opponents. The policy is NO FCS schools and 1 OOC game must be a Power 5 school. Penn State has always used this formula for scheduling. The FCS teams that may have showed up on the schedule happened because schools backed out and it was hard to get a FBS team to get on the schedule for a Penn State home game. Our OOC schedule this season is bad but that is a product of the sanctions and Rutgers had to be removed from our OOC schedule so Buffalo or San Diego St had to be added. If SDSU was the school, it was actually a good addition as they could cause some problems. ARMY would meet the SEC requirement of a Power 5 school .
The B1G needs to wake up with their new policy and 9 B1G games. They need to release the football schedules 8 years in advance maybe more. It appears that the B1G has released schedules up to and including 2019. Schools schedule more than 4 years in advance. When VT is on the schedule Penn State may only have 6 home games. The years that you only have 4 B1G home games means Penn State has to schedule all 3 OOC games as home games. Penn State has 3 open slots to schedule 2 games for 2019 and these games will be MAC level teams to get 7 home games. My biggest problem with the 9 B1G games is that this eliminated the chance to have one really good OOC game and one decent OOC game with 2 MAC level games. Coaches will want 2 pretty much guaranteed wins before conference schedule so I don't see one big name OOC with one decent OOC game and one MAC level game.
1. Fans want 7 home gamesWhy will PSU still need 7 home games every year when the B1G schools see their revenues jump at least 30-40% in the next contract?
Why will PSU still need 7 home games every year when the B1G schools see their revenues jump at least 30-40% in the next contract?
Speak for yourself. I've been waiting 15 years for a rematch with Pitt. It's not Alabama, but it's at least better than some of the crap schedules that Curley and Paterno would put together in the 00's.
Why will PSU still need 7 home games every year when the B1G schools see their revenues jump at least 30-40% in the next contract?
once a decade would be enoughI recall Alabama asking out of a series against us because they were not very good at the time. Joe graciously let them off the hook and played them when we were not very good, funny don't you think? Point being it is hard to know if a future matchup will be against "quality" opponents. While it would be fun to schedule some "better" matches in our OOC schedule it is not critical. For example if we were to run the table and win all of our games we would be in the playoffs. Beat OSU and MSU on the road would make that happen. Our conference schedule, most years is pretty daunting - OSU, Michigan, MSU (and a Nebraska, Wisconsin in some years). Granted there are some easy ones (on paper). As for the SEC, look at their OOC ???? Their argument is their league is too difficult. Well "historically" the Big 10 is too difficult as well. True, in recent years, some of the great programs have struggled but the are ALL bouncing back (PSU, Michigan, Nebraska). Add to that the re-birth of MSU and the steadiness of Wisconsin.
In short, it is not necessary to play a BIG time OOC game. It would be fun though. Actually, playing PITT every year (after conference play, see: OSU/MIch) would be great fun as well.
A few reasons:
1.) All of our conference foes will see that same increase. If you haven't noticed, college football is an arms race and if you aren't racing, you aren't winning.
2.) Simple cost benefit. Do you think it's with sacrificing $8 million in PROFIT to have only 6 home games? The cost is $8 million, what's the benefit? Is that benefit worth it? I don't see it.
3.) The larger centre county region. PSU makes about $8 million per home game, but the region also benefits immensely. Again, whats the benefit and is that worth removing millions form the centre county economy just to play pitt?
The simple fact is that when you take Pitt out of the equation everything fits perfectly. PSU can schedule 2 low level FBS schools who do not require a return game and and a home game with a P5 team in years with only 4 conference home games. In years with 5 conference home games, PSU can schedule 2 low FBS teams and play the return game with the P5 team. Fans are happy because PSU gets to schedule home and homes with schools like Bama, ND, VT, etc again.
The ONLY way sacrificing a 7th home game makes sense is if the Pitt game is worth that much and I hate to tell you, it's not. I respect that for some percentage of the PSU fnbase it feels that way, but no logical person would value it that much and no fiscally responsible business person would ever even consider it.
If PSU costs itself a playoff appearance with its ridiculous insistence on seven home games no matter how crappy the competition (and I believe that will happen at least once, if not more), then I'd say this is a horrible policy for the program in the long run. In theory PSU would take another look at this, especially if revenue is jumping overall. However, I have serious doubts that anyone making those decisions has any vision or is enough of a leader to think beyond the end of their nose. I am slightly more optimistic now that we have Barbour, because she came from a place that is probably less inclined to stick its head in the sand and cling to the way they did things yesterday. However, it is a lot of inertia to overcome and nothing will change. Now we just wait for some day when we get left out of the playoffs, and wait for the message boards to erupt that we were "robbed," all the while ignoring that we opened the season with three home games against Old Dominion, Eastern Michigan, and Buffalo. (And probably at some point five years prior to that turned down a home and away with a major conference opponent in order to preserve the sacred seventh home game.)
If PSU costs itself a playoff appearance with its ridiculous insistence on seven home games no matter how crappy the competition (and I believe that will happen at least once, if not more), then I'd say this is a horrible policy for the program in the long run. In theory PSU would take another look at this, especially if revenue is jumping overall. However, I have serious doubts that anyone making those decisions has any vision or is enough of a leader to think beyond the end of their nose. I am slightly more optimistic now that we have Barbour, because she came from a place that is probably less inclined to stick its head in the sand and cling to the way they did things yesterday. However, it is a lot of inertia to overcome and nothing will change. Now we just wait for some day when we get left out of the playoffs, and wait for the message boards to erupt that we were "robbed," all the while ignoring that we opened the season with three home games against Old Dominion, Eastern Michigan, and Buffalo. (And probably at some point five years prior to that turned down a home and away with a major conference opponent in order to preserve the sacred seventh home game.)
Excepting that our Big Ten brethren will be doing the same thing....for the same reason. At least the good teams who draw well will. And it's unlikely given the new insistence on one top OOC opponent that we will be facing a home schedule as you note.
If PSU costs itself a playoff appearance with its ridiculous insistence on seven home games no matter how crappy the competition (and I believe that will happen at least once, if not more), then I'd say this is a horrible policy for the program in the long run. In theory PSU would take another look at this, especially if revenue is jumping overall. However, I have serious doubts that anyone making those decisions has any vision or is enough of a leader to think beyond the end of their nose. I am slightly more optimistic now that we have Barbour, because she came from a place that is probably less inclined to stick its head in the sand and cling to the way they did things yesterday. However, it is a lot of inertia to overcome and nothing will change. Now we just wait for some day when we get left out of the playoffs, and wait for the message boards to erupt that we were "robbed," all the while ignoring that we opened the season with three home games against Old Dominion, Eastern Michigan, and Buffalo. (And probably at some point five years prior to that turned down a home and away with a major conference opponent in order to preserve the sacred seventh home game.)
Wonder if the Georgia State game is payback for us being able to use their facilities for a campApp State is FBS now. And they are on our schedule in 2018. The prior year (2017) we face powerhouse Georgia State. I can hardly contain myself. I'm sure the attendance and excitement for those games will be unparalleled.