BIG Schedules...is home opener significant?
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This year it works out well. They get the challenge of opening B1G play on the road, in a hostile stadium, but in a winnable game where they can rotate a lot of young players and hopefully not have to wear out the starters. Then they get to come back home for Ohio State. I don't think you could set it up better.
Apparently, it's considered desirable to open your conference schedule at home by coaches. Thus, a nice little Delaney present for us.
Penn State: 2021 schedule
- at Wisconsin, Sept. 4
Would we be allowed to schedule a non-conf game for the weekend prior to this game in 2021, as some schools do? What are the rules surrounding that?
Not really, but I'm sure that won't stop some on this board from using it as evidence of some sort of Big 10 conspiracy against PSU.
Do me a favor. Give me the quotes from Delaney about Ohio State's and Michigan State's toxic cultures, similar to quotes from him about Penn State. I'll hang up and listen.
In order to play in week 0 (the week before Labor Day weekend), it either has to be an all FCS matchup, one of the participants has to be playing a 13 game schedule (i.e. playing at Hawai'i during that year) or a game played internationally.
Might not be great for the team but pretty cool for fans wanting to go up there and not deal with possible nasty conditions. Who knows where both programs will be in 2021? Wiscy might be young and we'll be getting them at a perfect time. Maybe it'll be the other way around. I'm pretty sure all coaches want 5 of the 9 conference games at home with the toughest games at home and less tough on the road. The good thing is this one is not in the division. If we win, it's a nice stepping stone. If it's a loss, we still have the division in front of us.
Maybe one of the board mathematicians can tell us the odds of opening the conference season on the road 7 out of 8 years is.
If those odds aren't llllooonnnggg......
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It could be because we typically play most if not all of our OOC games at home to help fund our other sports. It would be difficult to have four straight home games to start the season, then only four more home games the rest of the year.
At least 7 of 8 years is 3.5%.
But there is some bias to the number since the start/end of it is being cherry picked based upon when we were away.
It's definitely unlikely to happen by random chance. That said, without any information, it's possible that perhaps PSU could have requested that -- perhaps to have more home games later in the season or spread out home games more (since we would typically have 2-3 home non-conference games in Sept every year).
Interesting comment. So, considering that the Big Ten has been for 70 years or so, basically Ohio State and Michigan ... until 1993 when the league finally allowed Penn State to play (after inviting PSU in 1989). The the Big 2 became what most would call a Big 3.
Now do the research and tell me how often either OSU or UM has had to play the other + Penn State in consecutive games. Penn State has drawn the 2 darlings many many times consecutively, including in the new cycle just released.
But you're right ... it all evens out over time.
Great history lesson...now, try going back and reading the thread to which I replied.
He stated, "It could be because we typically play most if not all of our OOC games at home to help fund our other sports. It would be difficult to have four straight home games to start the season, then only four more home games the rest of the year."
Explain to me...how does our number of non-conference home games, and/or the need to schedule "most if not all" OOC games at home compare to the rest of the conference?
Hence, my reply of "Our scheduling is no different than most other teams in the conference."
Sorry to interrupt...put the tin foil hat on and get back to work...
No problem. I'm retired now, so I and my TFH are doing just fine. Of course, you have no adequate response to the odd Big Ten schedules. It just makes you sound so sane to label one who sees the Big Ten for what it is as crazy. So be it.
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This year Purdue opened at home on a Thursday and Wisky opened on a Friday. I fully expect those games to be Thursday and Friday when we play them. There is no short week before the opener since we can adjust training camp for that and we get a longer week to prepare for week 2. Those will be good for us if I'm right. But bad for me because I do a long weekend if the home opener is labor day weekend.
