Penn State football offers another exciting season planned for 2010, and Penn State fans already are gearing up for gameday outings to Pleased Valley and road trips to opponent stadiums. Obviously whilst each and every PSU football season brings great expectations and wishes, each one has its own character depending on the actual shcools on the schedule, and often that’s shaped through the non-conference competitors slated to play the Nittany Lions.
Penn State’s Big Ten competitors are pretty constant, and whilst some move on and off the actual schedule each year, and the home and away components flip, you are able to generally rely on great Big 10 matchups. For example, in 2010, Penn State may have exciting match ups with Michigan and Ohio State on the road and (each will be very difficult games, despite the fact that Michigan is actually down), and home games against Michigan State, Northwestern, and Illinois. Virtually all these types of games will be competitive, and tickets will be sold out.
The actual out-of-conference schedule is a different tale. These types of teams move on the schedule virtually new each year, and the actual games can be classic big team match ups or romps over cream puffs. Most years you receive a bit of each.
In 2010, this is definitely the situation, as Penn State includes a classic match-up with Alabama. Penn State vs Alabama tickets in Tuscaloosa will be in high demand, and this won’t be the best game on the Penn State schedule in 2010, however among the best match ups in NCAA football for that entire year. Here is the kind of game that you simply spend the entire off season getting excited about.
However to go with Alabama, Penn State offers match ups with Youngstown State (season opener), Kent State, and Temple. Not one of these are competitive games, and while Youngstown State is an extremely good program, this isn’t even a I-A college (it’s I-AA). Will you be in the market to purchase Penn State vs Youngstown St football tickets or Penn State vs Temple football tickets?
You can reason that Temple will give Penn State a good game. In the end, they did reach a bowl game this past year and are a lot improved under Al Golden. However does anyone really think they will compete in Happy Valley? Penn State will likely be considered a three touchdown favorite.
Therefore because it is with many non-conference schedules, you have to take the good with the bad. Usually, I’d like to see Penn State schedule two competitive games to go with two easy ones. Ideally the two competitive games would be against BCS conference competitors. Nevertheless this season, given the quality of the PSU vs Alabama match-up, I’d have to give this particular non-conference schedule a good passing grade overall.
Regardless, football time in State College is a unique time, so enjoy!
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