non-conference schedule finalized

[nagemj02]

Elliot Bloom told me that Purdue has to play "x" amount of home games in the non-conference every season in order to stay within the program's budget. Hence, there are a few sub-175/200 teams on it yet again. Aren't there different ways to increase the program's budget?:

https://purdue.rivals.com/news/purdue-non-conference-schedule-finalized


Wednesday, 11/1/17: (Exhibition) vs. Carroll College (Carson Cunningham still the HC?)

"Secret Scrimmage" (opponent TBD) played sometime between 11/4-11/8/17

Friday, 11/10/17: vs. SIU-Edwardsville

Sunday, 11/12/17: vs. Chicago State

Tuesday, 11/14/17: at Marquette (Gavitt Games)

Saturday, 11/18/17: vs. Fairfield

Wed./Thu./Fri., 11/22-11/24/17: (neutral site: Bahamas) Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament (8-team bracket is still TBD) (possible opponents: Arizona, Villanova, SMU, Tennessee, Western Kentucky, North Carolina State, and Northern Iowa)

Monday, 11/27/17: vs. Louisville (B1G/ACC Challenge)

Thursday, 12/7/17: vs. Valparaiso

Sunday, 12/10/17: vs. IUPUI

Saturday, 12/16/17: (neutral site: Bankers Life Fieldhouse) vs. Butler (Crossroads Classic)

Thursday, 12/21/17: vs. Tennessee State

Saturday, 12/30/17: vs. Lipscomb


There will be two conference games played in the timeframe of late November/early December.

 

[paintball1979]

Not exactly a budget building schedule. ONE significant game. Pretty disappointing for Mackey fans and this hyped team.

 

[Wolegib]

More than any other game, I want to win the Butler game. Butler is a good team. We have better talent. But we almost always find a way to lose that game. We need to make a statement that we are #1 in Indiana !

 

[BoilerBulldog]

Not exactly a budget building schedule. ONE significant game. Pretty disappointing for Mackey fans and this hyped team.

We build our budget through football and the BTN.

 

[nagemj02]

Not exactly a budget building schedule. ONE significant game. Pretty disappointing for Mackey fans and this hyped team.

I'd say there's more than one (at Marquette, the potential for a matchup against either Arizona or Villanova in the B4A, Louisville, and Butler are all quality non-con matchups).

I understand your disappointment (I feel the same, especially for the B1G/ACC: Purdue gets the shaft every year when it comes to playing the best ACC team) but what I first mentioned in the OP is pretty much word-for-word what he told me. Needing all of those home games against typically overmatched opponents basically every year is probably a long-term effect of the overall fanbase not traveling particularly well (road and neutral games) compared to other similarly-sized fanbases. Also, it's probably a reflection of the lack of overall revenue generated from football and all of the other "non-revenue" sports.

 

[paintball1979]

I'd say there's more than one (at Marquette, the potential for a matchup against either Arizona or Villanova in the B4A, Louisville, and Butler are all quality non-con matchups).

I understand your disappointment (I feel the same, especially for the B1G/ACC: Purdue gets the shaft every year when it comes to playing the best ACC team) but what I first mentioned in the OP is pretty much word-for-word what he told me. Needing all of those home games against typically overmatched opponents basically every year is probably a long-term effect of the overall fanbase not traveling particularly well (road and neutral games) compared to other similarly-sized fanbases. Also, it's probably a reflection of the lack of overall revenue generated from football and all of the other "non-revenue" sports.

I'm talking home games

 

[BoilerDaddy]

I'd say there's more than one (at Marquette, the potential for a matchup against either Arizona or Villanova in the B4A, Louisville, and Butler are all quality non-con matchups).

I understand your disappointment (I feel the same, especially for the B1G/ACC: Purdue gets the shaft every year when it comes to playing the best ACC team) but what I first mentioned in the OP is pretty much word-for-word what he told me. Needing all of those home games against typically overmatched opponents basically every year is probably a long-term effect of the overall fanbase not traveling particularly well (road and neutral games) compared to other similarly-sized fanbases. Also, it's probably a reflection of the lack of overall revenue generated from football and all of the other "non-revenue" sports.

It makes sense.

I also see enough quality opponents to build a strong resume. The main seeding problem that Purdue has had in the past couple seasons is that the Big Ten conference, as a whole, has struggled and Purdue's success in the conference has been discounted. It is possible to earn a great seed with Purdue's non-confence schedule if the Big Ten gets back to its typical level of pre-conference season success.

 

[boilerzz]

Elliot Bloom told me that Purdue has to play "x" amount of home games in the non-conference every season in order to stay within the program's budget. Hence, there are a few sub-175/200 teams on it yet again. Aren't there different ways to increase the program's budget?:

You could always offer to endow a road game. 13,000 seats at an average price of $20 is only $260K per year. You have that laying around, right?

 

[Dryfly88]

I'm not saying the schedule as a whole is terrible, but I'm with Paintball on the home part of the schedule, it's not good at all. Just got my e-mail last week looking for season ticket request. When looking at this it makes it a tough call for me. UL is the only game that I'm wanting to see. I know the challenges of putting together a schedule, but man there just isn't much there. Basically you're buying a season ticket just to get the B1G games.

 

[harter5]

Not exactly a budget building schedule. ONE significant game. Pretty disappointing for Mackey fans and this hyped team.

I'm not sure how you can be disappointed. Most teams only get one or two marquee matchups at home. We have a chance to play 3 top 10 teams in the first 10 games and one being at home thats a very solid schedule. Lipscomb and Valpo are both respectable teams as well.

 

[boilerzz]

Not exactly a budget building schedule. ONE significant game. Pretty disappointing for Mackey fans and this hyped team.

Purdue football attendance is impacted by the opponent's on the schedule. Purdue basketball's impact is much more limited in that regard.

 

[depthcharge623]

I don't like that we are playing Louisville again. Kind of boring.