I get that, but were any of IU's non-con games televised or covered remotely well? I am sure somebody covered them, but I do not recall ever seeing anything about any of them. Purdue's definitely were. So the better question may be would you trade not watching your team for most of the first month for an average at best bowl game? Your answer will likely remain the same due to the current time being bowl season, but I bet you would change your mind given different timing.
Personally, I want to see Purdue win more than anything. With that being said, I hate 1) when it becomes virtually impossible to get good coverage of a game and 2) it is not really that fun watching Purdue roll over teams for a month.