Evaluating The Match-Ups On The 2011 Penn State Football Schedule

The 2011 Penn State football schedule is out and that means professionals, fans, and everybody between will start the process of forecasting wins and also defeats for Joe Paterno’s 2011 team.

When looking at the actual 2011 Penn State football schedule, you see many familiar things, an extremely tough finish to the schedule, along with a leading out-of-conference match-up in your own home stadium which will get attention from all of conference football. In 2011 Penn State has their own usual slate of home and away Big 10 conference games, however has this back loaded with season ending games at Wisconsin and Ohio State. However the majority of fans will be concentrating on the early season match-up with Alabama. Penn State vs Alabama tickets will be probably the most difficult to get in 2011.

Last year Penn State went to Tuscaloosa, Alabama to play the Crimson Tide at the start of the season for a match-up of 2 of college football traditional programs. Alabama had been among the nation’s top teams and had been rated #1 at the time. The game had lots of hype, and plenty of PSU fans made the actual trip, but the team was honestly overmatched. Penn State lost the game 24-3.

This season the game comes to State College, PA and while Alabama will still be an extremely gifted opponent, likely rated in the top ten, the overall game ought to be more evenly matched. Regardless, it’ll just as hyped not just between your 2 fan bases however over the college football landscape in general. Also like last year, it’ll provide lots of motivation for that program and players through the entire off-season getting such a powerful opponent entering Beaver Stadium so early in the season.

Beyond the Alabama game, Penn State has bracketed 3 extra out-of-conference games around Bama prior to getting into Big 10 play. The other OOC competitors are from mid-major conferences, including I-AA opponent and starting opponent Indiana State. Penn State additionally plays from Temple and at home versus Eastern Michigan in September.

Once Big 10 play begins, Penn State has home games against Iowa, Purdue, Illinois, and brand new Big 10 fellow member and immediate Penn State rival Nebraska. Road games come against Indiana, Northwestern, and the before mentioned games at Wisconsin and Ohio State to finish the season. While the home and away competitors tend to be fairly balanced in the Big 10, the final 2 road games result in the schedule overall being on the difficult side.

There’s a brand new reward for Penn State in 2011 beyond their own usual objectives of a Big 10 Championship, Bowl Game, and BCS Championship. All those continue to be objectives, however this year is the inagurual year for the Big 10 Championship game on Dec 3 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN. Winning the actual ‘Leaders’ Division means topping OSU and Wisconsin, however would place Penn State in the game.

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