Iowa State Schedules Purdue for MBB

[Sigmapolis]

Having 18 games when it was 10-team league w/ double-round-robin, it's perfect. Expanding to 16-team conference, you can get more variety, but downside is fewer occasions each season playing home/away.

In traditional sense, 20 still seems like "a lot of conference games," but closer to matching reality than randomly dropping to 18.

I'd hope it doesn't mean we'd have 8 cupcakes, as your math accurately suggests. Either keep the two Big 12 games or replace those with two opponents at least close to similar quality.

This year was...

20 Big 12
1 Big East challenge (Marquette)
1 Iowa
3 Maui
6 cupcakes

Going from six cupcakes back up to eight would be disappointing.

If the problem is the Big 12 schedule is too condensed from January 1 to KC with 20 games then the solution isn't dropping to 18. It is playing some of them before break in December.

Plenty of time in November and December to play non-con games at a faster pace instead of once per week to give you some time for a one-game-this-week-not-two "bye" in early 2026. Play two quick after finals week but before Christmas to knock them out and then let the kids go home for the holiday.

Or maybe it won't matter and Purdue won't be the only one.

Converting two Big 12 games to cupcakes (even if the average Big 12 game now isn't as impressive as it was a few years ago) to Q3 or Q4 charity cases is a big dent in the strength of schedule. We've already had a reduction in Q1 opportunities in this new league -- this only makes it worse.

 

[Texbudman]

Why do you have to play everyone once? Not a requirement for FB and other sports. Especially since there is a season ending Big12 Tournament to determine a Champ. And the Big12 will typically send 7+ teams to the NCAA Tournament.

Guess I'd rather the Big12 set up 2 geographic based 8 team divisions and play every division team twice (14 games) and then 4 teams from the other division. Depending on which division ISU plays, why is it a loss if ISU only plays WVU, UCF, UA, ASU, etc. every other year regular season?

Again, the conversation centers around coaches complaining about too much travel.

You can’t play everyone in football because of the limited number of games. Seems self explanatory. Basketball has always had enough games to play everyone in conference and least once. Why would you not want to play everyone a last once?

 

[Cloneon]

A new home and home!

Let the fun begin. A war has just emerged in my family as father and brother = Purdue.

 

[bozclone]

It would be a blast to go to the game at Purdue. Likely will be a tough ticket. I work with three Purdue Engineers.

 

[nrg4isu]

It would be a blast to go to the game at Purdue. Likely will be a tough ticket. I work with three Purdue Engineers.

Im tentatively hoping to go. I live in central Illinois, so it's a relatively easy drive. Hopefully we all share what we know about getting tickets when the time arrives.

 

[isucy86]

You can’t play everyone in football because of the limited number of games. Seems self explanatory. Basketball has always had enough games to play everyone in conference and least once. Why would you not want to play everyone a last once?

Because I'd rather play K-State, Kansas, Colorado, Okie State and other developing rivals twice a year than playing other teams every year. I am good with playing UCF, UA, ASU,etc every other year.

Again the premise of this conversation is related to coaches complaining there is too much travel to the detriment of the student athlete. Sure dropping from 20 to 18 games could have a PR impact. But the only really impactful way I know of is reduce long road trips.

 

[chuckd4735]

Because I'd rather play K-State, Kansas, Colorado, Okie State and other developing rivals twice a year than playing other teams every year. I am good with playing UCF, UA, ASU,etc every other year.

Again the premise of this conversation is related to coaches complaining there is too much travel to the detriment of the student athlete. Sure dropping from 20 to 18 games could have a PR impact. But the only really impactful way I know of is reduce long road trips.

I think they are complaining about travel in general, not the length of it. A flight to Stillwater or Boulder is not that much different then a flight to Phoenix or Tuscon. It's the West Virginias, UCFs, Arizonas and Arizona States that have it the worst.

 

[DrShip]

Love this game! West Lafayette is half an hour closer than Ames for me, so I'm planning on making the road trip.

 

[danvillecyclone]

Not sure if this has been released or posted.

Purdue announced their non-conference schedule for 2025.

We play at Purdue December 6th

 

[cyclones500]

Not sure if this has been released or posted.

Purdue announced their non-conference schedule for 2025.

We play at Purdue December 6th

Also could post that date in the general non-con thread for reference

2025-26 Schedule

Never too early I guess... Iowa State will host: Fairleigh Dickinson on November 3rd Stonehill on November 17th $125k to FDU $115k to Stonehill

cyclonefanatic.com

 

[SwirlyBird]

Also could post that date in the general non-con thread for reference

2025-26 Schedule

Never too early I guess... Iowa State will host: Fairleigh Dickinson on November 3rd Stonehill on November 17th $125k to FDU $115k to Stonehill

cyclonefanatic.com

No one is stopping you from doing it

 

[cyclones500]

No one is stopping you from doing it

Well, no ****, I just thought maybe @danvillecyclone might want to be the one to add the detail to the other related thread. (Since I didn't find the info myself)

 

[BigJCy]

Not sure if this has been released or posted.

Purdue announced their non-conference schedule for 2025.

We play at Purdue December 6th

Hopefully won't be played during the same time as the Cyclones are playing in the Big 12 Championship FB game that day.

 

[cyclones500]

Hopefully won't be played during the same time as the Cyclones are playing in the Big 12 Championship FB game that day.

"Good problem to have," I guess.

 

[danvillecyclone]

Feel free to post anywhere and everywhere

 

[danvillecyclone]

Hopefully won't be played during the same time as the Cyclones are playing in the Big 12 Championship FB game that day.

11:00am CST for football.