2024 PSAC Non-Conference Schedule

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Yes....cause IUP has shown the ability to make a deep run into the National playoffs recently... they need the week off for rest.

Final Four in 2017.

When was the last time Bloomsburg made the 'final four' in the freaking East division?

[Huskie14]

Not if you are IUP..take the bye week.

Yes....cause IUP has shown the ability to make a deep run into the National playoffs recently... they need the week off for rest.

[IUPNation]

I take whatever you can get and play. FCS, D2, NAIA, D3.

Not if you are IUP..take the bye week.

[Fightingscot82]

I take whatever you can get and play. FCS, D2, NAIA, D3.

[ctrabs74]

The NE10 suffered the same kind of rudeness last year from a former member, cough Stonehill cough, who left the conference while the rest of the current members, all had them on the schedule, with one less game.

That, unfortunately, seems to be the trend with a lot of these former D2 schools moving up to D1. If you're going to make the move from D2 to D1, the NCAA should at least set a firm deadline of early to mid February so the former conferences have more time to prepare for a departure.

[UNH Chargers]

It was kind of rude of them to make this announcement in April and not earlier in the year so teams aren't blindsided.

The NE10 suffered the same kind of rudeness last year from a former member, cough Stonehill cough, who left the conference while the rest of the current members, all had them on the schedule, with one less game.

[IUPNation]

IUP will now have a BYE week the week before they host the State Game this coming season.

I mean it probably still would have been a BYE week playing The Lake Show but if I'm Torts...I'm not playing that week and getting the troops refreshed.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

In theory, they could (the NE-10 commonly does this where there's a home-and-home with only one game counting in the NE-10 standings); in reality, why would you want to make that mistake?

I guess some schools -- SRU, for example -- draw exceptionally well early in the season. Getting an extra home game with 8,000 people is a lot of extra revenue for SRU.

Even IUP draws well in September.

[ctrabs74]

In theory (due to Week 0) couldn't, say, SRU and Cal agree to play twice (just to fill the spot)?

Granted, I know those two probably wouldn't want to play each other twice. But, they could play in Week 0 as a non-conference game, correct?

In theory, they could (the NE-10 commonly does this where there's a home-and-home with only one game counting in the NE-10 standings); in reality, why would you want to make that mistake?

[IUPbigINDIANS]

It looks as though everyone in the PSAC has a Week 0 or Week 1 non-conference game (ESU is the only one that isn't finalized). With the addition of Week 0 games, maybe there's a chance that the PSAC West schools (plus the three cross-over East schools) could have an easier time filling that spot vacated by Mercyhurst.

In theory (due to Week 0) couldn't, say, SRU and Cal agree to play twice (just to fill the spot)?

Granted, I know those two probably wouldn't want to play each other twice. But, they could play in Week 0 as a non-conference game, correct?

[ctrabs74]

Luckily I think all the West teams have a Week 1 non-conference game. If not, that would be a major problem (playing just 9 games).

It looks as though everyone in the PSAC has a Week 0 or Week 1 non-conference game (ESU is the only one that isn't finalized). With the addition of Week 0 games, maybe there's a chance that the PSAC West schools (plus the three cross-over East schools) could have an easier time filling that spot vacated by Mercyhurst.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

It was kind of rude of them to make this announcement in April and not earlier in the year so teams aren't blindsided.

Luckily I think all the West teams have a Week 1 non-conference game. If not, that would be a major problem (playing just 9 games).

[ctrabs74]

They could at least play some of their Pee Sack games…and not be completely rude.

Typical arrogant private school…,

It was kind of rude of them to make this announcement in April and not earlier in the year so teams aren't blindsided.

[IUPNation]

Hurst will play football in the fall. Problem is psac iscon year 1 on 2 year schedule cycle. 2025 there are issues. Can be resolved with Frostburg who could fit in nicely in the West or East.

They could at least play some of their Pee Sack games…and not be completely rude.

Typical arrogant private school…,

[Finchwidget]

Considering that the MEC schools have pretty much frozen Shepherd out as far as non-conference play is concerned, I don't think you're going to see MEC schools embracing a non-con game with Frostburg.

Especially not if Frostburg decides they want to move to the PSAC immediately, with the MEC football schedule already finalized and posted on the MEC website