Penn State football offers another exciting season planned for 2010, and Penn State enthusiasts already are gearing up for gameday trips to Happy Valley and road trips to opponent stadiums. Obviously whilst every PSU football season brings excellent expectations and wishes, each one has its own personality depending on the actual teams about the schedule, and often that’s shaped by the non-conference competitors planned to play the Nittany Lions.

Penn State’s Big Ten opponents are pretty consistent, and while some roll on and off the schedule each year, and the home and away components flip, you can generally rely on excellent Big 10 matchups. For instance, in 2010, Penn State will have thrilling match ups with Michigan and Ohio State on the road and (each will be very difficult games, even though Michigan is actually down), and home games against Michigan State, Northwestern, and Illinois. Virtually all these games will be competitive, and tickets will be sold out.

The actual out-of-conference schedule is really a different story. These clubs roll about the schedule pretty much new each year, and the games could be classic big team match ups or romps over cream puffs. Most years you receive a bit of each.

In 2010, this really is certainly the case, as Penn State has a traditional match-up with Alabama. Penn State vs Alabama tickets in Tuscaloosa will be in high demand, and this will not only be the greatest game on the Penn State schedule in 2010, but one of the best match ups in NCAA football for that whole year. Here is the kind of game that you simply spend the whole off season looking forward to.

However to go with Alabama, Penn State has match ups with Youngstown State (season opener), Kent State, and Temple. None of those tend to be competitive games, and while Youngstown State is a very good program, it is not even a I-A college (its I-AA). Are you in the market to purchase Penn State vs Youngstown St tickets?

You could argue that Temple can give Penn State a good game. In the end, they did make it to a bowl game this past year and are a lot improved under Al Golden. However does anyone really think they will be competitive in Happy Valley? Penn State will likely be a three touchdown favorite.

The Kent State game is also very much a laugher. There will not be much competitive play to that game come the 2nd half, and most of the starters will be pulled likely by the 4th quarter. Enjoy your tailgating before and after the game.

So because it is with most non-conference schedules, you need to take the good with the bad. Generally, I would like to see Penn State schedule 2 competitive games to go with 2 easy ones. Preferably the two competitive games will be against BCS conference competitors. Nevertheless this season, given the caliber of the PSU vs Alabama match-up, I’d need to give this particular non-conference schedule an passing grade in general.

Regardless, football season in State College is a special time, so enjoy!

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