And it will be aired on national TV by either Fox or ESPN

So it's both Kansas and Purdue next year, huh? Man does Ohio know how to scrape the bottom of the barrel when it comes to scheduling P5 teams.

I like the thought of playing P5 games we can win.

Not only are we playing Purdue on a Friday night, but in a few weeks, we are playing Western Michigan on. Friday night !!!!! Dec. 2 at Ford Field !!!!! Yes !!!!

First we complain on here that we don't schedule those games enough. Now we don't like specifically which P5 teams we're playing?

Don't disagree, but on December 2, most HS football is over, other than the state contenders. I assume that's true in Ohio. It's certainly true in Tennessee.

This thread is referencing the Purdue game September 8, 2017 on a Friday night, not the MAC Championship Game on December 2, 2016.

This will be my OOC game I attend next year. Hope to go with my best bud who happens to be a Purdue grad. Getting a room close by not a fun thing to do for a Friday night game though.

Below is a chart, from a Purdue website, which didn't paste well, but if you look at the bottom you will see the note about Griese's accomplishment.

QUARTERBACKS’ FIRST STARTS

Player, Year Opponent, Result Comp-Att-Int Yards TD Long

Len Dawson, 1954 at #1 Notre Dame, W 27-14 7-12-1 213 4 73

Bob Griese, 1964* Ohio, W 17-0 8-13-0 119 0 24

Mike Phipps, 1967 Texas A&M, W 24-20 17-35-2 254 1 34

Gary Danielson, 1970 Illinois, L 23-21 13-26-1 214 1 63

Mark Herrmann, 1977 Ohio, W 44-7 23-36-1 339 1 47

Scott Campbell, 1980 #11 Notre Dame, L 31-10 17-26-0 178 0 26

Jim Everett, 1983 at Miami, L 35-0 16-32-2 186 0 23

Billy Dicken, 1994 #20 Michigan, L 45-23 9-18-1 114 0 23

Drew Brees, 1998 at USC, L 27-17 30-52-2 248 2 43

Kyle Orton, 2001 at Indiana, L 13-7 31-62-0 263 1 35

Curtis Painter, 2005 at Wisconsin, L 31-20 23-44-3 212 1 28

Joey Elliott, 2009 Toledo, W 52-31 17-28-3 220 3 34

Robert Marve, 2010 at Notre Dame, L 23-12 31-42-2 220 0 16

Rob Henry, 2010^ at Northwestern, W 20-17 6-18-1 47 0 15

Sean Robinson, 2010 #7 Wisconsin, L 34-13 19-38-3 141 1 23

Caleb TerBush, 2011 Middle Tennessee, W 27-24 19-33-1 220 2 35

Danny Etling, 2013 Nebraska, L, 44-7 14-35-1 184 1 55

* Griese scored all 17 points for Purdue against Ohio on Sept. 26, 1964. The sophomore scored two rushing touchdowns, kicked both extra points and added a field goal.

^ Henry also rushed 16 times for 132 yards with a long of 67 yards and a touchdown. His rushing yardage was the second-most by a QB in school history.

One of the potential answers to this question is simple: They don't want to play us, or they aren't willing to give us a 1 for 1.

OCF--Clearly Griese did not have the night/stats which you allege.


After all, he'd not had 2.5 years and some game experience under his belt in order to learn how to quarterback at the college level.


If I say it, it's true no matter what. Very unfair to you and all my friends!

Thanks for posting this. Funny, though, my memory of the game is in color not black and white! ;-)