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Originally Posted by OregonBuckeye
I think Big-10 teams have basically boycotted Hawaii due to some poor officiating in previous meetings. I could be wrong but I know Purdue and MSU weren't very happy with the officiating.
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Northwestern (not Purdue) and Michigan State played here in 2004. They both jumped out to 21-0 leads only to fold from the 2nd quarter on, and ending up losing close in high-scoring games. I don't recall too much bad officiating. The big problem was they both came way out here aftwer grueling Big Ten schedules and played in games that had midnight kickoffs for their body clocks. It's simply too far for Big Ten teams to play...