Does this make Shake 3-2 vs Painter?
Ever since his VCU days, I've really liked the way his teams play with their relentless pressure D, guards who can penetrate and kick out, and transition offense.
I've always thought he'd be a great replacement at Purdue when Painter hangs it up.

Three burning questions for #Purdue football ahead of Friday night’s matchup with Michigan State in East Lansing.

Been a dominate G5 program since his hiring in 2000 but is mid-pack salary-wise in the AAC…

I wasn’t alive for the DeMoss era, he seems pretty awful too.

Did anyone hear this clown last night during the selection update?

First, he suggested than Indinia should bench Rourke this weekend against Ohio State so the same thing doesn't happen to them that happened to Florida State last year. Huh?

He also said that "LITERALLY Indinia hasn't beaten anyone." And Texas and Penn State as well. Literally. As in, you literally don't know what the word literally means.

Physical, athletic opponent that pressures the ball and takes away post ups. Exactly the type of opponent that has given Purdue trouble.

Braden was out of his mind the first half (in the worst way), too many turnovers across the board, couldn’t keep them out of the paint, living in help on defense. This Purdue team needs to get much better and they will. Good for them to lose this game.

I haven’t followed that much yet, anyway I noticed 5 are out, are these season Enders or will some return soon? Poole would be nice to see return along with at least 1 other big.

Can the Boilers make it 40 straight regular season non-conference wins? It will be a tough one tonight in Milwaukee.

Anyone written one yet? Let's post them .

AL's Tommy Tuberville lays down the gauntlet for his Senate Colleagues....... basically telling them if they stick together, these Dem voices are irrelevant.

R's smart enough to get the message. Sure.

But don't underestimate R's potential to be corrupted by big $ lobbyist .... That is extremely high & even probable. It's the lobbyist voice TT should worry about....with the corrupt money grubbing Rs.

Watch big military $ coming after Hegseth, and big sugar, big food and big pharma $$$ coming after RK. And Dem dark $ coming after Gaetz.

So TT reminds them NO Dems voted against ANY of Biden's Dem Cabinet picks according to TT. None.

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by Fickell, that didn't last too long

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“Oh we can’t fire these civil servants!”

That fan base thinks they are always being cheated. They still complain about our bowl game victory, every Zach Edey game, and now this "fumble":

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And Chump can't select blacks for these cabinet positions. Unbelievable.

Announcers have called it out at least 3 times.

Can’t stop a team (especially the #4 team in the country) if you can’t get lined up correctly.

I’ve counted 7 times in the second quarter where we didn’t cover their offense’s formation surface. Makes it THAT much easier to ID coverage and know where you have a mismatch.

We suck…why make it easier for an already good team?

FanDuel has caught up to Purdue player totals. They got TKR and Smith tonight at 15.5, Loyer at 14.5. Going to steer clear, maybe put a small amount on over Fletcher’s total, as for the game this will be a tough one to win, just going to watch and hopefully see Purdue play well, if they do they can win this.

SEC Commish Sankey feels their teams are being punished for playing tough schedules, and I agree. ND plays ACC cupcakes, MAC schools and service academies every week yet they are ranked ahead of UGA, Bama, Ole Miss and Tennessee. Expect to see four autobids for the SEC and Big Ten next year.

Saw a card of his that was an 86 overall rating. Just an fyi that I thought was interesting…

Jersey numbers played together a couple times, and remember that happening before and they actually did ok together I thought.

Enjoy Boiler Upload's postgame video as the Boilermakers fall at Marquette.

Enjoy Boiler Upload's postgame video as the Boilermakers fall at Marquette.

After almost four years Purdue has dropped a regular season non-conference game as Marquette's stifling defense was too much to overcome.

Option 1: Keep Walters

As much as this may not be the better of the 2 options, I personally don’t think 2 years is enough time to give a coach a fair deal. He signed a 5 year contract. Now, with that being said, I do think that as year 3 progresses, you see definite improvement. IMHO, this improvement would have to include 3 or 4 wins, and being competitive at least in the first half against the OSU’s, PSU’s, Meat Chickens and Oregon’s. However, he has to hire both an OC and a DC and Purdue has to pony-up the cash for this. He should not call plays or defenses. He’s the manager. He’s a player’s coach and there’s nothing wrong with that as long as he demands accountability like Tiller did. If Joe didn’t like what you did, your ass got wood splinters. This entire coaching staff needs to create a system, an identity and a culture. None of which is currently present. At the present time, this is a poorly coached Indiana Class 2 football team. The Purdue BOD also has to look at the NIL and get with the times. You get what you pay for. This is 2025 and not 1925.

Option 2: New HC

What the AD Needs to understand is that you never let a new HC cut his teeth on your program. Let him cut his teeth elsewhere. Also, the AD needs to fully understand that Purdue is not a final coaching destination. It never was, nor will it ever be. You need to search for the up-and-comer who wants to settle at Texas, Miami, Clemson, Georgia or even ND. JB was the perfect example, not that Louisville is an ass-kicker. The other thing that has to happen is whomever that coach is, he’s got to bring the majority of his current staff with him. Joe Tiller was perfectly content at Wyoming. He was a fly fisherman who fished the rivers of Wyoming and loved it there. But when he took the job at Purdue, he brought the majority of the gunslingers with him.

However, with all this being said, ticket and donation revenue will dictate the future. Purdue has been here before. The last year of the Colletto and Hazell regimes were just as bad. But this feels worse because it’s happening now. The BIG is a lot tougher now. 6 wins and bowl eligibility is now a monumental task for Purdue and other similar programs. The AD also needs to look at the non-conference scheduling. If you want to play an ND, UNC, TCU, Vandy, etc. That’s fine. But you don’t have to do it every year. At this point in time, the MAC, WAC, C-USA, Mountain West and others provide plenty of competition. Break the contracts with the Power-5 teams if you have to. You can afford it.