Purdue will stick with the starters from their last exhibition game - Smith, Loyer, Harris, TKR, Jacobsen

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They wanna go back to the '50s. A simpler time...........when women stayed home and did what they were told.

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Despite a 1-7 mark, there is no shortage of motivation for Purdue football heading into the final month of the season.

I think we will see numerous different starting lineups this year, but here is what I would like to see Painter do with the minutes. Some are obvious, but Berg, Jacobson, Furst, Burgess are not easy calls. My thought is that none of these young bigs are good enough to justify taking heavy minutes away from our wings. I would rather see a 7 footer at the 5 situationally vs forcing it just because that's how it's we have played in recent history.

Berg and Jacobson are not currently at the level of a 3rd year Edey, Haas, or Hammons that all justified as many minutes as they could handle. Assuming they can rebound, this year's wing players appear to be too skilled and experienced to lose minutes to a 5 who isn't extremely productive on both ends.

Smith - 30 MPG, I don't want to see 40 minutes from Braden this year. We need him to stay fresh through the year, so a minute reduction would be smart if it doesn't cost us games.
Loyer - 25-30MPG, Same as Smith, but he is less important to play heavy minutes because of who is behind him
TKR - 30 MPG, We have enough frontcourt depth that he shouldn't have to go more than this
Harris- 20MPG, Maybe more depending on how he develops
Cox - 20MPG, Same as Harris

Heide - 20 MPG
Colvin - 20MPG
FURST - 15-20MPG, I think his experience and defensive abilities against smaller 5's are going to be highly valuable this year.
Berg - 5-10MPG, I can't see him being anything more than a situation player this year. Play him when there is a big 5 to body up with, but I'd rather see Furst or even Burgess or a small lineup with TKR at 5
Jacobson - 5-10 MPG, Same as Berg, but I'd force feed him some minutes instead of Berg just because he has more upside and is our 5 of the future.
Waddell 5MPG - Injury Insurance and mopup
Burgess - Redshirt, I think he will be a valuable contributor next year, but I don't see him taking enough minutes from Furst, Berg, or Jacobson to justify burning an entire year.

Officially, Jack Benter will redshirt.

More surprising, Painter has decided not to redshirt Burgess.

Boiler Up, my friends....

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Ryan Grigson (Purdue) -- 49-31-0 .613 as Colts GM
(11-5 three times; two division champions; no losing seasons in five years)
(Drafted Andrew Luck as franchise quarterback)

Chris Ballard (Wisconsin) -- 58-65-1 .472 (includes 4-5 in 2024) as Colts GM
(11-5 once; no titles; three losing seasons and counting in eight years; 4-12 twice)
(Drafted Anthony Richardson as franchise quarterback)

Now, who deserved firing while showing “unwarranted arrogance?” Certainly not our oft-decorated Boiler captain, the one who opened holes for the A-Train after a life-threatening injury, made it to the NFL and CFL, scouted for the Super Bowl champion Rams, directed personnel for the Super Bowl Eagles, was named the NFL’s top exec for his rebuild of the Colts after inheriting a 2-14 team and never had a losing season. Rather, the one who most ripped him, the dumb domer dinker turned media mega mouth Patty McAfee, has proven full of it. And that, too.

The latest tally – Grigson’s Vikings 21, Ballard’s Colts 13, McAfee’s Mouth 0.

Boiler Up, domer down.

I wanted to trust and believe in Walters, but I believe he's lost this team and they've quit on him. That's extremely difficult to recover from.
That said, if MBob were putting together a criteria list for the next HC, what would it be:
Mine are:
1) HC experience, preferably at a P5 school, not a service academy and not someone who got lucky for 1 year (Hazell). Sorry, no more coordinators without HC experience.
2) Recruiting: values speed and athletes. Tiller took athletes and found a position for them, even if it wasn't what they were originally recruited for. Bunch of these types made the NFL.
3) Embraces NIL. It is what it is. You have to use it and it can be an equalizer to some extent.
4) Test consistently competitive and rarely get blown out. You play hard every down of every game, regardless of the score. Yeh, blowouts will happen, but a team quitting is a different story.
5) Doesn't believe in the notion that Purdue is at any sort of disadvantage.

Pro Football Focus grades and notable stats from Purdue’s 26-20 loss to Northwestern.

CRW needs to be gone ... now. It doesn't matter who coaches the last few games .. we are not going to win anyway so he can't do any worse.

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Biden goes on a baby bitting spree.
I think he has to be on a mission to destroy K2. Steps all over her. And K2 says Ol' Joe -still top of his game.

Even if you don't understand that, you all got to admit, our President biting babies, not one but at least 3 is not only bizarre.....but really kinda hilarious.

God bless him. LOL

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With no game tape from Texas A&M Corpus Christi, there's not much known about them, but here's a look at where Purdue's at heading into its regular season opner at 6:00 pm tonight at Mackey Arena.

There is still great reason for Hope for Dems in PA.

Sure officials caught on to rookies cheating here, But surely this is just the tip of the spear as this is just a few thousand. BUT just think about the experienced cheaters and the hundreds of thousands that weren't caught yet. Never fear!! K2 might come out with a solid blue wall yet.

Hang in there Dems --- there still great reason for Hope. Your cheating minions will get 'er done.

We are on the fast track of a 0.5 and eleven record.

Will Walters remain as HC for the rest of the season and risk the few commitments we have?

Will Bobinski fire Walters tomorrow and focus on the future?

Keeping Walters is a major sign of disrespect for the fans, especially those who have filled the seats of RA for every disappointing game this year. I expect the PSU game to be a sea of blue in two weeks.

Future score predictions:

@OSU 56-3
PSU 48-7
@MSU 35-14
@IU 70-10

Final record: 0.5-11

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never a fan of his, but wow he has all that talent and is currently 3 - 4 w/ 2 losses having a 14 pt lead in the 2nd half, Venables is another guy who will probably be on the hot seat

Don’t be surprised when TKR puts on a star’s performance this season. He’s been waiting a long time to shine.

Will write up more today but Painter did announced freshman guard Jack Benter will redshirt this season. No surprise from the Browntown Central guard who spent a long portion of summer recovering and will have four years of eligibility after this season.

Saw South Carolina has to pay A&M $250k for storming field in football. I like that. Maybe B1G should do that. Our NIL budget would go up a whole lot.

It was a late practice and media session today. Here's three videos from after practice. Check back for more tonight and tomorrow morning ahead of Purdue's season opener tomorrow.

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