Not make or break but some tough games coming up over the next 5.

At PSU: always hard on the road and for the opener
Maryland: jury is still out
Texas A&M: “home” game and they are tough/physical team. Another good test.
At Auburn: potential away game against the #1 team in the country
Toledo: not really a slouch team.

I can see us winning 3 or 4 at most. Would be shocked if we win 4 and even more shocked if we went 5-0.

I do hope the young guys (Harris, Cox, Burgess) can get some minutes and put together some consistent scoring. Need them to be ready come B1G season.

Heres a list of guys that played the majority of the snaps plus a few extra. Out of the 56 guys listed 37 are in the portal/seniors/NFL draft.
As of right now for returning starters…
Offense 3 +/-
Defense 3 +/-

QB - Card (senior)
QB- Browne (transfer portal)
QB - Davila (transfer portal)

RB- Devin Mockobee
RB- Reggie Love (senior)

WR- Jahmal Edrine
WR - Shamar Rigby
WR - CJ Smith
WR - De’Nylon Morrissette
WR - Jaron Tibbs (transfer portal)
WR - Dixon Veal (senior)
WR - Cam Brown (senior)
WR - Leland Smith (transfer portal)
WR - Andrew Sowinski (senior)
WR - Arhmad Branch (transfer portal)

TE1 - Max Klare (transfer portal)
TE2 - Drew Biber (transfer portal)
TE3 - George Burhenn
TE - Tayvion Galloway (transfer portal)

OL - Mahamane Moussa (transferred)
OL - Corey Stewart (senior)
C - Gus Hartwig (senior)
OL - Marcus Mbow (NFL draft)
OL - DJ Wingfield (senior)
OL- Jalen Grant (transfer portal)
OL - Rod Green
OL - Joey Tanona
OL - Bakyne Coly

Defense
DL - Jeffery M’Ba (NFL Draft)
DL - Cole Brevard (transfer portal )
DL - Joe Anderson (senior)
DL - Mo Omonode
DL - Jamarius Dinkins
DL - Jamarrion Harkless
DL - Demco Kennedy

LB/ End - Kydran Jenkins (senior)
LB/ End - Will Heldt (transfer portal)
LB/ End - Shitta Sillah (senior)
LB/End - Jireh Ojata (senior)
LB/ End -CJ Madden

LB - Yanni Karlaftis (transfer portal)
LB - Hudson Miller

DB - Nyland Green
DB - Botros Alisandro
DB/S - Leontre Bradford
DB - Kyndrich Breedlove (transfer portal)
DB - Markevious Brown (off team)
DB - Derrick Rodgers jr. (Transfer portal)
DB - Joesph Jefferson (Transfer portal)
DB - Antonio Stevens (senior)
DB - Tarrion Grant (transfer portal)
DB/S - Dillion Thieneman (transfer portal)
DB/S -Koy Beasley (transfer portal)

P - Keelan Crimmins (transfer portal)

K - Ben Freehill (senior)
K - Spencer Porath

After losing three of four Purdue is outside the top 20 for the first time in years.

Here's the salaries of the top 8 paid coaches in the college game for 2024. The real question is will the NIL PU boosters anti up to take PU to the top level of programs and get a coach of this caliber?

After the Walters hiring by Bo and ultimate failure with two years of wasted time and money, and hiring Brohm knowing he'd leave for da' Ville, will he be allowed to go big or will he have to go cheap again and stay home?

I've said it for a long time that PU should be at the top of the league and not basement boys because they're too cheap to get a good one.

The highest-paid college football head coaches in 2024 are123:

1. Kirby Smart (Georgia) - Salary: $13,000,000
2. Dabo Swinney (Clemson) - Salary: $11,132,775
3. Steve Sarkisian (Texas) - Salary: $10,600,000
4. Lincoln Riley (USC) - Salary: $10,043,418
5. Ryan Day (Ohio State) - Salary: $10,021,250
6. Mike Norvell (Florida State) - Salary: $10,000,000
7. Kalen DeBoer (Alabama) - Salary: $10,000,000
8. Brian Kelly (LSU) - Salary: $9,975,000

It's time for Bo and the NIL money to get off the toilet and get someone woh can change the climate. If they're not willing to do that, maybe it's time to continue settling.

Inside, I feel a bit bad that I have lost a lot of interest in this team, this sport. Happy that we got a win, but 25 turnovers is hard to swallow. I think it's better that I didn't watch.

I have seen on several credible websites that Walters is being fired. That is great. It was the right call. He has the worst Purdue head coaching record ever for any Purdue coach over 1 year of coaching, including Hazell. Wish him the best in his future endeavors.

Ok, now what do we now? We obviously have to hire a head coach. Do we hire an established coach or an up and coming coach? We know that we need to hire someone with some head coaching experience for sure.

National signing day is Wednesday I believe. We obviously cannot tell any verbals or possible recruits who the coach will be. We don’t want to rush this search again like we did with Walters. There is a signing day in February, but the one in December is the big signing day anymore. That means that this year’s recruiting class will definitely not be a big contributor.

We are going to have to go with the transfer portal big time and a coach that can bring players with him. That means that we are going to have to loosen the purse strings for the NIL. Are we willing to do that? I hope we are now willing to make that commitment.

One thing for sure is this offseason is going to be active and interesting. Should give the board plenty to talk and debate.

Is there a counter to it? If so, why can’t we figure it out? It feels like it just blows up our sets every single game and we become discombobulated.

Starting a thread for the flip side of the transfer portal, Purdue football’s targets.



Will post scoops, visitors, stories and commitments in here, as well as starting new threads for some news.

Transfer tracker:

I imagine most of us have been here...just maybe not so hysterical.

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Watching him piss away a game for Penn St., 2-10 from the field, missed 6 or 7 uncontested layups!

PSU didn't do that with smoke and mirrors.
That's a very good team that is tourney bound and maybe wins the Big 10 and gets a High seed.
If they can play decently on the road.
Someone once told me that if you have a really good pg and center you can go a long way.
I think they were right.

Details of Barry Odom’s six-year, $39 million deal with Purdue has been revealed by the school.

OK, I admit I know just about what every other college football fan knows about the NIL and the transfers rules. However, could the following work. Why or why not?

(1) All players sign a 4 year contract. Treat them like what they are - employees.
(2) All players get a base salary/stipend (identical for all players) plus bonuses for the best players (depending on actual production not potential).
(2) No transfers until a 30 day period after the last bowl game is played to give a level playing field to all college teams.
(3) Player option to opt out of the contract after 2 years and 3 years or if the head coach or his position coach leaves or is fired.
(4) Coach has the option to release any player after 2 or 3 years.

Also, I don't care if they are working toward a degree or even taking any classes. College football has become the minor leagues for the NFL so we might as well accept it and treat it like that.

OK, everybody. Tear into it. Tell me why this would not work.

@Riveting since I didn't want you to miss this. In the midst of more truths coming out with many more yet to happen, this little gem is worth the couple of minutes listen. Still, as the mirage created by the dems fades, we are reminded there is a lot of damage to fix and some minds needing therapy. With the Christmas season upon us, now is the time to remember some unfortunate posters on the wrong side of history (which was known by many to be known by all) and hope their absence is not indicative of a lingering trauma.

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Joining Christian Moore in coming from UNLV to Purdue is 6-foot-8, 290-pound tight end Christian Earls.

Earls has been an effective blocking tight end, with his size being a weapon in the run game. He has two catches for 25 yards over the last two seasons in limited action.

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