2017 schedule- how many will we win
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He has a shot at 5 if he can implement his offense quickly and get everybody on the same page. There are some nice young pieces to build around. If he can get 5 wins his first year that would be huge and I think that is a realistic goal. I hope he uses that 3.5 mil wisely and surrounds himself with big time winners and spares no expense on the defensive coaches.
I think 5 wins is realistic. The first half of the schedule is brutal. It will be interesting to see how quickly Purdue adjust to his style of play? Not a lot of good players to work with so that will be tough. Can't wait until he can actually get his recruits in here.
I think he has an outside shot at 7 as his max and probably 3 as his low. Likely wins are probably 5.
High: Ohio, Missouri, Minnesota, Rutgers, Illinois, Northwestern, and IU. Those are teams I expect to at least have a truly competitive game with and probably be favored in 3-4 of.
Low: Ohio, Rutgers, Illinois
Likely: Ohio, Rutgers, Illinois, IU, and one of the other games.
If Brohm can sneak in 6 wins, he will be viewed in a huge positive light not only at Purdue but regionally as well. It would be a massive step in the right direction. Need to get our trophy case full again and best ND thr next time we meet...then make a huge deal out of the three trophies.
High: Ohio, Missouri, Minnesota, Rutgers, Illinois, Northwestern, and IU. Those are teams I expect to at least have a truly competitive game with and probably be favored in 3-4 of.
Low: Ohio, Rutgers, Illinois
Likely: Ohio, Rutgers, Illinois, IU, and one of the other games.
If Brohm can sneak in 6 wins, he will be viewed in a huge positive light not only at Purdue but regionally as well. It would be a massive step in the right direction. Need to get our trophy case full again and best ND thr next time we meet...then make a huge deal out of the three trophies.
What makes Ohio an easy W? I haven't seen who they return and whatnot. They gave all WMU could handle. These are no longer the good ol days of marking in a W against a MAC team.
Euphoria. We dont have a lot returning. Rutgers and Illinois are our best shot IMO.
I think we have a reasonable shot at five games which means getting three of them would be a pretty good job.
Ohio- went to MAC championship. They should be a tough team
Missouri- had a down year but are traditionally good
Minn., NW, and IU are all decent teams but I believe are beatable. If Brohm has the team playing good we can beat some of them
Rutgers and Illinois are games we should and have to win
Missouri- had a down year but are traditionally good
Minn., NW, and IU are all decent teams but I believe are beatable. If Brohm has the team playing good we can beat some of them
Rutgers and Illinois are games we should and have to win
Wow 5+ is more than I was ever anticipating
about 3 was my max guess
(3 of Ohio, Rutgers, Illinois, indiana- I think by years end, everything should be clicking more and the bucket will be our bowl equivalent - win that and carry the momentum to next season)
about 3 was my max guess
(3 of Ohio, Rutgers, Illinois, indiana- I think by years end, everything should be clicking more and the bucket will be our bowl equivalent - win that and carry the momentum to next season)
Any estimates over 3 are ignorant and totally unrealistic. Have any of you saying 5 or more wins seen Purdue play this year? It will take way more legitimate lineman on both sides of the ball IMMEDIATELY NEXT YEAR for a chance for more than 3 wins. I don't look for a chance to be a mid-pack BigTen West team until 2019.
I think he is saying Allen is better than Wilson. I don't think this is a bait attempt. I could be wrong
This will not be a quick fix. We are very thin on talent and I don't expect too much coming in on this year's recruiting class. Probably 2-3 wins this year and about the same next year.
I'll put odds on each one
Louisville (in Indy) - 5%, likely a beatdown
Ohio - 25% - Only because it's a home game.
@Missouri - 25% - Missouri was bad this past year. I'd put it 50/50 if it was at home.
Michigan - 40% - People might think I am overestimating this one, but Michigan loses a ton, especially on defense.
Minnesota - 30%
@Wisconsin - 10%
@Rutgers - 65%
Nebraska - 30% (just because of being at home)
Illinois - 50%
@NW - 25%
@Iowa - 15%
Indiana - 40%
So I'm guess 2 to 3 wins. Rutgers, Illinois, and maybe one of the Michigan, Minnesota, or Indiana games.
Next year is going to look a lot more like this year than people want to believe. Hopefully CJB and OC can scheme their way to a few more rushing yards and DC can get off the field occasionally on 3rd down. Also might see more fire resulting in fewer blowouts. But overall, slight improvement with a tougher schedule equals another 3-9 type season.
While at this time this means absolutely nothing so I'll say we have 3 winnables at home and two on the road!
I could see us getting five, but few, if any, of the games on this year's schedule are guaranteed wins. I could see a a Hazell coached team losing all of them. Somewhat depends on whether Brohm can get some quick fixes on the line.
Ceiling of 4 wins. I don't think many people realize how bad our defense will actually look next year without Replogle nor have we identified a big play maker on offense with Marshall and Yancey both graduating. Maybe Brohm's offense somehow brings out some unhidden talent from our roster, but I can only judge off of the personnel we saw this year. As far as I'm concern we return Blough, Jones, BLJ, an injury prone Bentley, and a whole lot of question marks. This is pretty much a MAC level roster as it is.
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When you have Ohio beating Purdue at Ross-Ade as more likely to happen than Michigan beating Purdue, you lost all credibility. Not being offensive but a statement such as that is just ridiculous. Yes, Ohio is a good MAC program...but they are not a B1G. They lose 9 starters overall and 5 other backups to graduation. That would be an issue at most programs around the country and should be magnified at a MAC school against a B1G team.
Michigan loses NINE starters on defense, SEVEN starters on offense, and their ENTIRE special teams unit (P, PK, KR - all three deep, KO, etc.). The game is early in the year and will be Michigan's first true road game. Do I think we will win? Probably not, but the odds are better than most people would expect.
They may lose a lot, but they have a whole lot of 4/5 stars to take over. They will be much much better than us, based on talent alone.
Jabril Peppers declares for draft, Lamar Jackson declared academically ineligble and we upset L'Ville in Lucas Oil after Brohm gives his "lets play football" pep talk which requires ea player to run head first into the newly erected P Manning Statue-without pads as a demonstration of fidelity. Then ,we will beat MICH on last play of game via a flea-flicker out of our own endzone at the Big House. After that.... simple...we run table and meet ALA for NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
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Fantasy # 1: an athlete declared academically ineligible at LOUISVILLE???? Tell me how often that has happened in the past 50 years.
Like mentioned, Michigan has a big class coming in. Harbaugh will have his team ready to play guaranteed. We get blown out.
Prediction- PU leads NCAA with 579.8 yds per game and sets NCAA record with 49.5 pts per game.
Unfortunately opponents will also set NCAA records and av 696 yds - 55 pts
Unfortunately opponents will also set NCAA records and av 696 yds - 55 pts
If that's Ohio University, we may win two. Unless Rutger's improves a lot. Sorry, but there's not a lot of wins for Brohm and the boys. Could surprise Illini, but Lovie has a bunch coming in.
IU won't be a win. Best recruiting class in years that even their new coach can't screw up.
Where are you seeing 5 wins? I'm afraid that we are going to begin 0-4.
New Pal, I didn't say it was a "great class". I said "it's their best in years".
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