$9M…

[HUD628]

We are Big Ten. We have Big Ten revenue. We are not Ohio State or Alabama but I think we have plenty to offer. Our last coach did fine. Had us in the conference championship game even. Granted, that is far less likely with an 18 team conference and no divisions but that also means there will be years where the schedule falls in our favor (avoiding 8 teams every single year). We just have to be decent to take advantage of it.

So whether we are haves or have-nots really depends on perspective. If you want to be perennial national title contender, we are not that. But we are in the top money conference and have access to the new playoff system. Our fan base does not have unrealistic expectations. Pretty much go .500 and beat IU more often than not. Do that and you'll sell out the 60k seat stadium and have a top 25-ish salary for as long as you want to be here.

I don't know what Fisher is looking for. He may have his sights set on the perennial national title contender. But there are only so many Big Ten and SEC jobs and we're probably in a better position historically than a handful of programs in that group too (Northwestern, IU, Rutgers, Vanderbilt to name a few). I don't think we are quite the beggars some of our fans make us out to be. I good coach from a lower conference should be very excited to come here even if he views it as a stepping stone to something bigger.

We are the beggars fans make us out to be though, because the University makes it so. Purdue has plenty of money. PLENTY. But will they spend on football? A 30 year mortgage on a stadium renovation is what we’ve seen in our lifetime.

Our current coach had to publicly complain about a lack of funds just to try to get some players. I say that just because it’s a fact and not in defense of said coach, just to be clear. Our proud alumn basketball coach had to shake the school down for fair compensation.

Purdue could put a bunch of money into being good at football, but will they? I doubt it. They should, I wish they would, but there’s been enough success in the last 25 years to deter them. We might catch lightning in a bottle again, and we’ll just keep trying until we do. And then we’ll go cheap on the lightning when he tries to add thunder.

 

[bonefish1]

He’s gunna want a whole hell of a lot more money than we should pay for a retread

Again, money is irrelevant. There is no 'value' you can apply to a HC. If there were, then the highest paid coaches would always be competing for a NC and the lowest paid would be going 2-10.
Purdue has plenty of money. If they want a top tier HC, they have to spend for it. It has zero impact financially on the fanbase.

 

[Akerphin]

He’s gunna want a whole hell of a lot more money than we should pay for a retread

With all his buy-out cash he could pay US to coach! LOL

 

[pboiler18]

With all his buy-out cash he could pay US to coach! LOL

A more realistic option than Walters leading us anywhere meaningful!

Fisher could always recruit and had good defenses. Rode Winston to his title though and really floundered finding a QB at any point after that. Seems a little like the boat we are in now…and likely not worth paying Jimbo the $8-10mil his ego will need to coach here.

That said, if all of our A level candidates (small school offensive minds who can bring a staff) strike out I’d put him at the top of list B.

 

[POTFHBTFU]

He (and Mitch and Berghoff) hired Brohm. And he has not been an impediment to the basketball program… unlike other ADs…

Brohm was a great hire. And doing what he needed to keep him the first time Louisville came a knocking was excellent. And his job is way more complicated than hiring coaches. Under his tutelage we were national runner up in basketball. This hire was a major gamble with no head coach experience and a unique defense style of play that had small sample size of success. There was a huge upside with his ability to recruit. But the gamble didn’t pay off. I don’t hold that against Bobinski.

 

[New Pal Boiler]

He’s gunna want a whole hell of a lot more money than we should pay for a retread

Don’t want players transferring down, and don’t want coaches on their way down either.

Fisher could always recruit and had good defenses.

meh. Anyone can recruit at LSU and FSU. And he bought his big class at TAMU. Just my opinion.

 

[pboiler18]

Don’t want players transferring down, and don’t want coaches on their way down either.

meh. Anyone can recruit at LSU and FSU. And he bought his big class at TAMU. Just my opinion.

I don’t like the guy but he’s won.

Would probably be a middling tenure here. Like Les Miles at Kansas but hopefully without the cheating.

End of the day he’d want $8mil+ to come here and he’s not worth that.

 

[Wolegib]

Let’s be honest. You’re not going to find another coach who is going to want to come to Purdue that will do any better.

It’s one thing to name a coach that may be good enough to turn our fortunes around. It’s another thing to find that coach that actually wants to come to purdue

 

[TC4THREE]

Let’s be honest. You’re not going to find another coach who is going to want to come to Purdue that will do any better.

It’s one thing to name a coach that may be good enough to turn our fortunes around. It’s another thing to find that coach that actually wants to come to purdue

Why are you so angry and defensive? Purdue has found coaches that have done better and there are more out there that will come here. Frankly, it won't be hard at all to eclipse what we've seen this year.

 

[pboiler18]

Why are you so angry and defensive? Purdue has found coaches that have done better and there are more out there that will come here. Frankly, it won't be hard at all to eclipse what we've seen this year.

Right? I think any coach could do better.

It’s about finding the right guy.

 

[TC4THREE]

Right? I think any coach could do better.

It’s about finding the right guy.

Agree.

Thank you for your happy and positive post! It's refreshing after hearing all the bitterness from Wolegib about our schedule.

 

[Rodeopepper]

The loss of revenue from the fans not going/watching the game I would think would be MUCH higher, so I wouldn't say never.

With revenue ticket sharing in the BIG that doesn’t hurt as much as you’d think.

 

[Hausta01]

Let’s be honest. You’re not going to find another coach who is going to want to come to Purdue that will do any better.

It’s one thing to name a coach that may be good enough to turn our fortunes around. It’s another thing to find that coach that actually wants to come to purdue

Les Miles?

 

[New Pal Boiler]

I don’t like the guy but he’s won.

Would probably be a middling tenure here. Like Les Miles at Kansas but hopefully without the cheating.

End of the day he’d want $8mil+ to come here and he’s not worth that.

DiNardo, Akers and Miles won at big time schools too…then at IU, Purdue and Kansas…not so much…

 

[pboiler18]

Les Miles?

He’s done. Unless this is a joke and jab at Wolegib…

Which I support 1,000,000%

 

[Bippus33]

Just stirring the pot for the Tuesday evening "helluva" it.....per CBS Sports, (Jimbo) "Fisher is itching to get back into coaching, but he's not pushing the issue right now as his first year outside of the sport since he was a player in 1988 inches toward October. "For one year I want to see my family, do nothing, hunt a little bit and take time," Fisher told CBS Sports. "I'll do some radio at home, and then decide what I want to do after that.""

The article's context, besides JF wanting to coach again, is his concern over the widening operation between the "have's" and the "have not's". Well, we are a "have not" much as I hate to admit it. And he don't need the money! And yeah, he could coach us to 7-9 wins each year, I'd bet. I am NOT advocating, just discussing.

Let's put NIU, OR St. and Miami of OH in the "haves" column, and Purdue in the "have not" column..........

 

[bonefish1]

Let’s be honest. You’re not going to find another coach who is going to want to come to Purdue that will do any better.

It’s one thing to name a coach that may be good enough to turn our fortunes around. It’s another thing to find that coach that actually wants to come to purdue

Money talks.

 

[BBG]

Let’s be honest. You’re not going to find another coach who is going to want to come to Purdue that will do any better.

It’s one thing to name a coach that may be good enough to turn our fortunes around. It’s another thing to find that coach that actually wants to come to purdue

Let's be honest, you're not even remotely qualified to make statements like this. Especially when there is literal evidence of it happening before (Tiller, Brohm to name two).

As usual, you let your anti-Purdue glasses cloud your ability to think straight.