My expectations are a lot higher than most on this board. And I'm willing to admit that. And I'm old and tired of mediocrity and will probably die before Purdue ever has a 9 win season and a significant Bowl game appearance. I watched a favored Purdue team lose in the Outback Bowl. To be truthful, I am greedy. I want something more than just a return to the Outback bowl. And unlike many here, I don't believe my expectations are unrealistic. I never said I expected a Brohm to bring in a bunch of 5 star athletes. It would be nice if he landed a couple of 4 * star players and stopped recruiting 2* star players.
As for write-ups, I've never seen a negative one written about a 2* player or a highlight film show a player's faults or his worst moments. Since my knowledge is limited, and I'm not going to watch every high school player play football, I lean towards the rankings assigned by national scouts and not just fans who rave about a guy after seeing highlight films. If a scout says the guy is a 2* player, I believe the scout's word over a fans word. And hose rankings have been pretty accurate over the past decade.
I'm realistic about how great of a player Purdue can attract. But I believe, we should be able to out recruit every MAC and Conf USA team, and we should be able to out recruit IU, U of I, Minn and Northwestern. And when we don't, I become concerned and tired of waiting. I'm tired of being told wait till next year. I want to win now.
I don't expect to be as great as OSU, but we should be on par with Iowa, and I'm depressed we're not.
