This game from Browne reminded me of Brandon Kirsch's first start at Iowa in 2002. Seemed like lightning in a bottle at the time, a revelation even. All for Tiller to decide to keep going with the much more one dimensional Kyle Orton the rest of the season - and the following 2 seasons. Orton eventually proved to be a solid qb who was helped out mightily by some transcendent Purdue defenses from 2002 to 2004. But I always wondered what Kirsch could have become if Tiller had shown any trust in him. By the time he actually got his turn in 2005, his confidence was shot, and the entire team was in disarray with numerous off-field issues (Bonecrusher, anyone?).
Doesn't seem like there's much to potentially lose by pulling Card in favor of Browne. 2002 we were at least in the hunt for a bowl, in every game (and held the eventual national champs to 10 points in a game with an electric atmosphere), and building towards something, so I understood Tiller's thought process.