Didn't think about that. That would be one hell of a hire.
Coach suggestion ?
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what I'd really like to see is some of the more vocal posters here go out out on a limb and provide your choice before the choice is made.
You critisized the les Miles pick, but never offered your own opinion before the Brohm hire was made. At least one person here had the balls to go out on a limb and make a prediction.
I'll admit at the time, I wanted Tressel or Bowden.
maybe purdue should follow Nebraska's lead and go after an NFL coach who is about to be fired.
You critisized the les Miles pick, but never offered your own opinion before the Brohm hire was made. At least one person here had the balls to go out on a limb and make a prediction.
I'll admit at the time, I wanted Tressel or Bowden.
maybe purdue should follow Nebraska's lead and go after an NFL coach who is about to be fired.
I think Matt Campbell could be a good get for you guys.
a really really crazy idea. Hire Painter. he's a purdue alumni. he played QB. he played in the NFL for the colts. Then Purdue could have Painter coaching both basketball and football.
Paul Cyrst is a proven winner, a little boring but the man gets results, maybe he brings their interim with him. If not him I like O’Brien or the UTSA Coach.
Put me on the JaMarcus Shepperd or Mark Hagen bandwagon. None of the other coaching names really inspire me.
Paul Chryst would be a disaster. Couldn't recruit at Wisconsin. Only reason he won games is because of Leonard's defense...
Absolutely! Need coaches that can recruit and have high energy. Shepherd was great when he was here and I would love to see him come back. Gotta keep Hagen on the staff no matter what!
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That's what I thought. I mean, if the guy can win at Iowa State...
F@$& Deion Sanders. We should hire Bo Jackson. Plus he can coach the baseball team in the offseason.
Trying to imagine a recruit's reaction to an in-home visit from "Low-Energy Paul" as opposed to one from Coach Prime...
He seems happy and in a good situation for him at KSU, and I wouldn't leave if I were him, but I think he's one of the guys you make say no.
Candidate calls being placed by the Purdue AD today to Agents to gauge interest are -
Dave Clawson
Jason Candle
Chris Creighton
I could see us offering Dave Clawson 5 years and 35 million to come here. With the new B10 money and the stadium doing very well in terms of ticket sales, that could be possible.
Dave Clawson
Jason Candle
Chris Creighton
I could see us offering Dave Clawson 5 years and 35 million to come here. With the new B10 money and the stadium doing very well in terms of ticket sales, that could be possible.
Those are the two without HC experience that I've seen mentioned that intrigue me most.
However, I think my top choice would be to try and replicate the Brohm hire with Traylor at UTSA or Helton at WKU. Similar to Brohm at WKU, both guys have won at a real high clip in their conferences (teams with similar talent level) and have been competitive against the higher talent non-conf teams (Traylor even has a win at Illinois). I don't think anyone can come to Purdue and just out-recruit the competition right off the bat, so that's the kind of HC profile/track record that appeals most to me.
urban meyer would be an interesting hire. he's hinted at wanting to get back into college coaching. Purdue is willing to pay a decent salary for an experienced coach. the future BIG 10 network payout will be huge. he'd have a chance to compete against Mich, OSU, UCLA and USC. There has been talk with the additions of UCLA and USC, that Purdue would shift to the eastern side of the Big 10.
Purdue has some talent to work with, and he could recruit some elite players to build on that talent. I suspect he'd bring some very good assistants with him. If urban came to Purdue, I doubt any current player would leave or decommit.
he'd be my choice.
Purdue has some talent to work with, and he could recruit some elite players to build on that talent. I suspect he'd bring some very good assistants with him. If urban came to Purdue, I doubt any current player would leave or decommit.
he'd be my choice.
no to the top 2. I know Calhoun was in the mix before but don't think he'd be a good fit, good coach though Denbrock was at nd so MBOB is familiar but would rather have Clark Lea in the mix, if looking at ex domers
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Current players are tagging JaMarcus Shephard on twitter 👀
I know twitter is a crazy place to find rumors but I’m all in on this one! Bring Shep home
Hard pass on any option guy. Too boring.
All in on Urban. Just keep him out of the Lafayette restaurants.
so he was a hard nosed SOB ? and treated everybody like dogs? that's usually good for wins until the players revolt.
From what I heard/saw there was a lot of players sharing it on instagram and twitter.
Good choice.
Brian Newberry at Navy could be another.
Think we need a HC that will recruit the SE. Get away from the MAC level recruits. SE is loaded with talent, SEC schools can’t recruit all. Would prefer a defense first HC, add an innovative OC. Look what Kirby Smart did at Ga. Their defense is awesome. And the offense is also great!
Look at Clemson DC, Ga DC, think he is mid 50’s. Lot of good mid 40’s HC, DC, OC to look at.
Georgia’s defense and offense are great because they are made up mostly of future NFL players. That wouldn’t be the case here.
Yes, Ga has several NFL players in the last 2-3 yrs. Smart has upped the recruiting in that timeframe.
Recruit like Ga, win like Ga. Recruit like Purdue, win like Purdue.
Yes. But if it was that simple everybody would be doing it.
IMO: Purdue should look for someone who has had success in an environment similar to Purdue. That's why I think Clawson from Wake Forrest and Campbell from Iowa State are worth consideration. I don't know if either sees Purdue as an attractive upgrade from where they are now.
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