And their hyped self proclaimed Heisman candidate has been a non-factor. That is all...
Indinia is 1-2
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Latest ESPN FPI for them has them at four wins for the season now. Of course that means they have to win at Western Kentucky.
They also have them getting Wins at home against Rutgers and Minnesota. Those are barely above 50% chance of winning, so those will probably flip by game time.
Purdue is currently projected for 6 wins this season and that's with a loss at Nebraska.
They also have them getting Wins at home against Rutgers and Minnesota. Those are barely above 50% chance of winning, so those will probably flip by game time.
Purdue is currently projected for 6 wins this season and that's with a loss at Nebraska.
OK so they've proven they aren't a top ten team. I'm still going to hold off until after the Bucket game before I bury them. They could disappoint all season long but if they win that game then we have no room to talk. And frankly, a loss to a top ten team and a loss at Iowa aren't exactly bad losses.
Right now UC is a top ten team. After watching them Saturday I'd say it doesn't take much to be a top ten team this year.
Top ten team. Top twenty team. Whatever they end up being, I don't think losing to them is embarrassing or the end of the world. They'll play and beat Western Kentucky this upcoming Saturday and then 4 of their following 5 games are against currently-ranked competition. We'll see what they do in that stretch.
It may come down to Purdue needing to beat Indinia to become bowl eligible. Indinia will not be bowl eligible, so that game will be their Super Bowl (like it is every year). The bucket game will be their whole season at that point. They’re already starting to focus on basketball. Even more disappointment coming.
I don’t get this. They haven’t beaten us in hoops since the Obama Administration but that doesn’t keep them from talking smack 24-7.
Don't you think they look like complete idiots when they do? I do and I don't want to look like a complete idiot.
Minnesota will beat them. Had no idea that Penix was a sitting duck now going into the season
There are some Purdue supporters that acted like IU Fanboys last year. Watching IU this year is going to be interesting. Everyone in their division has gotten better, except them. The question is, how bad has IU become. I don’t see an easy win on their schedule and their issue isn’t injuries. Add a couple of those and ugh!!!
So far this year, IU is suffering from mental injuries just like Purdue suffered from physical injuries the last two years. Iowa was a train wreck, but IU's mental errors, both coaches and players, handed the game to UC. Shoulda, woulda, coulda, be (been) 2-1 and a quality team would be. We'll see what the rest of the season looks like.
We are both facing 'let's see what the rest of the season looks like' mantra.
PU has lost six starters already, 2 for the season before the first snap. Looking like 2019 again.
Can Penix do a 180 and become good again? Is Fryfogle on a downward confidence spiral?
I agree.UC won somewhat because IU imploded.Allowing that kickoff return for a score was absurd.
Exactly. Who has Purdue lost to injury? I can only think of Bell and Trice. As for Fryfogle, he read too many of his press clippings.
Horvath,Washington and Rice.We thought in the preseason we would have Watts but we dont.
Bell, 3 offensive linemen, Mershawn Rice, Horvath, Trice. I can keep going if you'd like...
Says someone who was complaining about the offensive line in week 1 when everyone on the board knew about it all offseason.
Who says I didn't know about it all offseason? But to say as a coach you continue to work hard on the run game and then make no improvement whatsoever, there's reason to complain in week 1. The funny part is I bitch about something tangible. All you bitch about is people bitching about something tangible...
No,but he backed up Bell and if both are out Saturday,the number three guy at WR must step up.
I bitch about people acting like a complete idiot. Sorry you qualified. Do better.
Interesting. I'd say you qualify for at least 2 things.
1) Thinking you're smarter than you really are.
2). Being a dick to everyone you "think" you're smarter than...
Is cfb falling back out of love with Rev Coach Leo and the Love Machine?
Maybe I'll email Hack Ostermann at the IU Star to find out.
Maybe I'll email Hack Ostermann at the IU Star to find out.
Starting DL, starting MLB, starting RB - Horvath. Don't remember the names of the other 2. Looks like a few more now.
Fair, but, the bigger point is all of the national attention and acclaim that they were receiving that was not warranted...last year could not have been more of a fluke, and, somehow, despite the folks down south not acknowledging it and proclaiming otherwise, they managed to convince others (many others) that it was not as well.
Their losses are not bad losses per se, but, they are losses that IU had counted as wins before the games were even played.
They are not a top ten team...they never were...and, they were not a top 25 team this year (or deserving of it either).
That said, like you, I am not burying them either until after the Bucket game...but, if that result does go Purdue's way...I will absolutely be burying them.
You already have seen what it looks like...Iowa and Cincy were reality checks and a glimpse into what lies ahead.
You may be wrong for all I know but you may be right.
Catch ya later in the season you Lunatic.
You may be wrong for all I know but you may be right.
Catch ya later in the season you Lunatic.
I think even the most optimist IU fans thought being 3-0 would be a stretch at this point, I know I had them splitting with Iowa/Cincy. I don't think IU being 1-2 right now is as big of a shock as to how they are 1-2. I don't think you could have scripted a worse start for Penix, something is going on between his ears as I don't think he is mentally over his last surgery.
Not sure anyone ever claimed IU was a top ten team preseason or that they are now, but were definitely worthy of a preseason top 25 ranking based on returning production. 3 games in with two losses to really good teams changes that narrative, but definitely were deserving of a top 25 ranking.
8 wins (which I had hoped for) seems like a real longshot at this point, but defense is good enough to keep them in just about every game from here on out and even just a functioning offense could change the tide for the rest of the season.
I'd argue he's been a HUGE factor. Just the not the kind I was hoping for. Too many Hoosier fans were blinded to the possibility of the season shaking out like this and are wallowing in some self-pity right now.
I'm in that boat.
Allen is going to earn his stripes here the next couple of weeks sticking with Penix.
They were not as good as believed...last year, or, coming in to this one (that was clear in the Bowl game against the Ole Miss JV squad) and there is no way that you (or anyone else that had fooled themselves into believing that IU was a legit top 20 team coming in) had them losing to Cincy at home before the season.
Penix could not have been more overrated, and, while his injury indeed took a toll unfortunately, he is a shell of who/what he was...but, the notion that so many around that program had and shared that he was a Heisman candidate and 1st Round NFL prospect was laughable.
8 wins, at this point, seems like a legitimate pipe dream...the focus at the moment seemingly should be finding a way to get into a bowl game, as, if that does not happen...there would be no greater indictment, and, no greater proof that last year was indeed the fluke that so many outside of that program believe(d) it to be.
You suggest that the defense is "good enough", but, it has not been tested to truly know that...Iowa is challenged to say the least offensively...and, while Cincy is better, I think even the most diehard fan would have to admit that THAT team is not a Top 10 team (much like ND is not the 12th best team in the country)...never mind...it is Cincinnati.
I'm not sure what you mean by as good as you believed? I thought IU was a legit top 20 team last year. I understand their opponents SOS wasn't great last year but that is out of IU's control. IU had a very stout defense and a good offense. That Ole Miss lost isn't what people make it out to be. That Ole Miss JV squad is going to be a tough out this year and that QB is a potential Heisman winner. I thought IU would split between Iowa and Cincy. I thought Iowa was the better match-up of the two but playing in Kinnick in front of fans for the first time in two years could be problematic. They kicked our butts.
Not sure how Penix was overrated? Injury-prone sure, but he's been a proven QB (until now) every time he's taken the field. Unfortunately, I think injuries have taken their toll and not something he's going to be able to overcome.
8-4 is what I believed IU would finish this year. I believed that was a reasonable outcome. However, it is a pipe dream as it stands. I do think bowl eligibility is more than attainable at this point, just need to play better. Defense is fine. Having semi-competent QB would go a long way. Hell they'd be 2-1 at this point if that were the case.
Cincinnati has a good offense. They have an NFL QB who will be a late first-early 2nd rd pick, a transfer RB from Alabama who will play in the NFL and a solid and experienced offensive line. Not ready to say they are a top 10 team (there's only 3-4 teams who stand out so far) but they are much better than you give them credit for. IU's defense did more than enough to win that game Saturday (as they did Iowa) but the offense and special teams costed them dearly.
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2020 was the perfect storm for the looisers. Most teams they played had players sitting out due to covid. The looisers Lost thebowl game to a team that had a losing record going into the game and had many players sitting out.
Welcome to 2021. Iowa game the looisers looked like a monkey fu@king a football. They did manage to beat the Idaho tater tots. By the way the tater tots got beat by THE Oregon State Beavers 45-0 the next week. Week 3 Cincinnati spotted them 14 points and went on to beat them 38-24.
And just like basketball their fans have been bit@h slapped back into reality.
Welcome to 2021. Iowa game the looisers looked like a monkey fu@king a football. They did manage to beat the Idaho tater tots. By the way the tater tots got beat by THE Oregon State Beavers 45-0 the next week. Week 3 Cincinnati spotted them 14 points and went on to beat them 38-24.
And just like basketball their fans have been bit@h slapped back into reality.
