Both Hazell and brohm were paid very well when compared to their colleagues in the BIG 10 and power 5 teams. their success did not come close to the success other coaches making similar salaries made. spending a lot of money on a coach does not always equate to success.
the way to success is by winning. While many of you posters know the difference between power 5 , division 1, and FCS, the vast majority of fans do not, and they don't care. they see a 49-0 win, and they don't care who it was against. here, have a $1 million.
something that is not talked about a lot. when Purdue makes those highlight films for recruiting and other things, do those highlight reels not include our successful plays against FCS schools ? Does the narrator say that 80 yard play was against an FCS school ? Do the announcers calling the game say we're playing an FCS school ?
Does anybody care what level of teams Purdue is playing other than about 5-6 people who post on this forum ? Sure beating tougher teams is nice, but going 6-6 is a lot better than going 4-8. if you doubt my words, go to a grocery store and ask a person at random, what they prefer... a 6-6 season, or a 4-8 seson that included 8 losses to tough teams.