Maryland will be tough....
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They have an accurate, mobile QB. They don’t have a single identity (pass or rush first) like many of the teams we’ve played so far. A lot of points will be scored, hopefully we have over half of them at the end of the afternoon.
If we don’t come to play for any game the rest of the year, we will probably get beat. We need to keep this momentum we built today.
I’ve never been a fan of long term contracts for players or coaches! MSU had a nice record last year, however several of their wins were rather flukes like the one against Nebraska. Didn’t they also beat Michigan on sort of a contested play that was proven to be an official error later?
Terps pose some problems and can make some plays - could go either way. That could be a recurring theme down the stretch and the rest of the way. Good to see better discipline from the Boilers today.
I live in northern VA, and witnessed the absolute nadir of the Hazell era the last time Purdue visited College Park….
Hoping for a better showing this time, as compared to that embarrassing debacle.
Umm… the inner harbor in Baltimore is anything but close to UMD in College Park!
Good thing I’ll be going to watch the Ravens on Sunday. I can still make this recommendation
Northwestern, Nebraska, Indinia... not counting chickens but they are 3 baaaad teams.
Maryland fan here- next Saturday should be a close, exciting game!!!
....but they should also be RANKED.
Probably too early for the Spartans to have buyers remorse, but doesn't Turner have a 10 year contract?
The woke college admins seem to lose all reason when they have a promising young coach who checks certain boxes....
Go back to the ACC where you belong. It's a disgrace that the Big Ten has to deal with the swamp creatures
Three tiers of games:
Gonna have to bring it
At Maryland
At Wisconsin
Iowa
Don’t screw it up
At Illinois
Nebraska
should win-
Northwestern
At IU
5-2 or 6-1 is on the table, but the offense will need to come around. Purdue’s defense has played well (or relatively well) all year. We have to score more points. I’m hoping a WR breaks out soon.
It felt good to come up with a w in a grind it out type game yesterday. We will need to score some points next week.
Maryland D looks much more stout than it has been in recent years, will be a challenge for us
Definitely need to move @Illinois to the "Gonna have to bring it" tier.
MSU following the ND/Charlie Weis plan in extending Tucker for 10 years...genius. That said, I do think he is a decent (if not better) coach and that he will do well...have not watched them even a minute this year to date, and, have not followed them either...thus, no thoughts at all as to what the issue(s) is/are.....but they should also be RANKED.
Probably too early for the Spartans to have buyers remorse, but doesn't Turner have a 10 year contract?
Maryland is good...Purdue is going to have a tough time out there...they pose problems for Purdue defensively.
Illinois served notice yesterday as well. I actually feel better about Purdue and going to Madison after yesterday, but, won't hold my breath as I think the last time that they won there, I was actually there...and, that was like a lifetime ago. That said, Illinois is going to be a challenge.
Not sure about Iowa...feel good about the success that Purdue has had...they struggle to score...but, they are good defensively...won't be easy likely, but, I like Purdue's chances at least, especially at home.
No reason that Purdue should not win the Nebraska, Northwestern or Indinia games...although if anyone there worries me, it is NW in that they have had way more success against Purdue than they seemingly should have.
All of this of course assumes that O'Connell is healthy, and, that Purdue gets some other guys back and can stay healthy otherwise.
Not only good/great to see it, but, it was meaningful as well...it made a difference (in a positive sense finally).
That was SO bad, that, no lie...I admittedly forgot about it...I wish I could forget that entire era actually.
I still remember meeting Hazell for the first time...I ended the brief conversation with, "Good Luck" and, he said, thank you, and I said, "No, I genuinely mean GOOD LUCK."
I still can't believe how bad he was.
Maryland has been really solid to date, and, has what appears to be a good team...good on both sides of the ball, with, some athletes and talent...and speed.
Need to move Illinois to "Gonna have to bring it".
It is somewhat concerning that Purdue has not generated points this year as we have become accustome to...they seem to have some talent still on that side, but, WR position outside of Jones has been disappointing. The mere thought that Purdue is winning games with defense and running the football is pretty crazy, more so with a guy with the experience and talent of O'Connell.
There were times when Payton Manning had to take the check downs and give the ball to his RB to win the game. Let the defense make plays. I think that is a sign of maturity.
The WR position does need to step it up. No question. I think we’ve seen a few pretty good defenses in Minnesota and Penn St, and a decent one in Syracuse.
If they have a quarter of a brain, any talented WR watching these games and seen what Rondell, Bell and now Jones are doing should finally, FINALLY be making a bee-line to west Lafayette in the portal season.
It definitely should be an appealing destination...that said, with questions at QB after this year, it may not be as easy a sell as we would like to believe, and...again...NIL will loom large with some, and, most of the best.
Isn’t Brady supposed to be a talented passer? Add in portal and another top QB should be wanting to play here.
Sure he is...and, hopefully he will be...but, a guy with zero experience...who knows what the OL looks like...who knows what WR/TE looks like...way more questions than answers.
To your point, Purdue should be appealing...to QBs or WRs, and, especially via the portal.
The traditional recruiting trails will be used for developing players. Portal will be used to get ready made players from schools the likes of NEB, WI, where coaches are changing along with ALL other schools where depth charts are buried and little playing time has been had.
Wonder what the scholarship mix is now with high school & portal mix? Too early to tell from sample size, yet 70-30 would seem realistic year over year.
Can Purdue use their own advertising for athletes and are they doing it now? Some concept of come to where you too can become All Big Ten and All American? Did a quick search only and didn't find anything of note.
The portal will be used to fix "misses" and lack of development...but, again, NIL will come into play with it also. That mix/split may vary dramatically by school.
If Chryst got $16 million for this buyout...can you imagine what it would cost MSU to buy out Tucker!?!....but they should also be RANKED.
Probably too early for the Spartans to have buyers remorse, but doesn't Turner have a 10 year contract?
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Saw this just now in an article that I was reading about/around the almost absurd firing of Chryst...
"The “Horns with Heart” collective at the University of Texas has this wonderful little self-description on its website, saying it is “leveraging student-athlete Name Image and Likeness to make a difference for charities and organizations which help the world and people in it.”
I’ll say this: Horns for Heart is making a difference in the lives of Texas’ 16 offensive linemen on full scholarship, paying each one $50,000 a year. I bet some of those linemen do some really nice things. I bet the Texas coaching staff finds it easy to recruit offensive linemen, too. A quick check of the recruiting rankings at ESPN.com shows Texas has commitments from four of the top 43 offensive linemen in the Class of 2023.
Imagine that."
I think it will be crucial to keep Alaimo around. Saw some of his H.S games, he's good.
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