Crystal Ball on 24/7 up to 62% after a few experts flipped their choices.
Could be an all time recruiting haul at WR for Purdue
Wright
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Could be an all time recruiting haul at WR for Purdue
Wright
Bell
Shelfield
Rice
Milton Wright
- Thread starter Bullwhip Griffith
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don't know about that, sounds like if we get Wright maybe Bell goes elsewhere.
Not sure about that.
Purdue adds Wright, means Bell will have talent opposite him on the outside...along with proven Moore in the slot means no one can double him
I’ll take Wright’s commitment even if it means Bell goes elsewhere. A bird in the hand...
If CJB can land that group of WRs, he could then work on linemen for the 2020 class which would make Wolegib very happy.
Brohm wants to go 3 and 4 wide. We lose 3 scholarship WRs this year.
Also, take elite talent if you can get it. The scholarship numbers will work themselves out.
3 were added yesterday including an OSU insider, but he is not expected to announce soon. I don't know if we get both Wright and Bell, but the 3 we end up with would give us quite the stable of talented WR. Last year was pretty darn good with Bonner, Anderson, Moore, and Taylor. Even the lowest rated WR (Bonner) would be our top WR commit 2 of the past 5 years (2014 and 2016).
"Purdue has made four-star wide receiver Milton Wright a high priority and that makes the Boilers the biggest challenger to local favorite Louisville. He still has Ohio State, Kentucky and Alabama in his top five as well. He has mentioned having a coach who will be around is important in his recruitment, and Jeff Brohm has emphasized that to him. He is likely to still take some official visits before he decides though." - - - Allen Trieu / 247Sports
Does anybody know what is behind these experts switching their picks to Purdue? I read that we are pushing hard for him right now, but I wonder if something has been leaked or if this is pure speculation based on our Coaches making a big push for him. I haven't read anything stating when he will visit.
I see that Steve Wiltfong is picking us. That is probably a good sign. I trust his predictions more than the others on the site.
If Louisville is the toughest competition for Wright, Purdue will win that battle. Petrino is unlikely to survive this year, and almost certainly won't be there in 2020. The only concern I have is that Wright believes Brohm will either be at Purdue or Louisville, so there's no risk in committing to Purdue and he can flip to Louisville if Brohm goes there.
Petrino has probably at least two years due to his buyout and the chaos at Louisville. They cannot count on Papa John to bail him out again. We better hope he’s not fired as I would suspect Brohm would be the heir apparent
They would be foolish to fire him for 1 bad season. This isnt the big east anymore, you play real teams.
Thought this put it to rest last week..
https://www.courier-journal.com/sto...position-pay-bobby-petrino-buyout/1574734002/
https://www.courier-journal.com/sto...position-pay-bobby-petrino-buyout/1574734002/
That's not going to put it to rest. That's the story from one board member. When Louisville starts losing revenue from the football program, their fans and boosters will be all over them, much like we were with Hazell.
But the facts are facts. Where will they get the money? From the school general fund? Can't count on Papa John. If they hire Brohm, they will need to buyout Petrino, pay the buyout for Brohm, and then have to pay Brohm and his staff handsomely. It sounds like that could be well over $20M additional money they don't have.
Right. And you also don’t come out publicly and make these unpopular statements unless the decision is already made.
My guess, they'll raise the funds via boosters if there's enough frustration around Petrino. They can't let the program go down in a tailspin.
That is a lot of money from boosters... they don't have their top booster anymore and their second top booster (Jim Patterson) asked for $6M back earlier this year after they fired Tom Jurich. I don't think you can count on him for help here, he is not in the mood for firing people. After that there is no Boone Pickens, Phil Knight, or even a Mark Cuban. A lot of the boosters they do have are probably going to be asked to help pay some legal bills or settlement with Pitino. Doubt they use school money for that. Timing is just not good for a buyout...
UL with all their legal issues from basketball and other items do not have the money to buy out his contract. Petrine is not going to quit. I am not hearing anything locally here in Louisville about boosters stepping up. Petrino has at least one or two years grace period.
Brohm puts this crap to rest by winning the B1G West. Why leave when he'll be guaranteed a slot in the B1G Champ game every season!
Tiller supposedly had only one top 25 recruiting class. There was an article posted last week reflecting Purdue's top 15 highest ranked rivals recruits. It had Lymon and Orton, but not George. Two of this year's class were in that top 15. It also reflected Purdue never had a 5star recruit. I'm not sure how far back recruiting rankings go.
On the down side, there are always some people out there that say you need to wait 4 years before judging a recruiting class. You know who you are.
Best one on rivals that goes back to 2002
2004 class
https://purdue.rivals.com/commitments/football/2004
At 12:30 pm today, Dave Lackford put a tweet out about Wright. The picture showed his vote was for Purdue. Lackford seems pretty plugged in with Kentucky, so this could be some decent information. He should be committing sometime next month. Not sure that it affects Bell’s decision, but Wright will be a stud in this offense. It really needs guys that can go get it. At 6’3 he should be able to do just that. There will be a lot of competition at the WR position, which will be a very nice change.
So long as Moore is completely changing defensive looks whenever he moves, the outside will be open. Or the tight end/big WR up the middle. Brohm’s playcalling has been great in the last four games. I think so long doesn’t have a let down game, they should beat MSU. Get a lead and they just don’t have the horses on offense to keep up. If you told me 4-1 in conference after the MSU game before the season, I would have taken that. 5-3 after starting 0-3 with that schedule would be impressive. I think Iowa is the toughest matchup remaining for Purdue and Wisconsin is probably the best overall team remaining. I just need more of what Purdue showed against OSU. I will be chasing that feeling for a while.
So long as Moore is completely changing defensive looks whenever he moves, the outside will be open. Or the tight end/big WR up the middle. Brohm’s playcalling has been great in the last four games. I think so long doesn’t have a let down game, they should beat MSU. Get a lead and they just don’t have the horses on offense to keep up. If you told me 4-1 in conference after the MSU game before the season, I would have taken that. 5-3 after starting 0-3 with that schedule would be impressive. I think Iowa is the toughest matchup remaining for Purdue and Wisconsin is probably the best overall team remaining. I just need more of what Purdue showed against OSU. I will be chasing that feeling for a while.
While scouring the Rivals main page, I found this in their mailbag. Someone asked how they see Purdue’s ‘19 recruiting class finishing up, especially at WR. They stated they see Purdue with a 60% chance of landing Milton Wright. A 40% chance of landing David Bell. And a 25% chance of landing both.
Arguably the 40% chance for Bell is the highest among all the suitors. I think it could end up being a 'who blinks first' between Wright and Bell as they may see themselves not being able to play together....although clearly Brohm's offense spreads it around. I like his numbers and think Bell may slip away at the last moment if he doesn't commit after the Iowa game at Ross Ade.
I agree with that assessment. I'd like both players to come to Purdue, but with all the other receivers coming, I highly doubt they both come. Bell could do a secret commit like Moore did last year. But if Wright commits, I have serious doubts Bell would commit.
40% was the highest among the suitors. Penn St was 30% and both IU and Iowa was 15.
Why would you say that? They could easily play opposite of each other with Moore in the middle. Not to mention sub packages. But, that would be 4 extremely highly rated recievers in the same class. Considering the talented WRs in the last class, that’s real crowded, but you wouldn’t turn down a player like Wright or Bell. Luckily Purdue has some guys that could switch positions or switch to defense. I love that guys are going to have to work hard and battle for a chance to play. Purdue is getting guys that are the best athletes on their teams and it will show. We are going to be real good in the upcoming years. We will be better next year than this and it two years... watch out!
I didn't say Purdue would turn down either player. I said if one player commits, looking at our other talented receivers who are redshirting this year, and our other current receiver commits, I doubt the other of the two would commit to Purdue.
I liken it to Martin and Hummel. They were both great players who unfortunately played the same position. Martin wanted to be a starter and didn't want to share time, so he left for ND.
Typically, if you're an elite athlete, you want and expect to start, rather than sharing the time and the ball. I believe it's kind of obvious, whoever signs with Purdue will be our #2 receiving option for at least the next two years. And if we sign both Bell and Wright, one of the two will be our #3 option, and maybe #4 with our other recruits. I know these guys all talk about it's a team and everything. But how many elite 4* athletes want to come to a team where they know they will be the #3 option for at least the next 2 years?
