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Players who played better than I had previously seen yesterday

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Just from my view .. feel free to add your own.

I thought to a lesser extent brothers and then Jefferson (greater) were more present on defense than I remember.. and of course Mitchell did get that nice sack. Sullivan got to the QB once and Austin got the tip.

broc thompson made key plays and I really thought the catch by Wright to get the first on 3rd and 10 was clutch. He’s always been able to make big plays on deep passes but to sell that route and make that play was huge. It was great to see him get up and celebrate with intensity in his eyes. Not sure we’ve seen much of that yet. He will be the guy in the receiving group next year so it’s needed.

but, most worthy of discussion. Eric Miller was blocking panasiuk, who was leading the nation in QB pressures and I think he was outstanding. I think panasiuk got near Oconnell once? Correct me if I’m wrong. Also I thought he was over Miller the whole game but correct me if he was over long half the time as well. Probably the player who played above his normal level more than I had previously seen. Deserves mention
 
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Wright has played very well, really since after the ND game. Agree that he will be the man next year. He seems like a great competitor and loves Purdue. Glad to see him accept his role this year. I'm waiting for him to have a really big game yet this year.

Really hoping Mitchell can play a lot more. That blow by sack at the end of game was something we haven't seen a whole lot of.

Garrett Miller is an absolute mismatch nightmare for pretty much anyone we play. Would like to see us try to use him as much as we can.
 
Wright has played very well, really since after the ND game. Agree that he will be the man next year. He seems like a great competitor and loves Purdue. Glad to see him accept his role this year. I'm waiting for him to have a really big game yet this year.

Really hoping Mitchell can play a lot more. That blow by sack at the end of game was something we haven't seen a whole lot of.

Garrett Miller is an absolute mismatch nightmare for pretty much anyone we play. Would like to see us try to use him as much as we can.
Oh yeah forgot him.. was nice to see him lined up in line and not just split out
 
Just from my view .. feel free to add your own.

I thought to a lesser extent brothers and then Jefferson (greater) were more present on defense than I remember.. and of course Mitchell did get that nice sack. Sullivan got to the QB once and Austin got the tip.

broc thompson made key plays and I really thought the catch by Wright to get the first on 3rd and 10 was clutch. He’s always been able to make big plays on deep passes but to sell that route and make that play was huge. It was great to see him get up and celebrate with intensity in his eyes. Not sure we’ve seen much of that yet. He will be the guy in the receiving group next year so it’s needed.

but, most worthy of discussion. Eric Miller was blocking panasiuk, who was leading the nation in QB pressures and I think he was outstanding. I think panasiuk got near Oconnell once? Correct me if I’m wrong. Also I thought he was over Miller the whole game but correct me if he was over long half the time as well. Probably the player who played above his normal level more than I had previously seen. Deserves mention
We have two exceptional players in Karloftis and Bell. But the rest of the team isn't exactly chopped liver; and with a lot of the oppositions attention focused on those two the other players have been allowed to shine. People talk about what has Brohm's recruiting produced, this is it. We have a complete team on both sides of the ball that can take on anyone in the country if all the cylinders are clicking.
 
Wright has played very well, really since after the ND game. Agree that he will be the man next year. He seems like a great competitor and loves Purdue. Glad to see him accept his role this year. I'm waiting for him to have a really big game yet this year.

Really hoping Mitchell can play a lot more. That blow by sack at the end of game was something we haven't seen a whole lot of.

Garrett Miller is an absolute mismatch nightmare for pretty much anyone we play. Would like to see us try to use him as much as we can.
Wright has been outstanding since the ND game. He should be the #1 guy next year, but I wouldn't be surprised to see the offense go back to spreading the ball around more like in 2017. We should have a lot of capable receivers. I like what I saw from Rice and Yaseen in limited action. Hopefully they can stay healthy.
 
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We have two exceptional players in Karloftis and Bell. But the rest of the team isn't exactly chopped liver; and with a lot of the oppositions attention focused on those two the other players have been allowed to shine. People talk about what has Brohm's recruiting produced, this is it. We have a complete team on both sides of the ball that can take on anyone in the country if all the cylinders are clicking.
Oh no I totally agree .. I started this thread because it seems like new players are showing up every game. And I want to kinda make sure I didn’t miss anyone ..

It took a lot of quality players. If we had anyone on Saturday who just was incapable at the top 25 level .. we could have lost easily
 
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Just from my view .. feel free to add your own.

I thought to a lesser extent brothers and then Jefferson (greater) were more present on defense than I remember.. and of course Mitchell did get that nice sack. Sullivan got to the QB once and Austin got the tip.

broc thompson made key plays and I really thought the catch by Wright to get the first on 3rd and 10 was clutch. He’s always been able to make big plays on deep passes but to sell that route and make that play was huge. It was great to see him get up and celebrate with intensity in his eyes. Not sure we’ve seen much of that yet. He will be the guy in the receiving group next year so it’s needed.

but, most worthy of discussion. Eric Miller was blocking panasiuk, who was leading the nation in QB pressures and I think he was outstanding. I think panasiuk got near Oconnell once? Correct me if I’m wrong. Also I thought he was over Miller the whole game but correct me if he was over long half the time as well. Probably the player who played above his normal level more than I had previously seen. Deserves mention
I agree. Although, one person I haven't seen mentioned is Jackson Anthrop. He's always been clutch. But he had 98 all purpose yards (rushing, receiving, punt returns) and made some key catches on 3rd downs. Best game I've seen from him yet, IMHO...
 
I agree. Although, one person I haven't seen mentioned is Jackson Anthrop. He's always been clutch. But he had 98 all purpose yards (rushing, receiving, punt returns) and made some key catches on 3rd downs. Best game I've seen from him yet, IMHO...
I think I just go back to him already playing that well 43 years ago as a freshman lol.. but yes he was huge
 
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Wright has played very well, really since after the ND game. Agree that he will be the man next year. He seems like a great competitor and loves Purdue. Glad to see him accept his role this year. I'm waiting for him to have a really big game yet this year.

Really hoping Mitchell can play a lot more. That blow by sack at the end of game was something we haven't seen a whole lot of.

Garrett Miller is an absolute mismatch nightmare for pretty much anyone we play. Would like to see us try to use him as much as we can.
When Mitchell is good, he’s real good!
 
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