Hot take: A healthy Lo Neal is more important, in terms of wins above replacement, to this team than Rondale.
The game is still won in the trenches. If you can’t control the LOS you can’t run your scheme.
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Hot take: A healthy Lo Neal is more important, in terms of wins above replacement, to this team than Rondale.
Play Boston College this year too....Saw this tweet ranking top OL’s in country.
Purdue has to play multiple teams (Iowa & Minny), & even the top G5 OL in AF.
@ Nebraska - L
Memphis - L
Air Force - W
@ Boston College - W
Rutgers - W
@ Illinois - W
@ Michigan - L
Northwestern - W
@ Minnesota - L
Wisconsin - L
Iowa - L
@ Indiana - L
ImoI'm more of a probability guy
@Nebraska - 50%
Memphis - 60%
Air Force - 65%
@ Boston College - 65%
Rutgers - 80%
@ Illinois - 50%
@ Michigan - 20%
Northwestern - 65%
@ Minnesota - 35%
Wisconsin - 25%
Iowa - 65%
@ Indiana - 60%
6.4 W - 5.6 L
Hmm.. Nebraska, Memphis, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana all around 50% probability but you expect an 80% win rate out of that group.. something ain’t adding up.Imo
@ Nebraska - 50% (likely lesser capacity, Spielman gone)
Memphis - 45%
Air Force - 65%
@ Boston College - 60%
Rutgers - 93%
@ Illinois - 55%
@ Michigan - 20%
@ Minnesota - 20%
Wisconsin - 30%
Iowa - 51%
@ Indiana - 45%
Northwestern - 60%Imo
@ Nebraska - 50% (likely lesser capacity, Spielman gone)
Memphis - 45%
Air Force - 65%
@ Boston College - 60%
Rutgers - 93%
@ Illinois - 55%
@ Michigan - 20%
@ Minnesota - 20%
Wisconsin - 30%
Iowa - 51%
@ Indiana - 45%
Yeah, I should’ve clarified. I was kinda just giving general probability for those games. I think Purdue wins 3-4 of them, but it could easily go either way. Anything is better than ESPN FPI that only has us favored to win 3 games .Hmm.. Nebraska, Memphis, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana all around 50% probability but you expect an 80% win rate out of that group.. something ain’t adding up.
I do think those 5 games determine a losing record vs a win in record though.
Still beat u in 18, and OSU....when was the last IU did that? We're u even alive?Losing first three games in 2018 was probably not imaginable... lol.
Still beat u in 18, and OSU....when was the last IU did that? We're u even alive?
Now that's LOL
IU has 2 wins over OSU in the last 70 years, we have more wins over them in the last decade plus one. My god you guys $uck a$$.
Still beat u in 18, and OSU....when was the last IU did that? We're u even alive?
Now that's LOL
IU has 2 wins over OSU in the last 70 years, we have more wins over them in the last decade plus one. My god you guys $uck a$$.
That's great. Happy for "u".
What does IUHDog stand for? Is it "IU half dog", meaning you have one half the size of normal male football fans?
I'm going to guess "H" stands for Hoosiers.....either way, that wasn't clever at all.
In the infamous words of Keith Jackson "Whoa Nellie". Love the enthusiasm, but 10-2 is a stretch with a great team. I'll be happy with 7-5 after last season's injury plagued team.If we get off to a good start, I could see 10-2 as a possibility
I’m guessing hot dog.What does IUHDog stand for? Is it "IU half dog", meaning you have one half the size of normal male football fans?
What does IUHDog stand for? Is it "IU half dog", meaning you have one half the size of normal male football fans?
Drove by your H.S. last weekend on St Rd 28! Home of the Hot Dogs!Graduated from IU and Frankfort High School whose mascot is the Hot Dogs. So - IU - H(ot)Dog.
Sorry if you are disappointed my username has nothing to do with the size (or lack thereof) of male appendages.
Does ketchup ever belong on a hot dog?Graduated from IU and Frankfort High School whose mascot is the Hot Dogs. So - IU - H(ot)Dog.
Sorry if you are disappointed my username has nothing to do with the size (or lack thereof) of male appendages.
In the infamous words of Keith Jackson "Whoa Nellie". Love the enthusiasm, but 10-2 is a stretch with a great team. I'll be happy with 7-5 after last season's injury plagued team.
“Injured plagued team” is disguise for “we have no depth.”
Teams who lose a lot better t starters still win 9-10 games, then debate how they would be without injuries. Bad teams go below .500 and then discuss injuries.
I bet you're like most of your ilk, and think of yourself as needing to "edumacate them thar idjits at Purdue."
for the past few years, people here have been talking about the process of adding talent and depth... a process that is beginning to show signs of paying off.
It's pretty common for any team... those "below .500" and otherwise ... to analyze the results of the prior season. It's not just left for geniuses like you and your ilk.
Fact is ... (and you can disagree with this if you're that moronic) ... last season's record was a direct result of losing 4 stud(!) players from a team already challenged with developing depth.
I would challenge you ... in all your self-declared wisdom ... to find a team that lost players that were so crucial to their success as Purdue did ... and then won 9 or 10 games.
Show us.
Oh... and went 4 deep in the QB rotation, relying on a walk on to lead them down the stretch.
Counterpoint: Nevada. Disagree. Team had zero depth. People get mad when you bring up that IU also played the bucket with a back up QB because “wahhh but he was starter quality!” Uhhh.. yea. That’s the point. To have more than one person that is starter quality at each position.I bet you're like most of your ilk, and think of yourself as needing to "edumacate them thar idjits at Purdue."
for the past few years, people here have been talking about the process of adding talent and depth... a process that is beginning to show signs of paying off.
It's pretty common for any team... those "below .500" and otherwise ... to analyze the results of the prior season. It's not just left for geniuses like you and your ilk.
Fact is ... (and you can disagree with this if you're that moronic) ... last season's record was a direct result of losing 4 stud(!) players from a team already challenged with developing depth.
I would challenge you ... in all your self-declared wisdom ... to find a team that lost players that were so crucial to their success as Purdue did ... and then won 9 or 10 games.
Show us.
Oh... and went 4 deep in the QB rotation, relying on a walk on to lead them down the stretch.
Counterpoint: Nevada. Disagree. Team had zero depth. People get mad when you bring up that IU also played the bucket with a back up QB because “wahhh but he was starter quality!” Uhhh.. yea. That’s the point. To have more than one person that is starter quality at each position.
You can’t and won’t replace a Rondale, so I get it to an extent, but it’s football and injuries happen. If the only difference between a 7-5 team and a 4-8 team is one guy, then that’s not much of a team at all. Sorry if this news is hard to swallow for anybody. Disclaimer- Not trying to Edimucate purdue fans, just talking football.
Okay.
ND, 2015.
First game against Texas, lost 5 Star RB Folston. Lost starting Zaire QB second game. Lost 5 Star, future All American, Pro Bowl, 1st team All Pro, Quentin Nelson 3rd game. Lost his replacement, future NFL OL, Alex Bars, the next game. Lost Folston replacement, 1,000 yard rusher in 8 games & future NFL draft pick CJ Procise in week 9. Lost 1st team All American & award winner Jaylon Smith. Lost starting CB Crawford in week 1, and future NFL pick DT Jarron Jones in first week. Lost other starting CB Kavarie Russell.
Still won 10 games, including a 2 point loss (on final play of game) on the road to eventual National Runner Up Clemson. And a 2 point loss on a final FG on the road to top 5 Stanford.
I think you might be the “moron.”
Counterpoint: Nevada. Disagree. Team had zero depth. People get mad when you bring up that IU also played the bucket with a back up QB because “wahhh but he was starter quality!” Uhhh.. yea. That’s the point. To have more than one person that is starter quality at each position.
You can’t and won’t replace a Rondale, so I get it to an extent, but it’s football and injuries happen. If the only difference between a 7-5 team and a 4-8 team is one guy, then that’s not much of a team at all. Sorry if this news is hard to swallow for anybody. Disclaimer- Not trying to Edimucate purdue fans, just talking football.
Okay.
ND, 2015.
First game against Texas, lost 5 Star RB Folston. Lost starting Zaire QB second game. Lost 5 Star, future All American, Pro Bowl, 1st team All Pro, Quentin Nelson 3rd game. Lost his replacement, future NFL OL, Alex Bars, the next game. Lost Folston replacement, 1,000 yard rusher in 8 games & future NFL draft pick CJ Procise in week 9. Lost 1st team All American & award winner Jaylon Smith. Lost starting CB Crawford in week 1, and future NFL pick DT Jarron Jones in first week. Lost other starting CB Kavarie Russell.
Still won 10 games, including a 2 point loss (on final play of game) on the road to eventual National Runner Up Clemson. And a 2 point loss on a final FG on the road to top 5 Stanford.
I think you might be the “moron.”
Counterpoint: Nevada. Disagree. Team had zero depth. People get mad when you bring up that IU also played the bucket with a back up QB because “wahhh but he was starter quality!” Uhhh.. yea. That’s the point. To have more than one person that is starter quality at each position.
You can’t and won’t replace a Rondale, so I get it to an extent, but it’s football and injuries happen. If the only difference between a 7-5 team and a 4-8 team is one guy, then that’s not much of a team at all. Sorry if this news is hard to swallow for anybody. Disclaimer- Not trying to Edimucate purdue fans, just talking football.
Jindy, I’m on your team. I’m just reading your post and was trying to remember though...who was our 2nd WR starter we lost for year? And who was our starting DB we lost for the year? I’m trying to remember.Purdue played that Bucket game with the QB who began the year FOURTH on the depth chart - let me know when your loosiers have to go that deep on the depth chart. In addition, Purdue lost it's starting RB before the season began, starting(and all B10 calider)DT before the season, 2 starting WR's(including probably the top one in the B10), 2 starting O-linemen, an all B10 LB, a starter at DB all for the season early/during the year. In addition another starter at LB and DE was lost for multiple games as was another DB. Even with that loss of depth it took the best loosier team in a generation double OT to get the win. Even with all the aforementioned injury losses had Purdue played the iu schedule it's likely purdue goes bowling last year. Not sorry if those facts hard for you to swallow.
Jindy, I’m on your team. I’m just reading your post and was trying to remember though...who was our 2nd WR starter we lost for year? And who was our starting DB we lost for the year? I’m trying to remember.
Don’t remember him being, or going to be, the other starter. Maybe he started the Nevada game I just didn’t remember that. Who was the DB?Jared Sparks at wide receiver.
Purdue led the nation in injuries last season. They lost 19 players to season ending injuries. There was little experienced depth due to having only 11 seniors and 10 juniors on scholarship. The silver lining is that many young players and walk ons received extensive playing time.
Don’t remember him being, or going to be, the other starter. Maybe he started the Nevada game I just didn’t remember that. Who was the DB?
Thanks. Correct about Sparks. However, Mosley was never hurt. So we didn’t have a starting DB out all season.I think they're referring to Mosley at free safety. And yes, Sparks was ahead of Bell on the depth chart against Nevada.
I think they're referring to Mosley at free safety. And yes, Sparks was ahead of Bell on the depth chart against Nevada.
Purdue led the nation in injuries last season. They lost 19 players to season ending injuries. There was little experienced depth due to having only 11 seniors and 10 juniors on scholarship. The silver lining is that many young players and walk ons received extensive playing time.