RUMOR:Hazell Is Gone Today After We Lose
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No one should be surprised when we get embarrassed...oh, you meant not surprised by the firing?
Running backs who fumble like he does don't play football long at any level.
Haha. He's really not had issues like this before.
What, maybe 2 or 3 before this game while being our workhorse?
Don't care how good Jones is you put it on the ground twice, you go to the bench, period. Just a few drives or a quarter or something.
even a blind hog finds an acorn once in a while. purdue tried its best to give the game away but nevada wanted the loss more
Expected to see a whole lot of dumb on the board, am not disappointed
With Les Miles' firing, apparently they pulled the trigger so early not because they were fed up - but it worked with what was happening on the field. Half of it is about timing. They were concerned they could do well over the next few games which would prolong the inevitable.
So no, I wouldn't have been shocked that if we lost to Nevada and started 1-2, that something could have happened - especially knowing the next two games are against two lower-tier Big Ten opponents.
But at the same time, I could also see Purdue letting Hazell finish the entire season, even if they know they are going to fire him. Which is silly. Don't think they need to this early in the season and obviously LSU is a better team than Purdue, but Purdue could use a leg-up on the competition when it comes to a coaching search.
That being said, I also think you don't need a high profile coach. Maryland has a long way to go, but its hire has gone over really well in College Park. They haven't played anyone really and I don't think most of their fans had expectations of this season, but they've more importantly made huge improvements in their recruiting.
We aren't LSU. It will likely be the top or a top 3 job opening in November when heads start rolling. LSU can afford to fire their coach early. I don't think we can. Not financially....but from the PR standpoint that it really doesn't do much for us. I don't see the difference in firing him now or later. I do think we should fire him once the team is bowl ineligible....but with our soft schedule we legitimately have a shot in most games upcoming. I think we have 9 games left and a legitimate shot in 5, with the other 4 teams not being immune to upset.
Please make it a fact instead of a rumor, I'm so sick of this Sh@!
I honestly don't see the logic in keeping him. He is obviously gone, the team is awful. Send a message this will no longer be tolerated and let the assistants finish it out. I understand there are no coaches to hire now but why lead anyone to believe this is ok. Feels like we have no pride.
Do you really think it makes any difference if we call or email him? If he didn't know Purdue is terrible, the last 3 years and looks the same this year, then he shouldn't be the one to fix the football program. Maybe venting helps, so it can't hurt to call or email if it helps you feel better
I can't recall a time when Purdue has ever fired a coach in the middle of the season. If true, which I doubt, it would mark a significant change in Purdue's strategy towards athletics.
Give me back some PRIDE is exactly what I said in my email to Bobinski.
Ummm .... and this would be a WONDERFUL CHANGE, would it not? Keep on doing the same things, you'll keep on getting the same results. m
Well if the strategy towards Purdue athletics displays what Purdue football has the last 6 years, then a significant change should not even require a second thought. If this team is a 4th year product of this coach and we can't score more than a TD to Maryland that is sickening and disgusting. I'd fire this guy and go to high school ranks and take anybody over this. That was a pathetic display. What was the point of even playing? If that is the best product Purdue can put on the field why the hell even play? The purpose of this football team is to humiliate the alumni and this coach is exactly why you never let a swim team athletic director pick a football coach. Burke couldn't pick a horse to finish in the top 10 of a no name horse race. If that is what a rebuilding effort is then congratulations because they did a hell of a job.
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Yes, it would be. My son is considering Purdue next year for engineering. It's a good thing he's not basing his decision on how good the sports programs are.
No, Purdue is NOT LSU. LSU fired their coach because they wanted to get rid of him, had already made up their minds after they realized the season wasn't going to be what they wanted and fired him before he could save it by going 9-3 or 10-2.
That being said, there's a number of reasons a school like Purdue would want to make a change early in the situation they are in.
1. They likely know they aren't going to bring back Hazell, and quite frankly even if we won 6 games. It's not just wins/losses that's a problem, it's recruiting. Recruiting is foreshadowing of the future - you could bring in the best coaching staff in the country and we could only do so much with the lack of talent, and particularly depth, that Purdue has. It's no secret that Purdue needed a new AD in place prior to firing Hazell. Purdue botched this situation by being so reactive (basically throwing this season out the window).
2. With a new AD, this will obviously be one of his first impressions on Purdue fans and you want this to be a positve start with a positive hire. Knowing this change will likely take place, you want to get started.
3. You can't get started on hiring a new coach unless you have really gotten rid of the one you're replacing. You can do some back channel things, but it's rather minimal. For example, you can hire a firm to start putting out feelers - but if you're trying to beef up a salary pool, you probably can't start going to people about that while you still have a head coach - if that leaks, it's a bad situation. If you fire a coach, it frees you up to do anything you need to to lobby, fundraise, etc.
4. With a school like Purdue, it needs to do these things to hire competitively. If we wait until after the last game of the season, we'll be behind the eight ball as several schools will be several steps ahead of us. Purdue's hardly an unattractive job, but we have a lot of competition on the level we are at - so if even 2-3 schools are in better positions than we are in hiring a coach, that's a big disadvantage for us. The earlier you can start this process is better. It certainly doesn't guarantee anything - Maryland fired Edsall in October and didn't hire Durkin until after regular seasons ended. However, they had already gone through their 'dream' candidates and other top candidates and hired someone within a few days after the rest of the schools had just finished their regular seasons.
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