What do you mean? Do you mean that Purdue football can't sell itself to upcoming recruits. That the progress we are making on the field is not enough? That Hazell has to use the idea of having an upgrade in facilities just to lure in recruits?
Selling starts soon; facility part of plan
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Recruit: I know that you have only won 3 games against Div 1A teams in 3 years. I really want to join a successful football program.
Purdue Coach: Son, let's not get all caught up in things like wins and losses. Hey, look at this shiny new football facility we are developing. You are going to love the root beer stand we are going to put in it!
Recruit: Uh, yeah, that sounds great, but I am really interested in playing good football in front of big crowds, and I know that winning is what really attracts great recruits and fans.
Purdue Coach: Did I mention the new facility is going to have a fountain in it with lights that change color? It is going to be great.
Recruit: Right.....
Morgan was way too slow on the trigger. He took of the minority sports first, and now football is in a very difficult situation. So now he and others are grasping at straws....and hoping and wishing that things get better.
Purdue Coach: Son, let's not get all caught up in things like wins and losses. Hey, look at this shiny new football facility we are developing. You are going to love the root beer stand we are going to put in it!
Recruit: Uh, yeah, that sounds great, but I am really interested in playing good football in front of big crowds, and I know that winning is what really attracts great recruits and fans.
Purdue Coach: Did I mention the new facility is going to have a fountain in it with lights that change color? It is going to be great.
Recruit: Right.....
Morgan was way too slow on the trigger. He took of the minority sports first, and now football is in a very difficult situation. So now he and others are grasping at straws....and hoping and wishing that things get better.
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Recruit: You have only won 3 games against Div 1A teams in 3 years. I really want to join a successful football program.
Purdue recruiter: ....but,but our coach is known as..The hat..The vest..The legend...yes, I'm talkin' about Darrell "freakin'" Hazell !!!
Recruit: ...a hat?...a vest?...a legend?...Darrell Hazell?
Purdue recruiter:...uh,did I mention the new facility and the hat and the vest...and the really big drum?
Purdue recruiter: ....but,but our coach is known as..The hat..The vest..The legend...yes, I'm talkin' about Darrell "freakin'" Hazell !!!
Recruit: ...a hat?...a vest?...a legend?...Darrell Hazell?
Purdue recruiter:...uh,did I mention the new facility and the hat and the vest...and the really big drum?
Well the first straw to grab is the coaching staff. Forget everything else until you install a winning culture back in West Lafayette.
recruit: will there be lots of Gatorade
Purdue: No son, but we do have a lot of Kool-Aid you can sip on
Purdue: No son, but we do have a lot of Kool-Aid you can sip on
I thought the kool aid was reserved for us idiots that keep following the team.
I'll admit when I first saw the headline my first thought was that they were going to start selling off athletic facilities to give more money back to the university. I wonder how much they could get for Ross-Ade...
For sale: Football complex. Barely used the last 10 years. Not at all the last 3. No offers refused.
I think Burke, Haze, and Weird Beard have not yet revealed the greatest appeal that this building will have to recruits: The exterior paint color will change each week -- Nike Vegas gold one week, neon yellow for Hammer Down Cancer week, gray another week, all black still another. That is sure to bring the A Players to West Lafayette, and then we're on our way back to Pasadena!
Very true, maybe we can rent it out to High school football teams. Somebody should use this facility wisely and fill the seats.
Why purple? I was thinking red because we all know the coaches bleed red in their preparation for games
With lush green turf end-zones, only 50% of the wear and tear of comparable models; minimum light maintenance required.
And son, don't worry about us not having lights. If the game goes too late we can just forfeit the game because we are usually getting blown out anyway.
Or we could have night games at one of the local high schools, which do have lights, and plenty of seating to hold our 587 diehard fans.
In all honesty, Purdue would not win the Indiana HS 6A State Championship...and they would not even compete at the highest levels of HS football throughout the country (i.e., Florida, California, and Texas).
