IF, and that's a big if, Walters is retained (which he shouldn't be) and he wins 4 wins next year, then they'll keep him around for another year. it would be the never ending train wreck.
Hell. Bobinski might offer him an extension and then retire and hand the reigns over to Grimes.
Pass, IU didn’t cheat. They paid the entry fee and exploited the nil rules to their advantage. You can respect this AND still know that IU sucks
My West LaLa rumor mill suggests that Bobo tried to fire CRW for cause, but that the investigation backfired. So you may be on to something…
I remember this smoke like 5-6 weeks ago but didn’t really think much of it.
The team we play in a week says Indiana (well sometimes Indinia) on the jersey, not jmu. I mean we’ve destroyed bad IU teams how many times and that didn’t demean the rivalry? It would be great to think we can end their playoff chances this year but …
Agreed, and the rumor mill continues to spit out more and more … either CRW is guaranteed another year already or he has stopped construction on his new multimillion dollar home and his wife left and took the kids. Either way you’ve got the right take on things, make the change or watch the AD and the entire fb staff lose their jobs next year.
What demeans the rivalry, and just about all traditional rivalries in the new P5 cfb world order, is that it will be a competition to buy the better team.
Tommy and the rest of the SEC have been buying teams for decades. Some have been better at it than others...I am calling for a JMU link to be put on the bucket after the Nov. 30 game, signifying the sad end of a long rivalry. Many rivalries will now decline or vanish across the country. @Katscratch
A US Senator says 14 of 31 transfers are from JMU.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville takes shot at Indiana: 'They went out and bought them a football team'
Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville took a shot at Curt Cignetti, Indiana football over transfers and NILs after Hoosiers 10-0 start to season:www.indystar.com
Probably true, but I don't think Purdue and Indinia were doing that. If they were, they were doing a horrible job at it.
Agreed, I just think that it is hilarious for Tuberville to call out Cignetti and IU out for buying a football team.....
Not saying Tom didn't say it, but this doesn't even seem logical for a variety of reasons.
Yeah if that is true... there won't be anyone at the stadium next year and is the single worst decision Bobo would have ever made.
Purdue will need a miracle to beat iu. Stranger things have happened and you never know with a rivalry game.
Agreed. Even "progress" shown by winning 4 games next year against our worst competition will not re-energize the fan base or demonstrate that Walters has the team heading in the right direction.
As you know the roles have been reversed over the years (more for Purude) and there were times as an IU grad/fan I was hoping for Purdue to do the same, to help in a coaching change. I know the feeling.
See IU at the start of Tom Allen's last year for reference. Park anywhere, sit anywhere and watch crap football
That has been my biggest question on replacing staff but keeping Walters. It is like being asked to be the new CFO of Enron after the fraud investigation started. Or being tasked with leading the Mortgage Backed Securities desk at Merrill Lynch in 2009.....no one in their right mind wants to be tied to this sinking ship
Coaches don't think like fans. There will be coaches rushing to interview if called, sinking ship or not. Example ... Bostad left Wisconsin for Tom Allen's sinking ship and then gets hired by the new staff ... the only one from the old IU staff. He just likes coaching football and liked the old school approach he heard from Cignetti. The point being he came to a sinking ship.
Touche - didn't think of it in those terms. I guess I am at such a low point with this program, I would imagine only a moron would want their name tied to Walters.
The difference being, IU had an already sunk ship with a new captain. Purdue's ship is still sinking, and the suggestion is to keep the captain and get new lieutenants.
Every Purdue fan would thank MSU for doing so.
MSU Football reportedly could end Ryan Walters' tenure at Purdue
If Michigan State beats Purdue on Friday night, then it could be curtains for Boilermakers head coach Ryan Waltersspartanswire.usatoday.com
It was the second richest man in the world, who was an Illinois drop out. But his young girlfriend likes Michigan so he gave them 12 million to buy a single player
How do we get Elon Musk involved with Purdue?
That’s not a horrible idea…. Bring him to Purdue to talk about Space X, astronauts, etc. let him teach a class.
I'd be interested to know how many Purdue grads are working for him, specifically for SpaceX.
