this is an odd post. you say that's my opinion and mine alone, yet you say the exact same thing. to add a player, somebody has to leave. some will be current players, and some will be recruits.
Your assumption is that we'll find room and players will be willing to leave just so they can play football somewhere else.
I'm going to add a twist to your assumption. I knew a basketball player who knew he wasn't very good, but he didn't transfer. he used his 4 year scholarship to get an engineering degree. he played 2 minutes of the last game of his senior year. the team thought about redshirting him. But he said, I'm getting my degree in 4 years, and thanks for paying for it. his name was Mike Needham - a 6'8 PF who is a proud Purdue alumni..
You assume all of these players who are non -contributors want to transfer to lesser colleges so they can get more playing time? My assumption is a lot of these non-contributors signed with Purdue not to play football, but rather to get a Purdue education and degree. A lot of previous recruits were attracted to Purdue because of its academics. A lot of our players had offers from prestige colleges, not football powerhouses. They are not about to leave and transfer to Northern Illinois or Indiana St just so they can play football.
And I believe that is a false assumption many football fans on this forum have. There are a lot of people who go to a specific college to get a degree first and play football second. . Look at all the transfers from Michigan. A lot of them (not all) got their degree first before transferring. Some football players are Ok with being a non-contributor. Not every member of the Purdue Glee Club is a soloist. There are many athletes who are just happy to be on the team. and the current rules are if the y are making academic progress, they can't be kicked off the team to make room for somebody else.
I have to believe brohm got rid of the players who didn't buy into his program last year. I don't believe you are going to see a lot of transfers this year.
You can make all the promises you want about people transferring . you can make all the statements you want about non -contributors. Allstott is one of those players. We had a discussion about him last month. The likelihood that he will ever throw a pass for Purdue at QB is < 1%. Posters say we'll find a place for him somewhere. Those same posters said it won't be at RB or WR . and he'd be lower on our depth chart at DB than he is a QB. is he a player that would transfer to a lesser college so he can actually get some playing time? or is he a guy who will stay for 4 years and be a non-contributor? if Alstott transfers, it will be his decision.
there were reasons Applebee and Etlin transferred. They didn't transfer for more playing time. they transferred to better schools and a chance to play for a real coach.
I don't believe Brohm is like Fleck. and if a player has a 4 year scholarship to attend Purdue, I don't believe he's as willing to give that up just so he can get more playing time at a lesser school.
