Throw some names for coaches next year….
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You thought watching the citrus bowl that this will be fine. Looks like a solid foundation for this new coach, and he should absolutely win the west again. You are not a serious sports fan. But then again, you’re a Georgia guy who’s seen nothing but perfection recently so that’s your standard.
And I’m not gonna lie, I hate you because I flew to Florida to watch us blow a game vs trash Quincy Carter and Terrance Edwards and Randy McMichael. I had to listen to what sounded like “I’ve been workin on the railroad” after every single play. F you and F your Alma mater 🤣
Of course a team missing its QB who’s on an NFL roster, it’s leading 2 receivers, it’s head coach and top 2 defensive playmakers is going to struggle in a game. That bowl game said 0 about the future of this program. Walters has had 21 months to turn this around and has made the team worse, not better.
I didn’t start at UGA until 2004. I was at both UGA vs Purdue bowl games in Purdue gear.
UGA fans mostly suck but this alum knows football and knows he’s watching a bad staff and a poorly coached team!
But it was 63-7. Could’ve been whatever LSU wanted it to be. And that’s quite literally against what returned for 2023. Actually less than what returned. But you somehow thought that would be good?
Also I hate you because a sorry 8 or 9 seed Georgia team knocked us out as a 1 seed in the basketball tourney in like 1996. Maybe that was the year we lucked out vs 16 seed western Carolina but either way seriously F the entire state of Georgia. I’m not a fan at all 🤣
Not 66-7 by a pretty meh squad. You keep acting like we lost to the 88 or 90 Irish….this ND team isnt in the same league as LSU…. Or OSU or Oregon….
They have a top 10 roster. They’re a QB away. They suffered a monumental upset and you determined that they are no good from that. You’re a little too into one game samples
We should never lose 66-7 to a team that’s “a QB away.”
Any team that’s “a QB away” isn’t a great team.
A team that is currently struggling in a 7-3 game to...0-2 Miami Ohio.
Bumping this up because I’m beginning to buy into Jamey Chadwell. All he has done since this discussion is win. Has the successful head coach experience, offensive minded, and young. Unfortunately looks like he’s spent his whole career in the south Atlantic coast and with young kids he might be holding out for a job on that part of the country and this could be the year that happens.
I have yet to hear what made Walters the best possible choice to be Purdue's new HC, so what are the possible reasons he was hired. Did the AD decide that taking the best possible candidate was not what he wanted to do? And it's hard to believe that there could have been much of a search when it only took 5 days!
Candle would be a great hire for any team. Toledo extended his contract today and he seems pretty happy there.
Candle would be a strong candidate but he's been at Toledo since 2009 in some coaching capacity....head coach since 2016... so he may not be motivated by just chasing the biggest paycheck possible and 1.1 million to coach at Toledo as long as you want doesn't seem like a bad gig. He's worth kicking the tires on but I wouldn't count on landing him.
I think he's only leave for a big job with a pretty good path to the playoffs, resources, and brand like a Florida State. Purdue right now is a tough sell for a guy like that, but asking doesn't hurt.
Purdue has two problems. The first problem is the amount of buyout for Walters. I doubt they have a donor wanting to just give Purdue $9 million to buy out Walters. And Purdue, the University is not going to pony up that type of money.
The other issue is if Purdue tries to pry away a coach who is under contract, the likelihood is that Purdue would be forced to pay for the buyout of that coach.
And then Purdue will have to actually pay the coach. I doubt Purdue has the money to pay for two coach’s buyouts and also a coach’s salary.
There is an easier solution. Just admit we suck at football and sell basketball shirts.
Looking at the BIG 10, even with a good coach the best we could ever hope for is 8th place.
The other issue is if Purdue tries to pry away a coach who is under contract, the likelihood is that Purdue would be forced to pay for the buyout of that coach.
And then Purdue will have to actually pay the coach. I doubt Purdue has the money to pay for two coach’s buyouts and also a coach’s salary.
There is an easier solution. Just admit we suck at football and sell basketball shirts.
Looking at the BIG 10, even with a good coach the best we could ever hope for is 8th place.
Candle can certainly quadruple his already big salary, so who knows what will happen, but I'd think Ohio State would tempt him when / if that opens up. Although Tressel had a prior connection to OSU, He was at Youngstown State for 14 or 15 years before becoming OSU head coach.
If Purdue pays the $9 million buyout they are not going to have much left to offer anybody. Do you know any Purdue alum who’s willing to give away that amount of money. Without having a say in who Purdue hires?
I look for Purdue to try to negotiate a smaller buyout before attempting any new hire action. This is going to be a long action not a quick one. Unless they promote an assistant already on the staff. Ask yourself do you want one of Walter’s assistants as our next head coach?
When talking salary, you need to add the buyout to that salary because that’s going to have to be an expense paid this year or next unless they settle it with deferred payments. If that happens you are looking at paying two contracts.
To make you and other fans happy by buying out Walters and hiring someone new that also wants a nice paycheck, I will ask, where is that money going to come from? Our Nil collective?
To make you and other fans happy by buying out Walters and hiring someone new that also wants a nice paycheck, I will ask, where is that money going to come from? Our Nil collective?
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Purdue athletics should have plenty of money to pay the buyout and hire a new coach with the amount of money they get from B1G TV contracts.
yeah Purdue should pay buy out since ad made a mess of this. Walters was not on any radar at all.
Hey dipshit. It’s not a lump sum. $9mil is nothing when Purdue projects to make $200mil in TV revenue over that time and that’s before the first turnstile gets spun.
If we only sell half the amount of season tickets next year that’s a $20million hit as well. At this point the only good thing about Walters contract is the low buyout.
The football has been so bad we can’t afford to NOT buy him out. He can’t stay.
Can’t believe people think $3mil is a lot - enough to willingly tank a business that brings in almost $100million a year.
Too many of you talk out of your ass and have no clue the wrong lips are moving.
Norman Dale he was a hell of basketball coach and a tough SOB. I think he would make a hell of a good football coach.
OK, you seem to be in the know about things. What is the best time to fire him without having to make a rushed decision on the next coach?
Yesterday?
These coaching searches don’t last years or months. It’s usually days or week(s). Him being the coach here today, tomorrow or on November 11th has no real bearing on the ability to find a replacement.
It’s probably a faux paus to search for a coach while you have one so might as well get rid of him. It’s not like Walters being here is adding anything.
Coaching searches aren’t super secret sauce. Your AD or a search firm lines up interested candidates. They talk to them. They offer the job if interested. The coach takes it if they are.
When DeBoer was hired at Bama it wasn’t some years long plan. They did the above when Saban announced he was retiring. We should fire the coach and start the search.
so intelligent beings who know everything and love to call others names, who pays the coach's salary ? and Hazell's salary ? and the assistant coach's salary ? and the expected NIL payments that will be required ? you can't just hire a new coach because you want to.
some food for thought. https://www.indystar.com/story/spor...ut-if-fired-in-2024-boilermakers/75548858007/
some food for thought. https://www.indystar.com/story/spor...ut-if-fired-in-2024-boilermakers/75548858007/
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